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Add. 14,597

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/333
Description based on Wright DCCXXX (2:648-651) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 569 / AG 880
Origin: Sarmin
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 190 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Gregory Nyssen. Oratio catechetica magna; Philoxenus of Mabūg. Writings of Philoxenus of Mabūg; Julius, bishop of Rome. The fifth epistle of Julius, bishop of Rome , concerning the union (of the two natures) in Christ; Gregory Thaumaturgus. Writings of Gregory Thaumaturgus; Anecdotes of the Egyptian Fathers, being extracts from the well known work of Palladius; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 21 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 190 leaves, the last of which is much torn. The quires, 21 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. foll. 45 a, �; 65 a, �; 75 a, �; 167 a, �; 177 a, �) leaves are wanting at the commencement, and after foll. 4, 5, and 10. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 38 lines. This volume is dated A. Gr. 880, A.D. 569.

The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 648.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangělā

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Gregory Nyssen. Oratio catechetica magna [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܢܘܣܐ
  Colophon: See below.
Notes:
  • The text, which is divided into a preface, ܦܪܘܐܡܝܘܢ, and 35 chapters, is preceded by a table of contents, of which the first leaf is missing.
  • The following portions of the text are lost: Opera, t. iii., p. 48 B, ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τῆς ἐκφωνήσεως τοῦ λόγου, to p. 51 B, ὀνομάζειν τις ἐθέλει; p. 52 C, ποῦ τῆς ζωῆς τὸ ἀίδιον; to p. 65 C, μέχρις οὐρανῶν; and p. 72 C, μηδενὸς ὄντος τοῦ περιστέγοντος, to p. 79 D, οὐκ οὖν ὁμαλογεῖται παρὰ πᾶσι.
  • Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 45 Seqq.
Item 2 (Fol. 35b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Writings of Philoxenus of Mabūg
Item 3 (Fol. 35b): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Letter to the monks of Sěnūn, concerning the incarnation and the faith, and against the Diphysites, written during his second exile at Philippopolis
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ݂. ܠܘܬ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܣܢܘܢ̇ ܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܦ̇ܠܓܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ̇. ܘܡܦܪܫܝܢ ܒܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܬܒܪܢܫ݀. ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܚ̈ܫܐ ܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ. ܟܬܝܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ. ܡܢ ܐܟܣܘܪܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܒܦܝܠܝܦܠܝܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 38, no. 14
Item 4 (Fol. 91a): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Twelve chapters against those who maintain two natures in Christ and one person
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ..
  Incipit: ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫܟܝ̈ܚܢ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܒܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒ̈ܝܢ ܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܚܕܐ̇ ܡܢܗܝ̣ܢ ܓܡܝܪܬܐ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܒܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢܗܝ̣ܢ ܡܫܠ̇ܡܢܐ. ܘܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝ̣ܢ ܚܕ ܡܫܠ̇ܡܢܐ. ܐܠܗܘܬܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܒܐ. ܘܐܢܫܘܬܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܕܡ. ܘܗܼܘ̇ ܒܪ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ̣ ܘܐܢܫܘܬܐ. ܚܕ ܟܠܗ̣ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 5 (Fol. 98b): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Twenty chapters against the Nestorians
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ. ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ.
  Incipit: ܐ̄ ܐܢ ܚܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܟܝܢܗ: ܘܠܐܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܘܟܝܢܗ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܢܐ̣. ܠܡܢܐ ܡܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܒ ܐܢܬ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܓܫ̣ܡ̇. ܘܡܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܒ ܐܢܬ ܨܝܕ ܫܡܐ ܕܟܝ̈ܢܐ̇. ܠܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܕܡܓܫܡ̇. ܐܠܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟ̈ܝܢܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ..
Item 6 (Fol. 105b): Philoxenos of Mabbug. Ten chapters against those who divide our Lord after His indivisible union
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܥܣܪܐ ܕܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܦܠܓܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܡܪܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܢܝܬܐ.
  Incipit: ܐ̄ ܐܢ ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܗܘ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ̇ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܠܐܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ. ܐܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ̣. ܠܘ ܙܕܩܐܝܬ ܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܗܐ̣ ܒܣܪܐ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܢܦܩ ܡܢܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ..
Item 7 (Fol. 107b): Julius, bishop of Rome. The fifth epistle of Julius, bishop of Rome, concerning the union (of the two natures) in Christ
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܡܫ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ̣. ܡܛܘܠ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܕܦܓܪܐ ܡܪܟܒܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ.
Note: Cf. de Lagarde's Anal. Syr., p. 75; de Lagarde's edition of the Greek text of Titus Bostrenus contra Manichoeos, p. 118
Item 8 (Fol. 110b): Gregory Thaumaturgus. Writings of Gregory Thaumaturgus
Item 9 (Fol. 110b): Gregory the Wonderworker. Expositio accurata fidei, or ἡ κατὰ μέρος πίστις
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܒܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ.
Note: Cf. de Lagarde's Anal. Syr., p. 31; de Lagarde's edition of the Greek text of Titus Bostrenus contra Manichaeos, p. 103
Item 10 (Fol. 119b): Gregory the Wonderworker. Discourse addressed to Philagrius (Φιλάγριος), concerning consubstantiality (ὁμουσία)
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܓܪܝܘܣ̣ ܡܛܘܠ ܒܪ ܐܝܬܘܬܐ.
Note: Cf. de Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 43
Item 11 (Fol. 122b): Palladius. Anecdotes of the Egyptian Fathers, being extracts from the well known work of Palladius
  Subscription (Fol. 136b): ܫܠܡ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ܀ ܀
Item 12 (Fol. 122b): Palladius. Of Ammon, ܐܡܘܢ ܦܠܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܛܒܐ, and Benus, ܐܒܒܝܢ, and of the city of Oxyrynchus, ܐܟܣܝܪܢܟܘܣ ܕܬܒܐܝܣ.
Item 13 (Fol. 124a): Palladius. Of Apollon and others
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܠܘܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 133b): Palladius. Of certain brethren who were directing these holy men
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐ̈ܚܐ̣. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܕܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ..
Item 15 (Fol. 135a): Palladius. Of Apollonius and Philemon the martyrs
 
Title:
ܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܦܘܠܘܢܝܣ ܢܨܝܚܐ̣. ܘܕܦܝܠܝܡܘܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ.
Item 16 (Fol. 136b): A commentary on Ecclesiastes, ch. xii. 1—7
 
Title:
ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܦܣܘܩܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܘܗܠܬ
  Incipit: ܥܗܕ ܠܒܪܘܝܟ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܥܠܝܡܘܬܟ. ܣܦ̇ܩ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ܇ ܕܢܫܪܝܟ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܛܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܚܛܝ̣ܬܐ. ܀ ܥܕ ܠܐ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܒܝܫܬܐ̇. ܘܢܩܪ̈ܒܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܬܐܡܪ ܠܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ ܨܒܝܢܝ. ܀ ܥܕ ܠܐ ܠܡ ܢܐܬܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܐܘ ܕܣܝܒܘܬܐ̇. ܐܡܬܝ ܕܠܐ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܛܒ̇ܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܣܢ̣ܝܐ̇. ܣ̇ܦܩ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܓܡܘܪ ܒܥܒ̇ܕܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܙܕܠܗܙ ܠܗ ܚܝܠܐ̣. ܘܐܝܩܪܘ ܗܕ̈ܡܐ ܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ. ܀.
Item 17 (Fol. 139b): John Chrysostom. Writings of John Chrysostom
Item 18 (Fol. 139b): John Chrysostom. Discourse on wealth and poverty
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ,
  Incipit: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܡܪ̈ܓܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܦܩ̈ܚܐ ܘܗܒ̈ܒܐ ܡܫ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ: ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܚܙܬܐ ܕܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܦܪܓܝܢ܆ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܚܗܘܢ ܒܣܝܡܐ ܠܣܘܩܐ ܡܒܣ̇ܡܝܢ: ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܡܬܒ̣ܪܝܢ: ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܠܚܘܫܚܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܥܗ̇ܢܝ̣ܢ. ܗܟܢܐ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ̇. ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܢܒ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
Item 19 (Fol. 144a): John Chrysostom. A prayer
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ
  Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܢ: ܡܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܟ̇ܢܫܢܢ: ܠܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܪܙܗ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ ܕܚܫܗ: ܘܠܩ̣ܝܡܬܗ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ: ܥܘܠ̇ܝܗ ܕܠܫܡܝܐ: ܘܠܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ: ܡܛܘܠ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܓܝܪ ܘ̈ܢܒܝܐ ܐܟܪܙܘܗܝ ܠܒܪܐ ܕܢܬܝܠܕ ܡܢ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ: ܘܕܢܚܫ ܥܠ ܩܝܣܐ: ܏ܘܫ..
Item 20 (Fol. 144b): The history of Paul the bishop and John the priest
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢ̈ܨܚܢܐ ܕܦܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ̣ ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ.
Notes:
Item 21 (Fol. 156a): See Add. 12,160, fol. 134 b
 
Title:
ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 139a): On fol. 139 a there is a note, stating that the manuscript was written in the year 880, A.D. 569, in the village of Sarmin (ܣܪܡܝܢ , %), for the convent of S. John at Nairab (ܢܐܪܒ, %) , when Mār George was abbat, and that it was collated by the deacons Theodore and Thomas. ܐܫܬܠܡܬ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܝܪ ܕܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܒܣܪܡܝܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܢܐܪܒ. ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܬ̈ܠܝܬܝ ܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܡܪܝ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܓ݊ܘܪܓ݊ܝܣ♱ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܬܢܝܢܗ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܩܘܙܡܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܗ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܩܫܝ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܕܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܘܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܟܠܗ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܫ̇ܩܠ ܛܥܢܐ ܕܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܗܕܐ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܒܪܝܟܬܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܝܗܘܢ̇ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܘܥܠ ܫܡܫܐ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ ܕܦܚܡ ܘܫܡܫܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܡܕܢܚܝܐ ܢܫܘܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܢ ܕܢܩܘܡܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܗ ܐܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܀.
Addition 2 (Fol. 189b): A note to the same purport [i.e. as addition1], on fol. 189 b, has been carefully erased
Addition 3 (Fol. 190a): A note on 190a has also been erased

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