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Add. 14,598

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/334
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Add. 14,598, foll. 1–3

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1574
Description based on Wright DCCLXIV (731-732) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 3 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors; Theology
Moral maxims or sentences

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, about 10 in. by 6 5/8, much stained and torn. These leaves are fly-leaves of

  • Add. 14,598
    • . As such, fol. 3 has been numbered with the Coptic arithmetical figure ⲁ.

    Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): These leaves are written in an inelegant, current hand of about the xth cent.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

    Item 1 (Fol. 1): Moral maxims or sentences [defective]
      Subscription (Fol. 3a): ܫ̣ܠܡ ܐܡܪܘ[ܣ] ܦܠܣܘܦܐ ܝܘܢܝܐ
    Note: These moral maxims or sentences are ascribed to a "Greek philosopher," named ܐܡܪܘܣ (Ὅμηρος? or Ἵμέριος? hardly Ambrose, ᾽Αμβρόσιος, the friend of Origen). See Sachau in the Hermes, Bd. iv., p. 74 .

    Add. 14,598, foll. 3–152

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1575
    Description based on Wright DCCLXIV (731-732) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
    Date: 7th century
    Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 152 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors; Theology
    Philoxenus of Mabūg. The sermons of Philoxenus of Mabūg on Christian life and character

    Physical Description

    Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 152 leaves, or 16 quires, the last of which is imperfect (foll. 1—152). The quires are signed with letters, and the leaves have been numbered with Coptic arithmetical figures from ⲁ (fol. 3) to ⲣⲛ (fol. 152). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 33 lines.

    Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a neat hand of the viith century.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 10 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

    Item 1 (Fol. 3): Philoxenus of Mabūg. The sermons of Philoxenus of Mabūg on Christian life and character
     
    Title:     ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ. ܕܡܘܕܥ ܒܗܘܢ̣. ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܬܘܠܡܕܐ̇. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܫ̇ܪܐ ܒܬܠܡܝܕܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܘܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܢܪܕܐ̇. ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܬܡܛܐ ܠܚܘܒܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ̇. ܕܡܢܗ ܡܬܝܠܕܐ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ̇. ܕܒܗ̇ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܐܢܚܢܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ.
    Item 2 (Fol. 3b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Introductory
    Item 3 (Fol. 13a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On Faith
    Item 4 (Fol. 24a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On Faith
    Item 5 (Fol. 34a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On Faith and Simplicity
    Item 6 (Fol. 54a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On Simplicity
    Item 7 (Fol. 71a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On the Fear of God
    Item 8 (Fol. 85a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On the Fear of God
    Item 9 (Fol. 98b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On Poverty
    Item 10 (Fol. 113a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On Poverty

    Add. 14,598, foll. 153–348

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1576
    Description based on Wright DCCLXIV (731-732) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
    Date: 9th century
    Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 196 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors; Theology
    Philoxenus of Mabūg, Gregory Thaumaturgus. Works of Philoxenus of Mabūg and Gregory Thaumaturgus; Marcus the Monk. Two discourses of Marcus the Monk on the Spiritual Law and on Spiritual Life; Isaac, abbat of Scete. Discourse of Isaac, abbat of Scete, addressed to his disciple Peter; Evagrius. Writings of Evagrius; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae

    Physical Description

    Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 5/8, consisting originally of at least 24 quires (foll. 153—348), at first numbered from ܝܕ to ܝܘ, and then from ܐ to ܝܛ, but afterwards, consecutively, from ܒ to ܟܓ. Leaves are wanting after foll. 246, 283, 284, 285, 347, and 348. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 34 lines.

    Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, current hand of the ixth century.
    Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
    Decoration (Illustration): On fol. 321 a there is a rude drawing of a human figure, coloured black and red.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 20 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

    Item 1 (Fol. 153a): Philoxenus of Mabūg, Gregory Thaumaturgus. Works of Philoxenus of Mabūg and Gregory Thaumaturgus
    Item 2 (Fol. 3b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. The sermons of Philoxenus of Mabūg on Christian life and character
    Item 3 (Fol. 153a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On the Lusts of the Belly
    Item 4 (Fol. 183a): Gregory Thaumaturgus. The Creed, or Revelation, of Gregory Thaumaturgus
     
    Title:     ܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ       Incipit: ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܚܝܐ ܘܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܩܝܘܡܝܬܐ. ܘܕܚܝܠܗ ܘܕܨܠܡܗ. (sic) ܡܫܠܡܝܐ (sic) ܝܠܘܕܐ ܕܡܫܠܡܝܐ. (sic) ܐܒܐ̣ ܕܒܪܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Note: Cf. Gregorii, Macarii et Basilii Opera, ed. Paris., 1622, p. 1 .
    Item 5 (Fol. 183a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On Asceticism and the Subduing of the Flesh
    Item 6 (Fol. 215b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On Fornication
    Item 7 (Fol. 239a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On Fornication
    Item 8 (Fol. 273a): Marcus the Monk. Two discourses of Marcus the Monk on the Spiritual Law and on Spiritual Life [defective]
     
    Title:     ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ.
    Item 9 (Fol. 273a): Marcus the Monk.
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
    Note: Cf. Gallandii Bibl. Patrum, t. viii., p. 3.
    Item 10 (Fol. 282a): Marcus the Monk. [defective]
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
    Note: Cf. Gallandii Bibl. Patr., t. viii., p. 13.
    Item 11 (Fol. 284a): Isaac, abbat of Scete. Discourse of Isaac, abbat of Scete, addressed to his disciple Peter [defective]
     
    Title:     ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
    Notes:
    Item 12 (Fol. 295b): Evagrius. Writings of Evagrius
    Item 13 (Fol. 295b-315): Evagrius. Discourse addressed to Eulogius
     
    Title:     ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܠܘܓ
    Note: Cf. Nili Opuscula, ed. Suaresius, p. 408 seqq.
    Item 14 (Fol. 315a): Evagrius. On tranquility
     
    Title:     ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ       Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒ̇ܥܝܢ ܕܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܢܐܚܘܢ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܗܠܝܢ ܢܛܪܘܢ.
    Note: Cf. Add. 14,578, no. 13
    Item 15 (Fol. 316a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
    Item 16 (Fol. 316a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Lord's Prayer
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ
    Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 319, no. 103.
    Item 17 (Fol. 328a): Jacob of Batnae. On solitaries, who abandon the world, and seek after the heavenly and divine life
     
    Title:     ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܚܝܕܝ̈ܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܒܩܝܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܐܬ̇ܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫ̈ܡܝܢܐ ܘܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ       Incipit: ܒܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܗܪ̈ܝ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܗܠܟ ܒܗ̇.   Subscription (Fol. 334a): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܥܪܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ.
    Item 18 (Fol. 334b): Jacob of Batnae. On S. Matthew, ch. xvi. 26
     
    Title:     ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܡܢܐ ܢܐܬܪ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܢܩܢܐ̇. ܘܢܦܫܗ ܢܚܣܪ
    Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 315, no. 77.
    Item 19 (Fol. 339b): Ammonius the monk. Letters of Ammonius the monk to his disciples [defective]
     
    Title:     ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ
    Notes:
    Item 20 (Fol. 348a): Fragment of a discourse on the ascetic life and prayer [defective]

    Additions

    Addition 1 (Fol. 239b): On fol. 239 b a monk named David, from the city of Marʾash (مرعش), records the fact of his having read this book. The same name appears on foll. 238 b and 253 a. ܩܪܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܠ̣ܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܪܥܫ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܚ̈ܛܗܘܝ ܐܡܝܢ

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