Add. 14,603

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/339

Description based on Wright DCC (586-587)

Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record

Date: 7th century

Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 85 leaves.

Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors; Theology

Index of the chapters; Peter, patriarch of Antioch. The first half (ch. i.—xxv.) of the second book of the treatise of Peter, patriarch of Antioch, against Damian, patriarch of Alexandria.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 85 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 6, 8, 9, 22, 32, 40, 41, 43, and 48. The quires were originally 15 in number, but ܘ, ܛ and ܝܐ are lost, and several others are very imperfect. They are signed with Syriac letters, and also with either Greek letters or Syriac arithmetical figures; e.g. fol. 20 b, �; fol. 41 b,�; fol. 44 a, �; fol. 57 a, �; fol. 67 a, �; fol. 77 a, �. Leaves are wanting after foll. 8, 9, 10, 21, 31, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, and 56. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 39 to 44 lines.

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. 586.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Esṭrangělā of the viith cent.

Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.

Item 1 (Fol. 1): Index of the chapters

Title: ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ̣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܡܝܢܐ

Note: Prefixed to the first half (ch. i.—xxv.) of the second book of the treatise of Peter, patriarch of Antioch, against Damian, patriarch of Alexandria.

Item 2 (Fol. 5b): Peter, patriarch of Antioch. The first half (ch. i.—xxv.) of the second book of the treatise of Peter, patriarch of Antioch, against Damian, patriarch of Alexandria. [defective]

Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̣. ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܡܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ .. ܡܐܡܪܐ̣ ܕܬ̈ܠܬܐ܀ Subscription (Fol. 85b): ܐܫܬܠܡܘ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܦܠܐܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̣. ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܡܝܢܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ. ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܩܦ̈ܠܐܐ ܚܡܫܝܢ ܟܘܠܗ ܡܣܝܟܐܝܬ.

Notes:

See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii, p. 69 seqq. and p. 332 .
We see, therefore, that the whole work was divided into two books, each containing 50 chapters; and each book into two discourses of 25 chapters (compare Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 77, no. vii).
*The manuscript Add. 7191, which is of the viith cent., contains the latter half of the first book, foll. 1—41, and the whole of the second book, foll. 42—173; and Add. 7192, which is also of the viith cent., a portion of book ii., part 2, viz. chapp. xlii.—xlviii., foll. 1—50. Compare Forshall's Catalogue: nos. 1 and Rosen's Catalogue: li.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.

Addition 1 (Fol. 85b): The original note on fol.85b has been carefully erased, as also a later one which was written over it. We now find in the first column the following lines of arithmetical figures: 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. 587. which, if transcribed into letters, read as follows: ܘܝܕ ܚܛܝܐ ܒܪ ܕܢܚܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܪܙܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܐܚ̈ܝ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܐܡܝܢ "the sinner David, son of the priest Denha, from the city of Arzan; brethren, pray for me. Amen." In the second column, written by the same hand, are the words: . . . ܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܐܪܝ݅ܡ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝܣ ܓܘܝܐ. ܕܐܘܝܕ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܕܝܐܩܘܢ ܒܪ ܕܢܚܐ ܐܪܘܣ (ἱερεύς) ܡܢ ܐܪܙܘܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܚܘܙܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ ܒܙܒܢ . . ܒܪܟܡܪܝ. ܐܒܗ̈ܝ ܘܐܚ̈ܝ ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ.

Addition 2 (Fol. 2a): A note on the margin of fol.2a shows that the homily of Chrysostom on Ps. 1. (li.) 1, several discourses of Jacob of Batnae, and letters of Basil, were once bound with this work. ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܪܚܲܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ܀ ܘܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܙ̇ܟܝ ܡܟܣܐ܀ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܦܘܼܠܬܐ ܕܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ܀ ܘܥܠ ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ܀ ܏ܘܘ ܥܠ ܫ̇ܡܪܝܬܐ܀ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܕܣ̇ܡܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܠܘܼܩܒܠ܀ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܟܣܢܘܬܐ܀ ܘܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ ܠܘܬ ܒ܏ܬܘ ܕܢܦ̣ܠ (sic)܀ ܘܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܠܘܬ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܬܒ̣ (sic)܀

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