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Add. 14,604

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/340
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Add. 14,604, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1508
Description based on Wright DCCLXI (2:724-726) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 117 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: A prayer or benediction; John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom against the Gentiles, the Jews, and False Doctrines; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae against the Blasphemer; John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom on the Cross and the Thief; Cyril of Alexandria. The "Scholia de Incarnatione Unigeniti" of Cyril of Alexandria, in 37 chapters; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 21 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 6, consisting of 117 leaves, the first four of which are much stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 15 in number, but ܓ, ܕ, and ܗ are lost and ܒ is imperfect, leaves being missing after foll. 10 and 18. At a later period the quires have been incorrectly numbered from ܝܒ to ܟܓ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 34 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 21 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. 1a): A prayer or benediction
Note: The writing on fol. 1 a, which is much stained and torn, seems to be a prayer or benediction.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom against the Gentiles, the Jews, and False Doctrines [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 10b): ܫ̣ܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܢܦܐ ܘܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܝ̈ܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܠܣ.
Note: See Opera, t. i., p. 1008. The title has been almost entirely torn away, only the word ܝܘܗܢܝܣ being legible.
Item 3 (Fol. 10b): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae against the Blasphemer [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܡܓܕܦܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 317, no. 90.
Item 4 (Fol. 19a): John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom on the Cross and the Thief [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 25b): ܫ̣ܠܡ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܟܕ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ.
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 476. It is imperfect at the beginning, commencing, on fol. 19 a, at the words καθάπερ πρὸς τοὺς δώδεκα, ὄτι Καθίσεσθε ἐπὶ δώδεκα θρόνους, κ.τ.λ. (p.479, l.10).
Item 5 (Fol. 25b): Cyril of Alexandria. The "Scholia de Incarnatione Unigeniti" of Cyril of Alexandria, in 37 chapters
 
Title:
ܣܟܘ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ.
Note: See Opera, ed. Aubert, t. v., pars 1, p. 779.
Item 6 (Fol. 67a): Philoxenus of Mabug. The first five chapters of Philoxenus of Mabuūg against the Nestorians, to be used in the case of a person who is suspected of that heresy
 
Title:
ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܥܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܠܝܟܣܝܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ ܕܘܠ̇ܐ ܕܢܬܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܕܡܣܬܒܪ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܢܐ ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܢܦܠ ܬܚܝܬ ܡܣܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܪܛܝܩܐ: ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܢܣܛܪܝܢܘܣ ܗܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܕܢܚܪܡ ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܥܒܪ ܡܢܗ ܨܘܚܝܬܐ ܕܐܬܫܝܦܬ ܒܗ.
Note: The first five of these chapters are contained on foll. 67 a—68 a, the sixth on foll. 111 b—113 a.
Item 7 (Fol. 68b): Gregory Nazianzen. Extract from the funeral sermon of Gregory Nazianzen on his brother Caesarius
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ.
Item 8 (Fol. 69a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
Item 9 (Fol. 69a): Jacob of Batnae. On Joseph and his brethren
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܣܦ. ܕܟܣܐ ܘܕܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 323, no. 147, serm. ix.
Item 10 (Fol. 89b): Jacob of Batnae. On the End of the World
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 314, no. 56, serm. ii.
Item 11 (Fol. 95b): Philoxenus. Discourse of Philoxenus on the monastic life
 
Title:
ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܒܝܬܐܝܬ܆ ܡܛܘܠ ܫܠܝܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܘܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ
  Incipit: ܦܐܝܐ ܢܟܦܘܬܐ ܠܢܟ̈ܦܐ̣. ܘܟܢܝܟܘܬܐ ܠܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 12 (Fol. 98b): Gregory Nazianzen. Extract from the funeral sermon of Gregory Nazianzen on his sister Gorgonia
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܕܓܪܓܪܝܘܣ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܓܘܢܝܐ ܚܬܗ
Item 13 (Fol. 99a): Gregory Nazianzen . The second epistle of Gregory Nazianzen to Cledonius
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܣ ܠܗ ܠܩܠܝܕܢܝܣ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 93, ep. cii.
Item 14 (Fol. 102b): Dionysius the Areopagite . Letter of Dionysius the Areopagite to Gaius
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܘܢܘܣܝܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܐܪܝܘܣ ܦܓܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܬܢܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܐܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܩܝܡܐ
Note: See Opera, ed. 1755, t. i., p. 593, ep. iv.
Item 15 (Fol. 103b): Julius of Rome. Two discourses of Julius of Rome
Item 16 (Fol. 103b): Julius of Rome. On the Faith, or on the Incarnation of God the Word
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܥܠ ܡܬܓܫܡܢܘܬܗ̣ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
  Incipit: ܠܪ̈ܙܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܫܘܝ ܠܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܚܝܕܐ ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܝܕܥ ܕܢܫܬܥܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܒܠܚܘܕ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܬܐܚܘܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܕܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ. ܕܠܘ ܚܢܢ ܫܘܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܕܠܗ ܠܡܬܠ ܦܐܝܐ ܗܘܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 17 (Fol. 106b): Julius of Rome. On the Union that is in the Messiah, namely of the body with the Divinity of the Word
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܠܝܘܣ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܘܬܗ̣ ܕܡܠܬܐ
  Incipit: ܝܠܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܛܒܐܝܬ ܡܬܬܘܕܐ̇. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܦܓܪܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܒܝܕ ܗܕܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܡܫܚܠܦ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܦܓܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܘܓܝܪ ܟܠ ܒܡܪܒܥܐ ܐܬܒܛܢ܇ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܕܡܚܝܕ ܠܗ̇ ܠܗܕܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܠܐܟܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: It is a different version of the fifth letter from that printed by de Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 75. See Mai, Scriptt. Vett. Nova Collectio, t. vii., p. 165, and de Lagarde's Greek text of Titus Bostrenus (Berlin, 1859), p. 118.
Item 18 (Fol. 110b): Rabulas of Edessa. Letter of Rabulas of Edessa to Andrew of Samosata
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܕܫܡܝܫܛ ܕܒܗ ܡܟܣ ܠܗ. ܓܠܝܐܝܬ ܕܐܝܟ ܢܣܛܪܝܘܣ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܬܪܥܝ ܘܐܠܦ ܒܣܝܡܘܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘܐ ܡܢܗ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܬܪܥܣܪ̈ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܡܠܦ ܕܝܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܦܠܓ ܠܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܥܠܐ
Note: See Add. 12,156, fol. 68 b , and Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 222.
Item 19 (Fol. 111a): Gregory Nazianzen. Extract from the funeral sermon of Gregory Nazianzen on his father Gregory
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܗ ܕܓܪܝܓܪܝܣ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܒܢܙܝܢܙܘ
Item 20 (Fol. 111b): Philoxenus of Mabug. The sixth chapter of Philoxenus of Mabuūg against the Nestorians, to be used in the case of a person who is suspected of that heresy
Note: The first five of these chapters are contained on foll. 67 a—68 a, the sixth on foll. 111 b—113 a.
Item 21 (Fol. 113a): Philoxenus of Mabug. Seven chapters of Philoxenus of Mabuūg against those who say, that what is bad in the doctrines of heretics should be anathematized, but not themselves and their whole doctrine
 
Title:
ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܥܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܡܢܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܗܪܛܝܩܘ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܕܬܬܚܪܡ ܘܠܘ ܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܥܡ ܟܘܠܗ ܝܘܠܦܢܗܘܢ ܢܣܬܠܘܢ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 68a): On fol. 68 a, at the foot of the second column, we read the following remark of the priest Eustathius, relative to Ibas of Edessa: ܘܬܘܒ ܐܘܣܛܬ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܡܪ. ܫܡܥܬ ܠܗܝܒܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܬܢܛܝܩܐ (αὐθεντική) ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܬܚܘܝ ܘܐܬܩܪܝ ܩܕܡ ܕܝܢܐ ܒܒܪܝܛܣ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 115a): A note on fol. 115a, of later date than the manuscript, informs us that it belonged to a convent of which the name has been erased, but apparently that of Mār Isaac. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ [ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ]. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܓܢ̇ܒ ܐܘ ܡܪܝܡ ܠܪܘܫܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܢܐܪܬ ܓܪܒܗ ܕܓܚܙܝ ܘܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ܀
Addition 3 (Fol. 115a): A still later note on the same page has been wholly effaced. Just below it stands the name of one Jeremiah, ܐܪܡܝܐ ܚܛܝܐ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 115b): The original writing on foll. 115 b—117 b has been in great part washed off, but seems to have consisted of hymns. Over it there have been written, in a current hand, different hymns, e.g. ܬܟܫܦܬܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܩܕܝܫܬ ܐܠܗܐ and two canons, fol. 115 b; ܡܘܪܒܐ ܢܦܫܝ or Magnificat, fol. 116 b; and the like.
Addition 5 (Fol. 116a): On fol. 116a there is an entry, by the same hand as the previous addition, of the death of Elisabeth, the daughter of Jacob, son of Emmanuel, and the wife of the priest Salībā, in the year of the Hijra 221, A. Gr., 1148, A.D. 837. ܥܢܕܬ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܠܐ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܘܕܘ̈ܘܢܐ܇ ܘܚܫܐ ܘܟܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܐܒܠܐ ܘܬܐܢܚ̈ܬܐ܇ ܘܠܥܠܡܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܡܠܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܒܘ̈ܣܡܐ ܫܢܝܬ݂. ܐܠܝܫܒܥ ܒܪܬ ܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ. ܐܢܬܬ ܡܪܝܨܠܝܒܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܫܪܝ ܐܚܪܝ ܒܬܠܬܐ ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܕܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܕܛܝ̈ܝܐ ܕܗܝ ܗܝ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐ ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܕܒܪܗ̇ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܦܝ̣ܢ. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܡܢܥܝܗ ܠܒܝܬ ܘܥܕܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܏ܘܫ.

Add. 14,604, foll. 115–117, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1509
Description based on Wright DCCLXI (2:724-726) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: before 7th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 3 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Hymns. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 6, consisting of 3 leaves. The original writing on foll. 115 b—117 b has been in great part washed off, but seems to have consisted of hymns.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):

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. 115b): Hymns

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