Add. 14,605
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/341
Date:
AD 653 / AG 964
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 140 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. Two discourses of John Chrysostom; Ephraim. Paraenetic discourse of Ephraim; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom on Ps. li (i.e. Psalm 51); Three short extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 140 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—8, 70, 71, 76, 77, 79, and 140. Leaves are wanting after foll. 8, 78, and 86. The quires, signed with letters, are 15 in number. There are from 20 to 24 lines in each page. This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā, and dated A.Gr. 964, A.D. 653.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): John Chrysostom. Two discourses of John Chrysostom
Colophon:
See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): John Chrysostom. On the Ascension of our Lord
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ Incipit: ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ̣ ܢܫܬܒܚ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ. ܦܐܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܥܒܘܕܐ ܕܢܫܬܒܚ ܡܢ ܥܒ̣̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܢܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܡܢ ܣܥܘܪܘܬ ܛܒ̈ܬܗ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܠܘܬܢ̇ ܘܫ..
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ Incipit: ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ̣ ܢܫܬܒܚ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ. ܦܐܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܥܒܘܕܐ ܕܢܫܬܒܚ ܡܢ ܥܒ̣̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܢܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܡܢ ܣܥܘܪܘܬ ܛܒ̈ܬܗ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܠܘܬܢ̇ ܘܫ..
Item 3 (Fol. 5b): John Chrysostom. On Virginity and Repentance
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ, Incipit: ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ: ܘܫ..
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ, Incipit: ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ: ܘܫ..
Note: Cf. Add. 12, 163, fol. 128b
Item 4 (Fol. 41a): Ephraim. Paraenetic discourse of Ephraim
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܒܥܝܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ̣. ܚܙܝܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܕܥܒ̇ܪ ܠܗ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܒܥܝܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ̣. ܚܙܝܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܕܥܒ̇ܪ ܠܗ. ܘܫ.
Item 5 (Fol. 49b): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
Item 6 (Fol. 49b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Prodigal Son
Title: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܐ ܕܦܪܚ ܢܟܣܘ̈ܗܝ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܐ ܕܦܪܚ ܢܟܣܘ̈ܗܝ
Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 317, no. 97, serm. i
Item 7 (Fol. 67a): Jacob of Batnae. Against the Blasphemer
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܓܕܦܢܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܓܕܦܢܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 317, no. 90
Item 8 (Fol. 85a): Jacob of Batnae. Against leaving the church during the celebration of the holy Eucharist
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܪܦܐ ܘܢܦܘܩ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܡܢ ܥܕܬܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܪܦܐ ܘܢܦܘܩ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܡܢ ܥܕܬܐ.
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 326, no. 178, serm. ii
Item 9 (Fol. 94a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Lord's Prayer
Title: ܕܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
Title: ܕܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
Note: Cf. Assemani, p. 319, no. 103.
Item 10 (Fol. 114a): John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom on Ps. li (i.e. Psalm 51)
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ: ܥܠ ܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. Subscription (Fol. 138): ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. Subscription: ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪ̈ ܕܥܠ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܕ: ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ. .
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ: ܥܠ ܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. Subscription (Fol. 138): ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. Subscription: ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪ̈ ܕܥܠ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܕ: ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ. .
Note: Cf. Opera, t. v., p. 708
Item 11 (Fol. 138b): Three short extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 139a):
On fol. 139 a the scribe has recorded, in a more cursive character, that the book was purchased in the year 964 (A.D. 653) by the convent of...
ܙܒܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ. ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ [ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܦܣܝܠܬܐ]. ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܟܠ ܡܢ̣ܘ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ [ܐܘ] ܝ̇ܠܦ ܡܢܗ ܐܘ ܟܬ̇ܒ [ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܘܝܕ] ܕܙܒ̣ܢ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܘܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܩܠ ܠܗ ܘܟܐܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ܀
Addition 2 (Fol. 139a):
In the colophon on f. 139a, The name of the convent of Pěsīltā has been substituted by a person who calls himself the deacon David.
ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܦܣܝܠܬܐ
Addition 3 (Fol. 139b):
On fol. 139 b there is an index of the contents
ܓܢܘܣܝܣ ܕܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ
Addition 4 (Fol. 139b):
After the index on fol. 139b we find another note, in the same hand as the previous one, stating that the book was purchased by one Constantine and his brother George, from the village of ܦܚܡܝܐ, near Emesa, who dwelt in the convent of ...
ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ.ــــ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ: ܘܒܪܗ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܕܒ̇ܪ ܟܠ: ܘܪܘܚܗ ܚܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܩ̇ܕܫ ܟܠ̣. ܠܡܪܝ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܘܠܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܢ ܦܚܡܝܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܟܘܪܐ ܕܚܡܨ. ܕܥܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ . . . ܕܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܘܙܒܢܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܘܝܐܗܘܢ ܘܠܐܚܘܗܘܢ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܠܐܡܗܘܢ ܕܘܒܢܐ (؟) ܢܢܛܪ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܘܒܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܘܗܝ. ܘܢܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܝܚܐ ܛܒܐ ܘܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܟܝ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ. ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚ̈ܝܝܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܢܛܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ̇. ܘܠܗ ܠܡܪܝ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܘܠܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܓܪܝ ܢܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܢܫܠܡܘܢ ܐܝܓܘܢܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܢܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ̣. ܘܫ.
Addition 5 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1 a there is a note, written in Estrangělā, of nearly the same age as the manuscript, which informs us that it was purchased by a stylite monk, whose name and place of residence have been obliterated.
ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ܇ ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘ . . . ܘܐܣܝܪܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܕܩܐܡ ܥܠ ܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܒـ . . . ܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܟܘܪܐ . . . ܐ: ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܠܗ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܘܙܒܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ: ܡܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܢ ܕܝܠܗ܆ ܠܒܘܝܐܐܗ̣ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܓ̇ܥܝܢ ܒܗ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩ̣ܢܐ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ. ܘܫ.
Over this stand the letters MPP
Addition 6 (Fol. 140b):
On fol. 140 b there is written the name of the priest David
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