Add. 14,607
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/343
Date:
6th or 7th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 121 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom on Psalm li.; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch; Basil. Two letters of Basil to a fallen virgin; viz.; Jacob of Batnae. Letter of Jacob of Batnae to two harlots, who repented and became recluses; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 19 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 10 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 121 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 11, 25, and 120. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 16 in number, but of these ܗ and ܘ are lost, and ܐ ,ܕ and ܝܘ are very imperfect. They have been subsequently numbered from ܐ to ܝܓ. Leaves are wanting both at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 5 and 30. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 20 to 29 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a clear, though rather inelegant hand of the
vith or viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Greek and Syriac vowels have been occasionally added at a later
period.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom on Psalm li. [defective]
Title: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܪܚܲܡ ܥܠܝ ܠܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ. Subscription (Fol. 14a): ܫ̣ܠܡ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ.
Title: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܪܚܲܡ ܥܠܝ ܠܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ. Subscription (Fol. 14a): ܫ̣ܠܡ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ.
Item 2 (Fol. 14a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
[defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 14a): On Zacchaeus the publican
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܙܟܝ ܡܟܣܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܙܟܝ ܡܟܣܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 317, no 95.
Item 4 (Fol. 21a): On the Fall of the Idols [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܕܦܬ̈ܟܪܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܕܦܬ̈ܟܪܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 327, no. 181 (where read "Decepit Haran per Sin," instead of "per Besin").
Item 5 (Fol. 31a): Isaac of Antioch
. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch
[defective]
Item 6 (Fol. 31a): Six deprecatory or intercessory
discourses [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Note: The first three are entirely lost, and the greater part of the fourth
(fol. 31 a) is also missing
Item 7 (Fol. 31b): The fifth
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ Incipit: ܝܫܘܥ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܢ ܗܒ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܠܨܠܘܬܢ. ܕܒܟ ܬܬܥܠܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܒܘܟ. ܕܬܦܢܐ ܠܢ ܫܐ̈ܠܬܢ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ Incipit: ܝܫܘܥ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܢ ܗܒ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܠܨܠܘܬܢ. ܕܒܟ ܬܬܥܠܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܒܘܟ. ܕܬܦܢܐ ܠܢ ܫܐ̈ܠܬܢ. ܘܫ.
Item 8 (Fol. 36a): The sixth
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܕܠܒ̣ܫ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܐܘ̈ܟܡܐ Incipit: ܟܡܝܪ ܐܐܪ ܡܛܠ ܥܘ̣ܠܢ ܘܡܛܠܬܢ ܡܬܢܓܕ. ܘܗܐ ܒܠܥ̇ܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܗܘܝܢܢ ܥܠܬܐ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܕܠܒ̣ܫ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܐܘ̈ܟܡܐ Incipit: ܟܡܝܪ ܐܐܪ ܡܛܠ ܥܘ̣ܠܢ ܘܡܛܠܬܢ ܡܬܢܓܕ. ܘܗܐ ܒܠܥ̇ܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܗܘܝܢܢ ܥܠܬܐ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 9 (Fol. 39a): Five discourses on our Lord and the Woman of
Samaria [defective]
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܘܫܡܪܝܬܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܘܫܡܪܝܬܐ
Notes:
- The last is wrongly numbered ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ.
- See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 232, no. 79.
Item 10 (Fol. 65a): Discourse on Psalm xvi. 8
Title: ܒܟܠ ܙܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܘܝܕ. ܕܣܡܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢ(sic) Incipit: ܨܒܝܢܟ ܡܪܝ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܡܚ̇ܟܡ ܠܝ. ܕܨܒܝܢܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܒܝܫ ܘܡܡܪܕ ܐܫ̣ܪܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܝ ܨܒܝܢܟ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܒܟܠ ܙܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܘܝܕ. ܕܣܡܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢ(sic) Incipit: ܨܒܝܢܟ ܡܪܝ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܡܚ̇ܟܡ ܠܝ. ܕܨܒܝܢܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܒܝܫ ܘܡܡܪܕ ܐܫ̣ܪܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܝ ܨܒܝܢܟ. ܘܫ.
Item 11 (Fol. 70b): Paraenetic discourse
Title: ܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܠܡܕܡ ܗ̣ܘ ܩܪ̈̇ܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܕܡ ܗܘ ܚܪܝܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܢ: ܕܢܡܘܬ ܡܟܐ ܡ̇ܠܦ ܠܢ ܘܗܪܟܐ ܢܨܝܒܐ ܬܪܥܝܬܢ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܠܡܕܡ ܗ̣ܘ ܩܪ̈̇ܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܕܡ ܗܘ ܚܪܝܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܢ: ܕܢܡܘܬ ܡܟܐ ܡ̇ܠܦ ܠܢ ܘܗܪܟܐ ܢܨܝܒܐ ܬܪܥܝܬܢ. ܘܫ.
Item 12 (Fol. 78b): Basil. Two letters of Basil to a
fallen virgin; viz.
Item 13 (Fol. 78b): First Letter to a fallen virgin
Excerpt: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣ݅ܝ݅ܠܝ݅ܣ܆
ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܢܦ̣ܠܬ̇ ܡܢ ܩܝܵܡܗ̇ ܘܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܙܘܘܵܓܐ. ܘܥܡܗ̇ ܕܫܘܠܡܐ ܕܩ̣ܪܝܢܗ̇ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ̣.
ܕܠܘܬܗ̇ ܠܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܬ݂ܢܓܕܬ: ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪܗ̇ ܫ̣ܢܝܬ̇. ܘܐܣܝܪܬܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܗ̇ ܗܘ̣ܬ̇.
ܒܚܘܫܚܗ̇ ܕܡܟܘܠܬܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܬܐ. ܕܠܚܡܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܝܐ. ܘܡܢ ܚܫܐ ܕܨܠܘ̈ܬܗ̇ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ̣. ܕܡ̈ܥܝܗ̇
ܥܠ ܦܟ̈ܝܗ ܫܚ̈ܠܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ: ܘܠܗܝܢ ܒܟ̣ܰܣܳܐ (sic) ܟܠ ܝܘܡ ܡܩܒܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ. ܘܠܥܕܢܐ
ܕܛܥܘܡܗ̇ ܠܗ̈ܝܢ ܒܚܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܫ̇ܬܝܐ ܗܘܬ. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇. ܘܒܗܢܐ ܚܫܐ
ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡ ܢܦ̣ܩܬ
Note: See Opera, t. iii., p. 191, ep. xlvi.
Item 14 (Fol. 85a): Second Letter to a fallen virgin
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܟܕ ܫܡ̣ܥ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܬܒ̣ܬ Incipit: ܐܒ̈ܗܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܕܛ̇ܠܝ̈ܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܐܒܕܘܢ̣. ܠܒܥܬܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܦܩ̇ܝܢ. ܘܒܚܫܐ ܡܪܝܪܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܝܬ̇ܒܝܢ. ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܒܓܢܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܟܝܢܗ̇. ܕܠܐ ܡܦܫܩ ܘܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܪ̈ܘܓܝܗ̇ ܡܐ ܕܡܫܬܩܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܟܢ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܡܚܒܠ ܗܘܐ ܪܥܝܢܝ ܥܠܝܟܝ܇ ܬܢܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܢܝܩܢ ܗܘܝ ܥܠ ܦܘܝ̇ܓܐ ܕܕܡ̈ܥܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܟܕ ܫܡ̣ܥ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܬܒ̣ܬ Incipit: ܐܒ̈ܗܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܕܛ̇ܠܝ̈ܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܐܒܕܘܢ̣. ܠܒܥܬܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܦܩ̇ܝܢ. ܘܒܚܫܐ ܡܪܝܪܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܝܬ̇ܒܝܢ. ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܒܓܢܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܟܝܢܗ̇. ܕܠܐ ܡܦܫܩ ܘܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܪ̈ܘܓܝܗ̇ ܡܐ ܕܡܫܬܩܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܟܢ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܡܚܒܠ ܗܘܐ ܪܥܝܢܝ ܥܠܝܟܝ܇ ܬܢܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܢܝܩܢ ܗܘܝ ܥܠ ܦܘܝ̇ܓܐ ܕܕܡ̈ܥܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 15 (Fol. 98b): Jacob of Batnae. Letter of Jacob of Batnae to two
harlots, who repented and became recluses
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܘܬ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܙܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝ ܬܝܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܟܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܫܬܐ.
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܘܬ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܙܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝ ܬܝܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܟܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܫܬܐ.
Note: See Add. 14,587 no. 34.
Item 16 (Fol. 101b): John Chrysostom. Two short extracts from John Chrysostom
Title: ܦܣܘܩܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
Title: ܦܣܘܩܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
Item 17 (Fol. 102a): Athanasius. Writings of Athanasius; viz.
[defective]
Item 18 (Fol. 102a): Letter to the virgins who went to Jerusalem to pray and
returned
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܐ̣ܙܠ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܨܠܝ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܦܢ̣ܝ Incipit: ܟܐܒ̇ ܠܢ ܥܡܟܝܢ ܐܡ̈ܗܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܕܟܕ ܦܪܫܢ ܗܘܝܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܕܘܟ̈ܝܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܬܐ̇. ܬܦ̈ܐ ܕܕܡ̈ܥܐ ܡܪܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܫܕܬܝܢ. ܟܕ ܡܗܠܟܘ ܡܗ̈ܠܟܢ ܗܘܝܬܝܢ ܘܒ̈ܟܝܢ̇. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܪܘܚܩܐ ܫܒܩܢ ܗܘܝܬܝܢ ܠܡܥܪܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܐ̣ܙܠ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܨܠܝ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܦܢ̣ܝ Incipit: ܟܐܒ̇ ܠܢ ܥܡܟܝܢ ܐܡ̈ܗܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܕܟܕ ܦܪܫܢ ܗܘܝܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܕܘܟ̈ܝܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܬܐ̇. ܬܦ̈ܐ ܕܕܡ̈ܥܐ ܡܪܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܫܕܬܝܢ. ܟܕ ܡܗܠܟܘ ܡܗ̈ܠܟܢ ܗܘܝܬܝܢ ܘܒ̈ܟܝܢ̇. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܪܘܚܩܐ ܫܒܩܢ ܗܘܝܬܝܢ ܠܡܥܪܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 19 (Fol. 115a): Discourse on virginity [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ Incipit: ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܨܒܝܐ ܐܢܬܝ ܠܡܗܘܐ̣. ܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܢܬܝ ܨܒܝܐ ܐܢܬܝ. ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܢܬܝ ܡܬܚܬܢܬܝ ܠܗ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ Incipit: ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܨܒܝܐ ܐܢܬܝ ܠܡܗܘܐ̣. ܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܢܬܝ ܨܒܝܐ ܐܢܬܝ. ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܢܬܝ ܡܬܚܬܢܬܝ ܠܗ. ܘܫ.
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 39a):
At the foot of fol. 39 a, there is a note of comparatively recent
date, mentioning the name of a reader, "Zākhē the oriental."
ܙܟܐ ܡܕܢܚܝܐ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 101b):
Margin, in a later hand.
ܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
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