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Add. 14,608

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Add. 14,608, foll. 1–97

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/345
Description based on Wright DCCLXVI (733-734) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th or 8th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 97 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors; Theology
Isaac of Antioch. Part of the metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch on the plague in the days of king David ; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae, chiefly funeral sermons; Ephraim. Metrical discourse of Ephraim of the dead; Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch; Jacob of Batnae. A leaf from a discourse of Jacob of Batnae, probably that entitled ܥܠ ܚܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ on the Resurrection

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 97 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 12, 20, 23, 30, and 96. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been originally about 19 in number, but of these the first six, the 8th, and the 15th, are lost, and several others are imperfect, leaves being missing after foll. 10, 28, 68, 96 and 97. There are from 23 to 29 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular Esṭrangělā of the viith or viiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 24 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): Isaac of Antioch. Part of the metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch on the plague in the days of king David
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܕܘܝܕ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܡ̇ܠܟܐ
Note: See Add. 14,666 (no. DCCLXV), fol. 61b
Item 2 (Fol. 3b): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae, chiefly funeral sermons [defective]
 
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ. ܕܣ̇ܠܩܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ. ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 3b): Jacob of Batnae. Consolatory
 
Title: ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t., i., p. 313, no. 44, serm. vi.
Item 4 (Fol. 5a): Jacob of Batnae. On death
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, no. 44, serm. viii.
Item 5 (Fol. 7b): Jacob of Batnae. Consolatory
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Note: See Assemani, no. 44, serm. ix.
Item 6 (Fol. 9b): Jacob of Batnae. Consolatory [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
Notes:
Item 7 (Fol. 11a): Jacob of Batnae. On the death of youths, in two parts (ܦܣܘ̈ܩܐ) [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܥܢ̇ܕܝܢ
Notes:
Item 8 (Fol. 14b): Jacob of Batnae. On bridegrooms and brides
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܬܢܐ ܘܟܠܬ̈ܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 314, no. 56, serm. vi.
Item 9 (Fol. 17a): Jacob of Batnae. On the dead
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 313, no. 44, serm. vii.
Item 10 (Fol. 18b): Jacob of Batnae. Part of Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae, chiefly funeral sermons
 
Title: ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Note: See Assemani, no. 44, serm. v.
Item 11 (Fol. 28a): Jacob of Batnae. On the End of the World [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ
Notes:
Item 12 (Fol. 31b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Son of the Widow
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒܪܗ̇ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 320, no.118.
Item 13 (Fol. 40b): Jacob of Batnae. On the decease of a chaste, virgin nun
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܬ ܩܝ̇ܡܐ ܢܟܦܬܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܩܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 313, no. 44, serm. x.
Item 14 (Fol. 48a): Jacob of Batnae. On the burial of Moses, adapted for the funeral of priests
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܠܚܡ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܬܐܡ̣ܪ. ܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܢ̇ܕܝܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 331, no. 198, serm. x.
Item 15 (Fol. 58b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Day and its Running, and the Night and its Rest; in two parts (ܦܣܘ̈ܩܐ)
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܐܝܡܡܐ ܘܪܗܛܗ̣ ܘܥܠ ܠܠܝܐ ܘܢܝ̇ܚܗ
Note: See Assemani, p. 333, no. 195.
Item 16 (Fol. 66a): Jacob of Batnae. On the death of a priest
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܐ ܟܕ ܡܐ̇ܬ
Notes:
Item 17 (Fol. 69a): Ephraim. Metrical discourse of Ephraim of the dead [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 18 (Fol. 72b): Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch
Item 19 (Fol. 72b): Isaac of Antioch. On the death of youths
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܥ̇ܢܕܝܢ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 233, no. 96.
Item 20 (Fol. 74b): Isaac of Antioch. Hortatory (on Isaiah, ch. xl. 6)
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 222, no. 19.
Item 21 (Fol. 81a): Isaac of Antioch. On the World and its Evils
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܬܗ   Incipit: ܥܠܡܐ ܪܚ̇ܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܓܠܐ̣. ܕܡܠܚܗ ܒܥܦܪܐ ܫ̇ܕܐ ܠܗ̇. ܕܠܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܠܗ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܘܠܐ ܩܝ̇ܡܐ ܥܡ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ
Item 22 (Fol. 89b): Isaac of Antioch. In time of pestilence
 
Title: ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܒܗ ܡܘܬܢܐ   Incipit: ܠܡܢܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܡܬܒܥܝܐ. ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܝܩܬܐ. ܕܗܐ ܡܘܬܐ ܒܓܘ ܕܪ̈ܬܢ. ܕܪܥ̇ܐ ܘܐ̇ܟܠ ܟܠ ܫܪ̈ܒܢ
Item 23 (Fol. 89b): Isaac of Antioch. On the Rich of this world
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ   Incipit: ܠܓܒܐ ܪܡܐ ܕܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ. ܒܡܠܬܗ ܐܟܣ ܦܪܘܩܢ. ܘܒܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܒܣ̣ܪ ܐܢܘܢ. ܕܢܬܟܣܣܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܬܝܪܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 97a): Jacob of Batnae. A leaf from a discourse of Jacob of Batnae, probably that entitled ܥܠ ܚܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ on the Resurrection [defective]
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 315, no. 66

Add. 14,608, foll. 98–124

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/346
Description based on Wright DCCLX (723-724) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 27 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors; Theology
Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Basil of Caesarea. Exhortation of Basil of Caesarea, addressed to these who are beginning the ascetic life.; John Chrisostom. Discourse of John Chrisostom on Psalm li; Commentary on Ecclesiastes, ch. xii. 1—7; Julius of Rome. Letters of Julius of Rome

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 1/4 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 27 leaves (Add. 14,608, foll. 98—124), some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 98, 113, 118, and 124. The quires are signed with letters, beginning with ܝܕ. Leaves are wanting after foll. 115, 116, and 124. Foll. 98—110 a are written with from 21 to 25 lines in each page; foll. 110 b—124 are divided into two columns, of from 25 to 34 lines. This manuscript seems to be of the viith cent.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): Foll. 98—110 a are written in a good, regular Esṭrangělā.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll. 110 b—124 are in a more current hand, and are divided into two columns.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

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. 98a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 98a): Jacob of Batnae. A small fragment from the end of the discourse on the Epiphany or Baptism of our Lord [defective]
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 3 (Fol. 98a): Jacob of Batnae. Against the Jews
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ   Colophon: See below.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 320, no.127, serm. i.
Item 4 (Fol. 107b): Basil of Caesarea. Exhortation of Basil of Caesarea, addressed to these who are beginning the ascetic life.
 
Title: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܪܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 295
Item 5 (Fol. 110b): John Chrisostom. Discourse of John Chrisostom on Psalm li [defective]
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ
Note: Imperfect
Item 6 (Fol. 118b): Commentary on Ecclesiastes, ch. xii. 1—7
Note: See Add. 14,597 , no. 6.
Item 7 (Fol. 121b): Julius of Rome. Letters of Julius of Rome [defective]
Item 8 (Fol. 121b): Julius of Rome. Against those who strive against the Divine Incarnation of the Word, with the pretext that He is not consubstantial
 
Title: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܟܬܫܝܢ ܥܠ ܦܓܪܢܘܬܗ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ̇. ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡܠܬܐ ܒܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܠܘ ܒܪ ܐܝܬܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ
Note: See Mai, Scriptt. Vett. Nova Collectio, t. vii., p. 168 ; de Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 74 ; de Lagarde's edition of the Greek text of Titus Bostrenus, etc. (Berlin, 1859), p. 122.
Item 9 (Fol. 122b): Julius of Rome. Concerning the Divine Incarnation
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܦܓܪܢܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ   Incipit: ܒܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܕ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ̣ܢ. ܙܕܩ̇ ܠ̣ܢ ܕܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ ܢܠܒܟܝܗ̇. ܘܠܐ ܒܝܕ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ ܢܫܬܓܢܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܬܝܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܦܘܡܗ ܡܘܕܐ: ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܟܘܗ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܪܥܝܢܗ ܠܐ ܡܣܬ̇ܟܠ: ܘܐ̇ܡܪ ܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܘܥܡ ܠܐ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܡܬܚ̣ܫܒ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 10 (Fol. 123b): Julius of Rome. Part of Letters of Julius of Rome [defective]
  Incipit: ܚ̈ܝܐ ܥܬ̇ܕ ܠܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ.. ܕܡܢܗ ܝܠܦܢܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ. ܘܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܬܐ̣. ܫܚܠܦ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ. ܘܠܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ ܫܡ̈ܝܢܐ. ܘܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ. ܘܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܬܢܐ. ܘܠܬܘܩܢܐ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ ܚܕܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: Imperfect at the end.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 107): At the end of fol. 107 is written in cursive characters ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܐܡܝܢ

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