Add. 14,609
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/347
Date:
6th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 187 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: A prayer; John the monk. The letter of John the monk to Hesychius; Theodoret. The life of Jacob of Nisibis , from the Philotheus or Historia Religiosa of Theodoret, no. i; Theodoret. The life of Abraham, bishop of Ḥarrān , from the Philotheus or Historia Religiosa of Theodoret, no. xvii; The Doctrine of S. Peter at Rome; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 41 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 187 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 12, 18, 98, 121, 123, 184, 186, and 187. The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 9, 92, 93, 95, 96, 122, 131, 137, 141, 145, 151, 153, 154, 155, 161, 164, 165, 166, 169, 171, 173 and 186. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 36 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, regular Esṭrangĕlā of the vith cent., (probably A.D. 587, see additions).
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Decoration (Ornamentation):
the doxology
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A prayer
Note: See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 3b): John the monk. The letter of John the monk to Hesychius
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܗܘܣܝܟܝܣ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܘܠܐ ܠܗ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܗܘܣܝܟܝܣ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܘܠܐ ܠܗ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 10a): Theodoret. The life of Jacob of Nisibis, from the Philotheus or Historia Religiosa of Theodoret, no. i
[defective]
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 4 (Fol. 10b): Theodoret. The life of Abraham, bishop of Ḥarrān, from the Philotheus or Historia Religiosa of Theodoret, no. xvii
Title: ܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܚܪܢ
Title: ܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܚܪܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 16a): The Doctrine of S. Peter at Rome
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Note: Edited by Cureton in his Ancient Syriac Documents, p. ܠܗ.
Item 6 (Fol. 19a): Athanasius. The life of Antony by Athanasius
Title: ܢܨܚܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ. ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܐܬܢܣܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܠܐܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ
Title: ܢܨܚܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ. ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܐܬܢܣܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܠܐܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ
Note: See Opera, ed. 1698, t. i., pars 2, p. 793.
Item 7 (Fol. 44a): Palladius. Copious extracts from the Historia Lausiaca or Paradise of
Palladius
Title: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Title: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Item 8 (Fol. 44a): Palladius. Preface
Note: See Add. 12,173, no. 1, b, fol. 58 b.
Item 9 (Fol. 46a): Palladius. Of John of Lycopolis
Title: ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ [ܕܠܩܘ]
Title: ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ [ܕܠܩܘ]
Item 10 (Fol. 51a): Palladius. Of the solitary brethren, who were tempted by Satan
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܐܬܢܣܝܘ ܡܢ ܣܛܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܐܬܢܣܝܘ ܡܢ ܣܛܢܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 58a): Palladius. Of Be or Benus
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܒܝܢ ܢܨܝܚܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܒܝܢ ܢܨܝܚܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 58b): Palladius. Of the convents of Alexandria
Title: ܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 59a): Palladius. Of Theonas the faster
Title: ܥܠ ܬܐܘܢ ܨܝܡܐ ܓܒܝܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܬܐܘܢ ܨܝܡܐ ܓܒܝܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 60a): Palladius. Of Apollo
Title: ܥܠ ܐܦܠܘ ܙܗܝܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܦܠܘ ܙܗܝܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ
Item 15 (Fol. 68a): Palladius. Of the brethren who guided us on the road
Title: ܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 69b): Palladius. Of Copres
Title: ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܦܪܐ ܣܒܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܦܪܐ ܣܒܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 74a): Palladius. Of Sur, Isaiah and Paul
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܣܘܪ ܘܐܫܥܝܐ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ̇. ܕܡܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܣܘܪ ܘܐܫܥܝܐ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ̇. ܕܡܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 75a): Palladius. Of Hellen
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܗܠܢܝ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܗܠܢܝ
Item 19 (Fol. 77a): Palladius. Of Elias
Title: ܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 77b): Palladius. Of Pirion (Pityrion)
Title: ܥܠ ܦܝܪܝܘܢ
Title: ܥܠ ܦܝܪܝܘܢ
Item 21 (Fol. 78a): Palladius. Of Eulogius
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܐܘܠܘܓ ܩܫܝܫܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܐܘܠܘܓ ܩܫܝܫܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 78b): Palladius, Palladius. Of Hellen and John
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܗܠܢܝ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܪܝܪܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܗܠܢܝ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܪܝܪܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 80a): Palladius. Of Paphnutius
Title: ܥܠ ܦܦܢܘܛ ܬܓܪܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܦܦܢܘܛ ܬܓܪܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 82b): Palladius. Of Sidorus (Isidorus)
Title: ܥܠ ܣܝܕܘܪܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܣܝܕܘܪܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 83a): Palladius. Of Serapion
Title: ܥܠ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܣܥܘܪܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܣܥܘܪܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 83a): Palladius. Of Apollonius the martyr
Title: ܥܠ ܐܦܠܘܢܝܣ ܣܗܕܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܦܠܘܢܝܣ ܣܗܕܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 84b): Palladius. Of Dioscurus
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܕܝܣܩܪܘܣ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܕܝܣܩܪܘܣ
Item 28 (Fol. 85a): Palladius. Of Ammonias
Title: ܥܠ ܐܡܘܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܡܘܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 85b): Palladius. Of Didymus
Title: ܥܠ ܕܝܕܘܡܘܣ
Title: ܥܠ ܕܝܕܘܡܘܣ
Item 30 (Fol. 85b): Palladius. Of Corendius (?), of three brothers, and of Macarius
Title: ܥܠ ܩܘܪܢܕܝܘܣ
Title: ܥܠ ܩܘܪܢܕܝܘܣ
Item 31 (Fol. 88a): Palladius. Of Ammon the virgin
Title: ܥܠ ܐܡܘܢ ܒܬܘܠܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܡܘܢ ܒܬܘܠܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 89b): Palladius. Of Paul
Title: ܥܠ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܐܬܢܨܚ ܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܘܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܐܬܢܨܚ ܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܘܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 90a): Palladius. Of Ammon
Title: ܥܠ ܐܡܘܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܡܘܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 90b): The history of Serapion
[defective]
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܐܒܝܠܐ
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܐܒܝܠܐ
Note: See Add. 14,582, fol. 190 b, and Add. 14,597, fol. 156 a.
Item 35 (Fol. 120a): Herod, Pilate. The letters of Herod and Pilate
Note: These letters have been edited and translated in Wright's "Contributions to the Apocryphal Literature of the New Testament," pp. ܝܛ and 12.
Item 36 (Fol. 120a): Herod. The letter of Herod to Pilate
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܛܣ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܛܣ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 120b): Pilate. The letter of Pilate to Herod
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܪܘܕܣ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܪܘܕܣ
Item 38 (Fol. 122a): Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem. Letter of Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem
[defective]
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ Incipit: ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܠܐܚ̈ܝ ܘܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܦܐ ܘܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܟܠ ܦܢܝ̣̈ܢ. ܒܡܪܢ ܕܫܪܝܪ ܓ̣ܙܪ ܕܝܢ̣ܗ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܐܦܦܣܝܣ ܕܝܠܗ: ܕܥܠ ܡܕܝܢܬ ܙܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܘܒܥܝ̣̈ܢܝܢ ܚܙܬܐ ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܣ̇ܓܝ̣ ܫܠ̣ܡ܀ ܐܚ̈ܝ̣. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܫܠܝܚܐ̣. ܕܠܝܬ ܕܪܒ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܐ. ܟܕ ܓܝܪ ܙܥܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܠܡܐ ܚܫ̣. ܠܐ ܐܗ̇ܡܝܬ ܕܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܓ̣ܕܫ. ܘܫ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ Incipit: ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܠܐܚ̈ܝ ܘܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܦܐ ܘܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܟܠ ܦܢܝ̣̈ܢ. ܒܡܪܢ ܕܫܪܝܪ ܓ̣ܙܪ ܕܝܢ̣ܗ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܐܦܦܣܝܣ ܕܝܠܗ: ܕܥܠ ܡܕܝܢܬ ܙܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܘܒܥܝ̣̈ܢܝܢ ܚܙܬܐ ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܣ̇ܓܝ̣ ܫܠ̣ܡ܀ ܐܚ̈ܝ̣. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܫܠܝܚܐ̣. ܕܠܝܬ ܕܪܒ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܐ. ܟܕ ܓܝܪ ܙܥܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܠܡܐ ܚܫ̣. ܠܐ ܐܗ̇ܡܝܬ ܕܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܓ̣ܕܫ. ܘܫ
Item 39 (Fol. 123a): A small portion of the conclusion of the doctrine of S. Peter
[defective]
Note: See additions.
Item 40 (Fol. 123a): Clement of Rome. The Recognitiones of Clement of Rome, the disciple of S. Peter
[defective]
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܠܝܡܝܣ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܩܝܦ ܗܘܐ ܠܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܠܝܡܝܣ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܩܝܦ ܗܘܐ ܠܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ
Note: See Add. 12,150, fol. 1.
Item 41 (Fol. 123a): The doxology
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 123a):
The small portion of the conclusion of the doctrine of S. Peter was written over an erasure, by the same hand that appears on foll. 18 b, 19 a and 119 b.
Addition 2:
After the doxology, underneath the small figure of the Cross,
are the words
ܨܠܘܬܝ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܟܬܒ
Addition 3 (Fol. 187b):
On fol. 187 b there is a note, in the handwriting of the scribe, of which but
little is now legible. The volume seems to have been written, with several
others, for the convent of ----, in the
year —98 (probably A. Gr. 898, A.D. 587), when one Mārῑ was abbat.
. . . ܫܬܪܝܢ ܩܕܡ . . . ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܗܢܕܩܛܝܘܢܐ . . . ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ . . .
ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ [ܕܐܣܦܩܠܝܣ] ܒـ . . . ܕܢܟܦܐ ܘܫܪܝܪ (؟) ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܪܚܡ̇ܐ . . . ܡܪܝ ܡܪܝ
ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ . . . . . . ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ . . . . . .
Addition 4 (Fol. 187b):
The name of the convent in the note on fol. 187 b was later altered to:
ܕܐܣܦܩܠܝܣ
Addition 5 (Fol. 2a):
On fol. 2 a there is a note, informing us that the book was presented by the
Tagritan monk Sergius bar Yaḳῑrā, of the convent of the Orientals at Rās-'ain
,
and his cousin Isaac, abbat of the same convent, to Moses of Nisibis, for the
convent of S. Mary Deipara.
ܫܟܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝ̣ܛܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ
ܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܪ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܬܓܪ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܕܢܚܝܐ ܕܒܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ ܘܐܝܣܚܩ ܒܪ ܕܕܗ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ
ܗܕܐ. ܫ̇ܟܢܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܘܫܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܟܕ ܥܒ̣ܪ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܢܝܫܐܝܬ.
ܘܫ
Addition 6 (Fol. 64a):
On the margin of fol. 64 a there is a short note, stating that it belonged to
the convent of S. Mary Deipara.
Addition 7 (Fol. 119a):
On the upper margin of fol. 119 a we read the words
ܝܫܘܥ ܐܠܗܢ ܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܩܘܡܣ ܕܘܝܐ
Addition 8 (Fol. 1a):
The prayer on fol. 1 a and b is written in a rude, current hand.
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