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Add. 14,610

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/348
Description based on Wright DCCXXVIII (2:638-639) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century, perhaps AD 551 / ca. AG 862
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 87 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: A table for finding the days of various festivals, commencing with the year 862, A.D. 551; A hymn (canon); Proclus of Constantinople. A discourse on the Faith; Basil. Homily of Basil on Deut. xv. 9; Gregory Thaumaturgus, Basil, John Chrysostom, Proclus. Testimonies from the writings of Gregory Thaumaturgus, ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܢܐܩܣܪܝܐ , Basil, John Chrysostom, and Proclus, read at the Council of Ephesus; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 18 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 87 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 54, and 60. The quires were originally at least 22 in number, but only ܕ ــ ܐ and ܟܐ ــ ܝܗ are now left, and of these several are imperfect. They are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures, e.g. fol. 38 a, ܝܘ; fol. 80 a, ܟܐ. No less than ten quires are wanting between foll. 31 and 32. Leaves are wanting after foll. 37, 71, and 87. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 33 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangělā of the vith cent., perhaps A. Gr. 862, A.D. 551 (see additions).
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A table for finding the days of various festivals, commencing with the year 862, A.D. 551
 
Title:
ܠܘܚܐ
  Incipit: ܫܢܬܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܫܬ̣ܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܡܘܕܥ̣ ܗܟܢܐ. ܣܕܪܐ ܥܠܝܐ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܓܕܐ .. ܣܕܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ̈ܐ. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܦܩ̈ܛܐ .. ܣܕܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ̣. ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܝܪܚܐ ܥܐ̇ܠ ܨܘܡܐ .. ܣܕܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ̣. ܕܒܟܡܐ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܪܚܐ ܥܐܠ ܨܘܡܐ .. ܣܕܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܝܪܚܐ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܦܨܚܐ ܕܝܗ̣̈ܘܕܝܐ .. ܘ܏ܫ
Notes:
  • The explanation of this table is given on fol. 2 a.
  • See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): A hymn (canon)
Note: See additions.
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): Proclus of Constantinople. A discourse on the Faith
 
Title:
ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܦܪܘܩܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܣ (sic)
  Incipit: ܗܟܢܐ ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܘܝ̇ܠܦܬ ܘܗܝܡܢܬ܆ ܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܬܐ ܘܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ̣. ܕܒܡܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܐܬ݂ܟܪܙܬ ܠܢ. ܕܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܐܒܐ ܒܟܘܠܡܕܡ ܒܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܘܒܡܪܘܬܐ: ܘܒܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܘܒܟܝܢܐ ܘܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܘܒܥܒ̇ܘܕܘܬܐ ܘܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܬܐ̣. ܣ̇ܪܩ ܢܦܫܗ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܨܒܝܢܗ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܘܫ̣ܪܐ ܒܡܪܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܐܬ݁ܓܫܡ ܒܗ̣̇ ܘܡܢܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ
Item 4 (Fol. 31b): Basil. Homily of Basil on Deut. xv. 9 [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܪܒܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܕܢܘܣܐ. ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܐܬܡܠܠ ܥܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܢܝܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܕܐܙܕܗܪ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܥܘܼܠܐ ܒܠܒܟ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܢܦܫܟ ܘܠܡܬܒܩܝܘ ܒܩܢܘܡܟ ܘܥܠ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
Notes:
  • See Opera, t. ii., p. 22.
  • Imperfect in the middle.
  • See additions.
Item 5 (Fol. 50a): Gregory Thaumaturgus, Basil, John Chrysostom, Proclus. Testimonies from the writings of Gregory Thaumaturgus, ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܢܐܩܣܪܝܐ, Basil, John Chrysostom, and Proclus, read at the Council of Ephesus
 
Title:
ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܐܬܩܪ̈ܝ ܒܐܦܝܣܣ
  Subscription (Fol. 51a): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܪ̈ܣܝܣ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 51a): A collection of Canons
Item 7 (Fol. 51a): Timotheus of Alexandria. Canons of Timotheus of Alexandria, six in number
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ
Item 8 (Fol. 51b): Canons of the Fathers, nine in number
 
Title:
ܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 52b): Theodosius of Alexandria. Canons of Theodosius of Alexandria, five in number
 
Title:
ܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܣܝ̣ܡܝܢ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܦܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܕܣܝܣ. ܕܐܬܥܒܕܘ ܡܢܗ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ̣. ܟܕ ܪܕܝܦ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 53b): John Chrysostom. Writings of John Chrysostom
Item 11 (Fol. 53b): John Chrysostom. The Second Epistle to Theodore
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘ ܦܘܠܝܣ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܫܡܗ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ
Note: See Opera, t. i., p. 42.
Item 12 (Fol. 62a): John Chrysostom. Three discourses on the Prodigal Son
 
Title:
ܡܛܘܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܐ ܕܦܪܚ ܢܟ̈ܣܘܗܝ
Note: See Opera, t. viii., p. 650.
Item 13 (Fol. 71a): Severus of Antioch. The Creed of Severus of Antioch [defective]
 
Title:
ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
  Incipit: ܡܢ ܕܠܦܓܪܗ ܘܕܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܒܥ̈ܕܬܐ ܒܡܘܬܗ ܘܒܩܝܡܬܗ ܡܬܟܗܢ ܘܡܫܬܡܠܐ: ܡܬܚܒܠܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܘ ܚܫܘܫܐ ܐܘ ܡܝܘܬܐ: ܘܠܘ ܠܐ ܡܬܚܒܠܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܚܫܘܫܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ̣. ܘܝܗܘܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܒܠܢܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܚܫܘܫܘܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܪܡ
Item 14 (Fol. 72a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Item 15 (Fol. 72a): Jacob of Batnae. A discourse on the Crucifixion
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܙܩܝܦܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 325, no. 164, sermm. i.
Item 16 (Fol. 75a): Jacob of Batnae. A second discourse on the Crucifixion
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܙܩܝܦܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 325, no. 164, sermm. ii.
Item 17 (Fol. 80b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Resurrection
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 326, no. 175, serm. ii.
Item 18 (Fol. 85b): Jacob of Batnae. Funeral sermon [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 313, no. 44, serm. v.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 31b): The greater part of the original writing on fol. 31 b has been carefully effaced, and the title and first few lines of Homily of Basil on Deut. xv. 9 have been inserted by a later hand. In fact no less than ten quires are wanting between foll. 31 and 32.
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a): The Table for finding the days of various festivals on fol. 1 a may have been added by a later hand.
Addition 3 (Fol. 1a): The hymn, covering the lower part of fol. 1 a, the whole of the verso, and the upper and outer margins of fol. 2 a, was written in a later and inelegant hand.

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