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Add. 14,614

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/352
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Add. 14,614, foll. 1–79

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/353
Description based on Wright DCCCXVII (2:832-833) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 79 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers; Isaiah of Scete. Numerous selections and extracts from the works of Isaiah of Scete; Abraham Nephtarenus. Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus; John the monk. Discourses of John the monk; Jacob of Batnae. Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae on the Nativity; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 24 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, consisting of 79 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—19, 50, 78, and 79. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least ten in number, of which the first and last are wanting, and the second has lost its first leaf. There are from 22 to 30 lines in each page. This manuscript is written by two hands (foll. 1—49 and 50—79), in a good regular character of the xth cent.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written by two hands, this spanning foll. 1—49, in a good regular character of the xth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written by two hands, this spanning foll. 50—79, in a good regular character of the xth 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): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 2 (Fol. 8a): Isaiah of Scete. Numerous selections and extracts from the works of Isaiah of Scete
Item 3 (Fol. 31b): Abraham Nephtarenus. Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܢܦܬܪܝܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 31b): Abraham Nephtarenus. Part of Discourses of Abraham NephtarenusPart of Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
  Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܚܙܝܬܟ ܕܨܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ: ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 464, no. 1.
Item 5 (Fol. 34a): Abraham Nephtarenus. Part of Discourses of Abraham NephtarenusPart of Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
  Incipit: ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܘ ܐܚܝ: ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܥܐ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܢܓܝܪܬܐ: ܘ܏ܫ..
Note: See Assemani, no. 2.
Item 6 (Fol. 37a): Abraham Nephtarenus. Part of Discourses of Abraham NephtarenusPart of Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
  Incipit: ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܗܘ̣ܝܬ ܥܗܝܕ ܠܫܘܘܕܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܐܡܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assemani, no. 3.
Item 7 (Fol. 38a): John the monk. Discourses of John the monk
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 38a): John the monk. On the End of the World, and how the mind should suffer in repentance and should despise the world
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܢܚ̣ܫ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܒܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ. ܘܢܒܣܐ ܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ
  Incipit: ܢܣܝܡ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܩܕܡ ܥܝ̈ܢܝ̣ܢ ܒܣܘܟܝܐ ܕܡܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܚܝܢܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 9 (Fol. 44b): John the monk. Part of Discourses of John the monkPart of Discourses of John the monk
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ
  Incipit: ܬܡܝܗܐ ܗܝ ܘܡܫܒܚܐ ܚܟܡܬܟ ܐܒܐ ܕܟܘܿܠ. ܕܐܪܐܙܢܝܬ ܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܘܡܠܠܬ ܘܚܘܝܬ܇ ܐܝܟ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܚܝܠܐ̣. ܘܐܝܟ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܨܝܪܐ܀
Item 10 (Fol. 47b): Jacob of Batnae. Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae on the Nativity
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 8 and Zingerle, Sechs Homilien des heiligen Jacob von Sarug, p. 1.
Item 11 (Fol. 50b): John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom on Virginity and Repentance
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 12 (Fol. 68a): Theophilus of Alexandria. Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria on the separation of the soul from the body
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘ݊ܦܝܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܛ̇ܥܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ܇ ܏ܘܫ.
Item 13 (Fol. 69a): Extracts with the title "demonstrations from the holy Fathers "
 
Title:
ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 69a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Philoxenus of Mabūg on humility
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 69a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Philoxenus on repentance
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 70a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. From the thirteenth discourse of Philoxenus
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕ܏ܝܓ
Item 17 (Fol. 70a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Another extract from Philoxenus
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܣܝܡ̣ܐ ܠܟ ܕܬܗ̇ܘܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܬܒ̇ܥ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܪܒܟ̣. ܘܐܢܕܝܢ ܠܐ̣. ܦܘܿܫ ܠܟ ܒܓܘ ܥܠܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 18 (Fol. 70a): Severus of Antioch. Extract from Severus of Antioch
  Incipit: ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܛ̇ܒ̈ܐ. ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ. ܘܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܝ̣ܫ̈ܬܐ̣. ܪܡ̣ܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 19 (Fol. 70b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Two extracts from Philoxenus on prayer
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 71a): Macarius. Three letters of Macarius
 
Title:
ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܒܐ ܡܩܐܪܝܣ
Item 21 (Fol. 71a): Macarius. Part of Three letters of MacariusPart of Three letters of Macarius
  Incipit: ܢܬܘܒ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 73a): Macarius. Part of Three letters of MacariusPart of Three letters of Macarius
  Incipit: ܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܘܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܫܠܡ. ܡ̇ܘܕܐ ܕܝܢ (sic) ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܥܠܡܐ̣. ܕܐܫ̇ܟܚܬ ܦܫܝܩܘܬܐ̇. ܘ܏ܫ
Item 23 (Fol. 74a): Macarius. Part of Three letters of MacariusPart of Three letters of Macarius
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫ̇ܟܚ ܕܠܬܪܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܢܦ̣ܠܚ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 24 (Fol. 75b): Ephraim. Extract from a discourse of Ephraim, on the warfare with Satan [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܪܒܗ ܕܣܛܢܐ
  Incipit: ܚ̇ܘܣ ܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܐܢܫܘܬܢ: ܕܣ̇ܓܝ ܦܫܝܩܐ ܡܦܘܠܬܗ̇. ܕܠܐ ܢܬܟ̇ܫܠܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ: ܡܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܝܢ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡ̈ܠܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: Imperfect at the end.

Add. 14,614, foll. 80–127

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/354
Description based on Wright (2:745-746) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: ca. 8th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 48 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: John the Monk. A paraenetic discourse of John the Monk; Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Eathers; Ephraim. Two discourses of Ephraim on the Mercy of the Most High; Select sayings of the Philosophers regarding upright conduct; Counsels of the Philosophers; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 18 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 6 1/2 in. by 5, consisting of 48 leaves (Add. 14,614, foll. 80—127), a few of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are at present 5 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, and a single leaf is missing after fol. 82. There are from 19 to 24 lines in each page. This manuscript is written in a neat, regular hand of about the viiith cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a neat, regular hand of about the viiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 18 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. 80a): John the Monk. A paraenetic discourse of John the Monk [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܡܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 2 (Fol. 90a): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Eathers
 
Title:
ܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܫ̈ܩܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܘ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ.
Item 3 (Fol. 109b): Ephraim. Two discourses of Ephraim on the Mercy of the Most High
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܥܠܝܐ
Note: See Add. 14,613, fol. 182b and Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Se¬lecta, p. 105.
Item 4 (Fol. 114a): Select sayings of the Philosophers regarding upright conduct
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܣ̈ܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܩܢܘܬܐ
Note: See Sachau in the Hermes for 1869, Bd. iv., p. 72 and Sachau, Inedita Syriaca (Wien, 1870), p.ܦ5 c.
Item 5 (Fol. 114a): Isocrates. Isocrates
 
Title:
ܐܝܣܩܪܛܝܣ
  Incipit: ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܡܕܡ܆ ܢ̇ܗܘܐ ܒܛܝܠ ܠܟ ܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ. ܕܠܗ ܬܦܠܘܚ̣ ܘܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܬܣܓܘܕ. ܏ܘܫ.
Notes:
Item 6 (Fol. 116a): Menander the Sage. Menander the Sage
 
Title:
ܡܢܢܕܪܘܣ ܚܟܝܡܐ
  Incipit: ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܡܕܡ̣ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܚ̣ܠ. ܘܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܩܫܝܫ ܡܢܟ̣ ܝܩܪ. ܕܗܟܢܐ ܬܬܝܩܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: Compare Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i., p. 64.
Item 7 (Fol. 117a): Sayings of the Sages
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ
  Incipit: ܥܢܕܝܢ ܒܪܝ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ. ܘܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܘܛܝ̈ܒܘܬܗܘܢ̣ ܠܥܠܡ ܡܩ̈ܘܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 8 (Fol. 117b): Counsels of the Philosophers
 
Title:
ܡܘ̈ܠܟܢܐ ܕܦܝ̈ܠܣܦܐ
  Incipit: ܦܝܠܛܘܢ ܡܦܩܕ ܗܘܐ ܠܛܠܝ̈ܐ̣. ܕܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬ ܨܒ̈ܘ̣ܢ ܟܠܥܕܢ ܢܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܫܟܝܚܢ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ. ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܙܗ̣ܐ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ. ܘܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܫܠ̣ܐ ܠܫܢܗܘܢ. ܘܕܗܘܘ ܢܟܦ̣ܝܢ ܒܚܙܬܗܘܢ܀ ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Sachau, Inedita Syriaca, p. ܦܒ.
Item 9 (Fol. 117b): Sayings of Plato
 
Title:
ܦܝܠܛܘܢ
Item 10 (Fol. 117b): Thales
 
Title:
ܬܠ̇ܣ
Item 11 (Fol. 117b): Theano
Item 12 (Fol. 118a): Advice of Plato to his disciple
 
Title:
ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܦܠܛܘܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
  Incipit: ܠܡܐ ܥܣܩܐ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܝܟ: ܐܘ ܟܪܝܐ ܠܟ ܒܪܝ ܕܡ̇ܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ܆ ܕܐܦ ܟܕ ܕܡܝܟ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܬܫܠܐ ܡܢ ܒܥܘܬܐ܀ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܘ̇ܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܗܕܐ̇. ܕܗܐ ܡܐ ܕܕܡܝܟ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܡ̇ܐ ܐܢܐ. ܐ̇ܝܟܢܐ ܐܒܥܐ ܟܕ ܕܡܝܟ ܐܢܐ܀
Note: See Add. 14,618, no. 9, Add. 14,658, no. 24, and Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. ܣܙ.
Item 13 (Fol. 119a): Sayings regarding the soul
 
Title:
ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ
  Incipit: ܦܠܛ̇ܘܢ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܚܝ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣. ܒܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܩܝܡܝܢ. ܟܕ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܢܛܝܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܢܟܝ̈ܢܐ̇. ܕܠܐ ܢܩܪܘܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܫ̣ܟܚ ܩܛ̇ܠ ܠܗܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܐ ܩܛܠܬ ܗ̣ܝ ܠܗ̣̇. ܠܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܫ̣ܟܚ ܩ̇ܛܠ ܠܗ̇. ܡܛܠ ܕܪܡܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܘܡܥܠܝܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ. ܘܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܗܝ. ܘܐܦܠܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܘܬܐ ܕܕܒܪ ܠܦܓܪܐ ܡܫ̣ܟܚ ܚ̇ܙܝܐ ܠܗ̇. ܡܛܠ ܕܩܛܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܢܗ   Subscription (Fol. 121b): ܫܠܡ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܦܝ̈ܠܣܦܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܐ.
Notes:
  • See Add. 14,618, no. 7.
  • The names cited are—

    ܦܠܛ̇ܘܢ Plato

    Fol. 119 a
    ܬܐܦܪܣܛܘܣ Theophrastus
    Fol. 119 b
    ܡܢܕܪܘܣ Menander
    Fol. 119 b
    ܩ̇ܪܛܣ Krts (Crates? Critias? Criton?)
    Fol. 120 a
    ܛܝܡܟܣ Timachus (Timarchus ?)
    Fol. 120 a
    ܬܐܩܪܝܕܣ Theocritus
    Fol. 120 a
    ܐܘܣܠܝܘܣ Eusalius(?)
    Fol. 120 b
    ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܣ ܡܠܟܐ Alexander the Great
    Fol. 120 b

  • Fol. 119 a
  • Fol. 119 b
  • Fol. 119 b
  • Fol. 120 a
  • Fol. 120 a
  • Fol. 120 a
  • Fol. 120 b
  • Fol. 120 b
  • See Sachau, Ined. Syr., p.ܥܘ.
Item 14 (Fol. 122a): Jacob of Batnae. Canticles of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
 
Title:
ܣ̈ܘܓܝܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 122a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Resurrection of our Lord
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Incipit: ܒܗܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܗܐ ܦܨܝ̈ܚܢ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ. ܥ̈ܠܝܐ ܒܪܘܡܐ. ܘܬܚ̈ܬܝܐ ܒܥܘܡܩܐ. ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܒܩܝܡܬܗ ܕܒܪ ܚܝܐ ܕܝܨܝܢ.܀
Item 16 (Fol. 123b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Descent of our Lord to Hell
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܫܝܘܠ
  Incipit: ܥܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܪܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ. ܘܢܚܘ ܨܠܘ̈ܒܐ ܥܠ ܡܘܬܗ ܕܓܢܒܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 17 (Fol. 126a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Resurrection of our Lord
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Incipit: ܩܡ ܡܢ ܩܒܪܐ ܝܗܘܒܗ ܕܢܘܚܡܐ. ܘܠܐ ܚܙ̣ܐ ܚܒܠܐ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 18 (Fol. 127b): Jacob of Batnae. On Repentance [defective]
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐ̇ܘ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܒܓܙܝ̈ܟܘܢ. ܡܢ ܓܝܣܐ ܥܠ.. ܡܠܐ ܬܘ̈ܟܐ. ܕܟܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܩܛܝܢܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܡܪܕܝܬܗ ܬܘܩ̈ܠܬܐ ܡܠܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: Imperfect

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