Add. 14,615
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/355
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Add. 14,615, upper text
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1510
Date:
10th or 11th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 89 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Ephraim. Five discourses of Ephraim; A letter, regarding the Unity of the Divine Nature in the three Persons of the Godhead; Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius; Basil. A letter or treatise of Basil on Virtue; On prayer, from the doctrine of the solitaries; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 18 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 89 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters, are nine in number, but the second and last are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 19, 81, and 89. There are from 20 to 26 lines in each page. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add. 14,615, foll. 1b, et passim, lower text ).
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in an elegant
hand of the xth or xith cent.
Decoration (Illustration):
Foll. 1 and 2 a are covered with rude drawings of beasts, birds and fish.
Decoration (Illustration):
On fol. 1 b there is also a very coarsely drawn figure of a saint.
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. 2b): Ephraim. Five discourses of Ephraim
[defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Ephraim. On tranquillity and silence
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ ܘܫܬܩܐ Incipit: ܐܚܒ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ. ܕܒܗ ܬܫܟܚ ܬ̇ܚܐ ܢܦܫܟ.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ ܘܫܬܩܐ Incipit: ܐܚܒ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ. ܕܒܗ ܬܫܟܚ ܬ̇ܚܐ ܢܦܫܟ.
Item 3 (Fol. 4b): Ephraim. On the perfection of the brethren
Title: ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ Incipit: ܒܩܪܒܐ ܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܪܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ܆ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܠܐ ܬܬܪܦܘܢ.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ Incipit: ܒܩܪܒܐ ܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܪܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ܆ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܠܐ ܬܬܪܦܘܢ.
Item 4 (Fol. 8a): Ephraim. On the words of Isaiah
The sinner shall be taken away, that he may not see the
glory of the Lord
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܫܥܝܐ. ܕܢܬܬܪܝܡ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܚܙܐ Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ: ܘܫܡܥܝܢ ܨܝܬܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ. ܒܥܝܢܐ ܫܦܝܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ: ܐܣܬܟܠ ܦ̈ܬܓܡܝܗܘܢ.
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܫܥܝܐ. ܕܢܬܬܪܝܡ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܚܙܐ Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ: ܘܫܡܥܝܢ ܨܝܬܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ. ܒܥܝܢܐ ܫܦܝܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ: ܐܣܬܟܠ ܦ̈ܬܓܡܝܗܘܢ.
Item 5 (Fol. 10a): Ephraim. On the martyrs
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ Incipit: ܗܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܒܓܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ̣ ܘܡܢܘ ܕܢܫܪ ܕܠܐ ܚ̈ܝܝܢ. ܗܐ ܣܝ̈ܡܬܐ ܚ̈ܝܬܐ̣ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܢܬܦܠܓ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ Incipit: ܗܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܒܓܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ̣ ܘܡܢܘ ܕܢܫܪ ܕܠܐ ܚ̈ܝܝܢ. ܗܐ ܣܝ̈ܡܬܐ ܚ̈ܝܬܐ̣ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܢܬܦܠܓ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ.
Item 6 (Fol. 12b): Ephraim. On wizards, soothsayers, and diviners, and on the end of
the world [defective]
Title: ܕܥܠ ܚܪ̈ܫܐ ܘܠܚ̈ܘܫܐ ܘܩ̈ܨܘܡܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܫܘܠܡܐ Incipit: ܡܢ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ: ܘܡܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܘܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܝܗܘܢ܆ ܚܪܬܗ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܡܛܝܬ ܠܗ̇. ܘܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ ܒܛܝܠܝܢ.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܚܪ̈ܫܐ ܘܠܚ̈ܘܫܐ ܘܩ̈ܨܘܡܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܫܘܠܡܐ Incipit: ܡܢ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ: ܘܡܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܘܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܝܗܘܢ܆ ܚܪܬܗ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܡܛܝܬ ܠܗ̇. ܘܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ ܒܛܝܠܝܢ.
Note: Imperfect at the end
Item 7 (Fol. 20a): A letter, regarding the Unity of the Divine Nature in the
three Persons of the Godhead [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning
Item 8 (Fol. 23a): Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius
Item 9 (Fol. 23a): Evagrius. The six Centuries
Title: ܪܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܕܘܪܫܐ ܘܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
Title: ܪܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܕܘܪܫܐ ܘܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 60a): Evagrius. Selections from the letters to Melania
Title: ܡܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܠܢܝܐܐ
Title: ܡܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܠܢܝܐܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 64b): Abraham Nephtarenus. Part c
Title: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܚܝ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܒ̇ܥܐ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܢܓܝܪܬܐ̣. ܠܘܩܕܡ ܢܦܫܗ ܒ̇ܩܐ. ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܡܬܢܩܦ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̣ܨܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܫܘܝܐܝܬ. ܕܕܠܡܐ ܢܦܘܫ ܡܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܠܘܝܬܗ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܢܚܣܪ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܚܝ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܒ̇ܥܐ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܢܓܝܪܬܐ̣. ܠܘܩܕܡ ܢܦܫܗ ܒ̇ܩܐ. ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܡܬܢܩܦ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̣ܨܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܫܘܝܐܝܬ. ܕܕܠܡܐ ܢܦܘܫ ܡܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܠܘܝܬܗ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܢܚܣܪ. ܘܫ.
Note: This extract is in reality the second discourse of
Abraham Nephtarenus. See Add. 14,614, foll. 34 a
.
Item 12 (Fol. 68a): Abraham Nephtarenus. Another extract
Title: ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܗܘ̣ܝܬ ܥܗܝܕ ܠܫܘܕܝܟ݂ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܐܡܢ. ܚܘܪ ܒܢܝܫܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܚܢܐ ܠܬܘܫܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܗܘ̣ܝܬ ܥܗܝܕ ܠܫܘܕܝܟ݂ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܐܡܢ. ܚܘܪ ܒܢܝܫܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܚܢܐ ܠܬܘܫܐ. ܘܫ.
Note: This extract is in reality the third discourse of
Abraham Nephtarenus. See Add. 14,614, foll. 37 a
.
Item 13 (Fol. 69b): Basil. A letter or treatise of Basil on Virtue
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܝܟ ܙܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܪܚܫܐ ܕܥܓܘܕ ܡܢ ܩܘܪܫܐ: ܦܫܝܩ ܠܡܬܚܣܢܘܼ. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ܇ ܒܝܕ ܫܠܝܐ ܡܬܪܝܚܝܢ. ܘܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܝܬ ܥ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܡܓܪ̈ܓܢ ܠܗܘܢ܆ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܦܫܝܩܝܢ ܠܡܬܟܒܫܘ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܝܟ ܙܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܪܚܫܐ ܕܥܓܘܕ ܡܢ ܩܘܪܫܐ: ܦܫܝܩ ܠܡܬܚܣܢܘܼ. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ܇ ܒܝܕ ܫܠܝܐ ܡܬܪܝܚܝܢ. ܘܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܝܬ ܥ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܡܓܪ̈ܓܢ ܠܗܘܢ܆ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܦܫܝܩܝܢ ܠܡܬܟܒܫܘ. ܘܫ.
Item 14 (Fol. 74b): On prayer, from the doctrine of the solitaries
Title: ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ Incipit: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܣܒܠܬܐ ܕܡܣܩܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܠܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܝܠܬܢ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܐ. ܠܝܬ ܚܛܗܐ ܕܠܘ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܫܬܒܩ. ܘܠܐ ܓܙܪ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܡܣܡ ܒܪܝܫܐ ܕܠܘ ܗ̣ܝ ܫ̇ܪܝܐ ܠܗ.
Title: ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ Incipit: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܣܒܠܬܐ ܕܡܣܩܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܠܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܝܠܬܢ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܐ. ܠܝܬ ܚܛܗܐ ܕܠܘ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܫܬܒܩ. ܘܠܐ ܓܙܪ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܡܣܡ ܒܪܝܫܐ ܕܠܘ ܗ̣ܝ ܫ̇ܪܝܐ ܠܗ.
Item 15 (Fol. 77a): Select sayings of the teachers and holy Fathers
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Note: These are short extracts, chiefly from discourses of Gregory Nazianzen, foll. 77
a and b, 79 a.
Item 16 (Fol. 80b): Ammonius. Extracts from the letters of Ammonius
[defective]
Title: ܕܐܒܐ ܐܡܘܢܝܣ
Title: ܕܐܒܐ ܐܡܘܢܝܣ
Note: Imperfect at the end
Item 17 (Fol. 82a): Isaiah Abbat of Scete. Selections and extracts from the writings of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
Item 18 (Fol. 89b): Elias Patriarch of Antioch. Letter of Elias, patriarch of Antioch to the people of the
village of Rūhīn
[defective]
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ. ܕܟܬܒܗ̇ ܠܘܬ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܪܘܚܝܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܟܘܪܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ Incipit: ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܟܠܡܕܡ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܢܛܝܪ̈ܝ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܐ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܘܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ: ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܟܪܣܛܝܢܝܐ: ܕܒܪܘܚܝܢ ܩܪܩܐ܇ ܥܡܘܪܝܐ ܙܒܢܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ. ܐܠܝܐ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܘܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܒܪܘܚ: ܥܡܢ ܐܦ ܐܒܘܣ ܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝ: ܒܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܕܒܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܝܟܘܢ̣ ܠܡܚܕܐ܀ ܕܐܝܬܝܟܘܢ ܠܢ ܒܠܒܢ: ܘܪܢܝܢܢ ܒܟܘܢ ܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܘܒܠܠܝܐ: ܐܝܟ ܕܡܪܢ ܦ̇ܩܕ: ܘܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܡܠܦ ܠ̣ܢ. ܗ̣ܘ ܡܪܢ ܢܣܗܕ ܠܗܕܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ. ܕܟܬܒܗ̇ ܠܘܬ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܪܘܚܝܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܟܘܪܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ Incipit: ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܟܠܡܕܡ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܢܛܝܪ̈ܝ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܐ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܘܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ: ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܟܪܣܛܝܢܝܐ: ܕܒܪܘܚܝܢ ܩܪܩܐ܇ ܥܡܘܪܝܐ ܙܒܢܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ. ܐܠܝܐ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܘܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܒܪܘܚ: ܥܡܢ ܐܦ ܐܒܘܣ ܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝ: ܒܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܕܒܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܝܟܘܢ̣ ܠܡܚܕܐ܀ ܕܐܝܬܝܟܘܢ ܠܢ ܒܠܒܢ: ܘܪܢܝܢܢ ܒܟܘܢ ܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܘܒܠܠܝܐ: ܐܝܟ ܕܡܪܢ ܦ̇ܩܕ: ܘܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܡܠܦ ܠ̣ܢ. ܗ̣ܘ ܡܪܢ ܢܣܗܕ ܠܗܕܐ. ܘܫ.
Note: According to Yāḳūt in the Mu’jam al-buldān, رُوحِين is a village on Mount Lebanon,
near Aleppo, قرية في جبل لبنان قريبة من حلب.
Add. 14,615, lower text
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1511
Date:
8th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 89 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Syriac Sacerdotal. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/8. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add. 14,615, upper text ).
Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script):
The more ancient text is written in a good Estrangělā of the viiith cent.
Contents
This manuscript contains 6 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. 1b): Syriac Sacerdotal
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Anaphora of S. James
Title: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ̣. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
Title: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ̣. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
Item 3 (Fol. 23b): Sedras and prayers
Item 4 (Fol. 64a): Sedras and prayers
Item 5 (Fol. 66b): Sedras and prayers
Item 6 (Fol. 69b): Sedras and prayers
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