London, BL, Add. 14615
source date: xth or xith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/355, Add. 14,615, London, BL, Add. 14,615, BL Add MS 14615

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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1510, Add. 14,615, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,615, upper text, BL Add MS 14615, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 824, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXIV

[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.]

Syriac

author: Ephraim
title: Five discourses of Ephraim
  author: Ephraim
  title: On tranquillity and silence
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ ܘܫܬܩܐ
  incipit: ܐܚܒ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ. ܕܒܗ ܬܫܟܚ ܬ̇ܚܐ ܢܦܫܟ.
  author: Ephraim
  title: On the perfection of the brethren
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ
  incipit: ܒܩܪܒܐ ܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܪܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ܆ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܠܐ ܬܬܪܦܘܢ.
  author: Ephraim
  title: On the words of Isaiah
  title: The sinner shall be taken away, that he may not see the glory of the Lord
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܫܥܝܐ. ܕܢܬܬܪܝܡ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܚܙܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ: ܘܫܡܥܝܢ ܨܝܬܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ. ܒܥܝܢܐ ܫܦܝܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ: ܐܣܬܟܠ ܦ̈ܬܓܡܝܗܘܢ.
  author: Ephraim
  title: On the martyrs
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
  incipit: ܗܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܒܓܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ̣ ܘܡܢܘ ܕܢܫܪ ܕܠܐ ܚ̈ܝܝܢ. ܗܐ ܣܝ̈ܡܬܐ ܚ̈ܝܬܐ̣ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܢܬܦܠܓ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ.
  author: Ephraim
  title: On wizards, soothsayers, and diviners, and on the end of the world
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܪ̈ܫܐ ܘܠܚ̈ܘܫܐ ܘܩ̈ܨܘܡܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܫܘܠܡܐ
  incipit: ܡܢ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ: ܘܡܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܘܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܝܗܘܢ܆ ܚܪܬܗ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܡܛܝܬ ܠܗ̇. ܘܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ ܒܛܝܠܝܢ.
  Imperfect at the end

title: A letter, regarding the Unity of the Divine Nature in the three Persons of the Godhead
Imperfect at the beginning

author: Evagrius
title: Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: The six Centuries
  rubric: ܪܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܕܘܪܫܐ ܘܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
  author: Evagrius
  title: Selections from the letters to Melania
  rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܠܢܝܐܐ
  author: Abraham Nephtarenus
  title: Part c
  rubric: 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.
  This extract is in reality the second discourse of Abraham Nephtarenus. See Add. 14,614 [...], foll. 34 a .
  author: Abraham Nephtarenus
  title: Another extract
  rubric: ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܗܘ̣ܝܬ ܥܗܝܕ ܠܫܘܕܝܟ݂ ܕܠܡܐ ܬܐܡܢ. ܚܘܪ ܒܢܝܫܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܚܢܐ ܠܬܘܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  This extract is in reality the third discourse of Abraham Nephtarenus. See Add. 14,614 [...], foll. 37 a .

author: Basil
title: A letter or treatise of Basil on Virtue
rubric: 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: On prayer, from the doctrine of the solitaries
rubric: 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: Select sayings of the teachers and holy Fathers
rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
These are short extracts, chiefly from discourses of Gregory Nazianzen, foll. 77 a and b, 79 a.

author: Ammonius
title: Extracts from the letters of Ammonius
rubric: ܕܐܒܐ ܐܡܘܢܝܣ
Imperfect at the end

author: Isaiah Abbat of Scete
title: Selections and extracts from the writings of Isaiah, abbat of Scete

author: Elias Patriarch of Antioch
title: Letter of Elias, patriarch of Antioch to the people of the village of Rūhīn
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.
rubric: 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.

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 [...] ).

89 ff.

- 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 [...] ).

This volume is written in an elegant hand of the xth or xith cent.

Foll. 1 and 2 a are covered with rude drawings of beasts, birds and fish.

On fol. 1 b there is also a very coarsely drawn figure of a saint.

10th or 11th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCCCXXIV 2:840-842

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1511, Add. 14,615, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,615, lower text, BL Add MS 14615, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 824, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXIV

[This manuscript contains: Syriac Sacerdotal. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

title: Syriac Sacerdotal
  title: Anaphora of S. James
  rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ̣. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
  title: Sedras and prayers
  title: Sedras and prayers
  title: Sedras and prayers
  title: Sedras and prayers

Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/8. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add. 14,615, upper text [...] ).

89 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/8. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add. 14,615, upper text [...] ).

The more ancient text is written in a good Estrangělā of the viiith cent.

8th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCCCXXIV 2:840-842