Add. 14,616
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/356
Date:
6th or 7th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 123 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Evagrius. Copious selections from the works of Evagrius; Xystus. The greater part of the first discourse of Xystus of Rome; Questions asked of the holy Fathers, being extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers; Prayers; Three anonymous discourses. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 16 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 123 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—5, 18, 19, 22, 24—26, 31, 35, 41—46, 52, 77, 78, 84, 93, 106, 107, and 115. The quires must originally have been at least 17 in number, but the seventh and the last are lost, and there is also a lacuna after fol. 68. They are signed with letters, from ܐ to ܥ. The number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 28.
Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 2b): Evagrius. Copious selections from the works of Evagrius
[defective]
Note: In a different redaction from that contained in Add. 14,578.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Evagrius. The Doctrine
Note: Compare Add. 14,578, no. 1.
Item 3 (Fol. 26a): Evagrius. Part 2
Title: ܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ . . . ܕܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܟܢ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܢܘܢ̇. . . . ـܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ
Title: ܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ . . . ܕܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܟܢ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܢܘܢ̇. . . . ـܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ
Note: Compare Add. 14,578, no. 9.
Item 4 (Fol. 33a): Evagrius. To a brother who had attained unto knowledge
Title: ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܕܐܫܬܘܝ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ Incipit: ܦܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ ܢܪܢܘܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܕܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܕܥܬܐ̣ ܢܪܢܘܢ ܣܟܘ̈ܠܬܢܐ. ܦܠܘܚܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܒܛܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ܇ ܘܩ̇ܢܐ ܚܠܝܡܘܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܒܝܕ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܬܩ̈ܢܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܕܐܫܬܘܝ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ Incipit: ܦܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ ܢܪܢܘܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܕܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܕܥܬܐ̣ ܢܪܢܘܢ ܣܟܘ̈ܠܬܢܐ. ܦܠܘܚܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܒܛܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ܇ ܘܩ̇ܢܐ ܚܠܝܡܘܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܒܝܕ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܬܩ̈ܢܐ. ܘܫ
Item 5 (Fol. 40a): Evagrius. Part 4 [defective]
Title: ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܕܡܢܣ̈ܝܢ ܠܢ
Title: ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܕܡܢܣ̈ܝܢ ܠܢ
Note: Compare Add. 14,578, no. 4
Item 6 (Fol. 53a): Evagrius. Part 5
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
Note: Compare Add. 14,578, no. 13.
Item 7 (Fol. 54a): Evagrius. Tract without title
Note: Corresponding to Add. 14,578, no. 5.
Item 8 (Fol. 66b): Evagrius. Concerning teacher and disciple
Title: ܡܛܠ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ
Note: Corresponding to Add. 14,578, no. 23.
Item 9 (Fol. 68a): Evagrius. Part 8 [defective]
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ Incipit: ܪܫܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܩ̈ܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܥܠܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܐܟܣܢܝܘܬܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ Incipit: ܪܫܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܩ̈ܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܥܠܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܐܟܣܢܝܘܬܐ. ܘܫ
Item 10 (Fol. 85a): Xystus. The greater part of the first discourse of Xystus of Rome
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Note: see de Lagarde's Analecta Syr., as far as p. 9, line 26.
Item 11 (Fol. 95b): Questions asked of the holy Fathers, being extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
Title: ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܫܬܐܠܘ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܫܬܐܠܘ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 106a): Prayers
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 108a): Three anonymous discourses [defective]
Item 14 (Fol. 108a): On Abraham and Isaac
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܒܪܗܡ Incipit: ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ ܡܬܦܟܗ ܗ̣ܘܐ̣. ܘܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ̣ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܬܥܙܙ ܗܘ̣ܐ. ܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܠܝܐ ܕܡܚܦܐ ܠܗ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܒܥܡܛܢܗ̣ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܕܢܚܦܐ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܙܕܝܩܐ ܒܥܡܛܢܗ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܒܪܗܡ Incipit: ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ ܡܬܦܟܗ ܗ̣ܘܐ̣. ܘܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ̣ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܬܥܙܙ ܗܘ̣ܐ. ܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܠܝܐ ܕܡܚܦܐ ܠܗ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܒܥܡܛܢܗ̣ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܕܢܚܦܐ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܙܕܝܩܐ ܒܥܡܛܢܗ
Item 15 (Fol. 120a): Discourse on Heaven and Earth
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ Incipit: ܫܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܒܝܕ ܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܠܐܢܫܐ. ܫܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܨܝܪ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒ̈ܢܒܝܐ ܒܪܘܚܐ. ܘܐܬܒܕܩ ܒܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܒܐܪܙܐ. ܘܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܙܕ̈ܝܩܐ ܒܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ. ܘܐܫܟܚܘܗܝ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܒܐܪܙܐ. ܘܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܟ̈ܗܢܐ ܒܕܡܘܬܐ. ܘܢܣܒܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܒܣܓܕܬܐ. ܘܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܒܟܪܣܐ. ܘܛܥܢܘܗܝ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܒܪܙܐ. ܘܐܚܕܘܗܝ ܐܦ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܒܪܥܠܐ. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܢ ܘܒܝܢܬܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ. ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ̣ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ .. ܢܛܝܒ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܫܡܥܬܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ. ܘܢܨܠܐ ܐ̈ܕܢܝܢ ܠܫܡܥܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܦܐ̈ܝܐ̣ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ. ܘܢܬܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܘ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ. ܘܐܪܥܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܥܕܬܐ ܘܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ. ܘܘܘ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ. ܘܐܪܥܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܟܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܨܠܝܒܗ ܘܘ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ Incipit: ܫܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܒܝܕ ܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܠܐܢܫܐ. ܫܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܨܝܪ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒ̈ܢܒܝܐ ܒܪܘܚܐ. ܘܐܬܒܕܩ ܒܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܒܐܪܙܐ. ܘܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܙܕ̈ܝܩܐ ܒܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ. ܘܐܫܟܚܘܗܝ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܒܐܪܙܐ. ܘܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܟ̈ܗܢܐ ܒܕܡܘܬܐ. ܘܢܣܒܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܒܣܓܕܬܐ. ܘܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܒܟܪܣܐ. ܘܛܥܢܘܗܝ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܒܪܙܐ. ܘܐܚܕܘܗܝ ܐܦ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܒܪܥܠܐ. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܢ ܘܒܝܢܬܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ. ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ̣ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ .. ܢܛܝܒ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܫܡܥܬܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ. ܘܢܨܠܐ ܐ̈ܕܢܝܢ ܠܫܡܥܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܦܐ̈ܝܐ̣ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ. ܘܢܬܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܘ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ. ܘܐܪܥܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܥܕܬܐ ܘܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ. ܘܘܘ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ. ܘܐܪܥܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܟܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܨܠܝܒܗ ܘܘ
Note: In the form of a dialogue, in which ܫܡܝܐ and ܐܪܥܐ are the speakers.
Item 16 (Fol. 123a): On Grace and Righteousness [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܟܐܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܫܠܡܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܬܓܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܦܬ̣ܚ ܓܙܗ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܡܓܢ. ܘܠܒܥܠ ܕܒ̈ܒܘܗܝ̣ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܒܛܝܡ̈ܐ. ܡܓܢ ܓܝܪ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܘܗܝ̣ ܘܣܗ̇ܕܝܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܕܕܠܐ ܛܝܡ̈ܐ ܡܬܒܣܡܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܗ. ܘܕܐ̇ܡܪܬ ܕܒ̈ܛܝܡܐ ܠܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܘܗܝ̣. ܣܗ̇ܕܝܢ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒܘ ܛܝ̈ܡܝ ܦܓܪܗ ܠܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܩܠܘܗܝ. ܘܝܗ̣ܒܘ ܛܝܡ̈ܝ ܦܓܪܗ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܛܠܡܘܗܝ. ܗ̣ܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܢܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܢ. ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܝܢ ܕܒܪܫ̣ܢ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܟܐܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܫܠܡܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܬܓܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܦܬ̣ܚ ܓܙܗ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܡܓܢ. ܘܠܒܥܠ ܕܒ̈ܒܘܗܝ̣ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܒܛܝܡ̈ܐ. ܡܓܢ ܓܝܪ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܘܗܝ̣ ܘܣܗ̇ܕܝܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܕܕܠܐ ܛܝܡ̈ܐ ܡܬܒܣܡܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܗ. ܘܕܐ̇ܡܪܬ ܕܒ̈ܛܝܡܐ ܠܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܘܗܝ̣. ܣܗ̇ܕܝܢ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒܘ ܛܝ̈ܡܝ ܦܓܪܗ ܠܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܩܠܘܗܝ. ܘܝܗ̣ܒܘ ܛܝܡ̈ܝ ܦܓܪܗ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܛܠܡܘܗܝ. ܗ̣ܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܢܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܢ. ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܝܢ ܕܒܪܫ̣ܢ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ
Note: Very Imperfect.
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