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Add. 14,617

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/357
Description based on Wright DCCLXX (2:740-742) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th or 8th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 115 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. Extracts from John Chrysostom; Basil. Discourse of Basil on Deut. xv. 9; Gregory Nyssen. Homilies of Gregory Nyssen on the Lord's Prayer; Basil. Letters of Basil; Philoxenus. Letters of Philoxenus; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 30 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 7 3/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 115 leaves, the first of which is slightly stained and torn. The quires are signed with letters, from ܛ to ܟܟ . Single leaves are wanting after foll. 40, 48, 58 and 66. The number of lines in each page varies from 26 to 32.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a neat, regular hand of the viith or viiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): A later hand has written the several short extracts from the works of Nilus on the margins of foll. 35 b, 36 a, and 41 a—44 a
Hand 4 (minor, Arabic Garshuni script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): John Chrysostom. Extracts from John Chrysostom [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Extract 1 [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 3 (Fol. 2a): John Chrysostom. From hom. xxvii. on the Epistle to the Hebrews
 
Title:
ܦܣܘܩܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܫܒ̈ܥܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ.
Note: See Opera, t. xii., p. 358, line 2, οὕτω καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐ δεόμενος εὐχῆς, κ.τ.λ.
Item 4 (Fol. 4a): Basil. Discourse of Basil on Deut. xv. 9
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 22.
Item 5 (Fol. 25a): Gregory Nyssen. Homilies of Gregory Nyssen on the Lord's Prayer [defective]
Note: See Opera, t. i., pp. 723 and 751.
Item 6 (Fol. 25a): Gregory Nyssen. Hom. ii.
Item 7 (Fol. 31b): Gregory Nyssen. Hom., v. [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the end.
Item 8 (Fol. 35b): Short extracts from the works of Nilus
 
Title:
ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܓ̈ܒܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܠܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ܀
Note: On the margins, in a later hand.
Item 9 (Fol. 36a): Short extracts from the works of Nilus
 
Title:
ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܓ̈ܒܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܠܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ܀
Note: On the margins, in a later hand.
Item 10 (Fol. 41a): Basil. Letters of Basil [defective]
Item 11 (Fol. 41a): Basil. To his brother Gregory [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the beginning.
  • See Opera, t. iii., p. 99, ep. ii.
Item 12 (Fol. 41a): Short extracts from the works of Nilus
 
Title:
ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܓ̈ܒܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܠܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ܀
Note: On the margins, in a later hand.
Item 13 (Fol. 44b): Basil. To those who are entering upon the monastic life
 
Title:
ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܫܪܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 295.
Item 14 (Fol. 47a): Philoxenus. Letters of Philoxenus [defective]
Item 15 (Fol. 47a): Philoxenus. To a novice [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ݀ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܝܠܝܟܣܢܣ̣. ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܐܬܬܠܡܕ
  Incipit: ܡܠܬܗ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܬ̇ܢܐ ܐܢܐ̣ ܥܡ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 46, no. 20.
Item 16 (Fol. 49b): Philoxenus. Concerning the order and tranquillity that is in a convent
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܘܫܠܝܐ ܕܒܥܘܡܪܐ
  Incipit: ܦܐܝܐ ܢܟܦܘܬܐ ܠܢܟ̈ܦܐ̣ ܘܟܢܝܟܘܬܐ ܠܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 17 (Fol. 52b): John the Monk. Letter of John the Monk to one of the brethren [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܚܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 59a): Evagrius. Extract from Evagrius
 
Title:
ܡܪܬܝܢܘܐ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܨܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܬ ܗܟܝܠ ܚܒܝܒ: ܠܡܬܒ̇ܩܝܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ: ܘܠܡܪܗܛ ܥܠ ܙܟܘܬ ܫܠܝ̣ܐ ܠܡܩܢܐ̣. ܫܒܘܩ̣ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܨܦܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ. ܘܫܘܠܛܢܗ̣ ܘܪܫܢܘܬܗ ܏ܘܫ
Item 19 (Fol. 63): Isaiah of Scete. Extracts from Isaiah of Scete [defective]
Item 20 (Fol. 63a): Isaiah of Scete. An extract
  Incipit: ܬܠܬ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܕܝܨ̈ܝܦܢ ܕܗܘܢܐ̇ ܐܠܨܐܝܬ̣ ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ. ܚܐܦܐ ܟܝܢܝܐ̇ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܡܐܝܢܘܬܐ܀ ܏ܘܫ
Item 21 (Fol. 64b): Isaiah of Scete. The sayings of the twelve wanderers
 
Title:
ܬܪܥܣܪ̈ ܡܬܟܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܟܕ ܝܬ̈ܒܝ̣ܢ ܐܡ̣ܪ̈ܘ ܗܠܝܢ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 2.
Item 22 (Fol. 66b): Isaiah of Scete. An extract without title [defective]
  Incipit: ܠܐܓܝܪ ܡܨܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܛܪ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ̇. ܐܠܐ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܢܛܪܬ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܘܠܕܢ ܠܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ
Item 23 (Fol. 68a): John the Monk. Select passages from the writings of John the Monk
 
Title:
ܦܣܘ̈ܩܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 70b): Select passages from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
 
Title:
ܦܣܘ̈ܩܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 75a): Basil. Writings of Basil
Item 26 (Fol. 75a): Basil. First letter to a fallen Virgin
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ̣. ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܝ̣ܡܗ̇ ܢܦ̣ܠܬ
  Subscription (Fol. 81a): ܫܠܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ̣. ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܩ̣ܝܡܗ̇ ܢܦܠ̣ܬ ܘܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܙܘܘܓܐ. ܘܥܡܗ ܕܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܫܘܠܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܗ ܕܠܘܬܗ̣̇. ܠܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܬܢܓܕܬ. ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪܗ̣̇ ܫ̇ܢ̣ܝܬ. ܘܐܣܝܪܬܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܗ̣̇ ܗ̣ܘܬ. ܒܐܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܬܐ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܝܐ. ܘܡܢ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܬܐ̣. ܕܡ̈ܥܝܗ̇ ܥܠ ܦܟ̈ܝܗ̣̇ ܫ̈ܦܥܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ. ܘܠܗܝܢ ܒܟܣܐ ܡܩ̇ܒܠܐ ܗܘܬ݂. ܘܠܥܕܢܐ ܕܛܥܘܡܗ̇ ܕܡ̈ܥܝܗ̇ ܒܚܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܫܬ̇ܝܐ ܗܘܬ݂. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇. ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܡ̣ܥ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܬܒ̣ܬ̣. ܗ̣ܦܟ ܟܬ݂ܒ ܠܗ̇ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܒܘܝܐܗ̇ ܘܠܚܘܝܠܗ̇. ܒܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܣܟܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܢܦܩ̣ܬ
Note: See Opera, t. iii., p. 191, epist. xlvi.
Item 27 (Fol. 81a): Basil. Second letter to the same
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐܒ̈ܗܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܛ̈ܠ̣ܝ̣ܢ. ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܐܒܕܘܢ̣. ܠܒܥܬܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܦܩܝܢ. ܘܒܚܫܐ ܡܪܝܪܐ̇ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ̣ ܠܐ ܝܬ̇ܒܝܢ. ܘ܏ܫ
Item 28 (Fol. 95a): Basil. On Anger and Wrath
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܡܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܫܝܗ̣̇ ܘܥܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܘܗܝ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 116.
Item 29 (Fol. 108a): Athanasius. Extract from the sermon of Athanasius on the Cross and Passion of the Lord
 
Title:
ܦܣܘܩܐ ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܙܩܝܦܐ ܘܚܫܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܕܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 111a): ܕܐܬܦܫܩ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܩܠܢܝܩܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Notes:
  • See Opera, ed. 1698, t. ii., p. 107 B, ὁ μὲν γὰρ θεὸς ἄμπελον ἐξ Αὐγύπτου μετῆρε, κ.τ.λ.
  • The subscription informs us that this discourse was translated into Syriac at Callinicus.
Item 30 (Fol. 111b): John Chrysostom. Extract from the tenth homily of John Chrysostom on the second Epistle to the Corinthians
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ
Note: See Opera, t. x., p. 598, line 32, Ἀκούσωμεν τοίνυν τῆς Παύλου φωνῆς λεγούσης, κ.τ.λ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 114b): A note on fol. 114 b shows that the name of the scribe was John ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟ̣ܬܒ ܕܢܬ̣ܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܒܙܩܝܦܐ. ܒܨܠܘܬܗ ܕܟܠ ܕܫܦ̣ܪ ܘܫܦܪ ܠܡܪܢ܀
Addition 2 (Fol. 114b): Below the note containging the name of the scribe, a reader named Daniel has written ܟܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܢܝܐܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ
Addition 3 (Fol. 114b): Still lower down, we read in Karshūnῑ the name of one George, son of the priest Joseph: ܐܕܟ̇ܪ ܝܐ ܪܒ ܥܒܕܟ ܓܪܓܣ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܩܣ ܝܘܣܦ

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