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Add. 14,618

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/358
Description based on Wright DCCLXVIII (2:736-738) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th or 8th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 88 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Eusebius. The letters of Abgar and our Lord, with an account of the mission of Addai or Thaddaeus to Edessa, rranslated from The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, lib. i., cap. 13; Letter of consolation to a friend on the death of an only child; Ignatius of Antioch. Three letters of Ignatius of Antioch; Gregory Nanzianzen. Letter of Gregory Nazianzen to Evagrius; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae, entitled parænesis; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 30 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 88 leaves, a few of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 59, and 88. The quires, originally at least 12 in number, are signed with letters. The first is wanting, with the exception of a single leaf; and there are also lacunae after foll. 36, 38, 85, and 87. The number of lines in each page varies from 25 to 36.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a rather peculiar, current hand of the viith or viiith cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Eusebius. The letters of Abgar and our Lord, with an account of the mission of Addai or Thaddaeus to Edessa, rranslated from The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, lib. i., cap. 13
  Explicit: ܘܬܘܒ ܐܢ ܬܗܝܡܢ ܒܗ̣. ܢܗܘܝܢ ܠܟ ܫ̈ܐܠܬܗ ܕܠܒܟ
Note: See the edition of Valesius, pp. 36—38; Heinichen (Leipzig, 1868), pp. 47—50.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Abgar. The letter of Abgar
 
Title:
ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܐ ܡܢ ܐܒܓܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܗ ܒܝܕ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܛܒܠܪܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
Item 3 (Fol. 2a): Letter of consolation to a friend on the death of an only child [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 4 (Fol. 6b): Ignatius of Antioch. Three letters of Ignatius of Antioch
 
Title:
ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܬܠܬ ܕܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܝܩܘܦܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ
Note: On these letters see Cureton's Corpus Ignatianum, where this manuscript is described in the introduction, p. xxx.
Item 5 (Fol. 6b): Ignatius of Antioch. To Polycarp
Item 6 (Fol. 8a): Ignatius of Antioch. To the Ephesians
Item 7 (Fol. 9b): Ignatius of Antioch. To the Romans
Item 8 (Fol. 11a): Gregory Nanzianzen. Letter of Gregory Nazianzen to Evagrius
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܣ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܘ ܡܕܡ ܥܣܝܩ ܡܣ̣ܒܪ ܗ̣ܘܝܬ: ܟܕ ܠܦܝܠܣܦܘܬܐ ܡܬܩ̇ܪܒ ܗ̣ܘܝܬ̣. ܕܠܐ ܦܝܠܣܦܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܫܘܘܕܝܟ̣. ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܠܡܕܘܟ̣ ܥ̇ܕܠ ܐܢܐ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܣܒ̣ܪ ܗ̣ܘ̇ܝܬ̇ ܠܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܦܓ̣ܥ̣. ܛܝܒܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܦ̇ܓܥ̣. ܐܘ ܚ̇ܡܣܢ ܟܕ ܚܐ̇ܫ ܐܢܬ̣. ܐܘ ܕܥ̣ ܕܕܓܠ̣ܬ ܫܘܘܕܝܟ
Item 9 (Fol. 11b): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae, entitled parænesis
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 316, no. 79, serm. i.
Item 10 (Fol. 18a): Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch
Item 11 (Fol. 18a): Isaac of Antioch. That man did not consider his own dignity, but consorted with the beasts and became like them
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܡܠܦܢܐ: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܒܐܝܩܪܗ ܠܐ ܐܬܒܝܢ: ܐܠܐ ܐܫܬܠܡ ܠܒܥܝܪܐ ܘܐܬܕܡܝ ܠܗ
  Incipit: ܡܢ ܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܢܦ̣ܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ̣ ܘܒܚ̈ܝܘܬܗ ܐܬ̇ܕܡܝ. ܟܕ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܥܡ ܚ̈ܝܘܬܐ̇ ܣܠܩܐ ܒܦܚܡܐ ܐܢܫܘܬܢ. ܬܩ̣̈ܢܝܢ ܛܘ̈ܗܡܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܘܬܐ̣ ܘܛܘܗܡܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܐܬܚܒܠ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 12 (Fol. 20b): Isaac of Antioch. A metrical discourse, without title
  Incipit: ܟܡܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܝܘܢܢ ܟܕ ܬܒ̣ܬ̇. ܢܝܢܘܐ ܘܣܡܬܗ ܕܓܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 13 (Fol. 21b): Isaac of Antioch. A metrical discourse, without title
  Incipit: ܥܡ ܥܠܡܐ ܒ̇ܥܝܬ ܕܐܫܬ̇ܥܐ̣ ܘܐ̇ܠܦ ܗܪ̈ܓܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܐܢܘܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ.
Item 14 (Fol. 21b): Isaac of Antioch. A metrical discourse, without title
  Incipit: ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܫܚ̣ܩܢܢ ܪܒܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܚ̣ܟܡܬ ܥܛܠܘܬܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ
Item 15 (Fol. 23a): Isaac of Antioch. On the love of Learing
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 214, no. 1.
Item 16 (Fol. 26b): Sayings of the philosophers regarding the soul
 
Title:
ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ
Notes:
  • See Add. 14,614, fol. 119 a.
  • The names of the philosophers are here written: ܦܠܛܘܢ, ܬܐܦܪܣܛܣ, ܡܢܕܪܘܣ, ܩܪܝ̣ܛܣ, ܛܝܡܟܘܣ, ܬܐܩܪܝܕܣ, ܐܘܣܠܘܣ, ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ
  • Compare Cowper, Syriac Miscellanies, p. 43; Sachau, in the Hermes for 1869, Bd. iv., p. 72, and his Inedita Syriaca, p. ܥܘ.
Item 17 (Fol. 27b): Sayings of ܦܢܕܪܘܣ, Pindarus, Aristippus, ܐܪܝܣܛܝܦܘܣ, and Kritus, ܩܪܛܘܣ
Notes:
  • The name ܦܢܕܪܘܣ is perhaps a mistake for ܦܝܕܪܘܣ, Phaedrus, or perhaps for ܡܢܕܪܘܣ, Menander, which is written above as ܡܢܕܪܘܣ.
  • The name ܩܪܛܘܣ is perhaps a mistake for Crates, Critias, or Criton.
  • See Cowper, p. 46; Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. ܥܚ.
Item 18 (Fol. 28a): Plato. Advice of Plato to his disciple
 
Title:
ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܦܠܛܘܢ: ܕܠܘܬ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
Note: See Add. 14,614, no. 6; Cowper, p. 47; Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. ܣܙ.
Item 19 (Fol. 28b): Reproof or Advice of one of the Fathers, addressed to solitaries, who are commencing their course of life, and to the laity, who fear God and elect to lead a virtuous life
 
Title:
ܟܘܘܢܐ ܐܘ ܬܘܒ ܡܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܣܒ̈ܐ: ܠܘܬ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܫܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ: ܘܠܘܬ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܕܚܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܓܒ̇ܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܚܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ: ܘܥܠ ܡܚܡܣܢܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ ܘܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܟܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ ܘܕܡܫܡܥܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܨܒ̇ܝܐ ܐܢܬܝ ܐܘ ܢܦܫܐ: ܕܐܝܟ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܟܝ ܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܢܝܐ ܕܒ̈ܡܫܟܢܝ ܩܕܪ: ܘܠܬܘܬܒܘܬܟܝ ܡܙܠܗܙܬܐ ܘܙܥܘܪܝܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܬܕܒ̇ܪܝܢ: ܘܒܚܝܠ ܡܫ̈ܝܢܐ ܘܒܗ̈ܝܠܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܠܚܬܢܟܝ ܫܡ̇ܝܢܐ ܬܬܒ̇ܣܡܝܢ: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܥܡ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܢ̇ܝܢ ܫ̇ܠܡܐ ܡܫܝ̇ܢܬܐ ܬܗܘܝܢ: ܐܘ ܟܕ ܒܡܥܡܪܟܝ ܝܚܝܕܐܝܬ ܐܝܬܝܟܝܵ ܐܘ ܬܘܒ ܟܕ ܥܡ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܬܫܬܟܚܝ̣ܢ. ܝܬܒܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܐܝܬ ܠܒܘܟܝ ܠܟܝ. ܘܡܠܬܐ ܟܠ ܟܠܗ̣ ܐܦܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܬܦ̇ܩ̣ܝܢ. ܡܛܠ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܟܝ̇ ܐܘ ܪܗ̇ܛ ܒܬܪܟܝ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܢܝ̈ܫܝܢ. ܐܦܠܐ ܡܬܬܒܥܐ ܐܢܬܝ̇. ܕܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܚܠܦ ܫܬܩܟܝ ܬܬܠܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܟܠ.܀
Item 20 (Fol. 29b): Fifty-five hortatory sentences or maxims
 
Title:
ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܏ܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܠܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܠ ܓܙܗ ܡܫ̇ܠܛ ܠܗ. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܗ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܘܒܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ̣. ܠܘܬܗ ܡܪܟ̇ܢ ܒܥܠ ܫܡܗ܀
Item 21 (Fol. 32b): Basil. Homily of Basil, showing that it should not be imagined that there are three Gods,— a new translation:
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܥܠ ܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܢܣܬܒܪܘܢ܀ ܕܡܦܫܩ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ: ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܦܫܩ ܬܩܢܐܝܬ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 867.
Item 22 (Fol. 35a): Gregory Nyssen. Two treatises of Gregory Nyssen [defective]
Item 23 (Fol. 35a): Gregory Nyssen. To Ablabius [defective]
 
Title:
ܠܘܬ ܐܒܠܒܝܣ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܟܕ ܚܕܐ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܡܘܕܝܢܢ ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܣܩܝܢܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܬ̈ܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ
Notes:
  • See Opera, t. iii., p. 15.
  • It is imperfect, the missing portions being: p. 18 D, Καὶ οὐ πολλῆς ἄν τις δεηθείη πραγματείας-p. 20 D, πρὸς τὸ ζητούμενον βλέπειν τὴν κατασκευὴν τοῦ λόγου, and p. 24 A, τοῦ πατρὸς εἴναι μόνου,—p. 25 C, ὡς τοὺς δαρεικοὺς ἢ τοὺς στατῆρας.
Item 24 (Fol. 40b): Gregory Nyssen. To Eustathius
 
Title:
ܠܘܬ ܐܘܣܛܬܝܣ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܣܓܝܕܬܐ
Note: See Opera, t. iii., p. 6.
Item 25 (Fol. 46a): John the Monk. A treatise of John the monk on the soul, and on the division of the human passions, in the form of four dialogues with Eutropius and Eusebius [defective]
 
Title:
ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܡܫ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܦܫ̈ܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܕܫܐܠܘ ܐܘܣܒܝܣܐ ܘܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Note: See above, no. DLXXII., p. 452.
Item 26 (Fol. 46a): John the Monk. First Dialogue
Item 27 (Fol. 60b): John the Monk. Second dialogue
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܙܘ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܟܝܢܗ̇ ܘܕܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܗ̇
Item 28 (Fol. 72a): John the Monk. Third Dialogue
Item 29 (Fol. 84b): John the Monk. Fourth dialogue [defective]
Item 30 (Fol. 88a): Porphyry. Part of Porphyry's Introduction to the Categories of Aristotle
  Incipit: ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܓܘܐ̇. ܘܠܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ  Subscription (Fol. 88b): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܐܝܣܓܘܓܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܛܓܪܝܘܣ ܕܡܬܦܫܩ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܡܥܠܬܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ.
Note: See Add. 14,658, fol. 71 a, col. a.

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