Add. 14,619
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/359
Date:
6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 173 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
Aphraates. The works of Aphraates, “the Persian Sage"
Physical Description
Vellum, about 12 ¾ in. by 10, consisting of 173 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 41, 86—89, 109, 169, and 173. The quires are 22 in number, but it does not appear what the original signatures were. Leaves are now wanting after foll. 6, 21, and 167. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 34 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a fine, regular Esṭrangělā of the vith century.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Aphraates. The works of Aphraates, “the Persian Sage" [defective]
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܐܦܪܗܛ
Author Name Variants [en]: Farhād
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܦܪܗܐܕ
Author Name Variants [en]: The Persian Sage
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܚܟܝܡܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ
Notes:
- Aphraates was a contemporary of Jacob of NisibisandEphraim , and bishop of the convent of Măr Matthew near Mosul (according to a note in Orient. 1017, fol. 160 a, ܚܲܟܝܡܳܐ ܐܦܪܗܛ ܗ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܚܣܝܐ ܕܡ̇ܳܪܝ ܡܰܬܝ). He flourished about A.D. 337—345. At some period of his life, perhaps when he was made bishop, he took the name of Jacob, and hence his writings have been ascribed from a very early period to his more widely known namesake Jacob of Nisibis. His works consist of 22 homilies, in the form of Epistles, each commencing with a letter of the alphabet in the usual sequence, and a separate treatise entitled ܛܘܛܝܬܐ or "the Cluster of Grapes." They were very soon translated into Armenian, and this translation has been published by N. Antonelli (Rome, 1756) ., and reprinted in Gallandii Bibliotheca Veterum Patrum, t. v., as also at Venice in 1765, and at Constantinople in 1824. The Syriac text has been edited by Wright (London, 1869)
- *For further information regarding Aphraates, see Assemani, Bibl, Or., t. i., p. 20, no. xi., t. ii., p. 398, t. iii., p. 85 ; Cave, Hist. Liter., t. i., p. 189 ; the letter of George, bishop of the Arabs, in de Lagarde’s Analecta Syriaca, p. 108; Cowper's Syriac Miscellanies (London, 1861), p. 61; the preface to Wright's edition ; and Noeldeke's review in the Gött. gel. Anzeigen for 1869, p. 1521 .
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Letter of a Disciple to the Author [defective]
Note: The title of this letter, which is ascribed in the Armenian version to Gregory the Illuminator, has been torn away.See additions.
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): Aphrahat. The Alphabetical Discourses [defective]
Subscription (Fol. 154b): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ.
Item 4 (Fol. 1b): Discourse of Faith [defective]
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. i.
Item 5 (Fol. 7b): Discourse of Love
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. ii.
Item 6 (Fol. 15a): Discourse of Fasting
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. iii.
Item 7 (Fol. 20b): Discourse of Prayer [defective]
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. iv.
Item 8 (Fol. 26b): Discourse of Wars
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܒܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܒܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. v.
Item 9 (Fol. 35a): Discourse of the Relgious, or of Monks [defective]
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܡܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܡܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. vi.
Item 10 (Fol. 46b): Discourse of Repentance
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. vii.
Item 11 (Fol. 53b): Discourse of Resurrection of the Dead
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. viii.
Item 12 (Fol. 61a): Discourse of Humility
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. ix.
Item 13 (Fol. 66b): Discourse of Shepherds or Pastors
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. x.
Item 14 (Fol. 70b): Discourse of the Circumcision
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܓܙܘܪܬܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܓܙܘܪܬܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. xi.
Item 15 (Fol. 76b): Discourse of the Passover
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. xiv.
Item 16 (Fol. 82a): Discourse of the Sabbath
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. xii.
Item 17 (Fol. 87a): Discourse of the Deprecation of Dissensions
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܦܝܣܐ ܕܚܖ̈ܝܢܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܦܝܣܐ ܕܚܖ̈ܝܢܐ
Note: Cf. Arm., sermo unicus, ed. Rom., p. 403.
Item 18 (Fol. 109b): Discourse of the Distinction of Meats
Title: ܬܘܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܡܐ̈ܟܠܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܡܐ̈ܟܠܬܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. xiii.
Item 19 (Fol. 114b): Discourse of the Substitution of the Gentiles for the one People
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܚܠܦ ܥܡܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܚܠܦ ܥܡܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. xv.
Item 20 (Fol. 118b): Discourse that the Messiah is the Son of God
Title: ܥܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܢܚܘܐ ܕܒܪܗ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܢܚܘܐ ܕܒܪܗ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. xvi.
Item 21 (Fol. 123b): Discourse against the Jews, on Virginity and Holiness
Title: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ. ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ
Title: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ. ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ
Note:
Arm. serm. xvii.
Item 22 (Fol. 127b): Discourse against the Jews, because of their saying that it is appointed for them
to be assembled unto Jerusalem
Title: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ. ܥܠ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܩܝܡ ܗܘ ܠܢ ܠܡܬܟܢܫܘ
Title: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ. ܥܠ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܩܝܡ ܗܘ ܠܢ ܠܡܬܟܢܫܘ
Note:
Arm. serm. xviii.
Item 23 (Fol. 134a): Discourse of the Supporting of the Poor
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܢܣܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܢܣܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
Note: This and the following discourses are no longer extant in the Armenian translation.
Item 24 (Fol. 139a): Discourse of the Persecuted
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܕܝܦܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܕܝܦܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 146a): Discourse of Death and of the Last Times
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܘܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܘܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 154b): Aphrahat. The treatise on "the Cluster" (Isaiah, chap. lxv. 8)
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܛܝܬܐ ܕܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܪܕܬ ܒܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܕܕܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ.
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܛܝܬܐ ܕܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܪܕܬ ܒܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܕܕܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ.
Note: It was written, according to the author's own statement,fol. 173 b, in the 36th year of the reign of Shabūr, king of Persia, A.Gr. 656, A.D. 345, subsequently to the composition of the 22 alphabetical discourses:ܟܬܒܬ ܠܟ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܚܒܝܒܝ. ܒܝܪܚ ܐܒܝ ܕܫܢܬ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܫܬ. ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ
ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ. ܘܒܫܢܬ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܫܬ ܕܫܒܘܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ ܕܗܘ ܥܒܕ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܟܕ ܐܬܥܩܪ ܥ̈ܕܬܢ̇ ܒܫܢܬ ܚܡܫ
ܒܫܢܬܐ ܕܗܘܬ ܚܪܒܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܒܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ. ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܟܬܒܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܪ̈ܫܝܢ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ
ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܚܕ ܒܬܪ ܚܕ. ܩܪܝ ܘܝܠܦ ܘܐܬܕܟܪ ܠܚܒܝܒܟ. See additions.
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 1b):
The title of this letter, which is ascribed in the Armenian version to Gregory the Illuminator, has been torn away; but on fol. 1 b, between the columns, a later hand has written:
ܩܕ [ܐܓܪ]ܬܐ ܕܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ
ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܨ ܥܡܢ. [ܟܕ ܒ]ܥܐ ܡܢܗ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܢܚܘܝܘܗܝ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܟܣ̈ܝܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܡܝܢ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕ..
Addition 2 (Fol. 154b):
To this a reader named
Zākhē, or Nicolaus, has added:
ܗܢܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܘܡ̈ܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܗ̈ܢܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ.ܙܟ̇ܐ ܚܛܝܐ
.
Addition 3 (Fol. 173b):
After the doxology, fol. 173 b, the above mentioned Zākhē has written:
ܗܢܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ ܚ̇ܟܝܡܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܗ̣ܘܐ ܘܓܡܝܪܐ. ܘܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܣܡ ܒܥܕܬܐ. ܨ ܥܡܢ. ܗ̇ܝ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ
ܠܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܦܠܢ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇.
Addition 4 (Fol. 109a):
This discourse is dated,fol. 109 a, A. Gr. 655, A.D. 344.
ܟܬܝܒܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܫܒܛ ܕܫܢܬ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ. ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ
ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ. ܘܒܫܢܬ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܕܫܒܘܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ
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