London, BL, Add. 14619
source date: A.D. 337—345
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/359, Add. 14,619, London, BL, Add. 14,619, BL Add MS 14619, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 528, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Aphrahaṭ. The works of Aphraates, ܐܦܪܗܛ or Farhād, ܦܪܗܐܕ, “the Persian Sage,"ܚܟܝܡܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 25 items.]

Syriac

Foll.1-173
author: Aphraates ܐܦܪܗܛ Farhād ܦܪܗܐܕ The Persian Sage ܚܟܝܡܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ
title: The works of Aphraates, “the Persian Sage"
Aphraates was a contemporary of Jacob of Nisibis and Ephraim, 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. 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 Gott. gel. Anzeigen for 1869 p. 1521.
  Foll. 1a-1b
  title: The Letter of a Disciple to the Author
  The title of this letter, which is ascribed in the Armenian version to Gregory the Illuminator, has been torn away.See additions.
  Foll. 1b-154b
  author: Aphrahat
  title: The Alphabetical Discourses
  ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ.
    Foll. 1b-7
    title: Discourse of Faith
    Cf. Arm. serm. i.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
    Foll. 7b-15
    title: Discourse of Love
    Cf. Arm. serm. ii.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ
    Foll. 15a-20
    title: Discourse of Fasting
    Cf. Arm. serm. iii.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
    Foll. 20b-26
    title: Discourse of Prayer
    Cf. Arm. serm. iv.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ
    Foll. 26b-35
    title: Discourse of Wars
    Cf. Arm. serm. v.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܒܐ
    Foll. 35a-46
    title: Discourse of the Relgious, or of Monks
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܡܐ
    Cf. Arm. serm. vi.
    Foll. 46b-53
    title: Discourse of Repentance
    Cf. Arm. serm. vii.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
    Foll. 53b-61
    title: Discourse of Resurrection of the Dead
    Cf. Arm. serm. viii.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ
    Foll. 61a-66
    title: Discourse of Humility
    Cf. Arm. serm. ix.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
    Foll. 66b-70
    title: Discourse of Shepherds or Pastors
    Cf. Arm. serm. x.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ
    Foll. 70b-76
    title: Discourse of the Circumcision
    Cf. Arm. serm. xi.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܓܙܘܪܬܐ
    Foll. 76b-82
    title: Discourse of the Passover
    Cf. Arm. serm. xiv.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ
    Foll. 82a-87
    title: Discourse of the Sabbath
    Cf. Arm. serm. xii.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ
    Foll. 87a-109
    title: Discourse of the Deprecation of Dissensions
    Cf. Arm., sermo unicus, ed. Rom., p. 403.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ
    Foll. 109b-114
    title: Discourse of the Distinction of Meats
    Cf. Arm. serm. xiii.
    rubric: ܬܘܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܡܐ̈ܟܠܬܐ
    Foll. 114b-118
    title: Discourse of the Substitution of the Gentiles for the one People
    title: Arm. serm. xv.
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܚܠܦ ܥܡܐ
    Foll. 118b-123
    title: Discourse that the Messiah is the Son of God
    Cf. Arm. serm. xvi.
    rubric: ܥܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܢܚܘܐ ܕܒܪܗ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ
    Foll. 123b-127
    title: Discourse against the Jews, on Virginity and Holiness
    Cf. Arm. serm. xvii.
    rubric: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ. ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ
    Foll. 127b-134
    title: Discourse against the Jews, becuase of their saying that it is appointed for them to be assembled unto Jerusalem
    Cf. Arm. serm. xviii.
    rubric: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ. ܥܠ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܩܝܡ ܗܘ ܠܢ ܠܡܬܟܢܫܘ
    Foll. 134a-139
    title: Discourse of the Supporting of the Poor
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܢܣܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
    This and the following discourses are no longer extant in the Armenian translation.
    Foll. 139a-146
    title: Discourse of the Persecuted
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܕܝܦܐ
    Foll. 146a-154
    title: Discourse of Death and of the Last Times
    rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܘܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ
  Foll. 154b-173
  author: Aphrahat
  title: The treatise on "the Cluster" (Isaiah, chap. lxv. 8)
  rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܛܝܬܐ ܕܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܪܕܬ ܒܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܕܕܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ.
  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.

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.

Vellum

173 ff. 12 3/4 × 10

The quires are 22 in number.

- It does not appear what the original quire signatures were.

- Leaves are now wanting after foll.6, 21, and 167.

- The notes on fol. 1 a are much stained and mutilated, and some portions of them have been designedly erased.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 34 lines.

This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith century.

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- 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 ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܏ܨ ܥܡܢ. [ܟܕ ܒ]ܥܐ ܡܢܗ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܢܚܘܝܘܗܝ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܟܣ̈ܝܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܡܝܢ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܏ܩܕ..

- 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 .

- 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.

- Colophon

This discourse is dated,fol. 109 a, A. Gr. 655, A.D. 344.

ܟܬܝܒܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܫܒܛ ܕܫܢܬ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ. ܕܡܠܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ. ܘܒܫܢܬ ܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܕܫܒܘܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ

6th 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 DXXXVIII 2:401-403