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Add. 14,623

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/363
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Add. 14,623, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1512
Description based on Wright DCCLXXXI (2:762-766) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 823 / AG 1134
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 88 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: John the monk. Selections from the writings of John the monk; Evagrius. Selections from the works of Evagrius; Jacob of Batnae. Letters of Jacob of Batnae; Ephraim. Letter of Ephraim to the monks who dwelt in the mountains; John Chrysostom. Extracts from the writings of John Chrysostom; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 66 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 88 leaves, the last of which is slightly soiled and torn. The quires are nine in number, and were originally numbered from ܐ to ܛ, but by a later hand from ܓ to ܝܐ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 35 to 51 lines. This volume is palimpsest throughtout. See Add. 14,623, lower text .

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, current hand, and dated A. Gr. 1134, A.D. 823.

Contents

This manuscript contains 66 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): John the monk. Selections from the writings of John the monk
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): John the monk. On the Publican and the Pharisee
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܣܐ ܘܦܪܝܫܐ܇ ܕܒܗ ܡܚܘܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܗܘܐ܇ ܕܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܢܩܪܘܒ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ܇ ܪܚܡ ܡܟܝܟܐ.
Item 3 (Fol. 2a): John the monk. On the Incomprehensibility of God
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ.
Item 4 (Fol. 4a): John the monk. First discourse on Lent
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 5a): John the monk. Second discourse on Lent
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 6b): John the monk. On the Thursday in Passion (Holy) Week
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܪܙܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 8a): John the monk. On the Crucifixion
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 9b): John the monk. On our using diligence to live well
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܒܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܚ̈ܝܝܢ.
Item 9 (Fol. 10a): John the monk. On the same subject
 
Title:
ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܒܐ ܕܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 10b): Evagrius. Selections from the works of Evagrius
Item 11 (Fol. 10b): Evagrius.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 11b): Evagrius. Dialogue between teacher and pupil, without title
Item 13 (Fol. 11b): Evagrius. On prayer, without title
Item 14 (Fol. 11b): Evagrius. On silence, without title
Item 15 (Fol. 12a): Evagrius. Admonition, without title
Item 16 (Fol. 12a): Evagrius. Letter
  Incipit: ܐܝܕܥܬܟ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܢ̣. ܕܗܪܓ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ ܒܫܪ̈ܒܝ ܟܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 17 (Fol. 12a): Evagrius. Letter
  Incipit: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܡܠܬܐ: ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܢܟܬ ܡܢ ܐܟܕܢܐ܇ ܠܘ ܣܓܝ ܚܫܐ ܡܣܝܒܪ: ܐܢ ܢܫܬܥܐ ܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܟܝܬ ܡܢ ܐܟܕܢܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 18 (Fol. 12b): Jacob of Batnae. Letters of Jacob of Batnae
Item 19 (Fol. 12b): Jacob of Batnae. To Paul the solitary
 
Title:
ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܠܦܘܠܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  Incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܪܚܡ̇ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ̣. ܒܝܫܘܥ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܒܠܢܘܬܐ. ܘܦܪܘܩܐ ܕܟܠ̣ ܫܠܡ܀ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܓܢܣܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒ̣ܪܐ ܠܢ ܒܨܠܡܗ. ܘܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܬܢܝܐ ܕܐܝܕܗ̣ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܦܪܩ ܠܢ ܒܝܚܝܕܝܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 20 (Fol. 13a): Jacob of Batnae. To his friend Simeon
 
Title:
ܠܘܬ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܡܚܒܢܗ
  Incipit: ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܘܪܒܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ̣ ܡܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܚܒܢܟ ܒܡܪܢ ܫܠ̣ܡ .. ܘܡܛܠ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܟ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ̣ ܥܠܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܥܒܝܕ ܐܢܬ ܠܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ. ܘܩܪܝܒܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܠܟ ܒܪܬ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܐ: ܕܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܕܢܫܬܒܚ ܫܡܐ ܕܡܪܗ ܡܛܠܬܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 21 (Fol. 13b): Ephraim. Letter of Ephraim to the monks who dwelt in the mountains [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܠܘܬ ܛܘܪ̈ܝܐ.
Notes:
  • It is imperfect at the end, a portion of fol. 17 a having been left blank.
  • See Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, pp. xiv. and 113.
Item 22 (Fol. 17b): John Chrysostom. Extracts from the writings of John Chrysostom
 
Title:
ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܡܠܦܢܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 17b): John Chrysostom. Part a, without title
  Incipit: ܐܓܘܢܐ ܗܘܓܝܪ ܪܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܠܗ ܥܠܝܠܝܢ ܚܢܢ. ܘܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܕܒܗ̣ ܕܠܘܬ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 24 (Fol. 17b): John Chrysostom. Part b, without title
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܢܛܥܐ ܒܢܦܫ̣ܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܦܪܘܣ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܝܚܐ ܢܓܒ̣ܐ ܠܢ. ܠܐܝܢܐ ܠܡ ܓܝܪ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ̣ ܪܕܐ ܠܗ.
Item 25 (Fol. 18b): John Chrysostom. Part c, without title
  Incipit: ܠܢ ܗܟܝܠ̣. ܕܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܘܕܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܡܛܠܬܗ ܕܣܒܪܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ.
Item 26 (Fol. 19a): John Chrysostom. From the discourse against the Jews
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܗܕܝܐ
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܢܣ̣ܒܪܝܗ̇ ܠܡܠܬܢ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܐ ܠܡܦܪܫ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܢ ܙܒܢܐ̇. ܕܟܕ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܟ̇ܢܫ ܠܢ̇. ܚܢܢ ܫܒܩܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܚܢܝܗܘܢ̇. ܘܥܡ ܝܘ̈ܗܕܝܐ ܕܢܬܟܬܫ ܡܬܚܦܛܝܢܢ.
Item 27 (Fol. 19b): John Chrysostom. Part e, without title
  Incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ̣ ܙܕܩ ܠܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ̣. ܠܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܥ̣ܗܕܝܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 28 (Fol. 19b): John Chrysostom. From hom. i. on the Gospel of S. Matthew
Item 29 (Fol. 20a): John Chrysostom. From hom. iv. on the Gospel of S. Matthew
Item 30 (Fol. 20b): John Chrysostom. From the commentary on the Gospel of S. Matthew
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܓܚ̈ܟܝܢ
  Incipit: ܕܒܟ̣ܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܪܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܙܒ̈ܢܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ. ܕܓܚ̣ܟ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܐܦܠܐ ܚܕܐ.
Item 31 (Fol. 21a): John Chrysostom. Without title
 
Title:
ܐܦ ܓܝܪ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܟܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡ̇ܠ̣ܝܢܢ: ܟܕ ܡܠܦܝܢܢ ܠܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܢܬܬܣܝܡ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܪܒܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܒܘܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 32 (Fol. 22b): Ephraim. Extracts from Ephraim
Item 33 (Fol. 22b): Ephraim. From a discourse against Bardesanes
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܪ ܕܝܨܢ
Note: See Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 132.
Item 34 (Fol. 23a): Ephraim. On virginity
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܫܠܘܚܝܗܝ ܐܘ ܦܓܪܐ܇ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܬܝܩܐ. ܕܣ̣ܢܐ ܗܘ ܟܠܗ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 92, V., no. 1.
Item 35 (Fol. 25a): The Apostolic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version
  Subscription (Fol. 31a): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܫܒܥ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ. ܚܕܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ. ܘܬܠܬ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ.
Item 36 (Fol. 25a): S. John. The three Epistles of S. John
Item 37 (Fol. 26b): S. Peter. The two Epistles of S. Peter
Item 38 (Fol. 29b): S. James. The Epistle of S. James
Item 39 (Fol. 30b): The Epistle of S. Jude
Item 40 (Fol. 31a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the prophet Jonah
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ ܢܒܝܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 36
Item 41 (Fol. 46b): Severus of Antioch. Selections from the writings of Severus of Antioch
Item 42 (Fol. 46b): Discourse on the hymn called the Trisagion
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܘܪܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܩܕܝܫܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܩܕܝܬ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ. ܩܕܝܫܬ ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܨܛܠܒܬ ܡܛܠܬܢ̣ ܐܬܪܚܡ ܥܠܝܢ.
  Incipit: ܦܘܠܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܪܒܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܬܩܪܝ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩ̇ܒܠ: ܘܒܪܚܡܬ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ: ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܒܪܚܡܬ ܩܝ̈ܢܕܘܢܘ ܥܒ̣ܪ ܒܗ̣̇. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 43 (Fol. 49a): From hom. epithron. ciii
Item 44 (Fol. 49b): From hom. epithron. civ
Item 45 (Fol. 50a): From hom. epithron. cv
Item 46 (Fol. 51a): From hom. epithron. cvii
Item 47 (Fol. 53a): From hom. epithron. cviii
Item 48 (Fol. 53a): Basil. Selections from the writings of Basil
Item 49 (Fol. 53a): From the "Regulae brevius tractatae, interrog. cclxxiv."
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܫ̈ܘܠܐܠܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ .. ܐܚ̈ܐ̣ ܐܡܪܝܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܢܫ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܘܫܛܝܐ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 729.
Item 50 (Fol. 53b): Letter to the Recluses
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܒܝܫܐ
  Incipit: ܛܒ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܠܢ ܛܒܐ ܕܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟܘܢ ܟܗܝܢܢ܆ ܗܢܝܢ ܚܦܛܢܢܝ ܕܐܣܘܚ ܠܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܒܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܡܠܬܝ̣. ܘܐܚܙܟܘܢ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܣܓܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܗ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 51 (Fol. 56a): John Chrysostom. Consolatory discourse for the Dead by John Chrysostom
 
Title:
ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ
  Incipit: ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ ܡܦܣܝܢܢ ܕܩܫܝܐ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܒܝܒܝܗܘܢ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܘܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܡܬܬܥܝܩܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܓܠܙܐ ܡܢ ܚܙܬܐ ܐܡܝܢܬܐ ܘܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܒܝܒܝܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 52 (Fol. 56b): Abraham Nephtarenus, Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Abraham Nephtarenus
Notes:
  • Here wrongly ascribed to Evagrius.
  • See fol. 58 b, margin.
Item 53 (Fol. 56b): Abraham Nephtarenus, Evagrius. Part a
  Incipit: ܪܚܡܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܡܪܓܙܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 464, no. 5
Item 54 (Fol. 58b): Abraham Nephtarenus, Evagrius. Part b
  Incipit: ܥ̇ܒܕܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܪܒܐ̣ ܫܪܪܐ
Note: See Assemani, no. 7.
Item 55 (Fol. 59b): Abraham Nephtarenus, Evagrius. Part c
  Incipit: ܗܠܟ ܐܚܝ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܚܕܬܐ̣ ܕܩܠܗ ܕܚܬܢܐ. ܣܝܡ ܒܓܘ ܠܒܟ ܫܪܪܗ̇ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ ܗܝ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ̣. ܕܡܣܩܐ ܠܟ ܠܫܡܝܐ.
Item 56 (Fol. 61a): Basil. Extracts from a treatise of Basil on the ascetic life
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܒܕܘܡܝܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܒ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ: ܕܐܡ̣ܪܬ ܕܠܐ ܣܦܩܐ ܗܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܩܢܝܐ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ: ܕܬܚܦܛܟ ܠܡܪܓ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܥܡܢ: ܐܠܐ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܐܝܠܦܬ ܥܘܡܪܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܒܫܪܪܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܟ ܕܝܠܟ ܗܘܬ ܗܕܐ̣. ܘܕܢܦܫܟ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܣܝܡ ܠܗ ܡܕܡ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܦܚ̇ܡ ܠܗ ܠܛܘܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܟ.
Item 57 (Fol. 63b): Nilus. Ascetic discourse of Nilus
 
Title:
ܡܡܠܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܐ. ܕܚܫܚ ܠܙܐܦ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܟܘܬܝ
  Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ: ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܠܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܢܬܕܒܪܘܢ: ܘܕܐܝܟ ܐܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܠܡܗܘܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ: ܐܦܝܣܬܢܝ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܠܟ: ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See nos. DCXXIII . and DCXXIV
Item 58 (Fol. 70b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Letter of Philoxenus of Mabūg to Patricius of Edessa
 
Title:
ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܛܪܝܩ ܐܝܚܝܕܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 59 (Fol. 80a): Evagrius. Tract of Evagrius on the distinction of the passions
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ
  Incipit: ܗܠܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܕܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ. ܘܡܩܪ̈ܒܢܝܬܐ ܒܕܪܗܝܢ. ܘܩܕܡ ܟܠܢܫ ܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢ. ܠܗܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣܝܩܬܐ ܣܡܢܢ.
Item 60 (Fol. 81b): Cyril of Alexandria. Extracts from Cyril of Alexandria
Item 61 (Fol. 81b): Cyril of Alexandria. From the treatise on Worship in Spirit and in Truth
 
Title:
ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܟܢܫܢ ܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ
Item 62 (Fol. 87b): Cyril of Alexandria. A short extract
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܙܕܩ ܕܢܫܬܐܠ ܡܢ ܚܘܫܒܐ ܕܡܕܥܐ ܘܕܠܒܐ ܕܒܢ ܕܝܗܒܝܢ ܠܢ ܛܘܒܐ.
Item 63 (Fol. 87b): Jacob of Batnae. Two penitential canticles of Jacob of Batnae
 
Title:
ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܣܝܡܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
Item 64 (Fol. 87b): The first
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܕܩܪܢܝ ܘܙܡܢܢܝ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ. ܕܠܐ ܦܝ̇ܣܐ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ. ܠܐ ܬܪܦܝܢܝ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒ̈ܝܫܬܐ.
Item 65 (Fol. 87b): The second
  Incipit: ܏ܒܗ ܏ܒܩܠܐ ܒܥܠܕܪܐ ܨܢܝܥܐ ܡܢܬܦ ܠܝ. ܬܐ ܠܐܝܠܝ ܡܪܐ ܕܙܟ̈ܝܐ. ܚ̇ܒܬ ܠܝ ܥܕܪ ܠܚܝܒܘܬܝ܀.
Item 66 (Fol. 88a): Isaiah of Scete. Extract from Isaiah of Scete
  Incipit: ܣܓܝܘܬ ܡܡܠܐ̣ ܡܘܠܕ ܠܫܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܩܘܛܥܐ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 88b): A note on fol. 88 b informs us that this manuscript was written in the Thebaid of Egypt, by a Mesopotamian monk named Aaron, a native of Dārā, A. Gr. 1134 (A.D. 823), when Jacob was patriarch of Alexandria. According to Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Jacob. Alexandria., p. 271, and Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 464, Jacob was not consecrated patriarch till A.D. 826. ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܬܒܐܝܣ .. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ. ܒܩܝܘܡܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ .. ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܓܙܝܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܪܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ. ܡܛܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠ ܒܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ .. ܫܢܬ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ ܒ̈ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܛܝ̈ܝܐ܀
Addition 2 (Fol. 88b): In another note on the same page we are told that this volume was presented, with nine others, to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by Isaac, Daniel and Solomon, monks of the Syrian convent of Mār Jonah in the district of Marīs (مَرِّيسَة) or Mareia, when Cosmas II. See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Jacob. Alesandr., p. 295; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 469. was patriarch of Alexandria and John III. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 348; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1374. of Antioch (consequently between A.D. 851 and 859). ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܘܫܠܡܘܢ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܢܢ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܪܝܣ ܕܫܟܢܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܬܫܥܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܕܢܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܟܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܗܘ ܙܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ. ܥܠܘ ܕܝܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܦ̈܏ܐܛܪ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܣܡܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܘܒܝܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܣܒܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܥܝܕܝ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 3: Between the above notes there are written in a good Arabic hand the words , i.e. خَوَاصُّ النَّفْس الخَطَر والذِّهْن والفِكْرة والفَهْم والعَقْل، The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 766.

Add. 14,623, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1513
Description based on Wright DCCLXXXI (2:762-766) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 88 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Ephrem. Works of Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 5/8. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add MS 14,623, upper text ), and the miserable monk Aaron deserves the execration of every theologian and Syriac scholar, for having destroyed a manuscript of the vith cent., written in three columns, containing works of Ephraim, some of which are as yet unedited. Fortunately a portion of it (nineteen leaves) escaped his ruthless hands, and now forms a part of Add. 14,574 (see no. DXXXV .).

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):

Contents

This manuscript contains 4 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 20b): Ephrem. Works of Ephraim
Item 2 (Fol. 20b): Ephrem. Discourses against false doctrines, addressed to Hypatius
 
Title:
ܕܗܘܦܛܝܣ
Item 3 (Fol. 54a): Ephrem. Discourses against false doctrines, addressed to Domnus
 
Title:
ܕܕܡܢܘܣ
Note: The titles of some of the discourses can still be read with ease; e.g. fol. 55 b, ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܪܩܝܘܢ܀ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܪܕܝܨܢ; fol. 56 a, ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܪܩܝܘܢ܀ ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܪܩܝܘܢ.
Item 4 (Fol. 86a): Ephrem. On viriginity
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܫܠܘܚܝܗܝ ܐܘ ܦܓܪܐ ܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܬܝܩܐ

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