Add. 14,624
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/364
Date:
9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 56 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Ephraim. The Testament of Ephraim; Adam. The Testament of our father Adam; Jacob of Batnae. Three metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Story of Abbā Marcus, who dwelt on the hill of Tharmaka; The Song of Songs, according to the Pěshīttā version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 56 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 8, and 56. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number, but the first is imperfect, a leaf being lost at the beginning and another after fol. 6. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. The Testament of Ephraim
[defective]
Title: ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ
Title: ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ
Notes:
- Imperfect at the beginning and in the middle.
- See S. Ephrsemi Opera, Gr. Lat., t. ii., p. 395, and Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 137.
Item 2 (Fol. 8b): Adam. The Testament of our father Adam
Title: ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܐܕܡ Incipit: ܫܥܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ: ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܫܐܕܐ̇. ܘܒܗ̇ܝ ܫܥܬܐ ܠܐ ܣܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܟܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܠܐܢܫܐ
Title: ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܐܕܡ Incipit: ܫܥܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ: ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܫܐܕܐ̇. ܘܒܗ̇ܝ ܫܥܬܐ ܠܐ ܣܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܟܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܠܐܢܫܐ
Note: See Wright's Contributions to the Apocryph. Lit. of the N.Test., p. 61, and Renan, "Fragments du Livre Gnostique intitule Apocalypse d'Adam" etc., in the Journal Asiatique for Nov.-Dec. 1853, p. 427.
Item 3 (Fol. ): The account of the twelve hours of the night and of the day
Item 4 (Fol. 9b): The passage relating to the coming of the Messiah
Excerpt:
ܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܕܡ ܠܫܝܬ ܒܪܗ. ܫܡܥ̣ܬ
ܒܪܝ ܕܐ̇ܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ܀ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܬܒܛܢ. ܘܫ
Item 5 (Fol. 10a): The burial of Adam by Seth
Incipit: ܘܐܢܐ ܫܝܬ ܟ̇ܬܒܬ ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܗܕܐ. ܘܡܝ̣ܬ ܐܒܝ ܘܩܒܪܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܕܢܚܝ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ ܘܫ
Item 6 (Fol. 10): Jacob of Batnae. Three metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
Item 7 (Fol. 10a): Jacob of Batnae. On the fall of the idols
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܕܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܦܘܠܬܐ ܕܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 327, no. 181.
Item 8 (Fol. 20b): Jacob of Batnae. On Alexander the son of Philip, the Macedonian, and on
the gate in the north, which faces towards Gog and Magog
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܐ ܕܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܓܘܓ ܘܡܓܘܓ Incipit: ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡܪܢ ܗܒ ܠܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܟ. ܒܗ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܬܗܪܐ ܒܝܬ ܫ̈ܡܘܥܐ. ܒܡܕܥܐ ܕܡ̇ܒܥܕ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ. ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܟ ܡܪܝ ܩ̈ܠܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܒܟܢ̈ܘܫܬܐ. ܡܢܟ ܢܠܒ̇ܫ ܪܥܝܢܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܛܥܝܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ܀
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܐ ܕܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܓܘܓ ܘܡܓܘܓ Incipit: ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡܪܢ ܗܒ ܠܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܟ. ܒܗ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܬܗܪܐ ܒܝܬ ܫ̈ܡܘܥܐ. ܒܡܕܥܐ ܕܡ̇ܒܥܕ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ. ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܟ ܡܪܝ ܩ̈ܠܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܒܟܢ̈ܘܫܬܐ. ܡܢܟ ܢܠܒ̇ܫ ܪܥܝܢܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܛܥܝܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ܀
Note: See Knos, Chrestom. Syr., Gottingen, 1807, p. 66; and
Weber, "Des Mor Yaqub Gedicht uber den glaubigen Konig Aleksandrus u. s. w.," Berlin, 1851.
Item 9 (Fol. 34a): Jacob of Batnae. On the parable of the Vineyard, S.
Matthew, ch. xxi. 23—41
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬܠܐ ܕܟܪܡܗ ܕܚܒܝܒ Incipit: ܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܡܠܬܟ ܐ̇ܬܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܐ̇ܬܢܐ ܫܪܒܟ ܟܕ ܬܗ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܟܡܐ ܢܗܝܪ ܐܢܬ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬܠܐ ܕܟܪܡܗ ܕܚܒܝܒ Incipit: ܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܡܠܬܟ ܐ̇ܬܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܐ̇ܬܢܐ ܫܪܒܟ ܟܕ ܬܗ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܟܡܐ ܢܗܝܪ ܐܢܬ
Item 10 (Fol. 45b): Story of Abbā Marcus, who dwelt on
the hill of Tharmaka
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܬܪܡܩܐ ܥ̣ܡܪ ܒܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ Incipit: ܡܫܬܥ̇ܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܓܘܝܬܐ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܓܘܝܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܕܚ̇ܙܝܬ ܒܚܠܡܝ ܟܕ ܕܡܝܟ ܐܢܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܒܐ ܪܒܐ. ܘܫ Excerpt: ܛܘܪܐ (i. e. Alexandria) ܕܬܪܡܩܐ ܡܒܥܕ ܡܟܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ. ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܟܘܫ. ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܝܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܝ̈ܬܝܐ
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܬܪܡܩܐ ܥ̣ܡܪ ܒܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ Incipit: ܡܫܬܥ̇ܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܓܘܝܬܐ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܓܘܝܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܕܚ̇ܙܝܬ ܒܚܠܡܝ ܟܕ ܕܡܝܟ ܐܢܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܒܐ ܪܒܐ. ܘܫ Excerpt: ܛܘܪܐ (i. e. Alexandria) ܕܬܪܡܩܐ ܡܒܥܕ ܡܟܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ. ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܡܥܠܢܐ ܕܟܘܫ. ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܝܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܝ̈ܬܝܐ
The situation of the hill is here described.
Notes:
- The situation of the hill is here described.
- See Add. 14,732, fol. 154 a, where the name of the hill is written ܬܰܪܡܩܳܐ.
Item 11 (Fol. 52b): The Song of Songs, according to the Pěshīttā version
Title: ܫܐܪܬ ܫܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ
Title: ܫܐܪܬ ܫܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ
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