Add. 14,632

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/382

Description based on Wright DCXCV (2:576-581)

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Date: 10th century

East Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Mixed Material Codex, 149 leaves.

Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors

This manuscript contains: Isaac of Nineveh. The first half of the works of Isaac of Nineveh. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 75 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 149 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 45—49, 52, 53, 60, 61, 68, 70, 99, and 149. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 18 in number, of which the first two are lost, and ܘ, ܙ, and ܚ are very imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 519, and 78. The number of lines in each page varies from 26 to 33. The place of the two lost quires has been supplied by 17 paper leaves (foll. 1-17).

Hand 1 (major, East Syriac script): This folume is written in a good, Nestorian hand, with occasional Syriac vowels, and seems to be of the xth cent.

Hand 2 (minor, West Syriac script): Foll. 1-17 are written in an ordinary, current hand, with Greek vowels, of about the xiiith cent.

Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.

Item 1 (Fol. 2b): Isaac of Nineveh. The first half of the works of Isaac of Nineveh [defective]

Title: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝܠܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ: ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܦ̇ܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝ݊ܣܚܩ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܘܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ: ܕܪܘܚܢܐܝܬ ܡܠܠ ܘܣ̣ܡ ܠܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܡ̈ܓܠܐ: ܨܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܦܢܗ (ܬܥܕܪ ܠܢ ܐܡܝܢ Subscription (Fol. 149b): ܫܠܡܸܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ܀ ܫܒܩܘ ܠܝ܀ ܏ܘܫ

Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Isaac of Nineveh. Six discourses on the ascetic life and character

Title: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܫܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ̇ ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܫܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܵܩ

Note: See Add. 14,633, no. 1, a—f.

Item 3 (Fol. 2b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part a

Item 4 (Fol. 4b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part b

Item 5 (Fol. 7b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part c

Note: This includes Assemani's sermm. 3, 5, 6 and 7 (Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 449); but serm. 4 is omitted.

Item 6 (Fol. 11a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part d

Item 7 (Fol. 16a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part e

Item 8 (Fol. 22a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part f

Item 9 (Fol. 28a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 2

Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܠ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ܀ ܟܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܡܢܗ ܘܠܗ ܒܦܣ̈ܘܩܐ ܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܙܢܐ ܕܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ

Note: For this and the following numbers, as far as no. 14, see Add. 14,633, no. 2—14.

Item 10 (Fol. 30a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 3

Item 11 (Fol. 31b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 4

Item 12 (Fol. 32b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 5

Item 13 (Fol. 34a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 6

Item 14 (Fol. 34b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 7

Item 15 (Fol. 35a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 8

Item 16 (Fol. 35b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 9

Item 17 (Fol. 36b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 10

Item 18 (Fol. 37a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 11

Item 19 (Fol. 38b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 12

Item 20 (Fol. 40a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 13

Item 21 (Fol. 45a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 14 [defective]

Note: Imperfect at the end.

Item 22 (Fol. 46a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 15 [defective]

Notes:

See Add. 14,633, no. 24.
Imperfect at the beginning.

Item 23 (Fol. 47a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 16

Note: See Add. 14,633, no. 25.

Item 24 (Fol. 47b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 17 [defective]

Notes:

See Add. 14,633, no. 26.
Imperfect at the end.

Item 25 (Fol. 48a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 18 [defective]

Notes:

See Add. 14,633, no. 31.
Very imperfect.

Item 26 (Fol. 48b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 19 [defective]

Notes:

See Add. 14,633, no. 32.
Imperfect at the beginning and elsewhere.

Item 27 (Fol. 54a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 20

Note: For this and the following numbers, as far as no. 42, see Add. 14,633, no. 33—55.

Item 28 (Fol. 55a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 21

Item 29 (Fol. 58a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 22 [defective]

Item 30 (Fol. 60b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 23

Item 31 (Fol. 62b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 24

Item 32 (Fol. 63b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 25

Item 33 (Fol. 64b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 26

Item 34 (Fol. 66a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 27

Item 35 (Fol. 68a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 28

Item 36 (Fol. 68b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 29

Item 37 (Fol. 69b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 30

Item 38 (Fol. 71a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 31

Item 39 (Fol. 73b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 32

Item 40 (Fol. 75a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 33

Item 41 (Fol. 76a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 34

Item 42 (Fol. 76b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 35

Item 43 (Fol. 77b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 36 [defective]

Item 44 (Fol. 81b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 37

Item 45 (Fol. 87a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 38

Item 46 (Fol. 87b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 39

Item 47 (Fol. 91b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 40

Item 48 (Fol. 92a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 41

Item 49 (Fol. 93a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part 42

Item 50 (Fol. 94a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of Patience

Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܕܟܡܐ ܫܟܝܚ ܠܗ̇ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ

Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 458, lib. iii., serm. 38.

Item 51 (Fol. 96a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of those who live nigh unto God, and pass all their days in the life of knowledge

Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܩܪܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚ̇ܐܝܢ ܘܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܗܘܢ ܡܫܡܠܝܢ

Note: See Assemani, p. 459, lib. iv., serm. 13.

Item 52 (Fol. 98b): Isaac of Nineveh. Profitable discourse

Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ

Note: See Assemani, p. 459, lib. iv., serm. 14.

Item 53 (Fol. 100a): Isaac of Nineveh. That it is improper for us, without necessity, to desire or look for any manifest sign through us or to us

Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܢܩܐ ܠܡܪܓ ܐܘ ܠܡܒ̣ܥܐ ܕܐܬܸܐ ܡܕܡ ܓܠܝܬܐ ܒܐܝܕܢ ܐܘ ܠܘܬܢ ܬܫܬܡܫ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ

Note: See Assemani, p. 450, lib. ii., serm. 10.

Item 54 (Fol. 102b): Isaac of Nineveh. Why God permits those that love Him to be tempted

Title: ܕܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܫ̇ܒ̣ܩ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܐ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚ̇ܡܘܗܝ

Note: See Assemani, p. 450, lib. ii., serm. 9.

Item 55 (Fol. 103b): Isaac of Nineveh. That from the thoughts which stir within him, a man may recognize to what grade (of holiness) he has attained

Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܢ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܡܬܬܙܝܥܝܢ ܒܗ ܡܫܬܘܕܥ ܐܢܫ ܕܒܐܝܕܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܩܐ̇ܡ

Note: See Assemani, p. 460, lib. iv., serm. 15.

Item 56 (Fol. 106): Isaac of Nineveh. Why men, who are endowed with intelligent souls, contemplate spiritual things according to the density of their bodies? etc.

Title: ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܢܝܢ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܡܬܒܩܝܢ ܒܨ̈ܒܘܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܝܘܬܐ ܕܓܘܫ̈ܡܐ: ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܢܬܥ̇ܠܐ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ̣. ܘܕܡ̇ܢܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܪܪܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܡܢܗ̇. ܘܕܐܡܬܝ̣ ܘܒܡ̇ܢܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܢܟܬܪ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ

Note: See Assemani, p. 449, lib. ii., serm. 8.

Item 58 (Fol. 107a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the various changes that happen to the mind, and are tested by prayer

Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܢܩܝܦܝܢ ܠܪܥܝܢܐ̇ ܘܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܬܒܚܪܝܢ

Note: See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 29, and also p. 450, serm. 12.

Item 59 (Fol. 107b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of circumspection and the kinds of actions by which a man may gain a becoming grade (of holiness)

Title: ܙܘܗܪܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܡܠܦ ܥܠ ܙܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܛܟܣ̈ܝ ܙܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ̣ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܩܸܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܛܟܣܐ ܦܐܝܐ ܠܩܢܘܡܗ Incipit: ܬܝܒܘܬܐ̣ ܐܡܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ. ܦ̇ܬܚܐ ܠܢ ܕܝܢ ܬܪܥܗ̣̇ ܒܝܕ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܠ

Note: See Assemani, p. 458, lib. iii., serm. 42.

Item 60 (Fol. 114b): Isaac of Nineveh. Letter to a friend

Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܠܚܒܝܒܗ̣ ܘܡܘܕܥ ܒܗ̇ ܡܕܡ ܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܫܠܝܐ̇. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܡܗܡܸܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܦܣܝܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܬܡܝܗܐ. ܕܣܘܓܐܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܥܝܕܐ ܐܚܝܕܝܢ ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܩܠܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܝܘܒܠܐ ܕܪܕ̇ܐ ܒܝܬ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ̣. ܥܡ ܟܘܢܫܐ ܕܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܕܚ̇ܫܚ ܠܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ

Note: See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 34.

Item 61 (Fol. 116b): Isaac of Nineveh. Definitions of intelligibles, and what is the use of each of them

Title: ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ: ܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܬܝܕܥܢܝܬܐ̇ ܕܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܚܫܚܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܠܗ̇: ܠܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܢܝܢ

Note: See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 35.

Item 62 (folio not specified): Isaac of Nineveh. Brief chapters

Title: ܪ̈ܫܐ ܡ̈ܣܝܟܐ Incipit: ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܡܬܪܓܫܢܝܬܐ ܝܚܝܕܐܝܬ ܒܝܕ ܚܝܠܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܚܙܘܝܐ̇ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܒܣܝܠܘܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܡܘܚܐ ܡܫܬܡܪ ܠܘܬܗ: ܒܠܥܕ ܕܢܫܬܘܬܦ ܥܡ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ̣. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܬܩܒ̇ܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ

Item 63 (Fol. 118b): Isaac of Nineveh. How the discreet should sit in silence

Title: ܕܐܝܟܢ ܙܕܩ ܠܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ ܠܡܬܒ ܒܫܠܝܐ

Note: See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 36.

Item 64 (Fol. 120a): Isaac of Nineveh. That the state of our (spiritual) life may be understood from the changes of our mind, etc.

Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܢ ܡܢ ܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܢ ܢܣܬܟܠ: ܘܥܠ ܣܓܝܐܘܬ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܥܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܣܬܡܸܟ ܫܒܪܐܝܬ̇ ܐܠܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܢ ܢܕܥ ܐܝܟ ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ̣ ܡܢ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܒܟܣܝܐ ܡܬܪܓܸܫ ܒܗ̇ ܝܘܡ ܡܢ ܝܘܡ. ܘܥܠ ܛܟܣܐ ܩܛܝܢܐ ܕܝܕܘܥܬܢܘܬܐ

Note: See Assemani, p. 453, lib. ii., serm. 37.

Item 65 (Fol. 121b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the effects wrought by grace

Title: ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܕܝܠܗܝܢ ܕܡܥܒ̈ܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ Incipit: ܗܘܝ̤ܬ ܣܐ̇ܡ ܐܬ̤ܐ ܒܢܦܫܟ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܘܡܬܒ̇ܩܐ

Item 66 (Fol. 123b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the knowledge of the truth, and of temptations; etc.

Title: ܥܠ ܝܥܕܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܘܥܠ ܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܙ̇ܕܩ ܠܡܕܥ ܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ. ܕܠܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܡܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܒܨܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ̣. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܫܬܘܝܘ ܠܠܐ ܚܫܘܫܘܬܐ ܙܒܢܢܝܬܐ ܘܡܛܘ ܠܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܬܪܥܝܬܐ: ܘܩܪܒ̤ܘ ܠܘܥܕܐ ܕܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܡܢܬܢܝܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܡ ܡܝܘܬܘܬܐ ܟܕܝܢܐ: ܘܡܛܝܘ ܠܥܘܠܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܒܗܢܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܡ̇ܦ̣ܣ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܟܕܝܢܘܬ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܥܡ ܒܣܪܐ ܚܫܘܫܐ̣. ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܟܬܘܫܐ̣ ܘܡܬܫܬܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ̣ ܡܛܠ ܦܓܪܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܒܐܡܝܢܘ ܐܦ ܡܫܬܒܩܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ̣ ܡܛܠ ܩ̣ܢܛܐ ܕܪܡܘܬܐ ܒܚܕܚܕܢܝ̈ܬܐ. ܘܟܡܐ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܬܥܒܪܝܢ ܘܒܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܐܣܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ̣ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܩܒܠܐ ܠܗܘܢ

Note: See Assemani, p. 453, lib. ii., serm. 38.

Item 67 (Fol. 125b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of Repentance

Title: ܪܥܝܢܐ ܟܢܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܣܘܩܐ̣ ܥܡ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ Incipit: ܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܢܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܣܘܩܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܕܢܘܕܥܢ ܕܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܘܕܐܝܡܡܐ̣ ܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܣܢܝܩܝܢ ܚܢܢ

Note: See Assemani, p. 453, lib. ii., serm. 39.

Item 68 (Fol. 127a): Isaac of Nineveh. Questions regarding the definition of the virtues, and the end of the whole ascetic life; etc.

Title: ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܣܟܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܪܗܛܐ: ܘܥܠ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ̣ ܕܗܘ̣ܝܘ ܓ̇ܡܪ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ̇ ܘܩ̇ܒܥ ܒܗܘܢ ܕܘܡܝܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ̇ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܬܝܪܐ̇ ܕܐܫܦܥ ܥܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ

Note: See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 30.

Item 69 (Fol. 131a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the secret grades, and of their powers and operations

Title: ܥܠ ܡܘܫܚ̈ܬܐ ܟ̈ܣܝܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܘܡܥܒ̈ܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܗܝܢ. Incipit: ܗܠܝܢ ܐܚܝ̣ ܢܬܚ̈ܬܬܢ ܠܟ. ܕܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ: ܘܡܩܕܡܘܬ ܒܘ̈ܕܩܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ̈ܬܐ: ܘܪܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܢܣ̈ܝܘܢܐ: ܘܢܘܚܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ: ܘܙܟܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܚܫ̈ܐ: ܘܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܚܕܐ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ: ܘܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܡܠܸܐ ܙܒܢ ܕܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ: ܘܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܘܪܬܚܐ ܕܪܘܚ: ܘܚܕܘܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ: ܘܟܠ ܫܐ̈ܠܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܒܟܠ ܙܢܐ ܕܢܥ̣ܒܕ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܐܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܕܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ̇ ܒܢܝܫܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܘܚܢܓܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ̣. ܡܬܪܟܸܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܗ̣ܘ. ܏ܘܫ

Item 70 (Fol. 131b): Isaac of Nineveh. Short sentences

Title: ܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ Incipit: ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܠܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ̣ ܐ̇ܡܪ. ܫܘܠܚܘܗܝ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ

Item 71 (Fol. 132b): Isaac of Nineveh. Another section

Title: ܪܫܐ ܗܢܐ݂ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܡܠ̤ܐ Incipit: ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܚܠܫܐ ܨܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܚ̈ܝܐ̣. ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܠܒܘܟ ܠܟ. ܏ܘܫ

Note: See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 31.

Item 72 (Fol. 136a): Isaac of Nineveh. On the advantage of fleeing from the world

Title: ܥܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ̇. ܕܒܒܘܚܢܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܬܦܪܣܘܗܝ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܠܦܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ

Note: See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 32.

Item 73 (Fol. 136b): Isaac of Nineveh. How the inward emotions change with the change of the outward life

Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܩ̇ܢܝܢ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܟ̈ܣܝܐ ܥܡܗ ܕܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܠܒܪ

Note: See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 33.

Item 74 (Fol. 139a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of nightly vigils

Title: ܥܠ ܫܗܪܐ ܕܠܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܙܢܝ̈ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܕܒܗ. ܘܕܠܐ ܙܕ݁ܩ ܕܢܝܫܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܡܘܠܝܐ ܕܟܡܝܘܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ̣. ܐܠܐ ܚܐܪܐܝܬ݂ ܘܒܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܦ̇ܠܚܝܢ ܥܡ ܐܒܘܗܘܢ ܒܣܘܘܚܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ. ܘܕܟܡܐ ܝܩܝܪ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܫܗܪܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ: ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܠܗܢܘܢ ܕܓ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܥܡܠܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܢܪܕܘܢ ܒܗ̣ ܘܥܠ ܫܘ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܠܗܘܢ ܡܫܬܸܘܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܥܠ ܐܓܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܟܘܢܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ

Note: See Assemani, p. 460, lib. iv., serm. 16.

Item 75 (Fol. 145a): Isaac of Nineveh. Reply to a question of a brother

Title: ܦܝܣܐ ܕܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܕܬܒܥܗ ܕܠܡܢܐ ܟܕ ܡܪܢ ܠܕܘܡܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܝ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܠܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܬ݁ܚ̣ܡ. ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܫܠܝܐ ܡܝܩܪܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢܗ̇. ܘܡܦܣ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܕܐ̣. ܘܕܠܐ ܙܕ݁ܩ ܠܡܗܡܝܘ ܒܐܠܝܨ̈ܐ ܘܒܡܪ̈ܥܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܩܪܝܒܝܢ

Note: See Assemani, p. 458, lib. iii., serm. 41.

Item 76 (Fol. 147b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of humility

Title: ܥܠ ܕܟܡܐ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܩ̇ܢܝܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ. ܘܟܡܐ ܪܡ ܕܪܓܗ̇.

Note: See Assemani, p. 453, lib. ii., serm. 43.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 1b): On fol. 1 b there is a note, rather carelessly written, stating that the manuscript belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, and that the first two (paper) quires had been copied by one Rabban Matthew, of Tur-ʾAbdīn, during the time that Rabban Joseph was abbat, from another manuscript, which was then in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, but which had been since conveyed by the abbat Constantine,—the first of the name, not the second,—to the convent of S. Antony, with a silver cross. He died there, and neither the book nor the cross had been restored to their rightful owners. It is also stated that, at the time when this note was written, there were many Syriac manuscripts in the convent of S. Paul, which is near that of S. Antony. This convent once belonged to the Syrians, but had subsequently been seized by the Copts. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ. ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܠܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܦܩܝܗܝ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܣ̇ܥܐ ܢܬܬܕܝܢ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ ܐܡܝܢ. ܘܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܘܪ̈ܣܐ ܕܘܪܩ ܕܟܬܝ̣ܒܝܢ ܒܫܘܪܝܗ ܟܬ݂ܒ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܪܒܢ ܡܬܝ ܕܡܢ ܛܘܪ ܐܒܕܝܢ (sic) ܕܥܡ̣ܪ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܙܒܢܗ ܕܪܒܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܡܥܓܪܐ (sic) ܘ܏܏ܩܕ. ܘܟܬܒ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܢܘܣܟܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܙܒ̣݁ܢܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ. ܒܙܒܢ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܘ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܗܘܘ ܒܫܡܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ̣ ܘܗܢܐ ܟܕ ܣܒ̣ܥ ܡܢ ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܢ ܩܝ̈ܢܕܘܢܣܐ ܘܥܝ̈ܛܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܪܥܝܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܫ̇ܢܝ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥ̣ܪܩ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܘܢܣ̣ܒ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܥܡܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܢܬܦ̇ܪܓܐ ܒܗ ܘܟܢ ܢܗ̇ܦܟܝܘܗܝ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ. ܓܕܫ ܘܐܬܟܪܗ ܬܡ̇ܢ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܢ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܥܢ̣ܕ ܬܡܢ ܘܦ̣ܫ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܗܢܐ ܬܡ̇ܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢ. ܘܬܘܒ ܢܣ̣ܒ ܥܡܗ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܦ̣ܫ ܬܡܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢ. ܐܠܗܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܢܣ̣ܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܢܒ̇ܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܘܢܬܚܫܚ ܒܗܘܢ ܥܕ ܙܒܢܐ ܘܢܗܦܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܘ ܢܝܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܗܪܟܐ. ܘܒܕܓܘܢ ܡܛܐ ܩ̣ܨܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܫ̇ܢܝ ܘܫܒ̣ܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܕܝܪܐ܀ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܝܕܥ̇ܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܒܬܪܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܦ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܦܘܠܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܢܛܘܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܗܘܬ ܠܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܗ[ܕܐ] ܘܐܝܬ [ܬܡܢ] ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢ. ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܥܬܝـ[ـܕ] ܙܒ݁ܢ̣ܐ ܘܐܬܓܪܕܝܘ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ. ܚܛܦܘܗ̇ ܐܝܓܦ̈ܛܝܐ. ܐܠܐ ܘ . . . ܠܝܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܒ̇ܚܢ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܢܦܪܩܝܗ̇ ܡܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܣܟܐ ܨ̇ܠܘ ܥܠܝܢ ܒܒܥܘ.

Addition 2 (Fol. 2a): On fol. 2 a we find, among other short sentences, the following: ܒܪܝܟ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܠܟܘܣܝܬܐ ܫܩܠ ܡܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܒܙܚ ܒܗ̇

Addition 3 (Fol. 2a): On fol. 2 a there is also the following recipe for the manufacture of ink, such as "the Egyptian fathers, who lived in this desert of Scete, used for writing." ܐܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܚܒܪܐ ܕܪܩ. ܣܒ̣ ܩ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܥܩܪܐ ܕܩܝܣܐ ܕܫܟܝ̣ܚ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܐܪܛܐ: ܘܕܘܩܗ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܪܓܝܐ. ܘܒ̇ܫܠܝܗ ܥܠ ܢܘܪܐ ܛ̇ܐܒܐܝܬ ܒܚ̇ܡܪܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ ܘܒܚ̇ܠܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ. ܘܟܢ ܢܩ̇ܝ ܘܣܝ̣ܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܫܚܪܬܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܘܨܡܓܐ ܥܪܒܝܐ. ܕܡܢܗܝܢ ܟܬܒܝܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܩܛܝ. ܘܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܐܚܝ. "If you wish to make ink for parchment, take parings of the root of a tree which grows in this desert, called arṭā (أَ‎رْطا), and pound them whilst fresh, and boil them well on the fire in black (red) wine and vinegar made from wine. Then strain, and add a little vitriol and gum arabic (صَمْغ عَرَبي)."

Addition 4 (Fol. 17b): On fol. 17 b there is another recipe for the same purpose, but written by a different hand. ܐܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܥ̣ܒܕ ܕܝܘܬܐ ܕܪܩ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܚܒܪܐ. ܕܘܩ ܥܦ̈ܨܐ ܐܝܟ ܚ̈ܡܨܐ ܘܣܝ̣ܡ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܚܲܠܐ ܘܚܲܡܪܐ ܬܩܝܦܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܡܨܝܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܏ܓ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܢܩ̇ܝ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܣܝ̣ܡ ܒܡܐܢܐ ܘܐܪܡܐ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܙܐܓ ܘܟܢ ܟܬܘܒ. "If you wish to make ink for parchment, pound galls of the size of peas, and pour over them vinegar and strong wine, as much as you can. After three days strain and put into a vessel, and throw in a little vitriol (زاگ) and then use for writing."

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