Add. 14,633
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/383
Date:
10th century
East Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 109 leaves.
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This manuscript contains: Isaac of Nineveh. The first half of the works of Isaac of Nineveh. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 63 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 7 1/2, consisting of 109 leaves, the first of which is much stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 11 in number; but the volume is imperfect, at least one third being lost at the end. At the beginning only a single leaf is missing. There are from 29 to 34 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, East Syriac script):
It is written in a good, regular, Nestorian hand, with occasional Syriac
vowels, seems to be of the xth cent.
Hand 2 (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: ܡܪܢ ܥܕܪܝܢܝ܀ ܡܪܢ ܚܟܡܝܢܝ܀ ܡܪܢ ܚܝܠܝܢܝ܀ ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܘܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܹܐ܀ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ܀
Title: ܡܪܢ ܥܕܪܝܢܝ܀ ܡܪܢ ܚܟܡܝܢܝ܀ ܡܪܢ ܚܝܠܝܢܝ܀ ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܘܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܹܐ܀ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ܀
Note: see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 444; t, iii., pars 1, p. 104; Fabricii Bibl. Gr., ed. Harles, t. xi., p. 119
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Isaac of Nineveh. Six discourses on the ascetic life and character
Title: ܫܬܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ̇. ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ
Title: ܫܬܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ̇. ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part a
Incipit: ܕܚܠܸܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܪܝܫܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 449, lib. ii., serm. 1.
Item 4 (Fol. 4b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part b
Incipit: ܩܘܒܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܢܣܘܒܐ ܡܓܪܓ ܠܝܗܘܒܐ ܥܠ ܡܘܗ̈ܒܬܐ̣ ܕܪܘܪ̈ܒܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 449, lib. ii., serm. 2.
Item 5 (Fol. 7b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part c
Incipit: ܟܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܘܣܦܬܐ ܕܡܪܢܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܒܗ̇ ܕܨܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܝܢܗ̣̇. ܠܐ ܣܢܝܩܐ ܥܠ ܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ: ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܡܢܗ̇ ܘܒܗ̇܇ ܢ̣ܒܗ̈ܐ ܕܚܸܟܡܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ
Note: This includes Assemani's serm. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Item 6 (Fol. 12b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part d
Incipit: ܢܦܫܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܚܒܐ݂ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܗ݂ܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܘܚܗ݁
Note: See Assemani, p. 453, lib. iii., serm. 1.
Item 7 (Fol. 18a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part e
Incipit: ܐܣܓܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ̣ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܥܦܝܦܐ ܕܝܗܒ̣ ܠܗ. ܘܡܢ ܟܠ ܓܲܒܝ̣̈ܢ ܦܬܚ̣ ܠܗ ܬܪܥܐ̣ ܕܢܥܘܠ ܠܘܬ ܝܕܥܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 454, lib. iii., serm. 2.
Item 8 (Fol. 23b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part f
Incipit: ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܫܬܟܚ ܒܙܒܢ ܒܓܕܫ̈ܐ ܕܣܟܠܘܬܐ̣ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܗ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܡܫܘܕܥܐ (originally ܡܘܕܥܐ)
Note: See Assemani, p. 454, lib. iii., serm. 3.
Item 8 (Fol. 28b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of trust in God
Title: ܥܠ ܙܢܐ ܕܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܕܠܡ̇ܢ̣ܘ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܬܬܟܸܠ ܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܐܦ ܟܕ ܡܬܬܟܸܠ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ. ܘܕܡ̇ܢ̣ܘ ܕܣܟܠܐܝܬ ܡܬܬܟܸܠ ܘܕܠܐ ܒܘܝܢ
Title: ܥܠ ܙܢܐ ܕܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܕܠܡ̇ܢ̣ܘ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܬܬܟܸܠ ܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܐܦ ܟܕ ܡܬܬܟܸܠ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ. ܘܕܡ̇ܢ̣ܘ ܕܣܟܠܐܝܬ ܡܬܬܟܸܠ ܘܕܠܐ ܒܘܝܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 455, lib. iii., serm. 15.
Item 9 (Fol. 99b): Isaac of Nineveh. How a man is helped to draw nigh with his heart unto God, etc.
Title: ܕܒܡ̇ܢܐ ܡܬܥܕܪ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܡܬܩܪܒܘ ܒܠܒܗ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܚܬܝܬܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܒ ܠܗ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܒܟܣܝܐ̣. ܘܐܝܕܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܗ̇ ܡܬܩܪܒ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Title: ܕܒܡ̇ܢܐ ܡܬܥܕܪ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܡܬܩܪܒܘ ܒܠܒܗ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܚܬܝܬܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܒ ܠܗ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܒܟܣܝܐ̣. ܘܐܝܕܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܗ̇ ܡܬܩܪܒ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 454, lib. iii., serm. 8.
Item 10 (Fol. 31b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of intentional and accidental sins
Title: ܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܘܬܕܐ ܘܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܒܝ̣ܫܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܵܪܨܘܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܘܬܕܐ ܘܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܒܝ̣ܫܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܵܪܨܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 454, lib. iii., serm. 9.
Item 11 (Fol. 32b): Isaac of Nineveh. That the words of Scripture and of the Fathers are
spoken with moderation, as to sick persons, lest we should utterly perish from
before the living God; but that we are not on this account to take them as an
incitement to greater boldness in sin
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܘܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ̣. ܡܡܫܚܐܝܬ ܐܡܝܪ̈ܢ܆ ܕܕܠܡܐ ܢܐܒܕܘܢ ܓܡܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ. ܐܠܐ ܠܘ ܡܛܠܗܕܐ ܬܥܕܝܪܐ ܢܫܩܘܠ ܐܢܝܢ܇ ܠܦܪܗܣܝܐ ܝܬܝܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܚܛܝܬܐ Incipit: ܠܠܘܒ̈ܒܐ ܕܝܗ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ: ܘܚܘܼܝܵܠܐ ܕܒܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܘܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬ̣ܐ̣. ܠܐ ܢܫܩܘܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܬܥܕܝܪܐ ܠܡܫܸܝܚܢܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܠܘܚܡܐ ܕܓܙܪ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ̇. ܘܫ
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܘܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ̣. ܡܡܫܚܐܝܬ ܐܡܝܪ̈ܢ܆ ܕܕܠܡܐ ܢܐܒܕܘܢ ܓܡܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ. ܐܠܐ ܠܘ ܡܛܠܗܕܐ ܬܥܕܝܪܐ ܢܫܩܘܠ ܐܢܝܢ܇ ܠܦܪܗܣܝܐ ܝܬܝܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܚܛܝܬܐ Incipit: ܠܠܘܒ̈ܒܐ ܕܝܗ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ: ܘܚܘܼܝܵܠܐ ܕܒܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܘܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬ̣ܐ̣. ܠܐ ܢܫܩܘܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܬܥܕܝܪܐ ܠܡܫܸܝܚܢܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܠܘܚܡܐ ܕܓܙܪ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ̇. ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 455, lib. iii., serm. 10.
Item 12 (Fol. 33b): Isaac of Nineveh. How to preserve the beauties of the ascetic life, and how it becomes a means of glorifying God
Title: ܕܒܡܢܐ ܡܬܢܛܪܝܢ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ̣. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܬܗܘܐ ܥܠ̤ܬ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܕܒܡܢܐ ܡܬܢܛܪܝܢ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ̣. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܬܗܘܐ ܥܠ̤ܬ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 455, lib. iii., serm. 11.
Item 13 (Fol. 34b): Isaac of Nineveh. That the ascetic should not desist from the search after truth, through fear of not attaining it, etc.
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܦܐܐ ܠܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܣܬܪܩ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܢܦ̣ܩ ܒܒܥܬܗ ܕܫܪܪܐ: ܘܡܢ ܥܠܸܬ ܩܢܛܐ ܟܐܡ̤ܬ ܕܕܡ ܠܐ ܢܫܟܚ ܠܫܪܪܐ̇. ܢܦܘܫ ܠܗ ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܒܥܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܫܪܪܐ: ܘܡܢ ܪܬܚܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܕܡܬܝܠܕ ܡܢ ܣܘܘܚܐ ܕܒܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ: ܘܒܨܬܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܝܗܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܡܢ ܐܪܙܢܐܝܬ: ܕܒܗܕܐ ܒܥܬܐ ܢܦܘܫ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܗܝܐ ܒܝ̣ܫܐ: ܘܥܘܗ̈ܕܢܐ ܚܲܫ̈ܢܝܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܦܐܐ ܠܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܣܬܪܩ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܢܦ̣ܩ ܒܒܥܬܗ ܕܫܪܪܐ: ܘܡܢ ܥܠܸܬ ܩܢܛܐ ܟܐܡ̤ܬ ܕܕܡ ܠܐ ܢܫܟܚ ܠܫܪܪܐ̇. ܢܦܘܫ ܠܗ ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܒܥܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܫܪܪܐ: ܘܡܢ ܪܬܚܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܕܡܬܝܠܕ ܡܢ ܣܘܘܚܐ ܕܒܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ: ܘܒܨܬܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܝܗܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܡܢ ܐܪܙܢܐܝܬ: ܕܒܗܕܐ ܒܥܬܐ ܢܦܘܫ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܗܝܐ ܒܝ̣ܫܐ: ܘܥܘܗ̈ܕܢܐ ܚܲܫ̈ܢܝܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 455, lib. iii., serm. 12.
Item 14 (Fol. 35): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the changes that happen to ascetics, etc.
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܕܝܝ ܒܫܠܝܐ̣ ܕܦܩܚܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܟܣܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܗܕܐ. ܐܝܬ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܟܡܝܪܘܬܐ̣ ܘܚܢܘܩܝܐ ܢܦܫܢܝܐ. ܘܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܦܨܝܚܘܬܐ ܘܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܪܬܚܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ̣ ܘܚܠܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܥܝܕܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܡܛܟܣܢܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܚܢ. ܐܡܝܢ
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܕܝܝ ܒܫܠܝܐ̣ ܕܦܩܚܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܟܣܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܗܕܐ. ܐܝܬ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܟܡܝܪܘܬܐ̣ ܘܚܢܘܩܝܐ ܢܦܫܢܝܐ. ܘܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܦܨܝܚܘܬܐ ܘܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܪܬܚܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ̣ ܘܚܠܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܥܝܕܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܡܛܟܣܢܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܚܢ. ܐܡܝܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 455, lib. iii., serm. 13.
Item 15 (Fol. 35): Isaac of Nineveh. Of solitaries
Title: ܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ ܪܕ̇ܝܢ܆ ܕܐܡܬܝ ܡܫܪܝܢ ܠܡܕܥ ܐܦܢ ܩܠܝܠ܇ ܕܠܐܝܟܐ ܡܛܝܘ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܗܘܢ ܒܝܡܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܫܠܝܐ: ܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܠܡܬܬܟܹܠܘ ܒܨܝܪ ܩܠܝܠ ܥܠ ܠܐܘܲܬܗܘܢ. ܕܫܪܝܸܬ ܝܗ̇ܒܐ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ ܪܕ̇ܝܢ܆ ܕܐܡܬܝ ܡܫܪܝܢ ܠܡܕܥ ܐܦܢ ܩܠܝܠ܇ ܕܠܐܝܟܐ ܡܛܝܘ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܗܘܢ ܒܝܡܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܫܠܝܐ: ܢܫܟܚܘܢ ܠܡܬܬܟܹܠܘ ܒܨܝܪ ܩܠܝܠ ܥܠ ܠܐܘܲܬܗܘܢ. ܕܫܪܝܸܬ ܝܗ̇ܒܐ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 455, lib. iii., serm. 14.
Item 17 (Fol. 36a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of gradual progression in the path of the ascetic life
Title: ܥܠ ܝܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ. ܟܪܝܐܝܬ݂ ܘܩܠܝܠ ܡܦܪܫܐܝܬ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ̣ ܘܒܐܝܢܐ ܙܢܐ ܡ̈ܬܝܠܕܢ ܡܢ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܗ̇ Incipit: ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܘܡܦܪܫܐܝܬ݂ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܟܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܝܘܒܠܗܝܢ. ܡܢ ܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܥܨܝܢܐ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ̣. ܡܬܝܠܕ ܪܬܚܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܫܓܝܪܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܘܫܚܐ̇. ܘܫ
Title: ܥܠ ܝܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ. ܟܪܝܐܝܬ݂ ܘܩܠܝܠ ܡܦܪܫܐܝܬ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ̣ ܘܒܐܝܢܐ ܙܢܐ ܡ̈ܬܝܠܕܢ ܡܢ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܗ̇ Incipit: ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܘܡܦܪܫܐܝܬ݂ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܟܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܝܘܒܠܗܝܢ. ܡܢ ܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܥܨܝܢܐ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ̣. ܡܬܝܠܕ ܪܬܚܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܫܓܝܪܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܘܫܚܐ̇. ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 454, lib. iii., serm. 6.
Item 18 (Fol. 36b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the advantage to the ascetic of freedom from all occupations, etc.
Title: ܥܠ ܕܟܡܐ ܡܥܕܪܐ ܒܓܘ ܫܠܝܐ ܣܦܝܩܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܒ݅ܕܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ̇. ܘܡ̇ܚܣܪܝܢ ܡ̇ܥܠܐ ܘܡ̇ܦܩܐ ܠܗܘܢܐ ܫܪܘܝܐ ܕܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܫܪܝ ܚܐܪ ܒܩܢܘܡܗ. ܘܕܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܠܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣. ܚܣܝܪܘܬܐ ܒܥܒ݅ܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܐܠܨܝܢ ܠܗ
Title: ܥܠ ܕܟܡܐ ܡܥܕܪܐ ܒܓܘ ܫܠܝܐ ܣܦܝܩܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܒ݅ܕܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ̇. ܘܡ̇ܚܣܪܝܢ ܡ̇ܥܠܐ ܘܡ̇ܦܩܐ ܠܗܘܢܐ ܫܪܘܝܐ ܕܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܫܪܝ ܚܐܪ ܒܩܢܘܡܗ. ܘܕܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܠܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣. ܚܣܝܪܘܬܐ ܒܥܒ݅ܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܐܠܨܝܢ ܠܗ
Note: See Assemani, p. 456, lib. iii., serm. 16.
Item 19 (Fol. 37b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of vigils by night
Title: ܥܠ ܫܗܪܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ̣ ܘܙܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܬܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܕܡ̈ܬܓܠܝܢ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܚ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܒܫܗܪܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡ̇ܠܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܕܘܒܪܐ̣. ܕܒܫܐ ܡܣܬܝܒܪܝܢ̣ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡܝܗ̈ܘܢ Incipit: ܠܐ ܬ̣ܣܒܪ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܥܢܘ̈ܝܐ̇. ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܪܒ ܘܡܝܬܪ ܐܝܟ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܫܗܪܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܫܗܪܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ̣ ܘܙܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܬܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܕܡ̈ܬܓܠܝܢ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܚ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܒܫܗܪܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡ̇ܠܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܕܘܒܪܐ̣. ܕܒܫܐ ܡܣܬܝܒܪܝܢ̣ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡܝܗ̈ܘܢ Incipit: ܠܐ ܬ̣ܣܒܪ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܥܢܘ̈ܝܐ̇. ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܪܒ ܘܡܝܬܪ ܐܝܟ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܫܗܪܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 456, lib. iii., serm. 17.
Item 20 (Fol. 39a): Isaac of Nineveh. What he heard from the Seniors, etc.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡ̇ܥܬ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܠܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܚܣܝ̈ܬܐ̣. ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܬܡܝ̈ܗܐ. ܕܡܪܢ ܢܢܛܪ ܠܢ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ̣ ܐܡܝܢ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡ̇ܥܬ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܠܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܚܣܝ̈ܬܐ̣. ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܬܡܝ̈ܗܐ. ܕܡܪܢ ܢܢܛܪ ܠܢ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ̣ ܐܡܝܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 450, lib. ii., serm. 14.
Item 21 (Fol. 43b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the varieties of revelations and operations (of the Spirit) in holy men
Title: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܝܢܐ ܘܡܥܒ̈ܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܨܝܕ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܒܕܡ̈ܘܢ ܕܡ̈ܘܢ Incipit: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܓܠܝܢܐ̣ ܦܪܝܫ ܗ̣ܘ܇ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܒܝܕ ܕܪܘܫܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܥܡܠܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܥ̇ܡ̣ܩ ܙܘܥ̈ܘܗܝ܇ ܠܘܬ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܘܒܥܬܐ ܘܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܒܘ܇ ܒܝܕ ܦܗܝܐ ܕܡܕܥܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܝܢ. ܘܫ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܝܢܐ ܘܡܥܒ̈ܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܨܝܕ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܒܕܡ̈ܘܢ ܕܡ̈ܘܢ Incipit: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܓܠܝܢܐ̣ ܦܪܝܫ ܗ̣ܘ܇ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܒܝܕ ܕܪܘܫܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܥܡܠܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܥ̇ܡ̣ܩ ܙܘܥ̈ܘܗܝ܇ ܠܘܬ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܘܒܥܬܐ ܘܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܒܘ܇ ܒܝܕ ܦܗܝܐ ܕܡܕܥܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܝܢ. ܘܫ
Item 22 (Fol. 45a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the differences of the intellectual faculties, produced by the operation of revelations and spiritual visions
Title: ܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ̈ܢܐ̇. ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܒܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܝܢܐ ܘܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ Incipit: ܚܙܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ̣. ܓܠܝܢܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܠܐ ܡܬܪܓܫܢܐ ܕܗܘܢܐ. ܓܠܝܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ̣. ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܗ̇ܘܢܐ ܒܣܘ̈ܟܠܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ. ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ̣ ܐܦܠܐ ܒܟܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܣܝ̣ܡܐ ܠܡܬܬܙܥܘ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܒܠܥܕ ܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ̈ܢܐ̇. ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܒܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܝܢܐ ܘܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ Incipit: ܚܙܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ̣. ܓܠܝܢܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܠܐ ܡܬܪܓܫܢܐ ܕܗܘܢܐ. ܓܠܝܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ̣. ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܗ̇ܘܢܐ ܒܣܘ̈ܟܠܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ. ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ̣ ܐܦܠܐ ܒܟܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܣܝ̣ܡܐ ܠܡܬܬܙܥܘ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܒܠܥܕ ܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 451, lib. ii., serm. 20.
Item 23 (Fol. 45b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the effects of prayer in silence
Title: ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܒܓܘ ܫܠܝܐ Incipit: ܡܢ̣ܘ ܝܕܥܗ ܠܣܝܡ ܒܘܪܟܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܗܢܝܐܐ: ܕܒܫܠܝܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ̇. ܡܫܒܚ ܠܒܐ ܫܠܝܐܝܬ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܡܕܡ̇. ܕܠܐ ܦܣ̇ܩ ܙܘܥܗ̇ ܡܢ ܗܢܝܐܘܬܐ̇. ܟܕ ܦܓܪܐ ܒܲܪܟ ܥܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܘܫܠܸܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܒܓܘ ܫܠܝܐ Incipit: ܡܢ̣ܘ ܝܕܥܗ ܠܣܝܡ ܒܘܪܟܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܗܢܝܐܐ: ܕܒܫܠܝܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ̇. ܡܫܒܚ ܠܒܐ ܫܠܝܐܝܬ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܡܕܡ̇. ܕܠܐ ܦܣ̇ܩ ܙܘܥܗ̇ ܡܢ ܗܢܝܐܘܬܐ̇. ܟܕ ܦܓܪܐ ܒܲܪܟ ܥܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܘܫܠܸܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 45b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the many varieties of prayer, and on the limits of the power of the intellect, etc.
Title: ܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܒܨܠܘܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܬܚ̈ܘܡܝ ܫܘܠܛܢܗ ܕܗܘܢܐ. ܘܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܝܟܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܠܲܡܙܥܘ ܠܙܘܥܘ̈ܗܝ ܨܒ̈ܝܢܝܐ܇ ܒܫܘܚܠܦ ܐܣܟ̈ܡܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ. ܘܕܐܝܢܘ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܟܝܢܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ܇ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܡܢ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܕܢܨܠܐ. ܘܕܡܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܪ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܘܠܗܠ ܠܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܟܝܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ܇ ܐܦܢ ܒܫܡ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܬܐܡܪ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܗ̇ܝܕܝܟ
Title: ܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܒܨܠܘܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܬܚ̈ܘܡܝ ܫܘܠܛܢܗ ܕܗܘܢܐ. ܘܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܝܟܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܠܲܡܙܥܘ ܠܙܘܥܘ̈ܗܝ ܨܒ̈ܝܢܝܐ܇ ܒܫܘܚܠܦ ܐܣܟ̈ܡܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ. ܘܕܐܝܢܘ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܟܝܢܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ܇ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܬܡܢ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܕܢܨܠܐ. ܘܕܡܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܪ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܘܠܗܠ ܠܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܟܝܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ܇ ܐܦܢ ܒܫܡ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܬܐܡܪ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܗ̇ܝܕܝܟ
Note: See Assemani, p. 451, lib. ii., serm. 21.
Item 25 (Fol. 49a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the knowledge of the truth
Title: ܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ Incipit: ܟܠܡܕܡ ܡܬܪܓܫܢܐ : ܐܢ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܘܐܢ ܡܠܬܐ̣. ܕܢܚܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܟܣܸܐ ܠܓܘ: ܘܫ
Title: ܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ Incipit: ܟܠܡܕܡ ܡܬܪܓܫܢܐ : ܐܢ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܘܐܢ ܡܠܬܐ̣. ܕܢܚܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܟܣܸܐ ܠܓܘ: ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 451, lib. ii., serm. 22.
Item 26 (Fol. 49a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of prayer
Title: ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܬܦܪܢܣ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܩܕܝܡ ܠܨܠܘܬܐ̇. ܠܦܘܬ ܕܡܬܚ̇ܡ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܢ ܡܢ ܚܟܡܬܗ Incipit: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܫܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܘܬܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܚ̇ܡܝܢ ܠܚܲܫܝܫܘܬܗ̣̇. ܠܙܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܡܫܚܠܦܐ̣ ܘܠܦܩܚܘܬܐ ܡܝܬܝܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܬܦܪܢܣ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܩܕܝܡ ܠܨܠܘܬܐ̇. ܠܦܘܬ ܕܡܬܚ̇ܡ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܢ ܡܢ ܚܟܡܬܗ Incipit: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܫܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܘܬܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܚ̇ܡܝܢ ܠܚܲܫܝܫܘܬܗ̣̇. ܠܙܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܡܫܚܠܦܐ̣ ܘܠܦܩܚܘܬܐ ܡܝܬܝܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 49a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the things allotted to a brother in his cell
Title: ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܦܪ̈ܢܣܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܒܓܘ ܩܠܝܬܗ Incipit: ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܢ ܓܕܫ̇ ܡܨܥ̣ܬ ܫ̈ܥܐ ܕܐܝܡܡܐ̣. ܕܐܢ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܐܚܐ̣. ܠܐ ܡܬܛܦܝܣ ܒܫܥܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܦܘܩ ܡܢ ܩܠܝܬܗ̣ ܘܠܐ ܕܢܩܘܫ ܠܗ ܐܢܫ
Title: ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܦܪ̈ܢܣܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܒܓܘ ܩܠܝܬܗ Incipit: ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܢ ܓܕܫ̇ ܡܨܥ̣ܬ ܫ̈ܥܐ ܕܐܝܡܡܐ̣. ܕܐܢ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܐܚܐ̣. ܠܐ ܡܬܛܦܝܣ ܒܫܥܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܦܘܩ ܡܢ ܩܠܝܬܗ̣ ܘܠܐ ܕܢܩܘܫ ܠܗ ܐܢܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 451, lib. ii., serm. 18.
Item 28 (Fol. 50b): Isaac of Nineveh. Profitable materials for the soul that seeks after deep contemplation, etc.
Title: ܡ̈ܠܘܐܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܕܒ̇ܥܝܐ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܥܡܝܩܬܐ ܕܬܥܡܕ ܒܗ̇ ܡܢ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܓܫܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܘܗ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ Incipit: ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܡܕܡ̣. ܓܢܝܙ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܢܗ ܘܠܬܚܬ
Title: ܡ̈ܠܘܐܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܕܒ̇ܥܝܐ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܥܡܝܩܬܐ ܕܬܥܡܕ ܒܗ̇ ܡܢ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܓܫܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܘܗ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ Incipit: ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܡܕܡ̣. ܓܢܝܙ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܢܗ ܘܠܬܚܬ
Note: See Assemani, p. 451, lib. ii., serm. 23.
Item 29 (Fol. 52a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the names of the supernal orders
Title: ܐܚܪܢܝܐܝܬ݂ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ . . ܥܠ ܟܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ Incipit: ܡܘܬܒ̈ܐ̣ ܡܝܩܪ̈ܐ. ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ̣ ܫܠܝܛܝ̈ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܘ̈ܬܐ. ܐܪܟܘܣ̣ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܝ ܐܐܪ
Title: ܐܚܪܢܝܐܝܬ݂ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ . . ܥܠ ܟܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ Incipit: ܡܘܬܒ̈ܐ̣ ܡܝܩܪ̈ܐ. ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ̣ ܫܠܝܛܝ̈ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܘ̈ܬܐ. ܐܪܟܘܣ̣ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܝ ܐܐܪ
Item 30 (Fol. 52b): Isaac of Nineveh. Against those who say, If God be good, why did he create these things? viz. sin, hell, death and Satan
Title: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܕܐܢ ܐܠܐܗܐ ܛܒܐ ܗ̣ܘ܇ ܡܛܠ ܡܵܢ ܥܒܝ̈ܕܢ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ .. ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܘܓܗܢܐ ܘܡܘܬܐ ܘܣܛܢܐ Incipit: ܚܛܝܬܐ ܘܓܗܢܐ ܘܡܘܬܐ̣. ܟܠ ܟܠܗ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܠܝܬ. ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܗܠܝܢ̣. ܘܠܘ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ
Title: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܕܐܢ ܐܠܐܗܐ ܛܒܐ ܗ̣ܘ܇ ܡܛܠ ܡܵܢ ܥܒܝ̈ܕܢ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ .. ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܘܓܗܢܐ ܘܡܘܬܐ ܘܣܛܢܐ Incipit: ܚܛܝܬܐ ܘܓܗܢܐ ܘܡܘܬܐ̣. ܟܠ ܟܠܗ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܠܝܬ. ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܗܠܝܢ̣. ܘܠܘ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 460, lib. iv. serm. 17, interrog. 4.
Item 31 (Fol. 54): Isaac of Nineveh. In how many different ways the perception of incorporeals is received by the nature of man
Title: ܕܒܟܡܐ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܡܬܩܒܠܐ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܝ̈ܡܐ̇ ܠܟܝܢܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ Incipit: ܟܠ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܠܐ ܡܚܝ̈ܕܐ ܘܩ̈ܛܝܢܐ (marg. ܘܩ̈ܛܝܢܝ) ܡ̣ܢ ܓܘܫܡ̈ܐ܇ ܝܕܘܥ̈ܬܢܐ ܟܝܬ݂. ܒܬܠܬܐ ܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܢܦ̇ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܪܓܫܬܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ̣ ܘܫ
Title: ܕܒܟܡܐ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܡܬܩܒܠܐ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܝ̈ܡܐ̇ ܠܟܝܢܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ Incipit: ܟܠ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܠܐ ܡܚܝ̈ܕܐ ܘܩ̈ܛܝܢܐ (marg. ܘܩ̈ܛܝܢܝ) ܡ̣ܢ ܓܘܫܡ̈ܐ܇ ܝܕܘܥ̈ܬܢܐ ܟܝܬ݂. ܒܬܠܬܐ ܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܢܦ̇ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܪܓܫܬܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ̣ ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 459, lib. iv., serm. 6.
Item 32 (Fol. 56a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the Sabbath (Saturday) and Sunday
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܦܠܐܬܢܝܬܐ̇ ܥܠ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܘܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܦܠܐܬܢܝܬܐ̇ ܥܠ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܘܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 450, lib. ii., serm. 15.
Item 33 (Fol. 56b): Isaac of Nineveh. On the various suitable modes of wise training for the education of ascetics
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦ ܙܢܝ̈ܗ̇ ܦܩ̈ܚܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܚܟܝܡܬܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܬܕܒ̇ܪ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦ ܙܢܝ̈ܗ̇ ܦܩ̈ܚܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܚܟܝܡܬܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܬܕܒ̇ܪ̈ܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 459, lib. iv., serm. 7.
Item 34 (Fol. 57b): Isaac of Nineveh. On the strength of the evil operation of sin, and by what it is established and by what destroyed
Title: ܥܠ ܬܘܩܦܗ̇ ܕܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ. ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܬܩܝܡܐ̣ ܘܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܒ̇ܛܠܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܬܘܩܦܗ̇ ܕܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ. ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܬܩܝܡܐ̣ ܘܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܒ̇ܛܠܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 456, lib. iii., serm. 18.
Item 35 (Fol. 59a): Isaac of Nineveh. In what contest there is great labour, and danger of falling
Title: ܥܠ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܐܝܬ ܥܡܠܐ ܝܬܝܪܐ܇ ܡܠܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܩܝܘܢܕܝܢܘܣ ܕܡܦܘܠܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܐܝܬ ܥܡܠܐ ܝܬܝܪܐ܇ ܡܠܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܩܝܘܢܕܝܢܘܣ ܕܡܦܘܠܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 459, lib. iv., serm. 8.
Item 36 (Fol. 59b): Isaac of Nineveh. On the guarding of the heart
Title: ܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܢܛܘܪܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ. ܘܥܠ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܩܛܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܗ ܒܐܘܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܕܝܩܐ Incipit: ܠܐ ܢ̣ܬܛܥܐ ܠܝܕܥܬܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܣܝ̣ܡ ܒܩ̈ܝܢܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ܇ ܟܕ ܒܣܘܟܠܐ ܢܬܚܫܚ. ܘܫ
Title: ܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܢܛܘܪܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ. ܘܥܠ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܩܛܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܗ ܒܐܘܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܕܝܩܐ Incipit: ܠܐ ܢ̣ܬܛܥܐ ܠܝܕܥܬܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܣܝ̣ܡ ܒܩ̈ܝܢܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ܇ ܟܕ ܒܣܘܟܠܐ ܢܬܚܫܚ. ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 456, lib. iii., serm. 19.
Item 37 (Fol. 60a): Isaac of Nineveh. On the operation of divine love
Title: ܥܠ ܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܚܘ̈ܬܚܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܪܫܡ̣ܢܢ܆ ܕܢ̇ܦܫ̣ܩ ܗ̣ܘ ܥܕܢܐ ܡܲܦ̣ܣ. ܘܫ
Title: ܥܠ ܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܚܘ̈ܬܚܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܪܫܡ̣ܢܢ܆ ܕܢ̇ܦܫ̣ܩ ܗ̣ܘ ܥܕܢܐ ܡܲܦ̣ܣ. ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 456, lib. iii., serm. 20.
Item 38 (Fol. 60b): Isaac of Nineveh. On the natural offspring of the virtues, etc.
Title: ܥܠ ܝ̈ܠܕܐ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ̣ ܘܕܫܪܟܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܝ̈ܠܕܐ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ̣ ܘܕܫܪܟܐ
Notes:
- See Assemani, p. 456, lib. iii., serm. 21; and Zingerle's Monumenta Syriaca, vol. i., p. 99.
- At the end there is the following prayer:
Item 39 (Fol. 61): A prayer
Incipit: ܨܠܘܬܐ .. ܐܫܘܢܝ ܕܐܕܥܟ ܡܪܝ̈ ܕܐܦ ܐܚܒܟ
Note:
Zingerle, p. 100, line 18.
Item 40 (Fol. 61b): Isaac of Nineveh. Dialogue
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܩ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܙܢܝ̈ܢ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ. ܘܚܫܚ̇ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂ ܠܫܠܝܚ̈ܝ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܘܥܡܪ̈ܝ ܚܘܪܒܐ ܘܚܒܝ̈ܫܐ. ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܘܬܐ ܨܒܝܢܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܥܕܢ ܡܣܟܝܢ ܠܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ .. ܝܠܘܦܐ̣ ܐܡ̇ܪ: ܡܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܣܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܒܘܟ̈ܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ܇ ܡܢ ܪܗܛܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܩ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܙܢܝ̈ܢ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ. ܘܚܫܚ̇ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂ ܠܫܠܝܚ̈ܝ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܘܥܡܪ̈ܝ ܚܘܪܒܐ ܘܚܒܝ̈ܫܐ. ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܘܬܐ ܨܒܝܢܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܥܕܢ ܡܣܟܝܢ ܠܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ .. ܝܠܘܦܐ̣ ܐܡ̇ܪ: ܡܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܣܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܒܘܟ̈ܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ܇ ܡܢ ܪܗܛܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 454, lib. iii., serm. 5.
Item 41 (Fol. 73b): Isaac of Nineveh. On careful circumspection
Title: ܥܠ ܙܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܚܬܝܬܬܐ Incipit: ܐܡ̣ܪ ܓܝܪ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܡ ܦܓܪܐ ܠܚܛܝܬܐ ܚܒܪܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚ̇ܠ ܡܢ ܐܘܠܨ̈ܢܐ̇. ܕܠܐ ܝܬܐܠܸܨ ܘܢܡܘܬ ܒܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ. ܗܟܢ ܓܝܪ ܘܐܠܨܐ ܠܗ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܡܘܬ. ܘܫ
Title: ܥܠ ܙܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܚܬܝܬܬܐ Incipit: ܐܡ̣ܪ ܓܝܪ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܡ ܦܓܪܐ ܠܚܛܝܬܐ ܚܒܪܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚ̇ܠ ܡܢ ܐܘܠܨ̈ܢܐ̇. ܕܠܐ ܝܬܐܠܸܨ ܘܢܡܘܬ ܒܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ. ܗܟܢ ܓܝܪ ܘܐܠܨܐ ܠܗ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܡܘܬ. ܘܫ
Item 42 (Fol. 74a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the various modes of Satan's warfare against these who are walking in the narrow way, which is above the world
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦ ܙܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܩܪܒܗ ܕܣܛܢܐ܇ ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܐܠܝܨܬܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܪܕܝܢ
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦ ܙܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܩܪܒܗ ܕܣܛܢܐ܇ ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܐܠܝܨܬܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܪܕܝܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 454, lib. iii., serm. 7.
Item 43 (Fol. 77a): Isaac of Nineveh. Concerning these things of which the exact use is learned by distinct knowledge
Title: ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܐܬܝܠܸܦ̇ܬ ܚܬܝܬܘܬܐ ܕܚܫܚܬܗܝܢ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܐܬܝܠܸܦ̇ܬ ܚܬܝܬܘܬܐ ܕܚܫܚܬܗܝܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 456, lib. iii., serm. 22.
Item 44 (Fol. 79b): Isaac of Nineveh. Short chapters on the definition of the emotions of the mind
Title: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܟܪ̈ܝܐ̣ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܬܪܥܝܬܐ
Title: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܟܪ̈ܝܐ̣ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܬܪܥܝܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 459, lib. iv., serm. 9.
Item 45 (Fol. 81a): Isaac of Nineveh. Useful counsels of love
Title: ܡ̣̈ܠܟܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܥܝܢܐ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܡ̣̈ܠܟܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܢܣ̈ܝܘܢܐ. ܘܕܟܡܐ ܗܐܢܝܐܝܢ ܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦ̈ܝ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܡܣܬܝܒܪܝܢ. ܘܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܗ ܪܕ̇ܐ ܐܢܫ ܚܟܝܡܐܝܬ. ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܚܕܐ ܠܚܕܐ ܡܝܒ̈ܠܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ. ܟܕ ܠܐ ܬܐ̣ܩܪ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܬܐ. ܘܡܛܠ ܡܩܲܕܡܘܬ ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܩ̇ܐܠ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܕܒܗܝܢ Incipit: ܪ̈ܚܝܡܢ ܥܣܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܠܦ ܛܒܬܐ̣ ܐܟܘܬܗ̇ ܕܛܒܬܐ
Title: ܡ̣̈ܠܟܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܥܝܢܐ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܡ̣̈ܠܟܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܢܣ̈ܝܘܢܐ. ܘܕܟܡܐ ܗܐܢܝܐܝܢ ܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦ̈ܝ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܡܣܬܝܒܪܝܢ. ܘܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܗ ܪܕ̇ܐ ܐܢܫ ܚܟܝܡܐܝܬ. ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܚܕܐ ܠܚܕܐ ܡܝܒ̈ܠܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ. ܟܕ ܠܐ ܬܐ̣ܩܪ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܬܐ. ܘܡܛܠ ܡܩܲܕܡܘܬ ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܩ̇ܐܠ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܕܒܗܝܢ Incipit: ܪ̈ܚܝܡܢ ܥܣܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܠܦ ܛܒܬܐ̣ ܐܟܘܬܗ̇ ܕܛܒܬܐ
Notes:
- See Assemani, p. 460, lib. iv., serm. 18.
- The margin of fol. 81 a exhibits the longer of the two Syriac titles in a more recent hand
Item 46 (Fol. 82a): Isaac of Nineveh. On the varieties of temptations
Title: ܦܘܪܫ ܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܐ
Title: ܦܘܪܫ ܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 459, lib. iv., serm. 10.
Item 47 (Fol. 83a): Isaac of Nineveh. On the various degrees of asceticism, and the virtue that is in each of them
Title: ܦܘܫܩ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܢ̇ܘ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܟܠܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ
Title: ܦܘܫܩ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܢ̇ܘ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܟܠܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 457, lib. iii., serm. 27.
Item 48 (Fol. 84a): Isaac of Nineveh. A letter
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪܚܡ ܫܠܝܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܦܪܣ ܣܛܢܐ ܠܡܒܛܠܘ ܠܚܦܝ̈ܛܐ ܡܢ ܐܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ܇ ܒܦܪܨܘܦ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܒܐ ܘܕܐܢܫܐ ܡܝܩܪ̈ܐ. ܘܕܙܕܩ̇ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܣܝܪ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܚܠܦ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ̇ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ ܡܫܬܟܚܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܕܡܘܼܬܐ ܒܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ ܩܕ̈ܡܝܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪܚܡ ܫܠܝܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܦܪܣ ܣܛܢܐ ܠܡܒܛܠܘ ܠܚܦܝ̈ܛܐ ܡܢ ܐܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ܇ ܒܦܪܨܘܦ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܒܐ ܘܕܐܢܫܐ ܡܝܩܪ̈ܐ. ܘܕܙܕܩ̇ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܣܝܪ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܚܠܦ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ̇ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ ܡܫܬܟܚܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܕܡܘܼܬܐ ܒܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ ܩܕ̈ܡܝܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 458, lib. iii., serm. 40.
Item 49 (Fol. 86a): Isaac of Nineveh. Reply to his brother
Title: ܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܟܝܢܝܐ ܘܪܘܚܢܝܐ. ܕܐܦܝܣܗ ܒܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܢܐܙܠ ܢܚܙܝܘܗܝ ܒܓܘ ܝܬܒܐ̣ ܐܟܡ̇ܢ ܕܨܗܸܐ ܠܚܙܬܗ
Title: ܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܟܝܢܝܐ ܘܪܘܚܢܝܐ. ܕܐܦܝܣܗ ܒܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܢܐܙܠ ܢܚܙܝܘܗܝ ܒܓܘ ܝܬܒܐ̣ ܐܟܡ̇ܢ ܕܨܗܸܐ ܠܚܙܬܗ
Note: See Assemani, p. 451, lib. ii., serm. 19.
Item 50 (Fol. 86b): Isaac of Nineveh. Useful sayings
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ̣ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ܇ ܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ. Incipit: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ̣ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ܇ ܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ. Incipit: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 457, lib. iii., serm. 29.
Item 51 (Fol. 87b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the various grades of knowledge and faith
Title: ܕܟܡܥܐ ܡܘܫ̈ܚܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ̣. ܘܡܘܫܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܝ̣̈ܡܢ ܠܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܕܟܡܥܐ ܡܘܫ̈ܚܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ̣. ܘܡܘܫܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܝ̣̈ܡܢ ܠܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 457, lib. iii., serm. 30, and Zingerle's Monumenta Syriaca, vol. i., p. 97.
Item 52 (Fol. 88b): Isaac of Nineveh. Profitable counsels
Title: ܡ̣̈ܠܟܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ
Title: ܡ̣̈ܠܟܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 457, lib. iii., serm. 31.
Item 53 (Fol. 91a): Isaac of Nineveh. Other sentences
Title: ܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ Incipit: ܠܐ ܬ̣ܣܒܪ ܠܟ ܕܡܬܩܪܒ ܠܦܪܗܣܝܐ ܕܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ܇ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܐܣܝܪ ܒܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Title: ܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ Incipit: ܠܐ ܬ̣ܣܒܪ ܠܟ ܕܡܬܩܪܒ ܠܦܪܗܣܝܐ ܕܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ܇ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܐܣܝܪ ܒܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 459, lib. iv., serm. 12.
Item 54 (Fol. 92b): Isaac of Nineveh. On the angelic emotions that are awakened in us by God's providence for the spiritual education of the soul
Title: ܥܠ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܠܐܟܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܒܪܘܚܢܝ̣̈ܬܐ܇ ܡܢ ܦܘܪ̈ܢܣܐ ܐܠܗܝ̈ܐ ܢܒ̈ܗܢ ܒܢ
Title: ܥܠ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܠܐܟܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܒܪܘܚܢܝ̣̈ܬܐ܇ ܡܢ ܦܘܪ̈ܢܣܐ ܐܠܗܝ̈ܐ ܢܒ̈ܗܢ ܒܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 457, lib. iii., serm. 32.
Item 55 (Fol. 93): Isaac of Nineveh. On the alternations of light and darkness in the soul, etc.
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܡܩܒܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܒܟܠ ܥܕܢ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܕܚܫܘܟܐ܇ ܘܕܘܪܫܐ ܕܢ̇ܣܒܐ ܒܕܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܒܕܣܡܠܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܡܩܒܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܒܟܠ ܥܕܢ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܕܚܫܘܟܐ܇ ܘܕܘܪܫܐ ܕܢ̇ܣܒܐ ܒܕܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܒܕܣܡܠܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 457, lib. iii., serm. 33.
Item 56 (Fol. 94a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the gloomy darkness that comes upon ascetics in solitude
Title: ܥܠ ܚܫܟܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܟܡܝܪܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ܇ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܡܬܕܒܪܝܢ
Title: ܦܣܘܩܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܗ̇
Title: ܥܠ ܚܫܟܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܟܡܝܪܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ܇ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܡܬܕܒܪܝܢ
Title: ܦܣܘܩܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܗ̇
Notes:
- See Assemani, p. 459, lib. iv., serm. 4.
- On the margin of fol. 94 a it is entitled the shorter of the two Syriac titles.
Item 57 (Fol. 94b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of excess of zeal
Title: ܬܘܒ̣ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܐ̣. ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܘܕܥ ܣܘܓܦܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܢܢܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܕܒܦܪܨܘܦ ܕܚܠܸܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܝ̣ܚܘܬܐ. ܥܡ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ̣ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܐ̣. ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܘܕܥ ܣܘܓܦܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܢܢܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܕܒܦܪܨܘܦ ܕܚܠܸܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܝ̣ܚܘܬܐ. ܥܡ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 457, lib. iii., serm. 34.
Item 58 (Fol. 99a): Isaac of Nineveh. On the three grades of knowledge, etc.
Title: ܥܠ ܬܐܠܬܐ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ̣ ܘܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܗܘܢ ܘܙܘ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ. ܘܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣ ܘܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܟܣܸܝܢ ܒܗ̇. ܘܟܡܐ ܣܩܘܒܠܝܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܦܘܪܣܝܗ̈܇ ܠܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܬܐܠܬܐ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ̣ ܘܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܗܘܢ ܘܙܘ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ. ܘܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣ ܘܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܟܣܸܝܢ ܒܗ̇. ܘܟܡܐ ܣܩܘܒܠܝܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܦܘܪܣܝܗ̈܇ ܠܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 451, lib. ii., serm. 24.
Item 59 (Fol. 104b): On the varieties of the action of knowledge
Title: ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܣܝ̈ܟܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܙܘ̈ܥܝ ܝܕܥܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܣܝ̈ܟܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܙܘ̈ܥܝ ܝܕܥܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 25.
Item 60 (Fol. 104b): Isaac of Nineveh. Of prayer, etc.
Title: ܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܐܡܝܢܐ ܐܠܨܐܝܬ ܡܬܒ̈ܥܝܢ. ܘܣܓܝ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢ܇ ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܒܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܩ̇ܪܝܐ ܘܐܚ̇ܕ ܠܗܝܢ
Title: ܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܐܡܝܢܐ ܐܠܨܐܝܬ ܡܬܒ̈ܥܝܢ. ܘܣܓܝ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢ܇ ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܒܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܩ̇ܪܝܐ ܘܐܚ̇ܕ ܠܗܝܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 26.
Item 61 (Fol. 108a): Isaac of Nineveh. Of the dwelling of the Holy Spirit in us
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܡܓܢܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܦܢ ܒܓܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܡܝܪ ܗ̣ܘ ܠܢ ܥܠܗܕܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܥܠܝ̈ܬܐ: ܠܦܘܬ ܕܕܘܟܬܐ ܝܗܒܸܬ ܐܝܕܐ̣. ܕܢܢܗܪ ܒܝܬܝܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܗܪܟܐ̣ ܠܐ ܡܐ̣ܢܐ ܠܢ. ܡܓܢܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇܆ ܫܡܐ ܡܘܕܥܢܐ ܕܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܘܢܘܛܪܐ̣ ܘܐܦ ܕܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܫܡܝܢܝܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܬܐܬܐ܇ ܘܚܝܠܗ ܕܥܠܝܐ ܢܓܢ ܥܠܝܟܝ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܡܓܢܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܐܦܢ ܒܓܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܡܝܪ ܗ̣ܘ ܠܢ ܥܠܗܕܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܥܠܝ̈ܬܐ: ܠܦܘܬ ܕܕܘܟܬܐ ܝܗܒܸܬ ܐܝܕܐ̣. ܕܢܢܗܪ ܒܝܬܝܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܗܪܟܐ̣ ܠܐ ܡܐ̣ܢܐ ܠܢ. ܡܓܢܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇܆ ܫܡܐ ܡܘܕܥܢܐ ܕܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܘܢܘܛܪܐ̣ ܘܐܦ ܕܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܫܡܝܢܝܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܬܐܬܐ܇ ܘܚܝܠܗ ܕܥܠܝܐ ܢܓܢ ܥܠܝܟܝ
Item 62 (Fol. 108b): Isaac of Nineveh. How an inward wakefulness can be preserved in the soul, etc.
Title: ܕܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܡܬܢܛܪܐ ܥܝܪܘܬܐ ܟܣܝܬܐ ܒܓܘ ܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܡܢ ܡܢܐ ܥܐܠܐ ܕܡܟܘܬܐ ܘܩܪܝܪܘܬܐ ܒܪܥܝܢܐ܇ ܘܡܕܥܟܐ ܠܚܡܝܡܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܐ܇ ܘܡܡܝܬܐ ܠܪܓܬܐ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ܇ ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܘܫܡܝ̈ܢܝܬܐ. ܠܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܬܡܨܝܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܒܣܩܘܒܠܝܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܥܘܟܪܐ ܒܪ̈ܵܓܝ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ܇ ܐܠܘ ܠܗ̇ ܠܒܝܫܘܬ ܨܢܥ̈ܬܗ̇ ܐܦܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܟܚܘܼܐ ܡܢ ܨܝܕ ܡܚܒܢܝ̈ܗܝܢ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ
Title: ܕܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܡܬܢܛܪܐ ܥܝܪܘܬܐ ܟܣܝܬܐ ܒܓܘ ܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܡܢ ܡܢܐ ܥܐܠܐ ܕܡܟܘܬܐ ܘܩܪܝܪܘܬܐ ܒܪܥܝܢܐ܇ ܘܡܕܥܟܐ ܠܚܡܝܡܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܐ܇ ܘܡܡܝܬܐ ܠܪܓܬܐ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ܇ ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܘܫܡܝ̈ܢܝܬܐ. ܠܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܬܡܨܝܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܒܣܩܘܒܠܝܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܥܘܟܪܐ ܒܪ̈ܵܓܝ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ܇ ܐܠܘ ܠܗ̇ ܠܒܝܫܘܬ ܨܢܥ̈ܬܗ̇ ܐܦܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܟܚܘܼܐ ܡܢ ܨܝܕ ܡܚܒܢܝ̈ܗܝܢ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 27.
Item 63 (Fol. 109b): Isaac of Nineveh. Fine distinctions regarding the life of man [defective]
Title: ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܝܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ Incipit: ܟܠ ܟܡܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܒܕܘܒܪܗ ܡܬܩܪܒ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܪܚܡܬܐ ܕܨܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܡܣܬܬܬܐ ܒܗ. ܘܒܪܢܝܐ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܡܫܬܓܸܫ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ
Title: ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܝܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ Incipit: ܟܠ ܟܡܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܒܕܘܒܪܗ ܡܬܩܪܒ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܪܚܡܬܐ ܕܨܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܡܣܬܬܬܐ ܒܗ. ܘܒܪܢܝܐ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܡܫܬܓܸܫ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ
Note: See Add. 14,632, no. 42.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 81a):
The margin of fol. 81 a exhibits the following title for Useful counsels of love in a more recent hand
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܥܝܢܐ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܡ̣̈ܠܟܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ
ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܢܣ̈ܝܘܢܐ. ܘܕܟܡܐ ܗܐܢܝܐܝܢ ܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ
ܕܥܠ ܐܦ̈ܝ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܡܣܬܝܒܪܝܢ. ܘܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܗ ܪܕ̇ܐ ܐܢܫ ܚܟܝܡܐܝܬ. ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܚܕܐ ܠܚܕܐ ܡܝܒ̈ܠܢ
ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ. ܟܕ ܠܐ ܬܐ̣ܩܪ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܬܐ. ܘܡܛܠ ܡܩܲܕܡܘܬ ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܩ̇ܐܠ ܝܘܩܪܐ
ܕܒܗܝܢ
Addition 2 (Fol. 94a):
On the margin of fol. 94 a, Of the gloomy darkness that comes upon ascetics in
solitude is entitled
ܫܠܝܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܗ̇
Addition 3:
The margins of this manuscript are covered with glosses (ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ) added by the scribe.
Addition 4 (Fol. 24a):
One of the glosses added by the scribe (see above) is said to be taken from the commentator Tobias, fol. 24 a:
ܢܘܗܪܐ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܝܐ ܡܦܫܩܢܐ ܀ ܐܒܝ̈ܠܐ ܠܡ ܩ̇ܪܐ̣ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܝܐܒܝܢ ܠܛܒ̈ܬܗ ܘܠܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ. ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ݂ ܒܟܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܝܬܝܪܬܐ. ܟܕ ܩ̇ܢܛܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ݂ ܘܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥ̈ܬܝܕܢ
Addition 5:
The margins of this manuscript are covered with various readings (, i.e. ) added by readers in the xiith and xiiith centuries.
Addition 6 (Fol. 1):
Foll. 1 and 2 a contain extracts in a somewhat later hand, chiefly taken, as it appears, "from the book of Paradise", ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ (fol. 1 a).
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