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Add. 14,635

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/389
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Add. 14,635, foll. 1–4

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/390
Description based on Wright DLXV (2:445) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Other, 4 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Gregory of Nyssa. Fragments of the Commentary of Gregory Nyssen on the Song of Songs. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.

Physical Description

Four vellum leaves, 13 1/4 in. by 10 1/8, each page of which has three columns, and each column from 49 to 54 lines. The writing is a neat, regular Estrangělā of the vith cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): The writing is a neat, regular Estrangělā of the vith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 3 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): Gregory of Nyssa. Fragments of the Commentary of Gregory Nyssen on the Song of Songs [defective]
 
Title:
ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܣ
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Part of hom. xv. [defective]
Note: See Opera, ed. 1638, t. i. p. 703, A, line 5, ὅταν ἐν καιρῷ ἀνοίχηται τὸ στόμα τοῦ λόγου, as far as p. 709, A, line 9, διὰ τὸν τῆς ὀγδόης φόβον, κ. τ. λ..
Item 3 (Fol. 3a): Part of a homily expounding ch. vi. 10-viii. 14 [defective]
Note: This homily is not found either in the edition of 1638, or in Migne's Patrol. Gr. The portion extant commences with the explanation of ch. vi. 12.

Add. 14,635, foll. 5–15

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/391
Description based on Wright DLXVIII (2:449-450) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 11 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Evagrius of Pontus. Fragments of the works of Evagrius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 12 1/8 in. by 9 1/2, consisting of 11 leaves (Add. 14,635, foll. 5—15), several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 5, 10, 11, 14, and 15. There are lacunae after foll. 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14. Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 36 to 40 lines. The writing is a fine, regular Estrangělā of the vith cent.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is a fine, regular Estrangělā of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Coptic script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 10 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. 5a): Evagrius of Pontus. Fragments of the works of Evagrius [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 5b): Life of Evagrius [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ̇. ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
Note: Imperfect at the end.
Item 3 (Fol. 6a): A tract entitled of asceticism [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ
Note: This tract is a translation of the tractatus ad Eulogium, but different from that in Add. 14,578, no. 3 .
Item 4 (Fol. 10a): A tract entitled of the perfect life [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
Note: Imperfect both at the beginning and the end.
Item 5 (Fol. 12a): The conclusion of the six centuries
  Subscription (Fol. 12): ܫܠ̣ܡܘ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܕܥܬܐ̣. ܕܫܬ ܡܐ̈ܘܬܐ.
Item 6 (Fol. 12b): Part of Fragments of the works of EvagriusPart of Fragments of the works of Evagrius [defective]
 
Title:
ܦܘܢܝ ܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܝ ܩܘܕܫܐ̣ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܕܡܢܣܝܢ ܠܢ
Item 7 (Fol. 14a): Part of the tract on the thoughts that are opposed to a pious life
Item 8 (Fol. 15a): A tract, imperfect at the commencement [defective]
  Explicit: ܗܟܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܫܝܛܘܬܐ ܘܨܥܪܐ ܘܥܩܬܐ̣ ܡܐܣܝܢ ܠܪܡܘܬܐ.
Item 9 (Fol. 15a): Evagrius. Part of Fragments of the works of Evagrius
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 15b): Part of Fragments of the works of EvagriusPart of Fragments of the works of Evagrius [defective]
  Incipit: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܗ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܩܢܘܡܗ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܠܐܚܪܢܐ̣. ܕܡ̇ܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܡ̇ܟܟ ܢܦܫܗ̇. ܘܫܩ̣ܠ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܥܒ̣ܕܐ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 5a): On fol. 5a there is a note, stating that the priest John, the son of Macarius, abbat of the Syrians in the desert of Scete, helped to bind this book,A. Gr. 1205, A.D. 894. ܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܕܘܒܩܐ ܗܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܒܨܝܪܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܪ ܡܩܪܝ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩܝܛܝܣ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ̣ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ. ܟܬܒܬܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܬܝܢ ܏ܘܗ ♰
Addition 2 (Fol. 5a): Underneath this, the same John has written in Coptic: I pray the God of my fathers, remember my littleness, IJohn the little, priest, son of….Macarius…..(?). May Christ Jesus our Lord forgive me all my sins, because I have laboured at this holy book of Abba Evagrius.

Add. 14,635, foll. 16–18

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/392
Description based on Wright DXLI (2:414) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: probably AD 555
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Other, 3 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Ephrem the Syrian. Metrical discourses of Ephraim, 330 in number. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Three vellum leaves, about 13 ¼ in. by 10, all slightly stained and torn (Add. 14,635, foll. 16—18). There are three columns, of from 38 to 42 lines, in each page. The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the vith cent., the probable date being A.D. 555. If fol. 18 really belongs to the same manuscript as foll. 16 and 17, these leaves are all that are left of a large volume

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the vith cent., the probable date being A.D.555.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 6 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. 16): Ephrem the Syrian. Metrical discourses of Ephraim, 330 in number. [defective]
  Colophon: See additions.
Note: If fol.18 really belongs to the same manuscript as foll.16 and 17, these leaves are all that are left of a large volume.
Item 2 (Fol. 16b): Ephrem. Madrāshē on the Church
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ̣. ܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܒܟ ܗܘ ܡܪܝ ܡܬܚ̇ܨܦ ܐܢܐ
  Incipit: ܐ̣ܣܓܐ ܠܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܘܝܢܐ̣. ܕܚܢܩܘܗܝ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܠܒܘܝܢܢ.
Note: The first madrāshē is the only one remaining, beginning on fol.16b.
Item 3 (Fol. 17a): Ephrem. Part of Metrical discourses of Ephraim, 330 in number.Part of Metrical discourses of Ephraim, 330 in number. [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 17a): Ephrem. Madrāshā
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܘܬܢ ܒܚܘܒܗ
  Incipit: ܐܡܛܪ ܡܪܝ ܠܬܪܥܝܬܝ̣ ܫ̈ܦܥܐ ܕܡܛܪܟ ܒܪܝܟܐ.
Item 5 (Fol. 17b): Ephrem. Madrāshā
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܘ ܫ̈ܡܘܥܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐܡܪ ܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܫܠܝܛ ܕܢܗܠܠ: ܦܘܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܕܢܫ̇ܒܚ.
Item 6 (Fol. 17b): Ephrem. Madrāshā to the same tune. [defective]
 
Title:
ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  Incipit: ܐܬܕܟ̣ܪܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܗܫܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ. ܘܠܡܚܪ ܬܘܒ ܐܝܟܐ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܚܢܢ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 18a): The first column of fol. 18a has been cut away. The second contains the conclusion of the colophon: ܕܣܝܟܝܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ. ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܘܡܦܚܡܝܢ ܒܫܩܠܛܥܢܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 18a): Then follows a note, written in a smaller and more cursive character, stating that this manuscript was purchased by one Alexander, a monk of the convent of Sergius at —, A. Gr.866, A.D.555. ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܫܝܚܗ ܘܪܘܚܗ ܚܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܒܨܝܪܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ . . . ܐ ܕܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܙܒܢ ܠܗ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܢ ܕܝܠܗ ܘܡܢ ܡܪ̈ܗܛܘܗܝ ܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ ܘܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܚܒ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ. ܙܒܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܫܬ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܝܡ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 18a): The third column of the same page contains two notes, the first of which records the presentation of the book to the convent of — by the priest —, of the convent of Naphshāthā, in the time of the abbat Thomas. ܐܫܬܟܢ ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ . . . ܕܐܫܬܟܢ ܡܢ ܡܢܚ ܢܦܫܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ . . . ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܘܗܝ ܕܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܫܝܫܐܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܕܝܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 18a): The other note is not quite so legible, but it shows that the book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara in the time of the abbat Salībā, when Abraham (Ephraim) was patriarch of Alexandria (i.e. A.D.977-981; See Renaudot, Hist. patr. Jacob. Alexandr., p. 366, and Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii. col. 476). ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ . . . ܐܒ̇݅ܪܗܡܦܛܝܪܟܝܣ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩܝܛܐ. ܟܠ ܕܡܦܩ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܪܐܬܚܬܚܪܡܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܡܝܢ.

Add. 14,635, foll. 19–20

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/393
Description based on Wright DXLIX (2:419) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th or 9th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Other, 2 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Basil of Caesarea. Part of the second book of the treatise of Basil againstEunomius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Two vellum leaves, about 13 ¼ in. by 10, both much torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 45 to 48 lines. The writing is good and regular, of the viiith or ixth cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): The writing is good and regular, of the viiith or ixth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 19): Basil of Caesarea. Part of the second book of the treatise of Basil against Eunomius [defective]
Note: See Opera (Paris, 1839), t. i., p. 353, line 2, τῆς ἀρχῆς ταύτης• Οὖ γὰρ τὴν ἀπὸ χρόνου ὕπαρξιν τὸ ἦν ὐποφαίνει, κ.τ.λ., as far as p. 357, line 38, Ως γὰρ ἐκεῖ ἀνόητον τὸ ἐρώτημα, ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀνάρχου καὶ ἀγεννήτου ζητεῖν τὸ ἀνώτερον; and p. 367, line 23, τοῦ κατὰ φύσιν Τιοῦ, κ.τ.λ., as far as page 372, line 3, τὸ σκότος πάντως• Εἰ τοίνυν ὄσον.

Add. 14,635, foll. 21–24

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/394
Description based on Wright CCXXXVII (1:176) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 11th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 4 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Lectionaries
This manuscript contains: Lessons from the Gospels for Passion Holy Week. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.

Physical Description

Four vellum leaves, about 12 5/8 in. by 10, all slightly stained and torn (Add. 14,635, foll. 21—24). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 30 lines. There is a lacuna between foll. 22 and 23. The writing is a stiff, regular Estrangela, probably of the xith cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is a stiff, regular Estrangela, probably of the xith cent.
Decoration (Ornamentation): Several of the rubrics are ornamented with gilding.
Decoration (Ornamentation): The word ܡܬܝ is written with blue paint on fol.23b
Decoration (Ornamentation): Green paint is also employed on foll.23b and 24a.

Contents

This manuscript contains 5 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. 21a): Lessons from the Gospels for Passion (or Holy) Week
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 21a): For Monday
Item 3 (Fol. 22a): For Tuesday
Item 4 (Fol. 22b): For Wednesday
Item 5 (Fol. 23a): For Friday

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