Add. 14,636

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/395
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Add. 14,636, foll. 1–56

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/396
Description based on Wright DXXII (398) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th or 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 56 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Funeral Services; Service-books
A collection of Funeral Sermons or Consolations for the Dead

Physical Description

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 56 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are six in number; and there are from 19 to 24 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Arabic script): See additions
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions

Contents

This manuscript contains 13 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): A collection of Funeral Sermons or Consolations for the Dead
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܟܬ݁ܒܝܢܢ ܒܘ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): That death is common to all
 
Title:
ܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܓܘܢܝܐ ܗܘ ܡܘܬܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 5a): That dissolution is expedient for us
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܦܩ̣ܚܐ ܗܘ ܫܪܝܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 8b): That the souls of believers are delivered into the hands of God; that there is a general resurrection of the dead; and that, by remembering death and the judgment, we should shun evil and do good deeds
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܫ̈ܬܠܡܢ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ̣. ܘܕܥܬܝܕܐ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܟܘܠܢܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܒܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܘܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܢܬܪܚܩ ܘܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܢܥܒܕ.
Item 5 (Fol. 14b): Of these who are labouring under diseases
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܟܘܪ̈ܗܢܐ ܡܬܢܘܠܝܢ
Item 6 (Fol. 17b): Funeral discourse for a child
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܛܠܝܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 21b): For a priest
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 24b): For deacons
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 28a): For a virgin
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 37b): For widows
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܡܠܬܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 41b): For a wife
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܢܬܬ ܓܒܪܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 47a): That death is a consequence of sin
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܗܘ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 50b): John Chrysostom. from the commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew, hom. xxxi
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܬܝ
Note: See Opera, ed. Par. 1837, t. vii., p. 407, penult line , καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο κἀκεῖνο μάνθανε, κ.τ.λ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 56a): On fol. 56 a is the following note in a good Arabic hand: نضر (نظر) في هذا الكتاب واحد خاطي وكتب منه شيءِ (sic) قليل عن الاخبار الاوله
Addition 2 (Fol. 56b): On fol. 56 b is an older Syriac note, stating that the book once belonged to a priest named Yāyē: ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܝܐܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܨܠܐ.

Add. 14,636, foll. 57–76

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/397
Description based on Wright DCCCLXXIII (1019) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 20 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Anonymous Works; Theology
A collection of short discourses

Physical Description

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 20 leaves (

  • Add. 14,636, , fol: foll. 57—76.
  • ), or two quires, signed with letters (ܟܒ, ܟܓ, and ܒ, ܐ). There are from 21 to 27 lines in each page.

    Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xth cent.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 25 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. 57a): A collection of short discourses
    Item 2 (Fol. 57a): Address of the priest or archdeacon to the people, when he wishes to preach or give an exhortation for the poor
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܘ ܪܝܫ ܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ̣. ܟܕ ܒܥ̇ܐ ܕܢܟܪܙ ܐܘ ܢܚ̇ܦܛ ܠܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ̣ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܥܡܠܐ
    Item 3 (Fol. 57b): Another address for the poor and strangers
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܘܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܢܓܐܠܝܘܢ ܘܫܠܝܚܐ
    Item 4 (Fol. 58a): Sermon for the poor
     
    Title:
    ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
    Item 5 (Fol. 58b): An address for monks
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̇ܪ̈ܝܐ
    Item 6 (Fol. 58b): Another
     
    Title:
    ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
    Item 7 (Fol. 59a): Of love of the poor
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
    Item 8 (Fol. 59b): Another discourse for the poor
     
    Title:
    ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
    Item 9 (Fol. 60b): Another
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
    Item 10 (Fol. 61b): Of love of the poor
     
    Title:
    ܥܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
    Item 11 (Fol. 62a): For the poor
     
    Title:
    ܥܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
    Item 12 (Fol. 63a): Another
     
    Title:
    ܥܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
    Item 13 (Fol. 64b): For monks
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
    Item 14 (Fol. 65a): Another
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
    Item 15 (Fol. 65b): For strangers
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ
    Item 16 (Fol. 67a): Another
     
    Title:
    ܐܚܪܬܐ
    Item 17 (Fol. 67b): Of the blind
     
    Title:
    ܕܥܠ [[var. ܕܡܛܠ]] ܣܓ̈ܝܐܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ
    Item 18 (Fol. 68b): Of those who were rich, and have become needy
     
    Title:
    ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥܘܬܪܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܐܣܬܢܩܘ
    Item 19 (Fol. 69b): Another
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
    Item 20 (Fol. 70a): Of monks
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
    Item 21 (Fol. 71b): Of the blind
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܡ̈ܝܐ
    Item 22 (Fol. 72b): Of those who were in affluence, and have become poor
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ̣ ܥܠ ܗܢ̇ܘܢ ܕܒܟܗܝܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܐܬܡܣܟܢܘ
    Item 23 (Fol. 74a): Another
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
    Item 24 (Fol. 75b): Another
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
    Item 25 (Fol. 76a): Of the poor
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ

    Add. 14,636, foll. 77–82

    URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/398
    Description based on Wright DCCCLXXIV (1020) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
    Date: 10th century
    Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Other, 6 leaves.
    Wright's Subject Classification: Anonymous Works; Theology
    Prayers and short discourses

    Physical Description

    Six vellum leaves, about 7 in. by 5 1/4, with from 18 to 27 lines in each page (

  • Add. 14,636, , fol: foll. 77—82.
  • ).

    Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): They are written in a good, regular hand of the xth cent.
    Hand 2 (sole, 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. 77a): Prayers and short discourses
    Item 2 (Fol. 77a): Prayers for the people
     
    Title:
    ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡܐ
    Item 3 (Fol. 78a): Discourse for the poor and strangers
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ
      Incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܢ ܢܣܒܪ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܐܘ ܢܬܪܥܐ̇. ܕܠܘ ܐܢܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܠܗ ܪܚܡܬ ܐܢܫܘܬܐ ܘܡܫܘܬܦܘܬ ܒܚܫܐ ܕܟܢ̈ܘܬܐ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ܇ ܏ܘܫ.
    Item 4 (Fol. 78b): For monks
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
    Item 5 (Fol. 79a): For the poor
     
    Title:
    ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
    Item 6 (Fol. 79b): Funeral discourse
     
    Title:
    ܒܘܝܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ
      Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܒܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ: ܟܕ ܐܝܟ ܛܒܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܘܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܓܢ̱ܒܪܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܡܐ: ܐܝܬܝ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܘܓܢܒܪܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ̣ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܗܘܢ (sic) ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ: ܠܘܩܕܡ ܡ̇ـ̣ܢ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܬܝܕܥܢܐ ܐܬܩܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܐܩܝܡ̇. ܕܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܡܬܗ̈ܘܢܢܐ ܘܐܘܣܝܣ ܗܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡ. ܏ܘܫ.

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