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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 (1:398) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th or 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 56 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Funeral Services
This manuscript contains: A collection of Funeral Sermons or Consolations for the Dead. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.

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

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. 21b): 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 (2:1019) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 20 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Anonymous Works
This manuscript contains: A collection of short discourses. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 25 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 20 leaves (Add. 14,636, foll. 57—76), or two quires, signed with letters (ܟܒ, ܟܓ, and ܐ, ܒ). 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 [defective]
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 [defective]
 
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. 71a): Another
 
Title:
ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 75b): Another
 
Title:
ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 76a): Of the poor
 
Title:
ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

Add. 14,636, foll. 77–82

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/398
Description based on Wright DCCCLXXIV (2:1020) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 6 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Anonymous Works
This manuscript contains: Prayers and short discourses. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Six vellum leaves, about 7 in. by 5 1/4, with from 18 to 27 lines in each page (Add. 14,636, foll. 77—82).

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

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 ܡܢ 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 ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܡܢ 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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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14636” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/395.

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14636.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/395.

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