Add. 14,645

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Date: AD 936 / AG 1247

Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 430 leaves.

Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives

This manuscript contains: Index of the contents of the volume; Forty-one Lives of Saints and Martyrdoms. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 49 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 13 3/8 in. by 8, consisting of 430 leaves, many of which are much stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters, are 43 in number. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 42 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a rather peculiar, angular hand, and dated A. Gr. 1247, A.D. 936.

Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Index of the contents of the volume [defective]

Title: ܩܘܕܩܣ ܕܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ Excerpt: ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܓܘܪܓܘܣ (sic) ܘܕܥܡܗ ܏ܡܒ
ܕܥܠ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܟܘܣ
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܡ̇ܦ̣ܣܩܐ
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܝܕܘܪܘܣ
ܕܥܠ . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ܕܥܠ ܠܘܠܝܢܐ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ
ܕܥܠ . . . . . . . . . . . .
ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܕܒܐܬܪܐ
ܕܦܪܝܩܝܐ (sic)
ܕܥܠ . . . . . . . . . . . .
ܕܥܠ ܒܝܩܘܪܝܘܣ (sic)

Note: To the 41 histories now contained in it, there are here added several others, the titles of some of which are illegible.

Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Forty-one Lives of Saints and Martyrdoms

Note:

Item 3 (Fol. 1b): . The Acts of S. Thomas, or Judas Thomas (i. e. the Twin)

Title: ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ.

Note: See Tischendorf, Acta Apostolorum Apocrypha, pp. 190—241; and Abdias, Hist. Apost., lib. ix., in Fabricius, Codex Apocryphus Novi Test., Hamburg, 1719—43, t. ii., p. 687.

Item 4 (Fol. 1b): First act, entitled "when he sold himself to the merchant Ḥabbān, that he might go down and convert India"

Title: ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܟܕ ܙܒ̇ܢܗ ܠܚܒܢ ܬܓܪܐ ܕܢܚܘܬ ܢܬܠܡܕ ܠܗܢܕܘ

Note: Gr. text, capp. 1—16.

Item 5 (Fol. 4b): Second act, entitled "when Thomas the Apostle entered into India, and built the palace for the king in heaven"

Title: ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܟܕ ܥܠ̣ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܠܗܢܕܘ ܘܒܢ̣ܐ ܒܝܪܬܐ ܠܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ

Note: Gr. text, capp. 17—29.

Item 6 (Fol. 7b): Third act, entitled "concerning the black snake"

Title: ܬܘܒ ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܬܠܬ. ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܝܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ

Notes:

Gr. text, capp. 30—38.
There are no other rubrics in the Syriac text, till we come to the imprisonment of the Apostle on fol. 30 a.
The Greek text terminates on fol. 17 b, at the top of the first column; Fabricius, Cod. Apocryph. N.T., t. ii., p. 703.

Item 7 (Fol. 30a): Judas Thomas the Apostle. Madrāshā of Judas Thomas the Apostle in the country of the Indians

Title: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܗ̈ܢܕܘܝܐ Incipit: ܟܕ ܐܢܐ ܫܒܪ ܝܠܘܕ. ܘܥܡ̇ܪ ܒܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܝ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܝ. ܘܒܥܘܬܪܐ ܘܒܓܐܘ̈ܬܐ. ܕܡܪ̈ܒܝܢܝ ܡܢܚ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ. ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܡܬܢ. ܙܘܿܕܘ ܐܒ̈ܗܝ ܫܕܪܘܢܝ. ܏ܘܫ Subscription (Fol. 32): ܫܠܡ ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܕܐܡ̣ܪܗ ܒܝܬ ܐܣ̈ܝܪܐ

Item 8 (Fol. 32a): Thomas the Apostle. Hymn of praise of Thomas the Apostle

Title: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ Incipit: ܡܫܒܚܬ ܐܒܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܟܘܠ. ܐܝܬܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ. ܕܟܣܐ ܒܙܝܘܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܗ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܥܠܡܝܢ

Item 9 (Fol. 33b): The conclusion of the narrative

Subscription (Fol. 49b): ܫܠܡ̣ܬ̇ ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܐܣ̣ܗܕ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܗܢܕܘ. ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܡܙܕܝ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ

Note: A portion of this narrative is extant in Greek. see Tischendorf, Acta Apostt. Apocrypha, p. 235.

Item 10 (Fol. 49b): The Acts of S. Matthew and S. Andrew the Apostles

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܬܝ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܐܢܕܪܐܝܣ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܛ̈ܘܒܢܐ ܟܕ ܬܠܡܕܘ ܠܡܕܝܢܬ ܟܠܒܝܢ ܕܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܐܟ݁ܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܣܪܐ ܕܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ Subscription (Fol. 57a): ܫܠ̤ܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܐܬܝ ܘܐܢܕܪܝܣ ܟܕ ܬܠܡܕܘ ܠܡܕܝܢܬ ܟܠܒܝܢ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܗܝ ܥܝܪܩܐ

Note: See Tischendorf, Acta Apostt. Apocrypha, pp. 132—166.

Item 11 (Fol. 57a): The narrative of Dionysius the Areopagite, concerning the vision which he saw at Heliopolis in Egypt

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܚܙܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܚ̣ܙܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܫܡ̣ܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܠܝܦܘܠܝܣ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ Subscription (Fol. 60a): ܫܠ̤ܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܪܝܘܣ ܦܓܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܚܙܘܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܚ̣ܙܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܫܡ̣ܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܠܝܘܦܠܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ

Note: See Add. 12,151, fol. 173 a.

Item 12 (Fol. 60a): Narrative concerning the image of the Messiah, which the chief priests of the Jews made at Tiberias

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܡܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܥ̣ܒܕܘ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܝ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܒܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ

Note: See Add. 12,174, no. 35.

Item 13 (Fol. 83a): Leontius. The life of Simeon Salus and John his brother, written by Leontius, bishop of Neapolis in Cyprus

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܘܠܝܛܝܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܣܠܘܣܐ. ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܚܘܗܝ. ܐܬܟܬ̤ܒܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܐܘܢܛܝܘܣ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ

Note: See Add. 12,174, no. 9.

Item 14 (Fol. 106b): Miracles of Nicolaus, bishop of Myra

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܩܐܠܐܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܘܪܘܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

Note: Compare Add. 12,174, no. 13.

Item 15 (Fol. 110b): Ammonius. Narrative of the massacre of the monks of Mount Sinai and of Raithū, by the Arab barbarians, written by the monk Ammonius

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܘܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘ̈ܒܬܢܐ: ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬܪܕܦܘ ܡܢ ܒܪ̈ܒܪܝܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ ܘܒܪܐܝܬܘ ܐܬܟܬ̤ܒܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܘܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘ̈ܒܬܢܐ: ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬܪܕܦܘ ܡܢ ܒܪ̈ܒܪܝܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ ܘܒܪܐܝܬܘ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܗܝ ܐܠܝܡ ܐܬܟܬ̤ܒܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ

Note: See Combéfis, Christi Martyrum Electi Triumphi, p. 88, and "Martirio de' santi Padri del monte Sinai e dell' Eremo di Raitu composto da Ammonio Monaco," Milan, 1826.

Item 16 (Fol. 118b): The life of Julian Sābā, or the Aged

Title: ܢܨ̈ܚܢܘܗܝ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܬܡܝܗܐ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ

Note: See Add. 14,644, no. 8.

Item 17 (Fol. 126a): Leontius. The history of John, archbishop of Alexandria, in 48 chapters, written by Leontius, bishop of Neapolis in Cyprus

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܘܛܘܦܬܢܐ (sic) ܡ̇݅ܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ. ܐܬܟܬ̤ܒܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܐܘܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ

Notes:

This John is Joannes Eleemosynarius. See Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 446.
Afterwards the chapters are reckoned only 47.

Item 18 (Fol. 154a): Abbā Daniel. A story concerning a monk and his sister, narrated by Abbā Daniel

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܥܠ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܚܕ ܘܚܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ

Item 19 (Fol. 155b): John, a Syrian monk. A story of a man who robbed a grave, and took away a woman's garments, narrated by one John, a Syrian monk

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܚܠܨ ܒܝܬ ܩܒܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܣ̣ܒ ܠܒܘܫܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ Subscription : ܫܠ̤ܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܕܚ̇ܠ̣ܨ ܩܒܪܐ

Item 20 (Fol. 157b): The history of Domitius the physician, who lived in the time of the emperor Valens

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܘܡܛ ܢܨܝܚܐ

Item 21 (Fol. 164a): The history of Mār Sābā, of the mountain called Ṭūr #Mĕṣa'thā

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܒܐ ܕܛܘܪ ܡܨܥܬܐ.

Item 22 (Fol. 178a): Jacob of Batnae. The history of Mār Ḥannīnā (or Ḥananyā, Ananias), written by Jacob of Batnae in the form of a letter to Philotheus

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܚܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܚܢܢܝܐ: ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܫܕܪ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܦܝܠܘܬܐܘܣ

Notes:

There is a marginal note here, see additions.
See Add. 12,174, no. 16.

Item 23 (Fol. 188b): The history of Martinianus

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܫܒܝܚܐ ܕܐܒܐ (sic) ܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܛܝܢܝܢܐ (sic) Subscription : ܫܠܡ̣ܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܛܝܢܝܢܐ ܘܕܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܫܝܬܐ ܕܢܦܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܘܣܦܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܘܨܪܐ

Note: See Add. 12,174, no. 25, and Surius, Vitae Sanctt., t. i., Febr., p. 130.

Item 24 (Fol. 198a): Denḥā. The life of Mārūthā, metropolitan of Tagrīt, written by his successor Denḥā

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܬܐ ܣܒܐ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܝܣ ܕܬܓܪܝܬ ܪܚܡ̤̇ܬ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܕܟܠܗ̇ ܡܕܢܚܐ. ܕܡܟܬܒܐ ܠܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܢܚܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܝܛܪܦܠܝܛܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܠܗ̇ ܠܬܓܪܝܬ ܘܡܕܢܚܐ. ܘܬܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ ܬܓܪ̈ܝܬܢܝܐ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܕܢܟܬܒ ܠܗ̇ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܥܘܗܕܢܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܢܡ̇ܪܘܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ

Item 25 (Fol. 209b): The history of Achudemes, apostle and martyr

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ (sic) ܐܚ̇ܘܕܡܗ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ

Item 26 (Fol. 221a): The martyrdom of Sharbīl and his sister Bābai at Edessa

Title: ܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܫܪܒܝܠ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܘܕܒܒܝ ܚܬܗ: ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ.

Note: See Add. 14,644, no. 10.

Item 27 (Fol. 233b): The martyrdom of Bar-samyā (Barsimaeus), bishop of Edessa

Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܣܡܝܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡ̇ܒܪܟܬܐ

Note: See Cureton, Ancient Syriac Documents, p. ܣܓ.

Item 28 (Fol. 238b): The martyrdom of Ḥabīb the deacon, at Edessa

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܚܒܝܒ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ

Note: See Cureton, Ancient Syr. Documents, p. ܥܓ.

Item 29 (Fol. 245a): The martyrdom of Simeon bar Ṣabbā'ē and others

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܘ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܗ̈ܘܙܝܐ

Note: Compare Add. 12,174, no. 60.

Item 30 (Fol. 257b): The martyrdom of Tharbū, her sister, and her maid

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܬܪܒܘ ܘܕܚܬܗ̇ ܘܕܒܪܬ ܒܝܬܗ̇

Note: See Add. 12,174, no. 64.

Item 31 (Fol. 259b): The martyrdom of Paphnutius and his 546 disciples, under Diocletian

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܦܢܘܛ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܚܡܫܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܫ̈ܬܐ ܬܠ̈ܡܝܕܘܗܝ. ܕܐܣ̣ܗܕܘ ܒܐܝ̣ܕܗ ܘܐܬܟ̇ܠ̣ܠ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܬܗ ܕܕܘܩܠܛܝܢܣ

Note: Compare the Acta Sanctt. for Sept., t. vi., p. 683.

Item 32 (Fol. 270b): The martyrdom of the bishop Theopompus, the magus Theonas, and four nobles, under Diocletian

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܦܘܢܦܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܕܬܐܘܢܝܣ ܚ̇ܪܫܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܢܝ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ

Note: Compare the Acta Sanctt. for January, t. i., p. 127, where the bishop is called Theopemptus.

Item 33 (Fol. 285b): The martyrdom of Procopius at Caesarea, under Diocletian

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܡܘܕܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܪܩܦܝܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ

Note: Compare Assemani, Acta martyrum, pars 2, p. 169.

Item 34 (Fol. 286b): The martyrdom of Sophia and her three daughters, Pistis, Elpis, and Agape

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܬ̈ܠܬ ܐܚ̈ܘܬܐ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܬܐ ܢܨ̈ܝܚܬܐ ܕܦܝܣܛܝܣ ܘܗܠܦܝܣ ܘܐܓܐܦܝ ܘܕܐܡܗܝܢ ܣܘܦܝܐ

Note: See Add. 14,644, no. 9.

Item 35 (Fol. 294b): The martyrdom of Tarachus, Probus, and Andronicus

Title: ܬܘܒ ܗܘ̈ܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܐܛܪܟܘ ܦܪܒܘ ܐܢܕܢܝܪܩܘ (sic) ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܐܣܗ̣ܕܘ ܘܐܬܟ̇ܠܠ̣ܘ ܒܛܪܣܣ ܡܝܛܪܦܠܝܣ ܕܩܝܠܩܝܐ

Note: See Add. 12,174, no. 74.

Item 36 (Fol. 310b): The martyrdom of Lucian and Marcian

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܝܢܣ ܘܕܡܪܩܝܢܘܣ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܢܨ̈ܝܚܐ

Note: See Assemani, Acta martyrum, pars 2, p. 49.

Item 37 (Fol. 312b): The martyrdom of Ammonius, Doticus (Zoticus ?), Cyriacus, and Acmonicus (Œcumenicus?)

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܡܘܢܝܣ ܘܕܕܛܝܩܘܣ ܘܕܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܘܕܐܩܡܘܢܝܩܘܣ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܢܨ̈ܝܚܐ

Elsewhere ܕܛܝܩܘܣ is written ܕܘܛܝܩܘܣ; and ܐܩܡܘܢܝܩܘܣ is written ܐܩܘܡܢܝܩܣ

Note:

Item 38 (Fol. 314b): The martyrdom of Charisius (?), Nicephorus, and Papias

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܟܪܝܣܣ ܘܕܢܝܩܦܘܪܘܣ ܘܦܦܝܣ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܙܟ̈ܝܐ

Item 39 (Fol. 316a): The martyrdom of the soldier Acacius at Byzantium

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܩܩܝܣ ܪܘܡܝܐ. ܕܐܣ̣ܗܕ ܘܐܬܟ̇ܠܠ ܒܒܘܙܢܛܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

Note: See the Acta Sanctt. for May, t. ii., p. 293.

Item 40 (Fol. 322b): The martyrdom of Bar-shabyā the abbat, ten monks, and a magus

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܫܒ̣ܝܐ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܘܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܕܡܓܘܫܐ

Note: See Assemani, Acta martyrum, pars 1, p. 93.

Item 41 (Fol. 323b): The martyrdom of the bishop Shahdōst and 128 others

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܫܗܕܘܣܬ ܐܦܣܝܩܘܦܐ. ܘܕܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܝܢ ܕܥܡܗ

Note: See Add. 12,174, no. 63.

Item 42 (Fol. 325): The martyrdom of Bar-ba'shěmīn the bishop and sixteen others

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܥܫܡܝܢ (sic) ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܕܫܬܥܣܪ̈ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܥܡܗ

Item 43 (Fol. 327b): The martyrdom of Ananias at Arbela

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܥܠܡܐ

Item 44 (Fol. 328a): The martyrdom of 'Abdā, 'Ebēd-yeshūa' the bishop, and others

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕܐ. ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ. ܘܕܥܒܕܠܗ ܘܕܫܡܥܘܢ. ܘܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܐܒ̇ܐ. ܘܐܝܗܒܝܠ ܘܝܘܣܦ ܘܥܢܝ. ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܘܥܒܕܠܗ. ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ. ܘܡܪܝ ܘܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ. ܘܪܝܙܩܢܐ ܘܥܒܕܠܗܐ. ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ. ܐܫܬܥܣܪ ܩ̈ܫܝܫܐ. ܘܐܠܝܗܒ ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ. ܘܥܢܝ ܘܡܪܝܗܒ ܘܡܪܝ ܘܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ. ܘܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܡܪܝ ܬܫܥܐ (sic) ܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ. ܘܦܦܐ ܘܐܘܠܫ ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܘܦܩܝܕܐ. ܘܫܡܘܝܐܝܠ ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܫ̈ܬܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝ̣ܡܐ. ܘܕܡܪܝܡ ܘܛܛܐ ܘܐܡܐ ܘܐܪܝܢܝ ܘܡܡܐ ܘܡܪܝܡ ܘܡܪܢܝ ܫܒܥ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩܝ̣ܡܐ

Note: See Assemani, Acta martyrum, pars 1, p. 149.

Item 45 (Fol. 334b): The martyrdom, of Stratonice and Seleucus at Cyzicus

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܛܪܛܘܢܝܩܐ ܘܕܣܠܘܩܘܣ ܡܟܝܪܗ̇. ܕܣܗܕܘ ܒܩܘܙܝܩܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܒܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܢܘܡܪܝܢܘܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܒܫ̇ܢܬ ܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܗ..

Note: See Add. 12,174, no. 56.

Item 46 (Fol. 364b): The martyrdom of Mamas

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܡܐ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܩܦܘ̈ܕܩܝܐ.

Note: See the Acta Sanctt. for August, t. iii., p. 437.

Item 47 (Fol. 370b): The martyrdom of Babylas

Title: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܕܬܠܬܐ ܝ̈ܠ̣ܘܕܝܢ

Note: See Add. 12,174, no. 57.

Item 48 (Fol. 376a): The martyrdom of Eugenia, her mother Claudia, and others, in Egypt

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܬܐ ܐܘܓܢܝܐ. ܐܦ ܕܩܘܠܕܝܐ (sic) ܐܡܗ̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܗܝܡܢܬ ܒܐܠܗܐ. ܥܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܓܝܦܛܘܣ ܕܗܝܡܢܘ ܘܥܡ̣ܕܘ. ܐܦ ܥ̈ܕܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܝܕܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܢܐ ܪ̈ܕܘܦܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܬܦ̈ܬܚܝ Subscription : ܫܠ̣ܡ̇ܬ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܐܘܓܢܝܐ. ܘܕܐܒܘܗ̇ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ. ܘܕܒܣܝܠܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ. ܘܕܦܪܘܛܐܘܣ ܘܕܝܘܩܢܬܘܣ. ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܘܐܬܟ݁ܠܠܘ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ

Note: See Surius, Vitae Sanctt., t. iv., December, p. 319.

Item 49 (Fol. 396b): Zachariah. The history of John the less, or the younger, of Scete, translated from the Arabic by Zachariah, bishop of Sakhā

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܒܚ̇ܝܪܐ. ܘܡ̇ܥܠܝܐ ܘܢܗܝܪܐ. ܡܫܡ̇ܠܝܐ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ: ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܝܩܐܝܛܝ. ܐܬܚ̇ܦ̣ܛ ܕܝܢ ܘܦܫܩܗ̇ ܘܬܪܓܡܗ̇ ܐܒܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܙܟܐܪܝܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܣ̇ܟ݂ܐ (سَخَا) ܡܕܝܢܬܐ̇. ܐܡܪܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܐܬܟ݁ܢܫ̣ܘ ܨܐܝܕܘܗܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܛܒܝ̈ܒܐ ܘܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ. ܘܬܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܙܘܕܩ̣̇ܐ. ܗ̣ܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܫܦ ܠܗܘܢ. ܘܐܡܪܗ̇ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܬܟ݁ܢܫܝܢ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܡܬܟ݁ܢܫܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܢܝ̣ܢܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܏ܒܝܙ ܒܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ Subscription : ܫܠ̣ܡ̇ܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝܣ. ܕܐܬܦ̣ܫ̇ܩܬ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܛܝܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ

Note: See Add. 14,732, fol. 90 b.

Additions

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

Addition 1: A marginal note in The history of Mār Ḥannīnā: ܒܨܚܚܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܚܠܦ ܚܢܢܝܐ̣ ܚܢܝܢܐ ܐܫܟܚܢܢ. ܘܗ̇ܝ ܕܫܦܪܐ ܠܟ ܗ̣ܝ ܐܡ̣ܪ

Addition 2 (Fol. 430b): On fol. 430 b there is a note stating that the manuscript was written in the convent of the Syrians in the desert of Scete, A. Gr. 1247, A.D. 936, when Moses of Nisibis was abbat, the ruling patriarchs being Basil of Antioch and Macarius of Alexandria.See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 349; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1376 See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexandr., p. 344; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 475. ܐܬܦ̣ܫ̇ܩܬ ܕܝܢ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡ̇ܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝܛܐ ܒܫ̇ܢܬ ܐܠܦ̇ܐ ܘܡܐܬܝ̈ܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ. ܒܙܒܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܦܐܛ܏ܪܝ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ. ܟܕ ܡܘܫܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܢܨܝܒܝܢܝܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܚܘܬܐ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ. ܩ̈ܫܝܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ. ܘܐܚ̈ܐ. ܕܦܠܚ̇ܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܡܟ݁ܗܢܝܢ ܠܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܗ̇ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܏ܘܫ

Addition 3 (Fol. 430b): Another note, in a different hand, records that the book belonged by purchase to the deacon Ḥaurān bar Dīnārā of Tagrīt. The patronymic, ܕܒܝܬ ܣܝܡܢܐ, is supplied marginally. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܚܘܪܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܒܪ ܕܝܢܪܐ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܩܢܝ (sic) ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܏ܘܫ

Addition 4 (Fol. 430b): A third note, written in a very rude hand, records that the above-mentioned Ḥaurān presented it, with thirteen others, to the convent of S. Mary Deipara ܫܟܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܚܘܪܢ ܡ܏ܫ ܒܪ ܕܝܢܪܐ ܕܒܬ (sic) ܣܝܡܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܓܪܝܬ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣ (sic) ܥܡ ܬܠܬܥܣܪ̈ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܚܪܢܐ (sic) ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ.

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