Add. 14,647

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/413

Description based on Wright DCCCCXLV (3:1094-1100)

Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record

Date: AD 688 / AG 999

Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 171 leaves.

Features: Decoration

Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives

This manuscript contains: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. A work entitled "Histories," or "Lives, of Eastern Saints," compiled by John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus; Several chapters, probably taken from the Ecclesiastical History of John of Ephesus, added by the scribe; Three lives of Saints, which were certainly not written by John of Ephesus. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 69 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 11 3/8 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 171 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 5, 82, 83, 90, 142, and 171. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 20 in number, but the tenth is lost, and several others are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 2, 3, 5, 13, 82, 89, 121, and 123. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 36 to 44 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangela, apparently by the same hand as Add. 14,640 , and dated A. Gr. 999, A.D. 688.

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

Decoration (Rubrication): fol. 1 a

Decoration (Rubrication):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. A work entitled "Histories," or "Lives, of Eastern Saints," compiled by John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus [defective]

Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܡ̈ܕܢܚܝܐ̇. ܕܟ̇ܢܫ ܘܟܬ݂ܒ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܘܒܙܒܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ [ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ] ܕܐܡ̇ܕ ܒܪܬܚ̣ܐ ܕܛܢ̣ـ[ـܢܐ] [ܐܠـ]ـܗܝܐ

Notes:

It has been edited by Land in the second volume of his Anecdota Syriaca.
The number of histories or chapters is 57.
Chapters 27, 28 and 29 are lost.
Land, p. 2, last line

Item 2 (Fol. 1b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. A short preface, explaining the object of the work

Excerpt: ܡܛܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ̣. ܟܕ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܫܡ̣ܥܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܬܐ: ܕܒܓܙܪ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ ܡ̇ܚܝܒܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܝ̇ܕܥ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܠܗ̇ ܡܣܬ̇ܪܕ ܐܢܐ̣. ܐ̇ܬܚܫܒܬ݂ ܕܠܐ ܐ̇ܟܘܡ ܘܒܫܬܩܐ ܐ̇ܚܦܐ ܠܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܪܘ̈ܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܘܬܡ̈ܝܗܬܐ̇. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ ܚ̇ܙܝܬ݂ ܘܝܕܥ̇ܬ ܘܝ̇ܠܦܬ ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ܇ ܘܬܟܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܣܗܕ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܠܐ ܩܢܛܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܦܘܿܠܓܐ. ܟܕ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܡ̇ܬ ܦܣܩ̇ܬ ܒܪܥܝܢܝ̣. ܕܟܕ ܛܒ ܩܕܡ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܘܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܒܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܒܚܕܪ̈ܝܢ: ܫܡ̇ܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܘ ܘܐܦ ܐܝܬ ܐܢܫܐ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܚ̈ܠܝܨܐ̣. ܕܐܢܐ ܣܟ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚ̇ܙܝܗܘܢ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ ܒܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ̣. ܣܗ̇ܕܐ ܕܫܪܪܗܘܢ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܟ̇ܬܒ̣ܬ ܐܝܕܝ̣ ܠܐ ܐ̇ܬܠ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܥܡܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܐܦ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܙܒ̇ܢ̣ܢ. ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܫܪܪܗܘܿܢ. ܕܒܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐܣܬܥ̣ܪ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ̣. ܡܢ ܙܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ̣ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܘܿܠܡܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ. ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܙܒܢܐ ܫܟ̣ܒܘܼ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ. ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܒܦܓܪ ܢܨ̇ܚܝܢ܇ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܬܘܬܐ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܝܬܐ ܡ̇ܫܠܛܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ

Land, p. 2, last line

Note:

Item 3 (Fol. 2a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Ḥabῑb [defective]

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ̣. ܕܣܒܐ ܪܒܐ̣ ܘܐܠܗܝܐ ܚܒܝܒ . . .

Note: Land, pp. 22, 330.

Item 4 (Fol. 6a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Zĕ'ūrā or Zoaras [defective]

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ

Notes:

Imperfect at the beginning
See Land, p. 12.

Item 5 (Fol. 10a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of John the Nazirite [defective]

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ݂ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܙܝܪܐ

Notes:

Imperfect at the end.
See Add. 14,650, fol. 161 b, and Land, pp. 22, 330.

Item 6 (Fol. 14a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Abraham and Maron [defective]

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܡܪܘܢ ܐ̈ܚܐ

Notes:

Imperfect at the beginning.
See Land, p. 31.

Item 7 (Fol. 20a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Simeon the recluse, and of Sergius the recluse, his disciple

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫ̣. ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܒܝܫܐ ܘܣܪܓܝܣ ܬܘܒ ܚܒܝܫܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܛ̇ܢܢܐ.

Note: See Land, p. 45.

Item 8 (Fol. 26b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Paul the solitary

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܬ ܕܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܐܒܝܠܐ ܡܟܝܟܐ

Note: See Land, p. 61.

Item 9 (Fol. 28b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Abraham, the lay recluse

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܒܥ ܕܣܒܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܥܠܡܝܐ ܚܒܝܫܐ

Note: See Land, p. 65.

Item 10 (Fol. 30a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Addai the chorepiscopus

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܡܢܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܕܝ ܟܘܪܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ

Note: See Land, p. 68.

Item 11 (Fol. 32b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Mārā, of the convent of the Iberians

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܫܥ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܘܪ̈ܛܝܐ

Note: See Land, p. 75.

Item 12 (Fol. 33a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the bishop Simeon, the Persian dialectician

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪ܆ ܕܩܪܒܬܢܐ ܚܠܝܨܐ ܕܚܠܦ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ̇. ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܘܿܫܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ

Note: See Land, p. 76.

Item 13 (Fol. 38b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Ḥarpaṭ the chorepiscopus, of Anazete

Title: ܬܫܥܝܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪܐ ܕܚܪܦܛ ܟܘܪܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܗܢܙܝܛ

Note: See Land, p. 88.

Item 14 (Fol. 40a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the two sisters Mary (Maryam) and Euphemia, the daughters of Ṭaby, the one of whom lived at Amid, the other at Constantina

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܥܣܪܐ̣. ܕܐܚ̈ܘܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܬܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ̇. ܕܡܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܢܬ ܛܒܝܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܗ̇ ܒܐ̇ܡܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ̣. ܘܐܚܪܬܐ ܒܬܠ̣ܐ ܕܡܘܙܠܬ

Note: See Land, p. 92.

Item 15 (Fol. 45a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Thomas, Stephen, and Zotā, the notaries and syncelli of Mārā, metropolitan of Amid

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪܐ̣. ܕܐܢܫܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܦ̈ܠܚ̣ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̇ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܘܣܛܦܢܐ ܘܙܘܛܐ ܢܘܛܪ̈ܐ ܘܣܘ̈ܢܩܠܐ̇. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܐ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܝܣ ܕܐܡ̇ܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

Note: See Land, p. 104.

Item 16 (Fol. 51a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Abῑ the Nazirite

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܒ̇ܝ ܡܣܪܩܐ ܘܢܙܝܪܐ

Note: See Land, p. 119.

Item 17 (Fol. 53a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of two brothers, one of whom was named Jacob, from the same convent, viz. that of the Edessenes, near Amid

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܥܣܪܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ̣. ܒܗ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܕܘܦܝܐ

Note: See Land, p. 122.

Item 18 (Fol. 55a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Simeon, the mountain solitary

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܬܬܥܣܪܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܛܘܪܝܐ ܐܒܝܠܐ

Note: See Land, p. 126.

Item 19 (Fol. 59b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of a man, who was not willing that his name should be mentioned

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܣܪܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̣ ܕܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܗܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܗ ܕܢܘܕܥ ܠܐ ܐܬܛܦ̣ܝܣ̣. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܣܟܢܐ

Note: See Land, p. 137.

Item 20 (Fol. 63a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of a monk, who quitted his convent without being free to do so, and betook himself to another

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܡܢܥܣܪܐ̣. ܕܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܕܢܦ̣ܩ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܫܲܪܐ ܠܗ܇ ܘܩ̇ܒ̣ܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܐܚܪܢܐ

Note: See Land, p. 144.

Item 21 (Fol. 64b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Zachariah

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܫܥܣܪܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܚܕ ܕܫܡ̣ܗ ܗܘܐ̣ ܙܟܪܝܐ

Note: See Land, p. 147.

Item 22 (Fol. 66a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of a monk from the same convent as the above mentioned Zachariah

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝ̣ܢ. ܕܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܡܢܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܒܗ ܥܡ̇ܪ ܗܘܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܬ݁ܘܠܡܕܐ ܬܩ̣ܢܐ

Note: See Land, p. 151.

Item 23 (Fol. 69a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Thomas of Armenia, his wife and children

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܡ ܐܪܡܢܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܐܬܬܠܡܕ ܠܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܗ̣ܘ ܘܐܢܬܬܗ̣ ܘܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ

Note: See Land, p. 157.

Item 24 (Fol. 73b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the two brothers, Addai and Abraham

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝـ̣ܢ. ܕܐ̈ܚܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܐܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܐܕܝ ܘܐܒܪܗܡ ܛ̈ܢܢܐ

Note: See Land, p. 165.

Item 25 (Fol. 74a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Simeon the solitary

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ݂ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ

Note: See Land, p. 166.

Item 26 (Fol. 75a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of John, bishop of Tellā or Constantina

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ̣ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܬܠܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

Note: See Land, p. 169.

Item 27 (Fol. 78b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of John, bishop of Hephӕstus in Egypt

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܚ̈ܡܫ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܦܣܛܘ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܐܝܓܝܦܛܣ܇ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܓ̈ܘܢܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ.

Note: See Land, p. 177.

Item 28 (Fol. 82b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Thomas, bishop of Damascus [defective]

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܪܕܝܦܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܕܡܣܩܘܣ

Notes:

See Land, p. 185.
Very imperfect.

Item 29 (Fol. 83a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Elias of Dārā [defective]

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܐܠܝܐ ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ̣ ܒܕܪܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

Notes:

See Land, p. 185.
Very imperfect.

Item 30 (Fol. 83a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of two brothers, Elias and Theodore, who were merchants

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ̣. ܕܐ̈ܚܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ̇. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܡ ܬܐܓܘܪܬܐ ܥܠܡܢܝܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܡܬܬܓܪܝܢ ܗܘ̣ܘ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ̣. ܐܠܝܐ̣ ܘܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ

Note: See Land, p. 186.

Item 31 (Fol. 86a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of a monk, who was tempted to steal, and afterwards repented

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝـ̣ܢ. ܕܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܕܐܬܬܚܕ ܒܓܘܪܓܐ ܕܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܕܓܘ̈ܢܒܐ̇. ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ

Note: See Land, p. 192.

Item 32 (Fol. 88a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Ḥālā, of the convent of the Edessenes at Amid [defective]

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ݂. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܚ̇ܠܐ ܛ̇ܢܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܐܘܪ̈ܗܝܐ

Notes:

Imperfect at the end; see Add. 14,735, fol. 157 b.
See Land, pp. 195, 332.

Item 33 (Fol. 90a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Simeon, a scribe of Amid [defective]

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ ܟܬ݁ܘܒܐ ܐܡܕܝܐ

Notes:

Imperfect at the beginning.
See Land, p. 199.

Item 34 (Fol. 91b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. Account of the monasteries of Amid during the persecution of the year 832 (A.D. 521)

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ̣. ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܬܡܝܗܐ ܘܡܫܡ̇ܗܐ ܕܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܡ̈ܕܝܐ̇. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܐ̈ܓܘܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܐ ܕܪܕܝܦܘܬܐ ܐܬ݁ܢܨܚܘ܇ ܕܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܬ݂ܪܕܦܘ

Notes:

This article was written in the year 878, A.D. 567.
See Land, p. 202.

Item 35 (Fol. 96b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Mārā the solitary

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂. ܕܐܒܐ ܡܪܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܥܡܗ ܒܩܒܪܐ ܕܐ̈ܟܣܢܝܐ̇. ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܥ̣ܒܪܐ ܕܣܘܩܘܣ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܡܡܐ

Note: See Land, p. 212.

Item 36 (Fol. 101b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the priest Aaron

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ̣. (sic) ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ̇. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܩܫܝ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ̇. ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܬܬ݂ܣܝܡܘ ܒܒܝܬ ܩܒܘܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܐ ܐܬܒ̣ܢܝ

Notes:

Wrongly numbered chapter 38 in the manuscript.
See Land, p. 222.

Item 37 (Fol. 102b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the priest Leontius

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ̣. ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܠܐܘܢܛܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ̇. ܕܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܘܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ

Note: See Land, p. 224.

Item 38 (Fol. 103b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the priests Abraham and his son Zotā, and of the deacon Daniel his nephew

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝ̣ܢ. ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܣܒܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ̣. ܘܙܘܛܐ ܬܘܒ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܪܗ ܦܓܪܢܝܐ̣. ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܫܡܫܐ ܒܪ ܚܬܗ

Note: See Land, p. 225.

Item 39 (Fol. 104b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Bassianus the solitary, of Romanus the priest and periodeutes of the monastery of Teleda, and of the abbat Simeon

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܣܝܢܐ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣. ܘܪܘܡܢܐ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܢܐ̣. ܘܣܥܘܪܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ̣. ܘܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ. ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܒܝܬ ܩܒܘܪܐ̣ ܥܡ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ

Note: See Land, p. 227.

Item 40 (Fol. 105b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the abbats Mārῑ, Sergius, and Daniel

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝـ̣ܢ. ܕܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܬܠܬܐ̇. ܡܐܪܝ ܘܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ܇ ܕܣܝ̣ܡܝܢ ܘܐܦ ܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܒܗ ܒܒܝܬܐ

Note: See Land, p. 229.

Item 41 (Fol. 106b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the deacons Abraham, Cyriacus, Bar-ḥad-bĕ-shabbā, and Sergius

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ݂. ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܘܚ̈ܦܝܛܝ ܒܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܐܪܒܥܐ̇. ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܩܘܪܝܩܐ ܘܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܘܣܪܓܝܣ

Note: See Land, p. 231.

Item 42 (Fol. 107a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the Comes Tribunus

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ̣. ܕܛܪܝܒܘܢܐ ܕܒܣܟܡܐ ܥܠܡܝܐ ܘܩܘܡܣ̇. ܒܥ̇ܒܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܬܩܢܐ ܘܓܡܝܪܐ

Note: See Land, p. 232.

Item 43 (Fol. 109b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Isaac

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܘܡܝܬܪܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܚܩ

Note: See Land, p. 237.

Item 44 (Fol. 110b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Paul of Antioch

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

Note: See Land, p. 239.

Item 45 (Fol. 112a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. Account of the monks from various quarters, who were assembled at Constantinople under the protection of the empress Theodora

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ̣ ܕܥܠ ܟܢܘ̈ܫܝܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܟܢ̇ܫ̣ܬ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ

Note: See Land, p. 241.

Item 46 (Fol. 114a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the five exiled patriarchs, Severus, Theodosius, Anthimus, Sergius, and Paul

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܦܛܪ̈ܝܪܟܐ ܚܡܫܐ̇. ܕܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܕܝܦܘܬܐ ܐܬ݁ܢܨܚܘ ܒܐܟܣܘܪܝܐ

Note: See Land, p. 246.

Item 47 (Fol. 116a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Jacob (Baradӕus), bishop (of Edessa)

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ̣ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܘܐܓܘܢܣܛܐ ܚܠܝܨܐ ܘܚܝܠܬܢܐ

Note: See Land, p. 249.

Item 48 (Fol. 118b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the bishops Jacob (Baradӕus, of Edessa) and Theodore (of al-Ḥῑra)

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝ̣ܢ. ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܐ̈ܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ̇. ܕܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܗܘ̣ܘ̣. ܘܥܠ ܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܬ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܗ ܒܪܕܘܦܝܐ̇. ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܗ̇ ܘܒܦܘܩܕܢܗ̇ ܕܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܬܐ

Note: See Land, p. 254.

Item 49 (Fol. 120a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Ḳashῑsh, bishop of Chios

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܫܝܫ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܟܝܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ

Note: See Land, p. 257.

Item 50 (Fol. 121b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. Chapter 51 [defective]

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝـ̣ܢ. ܕܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܒܢܝ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ

Notes:

Only the first few words of the title remain
See Land, pp. 260, 333.

Item 51 (Fol. 122a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Priscus [defective]

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܦܪܝܣܩܘܣ

Notes:

Imperfect at the beginning.
See Land, p. 260.

Item 52 (Fol. 123b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of the patrician lady Cӕsaria (the correspondent of the patriarch Severus [defective]

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܩܣܪܝܐ ܦܛܪܝܩܝܐ̇. ܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܕܫ̣ܪܝܬ ܘܓܢܒܪܐܝܬ ܘܡܝܬܪܐܝܬ ܒܝܕ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܫܠܡ̣ܬ

Note: See Land, p. 264.

Item 53 (Fol. 125b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of John and Susiana

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ̣. ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ̣ ܘܕܓܒܪܗ̇. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܩܒܘܩܠܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܫܒܚܐ ܦܛܪܝܩܝܘܣ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ̣. ܝܘܚܢـ̣ܢ ܘܣܘܣܝܢܐ. ܕܚܝ̣ܘܼ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ

Note: See Land, p. 267.

Item 54 (Fol. 127a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Peter the chancellor and Photius the chartularius

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܕܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܩܢܩܠܪܐ̣. ܘܦܘܛܝܣ ܟܪܛܘܠܪܐ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܥܡܗ̣. ܡܢܗ ܟܕ ܡܢܗ ܕܒܝܬܐ

Note: See Land, p. 270.

Item 55 (Fol. 127b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Theodore, the imperial chamberlain and quӕstor

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ ܩܒܘܩܠܪܐ ܘܩܣܛܪܝܣ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܕ ܒܦܓܪܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ̇. ܗܢܐ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܡ̈ܝܢܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ ܡܬ̇ܕܒܪ ܗܘܐ

Note: See Land, p. 272.

Item 56 (Fol. 129b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. Account of the monastery of S. John at Amid, and notices of its abbats, from its foundation in the year 700 (A.D. 389) down to the year 878 (A.D. 567)

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ̣. ܥܠ ܫܘܪܝ ܩܘܝ̇ܡܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐ̇ܡܕ. ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܩܝܡܢܐ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܒܪܫܝܬ. ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝـ̣ܢ ܡܢ ܫܢܬ ܫܒܥܡܐܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܣ̣. ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܐܐ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ.

Note: See Land, p. 275.

Item 57 (Fol. 136a): Several chapters, probably taken from the Ecclesiastical History of John of Ephesus, added by the scribe

Note: See Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., p. 35 of the preface, and pp. 385—391.

Item 58 (Fol. 136a): Concerning Origen and the fifth œcumenical Council (Constantinopolit. II., A.D. 553)

Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܘܪܓܢܝܣ ܘܡܛܘܠ ܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܚܡܫ

Item 59 (Fol. 136b): Of the various bodies of clergy and laity collected from every quarter at Constantinople by the empress Theodora

Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܢܘ̈ܫܝܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܦܛܪ̈ܝܪܟܘܿ. ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ ܘܥ̈ܠܡܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܠ ܦܢ̈ܝܢ̇. ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܬܗ ܕܝܘܣܛܝܢܝܢܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܐܬ̇ܟܢܫܘ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ

Note: See above, ch. 46.

Item 60 (Fol. 136b): How the patriarch Severus was summoned to Constantinople

Title: ܕܥܠ ܩ̇ܪܝܬܗ ܘܡ̇ܥܠܬܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ̇. ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܕܚ̇ܕܝܘܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܥܕ̈ܬܐ

Item 61 (Fol. 137a): Of the great assembly of abbats and monks at Constantinople after the death of the empress Theodora

Title: ܕܥܠ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܡ̈ܕܢܚܝܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ̇. ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܗ̇ ܕܢܝܚ̣ܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ

Item 62 (Fol. 137b): How the patriarch Anthimus rejected the Council of Chalcedon, abdicated, and was concealed by the empress Theodora in the palace

Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܢܬܝܡܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ ܒܣܘܢܗܘܕܘܣ ܕܟܠܩܕܘܢܐ ܘܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ̣. ܘܥܠ ܛ̇ܘܫܝܗ ܕܒܦܠܛܝܢ ܕܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܬܐ

Item 63 (Fol. 138b): Of the reappearance of Anthimus after the death of Theodora

Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬ̇ܓܠܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܢܬܝܡܘܣ ܘܕܥܡܗ܇ ܕܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܗ̇ ܕܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ

Item 64 (Fol. 139a): Of the assemblies of Egyptian monks

Title: ܕܥܠ ܟܢܘ̈ܫܝܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܓ̈ܘܦܛܝܐ

Item 65 (Fol. 139a): Of the Alexandrians who went to Constantinople to plead on behalf of the orthodox faith

Title: ܕܥܠ ܓܪ̈ܡܛܝܩܘ ܘܣܟܘ̈ܠܣܛܝܩܐ ܘܢܘܩܠܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ̈ܝܐ̇. ܕܪܬܚ̣ܘ ܒܛܢܢ̣ܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܐܬܘ ܕܢܡܠܠܘܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ

Item 66 (Fol. 139b): Three lives of Saints, which were certainly not written by John of Ephesus

Note: See Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., p. 27 of the preface.

Item 67 (Fol. 139b): The history of Jacob the monk

Title: ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܝܪܝܐ

Note: See Surius, Vitӕ Sanctorum, t. i., January, p. 540.

Item 68 (Fol. 148a): The history of Martinianus

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܪܛܝܢܝܢܐ

Note: See Add. 14,645, no. 15.

Item 69 (Fol. 157b): The martyrdom of Febronia at Nisibis, under Diocletian

Note: See the Acta Sanctorum for June, t. v., p. 17.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.

Addition 1 (Fol. 171b): The colophon, fol. 171 b, is as follows ܫܠܡ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܘܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܛ̇ܢ̈ܢܐ ܘܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܘ ܒܙܒܢ ܙܒܢ. ܕܐܬܟܬܒ̣ ܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ

Addition 2 (Fol. 171b): After the doxology, fol. 171 b, stand the following notes, which mention the name of the scribe, Sergūnā, and the date of the manuscript, A. Gr. 999, A.D. 688. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ̣ ܕܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ̇ ܣܪܓܘܢܐ̣. ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ. ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝ̣ܢ. ܘܐܡܝܢ܀ ܨܠܘܬܝ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ̣ ܐܡܝܢ ܐ̇ܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܐܕܪ ܕܫ̣ܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ̣. ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ

Addition 3 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there is a note, written in a very rude hand, which informs us that the book was presented to a certain church by the priest Bar-ḥad-bĕ-shabbā, in the year 1167, A.D. 856. ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐ (sic) ܘܐܫܬܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܝܗܒ ܠܥܝܕܬܐ (sic) ܗܢܐ (sic) ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܟܘܢܟܝܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܘܗܕܢܐ (sic) ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܫܘܛܦܘܬܐ (sic)܏ܘܫ. ܐܢܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܬܘܡܐ ܕܦܠܚܝ ܘܙܒܢܝ (sic) ܡܢ ܡܥܕܝܐ (?) ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ . . . ܘܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܢܗܘܢ (sic) ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.

Addition 4 (Fol. 1a): Two words in red ink on fol. 1 a are merely, "trial of the cinnabar" or vermilion. ܢܘܣܝܐ ܕܩܢܢܒܐܪܝܣ

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