Add. 14,650

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/418

Description based on Wright DCCCCXLIX (3:1103-1107)

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Date: 6th or 7th century (foll. 1—8, 30—68) A.D. 875 (foll. 9-29, 69-235) / A. Gr. 1186 (foll. 9-29, 69-235)

Origin: convent of Mar Solomon

Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 235 leaves.

Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives

This manuscript contains: Hieronymus. Three leaves from the Lives of the Egyptian Solitaries; Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius; Palladius. Extracts from the Historia Lausiaca of Palladius; Hieronymus. The second part of the Lives of the Egyptian Solitaries; The history of the virgin Andromeda; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 62 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 235 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 4, 9—29, 42, 47, 200—219, 228, 234, and 235. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 30 in number, but the first five are now very imperfect. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 2, 3, 8, 42, 43, 45, 46, and 227. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 44 lines.

Hand 1 (minor, Estrangela script): Foll. 1—8 and foll. 30—68 are written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

Hand 2 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): The majority of the volume is in a more cursive character, and dated A. Gr. 1186, A.D. 875.

Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Hieronymus. Three leaves from the Lives of the Egyptian Solitaries [defective]

Title: ܢܨܚ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ

Item 2 (Fol. 4a): Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius [defective]

Item 3 (Fol. 4a): Evagrius. Selection 1 [defective]

Note: Imperfect at the beginning.

Item 4 (Fol. 6b): Evagrius. Selection 2

Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ

Note: See Add. 14,578, no. 33, §§ 1—5.

Item 5 (Fol. 6b): Evagrius. On Christianity

Title: ܕܥܠ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܘܬܐ Incipit: ܡܢ ܬܠܬ ܨܒ̈ܘܢ ܡܬܩܝܡܐ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܘܬܐ. ܡܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ.

Item 6 (Fol. 8b): Evagrius. On perfection [defective]

Title: ܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ

Note: See Add. 14,578, no. 13.

Item 7 (Fol. 9a): Palladius. Extracts from the Historia Lausiaca of Palladius

Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܠܕ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܗܠܢܦܘܠܝܣ
Title: ܕܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ

Item 8 (Fol. 30a): Hieronymus. The second part of the Lives of the Egyptian Solitaries [defective]

Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܒܬܒܐܝܣ Subscription (Fol. 68b): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܚ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܘܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܘܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܬܒܐܝܣ. ܕܒܨܘܬܗܘܢ (sic) ܢܥܒܕ ܡܪܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ̇ ܒܪܝܬܐ.

Notes:

See Add. 12,173, no 1, b.
A later hand has added to this subscription, see additions.

Item 9 (Fol. 69a): The history of the virgin Andromeda

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܕܪܘܡܝܕܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ

Note: See Add. 14,649, fol. 140 b.

Item 10 (Fol. 69b): The history of a virgin

Title: ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ

Note: See Add. 14,649, fol. 141 b.

Item 11 (Fol. 70a): Eusebius. Extracts from the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius

Item 12 (Fol. 70a): Eusebius. The martyrdom of S. James, the brother of our Lord

Title: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܣ̣ܗܕ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ

Note: See Lib. ii., cap. 23, from the beginning to the words καὶ εὐθὺς Οὐεσπασιανὸς πολιορκεῖ τὴν Ἰουδαίαν, αἰχμαλωτίσας αὐτούς.

Item 13 (Fol. 71a): Eusebius. Of S. John the Apostle

Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ

Note: See Lib. iii., cap. 23, and the first sentence of cap. 24.

Item 14 (Fol. 72b): Eusebius. Of the decease of S. John and S. Philip

Title: ܥܠ ܡܦܩܢܗ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܘܕܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ

Note: See Lib. iii., cap. 31.

Item 15 (Fol. 73a): Eusebius. The martyrdom of Polycarp

Title: ܥܠ ܦܘܠܝܩܪܦܘܣ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܣܗܕ. ܒܫܢ̈ܝ ܘܐܪܘܣ: ܥܡ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܙܡܘܪܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

Note: See Lib. iv., capp. 14 (only the last sentence) and 15.

Item 16 (Fol. 76b): Eusebius. The martyrdom of Peter of Alexandria

Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܕܘܩܠܛܝܢܘܣ ܪܫܝܥܐ

Note: See Add. 14,641, no. 4, b.

Item 17 (Fol. 81b): Eusebius. The history of the eight Youths of Ephesus

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܒܐܦܣܣ

Note: See Add. 12,160, fol. 147 a.

Item 18 (Fol. 89a): Eusebius. The martyrdom of Sophia and her three daughters

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܣܘܦܝܐ ܘܬܠܬ ܒ̈ܢܬܗ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܬܐ

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

Item 19 (Fol. 90a): John of Antioch. A tract entitled "Plerophoriae, or Testimonies and Revelations given by God to the Saints, concerning the heresy of the Diphysites and the transgression at Chalcedon," written by the priest John of Antioch, of the "gens Rufina," bishop of Maiuma near Gaza, and one of the disciples of Peter the Iberian

Title: ܬܘܒ ܦܠܝܪ̈ܘܦܘܪܝܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܘܓ̈ܠܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܘ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܘܬ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ̇. ܡܛܠ ܗܪܣܝܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ܇ ܘܡܬܥܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܟܠܩܝܕܘܢܐ: ܕܡܟ̈ܬܒܢ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐ̇ܒܪܝܐ̣ ܕܫܡܗ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܘܦܝܢܐ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܝܘܡܐ ܕܓܙܐ Excerpt: ܡܫܬܥܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܘܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܐܒ̇ܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܒܪܝܐ̣. ܕܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܒܩܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ: ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܟܦܘܪ ܒܥܠܡܐ: ܟܕ ܚܝ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ: ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܦܝܣܩܦܘܬܐ̣. ܕܟܕ ܡܫܬܡܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܡ̇ܰܪܻܝܐ̣ܰ. ܟܕ ܩܡ ܕܢܬܪܓܡ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܒܩܪܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ: ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܢܝܫܝ (sic) ܩܠܐ ܘܢܨܝܚ ܩܠܐ̣. ܫ̇ܪܝ ܕܢ̇ܓܕܦ ܘܕܢܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܨܥܬܐ ܕܬܘܪܓܡܗ. ܠܐ ܬܫܬܒܗܪܝܢ ܡܪܝܡ̇. ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܝܠܕܬܝ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܝܠܕܬܝ ܐܘ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܐܠܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ. ܐܘܪܓܢܘܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܡܚܕܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܗܕܐ. ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܕܝܘܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܒܐܡܐ̣. ܕܗܟܢܐ ܥܡ ܦܐܬܗ ܐܦ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܝܡܝܢܐ ܬܬܗ̣ܦܟ ܠܗ̇ ܠܒܣܬܪܗ. ܘܟܕ ܡܬ̇ܟܫܠ ܘܥܬܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܦ̣ܠ ܚܛܦܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܕܝܠܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ ܘܛܥܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܒܝܬ ܕܝܘܩܢܝܩܘܢ. ܘܡܢ ܗ̇ܝܕܝ̣ܢ ܣܘܓܐܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ̣. ܫ̇ܢܝ ܡܢ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ. ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܦܠܛܝܢ. ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ̣. ܘܟܕ ܛܒ̣ ܪܚܝ̣ܡ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܢܗ.܀

The first of eighty-nine chapters, quoted here as a specimen.

Note:

Item 20 (Fol. 134b): The history of a nun

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܕܚܕܐ ܕܝܪܝܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܒܗ ܐܬܢ̣ܨܚܬ

Item 21 (Fol. 135a): The history of Jacob the wanderer

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܫܢܝܢܐ

Note: See Add. 14,647, fol. 139 b.

Item 22 (Fol. 141b): The history of Paul the priest and his disputation with Satan

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܫܝܫܐ ܦܘܠܐ ܘܕܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܣܛܢܐ Incipit: ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܫܠܘܡ. ܘܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܗܪܣܝܣ ܕܗܪ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ ܗܪܘܕܘܣ ܗܘܘ ܕܡܩܒܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܪܩܘܣ ܐܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܘܬܠܬ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܕܡܘܫܐ. ܘܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܘܢܫܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒ̈ܢܬܗܘܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܒܠܢܐ ܣܚ̇ܝܢ ܗܘܘ. ܏ܘܫ.

Note: See Add. 7190, fol. 202 a.

Item 23 (Fol. 149a): Ephraim. Discourse of Ephraim against wizards, charmers and soothsayers, and on the end of the world

Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܪ̈ܫܐ ܘܠܚ̈ܘܫܐ ܘܩܨ̈ܘܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܫܘܠܡܐ Incipit: ܡܢ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ̣. ܘܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ܇ ܘܡܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܘܫܘܚ̈ܠܦܝܗܘܢ. ܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ̣ ܩ̣ܪܒ̣ܬ݀ ܠܗ̇

Item 24 (Fol. 154a): Severus of Antioch. The Creed of Severus of Antioch

Title: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ

Note: See Add. 14,582, no. 12.

Item 25 (Fol. 155b): Simeon the bishop of the Persian Christians. An extract from the letter of Simeon, the bishop of the Persian Christians, to Simeon, abbat of Gabula, regarding the Himyarite martyrs

Title: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ: ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ ܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ. ܕܐܫ̣ܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܚܝܪܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܥܡܢ

Note: See Add. 14,641, no. 4, f.

Item 26 (Fol. 161b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. Lives of holy men and women, composed by John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus

Item 27 (Fol. 161b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of John the Nazirite

Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ. ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܙܝܪܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ

Note: See Add. 14,647, I., no. 3.

Item 28 (Fol. 166a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Abraham the lay recluse

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܥܠܡܝܐ ܚܒܝܫܝܐ

Note: See Add. 14,647, I., no. 7.

Item 29 (Fol. 167a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Thomas, Stephen and Zota

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܦ̈ܠܚ̣ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܘܐܣܛܦܢܐ ܘܙܘܛܐ ܢܘܛܪ̈ܐ ܘܣܘ̈ܢܩܠܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܪܐ ܡܛܪܘܦܠܝܛܐ ܕܐܡܕ

Note: See Add. 14,647, I., no. 13.

Item 30 (Fol. 172b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Abi the Nazirite

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܰܒܻܝ ܡܣܪܩܐ ܘܢܙܝܪܐ

Note: See Add. 14,647, I., no. 14.

Item 31 (Fol. 174a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of two brothers

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢܗ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܝܠܢ̇ ܒܗ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܕܘܦܝܐ

Note: See Add. 14,647, I., no. 15.

Item 32 (Fol. 175b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of a monk

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܕܢܦ̣ܩ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܗ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܫ̣ܪܐ ܠܗ ܩܢܘܢܗ. ܘܩܒܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܐܚܪܢܐ

Note: See Add. 14,647, I., no. 18.

Item 33 (Fol. 177a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Zachariah

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܚܕ ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܙܟܪܝܐ

Note: See Add. 14,647, I., no. 19.

Item 34 (Fol. 178a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Susanna the virgin

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܫܡܗ̇ ܗܘܐ ܫܘܫܢ

Note: See Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., p. 343.

Item 35 (Fol. 182a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Mary the solitary

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܒܝܠܬܐ

Note: See Land, p. 354.

Item 36 (Fol. 182b): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Mārā

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܡܐܪܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ

Note: See Add. 14,647, I., no. 36.

Item 37 (Fol. 186a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Ḥarpaṭ (here written Nῑrpaṭ)

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܝܪܦܛ ܟܘܪ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܗܢܙܝܛ

Note: See Add. 14,647, I., no. 11.

Item 38 (Fol. 188a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. An extract from the history of Zĕ'ūrā

Title: ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܙܥܘܪܐ

Note: See Add. 14,647, I., no. 2.

Item 39 (Fol. 188a): John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. The history of Bassianus

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܶܣܸܝܢܐ

Note: See Add. 14,647, I., no. 40.

Item 40 (Fol. 189a): John of Asia. Extracts from the Ecclesiastical History of John of Asia, relating to various periods between A. Gr. 831—879 (A.D. 520 —568)

Subscription (Fol. 206a): ܫܠ̣ܡܘ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܓܒܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ

Note: See Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., pp. 289—329.

Item 41 (Fol. 189a): John of Asia. Various extracts regarding persecution

Subscription (Fol. 192b): ܫ̣ܠܡ ܕܥܠ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܕܣܒܠܬ݀ ܥܕܬܐ ܡܢ ܗܪ̈ܝܛܝܩܘ ܟ̣ܠܩ̈ܕܘܢܝܐ.

Item 42 (Fol. 189a): John of Asia. Regarding the persecution of the faithful by the heretics in the time of Justinian (Justin), A. Gr. 831 (A.D. 520)

Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܠܝܣܛܝܩܐ (sic) ܕܝܠܗ ܥܠ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܪ̈ܝܛܝܩܘ܇ ܒܙܒܢܗ ܕܝܘܣܛܢܝܢܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ̇. ܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ

Item 43 (Fol. 190a): John of Asia. Of the persecution of the Convent of the Orientals at Edessa

Title: ܥܠ ܪܕܘܦܝܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܕܢܚܝܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ. ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܟܠܗ̇ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܡܥܪܒܐ

Item 44 (Fol. 190b): John of Asia. Of the persecution under Ephraim of Amid, patriarch of Antioch

Title: ܥܠ ܡܚܬܬܗ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܠܡܕܢܚܐ. ܘܥܠ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܘܥܠ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܐ̈ܡܕܝܐ

Item 45 (Fol. 192b): John of Asia. Of the destruction of several cities, and of the appearance of the star that preceded these calamities, A. Gr. 836 (A. D. 525)

Title: ܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܗ̈ܦܘܟܝܐ ܘܛܘܿܒ̈ܥܐ ܕܡ̈ܕܝܢܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܕܟܘܟܒܐ ܕܐܬܚܙܝ ܩܕܡ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ. ܫܢܬ̇ ܬܡ̈ܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܫܬ

Item 46 (Fol. 192b): John of Asia. A. Gr. 837 (A.D. 526)

Item 47 (Fol. 193b): John of Asia. Of the destruction of Pompeiopolis, A. Gr. 850 (A.D. 539)

Title: ܫܢܬ݀ ܬܡ̈ܢܡܐܐ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܝܢ ܦܡܦܝܦܘܠܝܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܬܒ̣ܠܥܬ݀ ܡܢܫܸܠ

Item 48 (Fol. 194a): John of Asia. Of the destruction of Antioch for the sixth time, A. Gr. 851 (A.D. 540)

Title: ܫܢܬ݀ ܬܡܢܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܬܘܒ ܐܬܗܦ̣ܟܬ݀ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܗܦܘܟܝܐ ܕܫܬܐ

Item 49 (Fol. 194b): John of Asia. A. Gr. 852 (A.D. 541)

Item 50 (Fol. 194b): John of Asia. A. Gr. 854 (A.D. 543)

Item 51 (Fol. 195a): John of Asia. Of the great pestilence in the year 855 (A.D. 544), in four chapters

Subscription (Fol. 204a): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܘܬܢܐ

Item 52 (Fol. 195a): John of Asia. Part 1

Title: ܫܢܬ݀ ܬܡܢܡ̈ܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ. ܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܬܩܝܦܐ ܒܟܠܗ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܝܘܣܛܢܝܢܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ

Item 53 (Fol. 197b): John of Asia. Part 2

Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܢܝܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ

Item 54 (Fol. 198a): John of Asia. Part 3

Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܟܕ ܡܢܥ ܫܒܛܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܘܬܢܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬ݀ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܩܘܣܛܢܛ܏ܝܢܐ

Item 55 (Fol. 202a): John of Asia. Regarding testaments and inheritances at this time

Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܬܫܥܝܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܘܝܪ̈ܬܘܬܐ

Item 56 (Fol. 204a): John of Asia. Of the earthquake at Constantinople in the year 862 (A.D. 551)

Title: ܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܙܘܥܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ

Item 57 (Fol. 204b): John of Asia. Of the earthquake in the year 870 (A.D. 559)

Title: ܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܙܘܥܐ ܪܒܐ

Item 58 (Fol. 205b): John of Asia. A. Gr. 879 (A.D. 568)

Item 59 (Fol. 206a): The history of Hilaria, the daughter of the emperor Zeno

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܠܐܪܝܐ ܒܪܬܗ ܕܙܐܢܘܢ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ

Note: See Add. 14,641, no. 4, h.

Item 60 (Fol. 214a): The history of Onesima

Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܐܢܣܝܡܐ ܒܪܬ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܓܘܒܛܘܣ

Note: See Add. 14,649, no. 16.

Item 61 (Fol. 220a): Athanasius. Discourse of Athanasius on Virginity [defective]

Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ. ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ: ܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܕܝܢ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܘܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܒܪܬ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ

Note: See Add. 14,601, no. 3, and Add. 14,649, no. 5.

Item 62 (Fol. 235): The doxology

Additions

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

Addition 1 (Fol. 68): A later hand has added the following to the subscription of The second part of the Lives of the Egyptian Solitaries: ܘܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܒ̈ܥ̣ܐ ܛ̈ܢܢܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܫܩܠܛܢܐ (sic) ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܟܪܟܘ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܬܐܒ̈ܝܣ ܘܚ̣ܙܘ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܘܫ̇ܐܠܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܣܡܘ ܠܢ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ̣. ܫܪܒܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܨ̇ܠܘ ܥܠ ܕܘ̇ܝܐ ܕܢ̇ܗܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܘܛܘ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܛܥ̣ܘ (sic) ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܢ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܥܒܕܗ ܗܟܢ

Addition 2 (Fol. 235a): On fol. 235 a, after the doxology, there is a note, stating that the later portions of this manuscript were written in the year 1186, A.D. 875, by one Simeon, from the convent of Mar Solomon near Dulikh or Dulichium, for his own use and that of his disciple Joseph. ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟ̣ܬܒ ܡـ[ـܐܡܪܐ] ܕܟܬܝܒ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܏ܘܩܦܘ ܒܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܟܬ̣ܒ ܕܝܢ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܠܘܡܘܢ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܕܠܝܟ. ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܬܚ̇ܦܛ ܘܣܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܢܘܡܗ ܘܕܝܘܣܦ ܐܚܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܘܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܗ ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

Addition 3 (Fol. 235a): A short note at the foot of fol. 235 a repeats the name of the said Joseph as one of the owners ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܗܘܼ ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ̣. ܕܝܘܣܦ ܐܚܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܖܖܝܢ (?) ܕܥܠ ܦܪܬ ܢܗܪܐ

Addition 4 (Fol. 235b): A third note, on fol. 235 b, informs us that this book, with 17 others, belonged to the above mentioned Simeon, and were bequeathed by him to one Jacob and his son John, who presented them to the convent of S. Mary Deipara. ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܟܬ̣ܒ ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܫܒܬܥܣܪ̈ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܕܠܝܟ. ܐܓܥ̣ܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܗ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ [ܘ]ܠܒܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ. [ܘ]ܗ̣ܘ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܟܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܏ܘܫ.

Addition 5 (Fol. 200a): On fol. 200 a, at the foot of the page, there is written the name of a reader, the Syrian priest David, داود القس الشريانى

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