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Add. 14,651

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/419
Description based on Wright DCCCCXLVIII ()
This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.

Add. 14,651, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1453
Description based on Wright DCCCCXLVIII (3:1101-1103) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 850 / AG 1161
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 217 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: Lives of Saints and Martyrs; Discourses by several writers; The doxology; Index of the contents of the volume; Further discourses by several writers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 23 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, 8 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 217 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 171. There are from 19 to 26 lines in each page. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see below).

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The upper text is written in a good, regular hand, and dated A. Gr. 1161, A.D. 850.

Contents

This manuscript contains 23 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. 1b): Lives of Saints and Martyrs [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Deacon Jacob. The history of Pelagia, the harlot, of Antioch
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܚ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܘܠܡܕܗ̇ ܕܢܨܝܚܬܐ ܦܠܓܝܐ ܙܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ
Note: See the Acta Sanctt. for October, t. iv., p. 262.
Item 3 (Fol. 23a): The martyrdom of Febronia
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܣܗܕܘܬܗ̇ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܡܪܬܝ ܦܒܪܘܢܝܐ ܢܨܝܚܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,647, fol. 157 b.
Item 4 (Fol. 49a): The history of Eupraxia
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܘܦܪܟܣܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,649, no. 24.
Item 5 (Fol. 70b): John of Asia. The history of the two sisters Mary and Euphemia
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ. ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܘܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܬܐ. ܕܡ̇ܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܛܒܝܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܗ̇ ܒܐܡܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܒܬܠܐ ܕܡܘܙܠܬ
Note: See Add. 14,647, fol. 40 a, and Land, Anecdota Syr., t. ii., p. 92.
Item 6 (Fol. 81a): Athanasius. Letter of Athanasius to the Virgins, who went and prayed at Jerusalem, and returned
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝܣܩ̈ܦܐ ܕܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ (sic) ܕܠܘܬ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܐܙ̈ܠܝ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܨ̈ܠܝ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܦ̣ܢ̈ܝ
Note: See Add. 14,607, no. 7, a.
Item 7 (Fol. 94b): John of Asia. The history of the virgin Susanna
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܫܡܗ̇ ܫܘܫܢ. ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ
Note: See Add. 14,650, no. 18, h; Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., p. 35 of the preface, and p. 343.
Item 8 (Fol. 103b): The history of John of Rome
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܒܝܠܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܕܗܘܡܐ (sic) ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 113a): The martyrdom of Sabinianus
 
Title:
ܗܘ ܦܡܢܡܛܐ: (sic) ܕܡܪ (sic) ܣܒܝܢܝܢܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܝܠܐ
  Incipit: ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܗ ܕܣܗܕܐ܇ ܕܐܣܗܕ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܣ̇ܘܣ ܕܘܟܣ܇ ܘܕܡ̣ܛܪܝܘܣ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ. ܒܪܝܫ ܫܘܐ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܒܣ̇ܘܣ ܕܘܟܣ̣. ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ ܠܣܒ̇ܝܢܝܢܘܣ. ܣܒ̈ܝܢܝܢܐ̣. ܠܡܢܐ ܩ̇ܝܡܬ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ܇ ܏ܘܫ
Item 10 (Fol. 126a): The martyrdom of Seleucus and Stratonice
 
Title:
ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܛܪܛܘܢܝܩܐ ܘܕܣܠܘܩܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ (sic) ܡܟܝܪܗ̇. ܒܩܘܙܩܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܢܡܪܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܢܦܐ ܘܪܫܝܥܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܠܠܘܛܬܐ
Note: See Add. 12,174, no. 56.
Item 11 (Fol. 163b): Discourses by several writers [defective]
Item 12 (Fol. 163b): Jacob of Batnae. Discourses of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Item 13 (Fol. 163b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Creed of the Council of Nicaea [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܐܬܟܢܫܬ ܒܢܩܝܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ
  Incipit: ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܗܪܘ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܒܗ ܐܬ݀ܦܬܚ ܥܠܡܐ ܣܡܝܐ ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 173a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Creed of the Council of Chalcedon
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܣܗܢܕܘܣ ܕܟܠܩܢܪܘܣ (sic)
  Incipit: ܓܢܒܪ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܬܘܩܦܗ ܦ̣ܪܩ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܗ. ܦܪܘܩܝܗ̇ ܠܥܕܬܟ ܡܢ ܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܟܦܪ̈ܝ ܒܫܡܟ
Item 15 (Fol. 177a): Jacob of Batnae. On Pentecost
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܐ (sic)
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 328, no. 184.
Item 16 (Fol. 186): Ephraim. Discourse of Ephraim on the Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܡ (sic) ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ ܟܕ ܫܕܪܗ ܡܪܢ ܠܨܪܦܬ ܨܝܪܢ (sic) ܨܝܪ (sic) ܐܪܡܡܠܬܐ (sic) .ܡܛܠ ܕܟܦܢ
  Incipit: ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܗ ܡܪܗ. ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܡ̇ܫܠܛ ܠܗ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܓܕܫܐ ܘܣ̇ܢܐ ܠܗ. ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܓ̇ܠܙ ܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 17 (Fol. 190b): Jacob of Batnae. Discourse of Jacob of Batnae on Pride
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܐ: ܕܥܠ ܚܬܝܪܘܬܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ (sic)
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 316, no. 86..
Item 18 (Fol. 196a): Ephraim. Discourse of Ephraim on the Female Sinner
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܪܗܬ ܒܚܛܝܬܐ
  Incipit: ܫܡܥܘ ܘܐܬܠܒܒܘ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ. ܕܟܡܐ ܡܪܚܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܠܚ̇ܛܝܬܐ ܫܒ̣ܩ ܠܗ̇ ܚ̈ܘܒܝܗ̇. ܐܦ ܣܡܟܗ̇ ܕܡ̇ܥܩܐ ܗܘܬ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: Compare Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 156, no. 54.
Item 19 (Fol. 201a): Jacob of Batnae. Discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Ten Virgins
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܣܪ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܢ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 322, no. 139.
Item 20 (Fol. 214): The doxology
Item 21 (Fol. 214a): Index of the contents of the volume
Item 22 (Fol. 215): Further discourses by several writers
Item 23 (Fol. 215a): Isaac of Antioch. Funeral discourse of Isaac of Antioch on priests and deacons
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 233, no. 95.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 214b): A note on fol. 214 b informs us that the manuscript was written in the year 1161, A.D. 850, and that it belonged to the priest Job and another man, whose name is not mentioned. ܫܠܡܬ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܫ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܢܝܣܢ ܝܪܚܐ. ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܠܬܐ (sic) ܒܗ. ܝܘܡ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܡ̈ܝܬܪܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܡܠܩ̈ܛܐ. ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܝܘܒ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܟܬܒܗ̇ ܗ̣ܘ ܘܐܢܫ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܐܬܪ ܡܢܗ̇. ܘܟܠܢܫ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there is a note, in the usual form, stating that this was one of the 250 volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.

Add. 14,651, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1454
Description based on Wright DCCCCXLVIII (3:1103) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 217 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: The Gospels, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.

Physical Description

This manuscript is palimpsest throughout. The lower texts' quires are signed with letters; e. g. foll. 31 a, ܓ, 181 a, ܒ.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): The ancient text is written in a fine, large Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.
Decoration (Rubrication):Most of the rubrics, being painted with red paint, have either nearly or altogether disappeared.
Decoration (Illustration): Fol. 112 b exhibits a Cross within an oval nimbus, which was probably once decorated with various colours.
Decoration (Illustration): There is a similar Cross, but ofsmaller size, on fol. 216 a.

Contents

This manuscript contains 9 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. 1): The Gospels, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Note: The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons are marked on the margins. There was also a harmony at the foot of each page, e. g. foll. 48 a, 88 a, 92 b, 151 a. There were also rubrics indicating lessons for various occasions.
Item 2 (Fol. 5a): The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons
Note: These sections are marked on the margins.
Item 3 (Fol. 48a): The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons
Note: These sections are marked on the margins.
Item 4 (Fol. 143a): The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons
Note: These sections are marked on the margins.
Item 5 (Fol. 182b): The Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons
Note: These sections are marked on the margins.
Item 6 (Fol. 3a): Rubrics indicating lessons for various occasions.
Item 7 (Fol. 6b): Rubrics indicating lessons for various occasions.
Item 8 (Fol. 66a): Rubrics indicating lessons for various occasions.
Item 9 (Fol. 143a): Rubrics indicating lessons for various occasions.

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