Add. 14,654
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/422
Date:
5th or 6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 50 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: A collection of Martyrdoms; A fragment of the legend of Queen Protonice, ܡܠܟܬܐ ܦܪܘܛܢܝܩܐ, the wife of Claudius Caesar, who went to Jerusalem and discovered the Cross of the Saviour for the first time.; A fragment of the Doctrine of Addai, or Thaddaeus, the apostle; Ephraim. Selections from the prose writings of Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 26 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 1/4 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 50 leaves, most of which are more or less stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 5, 7, 9, 11—15, 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 34, 43, 44, and 46—50. The quires were originally signed with arithmetical figures (see fol. 30 a), but a later hand has marked them with letters. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 17, 24, 27, 31, 32, 33, 37, 41, and 44. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 32 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a fine, regular, Edessene hand of the vth or vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
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Decoration (Rubrication):
Decoration (Rubrication):
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A collection of Martyrdoms [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The martyrdom of 'Aḳebshĕmā (Acepsimas), ܥܩܒܫܡܐ , Joseph, ܝܘܣܦ , and Aitīlāhā, ܐܝܬܝܠܗܐ. [defective]
Notes:
- Very imperfect
- See Assemani, Acta Martyrum, pars 1, p. 171.
Item 3 (Fol. 3a): The martyrdom of Mīles, Abrūsīm, and Sīnī
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܕܐܒܪܘܣܝܡ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܕܣܝܢܝ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܒܫܘܪܝܗ ܕܪܕܘܦܝܢ
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܕܐܒܪܘܣܝܡ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܕܣܝܢܝ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܒܫܘܪܝܗ ܕܪܕܘܦܝܢ
Note: See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 66.
Item 4 (Fol. 5b): The martyrdom of Zĕbīnā, ܙܒܝܢܐ , Lazarus, ܠܥܙܪ , Mārūthā, ܡܪܘܬܐ , Narsī, ܢܪܣܝ, and others. [defective]
Notes:
- Imperfect
- See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 215.
Item 5 (Fol. 8b): The martyrdom of Shabūr (Sapor), Isaac, Ma'nā, Abraham, and Simeon [defective]
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܘܪ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܩܛܘܪ. ܘܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܟܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܠܘܟ. ܘܕܡܥܢܐ ܘܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܕܫܡܥܘܢ. ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܫܒܘܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ ܬܡܢ ܘܫ..
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܘܪ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܩܛܘܪ. ܘܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܟܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܠܘܟ. ܘܕܡܥܢܐ ܘܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܕܫܡܥܘܢ. ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܫܒܘܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ ܬܡܢ ܘܫ..
Notes:
- Slightly imperfect
- See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 226.
Item 6 (Fol. 10b): The martyrdom of Bādĕmā [defective]
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܕܡܐ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ.
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܕܡܐ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ.
Notes:
- Imperfect
- See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 165
Item 7 (Fol. 12a): The martyrdom of Shahdōst [defective]
Title: ܫܗܕܘܣܬ
Title: ܫܗܕܘܣܬ
Notes:
- Imperfect
- See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 88.
Item 8 (Fol. 12b): The martyrdom of Barḥabbĕshabbā [defective]
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܚܒܫܒܐ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܚܒܫܒܐ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ
Notes:
- Slightly imperfect
- Cf. . See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 129.
Item 9 (Fol. 13b): The martyrdom of Tharbū (Tarbula), her sister and her servant [defective]
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܬܪܒܘ ܘܕܚܬܗ̇ ܘܕܒܪܬ ܒܝܬܗ̇.
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܬܪܒܘ ܘܕܚܬܗ̇ ܘܕܒܪܬ ܒܝܬܗ̇.
Notes:
- Imperfect
- See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 54.
Item 10 (Fol. 15b): The martyrdom of 111 men and 9 women
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܐܐ ܘܚܕܥܣܪ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ ܢܫ̈ܝܢ..
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܐܐ ܘܚܕܥܣܪ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ ܢܫ̈ܝܢ..
Note: See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 105.
Item 11 (Fol. 17b): The martyrdom of Eleutherius the bishop, his mother Anthia, and the prefect Corbor (Corribon), at Home, under Hadrian [defective]
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܘܬܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ. ܘܕܐܡܗ ܐܢܬܝܐ. ܘܕܩܘܪܒܘܪ ܗܦܪܟܐ. ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܗܕܪܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ. ܒܝܘܡ ܫܬܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܕܪ..
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܘܬܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ. ܘܕܐܡܗ ܐܢܬܝܐ. ܘܕܩܘܪܒܘܪ ܗܦܪܟܐ. ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܗܕܪܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ. ܒܝܘܡ ܫܬܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܕܪ..
Notes:
- Imperfect
- See the Acta Sanctt. for April, t. ii., p. 530.
Item 12 (Fol. 22a): The martyrdom of Lucius (Leucius), Thyrsus, and Callinus (Callinicus, Galenicus) [defective]
Title: ܓܙܪ̈ܝ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܠܘܩܝܘܣ ܘܕܬܪܣܘܣ ܘܕܩܠܝܢܘܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ
Title: ܓܙܪ̈ܝ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܠܘܩܝܘܣ ܘܕܬܪܣܘܣ ܘܕܩܠܝܢܘܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ
Notes:
- Very imperfect
- See the Acta Sanctt. for January, t. ii., p. 817.
Item 13 (Fol. 25a): The martyrdom of ܩܪܣܩܘܣ (Crescens, ܩܪܣܩܝܣ ?). [defective]
Note: Very imperfect
Item 14 (Fol. 27b): The martyrdom of Alexander and Theodulus at Rome [defective]
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܘܕܬܐܕܘܠܘܣ. ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܘܐܬܟܠܠܘ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܘܪܠܝܢܘܣ. Incipit: ܐܘܪܠܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܡܪ. ܐܘ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ. ܩܕܡ ܕܒܡܣܡ ܒܪܫܐ ܬܡܘܬ. ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܟܠܗ̇ ܚܬܝܬ[ܘܬܐ] ܕܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܡـ[ـܢـ]ـܐ ܗܝ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ. ܘܕܦܪ̈ܘܓܝܐ ܘܕܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ. ܘܕܕܚܠܝ ܠܚܘܝܐ. ܘܕܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܘܕܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܕܪܟܬ ܐܢ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܗܝܢ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܪ̈ܣܣ ܘܦܠܓ̇ܘܬܐ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ..
Title: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܘܕܬܐܕܘܠܘܣ. ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܘܐܬܟܠܠܘ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܘܪܠܝܢܘܣ. Incipit: ܐܘܪܠܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܡܪ. ܐܘ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ. ܩܕܡ ܕܒܡܣܡ ܒܪܫܐ ܬܡܘܬ. ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܟܠܗ̇ ܚܬܝܬ[ܘܬܐ] ܕܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܡـ[ـܢـ]ـܐ ܗܝ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ. ܘܕܦܪ̈ܘܓܝܐ ܘܕܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ. ܘܕܕܚܠܝ ܠܚܘܝܐ. ܘܕܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܘܕܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܕܪܟܬ ܐܢ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܗܝܢ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܪ̈ܣܣ ܘܦܠܓ̇ܘܬܐ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ..
Notes:
- Very imperfect
- See the Acta Sanctt. for March, t. ii., p. 511, and for May, t. i., p. 367.
Item 15 (Fol. 32): A fragment of the legend of Queen Protonice, ܡܠܟܬܐ ܦܪܘܛܢܝܩܐ, the wife of Claudius Caesar, who went to Jerusalem and discovered the Cross of the Saviour for the first time. [defective]
Notes:
- This leaf narrates how her daughter died suddenly, without any apparent cause; how, by the advice of her eldest son, the three crosses, which had been discovered in the tomb, were successively applied to the corpse; and how, when the Cross of our Lord touched her, the young woman was immediately restored to life.
- See Add. 12,174, fol. 291 b .
Item 16 (Fol. 33): A fragment of the Doctrine of Addai, or Thaddaeus, the apostle [defective]
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܕܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܕܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Note: Cf. This has been printed by Cureton in his Ancient Syriac Documents, pp. ܙ ـــ ܗ.
Item 17 (Fol. 34a): Ephraim. Selections from the prose writings of Ephraim [defective]
Item 18 (Fol. 34a): Ephraim. A discourse on Simon the Pharisee and the woman that was a sinner (S. Luke, ch. vii. 36—50). [defective]
Notes:
- Imperfect
- On fol. 38 a, at the top, there is written, in a later hand, ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܦܪܝܫܐ . . ., and the first four words are repeated in red ink.
Item 19 (Fol. 42a): Ephraim. A fragment of another discourse on S. Simeon the Aged and the Presentation of our Lord. [defective]
Item 20 (Fol. 45a): Ephraim. Five discourses on the Fear of God [defective]
Title: ܕܥܠ ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 45a): Ephraim. First discourse on the Fear of God [defective]
Notes:
- Imperfect at the beginning.
- See Add. 14,614, fol. 110 b, from the words ܕܕܡܝܐ ܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܗ ܠܕܐܠܗܐ to the end. Edited in Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera selecta, pp. 105, seqq.
Item 22 (Fol. 45b): Ephraim. Second discourse on the Fear of God [defective]
Notes:
- Slightly imperfect.
- See Add. 14,614, foll. 111 b - 112 a, at the top (from the beginning to the words ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ). Edited in Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera selecta, pp. 105, seqq.
Item 23 (Fol. 46b): Ephraim. Third discourse on the Fear of God [defective]
Notes:
- Slightly imperfect
- The remainder of the second discourse in Add. 14,614 , with much additional matter.
- Cf. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera selecta, pp. 105, seqq.
Item 24 (Fol. 47b): Ephraim. Fourth discourse on the Fear of God [defective]
Incipit: ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܡܪ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܟ ܒܢ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܢ. ܕܡܛܘܠܬܗ ܐܬܐܠܨܬ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܢ. ܓܒܪܐ ܕܕܠܐ ܗܝܡܢܘ ܠܟܠ ܬܒ̈ܥܢ ܥܐܠ ܐܢܬ. ܘܐܦ ܕܠܐ ܝܘܬܪܢ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܢܦܩ ܐܢܬ. ܘܫ..
Note: Imperfect
Item 25 (Fol. 48b): Ephraim. Fifth discourse on the Fear of God [defective]
Incipit: ܒܗܕܐ ܬܢܘܝ ܚܝܒܝܢ ܠܡܩܪܒ ܠܒܥܬܐ ܡܚ̈ܒܢܝܗ̇ ܕܫܪܝܪܬܐ. ܐܘ ܕܢܬܛܦܝܣܘܢ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܡܐ ܕܛܒܐܝܬ ܐܡܪܝܢ. ܐܘ ܕܢܬܛܦܝܣܘܢ ܕܩܕ̈ܩܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܛܒܐܝܬ ܡܬܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ̇ ܘܫ..
Item 26 (Fol. 49): Ephraim. [defective]
Note: Two mutilated leaves
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
The quires were originally signed with arithmetical figures (see fol. 30 a), but a later hand has marked them with letters.
Addition 2 (Fol. 38a):
On fol. 38 a, at the top, there is written, in a later hand, ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܦܪܝܫܐ . . ., and the first four words are repeated in red ink.
ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܦܪܝܫܐ
Addition 3 (Fol. 46b):
The words ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ and ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ are written in red ink, by a later hand, on foll. 46 b and 48 b.
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