Add. 14,655
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/423
Date:
11th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 99 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: The History of Maximus and Domitius; The history of Archelides; The history of the Man of God from the city of Rome, in two parts; Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim; The Creed of the Orthodox; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 5 5/8 in. by 4 5/8, consisting of 99 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 34, 44, 54, 72, 92—94, and 99. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 16 in number, but several of them are now either wanting or very imperfect. Leaves are missing at the beginning, as well as after foll. 1, 2, 14, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 65, 70, 80, and 97. There are from 12 to 16 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, regular hand of about the xith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The History of Maximus and Domitius
[defective]
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܡ̈ܠܟ̣ܐ ܕܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ ܘܕܘܡܛܝܘܣ ܕܐܬܩ̣ܪܝܘ ܪ̈ܘܡܐܘܝܘܣ (also written ܪ̈ܘܡܝܘܣ and ܪ̈ܘܡܐܝܣ)
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܡ̈ܠܟ̣ܐ ܕܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ ܘܕܘܡܛܝܘܣ ܕܐܬܩ̣ܪܝܘ ܪ̈ܘܡܐܘܝܘܣ (also written ܪ̈ܘܡܝܘܣ and ܪ̈ܘܡܐܝܣ)
Note: See Add. 14,732, fol. 74 b.
Item 2 (Fol. 41a): The history of Archelides
[defective]
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܪܟܝܠܝܕܘܣ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܠܝܣ ܡܕܝܢܬ ܡ̇ܠܟ̣ܘܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܪܟܝܠܝܕܘܣ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܠܝܣ ܡܕܝܢܬ ܡ̇ܠܟ̣ܘܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,641, no. 4, g.
Item 3 (Fol. 54b): The history of the Man of God from the city of Rome, in two parts [defective]
Note: See Add. 14,649, no. 3.
Item 4 (Fol. 54b): Part first [defective]
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܪܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܬܢ̣ܨ̇ܚ ܘܐܬܟܲܠܠ ܒܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܕܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܢ̣ܨ̇ܝܚܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܪܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܬܢ̣ܨ̇ܚ ܘܐܬܟܲܠܠ ܒܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܕܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܢ̣ܨ̇ܝܚܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 66a): Part second [defective]
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܦܩܗ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܦܩܗ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 77b): Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim
[defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,611, no. 15, and Opera, t. ii., p. 350.
Item 7 (Fol. 92a): The Creed of the Orthodox
Title: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܘ Incipit: ܒܚܕ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܘܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܚܠܝܡܬܐ ܘܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܝ̇ܕܥܝܢܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܢܩܝܐ ܬܠ̈ܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܬܥܣܪ̈ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܙܥܩ (?) : ܫܪܪ ܕܝܢ ܘܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܝܢ ܕܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ. ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܩܕܢܝܣ ܘܥܡ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܟܲܢܫܘ. ܥ̇ܦܩ̣ܘ ܕܝܢ ܘܚ̇ܒ̣ܒܘ. ܘܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ. ܕܥܡ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܬܠܝܛܘܬܐ ܒܐܦܣܘܣ. ܘܠܪܫܝܥܐ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ ܫ̣ܕܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܘ Incipit: ܒܚܕ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܘܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܚܠܝܡܬܐ ܘܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܝ̇ܕܥܝܢܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܢܩܝܐ ܬܠ̈ܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܬܥܣܪ̈ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܙܥܩ (?) : ܫܪܪ ܕܝܢ ܘܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܝܢ ܕܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ. ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܩܕܢܝܣ ܘܥܡ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܟܲܢܫܘ. ܥ̇ܦܩ̣ܘ ܕܝܢ ܘܚ̇ܒ̣ܒܘ. ܘܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ. ܕܥܡ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܬܠܝܛܘܬܐ ܒܐܦܣܘܣ. ܘܠܪܫܝܥܐ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ ܫ̣ܕܘ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 8 (Fol. 97a): The history of Paul the solitary from the District of Sophene
[defective]
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܐ ܐܒܝܠܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܨܘ̈ܦܢܝܐ
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܐ ܐܒܝܠܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܨܘ̈ܦܢܝܐ
Note: Very imperfect.
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 99b):
On fol. 99 b there is a note, stating that the manuscript belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.
Addition 2 (Fol. 11a):
To some marginal notes is appended the name of one Job, e.g. foll.
11 a.
ܐܝܘܒ ܚܛܝܐ
Addition 3 (Fol. 40a):
To some marginal notes is appended the name of one Job, e.g. foll. 40 a.
ܐܝܘܒ ܚܛܝܐ
Addition 4 (Fol. 41a):
To some marginal notes is appended the name of one Job, e.g. foll. 41 a.
ܐܝܘܒ ܚܛܝܐ
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