Add. 14,656
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/424
Date:
10th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 83 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Ephrem. A discourse in heptasyllabic metre on the Acts of S. Andrew the Apostle; Jacob of Batnae. A discourse on expatriation ascribed to Jacob of Batnae; Ephrem. A funeral discourse on Strangers; Serapion. The life of Macarius the Great, written by his disciple Serapion; A prayer; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 6 5/8 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 83 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—5, 18, 54, and 56. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 18 in number, but the first nine are lost, and the next two are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 6 and 14. There are from 16 to 24 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written by two scribes, the first portion, foll. 1—60, being in a good, regular
character of the xth cent.
Hand 2 (Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written by two scribes, the second, foll. 61—83, being in a less elegant hand, of perhaps nearly the same date as the first.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Ephrem. A discourse in heptasyllabic metre on the Acts of S. Andrew the Apostle
[defective]
Title: ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Notes:
- Imperfect at the beginning.
- Probably that ascribed to Ephraim. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 148.
Item 2 (Fol. 4a): Jacob of Batnae. A discourse on expatriation ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
[defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܐܟܣ̇ܢ Incipit: ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܝ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܕ ܪܕܐ ܗܘܝܬ. ܩ ܐܘ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܢܦܠܝ ܒ̈ܐܕܢܝ ܗܦܟܬ ܘܚܙܝܬ ܠܚܕ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܢܘܟܪܝ ܐܬܪܐ. ܕܪܡ̣ܐ ܘܫ̣ܕܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܛ̇ܪܦ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܐܟܣ̇ܢ Incipit: ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܝ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܕ ܪܕܐ ܗܘܝܬ. ܩ ܐܘ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܢܦܠܝ ܒ̈ܐܕܢܝ ܗܦܟܬ ܘܚܙܝܬ ܠܚܕ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܢܘܟܪܝ ܐܬܪܐ. ܕܪܡ̣ܐ ܘܫ̣ܕܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܛ̇ܪܦ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ
Note: Imperfect at the end
Item 3 (Fol. 7a): Ephrem. A funeral discourse on Strangers [defective]
Title: ܥܠ ܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ
Notes:
- Very imperfect.
- See Add. 14,630, fol. 13 b.
Item 4 (Fol. 7b): Serapion. The life of Macarius the Great, written by his disciple Serapion
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝ ܐܒܐ ܕܕܝ̈ܪܝܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝ ܐܒܐ ܕܕܝ̈ܪܝܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ
Note: See Add. 14,732, fol. 54 b.
Item 5 (Fol. 60b): A prayer
Incipit: ܨܠܘܬܐ܀ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܥܕܪܢܝ. ܒ̈ܐܝܕܝܟ ܐܝܬܝ. ܘܫ
Item 6 (Fol. 61a): The history of Martinianus
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܛܝܢܝܢܐ
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܛܝܢܝܢܐ
Note: See Add. 14,645, no. 15.
Item 7 (Fol. 82a): An extract from the history of Maximus and Domitius
[defective]
Title: ܦܣܘܩܐ ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ ܘܕܝܡܛܝܘܣ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܠܢܛܝܘܣ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ
Title: ܦܣܘܩܐ ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ ܘܕܝܡܛܝܘܣ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܠܢܛܝܘܣ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ
Notes:
- See Add. 14,732, fol. 74 b.
- Imperfect at the end.
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