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; Theology
Ephraim. 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
; Ephraim. A funeral discourse on Strangers; Serapion. The life of Macarius the Great,
written by his disciple Serapion
; A prayer
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): Ephraim. 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 ܐܟܣ̇ܢܝܐ Incipit: ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܝ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܕ ܪܕܐ ܗܘܝܬ. ܩܠ ܐܘ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܢܦܠܝ ܒ̈ܐܕܢܝ. ܗܦܟܬ ܘܚܙ̇ܝܬ ܠܚܕ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܢܘܟܪܝ ܐܬܪܐ. ܕܪܡ̣ܐ ܘܫ̣ܕܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܛ̇ܪܦ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܐܟܣ̇ܢܝܐ Incipit: ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܝ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܕ ܪܕܐ ܗܘܝܬ. ܩܠ ܐܘ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܢܦܠܝ ܒ̈ܐܕܢܝ. ܗܦܟܬ ܘܚܙ̇ܝܬ ܠܚܕ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܢܘܟܪܝ ܐܬܪܐ. ܕܪܡ̣ܐ ܘܫ̣ܕܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܛ̇ܪܦ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ
Note: Imperfect at the end
Item 3 (Fol. 7a): Ephraim. 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
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ܀ Incipit: ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܥܕܪܢܝ. ܒ̈ܐܝܕܝܟ ܐܝܬܝ. ܘܫ
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ܀ Incipit: 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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