Add. 14,657
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/425
Date:
9th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 25 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Single Lives
This manuscript contains: The life of Epiphanius, bishop of Cyprus , in two parts. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 25 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 14, 16, and 17. The volume originally consisted of at least five quires, the first two of which were lost at a comparatively early period. They are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting after foll. 11 and 19. Each page has from 31 to 36 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of about the ixth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Foll. 1 and 25 are later.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The life of Epiphanius, bishop of Cyprus, in two parts [defective]
Note: See Add. 17,192, no. 11.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): John. Part first, composed by his disciple John [defective]
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܕܩܦܦܘܣ (sic) ܓܙ Subscription (Fol. 15a): ܫܠܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܟܬܒ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܣ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ.
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܕܩܦܦܘܣ (sic) ܓܙ Subscription (Fol. 15a): ܫܠܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܟܬܒ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܣ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ.
Note: See Surius, Vitae Patrum, t. ii., May, p. 151, capp. i.—xxxviii.; or Epiphanii Opera, ed. Petavius, t. ii., p. 318.
Item 3 (Fol. 15a): Polybius, bishop of Rhinocorura. Part second, composed by Polybius, bishop of Rhinocorura
[defective]
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܟܬܒ ܦܠܘܒܝܣ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܗ̣ܝ ܣܠܡܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܟܬܒ ܦܠܘܒܝܣ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܗ̣ܝ ܣܠܡܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ
Note: See Surius, loc. cit., capp. xxxix.—lxvii.; or Epiphanii Opera, t. ii., p. 353.
Item 4 (Fol. 25a): Polybius. The letter of Polybius to Sabinus, bishop of Constantina
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܒܝܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܐܩܘܪܘܪܐ (sic) ܠܘܬ ܣܒܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܒܝܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܐܩܘܪܘܪܐ (sic) ܠܘܬ ܣܒܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ
Note: See Surius, loc. cit., cap. lxviii.; or Epiphanii Opera, t. ii., p. 379.
Item 5 (Fol. 25a): Sabinus, bishop of Constantina. The reply of Sabinus
Title: ܦܘܢܝ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܣܒܝܢܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܘܠܘܒܝܐ ܐܦܝܣܩ
Title: ܦܘܢܝ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܣܒܝܢܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܘܠܘܒܝܐ ܐܦܝܣܩ
Note: See Surius, loc. cit., capp. lxix.—lxxi.; or Epiphanii Opera, t. ii., p. 380.
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