Add. 14,658
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/426
Date:
7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 188 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Logic and Rhetoric; Scientific Literature
Sergius of Rās-'ain. A Treatise on Logic; Porphyry. The Isagoge, or Introduction,
of Porphyry,
; Porphyry. The so-called Table of Porphyry; Aristotle. The Categories of Aristotle;
Sergius of Rās-'ain. Philosophic Discourse
Physical Description
Vellum, about 11 1/8 in. by 7 1/2, consisting of 188 leaves, many of which are much stained and some more or less torn, especially foll. 1, 22, 31, 46, 49, 52, 53, 56, and 188. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 22 in number; but the first has been lost, and the next three are very imperfect. Leaves are now wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 7, 16, 17, 18, 19, 42, 46, 52, and 149. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 36 to 40 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a good, regular Esṭrangĕlā of the viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Greek vowels have been occasionally added by a later hand (ܱ ܷ ܻ ܾ ܴ).The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters,
symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached
image, vol. 3, p. 1154.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Sergius of Rās-'ain. A Treatise on Logic [defective]
Note: Probably identical with the ܦܘ̈ܫܩܐ ܕܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ, mentioned by 'Ebed-Yeshua' in Assemani's Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 87.
It is dedicated to the author's friend Theodore, bishop, of Maru or Merv (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 147)
), and is divided into seven books or discourses, to each of which, except the last,
a synoptical table of contents is appended. See Renan in the Journal Asiatique for 1852, 4eme Serie, t. xix., p. 320
; "de Philosophia Peripatetica apud Syros" (Paris, 1852), pp. 22, seqq.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Sergius of Rās-'ain. Book i [defective]
Note: Book i. is wanting.
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Sergius of Rās-'ain. Book ii [defective]
Note: Book ii. is imperfect.
Item 4 (Fol. 11b): Sergius of Rās-'ain. Book iii. [defective]
Incipit: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ: ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ
ܬܐܕܘܪܐ̣. ܢܣ̣ܒܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܫܘܪܝܐ̣. ܡܢ ܥܘܩܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܝܫܗ̇ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ̣. ܘܫ̣ܪܟܬ ܠܘܬ
ܗ̇ܢܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܠܗ ܠܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ̇. ܩܕܡ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܓܢܣ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ̇.
ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܫܡܗܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ. ܒܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܬܘܒ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ̇
ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܐܡܪܝܢܢ ܗܫܐ̣. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܝܢ ܕܒܬܪܟܢ ܡܟܬܒܢ ܠܗ ܠܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܒܗ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ
ܓܢ̈ܣܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܓܘܐ. ܘܫ.
Note: Book iii. is imperfect.
Item 5 (Fol. 18a): Sergius of Rās-'ain. Book iv [defective]
Note: Book iv. is imperfect.
Item 6 (Fol. 40a): Sergius of Rās-'ain. Book v [defective]
Incipit: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܗܢܐܿ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ
ܬܐܕܘܪܐ̣. ܢܦ̇ܩܢܢ ܟܠܗ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܡܝܘܬܐ̣. ܒ̈ܬܚܘܝܬܐ̣ ܘܒ̈ܦܘܠܓܐ ܕܙܕܩ̈ܝܢ ܠܗ. ܘܐܕܢܚܢܢ ܒܗ
ܐܝܟ ܕܡܣܬܒܪܐ ܠܝ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ݂. ܟܠܗ ܪܥܝܢܗ ܕܥܠ ܟܡܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܣܛܛܠܝܣ. ܒܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܗܫܐ ܣܝܡ ܠܢ
ܠܡܐܡܪ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܚܡܫܐ̣. ܒܗ̇ ܒܢܩܝܦܘܬܐ ܪܕܝܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܡܚܘܝܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܟܐ. ܡܢ
ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܣܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܬܗ ܕܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܘܫ.
Note: Book v. is slightly imperfect.
Item 7 (Fol. 46b): Sergius of Rās-'ain. Book vi [defective]
Incipit: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܚܡ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ
ܬܐܕܘܪܐ̣. ܥܠ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܓܢܣܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܬ [ܡܕ]ܡ ܥܒܕܢܢ ܥܘܩܒܐ [ܘܣ]ܡܢܢ ܠܗ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܫܪܒܐ ܥܡ
ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܒܥܬܐ ܕܙܕܩܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܠܓܢܣܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܗܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܫܬܐ̣. ܡܢܗ ܟܕ ܡܢܗ
ܕܕܘܪ[ܫܐ̣]. ܥܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܙܢܐ ܫܩܝܠ ܠܗ ܢܝܫܐ ܠܡܐܡـ[ـܪ.] ܘܫ.
Note: Book vi. is imperfect.
Item 8 (Fol. 53b): Sergius of Rās-'ain. Book vii [defective]
Incipit: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܢܣ̣ܒ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܗܢܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ̣. ܗ̣ܘܐ
ܣܟܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܠ ܙܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܫܬܐ ܓܢܣ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܘܚ̇ܬܡܬ ܒܗ ܡܠܬܐ ܪܗܛܗ̇ ܕܒܟܘܠܗܝܢ
ܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܐ̇. ܕܝ̈ܠܝܦܢ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܘܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ̇. ܥܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ
ܓܢܣ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ̇. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܪܫܐ ܘܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܡܕܪܫܘܬܐ ܘܕܢܘܦܩܐ ܕܒܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ
ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܢ ܒܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ: ܠܬܠܬ ܡ̈ܢܘܢ ܡܦܠܓ ܠܗ ܠܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ
ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܠܚܕܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ: ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܫ̈ܚܢ ܠܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ
ܕܓܢܣ̈ܐ: ܘܠܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ: ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܚ̇ܒܫܐ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܝܚܝܕܐܝܬ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܓܢܣ̈ܐ: ܘܠܗ̇ܝ
ܬܘܒ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܥܗܕ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܓܢ̈ܣܐ ܗܠܝܢ: ܘܫܒ̣ܩ
ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܘܚܡ̣. ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܟ ܕܬܕܥ ܕܥܠ ܡܢܬܗ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ. ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܠܦܢܢ܇
ܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܥܗܝܕ ܐܢܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ. ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܘܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܘܒܗ̇ܘ
ܕܚ̈ܡܫܐ ܘܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܫܬܐ. ܥܠ ܡܢܬܗ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ ܥܒܕܢܢ ܡܠܬܐ. ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܢ
ܗܢܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܗܫܐ ܣܝܡ ܠܼܢ. ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܬܠܝܬܝܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ̣. ܐܡܪܝܢ̣ܢ. ܐܝܟ
ܡܐ ܕܙܕܩ̇. ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܦ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܐܡܝܪ ܠ̣ܢ ܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܥܗܕܢ
ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܓܢ̈ܣܐ: ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܕܝـ̣ܢ. ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܫܘܓܢܝܐ ܘܕܠܩܘܒܠܝܘܬܐ
ܘܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܐ ܘܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ. ܣܝܡ ܠܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ
ܕܠܩܘܒܠܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܘܓܢܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܕܡ̈ܝܢ ܠܗܝܢ. ܕܡܢܐ ܡܫܘܕܥܐ ܟܘܠ ܚܕܐ̣
ܡܢܗܝ̣ܢ. ܘܠܟܡܐ ܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ. ܐܡܪܝܢܢ ܡܕܝܢ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܒܦܣܼ̈ܝܩܬܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܕܘ̈ܟܝܬܐ
ܣܓ̈ܝܐܬܐ ܝܠܝܦ ܠܢ. ܘܥܗܕܝܢܢ ܠܗ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܼܨܐ ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܐܘ ܚܫܚ ܛܒ ܡܢ
ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ̣ܢ. ܠܗ̇ܘ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܟ ܠܡܩܦ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ. ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܠܢ. ܘܫ.
Note: Book vii. is slightly imperfect.
Item 9 (Fol. 61a): Porphyry. The Isagoge, or Introduction, of Porphyry,
Editor:
Sergius of Rās-'ain
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܐܝܣܓܘܓܐ. ܕܡܬܦܫܩ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ݂ ܡܥܠܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܐ Incipit: ܛܒ ܐܠܨܐ ܐܘ ܟܪܘܣܘܪܝܐ̇. ܠܦܘܬ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ ܕܐܪܣܛܛܠܝܣ̇. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܓܢܣܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܕܝܠܝܘܬܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܓܕܫܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܐܝܣܓܘܓܐ. ܕܡܬܦܫܩ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ݂ ܡܥܠܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܐ Incipit: ܛܒ ܐܠܨܐ ܐܘ ܟܪܘܣܘܪܝܐ̇. ܠܦܘܬ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ ܕܐܪܣܛܛܠܝܣ̇. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܓܢܣܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܕܝܠܝܘܬܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܓܕܫܐ. ܘܫ.
Notes:
- Probably translated by Sergius of Rās-'ain.
- See Renan, in the Journ. Asiat., p. 330.
Item 10 (Fol. 73a): Porphyry. The so-called Table of Porphyry
Title: ܦܘܠܓ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܓܘܐ Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ̣. ܠܓܘܫܡܐ̣ ܘܠܠܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܡܬܦܠܓ̣. ܠܡܢܦܫܐ ܘܠܠܐ ܡܢܦܫܐ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܡܢܦܫܐ ܡܬܦܠܓ̣. ܠܚܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܚܝܘܬ ܢܨܒܬܐ̣ ܘܠܢܨܒܬܐ.
Title: ܦܘܠܓ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܓܘܐ Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ̣. ܠܓܘܫܡܐ̣ ܘܠܠܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܡܬܦܠܓ̣. ܠܡܢܦܫܐ ܘܠܠܐ ܡܢܦܫܐ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܡܢܦܫܐ ܡܬܦܠܓ̣. ܠܚܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܚܝܘܬ ܢܨܒܬܐ̣ ܘܠܢܨܒܬܐ.
Notes:
- A short section.
- See Renan, loc. cit., p. 330.
Item 11 (Fol. 73a): Aristotle. The Categories of Aristotle
Editor:
Sergius of Rās-'ain
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܛܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ: ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ Incipit: ܐܷܱܘܡܴ̈ܘܢܴܡܘܱ ܆ ܗܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܫܘ̈ܝܝ ܫܡܐ ܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܫܡܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܗܘ. ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܘܣܝܐ̣ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܗܝ. ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܚܝܘܬܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ. ܐܦ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܨܝܪ. ܕܗܠܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܫܡܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܓܘܐ ܗܘ. ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܗܝ. ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܬܫ̇ܠܡ ܕܡ̣ܢܘ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܠ̣ܢ. (sic) ܡܫ̇ܠܡ ܐܢܬ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ܇ ܕܝܠܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܛܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ: ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ Incipit: ܐܷܱܘܡܴ̈ܘܢܴܡܘܱ ܆ ܗܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܫܘ̈ܝܝ ܫܡܐ ܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܫܡܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܗܘ. ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܘܣܝܐ̣ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܗܝ. ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܚܝܘܬܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ. ܐܦ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܨܝܪ. ܕܗܠܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܫܡܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܓܘܐ ܗܘ. ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܗܝ. ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܬܫ̇ܠܡ ܕܡ̣ܢܘ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܠ̣ܢ. (sic) ܡܫ̇ܠܡ ܐܢܬ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ܇ ܕܝܠܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ. ܘܫ.
Notes:
- Probably translated by Sergius of Rās-'ain.
- See Renan, loc. cit., p. 330.
Item 12 (Fol. 92a): Sergius of Rās-'ain. Philosophic Discourse
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܝܐ Incipit: ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܚ̈ܟܝܡܝܗܘܢ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ̣. ܕܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܡ̇ܢܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܕܪܘܟܒܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ. ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܪܗܛܐ ܕܪܘܟܒܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܢܘܬܐ. ܕܡܘܕܥܐ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ.܀ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ̣ܢ ܬܡܢܐ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ. ܫܡܐ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ. ܫܪܝܬܐ. ܚܠܦ ܫܡܐ. ܡܩܕܡܐ. ܣܝܡ̇ܐ. ܥܠ ܡܐܡܪܐ. ܐܣܪܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܝܐ Incipit: ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܚ̈ܟܝܡܝܗܘܢ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ̣. ܕܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܡ̇ܢܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܕܪܘܟܒܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ. ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܪܗܛܐ ܕܪܘܟܒܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܢܘܬܐ. ܕܡܘܕܥܐ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ.܀ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ̣ܢ ܬܡܢܐ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ. ܫܡܐ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ. ܫܪܝܬܐ. ܚܠܦ ܫܡܐ. ܡܩܕܡܐ. ܣܝܡ̇ܐ. ܥܠ ܡܐܡܪܐ. ܐܣܪܐ. ܘܫ.
Notes:
- Probably composed by Sergius of Rās-'ain.
- The treatise treats of the parts of speech, of gender, etc.
- See Renan, loc. cit., p. 330.
Item 13 (Fol. 94a): Sergius of Rās-'ain. A tract on negation and affirmation
Incipit: ܬܘܒ ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ. ܬܠܬ ܐܢܝܢ ܕܗܦܟܢ܀ ܐܦܦܣܝܣ ܟܘܠܢܝܬܐ.܀ ܩܛܦܣܝܣ
ܟܘܠܢܝܬܐ.܀ ܩܛܦܣܝܣ ܡܢܬܝܬܐ.܀ ܐܦܘܦܣܝܣ ܓܝܪ ܡܢܬܝܬܐ̣ ܠܐ ܗ̇ܦܟܐ. ܘܐܦܘܦܣܝܣ ܡ̇ܢ ܟܘܠܢܝܼܬܐ̣. ܨܝܕ
ܢܦܫܗ̇ ܗ̇ܦܟܐ. ܕܐܝܟ ܐܝܟܢ. ܘܫ.
Notes:
- Probably also written by Sergius.
- This and the previous treatise, no. 5, go over substantially the same ground as the Περὶ ἑρμηνείας of Aristotle.
- See Renan, loc. cit., p. 330.
Item 14 (Fol. 99b): Sergius of Rās-'ain. On the Causes of the Universe, according to the views of Aristotle, showing how it
is a sphere
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܟܠ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܪܝܫ ܥܝܢܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܘܕܪܐ Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܡܦܣ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܝܘܬܐ ܗܘ̇ܝܐ ܒܥܬܟ. ܕܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܐܠܬ݂. ܠܡܫܒܩ ܠܟ ܒܟ̈ܬܝܒܬܐ. ܟܕ ܛܒ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܦ ܥܣܩܘܬܐ ܕܫ̈ܘܐܠܝܟ̣. ܠܐ ܐ̇ܡܐܢܬ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܡܨܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܪܫܘܡ ܠܟ܇ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܢ ܐܦܝܣܬܢܝ܇ ܥܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܟܠ܇ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ.. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܕܐܝܟ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ. ܐܝܟ ܕܡܣܬܒܪܐ ܠܝ̣. ܕܐܢܫ ܢܣܝܡ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢܝܬܐ ܘܕܫܠܡܢ ܠܪܓܫܬܢ̇. ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢܦܠܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܚܙܬܢ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܬܚܫܚ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ܇ ܒ̈ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܠܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܘܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ ܡܬܪ̈ܟܒܢ. ܠܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ̣. ܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܩܕܝܡ.܀܀ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܫܘ̈ܐܠܝܟ̣. ܕܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܗ. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܙܢܐ ܕܙܘܥܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܕܒܚܘܕܪܐ ܡܢܗ ܡܬܟܪܟ. ܘܥܠ ܡܢܐ ܟܪ̈ܘܟܝܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܙܘܥܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܕܒܚܘܕܪܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥ. ܘܐܢ ܩ̣ܢܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܚܘܕܪܐ ܡܬܟܪܟܝܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܣܘܟܠܐ̇. ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܠܬܚܬ ܡܢ ܣܗܪܐ ܗ̈ܘܝܢ. ܀ ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܟܠ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܪܝܫ ܥܝܢܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܘܕܪܐ Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܡܦܣ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܝܘܬܐ ܗܘ̇ܝܐ ܒܥܬܟ. ܕܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܐܠܬ݂. ܠܡܫܒܩ ܠܟ ܒܟ̈ܬܝܒܬܐ. ܟܕ ܛܒ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܦ ܥܣܩܘܬܐ ܕܫ̈ܘܐܠܝܟ̣. ܠܐ ܐ̇ܡܐܢܬ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܡܨܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܪܫܘܡ ܠܟ܇ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܢ ܐܦܝܣܬܢܝ܇ ܥܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܟܠ܇ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ.. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܕܐܝܟ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ. ܐܝܟ ܕܡܣܬܒܪܐ ܠܝ̣. ܕܐܢܫ ܢܣܝܡ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢܝܬܐ ܘܕܫܠܡܢ ܠܪܓܫܬܢ̇. ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢܦܠܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܚܙܬܢ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܬܚܫܚ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ܇ ܒ̈ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܠܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܘܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ ܡܬܪ̈ܟܒܢ. ܠܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ̣. ܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܩܕܝܡ.܀܀ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܫܘ̈ܐܠܝܟ̣. ܕܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܗ. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܙܢܐ ܕܙܘܥܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܕܒܚܘܕܪܐ ܡܢܗ ܡܬܟܪܟ. ܘܥܠ ܡܢܐ ܟܪ̈ܘܟܝܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܙܘܥܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܕܒܚܘܕܪܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥ. ܘܐܢ ܩ̣ܢܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܚܘܕܪܐ ܡܬܟܪܟܝܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܣܘܟܠܐ̇. ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܠܬܚܬ ܡܢ ܣܗܪܐ ܗ̈ܘܝܢ. ܀ ܘܫ.
Notes:
- Addressed to Theodore.
- See Renan, loc. cit., p. 320.
Item 15 (Fol. 107b): Aristotle. The treatise of Aristotle, Περὶ κόσμου πρὸς Ἀλέξανδρον
Editor:
Sergius of Rās-'ain
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ: ܕܡܦܫܩܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ. ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ: ܕܡܦܫܩܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ. ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Notes:
- Translated for Theodore by Sergius of Rās-'ain.
- See. De Lagarde, Analecta Syr., p. 134 ; Renan, loc. cit., p. 321.
Item 16 (Fol. 122a): Aristotle. A tract on the Soul, ascribed to Aristotle
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ Incipit: ܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܘ ܒܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ. ܐܘ ܒܗܘܢܐ ܡܬܕܪܟ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܠܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܢ̇ܦܠ̣. ܓܡܝܪܐܝܬ ܝ̇ܗܒ ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܫܘܘܕܥܗ. ܟܠ ܨܒܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܚܝܢܐ ܠܪ̈ܓܫܝܢ: ܡܚܕܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܠܐ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܓܫܝܢ܆ ܡܘܕܥܐ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܫܟܝܚܘܬܗ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܒܡܕܥܐ ܡܬܕܪܟ̣. ܠܘ ܒܝܬܗ ܝ̇ܗܒ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܢܕܥܗ. ܐܠܐ ܒܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܗ.܀ ܢܦܫܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܝ̇ ܕܟܣܝܐ ܒܟܝܢܗ̣̇. ܡܢ ܣܘܥܪܢܗ̇ ܗܘ ܡܬܝܕܥܐ. ܐ.܀ ܕܐܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ. ܡܬܚܙܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܦܓܪܐ̣. ܐܘ ܡܢ ܠܒܪ ܗܘܝܐ̣ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܠܓܘ. ܘܫ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ Incipit: ܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܘ ܒܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ. ܐܘ ܒܗܘܢܐ ܡܬܕܪܟ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܠܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܢ̇ܦܠ̣. ܓܡܝܪܐܝܬ ܝ̇ܗܒ ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܫܘܘܕܥܗ. ܟܠ ܨܒܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܚܝܢܐ ܠܪ̈ܓܫܝܢ: ܡܚܕܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܠܐ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܓܫܝܢ܆ ܡܘܕܥܐ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܫܟܝܚܘܬܗ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܒܡܕܥܐ ܡܬܕܪܟ̣. ܠܘ ܒܝܬܗ ܝ̇ܗܒ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܢܕܥܗ. ܐܠܐ ܒܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܗ.܀ ܢܦܫܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܝ̇ ܕܟܣܝܐ ܒܟܝܢܗ̣̇. ܡܢ ܣܘܥܪܢܗ̇ ܗܘ ܡܬܝܕܥܐ. ܐ.܀ ܕܐܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ. ܡܬܚܙܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܦܓܪܐ̣. ܐܘ ܡܢ ܠܒܪ ܗܘܝܐ̣ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܠܓܘ. ܘܫ
Notes:
- It is not the well-known treatise Περὶ ψυχῆς, but a wholly different work, consisting of five short sections.
- The remaining sections are as below.
- See Renan, loc. cit., p. 330.
Item x (Fol. 122a): Aristotle. Section 1
Title: ܕܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ. ܒ.܀
Title: ܕܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ. ܒ.܀
Item x (Fol. 122a): Aristotle. Section 2
Title: ܕܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ.܀ܓ܀
Title: ܕܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ.܀ܓ܀
Item x (Fol. 122a): Aristotle. Section 3
Title: ܕ܀ ܕܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡܕ ܀ ܐܢ ܦܫܝܛܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ.
Title: ܕ܀ ܕܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡܕ ܀ ܐܢ ܦܫܝܛܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ.
Item x (Fol. 122a): Aristotle. Section 4
Title: ܗ܀ ܕܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡܕ ܕܐܢ ܡܬܚܫܒܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ.܀
Title: ܗ܀ ܕܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡܕ ܕܐܢ ܡܬܚܫܒܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ.܀
Item 17 (Fol. 124b): Sergius of Rās-'ain. A tract on genus, species and individuality
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܪܟܝܛܪܐ: ܕܥܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܘܐܕ̈ܫܐ ܘܐܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ Incipit: ܠܘܩܕܡ ܡܘܕܥܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܚܟ̈ܝܡܐ ܓܢܣܐ ܩܪܝܢ ܠܡܕܡ ܕܒܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ. ܕܠܘ ܩܢܘܡܐܝܬ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܦܪܝܣ ܥܠ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܝܫܝܢ ܡܢ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ. ܒܐܕܫܐ ܘܠܘ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܪܟܝܛܪܐ: ܕܥܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܘܐܕ̈ܫܐ ܘܐܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ Incipit: ܠܘܩܕܡ ܡܘܕܥܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܚܟ̈ܝܡܐ ܓܢܣܐ ܩܪܝܢ ܠܡܕܡ ܕܒܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ. ܕܠܘ ܩܢܘܡܐܝܬ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܦܪܝܣ ܥܠ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܝܫܝܢ ܡܢ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ. ܒܐܕܫܐ ܘܠܘ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ.
Note: See Renan, loc. cit., p. 321.
Item 18 (Fol. 129a): or Bardesanes, Philip. The Book of the Laws of the Countries
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܕܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܕܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ
Note: It is an extract from the celebrated dialogue
de Fato,
ascribed to or Bardesanes, but written in reality by his disciple Philip (see Land, Anecdota Syr., t. i., p. 51, Excursus i
; and Merx, Bardesanes von Edessa, p. 10
). The Syriac text has been edited, with an English translation, by Cureton, in his Spicilegium Syriacum
; and Merx has given a German translation in the work just mentioned. Compare also
Renan, loc. cit., p. 295.
Item 19 (Fol. 141a): Sergius of Rās-'ain. A treatise by Sergius of Rās-'ain, showing how we may know the action (or influence)
of the moon, according to the views of the astronomers
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܣܪܓܝܣ ܐܪܟܐܛܪܘܣ. ܠܘܬ ܬܐܘܕܪܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܝܕܥ (sic) ܥܒܕܗ ܕܣܗܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܣܛܪܢܡܘ Incipit: ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܦܫܩܢܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܚܘܪ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܬܐܘܕܪܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܕܚܙܝܬ݁ ܥܣܩܘܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܣܡ ܒܗ ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܟܬܒܢܐ. ܐܦܝܣܬ ܠܢ ܠܡܪܫܡ ܠܟ ܥܠܝܗ̣̇. ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܬܚܫܚ ܒܗ̇ ܓܠܢܘܣ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܨܝܢܢ ܒ̈ܦܣܝܩܬܐ. ܘܫ. Subscription (Fol. 149a): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܪܟܝܛܪܘܣ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܕܥ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܐ ܡܬܪܥܝܢ ܐܣܛܪ̈ܘܠܓܘ ܒܝܕ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܣܪܓܝܣ ܐܪܟܐܛܪܘܣ. ܠܘܬ ܬܐܘܕܪܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܝܕܥ (sic) ܥܒܕܗ ܕܣܗܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܣܛܪܢܡܘ Incipit: ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܦܫܩܢܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܚܘܪ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܬܐܘܕܪܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܕܚܙܝܬ݁ ܥܣܩܘܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܣܡ ܒܗ ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܟܬܒܢܐ. ܐܦܝܣܬ ܠܢ ܠܡܪܫܡ ܠܟ ܥܠܝܗ̣̇. ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܬܚܫܚ ܒܗ̇ ܓܠܢܘܣ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܨܝܢܢ ܒ̈ܦܣܝܩܬܐ. ܘܫ. Subscription (Fol. 149a): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܪܟܝܛܪܘܣ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܕܥ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܐ ܡܬܪܥܝܢ ܐܣܛܪ̈ܘܠܓܘ ܒܝܕ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ.
Notes:
- Addressed to Theodore. This tract is explanatory and illustrative of the treatise of Galen Περὶ κρισίμων ἡμερῶν, "on critical days."
- See Sachau, Inedita Syr., p. 101 ; Renan, loc. cit., p. 321.
Item 20 (Fol. 149b): On the motion of the Sun
Title: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܕܝܬܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ Incipit: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܕܥ ܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܬܒܥܐ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܒܝܬܐ ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܗ ܪܕܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܚܣܝܪ. ܘܫ
Title: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܕܝܬܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ Incipit: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܕܥ ܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܬܒܥܐ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܒܝܬܐ ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܗ ܪܕܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܚܣܝܪ. ܘܫ
Notes:
- A short appendix to the previous treatise, no. 12.
- See Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 125 ; Renan, loc. cit., p. 322.
Item 21 (Fol. 149b): The names of the Signs of the Zodiac, according to the school of Bar-daiṣan
[defective]
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܘܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܪ ܕܝܨܢ Excerpt: ܐܡܪܐ̣ ܢܝܣܢ: ܬܘܪܐ. ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܨ̈ܠܡ̇ܐ . ܣܪܛܢܐ. ܐܪܝܐ. ܫܒܠܬܐ. ܩܢܫܠܡܐ. ܥܩܪܒܐ. ܨܠܡܐ ܪܒܐ. ܓܕܝܐ. ܕܘܠܐ. ܢܘ̈ܢܐ.
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܘܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܪ ܕܝܨܢ Excerpt: ܐܡܪܐ̣ ܢܝܣܢ: ܬܘܪܐ. ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܨ̈ܠܡ̇ܐ . ܣܪܛܢܐ. ܐܪܝܐ. ܫܒܠܬܐ. ܩܢܫܠܡܐ. ܥܩܪܒܐ. ܨܠܡܐ ܪܒܐ. ܓܕܝܐ. ܕܘܠܐ. ܢܘ̈ܢܐ.
Notes:
- The original writing has been erased, with the exception of the first two words, but this was apparently done by the scribe himself. The list now reads as quoted above.
- See Cowper's Syriac Miscellanies, p. 55 ; Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i., prolegom., p. 32 ; Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 126.
- See additions.
Item 22 (Fol. 150a): Socrates. A Socratic dialogueThe Erostrophus, Ἐρόστροφος
Title: ܣܘܩܪܛܘܣ
Title: ܐܪܣܛܪܦܘܣ Incipit: ܣܘܩܪܛܘܣ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܐܘܢ ܐܪܘܣܛܪܦܐ. ܡܢܐ ܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܠܟ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܠܘܬܝ ܠܡܐܬܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܣܘܩܪܛܘܣ
Title: ܐܪܣܛܪܦܘܣ Incipit: ܣܘܩܪܛܘܣ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܐܘܢ ܐܪܘܣܛܪܦܐ. ܡܢܐ ܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܠܟ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܠܘܬܝ ܠܡܐܬܐ. ܘܫ.
Notes:
- From the name of the other interlocutor, it may be called "the Erostrophus," ܐܪܣܛܪܦܘܣ, Ἐρόστροφος(?)
- See De Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 158 ; Renan, loc. cit., p. 299.
Item 23 (Fol. 155a): Isocrates, the discourse addressed to Demonicus
Title: ܐܝܣܘܩܪܛܘܣ
Title: ܐܝܣܘܩܪܛܘܣ
Item 24 (Fol. 161a): Ambrose. The Hypomnêmata of Ambrose, an apology for the Christian religion
Title: ܗܘܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܐܡܒܪܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܝܘܢ. ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ̣. ܘܒܓܢܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܘ̈ܠܘܛܐ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ̣ ܘܥ̣ܪܩ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܘܟܬ̣ܒ ܚܘܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܝܘܬܗܘܢ̇ ܘܒܪܝܫ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܥܢ̣ܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ.
Title: ܗܘܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܐܡܒܪܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܝܘܢ. ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ̣. ܘܒܓܢܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܘ̈ܠܘܛܐ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ̣ ܘܥ̣ܪܩ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܘܟܬ̣ܒ ܚܘܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܝܘܬܗܘܢ̇ ܘܒܪܝܫ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܥܢ̣ܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ.
Note: It is nearly identical with the Λόγος πρὸς Ἕλληνας
, usually attributed to Justin Martyr. This discourse has been edited by Cureton in his Spicilegium Syr., pp. ܠܚ
; Renan, loc. cit., p. 300.
Item 25 (Fol. 163b): Menander. A collection of Sayings, ascribed to Menander
Title: ܡܢܢܕܪܘܣ ܚܟܝܡܐ
Title: ܡܢܢܕܪܘܣ ܚܟܝܡܐ
Note: These have been edited by Land in his Anecdota Syr., t. i, pp. 64, seqq.
Compare Renan, loc. cit., p. 302.
Item 26 (Fol. 168a): Several short articles treating of substance, οὐσία
Note: Compare Renan, loc. cit., p. 332.
Item 27 (Fol. 168a): Part a
Title: ܡܛܠ ܦܘܠܓ ܐܘܣܝܐ Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ̣. ܓܢܣܐ̇ ܐܕܫܐ̣ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ. ܓܕܫܐ̣ ܕܝܠܝܘܬܐ. ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܐܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܟܠ܆ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ ܠܓܘܫܡܐ̣ ܘܠܠܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܛܠ ܦܘܠܓ ܐܘܣܝܐ Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ̣. ܓܢܣܐ̇ ܐܕܫܐ̣ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ. ܓܕܫܐ̣ ܕܝܠܝܘܬܐ. ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܐܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܟܠ܆ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ ܠܓܘܫܡܐ̣ ܘܠܠܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 28 (Fol. 169a): Part b
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܓܢܣ ܓܢ̈ܣܝܢ. ܘܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܚܒܫܐ ܠܓܘ ܡܢܗ̇. ܘܡܬܦܠܓܐ̣ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܝܢ. ܠܒ̣ܪܝܐ̣ ܘܠܠܐ ܒ̣ܪܝܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܓܢܣ ܓܢ̈ܣܝܢ. ܘܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܚܒܫܐ ܠܓܘ ܡܢܗ̇. ܘܡܬܦܠܓܐ̣ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܝܢ. ܠܒ̣ܪܝܐ̣ ܘܠܠܐ ܒ̣ܪܝܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 29 (Fol. 169b): Part c
Title: ܦܘܠܓܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ Incipit: ܐܝܬ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܫܡܐ ܓܢܣܢܝܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܟܝܢܐ ܕܒܫܘܚܠܦ ܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ ܡܫܘܕܥܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܫܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܕܒܥܝܪܐ. ܘܕܫܪܟܐ. ܘܐܝܬ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܫܡܐ ܐܕܫܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ ܕܒܫܘܚܠܦ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܫܘܕܥܐ. ܐܝܟ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܒܢܦܫܐ ܘܦܓܪܐ̇. ܘܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܘܐܢܫܘܬܐ܀ ܘܫ.
Title: ܦܘܠܓܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ Incipit: ܐܝܬ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܫܡܐ ܓܢܣܢܝܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܟܝܢܐ ܕܒܫܘܚܠܦ ܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ ܡܫܘܕܥܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܫܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܕܒܥܝܪܐ. ܘܕܫܪܟܐ. ܘܐܝܬ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܫܡܐ ܐܕܫܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ ܕܒܫܘܚܠܦ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܫܘܕܥܐ. ܐܝܟ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܒܢܦܫܐ ܘܦܓܪܐ̇. ܘܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܘܐܢܫܘܬܐ܀ ܘܫ.
Item 30 (Fol. 170b): Part d
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܛܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܐ̣ ܓܢܣ ܓܢ̈ܣܝܢ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܛܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܐ̣ ܓܢܣ ܓܢ̈ܣܝܢ. ܘܫ.
Item 31 (Fol. 170b): Part e
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܛܘܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܓܢܣ ܓܢܣ̈ܝܢ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܐܕܫܐ̣ ܘܓܢܣܐ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܢܦܫܢܐ̇ ܐܕܫܐ̣ ܘܓܢܣܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܛܘܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ Incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܓܢܣ ܓܢܣ̈ܝܢ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܐܕܫܐ̣ ܘܓܢܣܐ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܢܦܫܢܐ̇ ܐܕܫܐ̣ ܘܓܢܣܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 32 (Fol. 172a): Pythagoras. A collection of ethical and moral sentences, ascribed to Pythagoras
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܦܘܬܓܪܘܣ Incipit: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܦܘܬܓܪܘܣ ܦܝܠܘܣܦܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܥܠ ܬܩܢܘܬܐ ܘܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܩܢ̈ܝܢ ܒܛܥܡܗܝܢ.
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܦܘܬܓܪܘܣ Incipit: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܦܘܬܓܪܘܣ ܦܝܠܘܣܦܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܥܠ ܬܩܢܘܬܐ ܘܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܩܢ̈ܝܢ ܒܛܥܡܗܝܢ.
Item 33 (Fol. 176a): Melito the Philosopher. A discourse of Melito the philosopher, spoken before the emperor Antoninus
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܝܠܝܛܘܢ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܩܣܪ. ܘܐ̇ܡܪ. ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܩܣܪ ܕܢܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܘܚܘܝܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܘܫܪܝ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܗܟܢܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܝܠܝܛܘܢ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܩܣܪ. ܘܐ̇ܡܪ. ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܩܣܪ ܕܢܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܘܚܘܝܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܘܫܪܝ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܗܟܢܐ
Note: This seems to be the treatise Περὶ ἀληθείας "concerning Truth"
(see Land, Anecdota Syr., t. i., p. 53, Excurs. ii.);
though Cureton, who has edited it in his Spicileg. Syr., pp. ܟܒ, seqq.,
supposes it to be "The Apology"
. Compare Renan, loc. cit., p. 305.
Item 34 (Fol. 181b): Mārā bar Serapion. A letter of Mārā bar Serapion, ܡܪܐ ܒܪ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ, to his son Serapion
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܡܪܐ ܒܪ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ,
Note: This document has also been edited by Cureton in his Spicileg. Syr., pp. ܡܓ, seqq.
See Renan, loc. cit., p. 328.
Item 35 (Fol. 185b): Plato. Sayings of Plato
Title: ܦܠܛܘܢ Incipit: ܦܠܛܘܢ̣ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܡܢ̣ܘ ܐܠܗܐ. ܚܝܐ. ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ. ܕܣܦ̇ܩ ܠܟܠ ܛܘ̈ܒܝܢ. ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܝܢܗ ܡܢ ܥܠܡ̣. ܠܥܠܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܛܒ̈ܢ܀
Title: ܦܠܛܘܢ Incipit: ܦܠܛܘܢ̣ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܡܢ̣ܘ ܐܠܗܐ. ܚܝܐ. ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ. ܕܣܦ̇ܩ ܠܟܠ ܛܘ̈ܒܝܢ. ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܝܢܗ ܡܢ ܥܠܡ̣. ܠܥܠܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܛܒ̈ܢ܀
Note: See Add. 17,193, no. 32.
These are derived from the Ὅροι or Definitions
(Platonis Opera, ed. Bipont., 1787, vol. xi., p. 287). See Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 66
; Renan, loc. cit., p. 307.
Item 36 (Fol. 185b): Plato. Advice of Plato to his disciple
Title: ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܦܠܛܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
Title: ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܦܠܛܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
Item 37 (Fol. 186b): A section entitled ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ, containing Platonic definitions of faith, ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ;
God, ܐܠܗܐ; love, ܚܘܒܐ; justice, ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ; and righteousness, ܟܐܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ Incipit: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܗܝ. ܕܬܫܪ ܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܫܡ̇ܥ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܩܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܬܚܙܝܘܗܝ. Subscription (Fol. 186b): ܫܠܡ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.
Title: ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ Incipit: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܗܝ. ܕܬܫܪ ܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܫܡ̇ܥ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܩܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܬܚܙܝܘܗܝ. Subscription (Fol. 186b): ܫܠܡ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.
Item 38 (Fol. 186b): Theano. A collection of maxims, entitled "the Counsel of Theano (Θεανώ), the female philosopher of the school of Pythagoras" [defective]
Title: ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܐܬܢܐܘ (sic) ܦܝܠܘܣܦܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܬܘܓܪܘܣ Incipit: ܣ̇ܓܝ ܠܡ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܚܟܝܡ. ܕܠܐ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܗ ܬܗܘܐ ܨܠܘܬܗ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܐܬܢܐܘ (sic) ܦܝܠܘܣܦܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܬܘܓܪܘܣ Incipit: ܣ̇ܓܝ ܠܡ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܚܟܝܡ. ܕܠܐ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܗ ܬܗܘܐ ܨܠܘܬܗ. ܘܫ.
Notes:
- Imperfect at the end.
- See Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 70 ; Renan, loc. cit., p. 308.
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 149b):
The original writing of the Signs of the Zodiac, according to the school of Bar-daiṣan
has been erased, with the exception of the first two words, but this was apparently
done by the scribe himself.
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