Add. 14,659
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/427
Date:
8th or 9th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 263 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Logic and Rhetoric; Scientific Literature
Part of the Organon of Aristotle, with introductions, notes and commentaries by George,
bishop of the Arabs
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 6 3/8, consisting of 263 leaves, many of which are much stained by water and more or less torn, especially foll. 32—37, 122, 157, 163—165, 180, 209—212, 218, 220, 221, 237—248, 255, and 257—263. The quires, signed with letters, are 27 in number. This volume is imperfect at the beginning and end, and a leaf is also wanting after fol. 2. There are from 26 to 32 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script):
The writing is a clear, elegant Esṭrangĕlā of the viiith or ixth cent. The name of the scribe was Theodosius. See additions.
Decoration (Ornamentation):
There are many ornamental designs in this manuscript, coloured with red and green
paints; e. g.foll. 3 a, 28 b, 46 a, 59 a (birds), 68 a (do.), 83 a (do.), 88 a, 89 b (birds), 90
b, 92 a, 93 a (birds) and b, 94 b (birds), 183 b, and 201 b.
Decoration (Rubrication):The name of the scribe was Theodosius, as appears from a note (written with green
paint) on fol. 32 a. See Addition 1.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Part of the Organon of Aristotle, with introductions, notes and commentaries by George,
bishop of the Arabs
[defective]
Excerpt: ܓܘܪܓܝ (ܓܝܘܪܓܝ) ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ
Excerpt: ܓܝܘܪܓܝ ܝܥܩܘܒܝܐ (George the Jacobite)
Colophon:
See additions.
Note: Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 494
; Renan, Journal Asiatique, 1852, 4eme Serie, t. xix., p. 324
, and "de Philosophia Peripatetica apud Syros," p. 32
; Hoffmann, de Hermeneuticis apud Syros Aristoteleis, p. 148
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Ten Categories [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): George, bishop of the Arabs. Introduction [defective]
Title: ܦܪܐܘܡܝܘܢ̇ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܓܘܪܓܝ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ
Title: ܦܪܐܘܡܝܘܢ̇ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܓܘܪܓܝ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 3a): Aristotle. Text
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ. ܡܛܠ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܣ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ. ܡܛܠ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܣ
Item 5 (Fol. 28b): George, bishop of the Arabs. Commentary
Title: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܬܒܐ
Title: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܬܒܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 59b): The treatise Περὶ ἑρμηνείας
Item 7 (Fol. 59b): George, bishop of the Arabs. Introduction
Title: ܦܪܐܘܡܝܘܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܦܪܝܐܪܡܢܝܣ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ
Title: ܦܪܐܘܡܝܘܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܦܪܝܐܪܡܢܝܣ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ
Item 8 (Fol. 68a): Aristotle. Text
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ. ܕܡܬ̣ܩܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܘ̈ܫܩܐ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ. ܕܡܬ̣ܩܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܘ̈ܫܩܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 83a): The Analytica (Priora) [defective]
Item 10 (Fol. 83a): Book i
Item 11 (Fol. 83a): George, bishop of the Arabs. Introduction
Title: ܦܪܐܘܡܝܘܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ
Title: ܦܪܐܘܡܝܘܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ
Item 12 (Fol. 94b): Aristotle. Text
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ̣. ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ̇ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ̣. ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܕܟܬܒܐ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ̣. ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ̇ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ̣. ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܕܟܬܒܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 153b): George, bishop of the Arabs. Commentary
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Title: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 200b): Book ii [defective]
Item 15 (Fol. 200b): George, bishop of the Arabs. Introduction
Title: ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Title: ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 201b): Aristotle. Text
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܢܘܠܛܝܩܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܢܘܠܛܝܩܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 244a): George, bishop of the Arabs. Commentary [defective]
Title: ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐ[ܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ] ܩܕܡܝܐ
Title: ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐ[ܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܘܢ] ܩܕܡܝܐ
Note: Imperfect at the end.
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 32a):
The name of the scribe was Theodosius, as appears from a note (written with green paint) on fol. 32 a,
ܨܠ̣ܘ ܥܠ ܬܝܕܣ ܡܚ̣ܝܠܐ ܘܕܝܪܝܐ̣. ܕܟܬ̣ܒ̣ ܐܝܟ ܚܝ̣ܠܗ ܟܬ̣ܒ ܬܝܕܣ
Addition 2 (Fol. 33a):
The name of the scribe appears again on fol. 33 a,
ܟܬ̣ܒ ܬܝܕܣ
Addition 3 (Fol. 55b):
The name of the scribe appears again on fol. 55 b,
ܟܬ̣ܒ ܬܝܕܣ
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