Add. 14,663
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/431
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Add. 14,663, foll. 1–22
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1475
Date:
6th or 7th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 22 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Cyril of Alexandria. The "Explanatio duodecim capitum" of Cyril of Alexandria , from the seventh anathema to the end; the orthodox bishops (Sergius, Marion, Nonnus, Thomas, and John). 2. A letter written by the orthodox bishops (Sergius, Marion, ܡܪܝܘܢ , Nonnus, ܢܘܢܐ , Thomas, and John) to the monks of Amid; Not improbably several treatises on the same subject; John Chrysostom. Fragments of several homilies of John Chrysostom. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 25 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 22 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1 4—6, 12—15, 17—21, and 23. The quires are signed with letters, and were originally at least 22 in number (fol 7 a, ܛ; fol. 21 a, ܟܒ); but not a single one is now perfect. As at present bound, there are lacunae after foll. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, and 22. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 34 to 38 lines.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, current hand of the vith or viith cent.
Contents
This manuscript contains 25 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Cyril of Alexandria. The "Explanatio duodecim capitum" of Cyril of Alexandria, from the seventh anathema to the end
Note:
Opera, t. vi., p. 153 A.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): the orthodox bishops (Sergius, Marion, Nonnus, Thomas, and John). 2. A letter written by the orthodox bishops
(Sergius, Marion, ܡܪܝܘܢ, Nonnus, ܢܘܢܐ, Thomas, and John) to the monks of Amid
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܟ̣ܬܒܬ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܣܝܐ ܐ̈ܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܐ܆ ܠܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܐܡܕ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܟܠܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ܆ ܒܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܘܝܗܒܬ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬ̇ܚܒܠܢܘܬܐܠܟܢ̈ܫܐ ܡ̇ܠܦ ܗܘܐ ܟܕ ܐܡ̇ܪ܆ ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܡ̇ܝ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܥܒ̇ܕ ܠܗܝܢ܆ ܢܬܕܡ̇ܐ̣ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܢ̣ܐ ܒܝܬܗ ܥܠ ܫܘܥܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܟ̣ܬܒܬ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܣܝܐ ܐ̈ܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܐ܆ ܠܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܐܡܕ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܟܠܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ܆ ܒܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܘܝܗܒܬ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬ̇ܚܒܠܢܘܬܐܠܟܢ̈ܫܐ ܡ̇ܠܦ ܗܘܐ ܟܕ ܐܡ̇ܪ܆ ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܡ̇ܝ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܥܒ̇ܕ ܠܗܝܢ܆ ܢܬܕܡ̇ܐ̣ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܢ̣ܐ ܒܝܬܗ ܥܠ ܫܘܥܐ. ܘܫ
Note: The portion extant is directed against the heresy of Julian of Halicarnassus, the phantasiast, and supports the opinion of Severus of Antioch.
Item 3 (Fol. 5): Not improbably several treatises on the same subject [defective]
Note: As these leaves, foll. 5—14, are nearly all disconnected, it is difficult to say whether they are rightly arranged, or not.
Item 4 (Fol. 5b): Against the Diphysites and the council of Chalcedon
[defective]
Note: A small fragment.
Item 5 (Fol. 6a): Directions regarding the reception of those who have been in communion with heretics (such as the Diphysites and others)
Item 6 (Fol. 6b): Felix, bishop of Rome. The creed of Felix, bishop of Rome
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܝܠܟܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕ[ܐ̈ܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ]
Title: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܝܠܟܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕ[ܐ̈ܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ]
Note: The commencement coincides with the fragment given in Gallandii Bibl. Patr., t. iii., p. 542.
Item 7 (Fol. 6b): Chapters drawn up by the monks of the western convents
[defective]
Title: ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܘ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ Incipit: ܐܢܚܢܢ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܥܪܒܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣ. ܘܕܕܝܪܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ ܘܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ: ܘܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܚܢܝܢܐ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܥܩܝܒܐ: ܘܕܠܓܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܩܐ ܕܬܘܪܥܝ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܣܦ ܕܟܦܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܐ: ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܥܪ̈ܒܝ ܢܗܪܐ܆ ܫܠܡ̇ܝܢܢ ܗܟܢܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܘ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ Incipit: ܐܢܚܢܢ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܥܪܒܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣ. ܘܕܕܝܪܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ ܘܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ: ܘܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܚܢܝܢܐ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܥܩܝܒܐ: ܘܕܠܓܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܩܐ ܕܬܘܪܥܝ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܣܦ ܕܟܦܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܐ: ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܥܪ̈ܒܝ ܢܗܪܐ܆ ܫܠܡ̇ܝܢܢ ܗܟܢܐ. ܘܫ
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 8 (Fol. 7): Against Nestorius, comparing his overthrow with
that of the older heretics, Simon Magus, ܣܝܡܘܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܚ̇ܪܫܐ, Ebion, ܐܒܝܘܢ,
Bar-shūmā the magus, ܒܪܫܘܡܐ ܚ̇ܪܫܐ, Arius, Paul of Samosata,
Marcion,
Valentinus,
Sabellius,
Eustathius,
Photinus,
Porphyrius, and
Eunomius
Item 9 (Fol. 8): Against the Council of Chalcedon
Title: ܣܘܢܗܕܣ ܕܣܛܢܐ
Title: ܗܟܢܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ ܘܓܠܝܐ ܥܠ ܗܝ ܕܒܟܠܩܕܘܢܐ܆ ܕܟܕ ܡܠܠܬܗ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܪܘܫܥܐ܆ ܣܛܢܐ ܒܗ̇ ܒܗ̇ܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܕܡܘܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܘܣܪܝܐ܆ ܟܕ ܡ̇ܪܩܕ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ݂ ܟܕ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܠܗ. ܘܫ
Title: ܣܘܢܗܕܣ ܕܣܛܢܐ
Title: ܗܟܢܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ ܘܓܠܝܐ ܥܠ ܗܝ ܕܒܟܠܩܕܘܢܐ܆ ܕܟܕ ܡܠܠܬܗ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܪܘܫܥܐ܆ ܣܛܢܐ ܒܗ̇ ܒܗ̇ܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܕܡܘܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܘܣܪܝܐ܆ ܟܕ ܡ̇ܪܩܕ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ݂ ܟܕ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܠܗ. ܘܫ
Item 10 (Fol. 9a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Extracts from discourses of
Philoxenus of Mabūg, regarding the
Incarnation and Passion of our Lord
[defective]
Item 11 (Fol. 9a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Part 1 [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 12 (Fol. 9a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Part 2
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 9a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Part 3
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܢ
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܢ
Item 14 (Fol. 9b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Part 4
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 10a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Part 5
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܫܥܐ
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܫܥܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 10b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. From a discourse addressed to the monks of Teleda
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ܆ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܟ݂ܬܒ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ܆ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܟ݂ܬܒ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 37, no. 13.
Item 17 (Fol. 11a): Against the Council of
Chalcedon, especially regarding the
restoration of Theodoret and
Ibas
Note: Some passages from the writings of Theodoret and Ibas are here quoted.
Item 18 (Fol. 13): Against the Council of Chalcedon
Item 19 (Fol. 14): jAgainst Nestorius
Item 20 (Fol. 15): John Chrysostom. Fragments of several homilies of John Chrysostom
Item 21 (Fol. 15): John Chrysostom. From the homily "Daemones non gubernare mundum"
Note:
Opera, t. ii., p. 290.
Item 22 (Fol. 16): John Chrysostom. From the homily on the impotent man, S. John, ch. v.
Note:
Opera, t. i., p. 669.
Item 23 (Fol. 17a): John Chrysostom. From the homily on S. John, ch. v. 17
Note:
Opera, t. xii., p. 527.
Item 24 (Fol. 18a): John Chrysostom. Part of the homily "de prophetiarum obscuritate"
Note:
Opera, t. vi., p. 193.
Item 25 (Fol. 21a): John Chrysostom. Part of the homily on Gen. i. 1, and on Lent
Note:
Opera, t. iv., p. 717.
Add. 14,663, fol. 23
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1476
Date:
AD 815—912 / 3rd century, AH
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Leaf, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Fly Leaves
This manuscript contains: Severus of Antioch. Two short extracts from the writings of Severus of Antioch. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.
Physical Description
Whether the fly-leaf, fol. 23, which is much stained and torn, really belongs to this manuscript, is doubtful.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Contents
This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 23a): Severus of Antioch. Two short extracts from the writings of Severus of Antioch
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 23b):
On the recto, there are three entries of deaths. The first is that of a bishop. In the
third, the words ܘܡܬܝܢ ܕܛܝܝ̈ܐ are still legible, showing
that these entries belong to the third cent. of the Hijra, A.D. 815—912.
Addition 2:
All three of the entries of deaths on the recto have been purposely effaced.
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