London, BL, Add. 14663
source date: vith or viith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/431, Add. 14,663, London, BL, Add. 14,663, BL Add MS 14663, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 751, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLI

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1475, Add. 14,663, foll. 1–22, London, BL, Add. 14,663, foll. 1–22, BL Add MS 14663, foll. 1-22, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 751, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLI

[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.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: The "Explanatio duodecim capitum" of Cyril of Alexandria, from the seventh anathema to the end
Opera, t. vi., p. 153 A.

author: the orthodox bishops (Sergius, Marion, Nonnus, Thomas, and John)
title: 2. A letter written by the orthodox bishops (Sergius, Marion, ܡܪܝܘܢ, Nonnus, ܢܘܢܐ, Thomas, and John) to the monks of Amid
rubric: 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
The portion extant is directed against the heresy of Julian of Halicarnassus, the phantasiast, and supports the opinion of Severus of Antioch.

title: Not improbably several treatises on the same subject
As these leaves, foll. 5—14, are nearly all disconnected, it is difficult to say whether they are rightly arranged, or not.
  title: Against the Diphysites and the council of Chalcedon
  A small fragment.
    title: Directions regarding the reception of those who have been in communion with heretics (such as the Diphysites and others)
  author: Felix, bishop of Rome
  title: The creed of Felix, bishop of Rome
  rubric: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܝܠܟܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕ[ܐ̈ܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ]
  The commencement coincides with the fragment given in Gallandii Bibl. Patr., t. iii., p. 542.
  title: Chapters drawn up by the monks of the western convents
  rubric: 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
  Very imperfect.
  title: 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
  title: Against the Council of Chalcedon
  rubric: ܣܘܢܗܕܣ ܕܣܛܢܐ
  rubric: 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
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: Extracts from discourses of Philoxenus of Mabūg, regarding the Incarnation and Passion of our Lord
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: Part 1
    Imperfect at the beginning.
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: Part 2
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: Part 3
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܢ
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: Part 4
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: Part 5
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܫܥܐ
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: From a discourse addressed to the monks of Teleda
    rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ܆ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܟ݂ܬܒ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ
    See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 37, no. 13.
  title: Against the Council of Chalcedon, especially regarding the restoration of Theodoret and Ibas
  Some passages from the writings of Theodoret and Ibas are here quoted.
  title: Against the Council of Chalcedon
  title: jAgainst Nestorius

author: John Chrysostom
title: Fragments of several homilies of John Chrysostom
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: From the homily "Daemones non gubernare mundum"
  Opera, t. ii., p. 290.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: From the homily on the impotent man, S. John, ch. v.
  Opera, t. i., p. 669.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: From the homily on S. John, ch. v. 17
  Opera, t. xii., p. 527.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Part of the homily "de prophetiarum obscuritate"
  Opera, t. vi., p. 193.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Part of the homily on Gen. i. 1, and on Lent
  Opera, t. iv., p. 717.

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.

22 ff.

- 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.

This volume is written in a good, current hand of the vith or viith cent.

6th or 7th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue , abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCCLI 2:691-692

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1476, Add. 14,663, fol. 23, London, BL, Add. 14,663, fol. 23, BL Add MS 14663, fol. 23, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 751, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLI

[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.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

author: Severus of Antioch
title: Two short extracts from the writings of Severus of Antioch

Whether the fly-leaf, fol. 23, which is much stained and torn, really belongs to this manuscript, is doubtful.

1 f.

- Whether the fly-leaf, fol. 23, which is much stained and torn, really belongs to this manuscript, is doubtful.

See additions.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- 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.

- All three of the entries of deaths on the recto have been purposely effaced.

AD 815—912 3rd century, AH

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue , abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCCLI 2:692