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Add. 12,164

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/44
Description based on Wright DCLXXVI (2:527-529) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 141 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Philoxenus of Mabūg. A treatise of Philoxenus of Mabūg, showing that one Person of the Holy Trinity became incarnate and suffered for us. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 80 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 12 1/4 in. by 9 1/2, consisting of 141 leaves, some of which, near the beginning and end, are slightly stained and torn. The quires, 15 in number, are signed with arithmetical figures. One leaf is wanting after fol. 42, and apparently three leaves after fol. 136. Each page is divided into three columns, of from 37 to 44 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a beautiful Edessene hand of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. A treatise of Philoxenus of Mabūg, showing that one Person of the Holy Trinity became incarnate and suffered for us. [defective]
 
Title:
ܫܪܝܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܝܠܘܟܣܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ. ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܗܪܣܝܣ ܕܡܢܝ̈ܢܝܐ̣. ܫܩ̣ܠ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ ܨܢܝܥܐܝܬ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܬܦܪܣܝܬ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܚܠܦ ܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܕܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ ܘܣܡ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡܢܗ ܠܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ. ܘܦ̣ܢܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܟܬ̣ܒ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܥܒܕ ܫܪܝܐ ܠܡܡܠܠܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܓܪܬܗ܀
  Subscription (Fol. 141b): ܐܫܬܠܡܘ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܘܟܣܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ. ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܫܪܝܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܐ ܠܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡܢܗ ܠܘܬ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܫܩ̣ܠ ܗ̣ܘ ܘܥ̣ܒܕ ܫܪܝܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܣܘ̈ܟܠܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܗܪ̈ܛܝܩܘ ܕܟܢܫܘ ܘܣܡܘ ܒܫܪܝܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕܘ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ. ܟܕ ܡܝܬܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܘܚܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܦܝܣ̈ܐ ܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܝ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ. ܘܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ. ܘܫ̣ܪܐ ܟܘܠ ܚܕܐ ܚܕܐ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܒܝܕ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̇ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܫܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ̣. ܘܠܣܝܘܡܐ ܘܠܟܬܘܒܐ ܘܠܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ. ܒܗܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܠܢܫ ܠܚܪܬܐ ܡܣܬܢܩ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., pp. 27—30.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. The Ten Discourses, ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ [defective]
Notes:
  • The fourth of these discourses is imperfect at the end, and the fifth at the beginning (foll. 42, 43).
  • The following 3 items are annexed to these discourses:
Item 3 (Fol. 120b): Extracts from a treatise of an anonymous writer against Philoxenus, which gave occasion to the latter to write the above discourses.
 
Title:
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܗܫܐ ܡܬܟܬܒ̣. ܪ̈ܫܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬܣܝܡܘ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ. ܘܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܪܟܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 125a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Some remarks by Philoxenus
 
Title:
ܕܣܝܘܡܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 126a): Philoxenus. The letter of Philoxenus to the monks, against which the anonymous writer composed his treatise.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡܢܗ ܠܘܬ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 130a): Testimonies from the Fathers, adduced by Philoxenus in support of his views. [defective]
 
Title:
ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
Note: Wright orders the testimonies alphabetically by the first name of the author. Folio references are thus not sequential for this manuscript item and are indicated by beginning locus reference only.
Item 7 (Fol. 135b): Alexander of Alexandria. Testimony of Alexander of Alexandria
Item 8 (Fol. 133b): Athanasius. Testimony of Athanasius
Item 9 (Fol. 133b): Testimony 1
Item 10 (Fol. 134a): Testimony 2
Item 11 (Fol. 135b): Testimony 3
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܦܝܩܛܝܛܘܣ
Item 12 (Fol. 136b): Testimony 4
Item 13 (Fol. 140a): Testimony 5
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܦܝܩܛܝܛܘܣ
Item 14 (Fol. 135b): Atticus of Constantinople. Testimony of Atticus of Constantinople
Item 15 (Fol. 135b): Testimony 1
Item 16 (Fol. 134a): Testimony 2
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܟܣܢܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 134a): Basil. Testimony of Basil
Item 18 (Fol. 134a): Testimony 1
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 135b): Testimony 2
Item 20 (Fol. 136b): Testimony 3
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܬܠܬܐ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 136b): Testimony 4
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܫܬܝܢ
Item 22 (Fol. 140a): Testimony 5
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܢܦܠܬ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ̇
Item 23 (Fol. 140a): Testimony 6
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܬܠܬܐ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 140b): Testimony 7
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܒܘܝܐܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 131a): Chrysostom. Testimony of Chrysostom
Item 26 (Fol. 131a): Testimony 1
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 131a): Testimony 2
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ
Item 28 (Fol. 133a): Testimony 3
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ
Item 29 (Fol. 133a): Testimony 4
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 135a): Testimony 5
Item 31 (Fol. 139b): Testimony 6
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 139b): Testimony 7
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
Item 33 (Fol. 139b): Testimony 8
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 132a): Cyril of Alexandria. Testimony of Cyril of Alexandria
Item 35 (Fol. 132a): Testimony 1
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ
Item 36 (Fol. 132a): Testimony 2
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܘܪܝܠܠܘܣ
Item 37 (Fol. 134a): Testimony 3
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ
Item 38 (Fol. 134): Testimony 4
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܩܩ ܕܡܝܠܝܛܝܢܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 134a): Testimony 5
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܠܘܠܪܝܢܐ
Item 40 (Fol. 134a): Testimony 6
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܣܘܩܘܢܘܣܘܣ
Item 41 (Fol. 136a): Testimony 7
Item 42 (Fol. 137a): Testimony 8
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ
Item 43 (Fol. 137a): Testimony 9
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܠܘܠܪܝܢܐ
Item 44 (Fol. 140b): Testimony 10
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܣܘܩܘܢܘܣܘܣ
Item 45 (Fol. 130a): Ephraim. Testimony of Ephraim
Item 46 (Fol. 130a): Testimony 1
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܩܪܒܬ ܠܦܘܡ̈ܐ ܡܓ̈ܕܦܢܐ
Item 47 (Fol. 130a): Testimony 2
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܝܣ̈ܐ
Item 48 (Fol. 130a): Testimony 3
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ
Item 49 (Fol. 130a): Testimony 4
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܫܝܬ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܬܐ
Item 50 (Fol. 131a): Testimony 5
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ
Item 51 (Fol. 133b): Testimony 6
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 133b): Testimony 7
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
Item 53 (Fol. 135b): Testimony 8
Item 54 (Fol. 136b): Testimony 9
Item 55 (Fol. 138a): Testimony 10
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܩܪܒܬ ܠܦܘܡ̈ܐ ܡܓ̈ܕܦܢܐ
Item 56 (Fol. 138a): Testimony 11
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ
Item 57 (Fol. 138a): Testimony 12
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܝܩܘܡܕܝܐ
Item 58 (Fol. 138a): Testimony 13
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 138b): Testimony 14
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Item 60 (Fol. 138b): Testimony 15
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Item 61 (Fol. 138b): Testimony 16
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ
Item 62 (Fol. 139a): Testimony 17
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܢܨܝ̈ܒܝܐ
Item 63 (Fol. 139a): Testimony 18
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ
Item 64 (Fol. 131b): Eusebius of Emesa. Testimony of Eusebius of Emesa
Item 65 (Fol. 131b): Testimony 1
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Item 66 (Fol. 131b): Testimony 2
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܐ
Item 67 (Fol. 131b): Testimony 3
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܒܒܘܪܘܛܘܣ
Item 68 (Fol. 133b): Testimony 4
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܐ
Item 69 (Fol. 135a): Testimony 5
 
Title:
ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܚܡܨܝܐ
Item 70 (Fol. 139b): Testimony 6
 
Title:
ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܚܡܨܝܐ
Item 71 (Fol. 139b): Testimony 7
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܒܪܟ ܠܥܡܐ
Item 72 (Fol. 139b): Testimony 8
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܗܘܬܗ ܕܒܪܐ
Item 73 (Fol. 140b): Testimony 9
 
Title:
ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܚܡܨܝܐ
Item 74 (Fol. 135a): Gregory (Nazianzen). Testimony of Gregory (Nazianzen)
Item 75 (Fol. 135a): Testimony 1
Item 76 (Fol. 137a): Testimony 2
Item 77 (Fol. 140b): Testimony 3
Item 78 (Fol. 135b): Theophilus of Alexandria. Testimony of Theophilus of Alexandria
Item 79 (Fol. 135b): Testimony 1
Item 80 (Fol. 140b): Five concluding propositions and some general remarks.
Note: The greater part of these have been quoted (with some slight differences in reading) by Assemani in the Bibl. Orient., t. ii., pp. 28, 29.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there is a note in the handwriting of Moses of Nisibis, to the usual effect, dated A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.
Addition 2: In this manuscript citations from other writers are indicated, not only by the mark .. before each line, but also by the letter ܒ at the beginning and the letter ܡ at the end.

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