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Add. 12,167

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/49
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Date: AD 876 / AG 1187
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 299 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Selections from the writings of various Fathers, or "Collection of Exhortations of the holy Fathers and Monks.". In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 83 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 3/8 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 299 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, 30 in number, are signed with letters. A leaf is wanting after fol. 290. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 34 lines. As the ink has often faded considerably on one side of the leaves, some pages have been retouched at a later period.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, current hand.
Decoration (Ornamentation):
Decoration (Ornamentation):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 2b): Selections from the writings of various Fathers, or "Collection of Exhortations of the holy Fathers and Monks."
 
Title:
ܟܬܒܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): John Chrysostom. Discourse on Virginity and Repentance, ascribed to John Chrysostom.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 21b): Xystus, bishop of Rome . Select Sayings of Xystus, bishop of Rome.
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
Note: See de Lagarde's Anal. Syr., pp. 1—31, and p. iii. of the preface.
Item 4 (Fol. 42a): Marcus the monk. Two discourses of Marcus the monk on the Spiritual Law.
Item 5 (Fol. 42a):
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣ ܘܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ.
Item 6 (Fol. 51a):
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ̣ ܕܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 64a): Macarius the Great, or the Egyptian. Letters of Macarius the Great, or the Egyptian.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܒ̇ܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܪܒܐ.
Item 8 (Fol. 64a): First Letter.
  Incipit: ܐܒ̇ܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܟ̇ܬܒ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ. ܟܕ ܡܦܝܣ ܠܗܘܢ̣. ܘܫܐ̇ܠ ܒܫܠܡܗܘܢ. ܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܢ̣ܨܒܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܢܕܥ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܢܒ̣ܥܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ: ܘܢܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܣܥ̣ܪ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܗܡܝܢܘܬܗ̣. ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܝܗܒ̇ ܠܗ ܕܢ̣ܚܫ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܥ̣ܪ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 9 (Fol. 66a): Second Letter.
 
Title:
ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܪܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ̇ ܘܐܬܝܢ ܠܬܘܠܡܕܐ. ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܙܗ̣ܝܪܝܢ ܒܒܪܢܫܗܘܢ ܓܘܝܐ
  Incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܘܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܙܒ̈ܢܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬ݂ܐ ܒܝܕ ܪܬܚܐ ܕܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ܇ ܫܐܠܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 10 (Fol. 73b): Third Letter.
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܓܘ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ
  Incipit: ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܒܫܪܪܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܠܒܗ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܠܡܫ̣ܦܪ ܠܐܠܗܐ܇ ܠܐ ܙ̇ܕܩ ܠܗ ܕܒܐܝܩܪܐ ܢܦܫܗ ܢܐܚܘܕ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 11 (Fol. 77b): Fourth Letter
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܚܫܚܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܪܕܝܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܡ̇ܚܒܝܢ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ.
  Incipit: ܢܬܘܒ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ ܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܕܡܘܬ ܥܪܦܠܐ ܚܡܬܐ ܦܪܝܣܐ ܥܠ ܗܘܢܢ. ܏ܘܫ.  Subscription : ܫܠ̣ܡ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܡܨܪܝܐ.
Item 12 (Fol. 80a): Macarius of Alexandria . Discourse of Macarius of Alexandria on the Christian character.
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܢܗܘܘܢ
  Incipit: ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ ܕܢܬ̇ܢܟܪܐ ܡܢ ܚܛܝ̣ܬܐ ܕܕܝ̇ܠܐ ܒܗܕܡ̈ܘܗܝ.
Item 13 (Fol. 84b): Evagrius. Various works of Evagrius.
Item 14 (Fol. 84b): The Doctrine.
 
Title:
ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ: ܠܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ
Notes:
  • See Add. 14,578,no. 2.
  • It is divided in this manuscript into 118 sections or paragraphs, the contents of which correspond in the main with these of the "Capita Bractica ad Anatolium" and " ad Anatolium de octo vitiosis Cogitationibus " (see Gallandii Biblioth. Vett. Batrum, tom, vii., pp. 554 and 575). After § 7 we find the heading ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ; after § 15, ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܝܢ; after § 34 ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ; after § 40 ܡ̈ܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ; and after § 54, ܟܬܒܐ ܕܓܢܣܛܝܩܘܣ
Item 15 (Fol. 98b): On the eight evil Thoughts.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܝܢ
Note: Consequently the section on grief, ܥܩܬܐ (λύπη), has been omitted. Compare Add. 12,167 no. 5, and Nili Abbatis Tractatus, ed. Rom., 1673, p. 456.
Item 16 (Fol. 98b): Section first.
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ (γαστριμαργία) ܟܪܣܐ
  Incipit: ܪܝܫܐ ܕܦܐܪ̈ܐ̇ ܗܒ̈ܒܐ̣. ܘܪܝܫܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ̣ ܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 98b): Section second.
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 98b): Section third.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 98b): Section fourth.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܕܚܡܬܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 98b): Section fifth.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܕܡܐܝܢܘܬܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 98b): Section sixth.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܐ ܣܪܝܩܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 98b): Section seventh.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܕܪܡܘܬܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 102b):
 
Title:
ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܫ̈ܐ
  Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒ̇ܥܝܢ ܕܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܢܚܘܢ ܏ܘܫ
Item 24 (Fol. 103a): To Eulogius.
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܠܘܓܝܣ
Item 25 (Fol. 121b):
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܥܡ̇ܪܝܢ
  Incipit: ܝܪ̈ܘܬܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 126a):
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐܝܟ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܒܙܥ̇ܐ ܐܐܪ
Item 27 (Fol. 128a): Tract.
  Incipit: ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ ܛܡ̈ܐܐ ܟܕ ܢܓܪܘܢ ܒ̣ܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 28 (Fol. 128b): On Prayer, in 33 sections.
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 130b): In 14 sections.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ
  Incipit: ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇܆ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܪܡܬܐ ܘܡܬܝܕܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ܇ ܏ܘܫ.
Item 30 (Fol. 131a): A tract in 9 sections.
 
Title:
ܪܝܫ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܒܢܦܫܐ̣ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܗ̇ ܕܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ
  Incipit: ܐ: ܣܒܠܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܐܝܬܗ̣̇. ܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ.
Item 31 (Fol. 132a): Another tract in 42 sections.
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐ: ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܐܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܗܘܝܘ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܝܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 32 (Fol. 134b): In 17 sections.
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 135b): A short tract.
  Incipit: ܐܟܣܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ ܘܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ̣. ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܓܠܐ ܘܟܘܬܝܢܐ ܘܟܬܒܐ̣ ܘܟܘܪܚܐ.
Item 34 (Fol. 136a):
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܠܥܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܐ̈ܟܠܬܐ̣ ܬ݀ܟܣ ܨܘܡܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 136b): Another tract.
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 137b): Paraenetic discourse.
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܙܕܝܢ ܒܚܫܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Incipit: ܐܙܕܝܢܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܟܠ ܥܕܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ.
Item 37 (Fol. 144b): Philoxenus of Mabug . Writings of Philoxenus of Mabug.
Item 38 (Fol. 144b): Epistle to Patricius of Edessa.
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܟܣܝܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܝܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ. ܫܪܒܐ ܕܫ̈ܐܘܠܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܘܥܠ ܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܘܒܡ̣ܢ ܡܬܩܢܝܐ. ܘܐܢ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܕܢܓܒ̣ܐ ܕܘ̈ܟܝܬܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ. ܘܐܢ ܙܕܩ ܕܒܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܢܓܡܘܪ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ: ܕܐܫ̇ܬܐܠ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܝܩ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. ܟܕ ܥ̇ܕܠ ܠܗ ܒܗ ܒܫܪܒܐ̣. ܘܡܚ̇ܘܐ ܠܗ ܕܠܘ ܒܛܟܣܐ ܫ̇ܐܠ
  Incipit: ܚܘܼܝܬ ܒܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܐܘ ܩܕܝܫܐ̣. ܕܣܓܝ ܡܚ̇ܒܬ ܠܢ̇. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܢ ܣܓܝܐܘܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܟ̣. ܛܥܝ̣ܬܗ ܠܡܫܘܚܬܢ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 46, no. 21.
Item 39 (Fol. 179b): Letter to one of his disciples.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܝܠܗ
  Incipit: ܡܠܬܗ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܢ̇ܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܡ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܚ̇ܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܫܡ̇ܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܟ̇. ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܚܡܝܡܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܟ ܕܒܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ.
Item 40 (Fol. 182b): An extract on Prayer.
  Incipit: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܝܢܬܐ̣ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܢܦܫܐ
Note: On the margin it is ascribed to Basil, ܗܢܐ ܫܪܒܐ ܏ܕܩ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܐܝܬܗܘܝ.
Item 41 (Fol. 183a):
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܝܬܐ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܫ̇ܘܝܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܘ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܠܘ ܒܪܘܟܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 42 (Fol. 183a):
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܗܠܝܢ ܪܫ̇ܡܬ ܠܟ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܐܘ ܝܠܘܦܐ܆ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬ ܒܥ̣ܝܬ ܘܐܣܒ̣ܪܬ ܕܒܝܕ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܬܝ̇ܠܦܐ ܨܠܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 43 (Fol. 184b): Basil. Writings of Basil.
Item 44 (Fol. 184b): Extract from a letter to certain Recluses.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܚܒ̈ܝܫܝܐ
  Incipit: ܐܙܕܗ̣ܪܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܕܓܘܐ܇ ܒܫܘܒܚܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܕܩܢ̣ܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 45 (Fol. 186a): Extracts from a letter to his brother Gregory.
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܠܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ
  Incipit: ܐܟܙܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܪܚܫܐ ܕܥܓܘܕ ܡܢ ܩܘܪܫܐ: ܦܫܝܩ ܠܡܬܚܣܢܘܼ. ܗܟܢܐ ܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ܇ ܒܝܕ ܫܠܝܐ ܡܬܪܝܚܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 46 (Fol. 188b):
 
Title:
ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫ̇ܪܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܛ̇ܒ̈ܐ
  Incipit: ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܕܝܪܝܐ̣. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܣܪ̈ܩܐ. ܫܠܝܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ. ܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܢܟܦܐ. ܒܪܬ ܩܠܐ ܡܫܬܡܥܢܝܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 295, from the beginning as far as ξενοδοχίας καὶ φιλαδελφίας ἐπιμελεῖσθαι.
Item 47 (Fol. 189a): Another extract.
  Incipit: ܥܡܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܢܣ̇ܒ ܥܝ̇ܕܐ ܡܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܩ̇ܝܡܝܢ ܒܗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩܕܡܘ ܐܬܕܪܫܘ ܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 48 (Fol. 190a): A discourse on the observance of the commands of the Gospel and on the obedience of monks and nuns to their superiors.
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܢܛܘܪܘܬ ܦܘܩ̇ܕܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ̣. ܘܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܚܘܿܦܛܐ ܠܘܬ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܬܐ̇. ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܒܓܘܐ ܥܡ̇ܪܝܢ܇ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܘܫܦܝܪܘܬ ܡܬܛܦܝܣܢܘܬܐ ܟܠܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܪܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܩܐ̇ܡ ܢܚܘܘܢ. ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ̣. ܘܐܚ̈ܘܬܐ ܠܡܫܡܫܢܝܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܪܝܫܬ ܕܝܪܐ܀
Item 49 (Fol. 203a): John the monk. Writings of John the monk.
Item 50 (Fol. 203a): On Purity of Spirit.
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ
  Incipit: ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܢܦܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܡܓܕܠܐ ܡܚ̇ܣܢܐ܇ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܐ ܕܢܟܒܫܘܢܝܗܝ
Item 51 (Fol. 206b): Letter to Eutropius and Eusebius, to which is prefixed a brief outline of the contents.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܛܪܘܦܝܣ ܘܐܘܣܒܝܣ
  Excerpt: ܢܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 220a): A letter divided into six chapters.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܗ̇ ܒܪ̈ܝܫܐ
Item 53 (Fol. 220a): Chap. i.
 
Title:
ܕܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܗܝ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܡܘܬܪܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ̇. ܘܗ̣ܝ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܝܕܥ̈ܢ ܕܒܥܠܡܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., pp. 132—3, no. 8, chap. x.
Item 54 (Fol. 220a): Chap. ii.
 
Title:
ܕܡܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܟܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܐܝܟܢ ܠܐ ܬܬܢܟܪܐ ܡܢܗ
Item 55 (Fol. 220a): Chap. iii.
 
Title:
ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ ܡܨܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܢ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܥܒܕܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ: ܠܗ̇ܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܫܪܝܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܥܠܡܐ
Item 56 (Fol. 220a): Chap. iv.
 
Title:
ܕܐܝܟܢ ܢܫܟܚ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܢܩ̇ܘܐ ܒܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܗ. ܘܠܐ ܢܬܦ̣ܢܐ ܨܝܕ ܒ̈ܝܫ̣ܬܐ
Item 57 (Fol. 220a): Chap. v.
 
Title:
ܕܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܗܝ ܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ. ܘܒܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܡܬܓܡܪ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܘܗ̇ܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Item 58 (Fol. 220a): Chap. vi.
 
Title:
ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܗ̣ܘܘܢ ܠܗ ܠܐܢܫ ܒܥ̈ܠܕܒܒܐ ܘܣ̈ܢܐܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ.
Item 59 (Fol. 224a): Hortatory epistle to the monks.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
Item 60 (Fol. 225b): Doctrine, consisting of a number of short sayings.
 
Title:
ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܢ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ ܠܗ̣ ܒܢ̈ܝܫܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܡܠܘܐܐ ܕܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܒܣܘܟܠܐ
  Incipit: ܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܪܚܡܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ.
Item 61 (Fol. 229b): Another doctrine in four sections.
 
Title:
ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܒܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܠܟܠ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܢ. ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗܠܝܢ: ܏ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܕܐܝܟܢ ܢܣܝܒܪ ܐܢܫ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܗ. ܏ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܝܢܘ ܓܙܐ ܕܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܢܬܩ̣ܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܚ̇ܠܨ. ܘܕܒܡܢܐ ܡܬܩܢܐ. ܏ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܐܝܢܘ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܡܪܥܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܗܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܒܒܪܢܫܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., pp. 432—3, no. 8, capp. iv., vi., vii., and xii.
Item 62 (Fol. 232a): Dialogue between a teacher and pupil.
 
Title:
ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܪܒܐ ܘܕܬܠܡܝܕܗ
Item 63 (Fol. 247b): Isaiah of Scete . Writings of Isaiah of Scete.
 
Title:
ܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ.
Item 64 (Fol. 247b): Tract
  Incipit: ܠܘܩܕܡ ܠܡܗܝܡܢܘ ܙܕܩ̇ ܡܫܪܪܐܝܬ ܒܡܪܝܐ
Note: See Add. 12,170, 1b .
Item 65 (Fol. 250a):
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Note: See Add. 12,170, 6b .
Item 66 (Fol. 250b):
 
Title:
ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܬܪܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
Note: See Add. 12,170, 7a .
Item 67 (Fol. 251a): Tract without any title.
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܐܝܬܝܟ ܒܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ ܟܕ ܩܐ̇ܡ ܐܢܬ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ: ܘܚ̇ܙܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܕܐܬܡܚܠ ܡܢܟ ܏ܘܫ
Note: The first paragraph corresponds to the twelfth of the "Capitula de religiosa exercitatione" in Gallandii Bibl. Vett. Patrurn, t. vii., p. 326.
Item 68 (Fol. 253a): On Repentance, in reply to the abbat Peter.
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ. ܕܫܐ̣ܠܗ ܐܒ̇ܐ ܦܛܪܐ
Item 69 (Fol. 260a):
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ
Item 70 (Fol. 264a):
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܐܒ̣ܠܐ
Item 71 (Fol. 265b):
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܠܐ ܚܫܘܫܘܬܐ
Item 72 (Fol. 268a):
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܡܫܡܠܝܘܬܐ
Item 73 (Fol. 271b): Tract
 
Title:
ܐܬܓܒ̇ܪܘ ܠܡܩܡܘ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܬܚܝܒܐ
Item 74 (Fol. 274a): Tract.
 
Title:
ܡ̇ܢ ܕܚܐ̇ܣ ܥܠ ܥܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܒܕܘܢ̣. ܠܝܓ ܠܝܓ ܢ̇ܦܨ ܡܢܗ ܠܗܕܐ ܥܩܪܒܐ̇. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ̣ܘܬܐ
Note: It corresponds to the last sentence of Orat. vi. and to Orat. vii. in Gallandii Biblioth., t. vii., p. 287.
Item 75 (Fol. 275a): Nilus the monk. Select Sayings of Nilus the monk.
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܘܡܬܩܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ ܡܪ̈ܓܢܝܬܐ
  Incipit: ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܕܒܚܐ̇ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܢܓ̇ܕ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܬܢ̣. ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܗܘ̣ܝܬ ܥܗܝܕ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܬܪܥܝܬܟ ܫܡܝܐ ܗ̇ܘܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 76 (Fol. 277a): Gregory Nazianzen. Letter of Gregory Nazianzen to one assailed by trials.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ. ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܐ ܬ݀ܟܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ
  Incipit: ܐܬܚ̇ܫܚ ܒܬܪܥܝܬܟ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܢ. ܘܒܟܠ ܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܝܟ ܗܝ ܡܬܒܥܝܐ ܠܟ.
Item 77 (Fol. 278a): Philoxenus of Mabug . Letter of Philoxenus of Mabug to a lawyer, who had turned monk, and was tempted by Satan.
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܠܟܣܝܢܘܣ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܠܐܢܫ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܟܘܠܣܛܝܩܘܬܐ ܫܢܝ ܠܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܒܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ ܓܡܝܪܬܐ. ܐܬܢܣܝ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܣܛܢܐ. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܙܝܥ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܗܕܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܐܠ̣ܨ ܒܟܠ ܐܣܟܝܡ. ܟܬܒ ܠܗ ܕܝܢ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܠܠܘܒܒܗ
  Incipit: ܐܘܚܪܢܢ ܫܡܥܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܠ ܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܕܩܡ̣ܬ ܒܗ ܡܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ̣. ܘܐܬܬܥܝܩܢܢ ܕܗܢܐ ܟܠܗ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܬܓܠ̣ܙܢܢ ܡܢ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦ̈ܝ ܢܨܚܢܟ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 78 (Fol. 282b): Abraham Nephtarenus. Writings of Abraham Nephtarenus.
 
Title:
ܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܢܦܬܪܝܐ ܘܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Item 79 (Fol. 282b):
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 464, no. 1.
Item 80 (Fol. 285a):
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, no. 2.
Item 81 (Fol. 287b):
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, no. 5.
Item 82 (Fol. 289a): Letter of one monk to another.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܚܒܪܗ: ܕܬܒ̣ܥ ܡܢܗ ܕܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܗܝ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܩܪܒܐ ܘܡܫܘܫܛܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  Incipit: ܟܬ̣ܒܬ ܠܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܘܕܥܟ ܕܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܗܝ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܩܪܒܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܐܝܢܘ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܐܨܦ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܗ.
Item 83 (Fol. 293b): Ephraim. Extracts from a work of Ephraim, entitled ܟܬܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ or " the Book of Sentences:"
 
Title:
ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  Incipit: ܡܢܐ ܢܫܲܐܠܟ ܐܒܐ ܐܠܦܝܢܝ ܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܓܝܪ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܕܢܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܢܫ̇ܐܠ ܡܢܟ. ܦܘܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܡܠܬܢ ܗܝ. ܒܗ̇ ܓܝܪ ܡܫܬܘܕܥ ܨܒܝܢܢ. ܦܘܡܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܫܬܩܢ ܗܘ. ܝ̇ܕܥ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܫ̈ܐܠܬܐ ܕܨܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ.  Subscription : ܫܠ̣ܡܘ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܓܒ̇ܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 298): After the doxology, fol. 298 the scribe has given the date of the manuscript, A. Gr., 1187, A.D. 876. ܐܫܬ̇ܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܫܢܬ ܐ̇ܠܦ ܏ܘܩܦܙ ܒܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ .. ܐܝܪܚ ܟܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝ܀
Addition 2 (Fol. 299a): On fol. 299 a there is a note, in the hand of the scribe, stating that it was written for a monk named John. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܚܐ ܘܕܝܪܝܐ ܢܟܦܐ. ܕܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܥܒ̣ܕ ܘܣܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 3: Another note, in the writing either of the said John or of the librarian of the convent, records that he presented the book, with four others, to the convent of S. Mary Deipara. ܫ̇݅ܟܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ: ܘܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢ̇ܦܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ. ܟܡܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܚܕ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 210b): On fol. 210 b, between the columns, a monk named David, from Mar'ash, has entered his name. ܢܚܣܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܚܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܬܠ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܥܫ
Addition 5 (Fol. 288b): On fol. 288 b, another, named Bar-sauma, has entered his name. ܡܪܝܐ ܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܚܛܝܐ:
Addition 6: On fol. 206 b there are some coloured ornaments, and fol. 299 b contains four rude sketches of cows and antelopes. The drawing on fol. 219 b seems to be intended for a camel.

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