Add. 12,168
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/50
Date:
8th or 9th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 255 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Catenae Patrum and Demonstrations against Heresies
This manuscript contains: A Catena Patrum, or Selections from the writings of the Fathers, forming a commentary on a great part of the Old and New Testaments. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 52 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 12 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 255 leaves, one of which (fol. 10) is much torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 27 in number, but the whole of ܐ is now lost, as well as the first leaf of ܓ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 47 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangělā, of
the viiith or ixth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A Catena Patrum, or Selections from the
writings of the Fathers, forming a commentary on a great part of the Old and New Testaments
Note: The Biblical books are taken in the following order.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Pentateuch
Note: The commentary consists chiefly of excerpts from the Glaphyra
of Cyril of Alexandria
and
his treatise " de Adoratione in Spiritu," which are expressly
mentioned on foll. 5 b,
ܫܠܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ: ܐ̇ܬܦܫܩ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܦܪܐ
,
19 a, 29 a. His commentary on the Gospel of S. Luke
is cited on fol. 7 b. The other
authorities named are: Ephraim, foll. 17 b,
24 a; Gregory Nazianzen,
ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
ܕܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ
, fol. 23 a; Severus of
Antioch, hom. epithron. iv.,
fol. 28 b, xvi., fol. 29 b, lvi., fol. 23 b, lxxix., fol. 23 b,
lxxxiv., fol. 24 a, cxxiv., fol. 28 b;
ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܩ̇ ܬܘ̈ܣ
ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ
, fol. 12 a; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܠܕܝܩܝܐ,
fol. 11 a; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܛܪܝܟܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ ܕܐܢܙܪܒܐ, fol. 29
a.
Item 3 (Fol. 29b): The book of
Job
Note: The authorities cited by name are:
Chrysostom, on the Pauline Epistles,
foll. 31 b, 32 b, 33 b; on Ps. xl., fol. 31 b; comment, on Job,
fol. 34 a; Ephraim, fol. 34 b;
Olympiodorus, ܐܠܘܡܦܝܕܘܪܘܣ, deacon of
Alexandria, comment. on Job, foll. 33
a and b, 34 a; Severus,
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܣܛܣܝܐ ܡܫܡܫܢܝܬܐ, fol. 34 b.
Item 4 (Fol. 35a): A tract in five sections, showing why God permits holy men to be tried in
this world; why he does not grant to them to be independent
of others; that to flee from persecutors is not deserving of
blame; etc.
Title: ܕܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ̇. ܕܢܥܠܘܢ ܠܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܐ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ܀ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܝܗܒ̣ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܢܫܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ̇. ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܣ̈ܦܩܝ ܢ ܠܢܦܫܗܘ܀ ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܥ̇ܕܝܠܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܪܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܪ̈ܕܘܦܐ܀ ܥܠ ܕܠܘ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܫܐ̇ܠܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܡܚܕܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܠܗܘܢ̇. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܐ̇ܠܝܢ ܡܢܗ܀ ܥܠ ܕܥܝ̇ܕܐ ܗܘ ܠܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ: ܕܟܕ ܚܕ ܡܣܟܠ̣. ܕܓܘܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢܗ̇ ܠܡܪܫܘܬܐ.
Title: ܕܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ̇. ܕܢܥܠܘܢ ܠܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܐ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ܀ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܝܗܒ̣ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܢܫܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ̇. ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܣ̈ܦܩܝ ܢ ܠܢܦܫܗܘ܀ ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܥ̇ܕܝܠܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܪܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܪ̈ܕܘܦܐ܀ ܥܠ ܕܠܘ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܫܐ̇ܠܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܡܚܕܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܠܗܘܢ̇. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܐ̇ܠܝܢ ܡܢܗ܀ ܥܠ ܕܥܝ̇ܕܐ ܗܘ ܠܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ: ܕܟܕ ܚܕ ܡܣܟܠ̣. ܕܓܘܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢܗ̇ ܠܡܪܫܘܬܐ.
Note: Appendix to the commentary on the book of Job. It contains extracts from Chrysostom,
foll. 35 a and 36 a (comment, on 2 Corinthians).
Item 5 (Fol. 36a): The book of Judges
Note: The following tracts are interposed.
Item 6 (Fol. 37b): On the versions of the
Scriptures
Title: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܕܣܓ̇ܝ ܚ̇ܫܚ ܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܬܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ̣. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐ̇ܬܦܫܩܘ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܕܣܓ̇ܝ ܚ̇ܫܚ ܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܬܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ̣. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐ̇ܬܦܫܩܘ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ
Note: It treats briefly of the Septuagint, ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ̣ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ,
Aquila, ܐܘܩܠܐ, Symmachus, ܣܘܡܟܘܣ, Theodotion,ܬܐܕܘܛܝܘܢ, the Quinta,
ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫ, and the Sexta, ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܬ, fol. 37 b;
of the Hexapla of Origen
, ܐܘܪܓܢܝܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܦ ܐܕܡܢܛܘܣ ܐܬܩܪܝ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܥܢܘܝܐ,
and the critical marks which he employed, fol. 37 b; and concludes with an extract
on the same subject from the treatise of Epiphanius on Weights and Measures, fol. 38 a:
ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܡܟ̣ܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܫܪܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܐܣܛܪ̈ܝܣܩܘ ܘܒܐ̈ܠܘ܇ ܘܠܝܡ̈ܢܝܣܩܘ ܘܗ̈ܘܦܘ ܠܝܡ̈ܢܝܣܩܘ܇ ܕܡܫܬܟܚܝܢ ܕܪܫܝܡܝܢ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ.
Item 7 (Fol. 39b): On the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܡܐ̣ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܕܡܩܒܠܐ ܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܡܐ̣ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܕܡܩܒܠܐ ܥܕܬܐ
Note: This section comprises an extract
from the 39th festal letter of
Athanasius
(see Cureton’s Festal Letters of Athanasius, p. ܢܒ), the
81st canon of the Apostles, and an extract from
Chrysostom on Ps. xl.
ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ.
Item 8 (Fol. 41a): The four books of Kings
Note: The writers quoted by name are: Chrysostom, ܡܢ ܡ: ܩܕ. ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ,
fol. 44 b, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ, fol. 52 a and b; Cyril,
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ̣. ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܚ, fol. 45 a and b; Ephraim,
ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ, fol. 44 a; Gregory Nazianzen,
fol. 43 b; Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܡ : ܚ : ܕܦ . ܕܬܫ̈ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ, fol. 50 a;
Proclus, ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ, fol. 41 b; Severus, foll. 42 b,
43 a, 44 b, 45 a, 46 b, 50 a and b, 51 a and b, 52 a and b.
Item 9 (Fol. 57a): The two books of Chronicles,
according to the LXX
Title: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܚܣܝܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ
Title: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܚܣܝܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ
Note: At the end are some extracts from Severus.
Item 10 (Fol. 60a): Severus. Extracts illustrating passages in
the books of Kings and Chronicles
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܗܢܘܢ ܡ̈ܫܚܝ ܡܢܕܪܝܫ
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܗܢܘܢ ܡ̈ܫܚܝ ܡܢܕܪܝܫ
Item 11 (Fol. 61b): The first and second books of
Ezra, according to the LXX
Item 12 (Fol. 67a): A short section showing that prayer
is of avail in time of war, as proved by the examples of
Moses, Joshua,
Samuel, David,
Hezekiah, and
Asa
Item 13 (Fol. 67b): Brief notes on the duration of the dynasties of Assyria, Judah, Israel, Persia (from Cyrus to Darius), the Ptolemies in Egypt, etc.
Note: From the words
ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܦܪܣܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܝܒܠܝܢ ܘܪܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܕܫܝܪ ܒܪ
ܣܣܢ ܘܠܟܐ̣. ܫܪܝܘ ܡܢ ܫܢܬ ܫܡܫܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘ
, it
would appear that the compiler of this work lived in the first
half of the viith cent., for he wrote before the death of
Yezdijird, the last of the Sāsānides,
who perished A.D. 651, and he uses the translation
of the LXX. by Paul of Tellā, which was
made A. Gr. 928, A.D. 617
(see fol. 161 b).
Item 14 (Fol. 67b): Select passages from the books of
Proverbs and Ecclesiasticus
Title: ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ: ܐܝܟ ܕܠܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ̣. ܘܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܒܪܣܝܪܟ
Title: ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ: ܐܝܟ ܕܠܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ̣. ܘܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܒܪܣܝܪܟ
Item 15 (Fol. 69b): Select passages from the writings of the Fathers
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Note:
Basil, fol. 69 b;
Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܛܘ̈ܒܐ, fol. 69 b;
Chrysostom, hom. lx. on S. John's Gospel
,
fol. 70 a; Gregory Nazianzen,
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ, fol. 70 a; Ephraim,
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ, foll. 70 a and b,
71 a, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܝܩܡܘܕܝܐ and
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܐܥܣܪ, fol. 70 b, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ,
fol. 71 a, ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ, fol. 71 a,
and another extract, fol. 71 a;
Isaac of Antioch, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ,
fol. 70 a, and another extract,
fol. 71 a.
Item 16 (Fol. 71a): Athanasius. The Psalms, with an abridgment of the commentary of Athanasius
Title: ܟܘܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܙܡܘܪܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܗ. ܕܡܘܕܥ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܟܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܡ̇ܢܗܪ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܘܛܐܝܬ ܐܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܗܘܢ.
Title: ܟܘܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܙܡܘܪܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܗ. ܕܡܘܕܥ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܟܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܡ̇ܢܗܪ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܘܛܐܝܬ ܐܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܗܘܢ.
Item 17 (Fol. 113a): A short section on the
authors of the Psalms
Incipit: ܒܪܡ ܙ̇ܕܩ ܐܦ ܗܕܐ ܠܡܕܥ̣. ܕܠܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ
ܕܕܘܝܕ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ. ܘܫ.
Item 18 (Fol. 113b): The proverbs of
Solomon
Note: The authorities cited are: Basil,
ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܪܝ ܡ̈ܬܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ,
fol. 113 b, ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐ̇ܬܒܩܐ ܒܩܢܘܡܟ,
fol. 114 a; Gregory Nyssen,
ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܗܡܢܘܬܐ, fol. 114 a, ܡܢ ܡ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܝܘܣ,
fol. 114 b;
Severus, ܡܢ ܡ ܥ ܕܐܦ, fol. 115 b,
ܡܢ ܡ ܩܕ ܕܠ ܓܪܛܣ, fol. 116 a.
Item 19 (Fol. 116b): The book of Ecclesiastes, with
extracts from the commentary of Olympiodorus, deacon of Alexandria
Title: ܩܘܗܠܬ
Title: ܩܘܗܠܬ
Item 20 (Fol. 118a): The Song of Songs
Title: ܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 118a): Gregory Nyssen. Extracts from the commentaries of
Gregory Nyssen
Item 22 (Fol. 135a): Symmachus. Extracts from the commentaries of
Symmachus
Title: ܣܘܡܟܘܣ
Title: ܣܘܡܟܘܣ
Item 23 (Fol. 136b): The book of Wisdom
Title: ܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܝܬܪܬ ܒܟܠ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ
Title: ܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܝܬܪܬ ܒܟܠ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ
Item 24 (Fol. 137b): John bar Aphtūnāyā, abbat of Kinnesrīn. Extracts from the commentary on
the Song of Songs by John (bar Aphtūnāyā), abbat of Kinnesrīn
Title: ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܩܢܫܪܐ
Title: ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܩܢܫܪܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 54.
Item 25 (Fol. 137b): Gregory Nyssen. Extracts from the commentary on
the Song of Songs by Gregory Nyssen
Item 26 (Fol. 138a): Severus. An extract from a letter of
Severus to the Church at
Antioch
Title: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܘ ܕܒܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ
Title: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܘ ܕܒܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 138b): Explanations of Proper Names
Title: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܫܡ̈ܗܐ
Title: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܫܡ̈ܗܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 138b): On the seasons of the year
Title: ܡܛܠ ܫ̈ܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ
Title: ܡܛܠ ܫ̈ܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 138b): Some other short sections
Item 30 (Fol. 139a): An introduction to the prophetical books
Item 31 (Fol. 139a): Epiphanius. A short
extract from the treatise of Epiphanius on Weights and Measures, sect. i.
Item 32 (Fol. 139b): The twelve minor Prophets
Note: The Fathers cited are: Basil, ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘܦܟ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ,
fol. 148 b; Cyril, comment. on the Twelve
,
foll. 141 b,
142 a and b, 144 a, 147 b, 148 a,
149 a, 150 a and b, 151 b;
Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܣܘܡܦܠܝܩܘܣ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ,
fol. 143 a.
Item 33 (Fol. 152a): Jeremiah
Item 34 (Fol. 154b): Ezekiel
Note:
Severus
is cited on foll. 156 b, ܡܢ ܟܬܒ. ܓ ܕܐܦ.
and ܡܢ ܟܬ. ܕ ܕܐܦ., 157 a and b,
158 a and b,
ܡܢ ܟܬ. ܕ ܕܐܦ.
Item 35 (Fol. 159a): Daniel
Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܢܒܝܐ̇. ܕܐܬ̇ܦܫܩ
ܡܢ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡ̈ܦܫܩܢܐ̇. ܕܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܦܛܘܠܡܐܘܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܐܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܚܣܝܪ̈. ܦܫܩܘ ܠܟܬ̈ܒܐ
ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܗ̇ ܘܐܦ ܡܢ
ܠܫܢܐ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐ̇ܬܦܫܩܘ: ܡܢ ܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ̣.
ܫܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܗܢܕܩܛܝܘܢܐ̣
ܕܦܡܛܐ.
Notes:
- At the end of this book there is the following rubric, giving the dates of the Septuagint version and of the Syriac translation of Paul of Tellā.
- Here are cited: Chrysostom, ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ, fol. 161 a; Ephraim, fol. 161 a; Severus, ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܘܣ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ, fol. 160 b.
Item 36 (Fol. 161b): Isaiah
Note: . Here are cited: Athanasius,
ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܕܢܚܐ ܦܓܪܢܝܐ, fol. 164 b;
Basil, ܡܢ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܦܛ ܕܠܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ,
fol. 166 a;
Chrysostom, fol. 166 a;
Cyril, comment. on Isaiah
,
foll. 164 b, 165 a and b,
comment. on Luke
,
fol. 164 b, ܡܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ,
fol. 164 a;
Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ,
fol. 166 b;
Severus,
hom. epithron. ci., fol. 164 a,
lxxx. and lxxxiii.,
fol. 164 b, cvii.,
fol. 165 a, civ.,
fol. 166 a,
vii., fol. 166 b.
Item 37 (Fol. 166b): The Epistles of S.
Paul, with extracts from the commentary of
John Chrysostom
Notes:
- The epistles are in the following order:
- On the margin are cited: Chrysostom, ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܕܪܫܗ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܫܬܘܕܥܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ, fol. 167 b; Ephraim, ܡܢ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ, fol. 168 b.
Item 38 (Fol. 166b): Romans
Item 39 (Fol. 166b): 1 Corinthians
Item 40 (Fol. 166b): 2 Corinthians
Item 41 (Fol. 166b): Galatians
Item 42 (Fol. 166b): Ephesians
Item 43 (Fol. 166b): Philippians
Item 44 (Fol. 166b): 1 Thessalonians
Item 45 (Fol. 166b): 2 Thessalonians
Item 46 (Fol. 166b): 1 Timothy
Item 47 (Fol. 166b): 2 Timothy
Item 48 (Fol. 166b): Titus
Item 49 (Fol. 166b): Colossians
Item 50 (Fol. 166b): Hebrews
Item 51 (Fol. 233b): The Gospels
Item 52 (Fol. 253b): Eusebius. A section from
the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, treating of the
Apostles, Evangelists, and their successors, and of the
calamities that befel the persecutors of our Lord
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܛܠ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܬܪܗܘܢ̣̇ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܬܐ ܣܒܠܘ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ܇ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡܪܚܘ ܥܠ ܦܪܘܩܢ. ܡܢ ܐܩܠܣܝܣܛܝܩܐ ܕܐܘܣܒܝܣ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܛܠ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܬܪܗܘܢ̣̇ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܬܐ ܣܒܠܘ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ܇ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡܪܚܘ ܥܠ ܦܪܘܩܢ. ܡܢ ܐܩܠܣܝܣܛܝܩܐ ܕܐܘܣܒܝܣ
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 255a):
The scribe Thomas mentions his name in
the concluding words:
ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ. ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܝܢ
ܘܐܡܝܢ.
Just below, apparently in
the same handwriting, but in a more cursive character, is
written:
ܐܢܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܚܙܐ ܒܓܠܝܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ
ܠܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܡܙܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܓܘ̈ܕܐ̣. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܐܫܠܡ ܠܥܕܬܐ
ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܬܙܡ̇ܪ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 255a):
A note on the same page informs us that the manuscript was
collated by the deacons Abraham and
Joseph:
ܦܚ̇ܡܘ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܝܘܣܦ
ܡܫ̈ܡܢܫܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ̣ ܕܢܬܚ̇ܢܢܘܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܝܟ
ܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܢܝܐ̣ ܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 255b):
On fol. 255 b is a note stating that this was one of the
volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary
Deipara by the abbat Moses of
Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.
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