Add. 14,682
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/538
Date:
10th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 221 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
Hārith bar Sīsīn, of Sanbāt and of Harrān.. Commentaries on the Gospels of S. John
and S. Mark
Physical Description
Paper, about 14 1/2 in. by 8 1/8, consisting of 221 leaves, many of which are much torn, especially foll. 1—3, 151, and 187—221. The first part of the volume, foll. 1—164, was composed of 15 quires, the first of which is lost, and the second imperfect. They are signed with Coptic arithmetical figures as far as the tenth (�, fol. 93 a), but from that place with Syriac letters. The second part, foll. 165—221, is very imperfect, but probably contained about a dozen quires, signed with letters (ܛ, fol. 217 a). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 38 lines.
The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters,
symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached
image, vol. 2, p. 608.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand, probably of the xth cent, (see Add. 14,683
).
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See Below
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
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Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
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Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Hārith bar Sīsīn, of SanbātRegarding the place Sanbāt, according to Yākūt, in the Mu’jam al-Buldān, is the name of a village in the island of , between Cairo and Alexandria. and of Harrān.. Commentaries on the Gospels of S. John and S. Mark [defective]
Notes:
- *Regarding the place Sanbāt, according to Yākūt, in the Mu’jam al-Buldān, is the name of a village in the island of , between Cairo and Alexandria.
- As for Hārith bar Sīsīn's native village, see, however, Add. 14,682).
- The compiler of this commentary sometimes cites the Septuagint version of the Scriptures,ܐܝܟ ܫܒܥܝܢ; e.g., Exodus, fol.149a; Isaiah, fol.107b; and Jeremiah, fol.138a. Of his other authorities the principal are:
- John (Chrysostom), ܝܘܐܢܝܣ; e.g. foll.12b, 19a, 20a, 23a, 29a, 30b, 32b, 36b, and 39a.
- Jacob (of Batnae), ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ, the extracts from whose writings are numerous, and generally written on the margins.
- Theodore (of Mopsuestia), ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ; e.g. foll.15a and 19a. See Sachau, Theodori Mopsuesteni fragmenta Syriaca , pp.ܩܐ and 62.
- Ephraim, ܐܦܪܝܡ, Fol.29a.
- Cyril (of Alexandria), ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ, Fol.204a.
- He also quotes the Sibylline Oracles,ܕܣܝܒܘܠܐ, fol.144b:ܒܕܪܐ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ ܢܩܘܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ. ܘܬܬܚܘܐ ܠܗ ܐܬ݀ܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ. ܢܝܫܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܬܝܕ ܕܢܬܬܠܐ ܐܠܗܐ. The same work is cited on fol.141b under the name of ܣܐܓܘܣ(i.e. sagas; sagae =divinatrices, sibyllae):ܠܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܡܘܣ ܘܠܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ ܠܚܪܬܐ ܢܐܬܐ. ܘܢܬܠܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܩܦ ܦܟ̈ܐ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܒ̈ܦܘܡܐ ܛܡ̈ܐܐ ܢܪܘܩܘܢ ܒܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ. ܢܬܠ ܕܝܢ ܚܨܗ ܠܢܓܕܐ ܗܝܕܝܢ. ܘܟܕ ܡܬܩܦܚ ܢܫܬܘܩ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܫܬܘܕܥ ܐܘ ܡܢܘ ܐܘ ܕܕܡܢܘ. ܐܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܬ̣ܐ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܟܕ ܡܬܟܠܠ ܡܢ ܟܘ̈ܒܐ And again, fol.149a:ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܫܬܘܕܥ ܕܡܢܘ. ܐܘ ܕܕܡܢܘ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܬ̣ܐ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܟܕ ܡܬܟܠܠ ܡܢ ܟܘܼ̈ܒܐ̣. ܢܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܗ ܘܢܡܠܠ. ܠܕܦܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܘ ܒܪܘܡܚܐ. ܡܛܠ ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ܀. See the Oracula Sibyllina, ed. Friedlieb, book viii., vv. 287—296 .
- Εἰς ἀνόμων χεῖρας καὶ ἀπίστων ὕστερον ἥξει, Δώσουσι δὲ Θεῷ ῥαπίσματα χερσὶν ἀνάγνοις, Καὶ στόμασι μιαροῖς ἐκπτύσματα φαρμακόεντα. Δώσει δ' εἰς μάστυγας ἁπλῶς ἁγνὸν τότε νῶτον· Καὶ κολαφιζόμενος συγήσει, μήτις ἐπιγυῷ, Τἱς τίνος, ἢ πόθεν ἦλθεν, ἵνα φθιμένοισι λαλήσῃ. Καὶ στέφανον φορέσει τὸν ἀκάνθινον· ἐκ γὰρ ἀκαυθῶν Τὸ στέφος ἐκλεκτῶν ἁγίων αἰώνιον ἥξει. Πλευρά τε νύξουσι καλάμῳ διὰ τὸν νόμον αὐτῶν.
- Another work is twice cited under the name of ܗܪܡܝܣ, viz. fol.87b:ܕܡ̇ܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܠܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܒܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘ ܥܡܗ. ܒܪܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܐܒܐ. ܘܐܒܐ ܒܒܪܐ. ܕܗܘܝܘ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܟܠ܀
- And again, fol.116a, the same passage, with the addition of the word ܝܠܕܗ at the end.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Hārith bar Sīsīn, of Sanbāt and of Harrān.. A commentary on the Gospels of S. John [defective]
Subscription (Fol. 164a): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܡܟܢܫ ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ: ܥܡ ܣܗܕܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ
ܩ̈ܕ. ܘܡܢ ܦܝܠܣܘ ܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܚ̈ܢܦܐ: ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܩܛܝܪܐܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܝܢܐܝܬ܇ ܐܣܗܕܘ ܥܠ ܫܪܪܐ ܟܕ
ܠܐ ܪܥܝܢ. ܠܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܚ̇ܫܚܐ ܚܪܝܬ ܒܪ ܡܪܝ ܣܝܣܝܢ ܕܣܢܒܛ. ܘܕܡܢ ܚܪܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܒܪܗܡܝܬܐ. ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ
ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ. ܘܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܩ̣ܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ. ܥܡ ܡܕܡ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ
ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܒ̈ܝܬܝܐ.
Note: The introduction and part of the first chapter are lost, the text commencing with
ch. i. 15.
Item 3 (Fol. 165a): A commentary on the Gospels of S. Mark [defective]
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 164b):
On fol. 164b there is the following note.
ܠܟܬܒܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܢܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ. ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܪܫܠܐܝܬ: ܐܢܐ ܟܝܬ ܠܐ ܚܫܚܐ
ܘܡܚܝܠܐ ܚܪܝܬ ܒܪ ܡܪܣܝܣܝܢ (sic) ܕܣܢܛܒ. ܘܕܡܢ ܚܪܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܒܥܡܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ ܝܨܦܬ ܘܟܢܫܬ ܘܟܬܒܬ
ܒܟܪܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ. ܥܡ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܣܐܒܝܬܐ. ܘܩܲܢ̣ܝܬ ܗܢܝܐܝܬ ܐܘ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܝܢ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܠܝ.
ܠܘ ܒܨܝܪܕܝܢ ܘܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܬܥܢܝܢ ܒܗ܇ ܒܕܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܬܪܟܢ܇ ܒܝܘ̈ܒܠܐ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܡܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܟܬܒܐ
ܗܢܐ ܦܓܥ̣. ܨܠܘܬܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܟܢ̣ܫ ܘܟܬ̣ܒ ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܢܫܟܢ. ܘܫ.
According to these statements, the author of this commentary was Harith bar Sisin, and we have here the autograph manuscript of the work. The volume has, however,
no appearance of being an author's autograph; and a reference to Add. 14,683, renders it exceedingly probable that the said Harith was merely the copyist, and
that he has claimed as his own the labours of Lazarus of Beth-Kandasa(see also Add. 18,295fol. 149b
, ).
Addition 2 (Fol. 181a):
On fol. 181a there is a note, which records the name of a reader,Bar-sauma, and states that the book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.
ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܠܝ ܡܢ ܚܨܢܐ ܕܡܢܨܘܪ. ܘܕܫܪܟܐ. ܐܢܐ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛܬ ܠܗܠܝܢ. ܬܪܝܢ
ܣܘܪܛܐ.
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܨܠܘܬܗ̇ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 173a):
On fol. 173 a we find the name of another reader,John.
ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܲܝܐ ܐܚܝܕ ܟܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܕܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܝܢܸܐ ܓ̈ܢܝܙ ܘܥܡ̈ܝܩ
ܘܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
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