Add. 14,684
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/540
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Add. 14,684, foll. 1–36
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/541
Date:
12th century
West Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 36 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Punctuation
This manuscript contains: A work similar in character to the preceding, exhibiting some of the books of the Old Testament, in the following order. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 7 1/4, in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 36 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 14—17, and 23—26. The quires were originally 9 in number, the first five of which are now lost, with the exception of two leaves. They are signed with Syriac and Greek letters and arithmetical figures, thus: fol. 3 ܘ; fol. 13, ܙ; and fol. 23, ܚ. There are from 18 to 20 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, West Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xiith cent., and is fully pointed with Greek
vowels (ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, ܽ, , , , , , e.g. ܢܰܚܫܝܺܘܗܝ, ܐܶܦܱܠܓ݂ܝܺܘܗܝ, ܚܶܘܬ݂ܐ),
rukkākh, kushshāi, etc.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Contents
This manuscript contains 14 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A work similar in character to the preceding, exhibiting some of the books of
the Old Testament, in the following order [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Ruth [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Susanna [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 1b): Esther [defective]
Item 5 (Fol. 2a): Judith [defective]
Item 6 (Fol. 3a): Isaiah
Item 7 (Fol. 10a): The twelve minor Prophets
Item 8 (Fol. 10a): Jeremiah
Item 12 (Fol. 25a): Ezekiel
Note: See additions.
Item 13 (Fol. 30a): Daniel
Item 14 (Fol. 32b): The Psalms
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 30a):
The subscription to Ezekiel is repeated in Armenian capitals.
Addition 2 (Fol. 7b):
The margins contain short notes by different hands, referring sometimes to
grammatical points, e.g., fol. 7 b:
ܢܨܒ̣ܘܢ ܡܢ ܢܨܒܬܐ ܢܨܒ̇ܘܢ ܡܢ ܨܒܝܢܐ
Addition 3 (Fol. 7a):
Other marginal notes refer to readings of the Septuagint, e.g., fol. 7 a:
ܥܒ
Addition 4 (Fol. 9b):
Other marginal notes are explanatory of difficult words, e.g., fol. 9 b, referring to ܐܰܥܦܳܐ is written marginally:
ܗ. ܚܕ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ)
Addition 5 (Fol. 36a):
On fol. 36a there are two notes, one of which seems to be of nearly the same
age as the manuscript. It states that a certain Yeshūa’, the son of
Rabban Sergius, of
Melitene
, became the son-in-law
of the writer in in the year 1474, A.D. 1163.
ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܐܪܒܥܡܐ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܢ ܚܬܢܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ
ܪܒܢ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܡܢ ܡܝܠܝܛܝܢܝ. ܡܬ̇ܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ ܘܡܫܘܐ ܠܗ ܕܢ̣ܛܪ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܘܗܝ
Addition 6 (Fol. 36a):
The second note on fol. 36 a is of later date, and reads, "In the year 1500 (A.D. 1189) the
Franks went forth to the country of Syria. And in the year 1448 (A.D. 1137) the king of the Greeks
went
forth to the land of Syria."
ܒܫܢܬ ܐ̈ܠܦ ܘܢـ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ̣. ܢܦ̣ܩܘ ܦܪ̈ܢܓܝܐ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ. ܘܒܫܢܬ
ܐ̈ܠܦ ܘܬ ܘܡܚ܆ ܢܦ̣ܩ ܡ̇ܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ
Add. 14,684, foll. 37–117
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/542
Date:
12th or 13th century
West Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 81 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Punctuation
This manuscript contains: A work similar to the preceding, but comprising not only biblical books, but also the works of several Greek Fathers and other writers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 25 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 7 1/2 in. by 5, consisting of 81 leaves (Add. 14,684, foll. 37—117), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 110—112, and 117. The quires have been left without signatures. Leaves are wanting after foll. 110, 111, and 117. The number of lines in each page varies from 19 to 25.
Hand 1 (major, West Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a good, current hand of the xiith or
xiiith cent., with numerous Greek vowels, etc.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Greek script):
See additions.
Contents
This manuscript contains 25 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 37a): A work similar to the preceding, but comprising not only biblical books, but also the works of several Greek Fathers and other writers
[defective]
Notes:
- See the passages of Bar-Hebræus quoted by Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars. ii., pp. 937-8.
- See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 37a): The New Testament
Item 3 (Fol. 37a): The Acts of the Apostles
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܱܟܣܺܝܣ. ܕܝܒ. ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܱܟܣܺܝܣ. ܕܝܒ. ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 37a): The three Catholic Epistles
Note: Appended to The Acts of the Apostles.
Item 5 (Fol. 39a): S. Paul. The Epistles of S. Paul, in the usual order
Item 6 (Fol. 43a): The four Gospels, according to the Peshitta version
Item 7 (Fol. 46a): The four Gospels, according to the Harklensian version
Title: ܡ̇ܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܐܘܡܐ
Title: ܡ̇ܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܐܘܡܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 48a): The genealogies of our Saviour (S. Matthew, ch. i., and S. Luke, ch. iii.)
Item 9 (Fol. 48a): The Greek Doctors [defective]
Item 10 (Fol. 49a): Dionysius the Areopagite. The writings of Dionysius the Areopagite, as translated
by Phocas bar Sergius of Edessa
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܺܝܴܢܘܣܻܝܳܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܐܱܪܷܐܝܳܘܣ ܦܰܐܓܴܘܣ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܺܝܴܢܘܣܻܝܳܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܐܱܪܷܐܝܳܘܣ ܦܰܐܓܴܘܣ
Item 11 (Fol. 51a): A list of the Byzantine emperors, from Constantine the Great down to Heraclius I
Title: ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܟܪ̈ܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܝܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܟܪ̈ܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܝܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 52b): Basil of Caesarea. The writings of Basil of Caesarea
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܩܣܪ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܩܣܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 66b): Joannes Maro. A discourse of Joannes Maro on the Incarnation of God the Word
Title: ܡܠܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ. ܕܥܒ̣ܝܕܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ. ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܕܡܪܘܢ. ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܟ̈ܠܗܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܬܪܝܨ̈ܝ ܫܘ Incipit: ܨܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܘ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܫܪܪܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܚ̇ܠ ܐܠܗܐ: ܕܠܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܢ ܡܬܟܬܒܝܢ܆ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܣ̇ܒ ܒ̈ܐܦܐ܇ ܘܡܒܚܢܢܐ ܚܬܝܬܐ
Title: ܡܠܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ. ܕܥܒ̣ܝܕܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ. ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܕܡܪܘܢ. ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܟ̈ܠܗܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܬܪܝܨ̈ܝ ܫܘ Incipit: ܨܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܘ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܫܪܪܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܚ̇ܠ ܐܠܗܐ: ܕܠܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܢ ܡܬܟܬܒܝܢ܆ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܣ̇ܒ ܒ̈ܐܦܐ܇ ܘܡܒܚܢܢܐ ܚܬܝܬܐ
Note: Interposed in the writings of Basil
.
Item 14 (Fol. 74a): Gregory Nazianzen. The writings of Gregory Nazianzen, part I
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܘܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܓܪܝ݊ܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ ܕܰܢܙܻܝܰܢܙܾܘ
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܘܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܓܪܝ݊ܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ ܕܰܢܙܻܝܰܢܙܾܘ
Item 15 (Fol. 89b): A short tract on the various meanings of the word ܡܠܬܐ
in the writings of Gregory Nazianzen, with examples
Title: ܒܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܙܢܝ̈ܐ ܡܬܡܪܐ (sic) ܡܠܬܐ. ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘ݊ܠܓܘܣ
Title: ܒܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܙܢܝ̈ܐ ܡܬܡܪܐ (sic) ܡܠܬܐ. ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘ݊ܠܓܘܣ
Note: Inserted into The writings of Gregory Nazianzen, part I.
Item 16 (Fol. 90b): Words from the commentary to certain of the discourses of Gregory Nazianzen
Note: Inserted into The writings of Gregory Nazianzen, part I.
Item 17 (Fol. 92b): Joannes Philponus. Words from the Διαιτητής, ܕܻܝܰܐܛܺܐܛܝܺܘܣ of Joannes
Philoponus
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܦܻܝܠܳܘܦܳܘܢܳܘܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܟܐܒ̈ܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܦܻܝܠܳܘܦܳܘܢܳܘܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܟܐܒ̈ܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ
Note: Inserted into The writings of Gregory Nazianzen, part I.
Item 18 (Fol. 93a): Gregory Nazianzen. The writings of Gregory Nazianzen, part II
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘ݊ܠܓܘܣ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘ݊ܠܓܘܣ
Item 19 (Fol. 106a): Basil of Caesarea, Gregory Nazianzen. The letters of Basil and Gregory Nazianzen
Item 20 (Fol. 108b): The names and sayings of the Seven Sages
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܦܝ̈ܠܘܣܦܐ Excerpt: ܐ. ܣܳܐܠܳܘܢ ܐܬ݂ܝܢܝܐ. ܠܐ ܡܕ̇ܡ ܣܓ݁ܝ ܒ ܒ̣ܺܝܐܰܣ ܦ݁ܐܪܝܢܝܐ ܣܘܓ݂ܐ ܒ̣̈ܝ̣ܫܐ. ܓ. ܦܶܐܪܻܝܐܰܢܕ݂ܪܴܘܣ ܩܘܪܢܬ݂ܝܐ. ܒ݁ܗܘܓ݁ܝܐ ܟ݂ܠ ܡܕ̇ܡ ܐܡ̣ܪ. ܕ. ܬ݂ܰܐܠܐܺܘܣ ܡܝܠܝܣܝܐ. ܕܥ̣ ܢܦ݂ܫܟ. ܗ. ܟ݂ܻܝܠܳܘܢ ܠܐܩܕ݂ܡܘܢܝܐ. ܡܢ ܥܪܒ̣ܘܬ݂ܐ ܐܫܬ݁ܐܠ ܘ. ܦ݁ܺܝܛܰܩܘܳܣ ܠܶܙܒ̣ܺܝܢܴܝܴܐ. ܕ̇ܥ̣ ܙܒܢܐ ܙ. ܩܐܠܷܘܳܒ̣ܠܘܳܣ ܠܝܢܕ̣ܝܐ. ܡܡܫܚܘܬ݂ܐ ܛܪܩܐ
Title: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܦܝ̈ܠܘܣܦܐ Excerpt: ܐ. ܣܳܐܠܳܘܢ ܐܬ݂ܝܢܝܐ. ܠܐ ܡܕ̇ܡ ܣܓ݁ܝ ܒ ܒ̣ܺܝܐܰܣ ܦ݁ܐܪܝܢܝܐ ܣܘܓ݂ܐ ܒ̣̈ܝ̣ܫܐ. ܓ. ܦܶܐܪܻܝܐܰܢܕ݂ܪܴܘܣ ܩܘܪܢܬ݂ܝܐ. ܒ݁ܗܘܓ݁ܝܐ ܟ݂ܠ ܡܕ̇ܡ ܐܡ̣ܪ. ܕ. ܬ݂ܰܐܠܐܺܘܣ ܡܝܠܝܣܝܐ. ܕܥ̣ ܢܦ݂ܫܟ. ܗ. ܟ݂ܻܝܠܳܘܢ ܠܐܩܕ݂ܡܘܢܝܐ. ܡܢ ܥܪܒ̣ܘܬ݂ܐ ܐܫܬ݁ܐܠ ܘ. ܦ݁ܺܝܛܰܩܘܳܣ ܠܶܙܒ̣ܺܝܢܴܝܴܐ. ܕ̇ܥ̣ ܙܒܢܐ ܙ. ܩܐܠܷܘܳܒ̣ܠܘܳܣ ܠܝܢܕ̣ܝܐ. ܡܡܫܚܘܬ݂ܐ ܛܪܩܐ
Note: The names are also barbarously written in Greek.
Item 21 (Fol. 109b): Severus of Antioch. The discourses of Severus of Antioch, in three parts [defective]
Title: ܬܘܒ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣ݊ܘܐܝܪܣ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣ݊ܘܐܝܪܣ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 109a): the synod (of Antioch). The letter of the synod (of Antioch) to John,
patriarch of Alexandria
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܣܘܢܕܘܣ ܠܪܝܫ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܣܘܢܕܘܣ ܠܪܝܫ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ
Note: Prefixed to The discourses of Severus of Antioch, in three parts.
Item 23 (Fol. 109a): John. The reply of John to the synod
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܣܷܘܺܢܕ݂ܳܘܣ
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܣܷܘܺܢܕ݂ܳܘܣ
Item 24 (Fol. 109a): Severus. The letter of Severus to John
Title: ܕܣܷܘܻܐܝܪܴܘܣ ܠܝܾܘܚܰܢܳܢ
Title: ܕܣܷܘܻܐܝܪܴܘܣ ܠܝܾܘܚܰܢܳܢ
Item 25 (Fol. 109b): John. The reply of John to Severus
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܣܶܘܻܐܝܪܷܐ
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܣܶܘܻܐܝܪܷܐ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
The margins are crowded with notes, and with words written in Greek characters.
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