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Add. 14,728

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/623
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Add. 14,728, foll. 1–75

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/624
Description based on Wright DCCCXLII (2:882-883) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 75 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Evagrius. Extracts from the writings of Evagrius; John the Monk. Discourse of John the monk on S. Matthew, ch. v. 3; Macarius. Letters of Macarius; A discourse extracted from the Climax or Ladder; The history of Marcus the solitary, who dwelt on the hill of Tharmaka; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 16 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, consisting of 75 leaves, some of which are much soiled and torn, especially foll. 1—7 and 75. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 1, 4, 5, and 71. Each page has from 16 to 26 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written, apparently by two persons, in a current hand of the xiiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 16 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): Evagrius. Extracts from the writings of Evagrius [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 5b): John the Monk. Discourse of John the monk on S. Matthew, ch. v. 3 [defective]
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܒܪܘܚ ܕܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܗܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ
Note: See Add. 17,170, fol. 14 a .
Item 3 (Fol. 25b): Macarius. Letters of Macarius
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ
Item 4 (Fol. 25b): Macarius. The second letter
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ  Incipit: ܠܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ. ܡ̇ܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܠܐܠܗܐ: ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܦܫܝܩܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܐܥ̇ܗܕܟܘܢ ܏ܘܫ.
Item 5 (Fol. 27b): Macarius. The third letter
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ̈ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ  Incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܕܢܦܠܘܚ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 6 (Fol. 28b): A discourse extracted from the Climax or Ladder
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ  Incipit: ܡܟܝܠ ܢܦܪܘܫ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܫ܆ ܘܢܦܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܪܩܐ ܘܚ̇ܠ̣ܒܐ: ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܫܠܝܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܝ̣ܗܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ.
Item 7 (Fol. 34a): The history of Marcus the solitary, who dwelt on the hill of Tharmaka
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܪܒܐ ܘܓܒ̣ܝܐ ܐܒܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥ̇ܡܪ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܛܘܼܪܐ ܕܬܪܡܩܐ. ܘܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܙܠ̣ ܨܝܕܘܗܝ.
Note: See Add. 14,624, no. 4 .
Item 8 (Fol. 42a): Ephraim. A prayer of Ephraim, to be used by a monk when retiring to rest
 
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗ̇ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܕܢܕܡܟ  Incipit: ܗܒ ܠܝ ܡܪܝ ܕܐܢ ܫ̇ܗܪ ܐܢܐ. ܕܥܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܩ̣ܘܡ ܩܘܕܡܝܟ. ܘܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܬܘܒ ܕܕܡ̇ܟ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܠܝ. ܕܠܐ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܬܗܘ̣ܐ ܫ̣ܢܬܝ.
Item 9 (Fol. 42b): Extracts from the history of John the less, or the younger
 
Title: ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 49a): Extracts from the history of Abba Bishoi (Pisoes)
 
Title: ܡܢ ܡܡܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܝܫܘܝ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
Item 11 (Fol. 53b): Extracts from the history of Macarius
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܐܩܪܝ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ.
Item 12 (Fol. 55b): History of the Man of God from the city of Rome, in the time of Rabulas of Edessa
Note: See Add. 14,649, no. 3 .
Item 13 (Fol. 55b): Part first
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܡܦܩܗ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ. ܘܕܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܡܢ ܪܗܡܝ (sic) ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
Item 14 (Fol. 63a): Part second
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܥܘܢܕܢܗ ܕܒܐܘܪܗܝ.
Item 15 (Fol. 71b): Evagrius. Extract from Evagrius, "On virgins" [defective]
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,578, no. 43 .
Item 16 (Fol. 72a): Extracts from the history of Macarius [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

Add. 14,728, foll. 76–137

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/625
Description based on Wright DCCCXL (2:876) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th or 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 62 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Isaac of Nineveh. An extract from Isaac of Nineveh; Philoxenus of Mabug. A treatise of Philoxenus of Mabūg , addressed to one of his disciples, on the renunciation of the world and the life of the monastery and the cell; John the monk. An extract from John the monk; Evagrius. An extract from Evagrius; Three very short extracts, one of them from Ephraim; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 3/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 62 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 76—137), the last two of which are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, are six in number. There are from 17 to 26 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript, which is written by two hands, seems to be of the xiith or xiiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 6 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 76a): Isaac of Nineveh. An extract from Isaac of Nineveh
 
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ ܩܠܝܠ  Incipit: ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟ ܨܒܘܬ݂ܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܓܚܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܦܠܓ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܫܪܝܪܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܩ̇ܒ̣ܠܬ.
Item 2 (Fol. 76b): Philoxenus of Mabug. A treatise of Philoxenus of Mabūg, addressed to one of his disciples, on the renunciation of the world and the life of the monastery and the cell
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܠܘܟܣܢܣ ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܥܠ ܡ̇ܦܩܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ. ܘܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܒܩܢܒܝܢ. ܘܥܠ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܘܬܒܐ ܕܒܩܠܝܬܐ  Incipit: ܥܝܕܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܬܐܓܪ̈ܐ ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܪܘܚܢܐ: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܛܘܠܝܩܝܢ ܒܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܓܘܪܬܐ: ܕܡܐ ܕܐܬ݀ܝܐ ܬܐܓܘܪܬܗܘܢ ܒܐܥ̈ܦܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ: ܡܛܠ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܦ̤ܠ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܬܟܝܗ̇ ܕܬܐܓܘܪܬܐ: ܘܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܢܬܦ̇ܠܗܕ ܠܗ ܗܘܢܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܕܡܢ̣ܝܢܐ: ܘܢܗ̣ܘܐ ܚܘܣܪܢܐ ܒܨܪܪܐ ܕܟܝܣܗܘܢ. ܫ̇ܒܩܝܢ ܠܝܘܩܪܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܕܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܨ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܬܐܓܘܪܬܐ. ܘܓ̇ܒܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܪܝܫܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇܇ ܕܙܥܘܪ ܒܟܡܝܘܬܗ ܘܣ̇ܓܝ ܒܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.  Subscription (Fol. 125b): ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬ̈ܠܬ ܡܘ̈ܫܚܬܐ
Note: In the subscription, it is called "on the three grades (of holiness)."
Item 3 (Fol. 125a): John the monk. An extract from John the monk
 
Title: ܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ  Incipit: ܡܢ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܒ̈ܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܐܙܕܗܪ
Item 4 (Fol. 125b): Evagrius. An extract from Evagrius
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܐܒܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ ܡܬܕܒܪ
Note: See Add. 14,578, no. 34 .
Item 5 (Fol. 125b): Three very short extracts, one of them from Ephraim
Item 6 (Fol. 126a): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

Add. 14,728, foll. 138–207

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/626
Description based on Wright DCCCXLIII (2:883-884) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 70 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: An extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers; Extracts from the Scriptures; Isaiah of Scete. Extracts from Isaiah of Scete; Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers; Theophilus of Alexandria. Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria on the separation of the soul from the body; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 30 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 5/8 in. by 5, consisting of 70 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 138—207). The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number. There are from 15 to 20 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a fair hand of the xiiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing on the fly-leaves, foll. 138 and 205 b—207, is different, but not much later.

Contents

This manuscript contains 30 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. 138a): An extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܡܡܠܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ  Incipit: ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܩܦ ܥܨܝܢܐ ܠܢܦܗ (sic) ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ. ܕܡܢ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܒܓܢܣܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܠܘܬܐ ܡܬܝ̇ܩܪ.
Item 2 (Fol. 139a): Extracts from the Scriptures
 
Title: ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܒܗ̈ܬܐ (sic) ܏ܩ̈ܕ.
Item 3 (Fol. 139a): Psalm i.
 
Title: ܩܕܡܐܝܬ܀ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܕܒܐ (sic) ܕܘܝܕ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 139a): 1 Corinthians, ch. iii. 16—21.
Item 5 (Fol. 139b): The Beatitudes, S. Matthew, ch. v. 3—12.
Item 6 (Fol. 140b): S. Matthew, ch. vii. 3—5.
Item 7 (Fol. 140b): Isaiah of Scete. Extracts from Isaiah of Scete [defective]
 
Title: ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 140b): Isaiah of Scete. On humility
 
Title: ܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 4 .
Item 9 (Fol. 141a): Isaiah of Scete. Another work of Isaiah of Scete
  Incipit: ܗܠܝܢ ܛܪ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܒ̇ܣܪ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܬܠܥܣ ܥܡ ܐܢܬܬܐ. ܘܕܠܐ ܬܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܟ ܪܚܡܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܛܠܝ̈ܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 143a): Isaiah of Scete. Another work of Isaiah of Scete [defective]
  Incipit: ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܚ̣ܒ ܠܡܥܩܒܘ ܠܟܬܒ̇ܐ̣. ܝ̇ܠܕܐ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܘܬܐ ܘܦܠܓܘܬܐ
Note: Imperfect. See Add. 14,575, no. 13 .
Item 11 (Fol. 146a): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
Item 12 (Fol. 163b): Isaiah of Scete. Sayings of Isaiah of Scete
 
Title: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 164b): Epiphanius. Sayings of Epiphanius
 
Title: ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 166a): A dialogue between a teacher and his pupil
 
Title: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ: ܕܡܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 173b): Select sayings of one of the Fathers
 
Title: ܡܪ̈ܓܢܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܕܣܝ̈ܡܢ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 177a): Theophilus of Alexandria. Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria on the separation of the soul from the body
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܦܝܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ  Incipit: ܠܐ ܛܥܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ̣. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 17 (Fol. 179b): Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ  Incipit: ܐܚܒ ܫܠܝܐ ܐܘ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ. ܕܒܗ ܬܫܟܚ ܬܚܐ ܢܦܫܟ.
Item 18 (Fol. 185): Philoxenus of Mabug. Extracts from the writings of Philoxenus of Mabug
 
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 185a): On humility
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 185a): On repentance
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 186b): From the thirteenth discourse
 
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪ
Item 22 (Fol. 187a): On prayer
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 187b): Another extract on prayer
Item 24 (Fol. 188b): Severus of Antioch. The Creed of Severus
 
Title: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܝܐ  Incipit: ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܝܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܡܢܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܠܗ ܝܕܥ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܠܗ ܣܦܩ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 25 (Fol. 191a): John Chrysostom. An extract from John Chrysostom on silence
  Incipit: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܢܝܣ܀ ܫܬܩܐ ܢ̇ܛܪ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ: ܫܬܩܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܡܣܝܒܪ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 26 (Fol. 192a): The history of John of Rome,
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܏ܩܕ.
Note: See Add. 14,649, no. 23 .
Item 27 (Fol. 205b): Three hymns entitled "hymns of repentance and penitence"
 
Title: ܣ̈ܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 205b): Part a
  Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܩܪܢܝ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ. ܕܢܬܩ̇ܪܒ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܒܕ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 29 (Fol. 206b): Part b
  Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܚܫܐ. ܐܒ̇ܟܐ ܥܠ ܣܘܓܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܚܢܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 30 (Fol. 207b): Part c
  Incipit: ܐܚܠܡ̣ ܠܝ ܫܘ̈ܚܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܕܣ̇ܓܝܐܝܢ. ܕܥܬܝܪ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܟ ܒܝܕ ܚܘ̈ܠܡܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

Add. 14,728, foll. 208–238

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/627
Description based on Wright DCXCVI (2:581) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th or 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 31 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Severus. Short extracts, including one from Severus, "against any evil passion"; Isaac of Nineveh. Selections from the writings of Isaac of Nineveh. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 5, consisting of 31 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 208—238), many of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are three in number. There are from 20 to 30 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a current hand of the xiith or xiiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing on the flyleaf, fol. 208, and on fol. 209 a, is different.

Contents

This manuscript contains 8 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. 208a): Severus. Short extracts, including one from Severus, "against any evil passion" [defective]
 
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܠ ܚܫܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ.
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 2 (Fol. 209b): Isaac of Nineveh. Selections from the writings of Isaac of Nineveh
Item 3 (Fol. 209b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part a
 
Title: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܥܠ [ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ] ܩܪ̈ܝܒܬܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܬܓ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܥ[ـܡ̈ܠܐ] ܚ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܒܫܗܪܐ. ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥ̇ܡܠܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܒ̣ܫܐ ܡܣܬܝ̇ܒܪܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
Note: See Add. 14,633, no. 12 .
Item 4 (Fol. 211b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part b
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡ̇ܥܬ ܡܢ ܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܣܝܬܐ ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܬܡ̈ܝ̣ܗܐ
Note: See Add. 14,633, no. 13 .
Item 5 (Fol. 216a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part c
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܘܫܪܒܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܐܡܝܢܐ ܐܠܨܐܝܬ ܡܬܒ̈ܥܝܢ ܘܣܓܝ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢ ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܒܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܘܐܚܕ ܠܗܝܢ
Note: See Add. 14,633, no. 52 .
Item 6 (Fol. 221a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part d
 
Title: ܫ̈ܐܘܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܣܟܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܪܗ̣ܛܐ: ܘܥܠ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܚܘܼܒܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܢܝ̣ܫܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܕܗܘܼܝܘ ܓ̇ܡܪ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܩ̇ܒܥ ܒܗܘܢ ܕܘܡ̣ܝܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܕܐܫ̣ܦܥ ܥܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ
Note: See Add. 14,632, no. 60 .
Item 7 (Fol. 224b): Isaac of Nineveh. Part e
 
Title: ܥܠ ܫܗܪܐ ܕܠܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܙܢ̈ܝ ܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Add. 14,632, no. 66 .
Item 8 (Fol. 237a): Isaac of Nineveh. How a man may know whether he is far from the world or not
 
Title: ܕܐܝܟܢ ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܫ ܕܪܚܝܩ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܐܘܼ ܠܐ ܏ܗ ܥܠ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ  Incipit: ܐܡܬܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܫܡ̣ܥ ܪܚܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ̇. ܐܘܼ ܫܒܝܩ̣ܘܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ̇. ܐܘܼ ܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ̣. ܠܘܩܕܡ ܣܢܝ̣ܩ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܐܠܦ ܘܠܡ̣ܕܥ ܠܘ ܗܕܝܘܛܐܝܬ ܐܠܐ ܒܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܝܕܘ̈ܥܬܢܐ. ܕܡ̇ܳܢܰܘ ܟܘܢܝܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ.   Subscription (Fol. 238b): ܫܠܸܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ. ܩ̣ܪܝ ܐܚܘܢ ܘܐܣܬܰܟܠ ܘܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܨܒܝ̣ܢܟ ܘܐܝܟ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܝ ܟܬܒ̇ܬ ܠܟ ܒܪܟܡܪܝ܀

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 238b):

Add. 14,728, foll. 239–268

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/628
Description based on Wright DCXCVII (2:581-584) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th or 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 30 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: John Sābā. Selections from the writings of John Sābā. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 34 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 5, consisting of 30 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 239—268), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 266—268. The quires, now three in number, are signed with letters, from ܕ to ܘ. There are from 18 to 28 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):

Contents

This manuscript contains 34 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. 239a): John Sābā. Selections from the writings of John Sābā [defective]
 
Title: ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܟܐܠ (sic) ܪܫܡ̇ܝܢܢ ܡܢ̇ܬܐ ܩـ[ܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܟـ]ܬܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܒܐ ܕܡܬ݂ܩܪܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 433 seqq.
Item 2 (Fol. 239a): John Sābā. On the training of novices
 
Title: ܥܠ ܛܘܿܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 437, serm. 8.
Item 3 (Fol. 240a): John Sābā. Admonitions
 
Title: ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ  Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܨܒ̇ܐ ܕܢܫܟܚ̣ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܪܓܝܓ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܡ̇ܠܟ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܚܘܡܣܢܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 240b): John Sābā. On repentance
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܕܡܪܚܲܡ ܟܠܫܥ. ܟܠܫܥ ܬܪܥܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܦܬ̣ܚ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ
Item 5 (Fol. 241a): John Sābā. Admonitions regarding watchfulness
 
Title: ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܛܘܪܬܐ  Incipit: ܐܘّ ܕܪܓܝܓ ܠܗ ܢܟܦܘܬܐ. ܠܐ ܬܣ̣ܬܘܪ ܒܟܣܝܐ ܠܐܚ̣ܘܟ. ܗܐ ܫܡܝܐ ܠܓܘ ܡܢܟ ܐܢ ܕܟܲܐ ܐܢܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 6 (Fol. 242b): John Sābā. On the demon of fornication
 
Title: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܢܕܝܕܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 436, serm. 3.
Item 7 (Fol. 243b): John Sābā. On the demon of blasphemy
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܓܘܕܦܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 436, serm. 4.
Item 8 (Fol. 244a): John Sābā. On anger
 
Title: ܥܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ  Incipit: ܫܐܕܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܡܥ̣ܗܕ ܠܗ̇ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܒܪܝ. ܘ܏ܫ.
Note: See Assemani, p. 437, no. 5.
Item 9 (Fol. 244b): John Sābā. On the custody of the senses, internal and external
 
Title: ܥܠ ܢܛܘܪܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܕܠܒܪ ܥܡ ܕܠܓܘ ܘܐܝܟܢ  Incipit: ܚܙ̣ܝ ܐܚܝ ܝ̇ܠܕܬܐ ܕܝܠ̇ܕܐ ܠܟ ܒܪܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܗܕܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ ܥܦܝܦ̣ܬ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: Compare Assemani, p. 437, serm. 10.
Item 10 (Fol. 245a): John Sābā. On the (divine) visitings that are vouchsafed unto solitaries
 
Title: ܥܠ ܣ̈ܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܫ̈ܬܟܢܢ  Incipit: ܐܝܬ ܕܝܗ̇ܒܐ ܠܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܟܝ̣ܟܘܬܐ܀ ܘܐܝܬ ܕܕܡ̈ܥܐ: ܘܐܝܬ ܕܙܘܡܪܐ܀ ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 435, praefatio.
Item 11 (Fol. 245b): John Sābā. Stories of brethren
 
Title: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 246b): John Sābā. On the love shown by the angels to ascetics, with warnings against the demons that try to lead them astray
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡ̣ܬ݀ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܕܡ̇ܚ̣ܘܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܡ̇ܛܥܝܘ
Note: See Assemani, p. 437, serm. 6, and Zingerle's Monumenta Syriaca, vol. i., p. 102.
Item 13 (Fol. 247a): John Sābā. Concise reflections
 
Title: ܬܐܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 247a): John Sābā. On prayer [defective]
 
Title: ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
Notes:
  • Slightly mutilated at the beginning
  • Compare Assemani, p. 437, serm. 9.
Item 15 (Fol. 247b): John Sābā. On voluntary death to the world
 
Title: ܥܠ ܡܘܬܐ ܨܒܝ̇ܢܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 438, serm. 11.
Item 16 (Fol. 247b): John Sābā. On freedom of speech towards God
 
Title: ܥܠ ܦܪܪܣܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 439, serm. 13.
Item 17 (Fol. 248a): John Sābā. Extract
  Incipit: ܐܣ̇ܬ̣ܟܠ ܐܚܝ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟ̣ܚ ܗܘܢܐ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܠܡܚ̣ܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ.
Item 18 (Fol. 248a): John Sābā. On the revelation of God in the soul
 
Title: ܥܠ ܡܬܓܠܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܢܦܫܐ  Incipit: ܒܙܒܢ ܟܕ ܡܨܲܠܐ ܘܡܬܥ̣ܢܐ ܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ. ܩܠܐ ܠܐ ܫܡܝ̣ܥܐ ܠܐܕ̈ܢܝ ܒܣܪܐ ܐܫܡ̣ܬܥ (sic) ܠܗ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assemani, p. 439, serm. 16.
Item 19 (Fol. 248b): John Sābā. On the contemplation of the Trinity
 
Title: ܥܠ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ  Excerpt: ܡܬܟܲܢܐ ܡܪܢ ܒ̣ܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܗ ܐܬܒ̣ܪܝ ܟܠ܀ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠ ܕܚ̇ܝ ܒܪܘܚܗ ܚܲܝ
Note: Compare Assemani, p. 439, serm. 17.
Item 20 (Fol. 248b): John Sābā. On the gifts of the Spirit to those who are occupied with meditation on God
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܫܘܘ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܬܝܗܒܝܢ ܠܥ̈ܢܝܢܝ (sic) ܒܗܪܓܐ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 439, serm. 18.
Item 21 (Fol. 249a): John Sābā. On fleeing from the world
 
Title: ܥܠ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ  Incipit: ܘܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܠܢ ܪ̈ܚܝܩܝ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܡ̈ܚܬܝ ܠܚ̈ܫܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܝܢ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܘܡ̈ܬܬܙܝܥܝ ܒܪܘܚ. ܐܝܟ ܐܒ̣ܠܐ ܘܚܫܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 440, serm. 20.
Item 22 (Fol. 250a): John Sābā. On the revelation of the Messiah to those who love him
 
Title: ܥܠ ܡܬܓ̇ܠܝ̣ܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ  Incipit: ܡܫܝܚܐ ܫܘܦܪܗ ܕܐܒܐ. ܕܒܟ ܐܬܦܬ̣ܚ ܠܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܝ ܐܒܘܟ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 440, serm. 22.
Item 23 (Fol. 250b): John Sābā. Extract
  Incipit: ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܣܝ̈ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܒܐܡܝ̣ܢܘ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 440, serm. 22.
Item 24 (Fol. 251b): John Sābā. On the vision seen at the celebration of the holy Eucharist
 
Title: ܥܠ ܚܙܵܬܐ ܕܚ̣ܙܐ ܒܪ̈ܐܙܐ  Incipit: ܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܐܫܬܥܐ ܠܝ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܟܕ ܒܙܒ̣ܢ ܩ̇ܪܒܬ ܠܡܫ̇ܡ̣ܫܘ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܏ܩܕ̈ ܒ܏ܫܘ ܪܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: Compare Assemani, p. 440, serm. 24.
Item 25 (Fol. 252a): John Sābā. How profitable quiet is to the ascetic, and how injurious relaxation is to the labours of the monastic life
 
Title: ܥܠ ܕܟܡܐ ܡ̇ܘܬܪ ܫܠܝ̣ܐ ܠܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܟܡܐ ܡ̇ܘܒܕܐ ܫ̇ܪܝܘܬܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܢܣ̇ܒܬ ܒܢܣܝܢܐ ܐܢ̇ܐ ܫܦ̣ܠܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܫܲܰܠܝ̣ܐܳ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܥܢܝ̣̈ܢܐ: ܕܡ̇ܐ ܠܬܐܓܪܐ ܕܡܲܠܸܐ ܡ̇ܪܟܒܗ ܡܢ ܟܠܡܐ ܕܟ̇ܢ̣ܫ ܒܕܘܥܬ݂ܐ ܕܩܢܘܼܡܗ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 440, serm. 25.
Item 26 (Fol. 252b): John Sābā. On the love of God
 
Title: ܥܠ ܪܚ̣ܡܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܝܟܢ ܫܪܝܐ ܘܡܬܩ̇ܢ̣ܝܐ  Incipit: ܡܢ ܒ̇ܬܪ ܕܐܟ̣ܬܒ ܥܠ ܚܘܒ̣ܐ ܘܪܚܡ̣ܬܐ. ܐܡ̣ܪ ܗ̣ܘ ܣܒܐ ܏ܩܕ. ܣ̇ܗܕ ܗܘ ܠܝ ܡܪܢ ܕܠܐ ܡ̇ܟ̣ܕܒ ܐܢܐ. ܕܙܒ̣̈ܢܝܢ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ ܫܡ̇ܥܬ ܐܢ̇ܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: Compare Assemani, p. 441, serm. 26.
Item 27 (Fol. 253a): John Sābā. On the study of the knowledge of the dispensation of our Lord
 
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̣ܪܓܐ ܕܡ̇ܕܥܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ  Incipit: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܕܘܡܪܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܫ̇ܬܥܐ ܠܟ ܐܚܝ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 441, serm. 27.
Item 28 (Fol. 255b): John Sābā. On the vision of God
 
Title: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܙܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ  Incipit: ܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܟܕ ܓܝܪ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ ܫܩܠܗ ܠܗܘܢܝ. ܘ܏ܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 441, serm. 28.
Item 29 (Fol. 258b): John Sābā. A letter
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܐܓܪܬܐ  Incipit: ܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܥ̈ܩܬܐ ܐܚܝ ܘܠܡ̇ܚ̣ܣ̣ܢ ܡܫܟ̣ܚ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܫܘܙܒܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܦܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܢܟܝܠܐ.
Item 30 (Fol. 259a): John Sābā. Short extract
  Incipit: ܨ̇ܠܐ ܐܚܝ ܕܢܬܩܲܦܠ ܥܡܛܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܦ̈ܝ ܪܩܝܥܢ
Item 31 (Fol. 259a): John Sābā. Another short extract
  Incipit: ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܐܢܫ ܕܒܙ̣ܒܢ ܐܬܢ̇ܦܫܬ. ܘܫ̇ܪܝܬ ܛ̇ܐܣ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܬܥ̇ܠܝܬ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܟܠ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 32 (Fol. 259a): John Sābā. An extract
  Incipit: ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܚܝ ܠܒܘܚܪܢܐ ܘܠܕܘܪܫܐ ܣܡܗ ܒܪܘܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 33 (Fol. 259b): John Sābā. On the contemplation of God
 
Title: ܥܠ ܪܢܝ̣ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ  Incipit: ܥܠ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܫ̇ܐܠܬ݂ܢܝ ܡܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assemani, p. 441, serm. 29.
Item 34 (Fol. 260b): John Sābā. Extracts from the letters of John Sābā, from the first to the forty-third [defective]
Note: See Assemani, p. 441 seqq.

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  • , editor, A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library
  • William Wright, David A. Michelson, Robert Aydin, Emma Claire Geitner, Justin Arnwine, Jessica Pagan, Joseph DAlfonso, and Justin Arnwine, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 14728”

Additional Credit:

  • Created by Emma Claire Geitner
  • Created by Jessica Pagan
  • Created by Joseph DAlfonso
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by Justin Arnwine
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by Lindsay Ruth
  • Project management by William L. Potter
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors edited by Justin Arnwine
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors checked by Alexys Ahn Joseph DAlfonso
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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