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Add. 14,729

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/629
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Add. 14,729, foll. 1–115

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/630
Description based on Wright DCCCXXXII (2:860-865) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1172-3 / AG 1483-4
Paper Codex, 115 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: John Saba. Selections from the writings of John Saba; Isaac of Scete. Prayers of Isaac of Scete; Isaac of Nineveh. Extracts from the writings of Isaac of Nineveh; Letter from a solitary to a friend, who inquired of him which was the way leading unto God; A short extract; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 72 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 115 leaves, the first 30 of which are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 20 in number, but of these the first eight are now entirely lost. Leaves are also wanting after foll. 29 and 44. There are from 18 to 25 lines in each page.

Contents

This manuscript contains 72 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. 4a): John Saba. Selections from the writings of John Saba [defective]
Notes:
  • The first four pages are almost completely torn away.
  • 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. 861.
  • 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. 861.
  • 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. 862.
  • 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. 862.
  • 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. 862.
  • 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. 862.
  • 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. 863.
Item 2 (Fol. 4a): John Saba. Imperfect discourse
Item 3 (Fol. 8a): John Saba. On subjection [defective]
 
Title: ܕܫܘܥܒܕܐ
Note: Mutilated at the beginning.
Item 4 (Fol. 13a): John Saba. A letter [defective]
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ
Notes:
  • Mutilated at the beginning.
  • It is evidently identical with ep. 40 in Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 443.
Item 5 (Fol. 14a): John Saba. A letter
  Incipit: ܐܢܐ ܐܚܝ. ܟܠܝܘܡ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܟܐܡܬ ܒܐܫܟܪܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 443, ep. 41.
Item 6 (Fol. 14b): John Saba. A letter [defective]
  Incipit: ܠܝܬ ܒܣܝܼܡ
Notes:
  • Mutilated at the beginning.
  • See Assemani, p. 444, ep. 42.
Item 7 (Fol. 15a): John Saba. A letter [defective]
Notes:
  • Mutilated at the beginning.
  • See Assemani, p. 444, ep. 43.
Item 8 (Fol. 18a): John Saba. On the remembrance and contemplation of God
 
Title: ܥܠ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܘܪܢܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ  Incipit: ܥܠ ܪܢܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܐܠ̣ܬ ܐܚܝ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܠܟ. ܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܙܢܐ ܕܒܥܬܟ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, p. 441, no. 29.
Item 9 (Fol. 22a): John Saba. The letters of John Sābā [defective]
 
Title: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܘ ܡܢܗ ܠܐܢܫ ܐܢܫ
Notes:
  • The tenth letter is wanting.
  • Letters 28 and 29 are wanting.
  • 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. 861.
  • 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. 861.
  • 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. 862.
  • 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. 862.
  • 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. 862.
  • 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. 862.
  • 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. 863.
Item 10 (Fol. 22a): John Saba. "To a great Father"
 
Title: ܏ܩܕܡ ܠܘܬ ܣܒܐ ܪܒܐ  Incipit: ܠܕܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܒܢܦܫܗ ܐܫ̣ܝܕ ܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܒ̇ܚܪ
Note: See Assemani, p. 441, ep. 1.
Item 11 (Fol. 23b): John Saba. “To another Father"
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܏ܕܒ ܕܠܘܬ ܣܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ  Incipit: . . . ܠܡܬܕܡܪܘ ܒܫܘܦܪܗ ܕܚܘܒܟ. ܡܟܣܐ ܡܨܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܢ̣ܕܬ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ ܢܕܝܕܐ ܐܬ݂ܢܕܕ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assem., p. 441, ep. 2.
Item 12 (Fol. 24b): John Saba. "To a brother, who was once his friend"
 
Title: ܏ܕܓ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܕܒܙܒܢ ܡܚܒܢܗ ܗܘܐ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܫܬܡܥ ܠܒܝܫܐ ܘܗܦܟ ܘܡܨܚܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ  Incipit: ܛ̇ܒ ܚ̇ܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘܠܨܥܪ̈ܐ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ
Note: See Assem., p. 441, ep. 3.
Item 13 (Fol. 24b): John Saba. Part δ
  Incipit: ܫܘܡܗܟ ܐܚܝ ܥ̇ܠ̣ܝ ܗܘ ܡܢ . . . ـܡܟ. ܐܦ ܕܘܒܪܟ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܣܒܗ ܠܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ . . . ܐܬܟܢ̣ܝܬ܇ ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assem., p. 441, ep. 4.
Item 14 (Fol. 27a): John Saba. Part ε
  Incipit: ܠܕܫ̇ܡܥ ܘܡܫܬܡܥ ܫܠܡܗ ܕܡܩܕܫܢܐ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܥ܏ܠܘ ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܫܡܥ ܠܡ̈ܠܝ ܪܚ̇ܡܟ. ܘ܏ܫ.
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. 861.
Notes:
  • 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. 861.
  • See Assem., p. 441, ep. 5.
Item 15 (Fol. 28a): John Saba. Part ζ
  Incipit: ܗܒ̣ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܐܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܡ̈ܘܢ ܒܫܡ ܐܠـ[ـܗܐ ܣـ]ـܟܠܐܝܬ ܒܟܠ ܡܡܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ
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. 861.
Notes:
  • 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. 861.
  • See Assem., p. 441, ep. 6.
Item 16 (Fol. 29a): John Saba. Part η
 
Title: ܕܫܒܥ ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ  Incipit: ܐܙܕܗ̣ܪ ܐܚܝ. ܡܢ ܡܘ̈ܒܕܝ ܢܦܫܬܗ̈ܘܢ ܘܢ̈ܦܫܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܝܗܘܢ
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 7.
Item 17 (Fol. 29b): John Saba. Part θ
  Incipit: ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܕܦܪ̈[ܨܘܦܐ ܕܚ̈ܕ]ܕܐ ܢܚܙܐ ܒܠܥܕ ܡܨܥܝܘܬܗ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܒܪܝܐ.
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 8.
Item 18 (Fol. 29b): John Saba. Part ι [defective]
  Incipit: . . . ܥܠ ܐܝܟܢܝܘܬܟܘܢ. ܘܫܒܚܬ ܠܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܚܘ[ܠܡܢـ]ܟܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 9.
Item 19 (Fol. 30a): John Saba. The eleventh letter [defective]
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the beginning.
  • See Assem., p. 442, ep. 11.
Item 20 (Fol. 32a): John Saba. Part λ
  Incipit: ܫܡܥܝܢܝ ܐܚܝ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܦܬ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 12.
Item 21 (Fol. 32b): John Saba. Part μ
  Incipit: ܠܕܐܡܝܢ ܥ̇ܡܕ ܥܡܕܐ ܪܐܙܢܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܠ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 13.
Item 22 (Fol. 33a): John Saba. Part ν
  Incipit: ܫ̇ܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܕܢܟܦ̣ܘܬܟ. ܒܚܘܒܗ ܕܥ̇ܠܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 14.
Item 23 (Fol. 36a): John Saba. Part ξ
  Incipit: ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐܚܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܩܕܡܝ ܐܢܫ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܕܟܕ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ ܪܕ̇ܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܪܚܝ̣ܡܐ ܦܓܥ ܒܝ ܘܐܥܛܦܢܝ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 15.
Item 24 (Fol. 36b): John Saba. Part ο
  Incipit: ܐܡ̣ܪ ܗܦܘ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܥܘܬܟܘܢ. ܫ̣ܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܫܟܘܢ ܕܚܠܦܝ. ܘܛ̣ܪܕ ܡܢܝ ܠܓܝܘܢ ܛܐܡܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 16.
Item 25 (Fol. 37b): John Saba. Part π
  Incipit: ܩܕܡ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܬܒܩܝܬ ܚܐܪܘܬܢ ܒܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ. ܢܝܚܐ ܠܢܦܫܢ ܒ̈ܥܝܢܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 17.
Item 26 (Fol. 39a): John Saba. Part ρ
  Incipit: ܨܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܨ̇ܐܕ ܨܝ̣ܕܐ. ܒܠܩܛܐ ܒ̇ܕܪ ܥܠ ܦܚܗ. ܘܗܟܢ ܡܫܟܚ ܨ̇ܐܕ ܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 18.
Item 27 (Fol. 41a): John Saba. Part ς
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܬܚܫ ܡܛܠܬܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܥ̈ܝܢܝ
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 19.
Item 28 (Fol. 41b): John Saba. Part τ
  Incipit: ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܬܝܬܝ ܕܡܢ ܠܘܬܟ. ܐܙܝܥ̣ ܥܠܝ ܐܪܟܘܢܐ ܣܝ̈ܥ̣ܬܗ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܥܘ̣ܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
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. 862.
Notes:
  • 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. 862.
  • See Assem., p. 442, ep. 20.
Item 29 (Fol. 41b): John Saba. Part υ
  Incipit: ܐܩܝܡ ܐܚܝ ܗܘܢܟ ܒܠܐ ܙܘܥܙܥ. ܘܬܗ̣ܪ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܘܬܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 21.
Item 30 (Fol. 42a): John Saba. Part φ
  Incipit: ܕܫ̇ܐܠ̣ܬܢܝ ܐܚܝ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܟܠ ܟܠܗ ܒܟܠܕܘܟ. ܟܕ ܒܕܘܟ ܠܐ ܡܣܬܝܟ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 442, ep. 22.
Item 31 (Fol. 43b): John Saba. Part χ
  Incipit: ܕܫ̣ܐܠܬ ܡܢܝ ܕܐܘܕܥܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܠܟ. ܒܗܕܐ ܛܒ̇ ܚ̇ܕܐ ܐܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 443, ep. 23.
Item 32 (Fol. 44a): John Saba. Part ψ
  Incipit: ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐܒܐ ܒܡܫܝܚܗ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ
Note: See Assem., p. 443, ep. 24.
Item 33 (Fol. 44a): John Saba. Part ω
  Incipit: ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܟ. ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܟܠ. ܏ܘܫ.
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. 862.
Notes:
  • 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. 862.
  • See Assem., p. 443, ep. 25.
Item 34 (Fol. 44b): John Saba. Part αα
  Incipit: ܨܠܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܟ. ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܢܣܒ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܘܡܝܐ ܕܬ݀ܦܢܟܐ
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. 862.
Note:
Item 35 (Fol. 44b): John Saba. Part ββ
Note: See Assem., p. 443, ep. 26.
Item 36 (Fol. 45a): John Saba. Letter 30
Note: Imperfect at the beginning
Item 37 (Fol. 45a): Part δδ
  Incipit: ܥܠ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܐܡ̣ܪ. ܠܐ ܝـ[ܕܥـ]ـܬܗ ܡܟܪܙ ܥܕܠܐ ܐܪܓܫ ܒܠܐ ܡܬܡܨܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܓ̇ܡܪ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 443, ep. 30.
Item 38 (Fol. 45b): John Saba. Part εε
  Incipit: ܕܟܬܒ̣ܬ ܠܝ ܐܚܝ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܓܕܫ ܠܟ ܚܙܘܩܝܐ ܘܐܫܟܚ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ. ܐܢܗܘܼ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܐ ܬܚ̣ܫ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 443, ep. 31.
Item 39 (Fol. 46a): John Saba. Part ζζ
  Incipit: ܠܕܚ̇ܕܬ ܗܘܼ ܠܗ ܕܡ̣ܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܝܗ ܕܒܘܪܣܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assem., p. 443, ep. 32.
Item 40 (Fol. 47b): John Saba. Part ηη
  Incipit: ܠܕܚ̇ܕܬ ܗܘܼ ܠܗ ܕܡ̣ܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܝܗ ܕܒܘܪܣܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem,, p. 443, ep. 33.
Item 41 (Fol. 48a): John Saba. Part θθ
  Incipit: ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܓܢܒܪ ܒܡܪܝܐ. ܕܠܣܝܡܬܟ ܡܛܫܐ ܐܢܬ.
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. 862.
Notes:
  • 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. 862.
  • See Assem., p. 443, ep. 34.
Item 42 (Fol. 49a): John Saba. Part ιι
  Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܒܥ̣ܢܝ ܚܘܒܟ ܐܚܝ. ܕܛܥ̈ܝܢܝ ܫܘ̈ܡܬܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ. ܒܗ̈ܕܡܘܗܝ ܙܩ̈ܝܦܐ ܐܝ̇ܬܝܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ
Notes:
  • See Assem., p. 443, no. 35.
  • It concludes with two prayers.
Item 43 (Fol. 52a): John Saba. Part κκ
  Incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܢ̇ܦܚܘ ܒܗܘܢܗܘܢ ܪܘܚ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ.
Note: See Assem., p. 443, ep. 36.
Item 44 (Fol. 55b): John Saba. Part λλ
  Incipit: ܐܢܕܝܢ ܬܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܚܝ. ܕܥܠ ܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܬ݀ܢܐ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܓ̈ܢܝܙܐ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܠܒܘܝܐܝܟ ܟܕ ܬܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܘܬܝ ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 443, ep. 37.
Item 45 (Fol. 56a): John Saba. "To a brother whom his parents' creditors were pressing”
 
Title: ܕܬܠܬ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܫ̈ܥ. ܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܕܐ̈ܠܨܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܡܪ̈ܝ ܚ̇ܘܼܒܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܘܗܝ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ.,   Incipit: ܠܟܠ ܕܒܥ̇ܐ ܠܟ ܚܘܒܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ. ܐܢ ܐܒܐ ܥܠܡܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܐܦ ܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܩܢ̣ܐ ܐܢܐ
Note: See Assem., p. 443, ep. 38.
Item 46 (Fol. 56a): John Saba. On repentance
 
Title: ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܬܝ̇ܒܘܬܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܏ܩܕ  Incipit: ܐܢܕܝܢ ܬܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܚܝ. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܡܚܕܬܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܐܬܐܡ̣ܣܝ ܘܐܬܚܲܒܠ ܒܚܛܝ̣ܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 47 (Fol. 61b): John Saba. Part ξξ
  Incipit: ܣܥ̣ܘ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ. ܘܥܡ ܒ̈ܣܝܡܐ ܣܩ̣ܘ ܠܪܝܫ ܛܘܼܪܐ
Note: See Assem., p. 443, ep. 39.
Item 48 (Fol. 62a): John Saba. On the effects of grace in those that labour
 
Title: ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܥܠ ܡܥܒ̈ܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܐ. ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܦ̈ܠܘܚܐ  Incipit: ܪܐܙܐ ܕܟܣ̣ܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܓܪܬܟ ܩ̇ܪܝܬ. ܐܘ ܦܠܘܚܐ ܟܫ̇ܝܪܐ. ܘܐܬܡ̇ܠ̣ܝܬܝ ܢܦܫܝ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܪܘ̇ܙܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ
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. 863.
Notes:
  • 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. 863.
  • See Assem., p. 444, epp. 44—47.
Item 49 (Fol. 64b): John Saba. To a friend, on the same subject, viz. of the degrees (of holiness) produced by Divine Grace
 
Title: ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ̈ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܚܒܢܘܗܝ. ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܟܕ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܓ̇ܠ̣ܐ ܪܐܙܐ ܕܚܘܒܗ ܒܢ̈ܦܫܬܢ.
Note: See Assem., p. 444, ep. 48.
Item 50 (Fol. 69b): John Saba. On the degrees (of holiness)
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܫܚܬܐ ܏ܓ  Incipit: ܬܠܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܗܘܢܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܣܠ̇ܩ ܘܢ̇ܚܬ. ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܒܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܬܝܠܕ. ܘܒܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܬܪܒܐ. ܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܡ̇ܫܬܡܠܐ. ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ. ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 51 (Fol. 70a): John Saba. Heads of knowledge
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܝ̈ܕܥܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕ܏ܩܕ܏ ܡܪܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܒܐ.
Item 52 (Fol. 70a): John Saba. Part α
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ  Incipit: ܟܕ ܫܬܐܣܬܐ ܕܡܠܬܢ ܠܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܣܝ̇ܡܝܢܢ. ܠܚܝܠܗ ܠܐ ܡܙܕܟܝܢܐ ܡܬܟ̇ܫܦܝܢܢ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܚܢܢܗ ܢܥ̣ܒܕ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܘܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܡܐܡܪܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܫ̇ܦܪ ܠܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܚ܏ܡܘ.
Note: See Assem., p. 441, no. 30, serm. i.
Item 53 (Fol. 72a): John Saba. Part β
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ  Incipit: ܢܘܪܐ ܡܬܝܕܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܡܬܢܒܪܫܐ ܒܢܦܫܐ ܐܬ݀ܐ ܗܝ ܕܫܲܪܝ ܡܬܦܬܚ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܗ̇.
Item 54 (Fol. 76a): John Saba. Part γ
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ  Incipit: ܠܒܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܓܢܬ ܥܕܝܢ ܐܝܬ܏ܘ
Item 55 (Fol. 79a): John Saba. Part δ
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ  Incipit: ܙܩܝܦܐ ܡܬܪܓܫܢܐ ܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܡܕܥܐ ܕܙܩܝ̣ܦ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܕܠܒ̣ܪ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ.
Item 56 (Fol. 79b): John Saba. Of the intellect
 
Title: ܕܗܘܢܐ  Incipit: ܗܟܢܐ ܡ̇ܩܒܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܣܝܒܪܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܏ܩܕ. ܐܝܟ ܕܡ̈ܩܒܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܝܠܘܗܝ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܬܘܪܣܝܐ ܓܫܝܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܣܛܘܡܟܐ.
Item 57 (Fol. 80b): John Saba. Part ζ
 
Title: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ  Incipit: ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܓܘ ܡܢܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assem., p. 441, no. 32, serm. 2.
Item 58 (Fol. 86b): John Saba. Part η
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ  Incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܠܨܡܚܐ ܙܒܢܝܐ ܚܕ ܥܒܕܗ ܥܡܗ. ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܡܪܘܬܗ. ܘܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܚܕ ܒܠܚܘܕ
Note: See Assem., p. 441, no. 30, serm. 3.
Item 59 (Fol. 87a): John Saba. Part θ
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ  Incipit: ܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ. ܡܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܥ̣̈ܡܠܐ ܢܓܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܥܐ ܘܡܝܬܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܬܛܒܥ ܒܠܒܐ ܕܟܝܐ. ܠܐ ܦܪܝܫ ܡܢ ܝܘܩܢܗ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܡܬܛܒ̣ܥ ܒܕܝܢܪܐ.
Item 60 (Fol. 88a): The brother of John Sābā. Apology, composed by the brother of John Sābā, and prefixed to his collected works
 
Title: ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܚܐ ܦܓܪܢܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܘܕܥ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ  Incipit: ܡܦܝ̣ܣ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܦܓ̇ܥ ܒܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܒܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥ̇ܕܠ ܠܟܬܘܒܐ. ܕܓܠܝܐܝܬ ܡܡ̇ܠܠ ܪ̈ܐܙܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܦܪܪܝܣܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܘܬܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܕܐܝ̇ܬܝ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܬ݂ܒ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܝܘܡ ܡܢ ܝܘܡ.
Item 61 (Fol. 88b): John Saba. A letter of John Sābā to his brother
 
Title: ܬܘܒ̣ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܬܘ̇ܒܐ. ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ  Incipit: ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܚܝ ܕܠܟ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܟ ܟܬܒ̇ܬ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܝ̣̈ܛܐ ܘܒܨܝ̣ܪ̈ܐ. ܒܙܒܢ ܙܒܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ ܠܡܒܝܐܝܘܬܟ ܡܢ ܚܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܫܘܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assem., p. 435.
Item 62 (Fol. 89a): John Saba. Another apology
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡ̇ܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ. ܡܛܠ ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܢܫ  Incipit: ܡܦ̣ܝܣ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܦܓ̇ܥ ܒܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܥ̇ܕܠ ܠܟܬܘܒܐ. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܦܪܕܝܣܝܐ ܘܒܚܘܝܚܘܬܐ ܐܡܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܩܢܘܡܗ ܘܥܠ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 63 (Fol. 90b): Isaac of Scete. Prayers of Isaac of Scete
Item 64 (Fol. 90b): Isaac of Scete. A prayer of Isaac of Scete
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܏ܕܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܐܣܩܛܝ̣ ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܡܬܬܥܝܪ ܗܘܢܐ [(var. ܪܥܝܢܐ)] ܠܡܚܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡ̇ܨܠܐ ܐܢܬ. ܗܠܝܢ ܐܩ̣ܦ ܠܨܠܘܬܟ ܐܟܚܕ ܕܝܢ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ. ܐܠܗܐ ܐܫܘܢ ܕܐܪܓܫ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܢܛܝܪ ܠܙ̈ܕܝܩܐ ܒܡܬܝܬܟ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 65 (Fol. 93a): Isaac of Scete. Another prayer of the same
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ. ܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܢܝ̣ܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܝܪ  Incipit: ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܐܙܠܓ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܒ̈ܠܒܘܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܐܢܬ ܦܬ̣ܚ ܩܕܡܝ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܫܡ̣ܠܝܬܐ ܏ܘܫ.
Item 66 (Fol. 102a): Isaac of Nineveh. Extracts from the writings of Isaac of Nineveh
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ
Note:
Item 67 (Fol. 102a): Isaac of Nineveh. Part a
  Incipit: ܡܢ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܕܥܨܝܢܐ. ܡܬܬܚܕ ܪܬܚܐ ܫܓܝܪܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܘܫܚܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܢܒܪܫ ܒܠܒܐ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܚ̈ܡܝܡܐ ܕܒ̈ܠܩܝܢ ܒܪܥܝܢܐ.
Item 68 (Fol. 103b): Isaac of Nineveh. On vigils
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܗܪܐ  Incipit: ܠܐ ܬܣܒܪ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܕܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ. ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܡ̇ܝܬܪ ܡܢ ܫܗܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
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. 864.
Note:
Item 69 (Fol. 106b): Letter from a solitary to a friend, who inquired of him which was the way leading unto God
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫ̇ܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ. ܠܘ (sic) ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܚܒܪܗ ܕܬܒ̣ܥ ܡܢܗ. ܕܐܝܕܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡ̇ܩܪܒܐ ܘܡܫܘܫܛܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Note: See Add. 12,167, no. xv .
Item 70 (Fol. 113b): A short extract
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܠܐ ܢܥ̣ܒܪܘܢ ܒܟ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܒ̈ܝܫ̣ܐ ܫܝ̣ܛܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܩܢ̣ܝ܇ ܐܦ ܗ̇ܕܐ ܠܘ ܒܡܢܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܘܒܟܠ ܕܘܟ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܒܟܠ ܥ̇ܒܕ.
Item 71 (Fol. 113b): Stanzas of the Passion
 
Title: ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ  Incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ ܢ̇ܘܕܐ ܠܒܪܐ ܒܘܟܪܐ. ܕܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܡܢ ܡܬܘܡ ܥܡ ܝܠ̇ܘܕܗ. ܘܡ̇ܟܟ ܢܦܫܗ. ܘܩ̇ܒܠ ܚܫܐ. ܘܒܙܚܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܛܠܬܢ. ܢܠܒܫ ܟܠܢ ܚܫܐ ܒܚܫܗ.
Item 72 (Fol. 114b): Jacob of Batnae. A prayer of Jacob of Batnae
 
Title: ܒܗ̇ܘ ܥܕܢܐ ܕܐܬ݂ܬ݀ ܡܪܝܡ ܨܝܕ ܓܓܘܠܬܐ. ܚܫ̣ܟ ܗܘܐ ܫܡܫܐ ܘܗܘ̣ܬ݀ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܙܘܥܐ ܪܒܐ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 115a): On fol. 115 a there is a note, stating that the manuscript was written, A. Gr. 1483 or 1484 (A.D. 1172 or 1173), in the Egyptian desert, in the convent called ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܝܡܐ , situated on the stream (wādī) called, ܒܗܪܝ . The scribe does not mention his name. ܡܠ̣ܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܡ̇ܫܬܡܗ ܣܒܐ. ܒܫܢܬ ܏ܐܘܬ ܘܬܡܢܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ (marg. ܐܠܦ ܘ܏ܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥ) ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܫܪܝ ܏ܩܕ ܒܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܐ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܣܪܓܝܘܣ ܘܒ̇ܟܘܣ. ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܚ̣ܝܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܩܪܘܝܐ ܡܗܝܪܐ. ܐܠܐ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܦܓ̇ܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܬܟܬܒ̣ ܕܝܢ ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܗܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܝܡܐ. ܒܪܓܘܠܐ ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܒܗܪܝ. ܐܚܝ ܫܒܘܩ ܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬܝ ܟܬܘܒܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܝܨܘܬܐ ܟܬܒܬܗ ܠܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܕܘܝܐ. ܘܕܟܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܘܡܬܗܓܐ ܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

Add. 14,729, foll. 116–123

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/631
Description based on Wright DCCCXXXVIII ()
Paper Codex
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.

Physical Description

This manuscript part is itself a composite codicological unit composed of two or more additional parts. See the individual parts for a more complete physical description.

Add. 14,729, foll. 124–192

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/632
Description based on Wright DCCCXXXIX (2:874-876) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th or 13th century
Paper Codex, 69 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Isaiah of Scete. Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete; Philoxenus of Mabug. The letter of Philoxenus of Mabūg to a disciple, on the forsaking of the world and the monastic life.; Gregory the Monk. Extracts from the writings of Gregory the monk; John the Monk. Extracts from the writings of John the monk; Isaac of Antioch. Extract from a metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 36 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 69 leaves (Add. 14,729, foll. 124—192), some of which are much torn, especially foll. 124—130 and 179—192. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 13 in number, but ܒ-ܘ are now lost, ܐ, ܙ, and ܝܓ are imperfect. Consequently, there are lacunae after foll. 130 and 187. Each page has from 16 to 24 lines.

Contents

This manuscript contains 36 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. 124b): Isaiah of Scete. Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete [defective]
 
Title: ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܠܐ [ܡـ]ܒܗܬܢܐ ܕܥ[ܘܕܪܢܐ] ܕܡܢ [ܐܠܗܐ] ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡـ...ܢܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ.
Item 2 (Fol. 124b): Part a
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩ̣ܪܒܝܢ ܠܡܫܩ̣ܠ ܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܩܠܝܠܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ.
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 1 .
Item 3 (Fol. 127b): Part b
 
Title: ܕܐܝܟܢܐ [ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ] [ܥܡ ܚ̈ܕܕܐ].
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 3 .
Item 4 (Fol. 130a): Part c
 
Title: ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܟܝܟܘ[ܬܐ]
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 4 .
Item 5 (Fol. 130b): Part d [defective]
 
Title: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ [ܕܡܬܪܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ] [ܥܠܡـ]ـܐ
Note: See Add. 14,575, no. 5 .
Item 6 (Fol. 131a): Philoxenus of Mabug. The letter of Philoxenus of Mabūg to a disciple, on the forsaking of the world and the monastic life. [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 157a): ܫܠܡ̣ܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܠܠܝܟܣܝܢܘܣ.
Notes:
Item 7 (Fol. 157a): Gregory the Monk. Extracts from the writings of Gregory the monk
 
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ  Subscription (Fol. 182b): ܫ̣ܠܡ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܡ̇ܟܢܫ ܠܢ. ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ܀.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 170.
Item 8 (Fol. 157a): Gregory the Monk. On the exercise of the virtues, and on the calling of the soul by God.
 
Title: ܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܩ̇ܪܝܬܐ ܕܢ̈ܦܫܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ
Note: See Assem., p. 173, no. 9, first and third questions, and Add. 12,163, fol. 290 b .
Item 9 (Fol. 158b): Gregory the Monk. On the renunciation of the world.
 
Title: ܥܠ ܪܚܘܼܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
Note: See Assem., p. 173, no. 9, second question, and Add. 12,163, fol. 291 b .
Item 10 (Fol. 163a): Gregory the Monk. On the demon of melancholy
 
Title: ܥܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܥܩܬܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 164b): Gregory the Monk. To the brethren in the cell
 
Title: ܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܒܩܠܝܬܐ
Note: See Assem., p. 173, no. 8.
Item 12 (Fol. 167b): Gregory the Monk. On the demon of wandering (in thought)
 
Title: ܥܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܦܗܝܐ  Incipit: ܐܕܪܟܢܢ ܠܐܘܡܢܘܬܗ ܒܝܫ̣ܬܐ ܕܕܝܘܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦ̣ܗܝܐ̣. ܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܘܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܥ̈ܕܢܐ ܡ̇ܩܪܒ. ܒܙܒܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܘܨܠܘܬܐ̣ ܘܩܪܝܢܐ.
Item 13 (Fol. 169a): Gregory the Monk. On the true contemplation or vision of God
 
Title: ܥܠ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܚ̣ܙܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ
Note: See Assem., p. 173, no. 7, and Add. 12,163, fol. 262 a .
Item 14 (Fol. 170b): Gregory the Monk. Questions of the brethren
 
Title: ܐܚ̈ܐ ܏ܐܡܪܝܢ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܨ̈ܒܝܢܘܗܝ ܕܒܣܪܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܢܦܫܐ.
Item 15 (Fol. 171a): Gregory the Monk. A history
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ  Incipit: ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܣ̇ܓܝ ܢܣ̈ܝܘܢܐ ܣܒ̣ܝܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܫܐܕܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 16 (Fol. 171a): Gregory the Monk. An Extract
 
Title: ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܗܝ ܠܕܝܪܝܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܢܐܡܪ. ܕܩ̇ܪܝܬܗ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܢܢܝ܇ ܘܒ̇ܥܝܬ ܡܢܗ ܘܠܐ ܝܗܒ̣.
Item 17 (Fol. 172a): Gregory the Monk. Questions of the brethren
  Incipit: ܏ܫ̈ܘܼܐܠܐ ܏ܕܐܚ̈ܐ. ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܦܢܛܣܝܐ ܘܡܢܘ ܫܡܗ̇
Item 18 (Fol. 174a): Gregory the Monk. How we should know God
 
Title: ܥܠ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕ̇ܩ ܕܢܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ  Incipit: ܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܘܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܥ̇ܩ̣̇ܒ ܘܢܕܥ̣ ܒܗ̇ ܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ ܠܐܠܗܐ.
Item 19 (Fol. 174b): Gregory the Monk. Part l
 
Title: ܩܛܣܛܣܝܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ
Note: See Add. 12,163, fol. 240 b .
Item 20 (Fol. 174b): Gregory the Monk. Part m
 
Title: ܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܩܘܛܥܐ
Note: See Add. 12,163, fol. 241 a .
Item 21 (Fol. 182b): John the Monk. Extracts from the writings of John the monk [defective]
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢ̇ܩܪ(?)
Item 22 (Fol. 182b): John the Monk. Orders to brethren who are strangers
 
Title: ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܐ  Incipit: ܒܫܘܪܝܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܟ. ܣܝ̣ܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ. ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܩܕܝܫ ܩܕܝܫ ܬܠܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ.
Item 23 (Fol. 182b): John the Monk. Another Extract [defective]
 
Title: ܕܝܠܗ ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
Note: Mutilated at the beginning.
Item 24 (Fol. 183b): John the Monk. On dwelling in the cell
 
Title: ܥܠ ܡ̇ܘܬܒܐ ܕܒܩܠܝܬܐ  Incipit: ܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܝ̇ܬܒ ܐܢܬ ܒܩܠܝܬܟ. ܗܘ̣ܝ ܚܦܝ̣ܛܐ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܒ̈ܥܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 25 (Fol. 183b): John the Monk. How our life and conversation should be [defective]
 
Title: ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪܢ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ
Note: Mutilated at the beginning
Item 26 (Fol. 184a): John the Monk. On poverty
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܣܪܩܘܬܐ  Incipit: ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܬ̣ܒ ܐܢܫ ܒܩܠܝܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܢ̣ܐܙܦ ܕܡܕܡ..
Item 27 (Fol. 185a): Isaac of Antioch. Extract from a metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ  Incipit: ܣܝ̣ܡ ܗܘ ܠܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܢܡܘܣܐ. ܠܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܡ̇ܬܚܡ.
Item 28 (Fol. 187a): Ephraim. Extracts from metrical discourses of >Ephraim [defective]
Item 29 (Fol. 187a): Part a
  Incipit: ....ܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܡܬ̇ܥܬܕ. ܕܢܥ̇ܕܐ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܡܢ ܚܒܪܗ
Item 30 (Fol. 187b): Part b
  Incipit: ܐܝܬ ܕܡ܏ܚ̣ܝ ܒܐܣܘܛܘܬܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܓܝܪܘܬܐ. ܐܝܬ ܕܡܚܝܗܝ ܒܚܬܝܪܘܬܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܨܒ̇ܐ ܒܓܲܢܒܘܬܐ.
Item 31 (Fol. 187b): Part c [defective]
  Incipit: [ܐܝܟܢـ]ـܐ ܟܝܬ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܒܟܠ ܥ̈ܠ̣ܠܢ ܗܘܼ ܡܲܚܐ ܠܢ. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܣܛܢܐ. [ܒܟܠ ܥ̈ܠ̣ܠܢ] ܗ̣ܘ ܩ̇ܛܠ ܠܢ
Item 32 (Fol. 188a): Isaac of Nineveh. Extracts, apparently from the writings of Isaac of Nineveh [defective]
 
Title: ....ܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ.....
Item 33 (Fol. 188a): Isaac of Nineveh. Short sentences, numbered from 1 to 12 [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 34 (Fol. 189a): Isaac of Nineveh. On tranquility
 
Title: ܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܫܠܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܗܘ̇ܝܢܢ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܘܬܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 190b): Isaac of Nineveh.
  Incipit: ܪܝܫܐ ܬܘܒ ܐܚܪܢܐ. ܪܢܝܐ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܗ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܝܚܝܕܐܝܬ ܗ̇ܘܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 36 (Fol. 192a): Lesson for Palm Sunday, S. Matthew, ch. xxi. 1—16
 
Title: ܩܪܝ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ ܡܢ ܡܬܝ
Note: This is in a different hand from the rest of the manuscript.

Additions

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

Add. 14,729, foll. 193–198

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/633
Description based on Wright DIX (1:389-390) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Paper Other, 6 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Prayers
This manuscript contains: An extract from the "Lives of the Egyptian Fathers,"; Prayers, lessons, etc., for several occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.

Physical Description

Six paper leaves, about 6 ½ in. by 4 1/2, the first and last of which are slightly torn (Add. 14,729, foll. 193—198). There are from 19 to 23 lines in each page.

Contents

This manuscript contains 9 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. 193a): An extract from the "Lives of the Egyptian Fathers,"
 
Title: ܫܐܠ ܐܚܐ ܠܐܒ̇ܐ ܡܛܘܐܝܣ̣ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ. ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܚܐ ܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 2 (Fol. 193b): Prayers, lessons, etc., for several occasions.
Item 3 (Fol. 193b): Prayers used at the reception of a monk, according to the Egyptian use
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܟ̈ܬܒܝܢܢ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܓܠܕܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܐܣ̇ܪ ܟܬܦ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܒܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ. ܕܐܬܦܲܫܩ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܐܝܓܘܦܛܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ .   Subscription (Fol. 196a): ܫܠܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܐܣܟܝ̣ܡܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝ̈ܓܘܦܛܝܐ.
Note: They are translated from the Coptic, and ascribed to Antony
Item 4 (Fol. 196a): Lessons for the Nativity
 
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 196a): S. Matthew, ch. ii. 1—12
Item 6 (Fol. 196a): S. Luke, ch. ii. 6—20.
Item 7 (Fol. 197b): A lesson for Palm Sunday, S. Luke, ch. xix. 28-40
 
Title: ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 198a): Hymns for Palm Sunday
 
Title: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 198b): Jacob of Batnae, Ephraim. Prayers of Jacob of Batnae and Ephraim for Palm Sunday

Additions

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

Add. 14,729, foll. 199–234

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/634
Description based on Wright DCXCVIII (2:584-585) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th or 13th century
Paper Codex, 36 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: John Saba. Selections from the writings of John Saba. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 36 leaves (Add. 14,729, foll. 199—234), some of which, towards the end, are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, are four in number, the last being imperfect. Leaves are wanting after fol. 229, and at the end. There are from 20 to 25 lines in each page.

Contents

This manuscript contains 13 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. 199b): John Saba. Selections from the writings of John Saba [defective]
 
Title: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܣܘܝܥܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܩ܏ܕ. ܕܠܗ ܏ܫܘ ܡܢ ܦܘܡ ܟܠܢ܀ ܐܢ̇ܐ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܣ̇ܡ̣ܬ ܐܦ̈ܝ ܠܡܣܪܛ. ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܥܕܪ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܗܘ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܐܦ ܫܘܠܡܐ. ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܏ܩܕ̈ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܛ̣ܘܪܐ ܥ̇ܡܪ ܗܘܐ. ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܒܥܘܡܪܐ. ܥܠ ܫ̈ܘܟܢܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ ܘܣܥܘܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܡܫܬܟ̈ܢܢ ܨܝܕ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܠܒܘܝܐܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܒܘܣܡܗܘܢ. ܘܥܠ ܝ̣ܕܥܬܐ ܕܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ. ܘܥܠ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ. ܘܥܠ ܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ. ܘܥܠ ܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܥܠ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܘܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ.
Note: It is preceded by a prayer, beginning: ܥܒܘܕܐ ܕܟܠ ܘܣܘܬܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܥܠܡ.
Item 2 (Fol. 199b): John Saba. A prayer
  Incipit: ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܒܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܟ ܩܝ̈ܡܝܢ ܟ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܠܝ̣̈ܠܐ ܘܟܠ ܛܟ̈ܣܝܗܘܢ ܒܐܝܬ܏ܘܬ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܪܝܢܝܬܐ. ܕܡܢܟ ܐܬܬ̣ܩܢܬ݀. ܘ܏ܫ
Item 3 (Fol. 200a): John Saba. Part 2
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܏ܩܕ ܥܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܕ ܣܓܝ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܘܗܝ ܐܦܝܣܘܗܝ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܣܝ̣ܡܝܢ ܢ̣ܟܬܘܒ. ܠܐ ܐܬܪܡܝ̣ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܥܨܬܗ ܘܠܘܬ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ (sic)
Note: Only this heading is given.
Item 4 (Fol. 200a): John Saba. On the training of novices
 
Title: ܥܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
Note: See Add. 14,728, fol. 239 a.
Item 5 (Fol. 203a): John Saba. On the visitings vouchsafed by the Spirit for the refreshment of ascetics who are entering on their course, etc.
 
Title: ܥܠ ܣܥܘܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܢ̈ܚܝܢ ܠܒܘܣܡܐ ܕܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܡ̇ܫܪܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙ̇ܟܝܢ  Incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܘܗܪܐ
Notes:
  • See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 436, no. 2.
  • It is preceded by a prayer, beginning: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܘܗܪܐ.
Item 6 (Fol. 204a): John Saba. Admonitions, and on repentance
 
Title: ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܡܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 440, no. 21.
Item 7 (Fol. 207a): Admonitions regarding self-custody, and shunning the dissolute and abandoned, etc.
 
Title: ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܢܛܘܪܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܦ̇ܣܝ̣ܩܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܪ̈ܦܝܐ ܘܬܥ̈ܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܡ̇ܡܠܟ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܐܢܫ ܡܐܝ̣ܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܬܡ̣ܠܐ ܡܢ ܚ̇ܫܐ ܛܡ̈ܐܐ. ܘܥܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܙܕܗܪ ܡܢ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܛܡ̣ܐܐ ܗܘܢܗ ܒܢܓܝܪܘܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ
Note: See Assemani, p. 436, no. 1.
Item 8 (Fol. 213a): John Saba. On the demon of fornication
 
Title: ܥܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܐܫ ܗ̈ܕܡܐ ܣ̈ܡܝܐ ܘܚ̈ܫܘܟܐ .. ܘܥܠ ܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܕܢ̈ܣܝܘܢܐ ܘܦܘ̈ܪܣܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ
Notes:
  • See Add. 14,728, fol. 242 b .
  • It is preceded by a prayer, beginning: ܨܡܚܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ ܕܕܢܚ̣ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܥܘܒܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܓܢܝܙܐ.
Item 9 (Fol. 218b): John Saba. On the demon of blasphemy
 
Title: ܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܡ̇ܓܕܦܢܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܐܝܬܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܓܘ̈ܕܦܘܗܝ. ܘܕܠܐ ܚ̇ܣܕ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܢ ܠܦ̇ܣܩ ܣܒܪܐ ܠܐ ܢܐܬ݂ܐ ܘܡܬܒܠܥ ܠܗ ܒܥܘܬܐ ܝܬܝܪܬܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܡܣܬܚ̣ܦ ܒܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ
Note: See Add. 14,728, fol. 243 b .
Item 10 (Fol. 221a): John Saba. On anger and other evil passions
 
Title: ܥܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ. ܘܥܠ ܦܗ̣ܝܐ. ܘܥܠ ܥܩܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܪܡܘܬܐ
Notes:
Item 11 (Fol. 222b): John Saba. On the custody of the senses
 
Title: ܥܠ ܢܛܘܪܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܕܠܒܪ ܥܡ ܕܠܓܘ ܘܒܡܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܬܢ̇ܛܪܝܢ
Note: See Assem., p. 437, no. 10.
Item 12 (Fol. 226a): John Saba. On the (divine) visitings that are vouchsafed unto solitaries [defective]
 
Title: ܥܠ ܣܥܘܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܫܬܟ̈ܢܢ
Notes:
Item 13 (Fol. 232b): John Saba. Story of a brother [defective]
 
Title: ܡܬ݀ܢܐ ܐܢܐ̣ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܫܬܥ̣ܝ ܠܝ ܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܥܠ ܩܢܘܡܗ
Note: Imperfect at the end.

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