Add. 14,730

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/635
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Add. 14,730, foll. 1–111

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/636
Description based on Wright DCCCXXXIV (865-866) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 111 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors; Theology
Palladius. Part of the Paradise of Palladius; Isaiah of Scete. An extract from Isaiah of Scete on humility; Palladius. An extract from the sixth chapter of the Paradise of Palladius; Palladius. The remainder of the Paradise, from the middle of chap. 5 to the end; Part of a discourse in the metre of Jacob of Batnae, on the Crucifixion of our Lord and the Dispersion of the Apostles to different countries

Physical Description

Paper, about 7 3/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 111 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 57, 65, 82, 91, 92, 102, and 103. The quires are signed with letters from ܐ to ܝܚ, but several are missing and others are imperfect, there being lacunae after foll. 9, 15, 26, 36, 46, 63, 73, 81, 82, 84, 92, and 111. Each page is divided into two columns, as far as fol. 26. The number of lines varies from 17 to 20.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in an inelegant, current hand of the xiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 10 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Palladius. Part of the Paradise of Palladius
 
Title:
ܥܠ [ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ] ܐܒܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܪܐ: ܘܣܘܝ̇ܥܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܘܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܟ̣ܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܠܪܝܣ (sic): ܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ: ܥ̇ܡ̈ܠܝ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ: ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦ̇ܘܢܝ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ [ܕܐܚ̈ܐ] ܢܟܦ̈ܐ: ܘܪ̈ܚܡܝ [ܡܝܬܪ]ܘܬܐ
  Explicit: ܘܟܕ ܚ̣ܙܐ ܣܒܐ ܚܘܫܒܗ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܟ̣ܪܘܟ: ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗ
Notes:
Item 2 (Fol. 27a): Isaiah of Scete. An extract from Isaiah of Scete on humility
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܡ̇ܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 27b): Palladius. An extract from the sixth chapter of the Paradise of Palladius
Note: In the same redaction as no. 1 (see Add. 14,583, fol. 29 a ).
Item 4 (Fol. 28a): Palladius. The remainder of the Paradise, from the middle of chap. 5 to the end
  Incipit: ܐܫܬ̇ܥܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܥܠ ܓܢ̇ܢܐ ܚܕ ܕܦܠ݁ܚ̣ ܗܘܐ ܓܢܬܐ
Notes:
Item 5 (Fol. 83a): Part of a discourse in the metre of Jacob of Batnae, on the Crucifixion of our Lord and the Dispersion of the Apostles to different countries
Item 6 (Fol. 84b): The sixth book of the History of the Death of the blessed Virgin Mary [defective]
 
Title:
ܒܫܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܐܬܒܝܢܢ ܚܕ ܣܦܪܐ ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Note: See above, no. CLVII., Add. 14,484, fol. 18 b .
Item 7 (Fol. 87b): An extract from Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach, chap. ii. 1—11
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܣܝܪܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 88a): Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 93a): Jacob of Batnae. A discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Kingdom of Heaven and on Hell
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܓܗܢܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 111b): Jacob of Batnae. The commencement of another discourse of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
  Incipit: ܏ܡܡܠܠܐ ܏ܕܡܪܝ ܏ܝܥܩܘܒ ܏ܡܠܦܢܐ: ܡܢ ܥܠܝ̈ܐ ܘܡܢ ܬܚ̈ܬܝܐ ܕܐܬܩ̣ܢ ܪܡܙܟ. ܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܘܐܬ݁ܐ ܕܢܗ̣ܘܐ
Note: The incipit is all that remains of the extract.

Add. 14,730, foll. 112–164

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/637
Description based on Wright DCCCCLIX (1122-1123) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 53 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives; Lives of Saints, etc.
The history of Theophilus and Maria; John of Asia. An excerpt from the history of Susanna by John of Asia ; John of Asia. An excerpt from the history of Ḥarpaṭ by John of Asia ; The history of Paul the solitary, of the Thebaid ; The history of John of Rome

Physical Description

Paper, about 7 3/8 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 53 leaves (

  • Add. 14,730, , fol: foll. 112—164.
  • ), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 150-152, 157, 158, and 164. The quires are signed with letters, the remaining signatures being ܝܚ-ܝܗ. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 119, 149, 151, 157, and 163. There are from 16 to 18 lines in each page.

    Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a rather inelegant hand of the xiith cent.

    Contents

    This manuscript contains 13 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

    Item 1 (Fol. 112a): The history of Theophilus and Maria [defective]
      Incipit: ܟܕ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܐܡܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܬܫܥ ܐܝ̇ܬܝ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ: ܘܥ̇ܢܐ ܗܘ̇ܝܬ ܘܐܡܝܢ ܗܘ̇ܝܬ: ܒܬ܏ܫܡܫ ܘܒܫܗܪܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܚ̇ܙܐ ܗܘ̇ܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܒܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܡܣܐ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܚܕ ܫܦܝܪ ܚܙܘܐ: ܘܥܡܗ ܬܘܒ ܛܠܝܬܐ ܥܠܝܡܬܐ. ܕܠܐ ܡܬܬܨܝܪ ܫܘܦܪܗ̇: ܘܚܙܘܗ̇ ܦ̤ܐܐ ܘܬܡܝܗ: ܐܝܟ ܐܣܟܡܐ ܕܦܘܪܢܐ. ܕܒܝܩܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ: ܘܡܬܗ̇ܦܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܐܣܟܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܫܐܝܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܛܥܘܢ ܠܚܙ̈ܝܐ: ܕܕܠܡܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܪܓܫ ܘܢܕܥ ܕܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ: ܘܦܓܢܝܕܝܐ (παιγνίδια) ܘܐܫܬܥܢܝܐ ܥ̇ܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ...  Excerpt: ܘܟܕ ܐܩ̇ܝܡܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܬܒܥܘܢ ܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܝ: ܕܥ ܗܟܝܠ ܠܘܩܕܡ: ܕܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ (read ܕܫܡ̈ܗܰܝܢ) ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܬܐܘܦܝܠܘܣ̣ ܘܡܐܪܝܐ: ܐܝܬܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܒܓܢܣܢ ܡܢ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܒ̈ܢܝ ܪܝܫܢܝܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ: ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܗܘ̣ܝܢ ܠܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ: ܏ܘܫ
    Notes:
    • Imperfect at the beginning.
    • The names occur on fol. 117 a
    Item 4 (Fol. 121b): John of Asia. An excerpt from the history of Susanna by John of Asia
     
    Title:
    ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܘܫܢ ܡܢܗ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ
    Item 5 (Fol. 125a): John of Asia. An excerpt from the history of Ḥarpaṭ by John of Asia
     
    Title:
    ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܪܦܛ
    Item 6 (Fol. 129b): The history of Paul the solitary, of the Thebaid
     
    Title:
    ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܦܘܠܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܙ̣ܠ ܐܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܛܘܢ ܠܘܬܗ
    Item 7 (Fol. 137a): The history of John of Rome
     
    Title:
    ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܪܘܡܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
    Item 8 (Fol. 152b): Short sayings
     
    Title:
    ܡܢ ܡܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܣ̈ܩܐ
    Item 9 (Fol. 153a): A grace before meat
     
    Title:
    ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ
    Item 10 (Fol. 154a): Sentences from the Proverbs of Solomon, against different evil thoughts
     
    Title:
    ܡܢ ܡ̈ܬܠܐ
    Item 11 (Fol. 154a): Abbā Pambo. A saying of Abbā Pambo
     
    Title:
    ܗ̣ܘ ܐܒܐ ܬܐܝܕܘܪܐ ܫܐܠ ܠܐܒܐ ܦܡܒܘ ܏ܘܫ
    Item 12 (Fol. 155a): A prayer to be used at the commencement of any service
     
    Title:
    ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܘܪܝ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܟܠܥܕܢ
    Item 13 (Fol. 155a): A prayer at the commencement of Compline
     
    Title:
    ܫܘܪܝ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܣܘܬܪܐ
    Item 14 (Fol. 155b): A concluding prayer
     
    Title:
    ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܚܘܬܡܐ
    Item 15 (Fol. 155b): The history of Marcus, who dwelt on the hill of Tharmaḳā [defective]
     
    Title:
    ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܬܪܡܩܐ ܥܡܪ ܒܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ
    Note: Imperfect. See Add. 14,624, no. 4 .

    Additions

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