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Add. 14,733

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/643
Description based on Wright DCCCCLXI (3:1139-1140) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1199 / AG 1510
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 94 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: Zakhe. Histories of Saints and Martyrs. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 8 1/8 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 94 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 71 and 79—94. The quires, signed with letters, are 11 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 79, 81, 90, and at the end of the volume. There are from 17 to 24 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand, and dated A. Gr. 1510, A.D. 1199.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Zakhe. Histories of Saints and Martyrs [defective]
  Excerpt: ܫܠܡܸܬ݀ ܬܫܥܝܬܗ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܢܨ̇ܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܗܸܢܵܡܝܹܘܵܣ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܡܪܝ ܒܸܗܢܵܡ ܣܗܕܐ ܚܠܝ̣ܨܐ ܘܐܣܝܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܗܘܼܝܘ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐ̈ܣܩܝܛܝܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܥ̈ܢܘܝܐ. ܒܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܐܝܠܘܠ ܝܪܚܐ ܒܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܕܝܡ̣ܝܛ ܣܗܕܐ: ܒܫܢ̣ܬ݀ ܐ̇ܠܦ ܘܚܡܫ̈ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬ݂ܝܕܥ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܒܩܪܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܝܸܫܵܘܝ܀ ܒܝܕ ܐܢܫ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܫܒ̈ܥܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܡܪܝ ܡ̇ܬܝ ܐܒ̇ܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܪܒܗ ܘܡܠܦܢܗ ܕܣܗܕܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨ̇ܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܗ̇݅ܢܡ ܒܓܢ̣ܣܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܩܸܣܛܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܸܒ ܬܓܪܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܒܥ̇ܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܚ̣ܐ ܦܪܘܫܐ ܕܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܒܪܟܡܪ̈ܝ.   Excerpt: ܫܠܡܸܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܏ܨ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܒܝܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܏ܒܫ ܒܐܝܠܘܠ ܝܪܚܐ. ܫܢܬ݀ ܐܠܦ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܏ܩܕܝܫ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝܛܝܣ. ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܐܢܫ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܫܒܥܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܏ܘܫ.
Notes:
  • On fol. 32 b there is a note, stating that the manuscript was written in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, in the desert of Scete, A. Gr. 1510 (A.D. 1199), by a monk from the convent of Mar Matthew, named Zakhe, a native of a place called ܟܪ̈ܡܐ ܩܸܣܛܪܐ, near Tagrit.
  • We read a similar note on f. 52a.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The history of Behnam the martyr
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܐ ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟ̣ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥ܏ܝܬ ܡ̇ܠ̣ܝܬ݀ ܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܣܗܕܐ ܓܒܝܐ ܘܢܨ̇ܝܚ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܗ݊ܢܡ ܒܪܗ ܕܣܢܚܝܪܒ ܡ̇ܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܢܝ̈ܢܘܐ
Note: See Add. 12,174 , no. 70.
Item 3 (Fol. 33a): The history of Daniel, the disciple of Eugenius
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢ̣ܨ̈ܚܢܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܪܒܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܸܘܓܝܹܢ ܏ܨ ܥܡܢ.
Item 4 (Fol. 52b): The history of Benjamin of Beth-Nuhadra, the disciple of Eugenius
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܢܝ̣ܡܝܢ ܢܘܗܕܪܝܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܫܡ̇ܗܐ ܒܓ̣ܢܣܐ ܕܚܐܪ̈ܐ ܒܪܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ ܕܡܓܘ̈ܫܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܓܒܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܸܘܓܝܹܢ.
  Excerpt: ܡܛ̣ܬ݀ ܐܓܪܬܟ ܡܠܝ̣ܬ݀ ܚܘܒ̣ܐ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܝ ܕܝܣܩܘܿܪܐ: ܏ܘܫ.
Note: It is in the form of a letter to one Dioscorus.
Item 5 (Fol. 62b): The history of the martyr Phineas, who was also a disciple of Eugenius
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܝ̣ܢܚܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܢܨ̇ܝܚܐ.
Item 6 (Fol. 68a): A letter of Jacob of Batnae to Lazarus, abbat of the convent of Bassus
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܦܝ̇ܣܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩ̇݅ܘܒ ܠܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܒ̇ܣ (sic)
  Incipit: ܠܪܒܐ ܘܡܠܸܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܐ. ܚܣܝܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܠܥܙܪ ܩܫ܏ܝܫ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒ̣ܨܝܪܐ ܐܚܘܟ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܢܘܗ̣̈ܪܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܘܣܒܪܐ ܘܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܫܠ̣ܡ܀ ܐܚܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܩ܏ܕܝ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܘܬܟܘܢ. ܩܪܸܒܘ ܠܘܬܝ ܟܕ ܡܢ̇ܣܝܢ ܠܝ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ. ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢܢ ܡܪܝ ܕܬܘܼܕܥ ܠܢ ܒܝܕ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܟ. ܐܢ ܡܚܪܡ ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܠܕܝܘܕܘܪܐ ܘܠܬܐܕܘܪܐ̇. ܗܠܝܢ ܗܘ̣ܘ ܥܠܬ݂݀ ܟܫ̣ܠܐ. ܠܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 7 (Fol. 70b): The history of Habib the Egyptian, the disciple of Eugenius [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܚܲܒܝܒ ܕܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܶܘܓܺܝܢ ܪܒܐ ܒܓܡ̣ܝܪ̈ܐ.
Note: Imperfect.
Item 8 (Fol. 83b): The history of Malchus of Clysma, and of his uncle Eugenius [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕ܏ܩܕܝ ܡܵܪܝ ܡܲܠܟܸ݁ܐ ܩܠܵܘܙܡܵܝܵܐ ܘܕܚܵܠܵܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܸܘܓܝܸܢ ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
Note: Imperfect

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