Add. 14,734
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/644
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Add. 14,734, foll. 1–176
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/645
Date:
AD 1085 / AG 1396
Origin: The convent of S. Mary Deipara
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 176 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Single Lives
This manuscript contains: The history of Bar-ṣaumā; A madrāshā on Bar-ṣaumā; Part of another madrāshā. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 7 5/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 176 leaves, the first eight of which are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 20 in number; but the first three are very imperfect, several leaves being wanting after foll. 6 and 7. Single leaves are also missing after foll. 105, 113, and 132. There are from 15 to 20 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
The writing is good and regular, and the manuscript is dated A. Gr. 1396, A.D. 1085.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Contents
This manuscript contains 3 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The history of Bar-ṣaumā
[defective]
Title: [ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ] ܘܣܒܪܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ [ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢـ]ـܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝ̣ܬܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܚܢـ [ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ] ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܓܪܒܝܝܐ ܓܒ̣ܝܐ [ܕܐܒܝ̈ܠܐ.] [ܨܠܘܬ]ܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ. Subscription (Fol. 173a): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ݀ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܒܪܨܘ݊ܡܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܒܛ̣ܘܪܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܐ ܕܒܩܠܝ̣ܡܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ. ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ
Title: [ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ] ܘܣܒܪܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ [ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢـ]ـܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝ̣ܬܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܚܢـ [ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ] ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܓܪܒܝܝܐ ܓܒ̣ܝܐ [ܕܐܒܝ̈ܠܐ.] [ܨܠܘܬ]ܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ. Subscription (Fol. 173a): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ݀ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܒܪܨܘ݊ܡܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܒܛ̣ܘܪܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܐ ܕܒܩܠܝ̣ܡܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ. ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ
Note: See Add. 12,174, no. 1, and Add. 14,732, no. 14.
Item 2 (Fol. 174b): A madrāshā on Bar-ṣaumā
Title: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܒ݊ܪܨ݊ܘܡ݊ܐ Incipit: ܩܘܡ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܘܟܪܢܟ ܐܒܘܢ ܠܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܘܨܠܘܬܟ ܫܘܪܐ ܠܢ̈ܦܫܬܢ܀ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܕܣܝܒܪܗ ܠܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܚܡܫܝܢ ܐܨܛܠܒ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܗ. ܘܫ
Title: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܒ݊ܪܨ݊ܘܡ݊ܐ Incipit: ܩܘܡ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܘܟܪܢܟ ܐܒܘܢ ܠܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܘܨܠܘܬܟ ܫܘܪܐ ܠܢ̈ܦܫܬܢ܀ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܕܣܝܒܪܗ ܠܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܚܡܫܝܢ ܐܨܛܠܒ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܗ. ܘܫ
Note: Foll. 174-176 served as this manuscript's fly-leaves.
Item 3 (Fol. 176b): Part of another madrāshā
Incipit: ܐܒܘܢ ܫܪܓܐ ܢܗܝܪܐ ܀܀ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܝܐ ܒܓܘ ܕܒܪܐ. ܒܫܝܢܐ ܢܨܚܬ ܛܠܝܘܬܟ. ܘܫ
Note: Foll. 174-176 served as this manuscript's fly-leaves.
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 173b):
On foll. 173 b and 174 a there is a note, which informs us that the manuscript
was written in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, in A. Gr. 1396, A.D. 1085, at
the expense of the priest Theodore.
ܐܬܟ̣ܬܒܬ݀ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘ݊ܡܐ ܒ̈ܐܝܕܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܚܝܠܐ
ܘܚܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܢܫ ܘܣܢܝ̣ܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ. ܐܠܐ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܗ̇ ܐܘ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ̇
ܕܐܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܘܡܫ̣ܬܟܚ ܦܘܕܐ ܐܘܿ ܓܠܛܐ ܕܡܕܡ. ܕܠܐ ܢܥܕܘܠ ܠܕܘܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܘ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܐܝܬܝ.
ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܡܥܢܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܣ̇ܪܛܬ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܘܢ ܕܐܬܡܲܨܝܬ ܚܝܠܐ. ܐܠܐ ܬܒ̇ܥ
ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܘܫ. ܐܫ̣ܬܠܡܬ݀ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒ̈ܐܝܕܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ
ܘܣܢܝ̣ܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ. ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܝ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܠ̈ܬܡܐܐ
ܘܬܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܘܫ̈ܬ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ. ܒܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܐܕܪ ܝܪܚܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܘܥܠܠ ܨܘܡܐ.
ܐܬܟ̣ܬܒܬ݀ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܝܕܪܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܣܒܐ ܙܗܝܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ
ܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܣܡ̣ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܡܚܣܝܢܐ ܘܠܥܢ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܒܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܐܡܝܢ
ܘܐܡܝܢ
Add. 14,734, foll. 177–223
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/646
Date:
late 11th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 47 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Collected Lives
This manuscript contains: The martyrdom of George, the general (στρατηλάτης) Antonine, and the empress Alexandra; The history of the martyr Theodore, who suffered at Euchaita, under the governor Publius, or Popillius, in the reign of Julian. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 7 5/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 47 leaves (Add. 14,734, foll. 177—223), the last 11 of which are more or less stained and torn. The quires are four in number, but without signatures. There are from 14 to 19 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the latter part of the xith cent.
Contents
This manuscript contains 2 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.
Item 1 (Fol. 177a): The martyrdom of George, the general (στρατηλάτης) Antonine, and the empress Alexandra
Title: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܓܐܘܪܓܝܣ ܘܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܐܣܛܪܛܠܛܝܣ ܘܕܐܠܟܣܢܪ (sic) ܡ̇ܠܟܬܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܗܕܘ ܗ̈ܘܘ ܘܐܬܟ̈ܠܠܘ. ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ Excerpt: ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܦܘܣܝܩܪܛܝܣ ܥܒ̣ܕܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܐܘܪܓܝܣ. ܢܩܝܦ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܡܪܝ ܘܟ̇ܬܒܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܠܫܘܠܡܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܓܐܘܪܓܝܣ ܘܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܐܣܛܪܛܠܛܝܣ ܘܕܐܠܟܣܢܪ (sic) ܡ̇ܠܟܬܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܗܕܘ ܗ̈ܘܘ ܘܐܬܟ̈ܠܠܘ. ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ Excerpt: ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܦܘܣܝܩܪܛܝܣ ܥܒ̣ܕܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܐܘܪܓܝܣ. ܢܩܝܦ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܡܪܝ ܘܟ̇ܬܒܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܠܫܘܠܡܐ
Notes:
- As the above quote indicates, he narrative pretends to be written by Pasicrates, the servant of George.
- See the Acta Sanctt. for April, t. iii., pp. 117, seqq.
Item 2 (Fol. 193b): The history of the martyr Theodore, who suffered at
Euchaita, under the governor Publius, or Popillius, in the reign of Julian
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܢܨ̇ܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐ݊ܝ݊ܕܪܘ݊ܣ ܕܐܣܗ̣ܕ ܒ̇ܐܟܝ̇ܛܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܦܘܦܠܝܘܣ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܢܨ̇ܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐ݊ܝ݊ܕܪܘ݊ܣ ܕܐܣܗ̣ܕ ܒ̇ܐܟܝ̇ܛܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܦܘܦܠܝܘܣ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ
Note: See Add. 14,735, fol. 144 b.
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