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URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/773
Description based on Wright DCCXXXII (2:652-654) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 165 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Various writings ofBasilandGregory Nazianzen. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 32 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 ¾ in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 165 leaves, the last three of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 18 in number, but of these the first is now lost and the last is imperfect. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 34 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular character of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Various writings of Basil and Gregory Nazianzen [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Basil. Homilies of Basil [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Three homilies on Lent [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 1a): Part of Three homilies on Lent [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning, no title or incipit available.
Item 5 (Fol. 5a): Part of Three homilies on Lent
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܕܬܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
  Incipit: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܕܚܣܕܘ ܒܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܥܡܐ ܒܨܘܡܗܘܢ̣. ܒܩ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܗܫܐ ܡܘܕܥܝܢ ܠ̣ܢ ܕܡ̣ܛܐ ܐܦ ܠܘ̇ܬܢ ܥܐܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ̇. ܕܢܥܕܪܢ ܒܡܘܗܒܬܗ ܪܒܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 6 (Fol. 21a): Part of Three homilies on Lent
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܕܬܠܬܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
  Incipit: ܒܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ̣. ܒܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܘܒܟ̈ܣܐܐ ܝܕܝ̈ܥܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܕܥ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܥܡܐ̣. ܒܫܝܦܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܒܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ. ܏ܘܫ..
Item 7 (Fol. 32b): On anger and wrath
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚܡܬܐ̣ ܘܪܘܓܙܐ
  Incipit: ܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܐ̈ܣܘܬܐ ܒܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܕܐܘܡܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܬܡܠܠܘܢ̣. ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܢܣܝܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ̣ ܥܘܕܪܢܗܘܢ ܡ̇ܚܘܝܢ. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܡܘ̈ܠܟܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ̣. ܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܢܬܠܘܢ ܠܢ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܦܩܢܐ ܕܡܕܡ ܒܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܡܙܗܪ̈ܢܐ̣. ܗܝܕܝܢ ܚܟܡܬܗܘܢ ܘܝܘܬܪܢܗܘܢ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܢ̇. ܠܬܘܪܨܐ ܬܩܢܐ ܕܒܥܠܡܐ. ܘܠܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܓܡܝܪܬܐ ܡܫܬܟܚܝܢ ܠܡ̈ܬܛܟܣܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 116.
Item 8 (Fol. 45a): On envy
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚܣܡܐ
  Incipit: ܛܒ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܛܒ̈ܬܗ̣. ܕܕܠܐ ܚܣܡ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܠܗܝܢ ܒܡܘܗ̈ܒܬܗ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܘܝܢ ܠܗܝܢ. ܘܒܝܫ ܗܘ ܒܝ̣ܫܐ ܒܣ̈ܢܝܬܗ̣. ܕܥܒܘ̈ܕܗܝܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܟܠܕܘܟ ܒܛܢܢܗ ܡܪܝܪܐ ܒܐܢܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 127.
Item 9 (Fol. 57b): On the discipline of the Philosophers
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܬܩ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܘ̈ܣܘܦܐ
  Incipit: ܣܓ̈ܝܐܢ ܐܢܝܢ ܕܠܬܪܥܝܬܝ ܩܪ̈ܝܢ̇. ܘܡܓܪܓܢ ܠܝ ܕܐܡܠܘܟܟܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܟܘܢ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢ. ܐܘ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ ܕܒܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܡܬܪܒܝܢ̇. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܕܢ̇ܬ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܢ ܘܗܝܡܢ̇ܬ ܕܡܘܬܪ̈ܢ. ܏ܘܫ..
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 243.
Item 10 (Fol. 74b): Showing that God is not the cause of evils
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ
  Incipit: ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܣ̣ܬܒܪ ܕܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ̣. ܗܢܐ ܪܘܫܥܐ ܗܘ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܫܘܚܬܐ̣ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ܆ ܘܒܝܬ ܡܥܪܩܐ ܗܘ ܕܚܐܪܘܬܐ̇. ܕܒܥܝܐ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܥܘܠܐ̇. ܒܝܕ ܥܕ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܝܬܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 101.
Item 11 (Fol. 95a): On the martyrs
 
Title:
ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
  Incipit: ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܘܐܓܪܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ̇. ܕܐܬܟܢܫܬܘܢ ܘܐܬܝܬܘܢ ܠܕܘܟܪܢܗܘܢ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 12 (Fol. 96): Letters of Basil and Gregory [defective]
Item 13 (Fol. 96a): Basil. Letter of Basil to the bishops of Gaul and Italy, on the persecutions suffered by the orthodox at the hands of the Arians, in the time of ValensEp. CCXLIII
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܒܣܝ̣ܠܝܣ ܕܫܕܪ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ ܘܠܫܪܟܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܓܐܠܝܐ ܘܒܐܝܛܠܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ ܕܣܒܠܘ ܐܪ̈ܬܘܕܟܣܘܿ. ܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܘܠܝܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 539
Item 14 (Fol. 101a): Basil. Letter of Basil to the prefect Modestus Ep. CXI [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܕܘܣ̇ܛܐ ܗܘܦܪܟܐ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 291
Item 15 (Fol. 101b): Basil. Letter of Basil to the orthodox priests
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܪ̈ܬܘܕܘܟܣܘ
  Incipit: ܡܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܫܦܝܪ ܫܪܝܪܬܘܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ ܠܘܬܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܚܢ̣ܢ ܠܗ̇ ܠܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܛܢܢܗ ܕܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܢܡ̇ܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 16 (Fol. 102a): Basil. Letter of Basil to Maximus Ep. CCLXXVII
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 611
Item 17 (Fol. 103a): Basil. Letter of Basil to the AlexandriansEp. XXIX
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ̈ܝܐ
Note: Cf. "Ecclesiae Ancyrae Consolatoria," Opera, t. iii., p. 155
Item 18 (Fol. 104b): Basil. Letter of Basil to an abbat
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܘܢ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ
  Incipit: ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܡܚܣܪ̈ܢܐ̣ ܒܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܐ ܗܘܘ ܠܢ ܡܥܟܪ̈ܢܐ. ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂ ܕܠܐ ܢܩܒ̣ܠ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܪܓܝܓܝܘܬܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟܘܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
Item 19 (Fol. 105b): Basil. Letter of Basil, sent by the hand of the bishop Acacius, when he was a priest, to the convent of Mār Joseph at Teleda
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܒܝܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܩܩܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܩܝܫܝܫܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܣܦ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ
  Incipit: ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܝܕܥܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝܢ ܥ̣̈ܒܕܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܫܚܝܡܐ ܐܫܬܡܫ ܒܟܬܝܒܬܟܘܢ ܕܠܘܬܢ. ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܝܕܐ ܕܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ̇. ܕܠܘܬ ܦܘܪܣܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܐ ܩܘܠܣܐ ܡܣܓܝܢ ܒܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܠܒܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ̣. ܡܢܟܘܢ ܡܬܦܪܣܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܘܬ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܟܣܝܐ̣ ܒܗ̇ ܒܡܠܬܟܘܢ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 20 (Fol. 107a): Basil. Letter of Basil to Gregory Ep. XIV
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܒܣܝܠܣ̣ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܪܚܡܗ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 132
Item 21 (Fol. 108b): Gregory of Nazianzus. The reply of Gregory to Basil Ep. IV
Author Name Variants [en]: Gregory
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܕܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܪܚܡܗ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 3
Item 22 (Fol. 109b): Gregory of Nazianzus. Letter of Gregory to Basil Ep. V
Author Name Variants [en]: Gregory
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܬ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܓܪܓܘܪܝܘܣ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 5
Item 23 (Fol. 110b): Basil. The reply of Basil to Gregory Ep. II
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ̣ ܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ.
Note: Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 99
Item 24 (Fol. 115b): Gregory of Nazianzus. Extracts from funeral discourses of Gregory Nazianzen
Author Name Variants [en]: Gregory Nazianzen
Item 25 (Fol. 115b): On his brother Caesarius
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܕܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܪܚܡܗ ܡܢܬܐ ܩܠܝܠ܆ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ
Item 26 (Fol. 116a): On his father
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ܇ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܒܐܢܙܝܢܙܘ
Item 27 (Fol. 116b): On his sister Gorgonia
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܓܘܢܝܐ ܚܬܗ
Item 28 (Fol. 116b): Basil. Letters of Basil [defective]
Item 29 (Fol. 116b): To a fallen virgin
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܢܦܠܬ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ
  Subscription (Fol. 122a): ܫܠܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ̣. ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ̇ ܢܦܠܬ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܙܘܓܐ. ܘܥܡܗ ܕܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܫܘܠ̇ܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܗ ܕܠܘܬܗ̇܆ ܠܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܬܢܓܕܬ. ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪܗ̇ ܫܢܝܬ݂. ܘܐܣܝܪܬܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܗ̇ ܗܘ̣ܬ. ܒܐܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡ [unidentifiable character] ܟܘܠܬܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܬܐ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܝܐ. ܘܡܢ ܨܠܘܬܗ̇ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܝܗ̇ ܥܠ ܦܟ̈ܝܗ ܫ̈ܦܥܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ̣. ܘܠܗ̈ܝܢ ܒܟܣܐ ܡܩܒܠܐ ܗܘܬ݂. ܘܠܥܕܢܐ ܕܛܥܘܡܗ̇ ܕܡ̈ܥܝܗ ܒܚܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܫܬܝܐ ܗܘܬ݂. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܡ̣ܥ ܥܠܝܗ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܬܒܬ݂. ܗܦ̣ܟ ܟܬܒ ܠܗ̇ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܒܘܝܐܗܲ ܘܠܚܘܝܠܗ̇. ܒܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܣܟܡܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܥ̇ܠܡܐ ܢܦܩܬ
Notes:
  • There is an unidentifiable character in Wright's transcription.
  • Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 191, ep. xlvi.
Item 30 (Fol. 122a): A second letter to the same woman, on her repentance
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܟܕ ܠܗ̇
Item 31 (Fol. 134b): To the recluses
 
Title:
ܕܠܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܚܒ̈ܝܫܐ
  Incipit: ܛܒ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܐܝ̇ܬܝ ܠܢ ܛܒ̣ܐ ܕܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟܘܢ ܟܗ̈ܝܢ̣ܢ. ܗ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܟܦܢܢܝ ܕܐܣܘܚ ܠܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܒܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܡܠܬܝ܇ ܘܐܚܙܟܘܢ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܣܓܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܗ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ̣. ܘܐܬܢ̇ܩܦ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܨܒܝܢܝ ܛܒܐ ܕܪܓܝܓ ܠܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ̇. ܏ܘܫ..
Item 32 (Fol. 142b): Gregory of Nazianzus. A discourse of Gregory Nazianzen on those who are tried or afflicted [defective]
Author Name Variants [en]: Gregory Nazianzen
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܢܣܝܐ
Notes:
  • A few words are wanting at the end.
  • Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 257, "de pauperum amore."

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