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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/773, Add. 17,144, London, BL, Add. 17,144, BL Add MS 17144, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 732, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXXXII

[This manuscript contains: Various writings ofBasilandGregory Nazianzen. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 32 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-142
title: Various writings of Basil and Gregory Nazianzen
  Foll. 1a-95
  author: Basil
  title: Homilies of Basil
    Foll. 1a-32
    title: Three homilies on Lent
      Foll. 1a-5
      title: Part of Three homilies on Lent
      Imperfect at the beginning, no title or incipit available.
      Foll. 5a-21
      title: Part of Three homilies on Lent
      rubric: 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.
      Foll. 21a-32
      title: Part of Three homilies on Lent
      rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܬܠܬܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
      incipit: ܒܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ̣. ܒܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܘܒܟ̈ܣܐܐ ܝܕܝ̈ܥܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܕܥ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܥܡܐ̣. ܒܫܝܦܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܒܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Foll. 32b-45
    title: On anger and wrath
    rubric: 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..
    See Opera, t. ii., p. 116.
    Foll. 45a-57
    title: On envy
    rubric: 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..
    Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 127.
    Foll. 57b-74
    title: On the discipline of the Philosophers
    rubric: 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..
    Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 243.
    Foll. 74b-95
    title: Showing that God is not the cause of evils
    rubric: 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.
    Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 101.
    title: On the martyrs
    rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
    incipit: ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܘܐܓܪܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ̇. ܕܐܬܟܢܫܬܘܢ ܘܐܬܝܬܘܢ ܠܕܘܟܪܢܗܘܢ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Foll. 96-115
  title: Letters of Basil and Gregory
    Foll. 96a-101
    author: Basil
    title: 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 Valens
    title: Ep. CCXLIII
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܒܣܝ̣ܠܝܣ ܕܫܕܪ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ ܘܠܫܪܟܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܓܐܠܝܐ ܘܒܐܝܛܠܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ ܕܣܒܠܘ ܐܪ̈ܬܘܕܟܣܘܿ. ܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܘܠܝܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 539
    Foll 101a-101
    author: Basil
    title: Letter of Basil to the prefect Modestus
    title: Ep. CXI
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܕܘܣ̇ܛܐ ܗܘܦܪܟܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 291
    Fol 101b-102
    author: Basil
    title: Letter of Basil to the orthodox priests
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܪ̈ܬܘܕܘܟܣܘ
    incipit: ܡܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܫܦܝܪ ܫܪܝܪܬܘܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ ܠܘܬܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܚܢ̣ܢ ܠܗ̇ ܠܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܛܢܢܗ ܕܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܢܡ̇ܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    Foll. 102a-103
    author: Basil
    title: Letter of Basil to Maximus
    title: Ep. CCLXXVII
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 611
    Foll. 103a-104
    author: Basil
    title: Letter of Basil to the Alexandrians
    title: Ep. XXIX
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ̈ܝܐ
    Cf. "Ecclesiae Ancyrae Consolatoria," Opera, t. iii., p. 155
    Foll. 104b-105
    author: Basil
    title: Letter of Basil to an abbat
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܘܢ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ
    incipit: ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܡܚܣܪ̈ܢܐ̣ ܒܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܐ ܗܘܘ ܠܢ ܡܥܟܪ̈ܢܐ. ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂ ܕܠܐ ܢܩܒ̣ܠ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܪܓܝܓܝܘܬܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟܘܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Foll. 105b-107
    author: Basil
    title: Letter of Basil, sent by the hand of the bishop Acacius, when he was a priest, to the convent of Mār Joseph at Teleda
    rubric: 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.
    Foll. 107a-108
    author: Basil
    title: Letter of Basil to Gregory
    title: Ep. XIV
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܒܣܝܠܣ̣ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܪܚܡܗ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 132
    Foll. 108b-109
    author: Gregory of Nazianzus Gregory
    title: The reply of Gregory to Basil
    title: Ep. IV
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܪܚܡܗ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 3
    Foll. 109b-110
    author: Gregory of Nazianzus Gregory
    title: Letter of Gregory to Basil
    title: Ep. V
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܬ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܓܪܓܘܪܝܘܣ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 5
    Foll. 110b-115
    author: Basil
    title: The reply of Basil to Gregory
    title: Ep. II
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ̣ ܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 99
  Foll. 115b-116
  author: Gregory of Nazianzus Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Extracts from funeral discourses of Gregory Nazianzen
    Foll. 115b-116
    title: On his brother Caesarius
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܪܚܡܗ ܡܢܬܐ ܩܠܝܠ܆ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ
    Fol. 116
    title: On his father
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ܇ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܒܐܢܙܝܢܙܘ
    Foll. 116b
    title: On his sister Gorgonia
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܓܘܢܝܐ ܚܬܗ
  Foll. 116b-165
  author: Basil
  title: Letters of Basil
    Foll. 116b-122
    title: To a fallen virgin
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܢܦܠܬ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ
    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 ܕܡܟܘܠܬܐ 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
    There is an unidentifiable character in Wright's transcription.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 191, ep. xlvi.
    Foll. 122a-134
    title: A second letter to the same woman, on her repentance
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܟܕ ܠܗ̇
    See Add. 14,607 [...], no. 4, b.
    Foll. 134b-142
    title: To the recluses
    rubric: 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..
  author: Gregory of Nazianzus Gregory Nazianzen
  title: A discourse of Gregory Nazianzen on those who are tried or afflicted
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܢܣܝܐ
  A few words are wanting at the end.
  Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 257, "de pauperum amore."

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.

Vellum

165 ff. 8 3/4 × 5.5

The quires, signed with letters, were originally 18 in number

- The last three leaves are slightly stained and soiled

- The first quire is now lost and the last quire is imperfect.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 34 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular character of the vith cent.

See additions.

- xth cent

6th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCCXXXII 2:652-654