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Add. 17,147

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/776
Description based on Wright DLXI (2:438-440) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th or 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 161 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. A Commentary on the works of Gregory Nazianzen, as translated into Syriac by the abbat Paul, consisting chiefly of short notes upon difficult words and passages; A scholion, showing in what order the discourses of Gregory Nazianzen were composed and delivered. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 67 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 7 1/2 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 161 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 6—14, 160, and 161. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been 17 in number, but the first and last are imperfect, two or three leaves being wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after fol. 156. There are from 26 to 35 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a neat, regular character of the viiith or ixth cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. A Commentary on the works of Gregory Nazianzen, as translated into Syriac by the abbat Paul, consisting chiefly of short notes upon difficult words and passages [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 161b): ܫܠܸܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܥܣܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ ܥܡ ܦܘܫܩ̈ܝܗܝܢ. ܘܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܕܚܕܬܐ. ܘܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ ܘܕܦܝܠܣܘ̈ܦܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܣܓܝܕܐ ܕܡܬܬܘܕܐ ܒܬܠܬܐ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܫܘ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ. ܗܫܐ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ̇ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ..
Notes:
  • At the end of those notes, the texts of Scripture cited in each homily are collected under the title of ܬܚܘܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ, and occasionally interspersed with illustrative passages from other writers.
  • The first and second homilies are wanting (see Add. 12,153 ).
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Apologetica [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 3 (Fol. 10b): Paul, Cyril. Cyril on Isaiah
 
Title: ܕܩܘܪ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܐܫܥܝܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 11b): Paul, Cyril. On Hosea
 
Title: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܗܘܫܥ. ܕܩܘ.
Item 5 (Fol. 12a): Paul, Cyril. On Habakkuk
 
Title: ܕܩܘ
Item 6 (Fol. 15b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Funebris in laudem Caesarii fratris oratio
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܣܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ
Item 7 (Fol. 19a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In patrem tacentem propter plagam grandinis
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܕܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 22a): Paul, Cyril. Cyril on Nahum
 
Title: ܩ܏ܘ. ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܢܚܘܡ ܢܒܝܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 22b): Paul, Cyril. On Joel
 
Title: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕ܏ܩܘ
Item 10 (Fol. 23b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In seipsum, ad patrem et Basilium magnum
 
Title: ܥܠ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ
Item 11 (Fol. 24b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Apologeticus ad patrem suum Gregorium
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܬܪ ܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 25a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Ad Gregorium Nyssenum
 
Title: ܥܠ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܕܢܘܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 26b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Ad patrem, cum ei Nazianzenae ecclesiae curam commisisset
 
Title: ܟܕ ܐܦܣ ܠܗ ܕܢܐܨܦ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܢܙܝܢܙܘ
Item 14 (Fol. 27a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Prima de pace oratio
 
Title: ܡܫܝܢܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 31b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Secunda (tertia) de pace oratio
 
Title: ܡܫܝܢܢܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
Item 16 (Fol. 34a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Tertia (secunda) de pace oratio
 
Title: ܡܫܝܢܢܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܐܡܦܝܠܝܟܘܣ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܪܝܢܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 36b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. De suis sermonibus et ad Julianum tributorum exaequatorem
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܐܟܣܝܣܛܘܣ
Item 18 (Fol. 38a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Ad cives Nazianzenos
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܝܛܝܐܡ̈ܢܘ ܕܐܢܙܝܢܙܘ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܩܢܛܐ ܘܥܠ ܪܫܢܐ ܕܪܓܝܙ ܗܘ̣ܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 40a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In Novam Dominicam
 
Title: ܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 42a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Funebris oratio in laudem sororis suae Gorgoniae
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܓܢܝܐ ܚܬܗ
Item 21 (Fol. 45a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Funebris oratio in patrem
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܘܦܝܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ
Item 22 (Fol. 51b): Homer. Extracts from Homer (ܐܘܡܪܘܣ or ܐܘܡܝܪܘܣ), twice
Item 23 (Fol. 51b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In Theophania
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 57b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In sancta Lumina
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 61b): Translation of Job by Symmachus, ܣܘܡܟܘܣ, and Theodotion, ܬܐܘܪܘܛܝܘܢ
Item 26 (Fol. 62a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In Pentecosten
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܦܢܛܩ̈ܘܣܛܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 66a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Theologica prima, adversus Eunomianos
 
Title: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡ̈ܝܢܘ
Item 28 (Fol. 68b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Theologica tertia, de Filio
 
Title: ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 76a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Theologica quarta, de Filio
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 82b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Theologica quinta, de Spiritu sancto
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Note: There are words written in Greek characters on fol. 85 a.
Item 31 (Fol. 88a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Adversus Arianos et de seipso
 
Title: ܕܠܘܬ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ ܘܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ
Item 32 (Fol. 91b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In Macchabaeorum laudem
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܩ̈ܒܝܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 93a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In laudem s. martyris Cypriani
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܘܦܪܝܢܘܣ
Item 34 (Fol. 95a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In laudem Heronis philosophi
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܗܪܘܢ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 98a): Philo. Philo the Hebrew
 
Title: ܦܝܠܘܢ ܥܒܪܝܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 98a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In Aegyptiorum adventum
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܐܦܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 100a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In laudem magni Athanasii
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܡܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ  Subscription (Fol. 105a): ܫܠܡܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 104b): Socrates. Extracts from the ecclesiastical history of Socrates
 
Title: ܐܩܠܣܝܣܛܝܩܐ ܕܣܘܩܪܛܝܣ
Item 39 (Fol. 105a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. De moderatione in disputationibus servanda
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܦܝܪܘܬ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܡܡܠܠܐ
Item 40 (Fol. 108a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. De dogmate et constitutione episcoporum
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܕܐܦܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ
Item 41 (Fol. 109b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. De Theologia (theologica secunda)
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܡܠܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ
Item 42 (Fol. 112b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. De seipso, etc.
 
Title: ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܡܛܠ ܐܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ ܕܚܣܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܗ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ܇ ܕܪܐܓ ܠܟܘܪܣܝ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ
Item 43 (Fol. 114a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In seipsum, cum rure rediisset, etc.
 
Title: ܟܕ ܦܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܓܘܪܣܐ. ܘܥܠ ܕܐܬܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܠܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ ܟܠܒܝܐ
Item 44 (Fol. 116a): Socrates the philospher. Socrates the Philosopher
 
Title: ܕܣܘܩܪܛܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
Item 45 (Fol. 116b): John Chrysostom. John Chrysostom, hom. xi. on the epist. to the Ephesians
 
Title: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 46 (Fol. 116b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Supremum vale coram CL. episcopis
 
Title: ܫܠܡܐܕܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܣܘܢܛܩܛܪܝܘܢ ܕܫܐܠܸܬ
Item 47 (Fol. 122a): Cyril. Cyril on Isaiah
Item 48 (Fol. 122b): Socrates. Extract from the ecclesiastical history of Socrates
 
Title: ܕܣܘܩܪܛܝܣ
Item 49 (Fol. 122b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. De pauperum amore
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ
Item 50 (Fol. 125b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In sanctum Baptisma
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Item 51 (Fol. 131a): Severus. Extract from the second epistle of Severus to Sergius Grammaticus
 
Title: ܕܣܐܘܪܐ. ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ
Item 52 (Fol. 131b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In sanctum Pascha
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ
Note: There are words written in Greek characters on fol. 132 a.
Item 53 (Fol. 135b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Funebris oratio in laudem Basilii magni
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
Item 54 (Fol. 142b): Theodoret. Extracts from the ecclesiastical history of Theodoret
 
Title: ܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܐ
Item 55 (Fol. 143b): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Exhortatio ad Virginem
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ
Item 56 (Fol. 144a): Philo. Philo the Hebrew
 
Title: ܦܝܠܘܢ ܥܒܪܝܐ
Item 57 (Fol. 144a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Ad Cledonium epistola prima (secunda)
Item 58 (Fol. 145b): Eusebius. Extract from the ecclesiastical history of Eusebius
 
Title: ܡܢ ܐܩܠܣܣܬܝܩܐ ܕܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܩܣܪܝܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 146b): Socrates. Extract from the ecclesiastical history of Socrates
Item 60 (Fol. 148a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Ad Cledonium epist. secunda (prima)
 
Title: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܠܕܘܢܝܣ
Item 61 (Fol. 149a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Adversus Julianum imperatorem prior invectiva [defective]
 
Title: ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ
Note: Imperfect at the end.
Item 62 (Fol. 156b): Theodoret. Extract from the ecclesiastical history of Theodoret
 
Title: ܬܐܕܪܝܛܐ
Item 63 (Fol. 157a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. Secunda in Julianum imp. invectiva [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 64 (Fol. 158a): Theodoret. Extracts from Theodoret
 
Title: ܕܬܐܕܘܪܝܛܘܣ
Item 65 (Fol. 159a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In consecratione Eulalii Doarensium episcopi
 
Title: ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܕܐܘܪܘܢ
Item 66 (Fol. 159a): Paul, Gregory Nazianzen. In dictum Evangelii, etc.
 
Title: ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
Item 67 (Fol. 161b): A scholion, showing in what order the discourses of Gregory Nazianzen were composed and delivered
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܣܟܘܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܫܘܕܥ ܥܠ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ: ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
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