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Add. 17,151

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/780
Description based on Wright DCXIX (2:490-491) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 109 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Cyril of Alexandria. The second part of the first volume of the treatise of Cyril of Alexandria, on Worship in Spirit and in Truth, viz. books v.-viii. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 3/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 109 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, were 14 in number, but ܒ, ܓ, and ܛ, are entirely lost, leaving lacunae after foll. 10 and 60. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 32 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the viith cent. See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 3b): Cyril of Alexandria. The second part of the first volume of the treatise of Cyril of Alexandria, on Worship in Spirit and in Truth, viz. books v.-viii. [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢܕܪܘܚ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 109a): ܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܚ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܢܐ ܪܒܬܐ.   Colophon: See additions.
Note: Book v. ends, fol.10b, with the passage (Opera, ed. Aubert, t. i., p. 150 D):ΚΥΡΙΛ. οὐκοῦν ὡς ἐν τοῖς ἀριθμοῖς ἀνέγνωμεν καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐξῆρεν ὁ λαὸς ἐξ Ασηρὼθ. Book vi. commences, fol.11a, with the words (Opera, ed. Aubert, t. i., p. 172 B)ἀναδησόμεθα ψῆφον, ῆ οὐ δοκῶ σοι φρονεῖν ὀρθὰ, τὸ ἔν γε τούτοις φιλοκρινεῖν ἡρημένοις; In book vii., alter fol.60, there is a lacuna, extending from Opera, ed. Aubert, t. i., p. 223 E, ἰσχυρότεραι δὲ προβαίνουσαι τῆς σύλπιγγος αἱ φωναὶ, to Opera, ed. Aubert, t. i., p. 234 .D, εἰρῆσθαι δὲ καὶ πρὸς ἡμῶν αὐτῶν ἁγίῳ παντὶ, τοὺς πόνους τῶν καρπῶν σου φάγεσαι.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 109a): After the doxology, we read the words: ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܕܢܬܠ ܠܗ ܡܪܢ̣ ܘܢܐܠܦ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 109a): In the upper part of the second column of fol. 109a, there is a note, which says that the book was the property of the lady Olympia: ܕܪܚܡܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܘܪܐ ܐܠܘܡܦܘ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ̇ ܠܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܢܝܘܗܝ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 109a): In the lower part of the same column, there is a note in a cursive character, stating that it belonged to a certain convent, the name of which has been erased, and that of the solitaries of ܒܢܬܐ substituted. ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ̣. ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܢܬܐ ܟܠ ܕܫܩ̇ܠ ܠܗ̇ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ̇܇ ܐܘ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ̇ ܐܘ ܕܢܦܚܡ ܡܢܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܦܢܐ ܠܗ̇ ܠܡܪ̈ܝܗ̣. ܗܘ̣ܐ ܝܕܥ̣. ܕܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܬܝܕ ܕܢܩܘܡ ܐܝܟ ܡܚܠܨ ܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ܀.
Addition 4: A third note, of still later date, names as its owner the deacon Sergius: ܕܫܡܫܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܢܟܝܐ.
Addition 5 (Fol. 1b): On foll. 1b and 2a there is a list of books and various articles of monastic dress and furniture, apparently lent by the librarian and steward of the convent of Mary Deipara to the monks John bar Simeon, Michael the priest,Měkīm the priest, and Zachariah. $ܐܝܬ ܨܝܕ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪܣܡܥܘܢ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ: ܘܕܓ̈ܕܘܕܐ ܦܢܩ̈ܝܬܐ ܏ܒ: ܘܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܚܕ: ܘܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܚܕ: ܘܕܡܪܝ ܝܗܘܢܣ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܪܐܣܝܪܟ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܚܕ: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܕܢܐܝܠ ܨܠܚܝܐ ܚܕ: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܣ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܫܥܝܐ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܝܘܒ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܢܐܝܠ ܨܠܚܝܐ ܚܕ ܩܕܡܝܐ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܒܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܪܥܘܬ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܚܙܩܐܝܠ ܚܕ : ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܡ̈ܡܪܐ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܚܕ: ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܐܫܥܝܐ ܚܕܐ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܡ̈ܡܪܐ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܗܘܢܝܣ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܝܦܛܟܘܢ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܚܕ: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܪܘܚ: ܕܗܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ: ܏ܠ. ܬܘܒ ܟܪ̈ܣܬܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܏ܒ: ܟܣܐ ܕܢܟܐ (ܕܐܢܟܐ (i. e. ܚܕ: ܘܬܘܒ ܦܢܟܐ ܕܢܟܐ ܚܕ: ܘܦ̈ܢܟܐ ܕܙܓܘܓܝܬܐ ܏ܒ: ܘܦܝܪ̈ܡܐ ܏ܒ: ܘܛ ܫܬ ܕܩܢܕܝܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܘܓܠܘܣܛܡܐ ܕܢܟܐ ܚܕ: ܘܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ: ܏ܘ : ܘܨ̈ܠܝܒܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ: ܏ܙ : ܘܬܠܝܬܐ ܕܩܢܕܝܠܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܚܕ: ܘܨܠܝܒܐ ܐܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ. ܘܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܡܩܝܐ (?) $ܘܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܨܠܝܒܐ. ܘܣܠ̈ܝܢ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ: ܏ܓ: ܘܩܪܝܦܛܐ ܚܕ: ܘܟܪ̈ܘܒܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ: ܏ܓ: ܘܫ̈ܦܘܕܐ ܏ܒ: ܘܡܢܪܬܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ ܚܕ: ܘܒܪܬ ܢܘܪܐ܀ ܘܬܠܒ̈ܫܬܐ ܕܦܬܘܪܘܐ: ܏ܚ ܘܙܘܢܪ̈ܐ: ܏ܓ: ܕܒܬܘܪܐ: (?) $ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܚܕ: ܣܘܡܩܬܐ: ܘܟܒ̈ܝܢܐ: ܏ܘ: ܦܬ̈ܐ ܘܫܘ̈ܫܦܐ: ܏ܝܛ: ܘܐܘܪ̈ܪܐ ܏ܒ: ܘܬܠܒܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܓܪ̈ܓܐ (?) $܏ܒ: ܘܦܪܣܐ ܚܕ: ܘܡ̈ܢܕܝܠܐ ܏ܒ: ܘܡ̈ܪܚܘܬܐ: ܏ܝ: ܘܬܒ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܨܝܕ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ܇ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܘܢ ܡܫܡܠܝܐ ܘܡܢܕܝܠܐ ܥܡܗ ܘܨܠܝܒܐ ܒܗ ܚܕ: ܕܣܝܡܐ: ܘܟܬܒܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܚܕ: ܘܟܬܒܐ ܕܟܪܢܝܩܘܢ ܚܕ: ܘܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܬܐ ܕܟܪܛܝܣܐ ܚܕ: ܘܬܘܒ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܨܝܕ ܐܡܩܝܡ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܡ̈ܡܪܐ: ܏ܡ: ܘܦܢ̈ܩܝܬܐ ܕܩܫܝܫܐ ܏ܒ: ܘܣܚܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܨܝܕ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ܇ ܘܬܘܒ ܐܝܬ ܨܝܕ ܐܡܩܝܕܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܝܢ܀

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