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Add. 17,152

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/781
Description based on Wright DXCVI (2:477-478) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 594 / AG 905
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 120 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. The Commentary ofJohn Chrysostomon the Epistles of S. Paul to the Thessalonians. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 1/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 120 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 7, 9, 119, and 120. The quires, signed with letters, are 12 in number. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 35 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a fine, regular Estranglā, and dated A. Gr. 905, A.D. 594. 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.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): John Chrysostom. The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Epistles of S. Paul to the Thessalonians
  Colophon: See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): John Chrysostom. I Thessalonians, eleven homilies
 
Title:
ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܣ̈ܠܘܢܝܩܝܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ. ܘ:ܘ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. xi., p. 492; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. lxii., col. 391
Item 3 (Fol. 85a): John Chrysostom. II Thessalonians, an introduction and four homilies
 
Title:
ܣܝ̇ܡܐ ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ. ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܣ̈ܠܘܢܝܩܝܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 119a): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܣ̈ܠܘܢܝܩܝܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܘܕܠܘܬ ܬܣ̈ܠܘܢܝܩܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ
Note: Cf. Opera, t. xi., p. 590; Migne, t. lxii., col. 467

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 119b): There is a note, written by the scribe, John of Edessa, giving the date and other particulars. The name of the convent, to which the book belonged, has been erased, but the abbat of the time was Hannīnā, and the oeconomus Julian. `ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ. ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܀ ܀ ܀ ܐܫܬܠܡܬ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܒܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܗ ܕܫܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫ . . . ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܡܪܬܪܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܚܢܝܢܐ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܦܪܢܣܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ . . . ܕܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܐܚܘܬܐ ܒܪܝܟܬܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣ ܘܡܛܠ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܼ ܫܒ̣ܩܘ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܚܝ̈ܗܘܢ. ܘܐܚܒܘ ܨܘܡܐ ܢܓܝܪܐ ܘܫܗܪܐ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܢܢܩ̈ܘܣ ܕܦܓܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܗ̇ ܠܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ܆ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ̇ ܐܘ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ̇ ܐܘ ܕܢܦܚ̇ܡ ܡܢܗ̇ ܘܟܐ̇ܡ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܐܘ ܦܣܩ ܡܢܗ̇ ܡܕܡ̣. ܗܘܐ ܝܕܥ̇ ܕܩܕܡ ܒܝܡ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܚܠܨ ܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܐ܀ ܀ ܀ ܟܬܝܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ . . . ܘܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ ܕܣܝܟܗ ܠܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ . . . ܡܪܢ ܢܬܠ [ܠܗ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ] ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a): According to a note, this was one of the 250 volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.
Addition 3 (Fol. 120a): There is part of a perhaps somewhat earlier note, concluding with one of the usual anathemas.
Addition 4 (Fol. 120b): On the verso of the same leaf, two readers, of comparatively recent date, have recorded their names,Behnām and Gregory. ܐܨܕ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܠܸܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܬܣܐ̈ܠܘܢܝܩܝܐ ܕܐܝܘܐܢܢܝܣ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ̇ ܒܗܢܐܡ ܪܹܝܫܐ ܕܨ̈ܐܐ ܘܡܟܬܡ̈ܐ ܒܫܡ ܚܲܣܝܐ ܘܒܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܢܕܝܕܐ ܘܒܲܣܝܐ. ܒܒܥܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܨܠܘ ܥ̇ܠܘܗܝ ܘܥܠܐܒ̈܏ܗܘ ܘܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ. ܀ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܨܝܪܐ܀

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