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Add. 17,154

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/783
Description based on Wright DCXCI (2:557-558) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 52 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Sergius Grammaticus, Severus of Antioch. The correspondence of Sergius Grammaticus andSeverus of Antioch, regarding the doctrine of the Two Natures in Christ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 52 leaves, some of which are slightly stained, especially at the beginning. The quires, signed with letters, are 6 in number. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 42 lines.

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

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Sergius Grammaticus, Severus of Antioch. The correspondence of Sergius Grammaticus and Severus of Antioch, regarding the doctrine of the Two Natures in Christ
Note: The writings of Cyril of Alexandria are quoted on almost every page of these letters. The other authorities cited are: Amphilochius, epist. to Seleucus , fol. 44 b; Andrew of Samosata, fol. 28 a; Aristotle, foll.36 b, 44 a; Athanasius, foll.21 a, 26 a, 43 a; Basil; Chrysostom; Diodorus of Tarsus, fol. 17 b; Dioscorus of Alexandria, epist. to Domnus of Antioch , fol. 32 a; Eustathius of Antioch, Commentary on Ps. Psalm xcii., fol. 42 b; Gregory Nazianzen; Julius of Rome, foll.7 b, 27 b; Leo of Rome, fol. 49 b; Nestorius, foll. 24 b, 49 b; Theodoret, fol. 49 b; and the Acts of the Council of Chalcedon, fol. 50 a.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The first letter of Sergius to Severus
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ̣. ܠܘܬ ܚܣܝܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̇. ܕܒܗ̇ ܫܐ̇ܠ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܬܪܥܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܫܒܚܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܟܕ ܐܬܚܫܚܘ ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܚܠܒ. ܘܫܠܚ̣ ܗܟܢܐ.
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): Severus of Antioch. The reply of Severus
 
Title:
ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܦܐ ܘܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̣. ܠܘܬ ܢܟܦܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ̇. ܕܫܐ̇ܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܘܡܥܒ̈ܕܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܦܪ̈ܘܩܝܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 11a): The second letter of Sergius to Severus
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ̣. ܠܘܬܗ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 14b): Severus of Antioch. The reply of Severus
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ̣. ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܨܐܕܘܗܝ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ..
Item 6 (Fol. 33b): The third letter of Sergius to Severus
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ̣. ܠܘܬܗ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 39a): Severus of Antioch. The reply of Severus
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ̣ ܨܐܕܘܗܝ ܕܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣFoll. 39a-48
Item 8 (Fol. 48b): The Apology of Sergius
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ̣. ܠܘܬܗ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ
  Incipit: ܠܡܪܝ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ: ܠܐܒ̈ܗܐ ܦܝܠܣ̈ܘܦܐ̣. ܣܪܓܝܣ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ̣. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ. ܡܩ̈ܠܣܝ ܒܓܢܣܐ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܫܝܡ ܘܝܦܬ: ܕܟܕ ܐܬܦܪܣܝ ܐܒܐ̣. ܐܦܠܐ ܠܚܙܬܐ ܣܝܒܪܘ. ܐܠܐ ܥܡ ܬܚܡܨܬܐ ܚܐܪܝܬܐ̣. ܒܡܐܢܐ ܟܣܝܘ. ܚܡ ܕܝܢ ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܐܢܫ ܘܥܪܘܩܐ̣ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܙܢܐ̣. ܓܚ̇ܟ ܓܝܪ. ܘܪܘܝܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܠܕ݂ ܪܩܕ. ܕܒ̈ܝܫܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܣܟܠܝܢܢ ܚܢܢ ܟܢܝ̈ܟܐ. ܏ܘܫ..   Subscription (Fol. 52b): ܫܠܡ ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 1a): According to a note on fol. 1a, the book was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by one Michael bar Kattā'ē. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܒܪ ܩ̈ܛܥܐ: ܕܫܟܢܗ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܩܝܛܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܢ܀ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܢܝܚ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܐܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܘܕܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ. ܘܢܟܬܘܒ ܫܡܗ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

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