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Add. 17,169

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/819
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Date: AD 581 / AG 892
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 126 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: John the Monk. Works of John the Monk, "the Seer of the Thebaid." In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 1/2, consisting of 126 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 61, 62, 120, and 126. The quires, 13 in number, were originally signed with Syriac letters (ܝܓ - ܐ); afterwards with Syriac and Greek letters (Α-ΙΔ); again with Syriac letters (ܝܓ - ܐ) ; and finally once more with Syriac letters from ܝܒ to ܟܕ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 31 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangěla, and dated A. Gr. 892 (A.D. 581).

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): John the Monk. Works of John the Monk, "the Seer of the Thebaid"
 
Title:
ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܚܙܝܐ ܕܬܒܐܝܣ
Notes:
  • See Add. 17,172, fol. 164 a.
  • On the confusion between John of Lycopolis (Assem., Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 45) and John of Apamea (Assem., Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 430; t. iii., pars 1, p. 50), see Cureton’s Corpus Ignatianum, 1849, pp. 351-2.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): John the Monk. Letter to Theodulus (and his disciples), who had written to him, requesting that he would write to them concerning the mystery of the new life after the resurrection
 
Title:
ܕܠܘܬ ܬܐܘܕܘܠܘܣ [ܘܕܥܡܗ] ܕܟܬܒܘ ܫܠܚܘ ܠܗ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܙܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܩܝܡܬܐ. ܘ . ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ̣ ܗܠܝܢ. ܕܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܚܝ̇ܠܐ ܕܐܪܙܐ ܕܡܥܡ̣ܘܕܝܬܐ̣. ܘܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܥܡ̇ܕܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ. ܘܕܡܢܐ ܝܘܬ݁ܪܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ ܕܥܡ̇ܕܝ̣ܢ. ܘܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܡ̣ܕܗܘܢ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܒܘ݁ܛܠܗ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܥܬ̇ܝܩܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܟܕ ܐܬܒ݁ܛܠ: ܥܕܟܝܠ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ. ܘܕܐܡܬܝ ܗܘ̇ܐ ܒܘ݁ܛܠܗ̇ ܕܚܛܝ̣ܬܐ ܓܡܝ̣ܪܐܝܬ݂. ܘܡ̇ܢܘ ܚܘܕܬܗ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ. ܘܡܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܡ̇ܫܪܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ̣. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܬܪܒܝܬܗ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܘܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܟܕ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܐܬ[ܝܗ]ܒܬ ܠܕܥܡܕܝܢ̇. ܠܐ ܡܬܚ̣ܙܝܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܥܡ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ. ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܩ̇ܒܠ ܐܓܪܬܗܘܢ ܘܩ̣ܪܐ̣. ܟܬ̣ܒ ܫ̣ܕܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܐܡ̇ܪ̣ ܗܟܢܐ܀
  Incipit: ܩܘܒܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܚܝܒ̇ܝܢܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܒܟܘܢ ܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܬܗ ܕܥܠ ܗܢܐ ܣܒܪܐ ܫܡܝܢܐ ܬܒܥܘܢ ܫܡܥܐ ܕܐܪܙܗ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܣ̇ܓܝ ܪܒ ܡܢ ܙܥܘܪܘܬܢ̇. ܘܚܝܠܬܢ ܡܢ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܢ̇. ܘܡܪܝܡ ܒܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ ܡܢ ܬܚܬܝܘܬܐ ܕܬܪܥܝܬܢ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܕܟܝܠ ܐܪܥܢܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܒܦܗܝܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܫܒܝܗ̇. ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܡܫܘܚܬܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܚܪܬܘܢ ܒܢ ܒܫܘܐܠܟܘܢ̇. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 3 (Fol. 17a): John the Monk. Letter to Eutropius and Eusebius on the spiritual life
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ̇. ܠܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܘܐܘܣܒܝܘܣ܇ ܐܢܫܐ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ̇. ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ̇. ܕܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܠܗܘܢ̇. ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܫܬܘܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ. ܘ . ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܢܘܚܪ ܒܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟܠ ܙܒ̈ܢܝ̣ܢ. ܘܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܠܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ̣. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܐܢܫ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܐ̣. ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܩ̈ܘܠܣܐ ܕܟܬܒܘ ܠܗ. ܟܕ ܡܘܕܥ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܣܒܪ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܕܡ. ܘܡܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܚ̈ܫܝܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܘܥܠ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܣܓܝܐܘܬܗܘܢ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܬܫܬ݁ܦܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܡܫܬܥܒܕܐ ܠܦܓܪܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܫܬܥܒܕ ܠܗ. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܫܟܚ ܬܫܥܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܠܨܒܝܢܗ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܫܦܝܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܘܐܡܬܝ ܡܫܪܝܐ ܕܬܫܬܦܐ. ܘܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܡܬܕܠܚܐ ܫܦܝܘܬܗ̇. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܕܡܒܛܠܢ ܕܠܝܚܘܬܗ̇. ܘܟܡܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܩܘܐ ܐܢܫ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ. ܘܐܡܬܝ ܡܫܪܐ ܕܢܬܐܘܐ̇. ܘܢܗܘܐ ܚܕ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܠܝܓ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ. ܘܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܫܟܚ ܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܒܫܝܢܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܗ. ܘܡ̇ܢܘ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܪܝܐ̣. ܘܡ̇ܢܘ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܓܘܝܐ. ܘܒܐܝܢܐ ܕܘܪܐ ܡܫܪܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܢܬܥܠܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܚܙܝ̣ܢ ܘܒܐܝܢܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܡܫܬܘܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܓܠܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܐܡܬܝ ܡܫܪܐ ܕܢܚܒ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܩܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ̣. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܥ̈ܒܕܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܒܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ. ܘܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܫܬܘܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܗܠܝ̣ܢ. ܘܡ̇ܢܘ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܡܩܪܒ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܐܡܬܝ ܥܐܠ ܠܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ̣. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܗܘܝܐ ܠܗ ܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܓܘܝܐ̇. ܥܡ ܦܪ̈ܨܘܦܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܐ. ܡܫܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܡܢܗ ܕܫܘܪܝܐ̣. ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ̣ ܗܟܢܐ܀
  Incipit: ܠܛܟܣܐ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ: ܢܡܘܣܐ ܡܩܪܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܢ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܣܠܝܢܢ ܠܢܡܘܣܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 4 (Fol. 32b): John the Monk. Four discourses on the soul, and on the division of the human passions; in the form of dialogues with Eusobius and Eutropius
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܦܫ̈ܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 431, no. 2.
Item 5 (Fol. 32b): John the Monk. The first discourse
 
Title:
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܘܛܪܘܦ ܘܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܩܒܠܢ ܐܓܪܬܗ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ. ܐܝܨܦܢܢ ܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܢ ܕܠܘܬܗ. ܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܥܠܢ ܠܟܘܪܚܗ. ܘܝܗܒܢ ܫܠܡܐ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ. ܒܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ. ܒܡܡܠܠܢ ܕܥܡ ܚ̈ܕܕܐ. ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܬܡܠܠ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܟܬܒ. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܫܘܐܠܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܦܓܪ ܒܦܓܪܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܬܣܝܡܬ ܦܘܣܝܣ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܀
Item 6 (Fol. 47b): John the Monk. The second discourse
 
Title:
ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܙ̈ܘܥܝܗܘܢ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘ ܕܟܝܢܗ̇ ܘܕܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܗ̇ . ܘ . ܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܫܠܡܢܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ: ܘܥܠܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܘܬܡܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ. ܫ̇ܪܝ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܢ. ܐܢܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒ ܐܝܟ ܐܣܝܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܕܒܛܝܠ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܟܐ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܕܦܓܪܐ. ܠܡܚܘܝܘ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܐܣܝܘܬܗܘܢ̇ ܐܦ ܠܝ ܫܩܠ ܛܥܢܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܝ ܐܝܟ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ. ܕܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܥܝܬܘܢ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܟܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܫܐܠܬܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 7 (Fol. 62a): John the Monk. The third discourse
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ.. [ܠܥܕܢـ]ـܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܚܪܢܐ. ܟܕ [ܥـ]ـܠܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܨܠܝ̣ܢ. ܘܫܪܝ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܢ. ܠܟܘܢ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ [ܠـ]ـܐ ܬܡܐܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܬܢܝܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ ܬܣܬܟܠܘܢ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ. ܡܬܥܨܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܬܢܐ ܢܝܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 8 (Fol. 76a): John the Monk. The fourth discourse
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ. ܠܥܕܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܬܪܗ. ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܨܠܝ̣ܢ. ܫܪܝܢ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܗ. ܟܕ ܣܝܡ̈ܬܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܒܢܦܫܢ ܐܣ̣ܢܬ. ܒܥܢܝܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܢ ܥܡ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܟ ܫܒܚܢ ܘܐܘܕܝܢ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܟ ܗܕܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܢܫܡܥ ܢܝܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܝܢ ܚܝܪܝܢ ܒܠܝܠܐܝܬ ܒܫ̈ܡܗܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܨܒ̇ܝܢܢ ܕܢܐܠܦ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܟܠ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܦܓܪܢܐܝܬ ܘܢܦܫܢܐܝܬ. ܕܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܦܘܪܫܢܗܘܢ ܢܫܡ̣ܥ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܬܢܗܪܐ ܬܪܥܝܬܢ ܒܫ̈ܘܚܠܦܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ.
Item 9 (Fol. 83b): John the Monk. Discourse on S. Matthew ch. v. 4
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܐܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܢܬܒܝܐܘܢ
  Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̇. ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܐ ܒܛܝܠܘܬܗ ܕܥܠܝ̇ܢ. ܘܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܣܟܐ ܠܪܚܡܬܗ ܕܨܐܕܝܢ܇ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܘܬܐ ܠܚܘܒܗ ܕܠܘܬܢ.
Item 10 (Fol. 98b): John the Monk. Discourse showing how a man may be free from Pride, Arrogance and Vainglory
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܕܗܢܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܠܦ̣ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܠܐ ܪܡܘܬܐ ܘܫܘܒܗܪܐ̇. ܘܚܘܬܪܐ ܘܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܫܘܥܠܝܐ.
  Incipit: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܡܘܟܟܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܚܐܪ݂ ܒܛܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢܗ ܟܠ ܙܘ̈ܥܝܢ ܕܪܡܘܬܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܚܫܗ ܡܬܒܩܐ̣. ܠܓܡܪ ܚܘܬܪܐ ܒܗ̣ ܠܐ ܫ̇ܪܐ.
Item 11 (Fol. 105b): John the Monk. Another discourse on the same subject
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܒܐ ܢܦܫܐ
  Incipit: : ܕܡܚܒܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܣܟܐ ܕܡܕܪܟܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܪܘܡܐ ܘܥܘܡܩܐ: ܕܗ̈ܘܝ ܘܕܥܬܝܕܢ ܕܢܬܓܡܪ̈ܢ. ܘܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܘܒܐ. ܘܚܙܬܐ ܕܣܪ̈ܦܐ. ܘܚܝܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
Item 12 (Fol. 113a): John the Monk. Letter to a convent of Recluses, on the rest of the world from the offences that were in it.
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܚܒܝ̈ܫܐ ܥܠ ܫܝܢܐ ܕܒܪܝܪܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܟ̈ܫܘܠܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܘ ܒܗ
  Incipit: ܠܢܟܦ̈ܐ ܘܙܗ̈ܝܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ: ܗܢܘܢ ܕܚܪܘ ܒܡܘܟܟܐ ܕܡܪܗܘܢ: ܘܠܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܚܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܐܬܝܐܒܘ: ܕܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܓܠܝܢܗ ܢܫܬܘܘܢ: ܕܡܛܠ ܐܘܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܫܒܝܚܬܐ: ܘܫܪܪܗܘܢ ܡܫܡܠܝܐ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܢ: ܐܦܢ ܓܝܪ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ: ܐܠܐ ܚܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܚܕ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܒܡܪܢ ܕܒܕܡܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܗ ܫܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܘܡܐ ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܫܠܡ. ܀ . ܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܕܒܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܝܒܬܐ ܠܘܬܢ ܐܫܬܠܚ܆ ܥܡܗ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܗ ܚܙܝܢ. ܒܗ ܓܝܪ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܫ̇ܡܝܢܐ ܕܫܝܢ ܟܠ ܒܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ ܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܡܙܝܓ. ܏ܘܫ..
Item 13 (Fol. 121a): John the Monk. Discourse on the dispensations of God, showing why the good are afflicted, whilst the evil and wicked prosper in this world.
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܡܛܪ̈ܦܝܢ ܘܒ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܥ̈ܘܠܐ ܟܗܝܢܝܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ.
  Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܗ ܠܐ ܟܣܝ ܡܢܢ ܐܪ̈ܙܘܗܝ. ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܚܦܝ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܓܠ̣ܐ. ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܦܝ ܢܬܗܪ ܒܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܐ. ܘܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܓܠܐ ܢܫܬܘܕܥ ܚܟܡܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܒܨܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 14 (Fol. 124b): John the Monk. Letter to a society of his friends, on the maintenance of Love
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܗܢܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܚܒܢܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܩܘܝܡܗ ܕܚܘܒܐ
  Incipit: ܠܥܡ̈ܝܠܝ ܒܒܥܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܡܕܡܝܝ ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܝܫܐ ܚܝܐ. ܕܪܗܛܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܗܘܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܢܬܪܨܘ̇ܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܝ ܘܐܚ̈ܝ ܡܢ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܪܐ ܘܐܚܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܒܪܚܡܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܬܚܒܒ. ܒܡܪܢ ܕܟܢ̇ܫ ܠܦܗ̈ܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܨܘܒܗ. ܘܒܕܡܗ ܥܒ̣ܕ ܬܪܥܘܬܐ ܒܝܬ ܥܠܡ ܥܝܪ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܥܠܡ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܫܠܡ܀ . ܠܗ̇ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܘܪܗ ܒܢ̈ܦܫܬܢ ܐܪܡܝ ܠܗ ܒ̈ܥܝܐ ܗܘܝܢܢ ܕܒܢ ܢܫܠܗܒܗ̇. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܪܘܡܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܗ ܬܬܥܠܐ. ܘܠܘܬܗ ܢܚܝܪ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܝܕܥ̈ܬܢ: ܕܒܚܘܪܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܗ ܡܢ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܢܦܝܫ. ܏ܘܫ.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 126a): On fol. 126 a, after the doxology, there is a long note, which states that this manuscript was written by one Sergius, for the deacon George, his disciple Sergius of ܥܝܘ, and their relative Thomas, in the year of the Greeks 892, A.D. 581. ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܘܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܘܚܘܣܝܐ ܕܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܫܝܚܗ ܘܪܘܚܗ ܚܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܒܚܬܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܫܡܫܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝ ܘܠܐܚܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܡܢ ܥܝܘ ܘܠܡܪܝ ܬܘܡܐ ܒܪ ܐܡܬܗܘܢ ܘܒܪ ܓܢܣܗܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܥܡܠܗ ܘܡܢ ܕܘܥܬܐ ܕܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܝܗܒ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܘܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܩܢܐܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܢܝܢܐ ܘܒܘܝܐܐ ܘܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܘܕܐܚ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܘܕܟܠ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܒܗ: ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܓܠܐ ܒܫܘܒܚܗ ܥܡ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ. ܘܠܗ ܠܡܪܝ ܬܘܡܐ ܢܒܪܟ ܡܪܢ ܦܥܠܗ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܢܬܠ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܗ ܘܢܒܝܐܝܘܗܝ ܥܡ ܒܪܬ ܙܘܓܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܝܐ ܠܣܪܐ ܒܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܠܚܢܐ ܒܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܘܠܣܪܓܝܣ ܕܣܪܛ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܨܠܘ ܕܢܦܪܣܝܘܗܝ ܡܪܢ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܐܡܝܢ. ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܚܙܝܪܢ ܕܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܐܡܐܐ ܘܬܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܘܬܪܬܝܢ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 126): Of the next note only the first two lines are in the handwriting of the ancient scribe, and these contain a later alteration. The more recent addition mentions one Leontius and his father. ܘܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܘܡܐ ܕܐܬܚܦܛܘ ܘ[ܥܡܠܘ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܟܬܒܝ̣ܢ.] ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܦܪܘܥܐ ܛܒܐ ܒܨܠܘܬ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܘܗܝ. ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ. ܘܠܐܚܐ ܠܝܢܛܐ ܘܠܕܝܘܝܣܪ (?) ܐܒܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܕܢܬܚܢܢܘܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܡܝܢ..
Addition 3 (Fol. 126b): On fol. 126 b there is another note in a somewhat more modern hand, a considerable portion of which has been partially erased. It refers to the presentation of this and some other books to the convent of Mār Mārōn , by the priest Matthew and his disciples. ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܘܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܐܚܝܕ ܟܠ. ܘܒܪܗ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܪܘܚܗ ܚܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ. ܠܡܪܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܬܝ ܕܡܢ ܩܘܠܒ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܨܘܦܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܥ̇ܡܪ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܢ ܘܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܬܠܡܝܕܘܗ̈ܝ. ܕܩܢܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܥܡ ܟـ . . . ـܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 126b): Another note on the same page, also partially effaced, states that the volume was incorporated with the library of the convent of Mār Mārōn in the year 1056 (A.D. 745). ܥܠ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܫܬ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܡܪܝ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝ ܕܚܪܒܥܡܖܝܐ (?) ܟܕ ܐܝܬ ܒܝܬ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܘܛܪܪܐ (δευτεράριος) ܐܬܢܣܝ ܕ . . . ܪܬܐ ܘܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܕܕܠܡ ܘܡܪܝ ܩܘܙܡܐ ܕܡܥܪܬܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܡܪܝ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܕܪܡܬܐ.
Addition 5 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a the original note has been erased (with the exception of the first line)
Addition 6 (Fol. 1a): In place of the original note on fol. 1 a, it is now stated there that the manuscript was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the monks Matthew and Abraham of Tagrīt. ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒ̇ܐ ܘܐܘܗܕܢܐ (sic) ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܠܡܬܝ ܘܠܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܬܓܪ̈ܝܢܬܝܐ ܕܬܐܚܦܛܘ ܘܣܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܢܬܚܢܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܕܝܢܐ ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 7 (Fol. 1a): Underneath this note stands one of the usual anathemas, written in a current hand of the ixth or xth century.

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