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Add. 17,185

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/839
Description based on Wright DCCCXXII (2:838-840) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th or 11th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 92 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Philoxenus of Mabūg. Copious extracts from Philoxenus of Mabūg .; Basil. Writings of Basil.; John the Monk. Extracts from John the monk.; Ephraim. Extracts from madrāshē of Ephraim.; John the Monk. The letter of John the monk to Hesychius.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 37 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 92 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters, are 9 in number; and there are from 30 to 42 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, current hand of the xth or xith cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Philoxenus of Mabūg . Copious extracts from Philoxenus of Mabūg. [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): From the discourses on Christian life and character.
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): The ninth discourse.
 
Title:
ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܟܢܘ̈ܫܐ (sic) ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ: ܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ: ܕܡܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ: ܘܡܢ ܚܘܪܐ ܕܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ. ܕܡ̇ܠܦ ܒܗ ܕܐܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܫ̇ܠܚ ܠܗ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܡܠܝܐܝܬ݂ ܠܐ ܡܫ̇ܟܚ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ: ܘܢܫܬܘܬܦ ܠܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ.
Item 4 (Fol. 14b): The eleventh discourse.
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ. ܕܥܠ ܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ̣ ܘܟܘܿܒܫܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ. ܕܡܘܕ݁ܥ ܒܗ܆ ܕܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܡܫ̣ܟܚ ܐܢܫ ܥܐ̇ܠ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ܇ ܕܒܘܿܣܡܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 25a): The thirteenth discourse.
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܝܠܟܣܝܢܘܣ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪ̣. ܕܥܠ ܢܟܦܘܬܐ ܘܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܪܓܬ ܦܓܪܐ: ܟܕ ܡ̇ܘܕܥ ܒܗ܆ ܕܟܡܐ ܐܬܠܝܛܘܬܐ ܡܬ݀ܒܥܝܐ܇ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܗܢܐ ܩ̇ܪܒܐ ܡܬܟ̈ܬܫܝܢ: ܕܐܝ̇ܟܢ ܢ̇ܬܦܪ̈ܣܘܢ ܘܢ̇ܥܩܪܘܢܗ̇ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܡܢ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܟܣ̈ܝܐ̣. ܕܗܟܢ ܢܬܚܪܪܘܢ̇ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܚܫ̈ܝܗ ܓ̈ܠܝܐ܇ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܓܗ̇ܘܢ ܒܟܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܣܝܢ ܡܢܗ̇ ܘܡܢ ܚܫ̈ܝܗ̇܇ ܒܟܣ̈ܝܬܗܘܢ ܘܒܓ̈ܠܝܬܗܘܢ
Item 6 (Fol. 33a): From the letter to Patricius the monk.
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܝܠܦܣܘܢܣ. ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܛܪܝܩ ܕܝܪܝܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 44b): Basil. Writings of Basil.
Item 8 (Fol. 44b): Basil. Letter to his brother Gregory.
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ
Note: See Opera, t. iii., p. 99, epist. ii.
Item 9 (Fol. 48b): Admonitions.
 
Title:
ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܙܕܩ ܠܗ ܠܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܡܣܪܩܐ
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 295, "sermo de ascetica disciplina".
Item 10 (Fol. 49b): John the Monk. Extracts from John the monk.
Item 11 (Fol. 49b): Extracts from the three discourses on the Beatitudes.
Note: See Add. 17,170, no. 4.
Item 12 (Fol. 49b):
 
Title:
ܡܡܠܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣. ܡܢ ܦܘܫ̇ܩܐ: ܕܛܘ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 51b):
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܫܠܡܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 52b):
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܠܐܝ̈ܠܝܢ ܕܕܟ̈ܝܢ ܒܠܒܗܘܢ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܢܚ̈ܙܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 53b): On incitement to virtue.
 
Title:
ܫܪܒܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܓܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܘܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܝܬ ܕܡ̇ܥܟܪ ܠܢܦܫܐ. ܒܫܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܓܠܝܙܘܬ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܛܒ̈ܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Add. 17,170, no. 9.
Item 16 (Fol. 54b): A few lines from the commencement of the letter to Hesychius, as far as the words ܘܡܢ ܓܘ ܠܒܐ ܓܙܐ ܕܒܘܝ̈ܢܐ. .
 
Title:
ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܘܣܝܟܝܘܣ
Item 17 (Fol. 54b): Ephraim. Extracts from madrāshē of Ephraim.
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Item 18 (Fol. 55a): John the Monk. The letter of John the monk to Hesychius.
 
Title:
ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܣܝܟܘܣ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
Item 19 (Fol. 58b): Jacob of Batnae. A letter of Jacob of Batnae.
 
Title:
ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܢܛܢ (sic) ܕܡ̇ܘܕܥܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܬܝ̇ܒܐ ܠܚܕ ܡܣ̇ܟܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ.
  Incipit: ܐܝ̈ܠܝܢ ܕܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܥܠܝܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܕܬܠܡܝܕܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܦܪܫܘ ܠܡܪܕܐ̣. ܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܡܗܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܢܩ̇ܢܘܢ̇. ܒܫܘ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ̇ ܠܘ̣ܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܐܠܐ ܢܝܫܐ ܢܣ̇ܝ̣ܡܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ̇. ܕܢܚܙܘܢ ܠܗ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܗ ܫܦܪܘܿ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܢܛܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ. ܒܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ܇ ܒܝܕ ܠܐ ܚܫܘܫܘܬܐ ܕܡܚܘܿܝܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܨ̇ܝܐ ܒܗ̈ܕܡܝܢ܇ ܟܕ ܫ̇ܝܛܝܢܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܐܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܒܣܪܐ̇. ܘܕܝܫ̇ܝܢܢ ܠܪܓܝܓܬܐ ܐܪ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ̇. ܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܥܕܢ ܕܠܫܘܦܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܢܚ̈ܒܠܢ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 20 (Fol. 60a): Ephraim. Extracts from madrāshē of Ephraim.
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Note: As these pieces interrupt the text of no. 6, the scribe has written at the foot of fol. 59 b the words, ܐܥܒܪ ܐܚܘܢ ܦܣܬܐ ܘܩܪܝ ܒܗ̇ ܒܐܝܓܪܬܐ; and again at the foot of fol. 60 b, ܬܘܒ ܐܥܒܪ ܦܣܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܘܡܫܟܚܬ ܠܫܪܒܐ ܫܒܘܩ ܠܝ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ; thus directing the reader's attention to the fact that he must in each case pass over one page.
Item 21 (Fol. 62b): Ephraim. Extract from a metrical discourse of Ephraim.
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܬܫܬܝܠ ܘܬܫܝܠ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܠ̣ܐ ܫܘܒܗܪܐ ܏ܘܫ
Item 22 (Fol. 63a): Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae.
Item 23 (Fol. 63a): On the Divine Love.
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 316, no. 84.
Item 24 (Fol. 66b): On the Prodigal Son.
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ ܐܣܘܛܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 317, no. 97, serm. ii.
Item 25 (Fol. 71b): Ephraim. Madrāshē of Ephraim.
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܟܠܓܢܣ
Item 26 (Fol. 73a): Isaiah of Scete . Selections from Isaiah of Scete.
Note: See Add. 14,575, nos. 7—11.
Item 27 (Fol. 73a): To his disciple Peter.
 
Title:
ܕܠܘܬ ܦܛܪܘܣ (sic) ܕܒܐܫܥܝܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 83b):
 
Title:
ܕܥܡܗ (sic) ܠܗܢܘܢ ܠܐܚܐ (sic) ܦܘܩܕܢܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 84a):
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܒܟܝܢܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 84b):
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 86b):
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܬܐܪܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܩܠܝܬܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 89a): Ephraim. Metrical discourses of Ephraim.
Item 33 (Fol. 89a): In time of pestilence.
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܘܬܢܐ
  Incipit: ܥܐܕܐ ܪܒܐ ܥܒܕ ܒܢ ܡܘܬܐ. ܘܙܡܢ ܘܩ̣ܪܐ ܠܟܠ ܥܡ̈ܝܢ. ܘܐܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܠܫ̈ܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 34 (Fol. 90a): For a deceased priest.
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ (sic) ܢܟܦܐ ܕܥܢܕ
  Incipit: ܚܙ̇ܝܬ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܕܫܠܡ̣ܘ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ. ܘܦܪܚܘ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܕܢܝ. ܘܣܪܗܒܘ ܐܬܘ ܕܒܘܪ̈ܝ. ܐܝܟ ܨ̈ܝܕܐ ܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 35 (Fol. 91a): Jacob of Batnae. A funeral sermon of Jacob of Batnae on Strangers.
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 313, no. 44, serm. vii.
Item 36 (Fol. 91b): Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim, on the city of Nicomedia, and on the Resurrection and Free-will.
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܡ: ܕܣܝܡ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܢܝܩܘܡܕܝܐ. ܘܥܠ ܢܘܚܡܐ ܘܚܐܪܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܬܬܟܠܘܢ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ. ܕܦܣܝܩ ܩܨܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ. ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܪܢܝܬܐ. ܪܦܝܘܬܐ ܡܬܝܠܕ ܠܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 37 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there are written eight hortatory sentences, arranged alphabetically from ܐ to ܚ
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܐܙܕܗܪ ܒ̈ܓܙܝܟܘܢ. ܡܢ ܓܢܒܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܡܠܐ ܬܘ̈ܟܐ. ܕܟܡ̈ܝܢܘܗܝ ܩܛܝܢܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܬܘܩ̈ܠܬܐ ܡܠܝܢ. ܛܘܒ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܥ̇ܒܪ ܠܗ ܬܪܝܨܐܝܬ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: On the upper margin of fol. 61 a there is the note, "trial of the quill-pen." ܢܘܣܝܐ ܕܚܨܪܐ ܕܓܠܦܢܐ
Addition 2: On the outer margin of fol. 71 a, there is written, "trial of the parchment, whether it be good or not." ܢܘܣܝܐ ܕܩܠܦܐ ܐܢ ܟܫܪ ܐܘ ܠܐ

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