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Add. 17,200

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/858
Description based on Wright DCLXXXIX (2:554-555) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 40 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Severus of Antioch, Julian of Halicarnassus. The correspondence of Severus of Antioch and Julian of Halicarnassus on the Corruptibility or Incorruptibility of the Body of Christ, translated by Paul of Callinicus. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 40 leaves, some of which are much soiled and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 12, and 13. The quires, signed with letters, are now only 4 in number. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 38 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a neat, current hand of about the viith cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 2): Severus of Antioch, Julian of Halicarnassus. The correspondence of Severus of Antioch and Julian of Halicarnassus on the Corruptibility or Incorruptibility of the Body of Christ, translated by Paul of Callinicus [defective]
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 46.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): A short introduction
 
Title:
ܣܘܟܠܐ ܕܡܫܘܕܥ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ̣. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܦܓܥ ܒܗ.
Item 3 (Fol. 4a): Julian. Letter of Julian to Severus
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܝܩܪܢܣܘܼ ܨܝܕ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ.
  Incipit: ܢܒܥܘ ܐ̈ܢܫܝܢ ܗܪܟܐ̣. ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܦܓܪܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܡܬܚ̇ܒܠܢܐ. ܟܕ ܡܬܚܫܚܝܢ ܒܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܝܬ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܣ. ܕܡܢܗܝܢ ܚܕܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܣܝܡܐ̣. ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܣܘܩܢܣܣ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 4 (Fol. 4b): Severus. Reply of Severus
 
Title:
ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܨܐܕܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ
  Incipit: ܟܕ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܣܝܘܬܟ̣. ܚ̇ܕܝܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܐܝܟ ܥܝܕܐ̣. ܕܫ̇ܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܚܒܝܒ ܠܝ̣ ܩܒ̇ܠܬ. ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܗ̇ ܚܦܛܬܢܝ: ܕܠܛܘܡܣܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܡܗ̇ ܐܫܬܕܪ ܐܩܪܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܬܟܬܒ ܡܢܟ܆ ܨܝܕ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܐܡ̣ܪܬ ܐܡܪܝܢ: ܕܡܬܚ̇ܒܠܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ܆ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܩܪܝܢܗ ܬܒܥ̣ܬ: ܕܐܦ ܒܘܚܪܢܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܒܥܬܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܢܫܕܪ ܠܪܚܡܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟ̣. ܘܗܕܐ ܟܕ ܡܫܬܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܼܢ ܚܦܝܛܐܝܬ ܣܥ̇ܪܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 5 (Fol. 5a): Julian. Letter of Julian to Severus
 
Title:
ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ
  Incipit: ܟܬܒܬܘܼܢ ܕܐܬܥܣܩܬܘܢ ܒܡܕܡ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢܝ. ܘܙܕܩ̇ ܗܘܐ̣. ܕܡܚܕܐ ܬܣܝܡܘܢ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܒܐܓܪܬܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܬܪܡܘܢ ܠܝ ܡܪܢܝܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 6 (Fol. 5b): Severus. Reply of Severus
 
Title:
ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܨܝܕ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ
  Incipit: ܣܓܝ ܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܬܗܪܐ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪܬ݂ ܪܚܡܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟ̇. ܕܒܡܪܢܝܬܐ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ ܢܦ̣ܠܬ̇. ܟܕ ܩܒ̣ܠܬ ܡܗܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 7 (Fol. 8b): Julian. Letter of Julian to Severus
 
Title:
ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܟܬܒܝܢ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ: ܠܐܝܩܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܫܐܠܬ ܫܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܡܕܢܚܝܢ: ܒܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܕܢܬܟܣܘܼܢ. ܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܬܒܐܫ ܠܐܢܫ. ܐܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܠܡܪܢܐ̣. ܕܠܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܪ̈ܚ̇ܡܐ̣. ܐܠܐ̣ ܘܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܢ̈ܦܠܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܬܟܬܒܢ. ܘܒܝܕ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ ܗܘܿܝܐ ܡܣܒ̣ܪܢܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܦܪ̈ܨܘܦܐ̇. ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܫܩܝܠܝܢ ܛܥܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܝܕܥܘܢ. ܐܠܨܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܛܪ ܚܘܒܐ̣. ܕܢܟܣ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܬܒܨܪܢܘܬܐ ܨܐܕܘܗܝ ܗ̈ܘܝܢ. ܘܢܦܢܝܘܗܝ̣ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ. ܕܡ̇ܟܣ ܒܓܠܝܐ̣ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܫ̇ܠܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 8 (Fol. 10a): Severus. Reply of Severus
 
Title:
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܙܗܝܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܦ̈ܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̣. ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܝܩܪܢܣܘ. ܕܒܗ̇ ܡܚ̇ܘܐ̣. ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܠܦܝܢ ܠܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ ܘܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ̇. ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܗ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܦܫ̇ܩܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܕܢܬܪܥ̇ܐ ܘܢܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܠܐ ܡܬܚܒ̇ܠܢܘܬܐ̇. ܕܦܓܪܗ ܩܕܝܫ ܒܟܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
  Incipit: ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܡܢܟ ܠܘܬܝ ܟܬܝܒܐ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܪܢܐ ܬܟܝܠܐܝܬ ܕܡܢܟ. ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܗܘܬ ܓܝܪ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܫܪܪܐ ܠܣܟܘܠܬܢܘܬܟ̣. ܒܝܕ ܕܡܫܘܕܥܐ ܗܘܬ ܥܠ ܫܠܘܚܗ̇܇ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܡܬܢܐ ܘܪܓܘܙܬܢܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ̣. ܠܚܡܐܝܬ ܠܡܐܡܪ̣. ܟܬܝܫ ܒܚܡܬܗ. ܟܕ ܡܨܚ̇ܐ ܠܝ̣. ܘܫܩܝܠ ܥܠܝ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܕܨܥܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: In it are cited: Athanasius, fol. 23 a, seqq.; Basil, fol. 13 b; Cyril; Epiphanius, foll. 35 b, 37 a; Gregory Nazianzen, foll. 16 a and b, 37 a; Gregory Nyssen, foll. 26 a, seqq.; Gregory Thaumaturgus, fol. 30 a, seqq.; Ignatius, epistle to the Ephesians, fol. 32 a; Irenaeus, foll. 27 b, 37 a; John Chrysostom; John of Jerusalem, fol. 27 b; Proclus, fol. 27 a; and Theodotus of Ancyra, fol. 23 b.
Item 9 (Fol. 38a): Severus. Discourse of Severus against Julian [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܦ̈ܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܝܩܪܢܣܘ. ܕܡܘܕܥ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ. ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܗ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܦܫ̇ܩܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܠܡܣ̇ܬܟܠܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܡ̣ܐܡܪ ܡܛܠ ܠܐ ܡܬܚ̇ܒܠܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܓܪܗ ܩܕܝܫ ܒܟܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
  Incipit: ܢܡܘܣܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ̣ ܒܥ̈ܕܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܫܬܡܫ ܗܘܐ ܕܡ̇ܦܩܕ݂. ܕܙܕ̇ܩ ܗܘ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܣܒܪܝܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ: ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܟܪܙܝܢ ܐܘ ܡܠܦܝ̣ܢ. ܕܢܟܦܐܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܚܕܐ ܘܡܒܚܢܢܐܝܬ̇. ܢܫܘܕܥܘܢ ܘܢܓܠ̣ܘܢ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ ܘܥܠ ܚܕ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܓܘܐ̣. ܫܘܝܐܝܬ ܢܬܚܫ̇ܒܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Notes:
  • See a Latin translation of this discourse in the Spicilegium Romanum, t.x., p. 169.
  • It is imperfect at the end, breaking off in the middle of a quotation from Athanasius.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 2a): From the words on fol. 2 a, this volume would seem originally to have consisted of 13 quires. ܟܘܪ̈ܣܐ ܬܠܬܥܣܪ̈ܐ
Addition 2 (Fol. 2): According to the marginal note on fol. 2, it contained also the commentary of Ephraim on the Gospels, ܦܘܼܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ

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