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URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/870
Description based on Wright DCCXVII (2:613-617) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 42 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Works of Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 24 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 ¼ in. by 7, consisting of 42 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 2, 4, 24, and 35. The quires, signed with letters, were once 17 in number, but the first 13 are now lost, with the exception of four leaves of ܐ. There are from 27 to 35 lines in each page.

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

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Works of Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit [defective]
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 345.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. A treatise on Rhetoric [defective]
 
Title:
ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ̇. ܠܐܢܫ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܥܡܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܐܬ݀ܦܠܓ ܠܗ. ܕܒܐܡܢܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܢܝܚܢܐ. ܒܕܡܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ. ܫܡܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܐ. ܕܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܪܗܝܛܪܘܬܐ. ܕܡܠܦ̣ ܘܐܦܘܕܝܟܣܐ (ἀπόδειξις) ܥ̇ܒܕ ܒܝܕ ܛܟ̈ܢܐ ܡܕܡ̣. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܬܬܩܸܢܐ ܘܬܬ̤ܕܪܟ ܗ̣ܝ ܗܕܐ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ܀
Note: In the margin of the rubric after the word ܘܐܦܘܕܝܟܣܐ comes the word ܘܡܚܘܝܢܘܬܐ.
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Chap. i.
 
Title:
ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܕܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ̣ ܘܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܢܬܩܪܒ
Item 4 (Fol. 2b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Chap. ii. [defective]
 
Title:
ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪܝܢ. ܫܘܘܕܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ. ܘܕܡܢܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܪܗܛܪܘܬܐ ܒܬܚܘܡܐ. ܘܦܘܫܩܗ ܕܗܢܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 2b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Chap. iii.
Note: Wanting
Item 6 (Fol. 2b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Chap. iv.
Note: Wanting
Item 7 (Fol. 3a): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Chap. v. [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning
Item 8 (Fol. 3b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Chap. vi.
 
Title:
ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫܬܐ. ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܦܘ̈ܠܓܐ ܕܐܕܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܓܪܓܢܐ ܘܟ̇ܠܘܝܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܒܐ̣. ܘ[ܚܫܚ]ܬܐ ܕܒܗܠܝܢ.
Item 9 (Fol. 4a): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Chap. vii. [defective]
 
Title:
ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫܒܥܐ. ܦܘܠܓܐ ܕܫܘܝܘܬ ܡܢܬܐ ܕܩܛܐܓܪܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܦܠܝܪܘܦܘܪܝܐ ܕܡܙܗܪ ܒܝܕ ܬܚ̈ܘܬܐ ܟܬܒܝ̈ܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 5a): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Various metrical compositions, written with rhyme, the style and language of which are often very intricate and hard to be understood [defective]
Item 11 (Fol. 5a): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Consolatory epistle addressed to one Euphemius [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 5b): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܛܥܝܐ ܐܣ̈ܛܘܟܣܐ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܏ܘܝ.
Note: Imperfect at the beginning
Item 12 (Fol. 5b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Thanksgiving to God on the part of the said Euphemius, alias 'Othman bar 'Anbasa, of Callinicus
 
Title:
ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܦܪܨܘܦܗ ܕܐܘܦܝܡܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܠܥܠ̣. ܒܗ̇ ܟܕ ܒܗ̇ ܒܕܝܨܬܐ
  Incipit: ܟܠ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܢ̣̇ܚܘܚ ܪܥܝܢܝ̣. ܘܟܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܢܲܣܪܚ ܠܫܢܝ. ܕܐܪܡܪܡܝܘܗܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܥܒܕܢܝ̣. ܘܒܟܠ ܐܝܩܪ ܐܣܓܝ ܗܕܪܢܝ. ܘܥܡ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܒܦܣܐ ܣܡܢܝ̣. ܘܠܥܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܟܚܝܕܐ ܚܘܝܢܝ. ܘܒܥܪܝܡܘܬܐ ܐܚܕܪ ܟܠܠܢܝ̣. ܘܒܩܢܝܢܐ ܐܟܚܕ ܫܟܠܠܢܝ. ܘܟܕ ܐ̣ܬܛ̇ܦܠܬ ܛܢ ܘܕܟܝܢܝ̣. ܘܒܝܕ ܚܘܒܗ ܚ̇ܪ ܘܚܘܪܢܝ. ܘܠܐ ܠܚܛܝ̣ܬܐ ܫܒ̣ܩ ܕܬܟܬܡܢܝ̣. ܘܠܐ ܠܒܝܫ̣ܘܬܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܬܫܟܪܢܝ. ܘܒܪܘܚܦܗ ܐܣܓܝ ܥܲܠܝܢܝ̣. ܘܟܕ ܟܝܬ ܡ̇ܛܬ ܚܢ ܘܕܠܝܢܝ. ܏ܘܫ.  Subscription (Fol. 10a): ܫ̣ܠܡ ܩܘܒܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܦܝܡܝܘܣ ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܥܘܬܡܢ ܒܪ ܥܢܒܣܐ ܩܠܝܢܩܝܐ.
Item 13 (Fol. 10a): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Consolatory epistle to a son on the death of his father
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܒܝܐܢܐ ܒܬܫܥܝܬܐ
  Incipit: ܛܒ̣ܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܩ̣ܨܐ ܡܲܚܫܠ ܠܐܕ̈ܢܝ̇. ܕܪܓܝܓܐ ܐܒܘܟ ܕܡܢܢ ܫܲܢܝ. ܘܡܢ ܥܘܙܗ ܕܛ̣ܒܐ̣ ܫܘܪ̈ܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܝ. ܘܐܬ̇ܓܢܚܬ ܛܒ ܒܠܒܝ̣. ܘܐܬ݂ܗܦܟܘ ܡ̈ܥܝ. ܘܒܕܓܘܢ ܐܬ̇ܪܢܝܬ ܡܛܠܬܟ݂. ܕܒܡܡܘܠ ܚܫܐ ܛ̇ܝܦܐ ܚܫܒܬܟ. ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܟܝܬ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܕܠܗ ܝ̇ܕܥܬ: ܟܠܗ ܗܢܐ ܒܚܫܐ ܒ̇ܠܥܬ݂. ܚܕܐ ܟܡܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܐܝܬܝܟ ܒܪܐ ܝܚܝܕܐ̇. ܘܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܠܗ ܗܘ̣ܝܬ ܟܚܝܕܐ. ܘܒܬܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ̇. ܬܟܪܐ ܘܬܕܡܥ ܥܠ ܕܡܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܓܗܝ ܗ̣ܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܠܬܗܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 14 (Fol. 16a): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Encomium on one Sergius
 
Title:
ܬܦܢܟܐ ܕܪܒܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܒܝܕ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܒܚܠܝܬܐ.
  Incipit: ܠܣܪܓܝܣ ܪܒܐ ܘܪܡܐ: ܕܡܕܥܗ ܕܡ̇ܐ ܠܝܡܐ: ܘܙܢܗ ܡܡܪܐ ܒܣܐܡܐ: ܕܐܝܩܢ ܥܘܕ ܠܗܝܩ ܐܢܐ̣. ܘܕܐܨܘܪ ܪܒܬ ܣܘ̤ܐ ܐܢܐ. ܘܕܡ ܒܡܠܬܝ ܙܥ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ̇. ܘܡܢ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܦܐ̇ܫ ܐܢܐ. ܕܫܪܒܗ ܕܡ̇ܐ ܠܛܘܪܐ̣. ܘܚ̇ܣܝܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܫܘܪܐ. ܘܗܘܢܝ ܚܠܫ ܡܢ ܥܘܪܐ̣. ܘܒܡܠܬܝ ܐܝܬܝ ܒܘܪܐ. ܘܟܕ ܐܣܓܝܬ ܒܪܥܝܢܝ ܘܠܐ̇ܝܬ: ܘܕܐܫܪܫܐ ܠܪܓܬܝ ܪܢ̇ܝܬ݂. ܘܕܐܪܫܠ ܫܘܥܝܬܝ ܨܒ̇ܝܬ. ܘܠܐ ܕܐܨܘܪ ܒܝܕ ܩ̈ܠܝ܇ ܐܘ ܕܐܪܡܪܡ ܒܝܕ ܡ̈ܠܝ܇ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܡܕܥܗ ܫܒܝܚܐ̇. ܥ̇ܠܒ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ. ܘܪܒܘܬ ܢܦܫܗ ܩܪܝܚܐ̣. ܘܦܚ̇ܡܐ ܠܫܡܝܐ ܪܘܝܚܐ. ܘܠܫܢ ܐܪ̈ܥܢܐ ܢܐ̇ܫ. ܘܡܢ ܟܘܠܠܗ ܦܐ̇ܫ. ܘܥܡܠܐ ܚܠܝܐ ܚܐ̇ܫ̣. ܘܩܘܠܣܗ ܠܐ ܡܐ̇ܫ ܪܘܡܗ ܫܡ̇ܝܢܐ̣. ܦܐ̇ܫ ܠܗ ܪܥܝܢܐ. ܘܠܩܠܐ ܕܥܢܢܐ̣. ܦܐܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܙܥܩܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: On the last word of this title there is the following marginal note: ܫܡܗ̇ ܕܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܚܠܝܬܐ ܕܐܟܚܕ ܫܘ̤ܝܬ ܫ̈ܩܠܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܘܡܡܫܚܬܐ. ܒܗܠܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܬܚܡܢܢ ܠܡܘܢܝܛܐ ܣܩܝܠܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 20b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Encomium on one Joseph
 
Title:
ܟܠܝܠܐ ܫܲܠܡܐ ܕܟܠ ܩ̈ܘܠܣܐ ܠܣܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ ܒܫܘ̤ܝܬ ܫ̈ܩܐ
  Incipit: ܥܠ ܕܟܝܘܬܗ ܘܡܗܝܪܘ܏ܬܗ ܕܣܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ ܣܢܝܩ ܗܘܝܬ ܏ܗܟܝܠ . . ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܚܐܦ܏ܐ ܘܚ̇ܘܪܐ ܕܪܥܝ܏ܢܝ ܕܐܪܡܪܡ܏ܝܘܗܝ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܟܝ܏ܠ . . ܕܐܡܠܠܝܘܗܝ ܏ܓܝܪ ܐܦ ܕܐܟܠܠܝ܏ܘܗܝ ܐܢܢܩܐ ܗܝ̣ ܏ܠܝ ܡܢ ܥܠܬ ܏ܫܬ . . ܕܡܪܗ ܢ̣ܐܪܡ ܘܛ̇ܒ̈ܐ ܢܕܘܨܘܢ ܘܫܦܠܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܬܦܢܟܐ ܢܣܒܘܢ . . ܘܬܬܪܝܡ ܚܘܒܬܝ ܘܬܐܪܒ ܡܠܬܝ ܘܠܫܢܝ ܪܦܝܐ ܒܫܘܒܚܗ ܢܨܛܒܥ . . ܒܕܓܘܢ ܐܒܐ ܡܪܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܪܫܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܢܗܪ ܡܕܥܝ..
Note: On the last words there is the marginal note: ܫܘ̤ܝܬ ܫ̈ܩܐ ܟ̇ܢܝܬ ܠܡܫܘܚܬܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܕܒܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܡܢܝܚ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܪܕܝܐ.
Item 16 (Fol. 31b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Against the seditious or agitators [defective]
 
Title:
ܟܘܘܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܟ̈ܘܝܐ ܠܛܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܘ̈ܝܐ
  Incipit: ܐܠܗܝ ܛ̇ܢܢܐ. ܗܒ ܠܝ ܒܚܢܢܐ. ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܘܬ ܫܢܢܐ. ܘܩܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܢܢܐ. ܕܒܗܘܢ ܐ̣ܡ̇ܚܐ. ܘܪܒܬ ܐܨܚܐ. ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܛܪ̈ܟܢܐ. ܕܒܝܕ ܛܘܟ̈ܢܐ. ܨ̇ܝܕܝܢ ܠܐܒܕܢܐ. ܢܦܫ̈ܬ ܥܫ̈ܝܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Notes:
  • Imperfect at the end.
  • Part of this poem, from the beginning as far as fol. 32 b, 2nd col., line 7, has been edited by Professor Roediger in his Chrestomathia Syriaca, 2nd edit., 1868, pp. 110, 111.
Item 17 (Fol. 35a): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. An encomium [defective]
 
Title:
ܩܘܠܣܐ
Note: Only a few words remain, the greater part of the leaf having been torn away.
Item 18 (Fol. 36a): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Part h [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 19 (Fol. 36a): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. A short piece
 
Title:
ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܒܫܘܝܘܬ ܫ̈ܩܐ
  Incipit: ܛܘܒܢ ܒܥܘܬܪ܏ܐ ܘܐܟܚܕ ܒܫܘܦܪ܏ܐ ܘܛܒ ܡܢ ܗܠ܏ܝܢ ܒܥܪܝܡܘܬܐ̇. ܘܒܐܘܚܕܢܐ ܬܘ܏ܒ ܘܐܡ̈ܢܐ ܚܣ̈ܝ܏ܐ ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܕܝܢ̣܏ܐ ܘܟܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ. ܕܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܓܙܗ ܘܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܐܝܕܗ ܡܠܘܐܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܕܙܝܘܢܘܬܐ ܘܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܛܪ̈ܦܐ ܟܝܬ ܕܥ̇ܕܝܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 20 (Fol. 36a): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Another short piece
 
Title:
ܫܘܚܠܦܐ
  Incipit: ܐܝܕܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܗܢܐ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܕ ܠܟܠܡܕܡ ܐܝܬ ܣܒܥܐ̇. ܠܗ̇ ܢܩ̇ܦ ܘܠܐ ܚܕ ܣܒܥܐ. ܪܚܡܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܗ̇ܝ ܠܐ ܡܣܬܒܥܢܝܬܐ̣ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܝܬܪܐ. ܐܝܟ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.  Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܦܬ ܝܛ
Item 21 (Fol. 36b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Another
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܢܐ
  Incipit: ܕܡܚܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܟܕ ܫܬܝܩ ܐܢܐ ܬܐܪܬܟ ܚܟܡܐ ܐܢ ܠܝ ܪܒܝ ܘܚܘܪ ܒܝ ܘܚܘܢܝ ܕܡܢ ܚ̈ܙܝܬܟ ܡܫܬܘܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܡܚܒ ܐܢܬ ܠܝ. ܏ܘܫ.  Subscription (Fol. 36b): ܫܠܡ ܦܬ ܘ
Item 22 (Fol. 36b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Another
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܢܐ
  Incipit: ܡܓܙܝܢܢ ܘܓܠܝܙܝܢܢ. ܘܪܚܡܬܐ ܚܠܝܬܐ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܘܡܙܒܢܝܢܢ. ܬܐ ܨܐܕܝ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܐ. ܕܪܥ̤ܐ ܐܢܬ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ. ܘܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܡ̈ܫܚܢܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܥܘܪܦܢܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܥܘܠܒܢܐ. ܘܐܢ ܠܝܬ ܠܟ݂. ܐܦܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ. ܐܢܐ ܐܪܬܝܟ ܘܐܬܐܪܝܟ݁. ܕܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܘܐܝܟܢ̇. ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܡܩܢܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܐܡܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.  Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܦܬ̈ ܠ
Item 23 (Fol. 37a): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. Another
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܢܐ
  Incipit: ܐܥܗܕܟ ܡܕܡ ܐܘ ܪܚ̇ܡܐ. ܐܝܟ ܐܢܫ ܕܪܥ̇ܐ ܠܡܘܬܪܘܬܟ. ܚܕ ܒܥ̣ܝ܇ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܒܚܩܠ ܪܚܡܟ. ܕܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܢܡܛܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܦܘܟ. ܗ̇ܝ ܟܝܬ ܕܦܝܠܘܢ̇. ܚܬܡ ܘܓܡ̣ܪ ܝܡܝܢܐܝܬ݀. ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܐܚܝܕ ܥܠܡܐ. ܟܕ ܓܝܕ ܨܒ̣ܐ: ܕܢܪܕܐ ܢܚܙܐ ܠܩܝܛܘܣ ܪܒܐ: ܕܡܢ ܩܒܘܠ: ܡܲܣܒܗ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܪܒܐ̣. ܟܠܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ̇. ܩܝܢܕܘܢܣ ܪܚ̇ܡܐ ܚ̇ܙܝܐ. ܘܩ̇ܒ̣ܠ ܥܠܘܗܝ̣. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܢܐܙܠ ܢܚܙܐ. ܡ̇ܢܘ. ܘܐܢ ܙܝܡܝܐ ܗ̣ܝ܆ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܬܣܒܟ ܐܘ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܐ. ܘܛܦ ܠܬܗܘܡܐ ܘܕܫ ܥܠ ܩܝܛܘܣ ܘܠܗ ܥܡ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܛܒܥܗ ܩܝܛܘܣ. ܏ܘܫ  Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܏ܟܚ.
Item 24 (Fol. 37b): Antonius Rhetor of Tagrit. A discourse against those who do violence unto grace (the thankless or ungrateful)
 
Title:
ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܏ܫܝܒ. ܡܡܠܐ ܥܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܛ̈ܠܡܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܒܛܪܝܦܘܕܐ.
  Incipit: ܒܥܕܢܐ ܒܗܝܠܐ ܕܛܗܪܐ ܚܣܝܢ܏ܐ ܟܕ ܒܩܝܠܐ ܪܡܸܐ ܐܢ܏ܐ. ܘܫܢܬܐ ܓܢܸܐ ܒܥܝ̈ܢ܏ܝ ܘܫܬܩܐ ܥܢܸܐ ܒܠܫܢ܏ܝ ܘܕܐܚܪܫ ܩܪܝܒ ܐܢ܏ܐ. ܩܠ ܙܡ̈ܡܐ ܫܡ̇ܥ܏܏܏ܬ ܕܡܪܝܒܝܢ ܠܐܐ܏ܪ ܘܠܫܡܥܐ ܡܕܠܚܝ܏ܢ. ܘܣܒܪܬ ܕܕܒܘܪ̈ܐ. ܡܢ ܩ̣ܨ ܚܘܡܡܐ ܫܓܫܝܢ. ܘܡܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܐܕܫܬ ܘܚܘ̈ܫܒܝ ܐܣܪܚܬ ܘܠܢܝܚܐ ܥ̇ܦܩܬ. ܥܕܡܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܠܥܙܐ ܐܬܕܡܝ ܕܩܠܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܘܡܡܠܠܐ̇ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ. ܘܡܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܬܡܪ̈ܝ ܚܬ̈ܝܡܝ ܒܐܒܪܐ ܦܬ݁ܚܬ ܘܐܬܒܝܢܬ. ܘܗܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܟܡܝܪܐ ܕܚܝܪܗ ܓܥܝܪܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܓܢܸܐ ܒܣܬܪ ܬܪܥܐ. ܘܡܩܪ̈ܡܛܢ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܘܡܬܲܠܝܢ ܓܒܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܪܟܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܣܦܘ̈ܬܗ ܪ̈ܬܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܡܦܪܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܒܩ̈ܝ ܪܡܫܐ. ܘܕܡ̇ܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܒܛܝܢ ܒܓܘ ܠܒܗ ܥܝܛܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ. ܘܝ̇ܠܕ ܠܫܢܗ ܡܣܓܐ ܠܘܬ̈ܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܘܝܐܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 41b): On fol. 41 b, at the foot of the page, there once stood a note in a different hand, which has been carefully erased, with the exception of the first three words ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 42a): On fol. 42 a there is a note of still later date, stating that this book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, and concluding with a tremendous anathema. [ܐܝ]ܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܝ. ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܡܪܚ ܘܡܦܩ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܚܪܡܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܙܩܝܦܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܢܗܪܐ ܘܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܝܬܐ ܘܕܬܠܬܡܐ ܘܬܡܢܬܥܣܪ ܐܒ̈ܗܐ ܡܢ ܢܐܩܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܐܬܝܢ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܘܣܢܛܢܛܢܘܣܦܠܝܣ ܘܕܡܐ [ܘܚ]ـܡܫܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܦܣܘܣ ܘܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܡܢ ܪܘܗܡܝ ܢܗܐ ܒܗ ܒܐܒ̈ܗܘܗܝ ܘܒܥ̈ܢܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܒܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.

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