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Vellum, about 10 1/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 108 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 5, 13, 65, 72, 74, 79, 80, and 108. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been 24 in number; but leaves are now wanting both at the beginning and end, and there are lacunae after foll. 3, 62, 63, 64, 65, 71, 79, 80, 81, 82, 102, and 107. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 39 lines.
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Title: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܚܠܦܐ
- The running title appears on foll. 13 b, 23 b, etc.
- What the original number of chapters was, it is now impossible to say. The index, fol. 1 which is imperfect, has only 96 (ܨܘ); but the last number occurring in the book, fol. 102 b, is 129 (ܩܟܛ). The chapters actually extant are: xvii.—liii. (impf.), lv. (impf.) lvi., lvii. (impf.), a fragment (fol. 64), lxiv., lxv. (impf.), lxxxii. (impf.), lxxxiii. (impf.), fragments (foll. 80, 81, 82), cxx. (impf.)— cxxix. (impf.), and fragments (foll. 103—108).
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The authority most frequently cited in this volume is Severus of Antioch, from whose letters and homilies we find the following quotations.
Letters: to the deaconess Anastasia , foll. 19 a, 55 a; to Antonine, bishop of Aleppo , fol. 36 b; to the reader ܩܪܘܝܐ Archelaus , fol. 57 a; to the lady Caesaria , foll. 4 a, 59 b, 88 a; to Conon the silentiary , fol. 93 a; to Constantine, bishop of Laodicea , fol. 15 a; to John, Theodore and John, priests and abbats, ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܩܘܕܝܠܝܩܝܐ (sic) ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ, fol. 68 b; to Julian of Halicarnassus , fol. 90 b; to the chamberlains Phocas and Eupraxius , fol. 28 a; to the general (ܣܛܪܛܠܛܝܣ) Probus , fol. 18 b; to Scholasticus , fol. 63 a; to Sergius, comes and archiater, foll. 53 a, 63 a; to Sergius, bishop of Cyrus , fol. 29 a; to Solon, bishop of Isauria , fol. 95 a; to the monks of the convent of Mār Isaac , fol. 30 a; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܒܥ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܦܣܩܦܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܣܝܡܐ ܕܐܟܘܬܗ ܡܬܓܒܝܢ ܕܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܕܡܘܬ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ, fol. 93 a; imperfect extract, fol. 83 a.
Homiliae Epithron.: xvi., fol. 71 b; xxv., fol. 34 a; xxxii., fol. 32 b; xiii., fol. 32 b; xiv., fol. 65 b; lxiii., fol. 43 b; lxxxi., fol. 33 a; lxxxvii., fol. 102 b; lxxxix., fol. 45 a; xcv., fol. 40 a; xcviii., fol. 48 a; ci., fol. 31 a; cvii., fol. 51 a; cviii., fol. 23 b; cxv., fol. 39 b; cxvii., fol. 51 b.
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The other authorities quoted are:—
Basil: letter to Optimus (ܐܘܦܛܝܡܘܣ) , fol. 9 b; in Hexaemeron, hom. i., fol. 72 a.
Chrysostom: comment, on S. Matthew , fol. 34 b; hom. vi., fol. 37 a; on S. John, hom. xxxv., fol. 52 a; hom. xxxvii., fol. 52 b; hom. lxxxv., fol. 15 a; on Romans, hom. xxxi., fol. 14 b; on 1 Corinth., hom. xxxviii., fol. 74 b; on Gideon , ܕܥܠ ܓܕܥܘܢ, fol. 32 a; against the Jews, hom. iv., fol. 93 b; ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܠܟܬܐ, fol. 99 a; on the Cross and the Thief , ܕܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܘܓܝܣܐ, fol. 102 a.
Clement of Rome: second epistle to the Corinthians , fol. 76 b: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܠܝܡܝܣ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܦ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܟܕ ܟܬ̇ܒ ܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܝܦܝ̈ܣܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܡܛܠܬܗ̣. ܥܡ ܩܠܝܡܝܣ ܘܫܪܟܐ̣ ܕܡܥܢܕܪ̈ܢܝ. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ. ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܕܝܢ ܩܣܪܝܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܕܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܥܕܬܢܝܬܐ̣. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ. ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ. ܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܦ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ: ܒܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܗ ܡܝܬܐ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܪܫܗ̇ ܐ̈ܚܝ ܗܟܢ ܙܕܩ ܠܢ ܕܢܬܪܥܐ ܡܛܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܡܛܠ ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ.
Cyril of Alexandria: against Julian, hom vii., fol. 36 b; hom. xi., fol. 38 a; hom. xiv., fol. 65 a; letter to the monks of ܦܘܐܐ in Egypt , ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܦܘܐܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܟܦܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܦܓܪ̈ܐ ܐܢ̈ܫܝܐ, foll. 73 b, 75 a; comment, on Isaiah , foll. 103 a, 105 b; on Zechariah , foll. 107 b, 108 a.
Cyril of Jerusalem: fifteenth catechesis, ܡܢ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܥܣܪܐ, fol. 68 a.
Dionysius of Alexandria: letter to Stephanus of Rome , ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܣܛܦܢܐ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܦܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ. ܡܛܠ ܥܡܕܐ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܫܘܪܝܗ̣. ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܣܬܥܪ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܡܪܝ ܐܚܘܢ̣ ܐܘܕܥܬܟ, fol. 73 b.
Dionysius the Areopagite: letter to Timothy , ܕܚܣܝܐ ܕܝܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܕܐܪܝܣ ܦܓܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܬܢܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥ̇ܒܕ ܥܘܗܕܢܗ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ. ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܟܬܒܢ ܠܗ ܠܘܬ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܦܣܘܣ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܡܛܠ ܪܝܫܘܬ ܟܘܡܪܘܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ. ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܗ̇ ܢܣ̇ܒ ܡܛܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܓܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ, fol. 75 b.
Ephraim: ܡܢ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥ, fol. 64 b; ܡܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܝܒܝܐ, fol. 80 a; ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ, fol. 105 b; other citations, foll. 34 b, 36 b, 37 a, 72 a, 93 b, 99 a, 102 b.
Epiphanius: letter to the emperor Theodosius , fol. 73 a; the Ancoratus, ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܐܢܩܘܪܘܛܘܢ, fol. 73 a.
Gregory Nazianzen: in sanctum Baptisma, fol. 72 a.
Gregory Nyssen: comment, on the Song of Songs, hom. xv., fol. 47 b.
Hesychius of Jerusalem: comment, on the Psalms , ܕܐܣܘܟܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܡܦܫܩ. ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܐܢܐ ܢܥܬܩܘܢ. ܘܐܝܟ ܬܟܣܝܬܐ ܬܟܪܘܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܢܬܚܠܦܘܢ, fol. 72 a.
Hippolytus: discourse addressed to the empress Mamaea on the Resurrection, fol. 77 a, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܦܘܠܝܛܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܡܝܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ. ܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܣܝܡܐ ܡܒܚܢ. ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܡܝܐ ܐܡܐ ܗܘܬ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܣ ܐܘܛܘܩܪܛܘܪ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܩܒܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܡܟܬܒ ܐܘܣܒܝܘܣ ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܥܕܬܢܝܬܐ.
Ignatius: letter to the people of Tarsus , fol. 74 a, ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܛܪܣܘܣ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܫܘܪܝܗ̇ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܫܠܡܐ̣. ܡܢ ܣ̣ܘܪܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ ܥܡ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܬܟܬܫ ܐܢܐ.
Irenaeus: contra Haereses, lib. v., fol. 67 b.
John Grammaticus (Philoponus): on Aristotle, disc, viii., chap. 2 , ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܓܪܡܛܝܩܘܣ ܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܪܣܛܛܠܝܣ, fol. 73 a; on the Hexaemeron, disc, i., chap. 16, fol. 73 a; against Andreas ܐܪܝܘܡܢܝܛܐ, disc, iv., chap. 11, ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܢܕܕܐܘܣ ܐܪܝܘܡܢܝܛܐ, fol. 73.
Julius of Rome: letter to Prosdocius (ܦܪܘܣܕܘܩܝܘܣ) , fol. 71 a.
Methodius: Aglaophon or "de Resurrectione," ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܐܬܘܕܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܠܘܩܝܐ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܐܓܠܘܐܦܢܛܘܣ, fol. 66 a; ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܬܘܕܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܠܘܩܝܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ. ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܪܘܓܢܝܣ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܐܓܠܘܦܘܛܘܣ, fol. 78 a.
Œcumenius: comment, on the Revelation of S. John , fol. 72 b: ܕܐܘܩܘܡܢܝܘܣ ܓܒܪܐ ܝܨܝܦܐ ܘܕܛܒ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܐ. ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܡܫܘܕܥܢ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܫܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܝܠܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ.
Peter of Alexandria: from the discourse περὶ τοῦ μηδὲ προυπάρχειν τὴν ψυχὴν, κ.τ.λ. , ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܩܕܝܡܐ ܢܦܫܐ. ܘܐܦܠܐ ܩܕܡܬ ܚܛܬ, fol. 78 b; on the Resurrection, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܫܘܪܝܗ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܫܠܡܐ. ܟܕ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܬܘܩܢܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܦܪܓܡܛܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܥܦܪܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ, fol. 78 b.
Philoxenus of Mabūg: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ, fol. 88 a.
Theodore of Mopsuestia: ܕܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ ܗܪܛܝܩܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܣܒ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ. ܘܐܦܢ ܡܣܬܒܪܢ ܕܡܕܡ ܐܢܫܝܐ ܡܫܘܕܥܢ, fol. 35 b. See Sachau, Theodori Mops. Fragg. Syr., p. ܨܛ .
Theodoret: comment, on the twelve minor Prophets , fol. 35 a.
Theodotus of Ancyra: on the Nativity, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܒܒܣܪ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ, fol. 39 a.
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