Add. 14,567
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/300
Date:
6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 201 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Individual Authors; Theology
John Chrysostom. Homilies of John Chrysostom
Physical Description
Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 201 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, 20 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. fol. 20, ܓ; fol. 40, ܗ; fol. 120, ܝܓ; fol. 192, ܘ). A later hand has renumbered them with letters only. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 30 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a fine, regular Estran¬gělā of the vith cent.
See additions.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, ):
See decoration notes.
Hand 5 (minor, ):
See decoration notes.
Hand 6 (minor, ):
See decoration notes.
Decoration (Ornamentation):
The running titles of this manuscript on foll.9b, 19b, 29b, 39b, and 49b, are ornamented with figures of birds
Decoration (Illustration):
Birds are also sketched in outline on fol.1a and 1b.
Decoration (Illustration):
On fol.201a there is a rude drawing of a deer.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): John Chrysostom. Homilies of John Chrysostom
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ Colophon: See additions.
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ Colophon: See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Part of Homilies of John Chrysostom
Subscription (Fol. 178a): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
Note: The scribe has apparently omitted to reckon the five homilies in no. 1.
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): Five homilies de incomprehensibili Dei natura
Title: ܕܥܠ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Notes:
- The fifth homily ends with the passage, fol.57a, πολλάκις καὶ τῶν χειρῶν καὶ τῶν ποδῶν ἐκκεκομμὲνων, κ.τ.λ., t. i., p. 594, 11.18-20 .
- Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 543 ; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xlviii., col. 701
Item 4 (Fol. 57a): Three homilies ad Stagirium a daemone vexatum
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܕܒܗ ܡܒܝܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܫܡܗ ܐܣܛܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܫܐܕܐ ܡܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ Subscription (Fol. 159b): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܒܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ܇ ܠܐܣܛܓܪܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܕܝܘܢ ܗܘܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܕܒܗ ܡܒܝܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܫܡܗ ܐܣܛܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܫܐܕܐ ܡܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ Subscription (Fol. 159b): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܒܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ܇ ܠܐܣܛܓܪܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܕܝܘܢ ܗܘܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 160a): The homily entitled Daemones non gubernare mundum
Title: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝ̣ܢ. ܕܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܡ̇ܕܒܪܝܢ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ̇. ܘܡܬܥܕܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܣܡ ܒܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܗ̣̈ܘܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܡܬ݁ܟܫܠܝܢ ܒ̈ܛܒܬܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܠܒܝ̣̈ܫܐ̇. ܘܒܒܝ̣ܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܥܠ ܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ. ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂̇. ܥܠ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. Subscription (Fol. 178a): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
Title: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝ̣ܢ. ܕܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܡ̇ܕܒܪܝܢ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ̇. ܘܡܬܥܕܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܣܡ ܒܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܗ̣̈ܘܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܡܬ݁ܟܫܠܝܢ ܒ̈ܛܒܬܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܠܒܝ̣̈ܫܐ̇. ܘܒܒܝ̣ܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܥܠ ܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ. ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂̇. ܥܠ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. Subscription (Fol. 178a): ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 178a): Extract from a homily, showing that the observance of Lent is not sufficient to qualify
us for partaking of the holy Eucharist on the great day of the Resurrection of our
Lord
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܣ̇ܦܩ ܠܢ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܡܨܐ ܠܡܫܬܘܬܦܘ ܒܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ̇. ܒܝܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܗ. ܐܠܐ ܡܬܒܥܝܐ ܠܢ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܐܦ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܣ̇ܦܩ ܠܢ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܡܨܐ ܠܡܫܬܘܬܦܘ ܒܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ̇. ܒܝܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܗ. ܐܠܐ ܡܬܒܥܝܐ ܠܢ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܐܦ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 7 (Fol. 182b): Extract from hom. ix. on the Gospel of S. Matthew
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܫܥܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ. ܡܛܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܩ̇ܛܠ ܗܘܐ ܗܪܘܕܣ
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܫܥܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ. ܡܛܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܩ̇ܛܠ ܗܘܐ ܗܪܘܕܣ
Item 8 (Fol. 187a): Hom. viii. on the first Epistle to the Thessalonians
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܣ̈ܠܘܢܝܩܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܣ̈ܠܘܢܝܩܐ.
Note: Cf. Opera, t. xi., p. 553
Item 9 (Fol. 198b): Extract from hom. v. on the Gospel of S. Matthew
Title: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܘܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܬܬܟܠ ܥܠ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܪܩܝܢ ܠܢ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ
Title: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܘܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܬܬܟܠ ܥܠ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܪܩܝܢ ܠܢ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1a are the following words, written by the scribe in cursive characters:
ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܐ . . . ܟܘܪ̈ܣܐ ܦܢܛܕܝ . . .
which seem to mean:The first (volume) of the holy (bishop)John, (consisting of) — quires of five sheets or ten leaves (πευταδικός?).
Addition 2 (Fol. 200b):
On fol. 200b, after the doxology, we read a note, in a different hand, stating
that this volume was purchased for the convent of,ܩܫܪܝ
on the hill called ܛܘܪܐ ܫܪܕܐ,
in the year 929, A.D. 618, when
George was abbat. Some one has partially erased the name
of the place and the anathema at the end.
ܐܙܕܒܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܠܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܩܕܝ̣ܫܐ
[ܕܩܫܪܝ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܫܪܕܐ̣.] ܒܫܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ. ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܝܪܓܝ
ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ̣. ܘܕܘܝܕ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܒܬܪܗ. ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܦܪܢܣܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ. ܘܟܠܗ̇
ܐܚܘܬܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ̇ ܘܫ ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܩܿܠ ܠܗ̇ ܠܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗܿ ܘܫ ܘܠ ܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ̇
ܠܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩܫܪܝ̣. ܬܚܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܟܠܝܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ̇ ܠܕܘܟܬܗ̇܀.
Addition 3:
A later hand has renumbered the quires with letters only.
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