Add. 17,141

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/770
Description based on Wright CCCCL (359-363) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th or 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 110 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns; Service-books
Ephraim, Isaac of Antioch, Jacob of Batnae. A large collection of hymns (ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ,ܩ̈ܠܐ and ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ), ascribed to Ephraim, Isaac of Antioch, and Jacob of Batnae

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 110 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and soiled, especially foll. 1 and 48. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 16 in number; but three of these are now lost, and several others are imperfect. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 40, 48, 51, and 53. There are from 40 to 48 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the viiith or ixth cent.
Hand 2 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim, Isaac of Antioch, Jacob of Batnae. A large collection of hymns (ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ,ܩ̈ܠܐ and ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ), ascribed to Ephraim, Isaac of Antioch, and Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Ephraim. Madrāshē of Ephraim for the Epiphany [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܬܠܬܥܣܪ̈
Notes:
  • Originally 13 in number
  • The first five are now lost, and of the sixth only three lines remain.
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): Ephraim. Madrāshē of Ephraim for the Vigils of the brethren
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܫܗܪܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Note: 21 in number
Item 4 (Fol. 2b): Ephraim. Of the Confessors
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܘ̈ܕܝܢܐ
Note: Numbered ܝܚ.
Item 5 (Fol. 2b): Jacob of Batnae. Of the Martyrs
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Note: Numbered ܝܛ
Item 6 (Fol. 2b): Jacob of Batnae. Of the Martyrs
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Note: Numbered ܟ
Item 7 (Fol. 5a): Penitential madrāshē
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 5b): Paraenetic madrāshē
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 10b): Paraenetic madrāshā with a special title
 
Title:
ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 12b): An alphabetical paraenetic madrāshā
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ
Item 11 (Fol. 13a): Another alphabetical paraenetic madrāshā
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ
Item 12 (Fol. 13b): Another alphabetical paraenetic madrāshā
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ
Item 13 (Fol. 19b): Penitential madrāshē, in part alphabetical
 
Title:
ܕܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 22a): Ephraim. A Penitential madrāshā ascribed to Ephraim
Item 15 (Fol. 24a): On the denial of Simon Peter
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
  Incipit: ܟܦ̣ܪ ܗܘܐ ܘܢܦ̣ܩ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܘܐܫܟܚܬܗ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܐ. ܠܐܝܟܐ ܥ̇ܪܩ ܐܢܬ ܡܢ ܪܒܟ ܫܡܥܘܢ. ܐܝܢܐ ܐܬܪܐ ܡܩܒܠ ܠܟ. ܘܒܐܝܢܐ ܟܝ ܦܚܬܐ ܡܣܬ̣ܬܪܬܝ܀
Item 16 (Fol. 24b): An alphabetical sūgīthā on Mary, the niece of Abraham Ḳīdūnāyā
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝܡ ܒܪܬ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܩܝܕܘܢܝܐ
  Incipit: ܐ̇ܬܒ ܘܐ̇ܠܐ ܘܐ̇ܒܟܐ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܝܝ. ܘܝ ܠܝ ܕܡܢܐ ܓܕܫܢܝ. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܦ̇ܠܬ. ܐܚ. ܡܢܟ ܒܝ̣ܫܐ ܡܢܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܬ ܒܝ܀
Item 17 (Fol. 25a): Another alphabetical sūgīthā
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
  Incipit: ܐܘܼ ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܕܝܢܗ ܬܪܝ̣ܨ. ܘܟܠ ܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܓ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܗ. ܒܕܝ̣ܢܟ ܟܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܚܝ̇ܒܢܝ. ܡܐ ܕܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܬܓܠܝܢ܀
Item 18 (Fol. 25b): Three madrāshē on Cyriacus, patriarch of Tagrit,
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܬܓܪܝܬ
Item 19 (Fol. 27a): Various madrāshē, without special titles
Item 20 (Fol. 37a): Ephraim. Three madrāshē on the Church and on Virginity
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܘܕܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 38a): Four madrāshē on the Oil and the Olive, and the Mysteries of our Lord
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܡܫܚܐ ܘܙܝܬܐ ܘܪ̈ܐܙܝ ܡܪܢ
Item 22 (Fol. 40a): Three madrāshē on the Mysteries of our Lord [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܐܙܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ
Note: The third is imperfect
Item 23 (Fol. 41a): Ephraim. Madrāshē from the collection entitled the Hymns of Nisibis [defective]
Item 24 (Fol. 41a): Ephraim. An imperfect hymn [defective]
Note: See Bickell, no. xv .
Item 25 (Fol. 41a): Ephraim. Another hymn
Item 26 (Fol. 41b): Ephraim. On Abraham, bishop of Nisibis
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
Note: Five hymns; see Bickell, nos. xvii—xxi .
Item 27 (Fol. 45b): Ephraim. On Ḥarrān
 
Title:
ܡܕܪܫܐ ܥܠ ܚܪܢ
Item 28 (Fol. 46b): Ephraim. On our Lord, and on Death and Satan [defective]
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܡܪܢ̣. ܘܥܠ ܡܘܬܐ ܘܣܛܢܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 58b): Ephraim. On the Resurrection
 
Title:
ܕܢܘܚܡܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 60b): Ephraim. Fifteen madrāshē on Paradise
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܚܡܫܬܥܣܪ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 66b): Ephraim. Madrāshē against False Doctrines
 
Title:
ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 78b): Ephraim. Sūgyāthā by Ephraim
Item 33 (Fol. 78b): Ephraim. Penitential
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  Incipit: ܐ̣ܘ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܒ̈ܓܙܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܡܠܐ ܬܘ̈ܟܐ. ܕܟܡ̈ܐܢܘܗܝ ܩܛܝܢܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܬܘܩ̈ܠܬܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܢ
Item 34 (Fol. 79b): Ephraim. On Joseph
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܣܦ
  Incipit: ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܗܒܝܗܝ ܠܝ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܡܪܝ ܘܪܚܘܡܝ ܐܝܢܩܝܘܗܝ ܘܐ̇ܣܝܡܝܘܗܝ ܕܒܓܘ ܥܘܒܝ ܠܥܝܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܡ̇ܟ. ܕܥܝܪ̈ܝ ܪܘܡܐ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܗ ܪܡܝܢ܀
Item 35 (Fol. 80a): Ephraim. On the Virgin Mary
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
  Incipit: ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܝܟܢ ܐܫܟ̣ܚܬ ܘܛܥܢܬܝܘܗܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ. ܟܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܨܝܕ ܐܒܘܗܝ. ܘܠܝ ܛܘܒܝ ܠܝ ܕܠܐܠܗܐ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ܀
Item 36 (Fol. 80a): Ephraim. On the holy Church
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
  Incipit: ܛܠܝܬܐ ܕܢܚܬܐ ܠܓܢ̈ܐ ܘܫܦܝܪ ܠܗ̇ ܕܢܚܬܐ ܠܓܢ̈ܐ. ܕܪܚܡܬܗ ܠܓܢܢܐ ܏ܗ. ܘܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܗ̇ ܩ̈ܠܝܕܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܓܢܬܐ. ܐܘ ܛܠܝܬܐ ܟܡܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܝ. ܏ܗܠ܀
Item 37 (Fol. 80b): Ephraim. On the Months of the Year
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ
  Incipit: ܥܠ ܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܘܥܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܢܬܐ ܕܒܥ̇ܐ ܐܢܐ ܐ̇ܣܝܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐ̇ܩܘܡ ܥܠ ܚܘܫܒ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ. ܘܐ̇ܒܕܩ ܫܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ܀
Item 38 (Fol. 81a): Ephraim. Madrāshē of Ephraim, to be sung at table on the Vigils of the Saints and the Dead
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܒܫܗܪܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 83b): Madrāshā on Simon Peter
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ
  Incipit: ܛܘܒܝܟ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܪܝܫ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܛܘܒܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܟ
Item 40 (Fol. 84a): Ephraim. Madrāshā on S. Paul
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܘܣ
  Incipit: ܛܘܒܝܟ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܓܒܝܐ ܡܲܠܐ ܢܨ̈ܚܢܐ
Item 41 (Fol. 85a): Madrāshā on S. Thomas
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ
  Incipit: ܛܘܒܝܟ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܪܚܝܡ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ ܓ̣ܙܐ ܕܫܘ̈ܦܪܐ ܘܡܲܠܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܐ
Item 42 (Fol. 86a): Madrāshā on Judas the Traitor
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ
  Incipit: ܘܝ ܠܟ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܫܠܡ ܡܪܗ. ܓܒܝܐ ܕܢܦ̣ܠ ܡܢ ܓܒܝܘܬܗ
Item 43 (Fol. 86a): Other madrāshē, without special titles
Item 44 (Fol. 96a): A madrāshā to be used at the Consecration of a Bishop
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܝ܏ܣܩ
  Incipit: ܫܠܡ ܠܟ ܪܥܝܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܥܢܟ ̣ܨܗܝܐ ܠܚܙܬܟ. ܘܡܣܟܝܐ ܠܟ ܡܪܥܝܬܟ
Item 45 (Fol. 96a): Madrāshē for the Dead
 
Title:
ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 98b): ܫܠ̣ܡܘ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
Item 46 (Fol. 98b): A collection of Sūgyāthā
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ ܘܕܟܠܝܘܡ
Item 47 (Fol. 98b): On Penitence
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܢܦܫܐ ܨܘܪܬܐ ܕܢܗܝܪܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܫ̇ܠܚ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܝܟܝ ܘܐܗܠ ܒܟܝ. ܘܗܐ ܣܢܝܬܝ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܟܝ܀
Item 48 (Fol. 98b): Alphabetical
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ
  Incipit: ܐܠܦ ܐܫܬܠܚ ܘܢܚܬ ܐܡܪܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܠܐܦܪܬܐ ܐܡ̇ܪܐ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܩܘܡ ܐܙܠ ܠܝ ܒܬܪܗ ܘܐܫܒܚ ܠܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
Item 49 (Fol. 99a): Alphabetical
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
  Incipit: ܐܠܦ ܐܡ̇ܪܐ. ܐܘܕܘ ܠܡܪܝܡܐ ܕܝܗ̇ܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܣܡ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܒܡܐܬܝܗ܀
Item 50 (Fol. 99a): On the World, alphabetical
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ
  Incipit: ܐܠܦ ܐܝܟܢ ܐܚܘܪ ܒܟ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܠܐ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ. ܕܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܢܟܠܐ ܡܠܐ ܚܘܒܟ܀
Note: In these three alphabetical sūgyāthā, the names of the letters are written as follows: ܐܠܦ. ܒܝܬ. ܓܡܠ. ܕܠܕ. ܗܐ. ܘܐܘ. ܙܐܝ. ܚܝܬ. ܛܝܬ. ܝܘܕ. ܟܐܦ, ܟܦ. ܠܡܕ. ܡܝܡ. ܢܘܢ. ܣܡܟܬ. ܥܐܐ. ܦܐܐ, ܦܐ. ܨܐܕܐ. ܩܘܦ. ܪܝܫ. ܫܝܢ. ܬܐܘ, ܬܘ.
Item 51 (Fol. 99b): On the Months of the Year, disputing with one another
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܝܪ̈ܚܝ ܫܢܬܐ: ܟܕ ܕܪ̈ܫܝܢ ܚܕ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܕ ܗܟܢܐ: ܝܪ̈ܚܝ ܫܢܬܐ ܡ̈ܬܟܢܫܝܢ. ܕܢܬܠܘܢ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܠܬܗܘܘܢ (sic). ܝ̇ܬܒܐ ܫܢܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܪܬܐ. ܕܬܫܡ̣ܥ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܢܬܗܘܢ. ܬܘ ܫܡܥܘ ܝܪ̈ܚܐ ܡܘܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܘܗܒܘ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܒܪܘܝܗܘܢ܀
Item 52 (Fol. 100a): On the virgin Mary, complaining of the World
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܟܕ ܩ̇ܒܠܐ ܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ
  Incipit: ܐܢܐ ܒܩܢܘܡܝ ܚܪܬ. ܘܐܬܕܡܪܬ ܓܝܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ. ܕܨ̣ܒܐ ܒܝ ܘܥܒܕܢܝ ܐܡܗ. ܘܛ̇ܠܡ ܠܝ ܥܡܐ ܕܓ̇ܪܬ. ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܛܠܝܡ̈ܐ ܩܘܡ ܠܝ܀
Item 53 (Fol. 100b): Isaac of Antioch. On the blessed Virgin and on sceptics
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܒܨ̈ܘܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ
  Incipit: ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܬܘ ܨܘܬܘ ܫܡ̣ܥܘ. ܠܡܪܝܡ ܟܕ ܩ̇ܒܠܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܠܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܒܪܗ.܀
Item 54 (Fol. 100b): Jacob of Batnae. On Joseph and his mistress
 
Title:
ܕܝܘܣܦ ܟܐܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܪܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  Incipit: ܫܪܒܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ ܒܪܥܝܢܝ ܦܠ̣ܓ. ܟܕ ܒܕܪܫܐ ܪܡ݅ܐ ܪܒ݅ܐ. ܘܒܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܬܐ. ܩܐ̇ܡ ܟܐܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥ܀
Item 55 (Fol. 101a): Jacob of Batnae. On the female Sinner
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  Incipit: ܛܒܗ ܫܡܲܥܬ ܚ̇ܛܝܬܐ. ܕܒܫܪܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܓܢܐ. ܒܠܒܗ̇ ܐܡ̣ܪܬ݁ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܙܠܢܝ. ܟܒܪ ܫܒ̇ܩ ܠܝ ܟܠ ܕܐܣܟܠܬܝ܀
Item 56 (Fol. 101b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Synagogue and the Church
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܘܥܕܬܐ
  Incipit: ܗܐ ܠܥ̈ܕܬܐ ܕܪܫܐ ܢܦܠ. ܘܒܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܗܐ ܩܝܡ̈ܢ. ܢܫܡܥ ܐ̈ܚܝ ܡܘܢ ܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܩ̣ܕܡ ܟܐܢܘܬܗ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 57 (Fol. 102b): Isaac of Antioch. On the World
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ
  Incipit: ܘܝ ܐ̈ܚܝ ܡܐ ܢܟܝܠ. ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܥܠܡܐ. ܕܚ̈ܕܘܬܗ ܥܒܪ̈ܢ ܘܢܝ̈ܚܘܗܝ ܦܛܪ̈ܝܢ.܀
Item 58 (Fol. 103a): Isaac of Antioch. On our Lord's appearance to Cleopas and his brother, after his resurrection
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܟܕ ܐܬ݁ܚܙܝ ܠܩܠܝܘܦܐ ܘܠܐܚܘܗܝ
  Incipit: ܫܡܫܐ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܫܝܘܠ ܕܢܚ̣ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܢܗܪܗ. ܘܗܐ ܒܕܢܚܗ ܪ̈ܘܙܢ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܟܠܗ̈ܝܢ܀
Item 59 (Fol. 103b): Isaac of Antioch. On our Lord and the Woman of Samaria
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܘܥܠ ܫܡܪܝܬܐ
  Incipit: ܡܪܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܣܡܟ. ܥܠ ܒܐܪܐ ܕܫܡܪܝܢ. ܘܟܕ ܠܐܝܐ ܠܝ ܕܥܘܠܗ ܕܟܪܟܐ ܢܣܝܦ.܀
Item 60 (Fol. 104b): Isaac of Antioch. On Jephthah and his daughter
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܢܦܬܚ ܟܐܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܒܪܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ
  Incipit: ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܕܢܕܪܝܢ ܢܕܪ̈ܐ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܗܘܢ. ܙܕܩ̇ ܗܘ ܕܢܦܪܥܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܪܘܚܬܗܘܢ. ܐܢ ܢܕܪܐ ܢܕܪܬ ܛܝܒ ܡܘܢ ܝܗܒܬ. ܕܠܐ ܢܕܪܟ ܢܣܬܠܐ. ܘܩܘܪܒܢܟ ܢܫܬܕܐ܀
Item 61 (Fol. 105a): On Joseph and his mistress
 
Title:
ܕܝܘܣܦ ܟܐܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܪܬܗ
  Incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ ܫܡܥܘ. ܣܘܓܝܬܗ. ܕܝܘܣܦ ܟܐܢܐ ܘܕܡܪܬܗ. ܘܛܝܒ ܪܥܝܢܟܘܢ. ܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ. ܗܠܠܘܝܐ..܀
Item 62 (Fol. 105a): Jacob. On the blessed Mary nursing
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܟܕ ܡܝܢܩܐ ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ
  Incipit: ܒܡܪܝܡ ܬܗ̣ܪܬ݁ ܟܕ ܡܝܢܩܐ. ܠܙܐ̇ܢ ܥܠܡ̈ܐ ܕܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ܀
Item 63 (Fol. 105b): Jacob of Batnae. On Eve and Mary
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ̇ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܐ ܘܡܪܝܡ
  Incipit: ܚܘܐ ܒܥܕܝܢ ܟܬܒ̣ܬ݁. ܗ̇ܘ ܐܫܛܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܚܘܒܬܐ. ܕܢܬܬܒܥܘܢ ܝܠܕ̈ܝܗ̇ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܕܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܚܘܝܐ ܣܦܪܐ ܗܦܟܝܐ̣. ܟܬܒ̣ ܚܬܡ. ܘܒܢܟܠܗ̇ ܛܒܥܗ̇.܀
Item 64 (Fol. 107a): Jacob of Batnae. On those who disputed against Mary
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܕܪ̈ܘܫܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܪܝܡ: ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ
  Incipit: ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܒܪ̣ܬ݁ ܕܘܝܕ ܗܐ ܩ̇ܝܡܐ ܗ̣ܘܬ݁ ܒܝܬ ܟܢ̈ܫܐ. ܘܛܥܝܢܐ ܛܠܝܐ. ܘܟܪܝܟܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܕܪ̈ܘܫܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܪܫ̇ ܠܗ̇ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܨ̇ܐ ܠܗ̇ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܒ̇ܪܟ ܘܣ̇ܓܕ ܠܗ̇.܀
Item 65 (Fol. 107a): Jacob of Batnae. Paraenetic
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܒܪܗܛܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܟܕ ܚ̣ܪܬ݁ ܕܘܡܪܐ ܐܬܡܠܝܬ. ܕܚܙܝܬ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܬܟܪ̈ܟܝܢ. ܘܕܠܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܒܚܕ ܚܐܦܐ. ܡܘܙܠܬܐ ܪ̈ܟܝܒܝܢ ܘܪ̈ܗܛܝܢ.܀
Item 66 (Fol. 107b): Jacob of Batnae. On S. Simeon bearing our Lord
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ ܟܕ ܛܥܢܗ ܠܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܣ̇ܠܩ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  Incipit: ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡ̇ܠܝܬ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ. ܙܡ̇ܢܬܢ ܝܘܡܢ ܠܡܐܡܪܗ̇. ܬܘ ܥܘܼܠܘ ܘܐܬܒܣ̣ܡܘ ܚ̈ܕܘܓܘܗܝ ܕܚܠܘܠܐ. ܡܢ ܬܘ̈ܩܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ. ܕܠܙܡܝ̈ܢܐ ܥܒ̣݁ܕܬ݀ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ.܀
Item 67 (Fol. 108b): Jacob of Batnae. On Job and his wife
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ ܘܐܢܬܬܗ
  Incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ. ܒ̣ܝܫܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܒ̣ܕ. ܥܡ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܟܕ ܢܣܝܗ. ܐܫܬܗ̣ܝ ܠܗ ܕܟܡܐ ܡܚ̣ܝܗܝ. ܘܠܐ ܗܘ ܪܛ̣ܢ ܕܟܡܐ ܒܠ̣ܥ.܀
Item 68 (Fol. 108b): Ephraim. On the Cither
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܩܝܬܪܐ
  Incipit: ܐܒܘܒܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ. ܩܝܬܪܐ ܩܘܫ ܒܙܡ̇ܪܐ. ܘܚ̇ܕܐ ܚܕܘ̈ܓܐ ܕܟܠܬܐ. ܒܚܠܘܠܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܪܟ. ܗ̇ܠܠ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܐܘܕܐ ܒܐܝܡܡܐ.܀
Item 69 (Fol. 109a): On Mary and Joseph
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝܡ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܝܘܣܦ
  Incipit: ܐܡܪܐ ܠܗ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܗܒܝܗܝ ܏ܘܫ
Notes:
  • See the Sūgithā pn Joseph by Ephraim (fol. 79 b), above, no. 17, b.
  • See additions.
Item 70 (Fol. 109b): A sūgīthā on the Great Church of Edessa, built by king Abgar and Addai the Apostle
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ (marg.ܥܠ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܒܢ̣ܐ ܐܒܓܪ ܘܐܕܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ(
  Incipit: ܐܝܬܝܐ ܕܫܸܪܐ ܒܗܝܟܠ ܩܘܕܫܐ. ܕܫܘܒܚܗ ܡܢܗ ܗܘ ܡܬܘܡܐܝܬ (suprascr. ܟܝܢܐܝܬ). ܗܒ ܠܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ ܩܘܕܫܐ. ܕܥܠ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܐܡܠܠ
Note: See additions.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 108b): The sūgīthā On Mary and Joseph is in a different handwriting than the rest.
Addition 2 (Fol. 109b): The sūgīthā On the Great Church of Edessa, built by king Abgar and Addai the Apostle is written by a later hand.
Addition 3 (Fol. 110b): On fol. 110 b there is a note, stating that this volume belonged to Isaac bar Abraham bar Dīnārā of Tagrīt, and concluding with an elaborate anathema. ܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐܝܣܚܩ ܒܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܪ ܕܝܢܪܐ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܩܢܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܗ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܩܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ. ܐܘ ܒܟܠ ܥܠܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܗ̣ܝ. ܘܠܐ ܡܗܦܟ ܠܗ ܠܡܪܗ. ܢܗܘܐ ܝܕܥ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܚܪܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܦܪܫ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ. ܘܢܐܪܬ ܓܪܒܗ ܕܓܚܙܝ. ܘܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ. ܘܢܐܬܝ̈ܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܘ̈ܛܬܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܝܒܢ ܒܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܘܬܗܘܐ ܫܡܝܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢܗ ܢܚܫܐ. ܘܐܪܥܐ ܕܬܚܘܬܘܗܝ ܦܪܙܠܐ. ܘܢܗܘܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܗ ܠܨܪܪܐ ܢܩܝܒܐ. ܘܪܘܡܚܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܒܪܬ ܒܚܢܢܝܐ ܬܥܒܪ ܒܗ ܘܬܘܒܕ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܬܗܘܐ ܡܢܬܗ ܥܡ ܡܚ̈ܠܨܝ ܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܫܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܙܘܥ ܐܘ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܒܣ̇ܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܕܒܣ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܬܚܒܠ ܡܢܗ̇ ܘܕܕܚ̇ܠ ܡܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܡܫܬܘܙܒ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀

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