London, BL, Add. 18814
source date: viith or viiith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1120, Add. 18,814, London, BL, Add. 18,814, BL Add MS 18814

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1121, Add. 18,814, foll. 1–102, London, BL, Add. 18,814, foll. 1–102, BL Add MS 18814, foll. 1-102, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 767, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXVII

[This manuscript contains: John the Monk. Two discourses of John the monk; Two discourses, here ascribed toJohn the monk, but in reality extracted, as is correctly stated by a later hand on the margin, from"the Book of Steps" or "the Ladder."; John the Monk. Writings of John the monk; Marcus the Monk. Chapters of Marcus the monk, 19 in number; The history of the priestDionysus(or Dionysius), who repented, and left his home, and became a solitary. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1b-28b
author: John the Monk
title: Two discourses of John the monk
  foll. 1b-13b
  author: John the Monk
  title: On S. Matthew, ch. v. 4
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܢ ܒܣܒܪܬܗ ܕܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܐ̈ܒܝܠܐ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܢܬܒܲܝܐܘܢ
  incipit: ܒܪܢܫܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܒܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܡܘܟܟܗ ܕܡܪܢ: ܐܡܝܢ ܢܒ̇ܗ ܡܕܥܗ ܟܠܫܥ̣. ܫܒܝܚܐܝܬ ܩܘܝܡܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ: ܩܕܡ ܗ̇ܝ ܬܡܝܗܘܬ݂ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܝܐܝܬ ܗ̇ܘܐ. ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܘܟܟܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ̣. ܡܢܛܪܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܕܥܐ ܒܫܒ̈ܝܚܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  It is, therefore, quite different from the discourse with the same title in Add. 17,169 [...], fol. 83 b .
  foll. 14a-28b
  author: John the Monk
  title: A discourse, showing how the health of the soul may be established, so as not to be sickened by stumbling-blocks
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܠܗܢܐ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܬܩ̇ܝܡ ܚܘܠܡܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̇. ܕܠܐ ܬܬܟܪܗ ܒܡܟܫ̈ܘܠܐ
  incipit: ܚܘܫܚܐ ܕܡܠܬܢ ܕܐܬܡܠܝ ܩܕܡ ܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܡܬܝܚܐ ܗܘܬ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ̣. ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ̣ ܕܒܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܗܘܢ ܕܥܝܪ̈ܐ ܫܩ̣ܠܬ̇ ܫܘܡܠܝܐ. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܦܐܝܐ ܕܚܘܠܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܪܓܝܓ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܨܘܪ ܩܕܡ ܚܘܒܟܘܢ.
  Imperfect.

foll. 29a-59
title: Two discourses, here ascribed to John the monk, but in reality extracted, as is correctly stated by a later hand on the margin, from "the Book of Steps" or "the Ladder."
rubric: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ
See Add. 14,613, no. 1 [...]
  foll. 29a-36b
  title: Part of Two discourses, here ascribed to John the monk, but in reality extracted, as is correctly stated by a later hand on the margin, from "the Book of Steps" or "the Ladder."
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܝ̇ܪܒ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ
  See Add. 14,613, no. 1, n. [...]
  foll. 37a-59
  title: Here without title, but elsewhere entitled ܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܗܒ ܠܝ ܗܟܝܠ ܐ̈ܕܢܝ ܡܕܥܟ
  See Add. 14,613, no. 1, m [...] .

foll. 59b-94b
author: John the Monk
title: Writings of John the monk
  foll. 59b-70b
  author: John the Monk
  title: The letter to Hesychius
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܘܣܝܟܝܣ
  incipit: ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܬ ܚܐܝ̣ ܕܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܗܕܡܐ̣ ܚܫܐ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܠܫܪܟܐ ܕܗܕܡ̈ܐ
  foll. 71a-90b
  author: John the Monk
  title: Heads of Doctrine, in 22 sections
  rubric: ܢܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣. ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܗ ܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܠܟܠ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝ̣ܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܨ̣ܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܬܝܬܪ
  ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ̣ ܗܠܝܢ. ܀ . ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܓܡܝܪܐ܀ ܒ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܕܥܝܢ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ̣ ܠܐ ܪ̈ܓܙܝܢ. ܀ ܓ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܕܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܕܟܪܝܘܬܐ .. ܀ . ܕ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܣܝܒܪ ܐܢܫ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܗ.܀ ܗ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܬܥܝܩ ܒܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܘܗܝ ܕܦܓܪܐ̣. ܘܒܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܬܬܥܝܩ.܀ ܘ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܓܙܐ ܕܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܢܬܩܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܬܚܠ̣ܨ. ܘܕܒܡܢܐ ܡܬܩܢܐ܀ ܙ ܕܐܝܢܘ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܡ̇ܪܥܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ܀ ܚ ܕܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܬܒܗܪܐ̇ ܘܡܨܝܐ ܕܬܬܝܬܪ ܒܛܒ̈ܬܐ܀ ܛ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܗ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܢ̇ܪܥܐ܀ ܝ ܕܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܗ̣ܘܬ ܕܢܒܥܐ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܪ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ. ܕܒܗܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܢܫܡܫܘܢܝܗܝ.܀. ܟ ܕܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܡܘܬܪܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ̣. ܘܗ̣ܝ ܛ̇ܒܐ̣ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ.܀. ܠ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܣܪܝܩ ܗܘ ܕܢܥܕܪ̣. ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܡܢܝܚܐ ܠܩ̈ܢܝܝܗ̇.܀. ܡ ܕܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܗܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܒܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ.܀. ܢܢ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܢܝܫܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܐܠܦ ܚܟܡܬܐ܀ ܣ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܬܠܒܘܟ ܒܗ̇ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܚܝ̈ܬܐ.܀. ܥ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܫܘܘܕܝܐ ܕܫܪܝܪ ܒܦܘܪܥܢܗ.܀ ܦ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܪܚ̇ܡܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܪܚ̇ܡܗ. ܘܕܒܡ̣ܢ ܡܬܒ̣ܚܪ ܐܢ ܫܪܝܪ.܀. ܨ ܕܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ̇. ܕܢܒ̇ܣܐ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܘܬܪܢܐ.܀. ܩ ܕܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܗܝ ܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܒܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ.܀. ܪ ܕܐܝܢܘ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܝܐܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ.܀. ܫ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܫܬܥܒܕܐ ܠܐܪ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ̇. ܘܡܬܕܠܚܐ ܫܦܝܘܬܗ̣̇. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܬܗܦܘܟ ܬܫ̇ܬܦܐ.܀. ܬ ܕܡܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܟܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܨܝܕ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܘܒܡܢܐ ܡܘܒܕܐ ܢܟܦܘܬܗ̣̇. ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܬܢܟܪܐ ܡܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ.܀.
  Part of chapter 18 is wanting, and the whole of chapter 19. The following are the titles, as given in. this manuscript.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 132, no. 8.
  foll. 91a-94b
  author: John the Monk
  title: On the Sufferings of Virtue
  rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ̣ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  incipit: ܘܟܕ ܐܝܘܒ ܥܠ ܩܝܩܠܬܐ ܡܠܝܬ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܗܘܐ: ܘܒܚܘܫܒܐ ܡܬܩܢܐ ܓ̇ܪܕ ܗܘܐ ܪܗܠܗ ܘܬ̈ܘܠܥܐ ܕܡܢܗ: ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ̣. ܐܡ̣ܪܬ ܠܘܬܗ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܦܓܪܢܝܬܐ̇. ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܩܝ̇ܡܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܐ ܓܢܒ̇ܪܐ̇. ܏ܘܫ.
  This is part of a commentary on the book of Job, ch. ii. 9—13 and ch. iii.

foll. 95a-99b
author: Marcus the Monk
title: Chapters of Marcus the monk, 19 in number
rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܩܐܡ ܒܪܢܫܐ̇. ܡܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܬ ܠܗ ܩܪܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ.
incipit: ܩܕܡܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܕܚܠܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ. ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܢܦܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܐܝܟ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܡܚܣܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܝ̣̈ܫܐ ܕܢܟܒܫܘܢܝܗܝ.

foll. 100a-102b
title: The history of the priest Dionysus(or Dionysius), who repented, and left his home, and became a solitary
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܝܘܢܝܣܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ̣. ܕܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܦ̣ܠܬ ܒܗ ܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܐܪܦܝ ܕܘܟܬܗ ܘܐܙܠ̣ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ

Vellum, about 8 ¼ in. by 5 ¼, consisting of 102 leaves. Foll. 1, 2, and 7 are much stained and slightly torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 13 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 17 and 88. There are from 22 to 26 lines in each page.

Vellum

102 ff. 8 1/4 × 5 1/4

The quires, signed with letters, are 13 in number.

- Foll. 1, 2, and 7 are much stained and slightly torn. Leaves are wanting after foll. 17 and 88.

There are from 22 to 26 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the viith or viiith cent.

A later hand on the margin correctly identifies extracts from "the Book of Steps" or "the Ladder."

On the margin of fol. 64 b, there are a few lines of writing, beginning ܥܡܘܨ ܚܝܪܟ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܘܠܡܪܘܡܐ ܐܪܝܡ ܚܝܪܟ ܕܠܓܘ ܏ܘܫ.

A reader has added that the lines on fol. 64b are in the handwriting of Rabban Joseph, a monk of the convent of S. Mary Deipara. This note is dated A. Gr. 1450, A.D. 1139.

- A later hand on the margin identifies the following discourses as from "the Book of Steps" or "the Ladder"

- On the margin of fol. 64 b, there are a few lines of writing.

ܥܡܘܨ ܚܝܪܟ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܘܠܡܪܘܡܐ ܐܪܝܡ ܚܝܪܟ ܕܠܓܘ ܏ܘܫ

- A reader has added that they are in the handwriting of Rabban Joseph, a monk of the convent of S. Mary Deipara. This note is dated A. Gr. 1450, A.D. 1139.

ܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܟܪܬ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܪܒܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܕܐܬܓܡـ[ـܪ] ܒܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܐܫܟܚܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܣ̈ܒـ[ܐ] ܕܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܘܐܛܢܘ (?) ܠܢ ܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܗ. ܀ ܒܫܢܬ ܐ̇܏ܘܬ̇ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܐܚܪܝܐ.

7th or 8th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCCLXVII 2:734-736

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1122, Add. 18,814, foll. 103–262, London, BL, Add. 18,814, foll. 103–262, BL Add MS 18814, foll. 103-262, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 797, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXCVII

[This manuscript contains: John the monk. A letter of John the monk; Nilus. A discourse of Nilus; Jacob of Batnae. Letters of Jacob of Batnae; Abraham Nephtarenus. Doctrine of Abraham Nephtarenus; Ammonius. Writings of Ammonius; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 39 items.]

Syriac

foll. 103a-106
author: John the monk
title: A letter of John the monk
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܬܐܒܝܐ
See Add. 14,580 [...] , no. 2, h.

foll. 106b-128
author: Nilus
title: A discourse of Nilus
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܘܦܝܠܘܣܘܦܐ
See Add. 14,623 [...] , no. 14.

foll. 128b-141
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Letters of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܛܢܢ
  foll. 128b-134b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Part of Letters of Jacob of Batnae
  incipit: ܡܐ ܕܐܚܝܕܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܒ̈ܦܓܥܘܗܝ ܡܟ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 6.
  foll. 135a-140
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Part of Letters of Jacob of Batnae
  incipit: ܗܫܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܩܝܡ ܠܢ ܠܡܐܡܪ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܫ̈ܚܝܩܐ ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܥܝܘ̈ܩܬܢܐ̇. ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܥܪܙܠܝܢ ܒܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܕܙ̈ܢܝܢ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ ܘܒܥܒܪ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ̇. ܘܕܚܝܠܝܢ ܘܪܬܝܬܝܢ ܘܡܫܐܠܝܢ ܕܡܢܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ
  foll. 140b-141
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Part of Letters of Jacob of Batnae
  incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܫ̇ܠܚ ܠܟܠ̣. ܕܢܠܒܫ ܠܚܕ݂ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ. ܏ܘܫ

foll. 141b-143b
author: Abraham Nephtarenus
title: Doctrine of Abraham Nephtarenus
rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܢܦܬܪܝܐ
incipit: ܐܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܙܟܐ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ: ܘܬܬܟܠܠ ܒܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ̣. ܟܠܗ ܩܪܒܟ̣ ܥܡ ܢܦܫܟ ܢܗܘܐ. ܘܟܠܗ ܬܟܬܘܫܟ ܥܡ ܪܓܬܐ ܕܦܓܪܟ. ܘ܏ܫ.
So according to a later corrector, on the margin of fol. 141 b. In the text, this piece forms part of the third letter of Jacob of Batnae.

foll. 144a-154b
author: Ammonius
title: Writings of Ammonius
  foll. 144a-147b
  author: Ammonius
  title: A letter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܡܘܢܝܣ
  incipit: ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܚܝܪܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܓܘܢܣܛܐ ܒܛ̣ܝܠ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ. ܘܢܗܘܐ ܥܝܪ ܒܪܥܝܢܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Ammonius
  title: A discourse
  incipit: ܡܣܝܒܪܢܐ̣ ܠܘ ܗ̇ܘ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܒܝܕ ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܡܨܠܚ. ܘܠܘ ܗ̇ܘ ܗܘ ܕܡܪܚܩ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܩ̈ܘܒܠܝܢ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ. ܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܬܩܝܡܐ̣ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܡ̈ܚܫܒܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ..

foll. 155a-156b
title: A doctrine of the Fathers
rubric: ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
incipit: ܪܚܡܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܡܪܓܙܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܕܡ̇ܦܗܐ ܠܗܘܢܐ ܘܡܫܪܓܠ ܠܚܙܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

foll. 157a-175
author: Basil
title: Writings of Basil
  foll. 157a-158
  title: Part of Writings of Basil
  author: Basil
  title: Part of Writings of Basil
  rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܙܗܝܘܬܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܝ̇ܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܒܡܕܥܐ ܥܠ ܙܗܝܘܬܐ̣ ܘܥܠ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  foll. 158b-166b
  author: Basil
  title: Letter to Gregory Nyssen
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܝܩܘܦܐ. ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ (sic) ܕܢܘܣܐ
  Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 99, ep. ii
  foll. 167a-175
  author: Basil
  title: Letter to the monks of a convent
  rubric: ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܚ̈ܒܝܫܝܐ ܕܒܕܝܪܐ
  incipit: ܛܒ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܕܐܝ̈ܬܝܝܢ ܠܢ ܛܒ̣ܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟܘܢ ܟܗ̈ܝܢܢ ܗܢܝܢ ܐܟܦܢܢܝ ܕܐܣ̣ܘܚ ܠܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܒܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܡܠܬܝ. ܏ܘܫ.

foll. 175b-219
author: Macarius
title: Writings of Macarius
  foll. 175b-180b
  author: Macarius
  title: A discourse on the inward passions of the soul
  See Add. 12,175, fol. 215 a [...] .
  foll. 181a-186b
  author: Macarius
  title: A discourse to those who draw near to the path of truth
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ. ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܒܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܕܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܒܚܠܝܨܘܬܐ ܘܒܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܕܝܘ̈ܐ ܠܐ ܝܗܒܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܗ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ
  See Add. 12,175, fol. 217 b [...] .
  foll. 187a-217b
  author: Macarius
  title: Twelve letters
  See Add. 12,175 a [...], fol. 221 , seqq.
    foll. 187a-189
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    incipit: ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܟܬ݂ܒ̣ ܠܟܠ ܒܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ. ܟܕ ܡܦܝܣ ܠܗܘܢ̣ ܘܫ̇ܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܗܘܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ
    foll. 189b-190b
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    incipit: ܠܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܡ̇ܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܕܐ̇. ܏ܘܫ.
    foll. 191a-191b
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܢܦܠܘܚ. ܏ܘܫ
    foll. 192a-192b
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    incipit: ܒܥܘ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ̣ ܕܐܝܟܐ ܢܬܬܪܨܘܢ ܥܝ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ
    foll. 193a-193b
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    incipit: ܠܝܬ ܕܪܡܐ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܕܚܠܬ ܡܪܢ ܥܒܪܬ ܠܟܠ. ܏ܘܫ
    foll. 194a-195
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̇ܐܠܬܘܢ ܕܬܐܠܦܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ: ܏ܘܫ
    foll. 195b-196b
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    incipit: ܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܚܫܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    foll. 197a-197b
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    incipit: ܗܫܐ̣ ܬܠܬ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܟܬܪ̈ܢ̣. ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܣ̇ܒܪܐ̣ ܘܚܘܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    foll. 198a-201
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    incipit: ܢܬܘܒ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܏ܘܫ
    fol. 201b
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ. ܐܬܬܥܝܪܘܼ ܘܐܙܕܗܪܘ
    foll. 202a-213b
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪܐܕܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ. ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܪܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܐܬܝܢ ܠܬܘܠܡܕܐ. ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܙܗܝܪܝܢ ܒܒܪܢܫܗܘܢ ܓܘܝܐ. ܕܗ̣ܘܝܘ ܗܝܟܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
    incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܘܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܙܒ̈ܢܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    See Add. 12,175 a [...], fol. 211 .
    foll. 214a-217b
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Twelve letters
    incipit: ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ̣ ܕܢܬܢܟܪܐ ܡܢ ܚܛܝ̣ܬܐ ܕܕܝܠܐ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܗܕܡ̈ܘܗܝ. ܘܕܢܬܡܙܓ ܒܟܠ ܗܕܡ̈ܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  foll. 218a-218b
  author: Macarius
  title: On the warfare of Satan with man
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܐܫܬ̇ܐܠ ܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ. ܕܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܣܛܢܐ ܡܫܬܡܪ ܕܢ̇ܩܪܒ ܥܡ ܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ
  incipit: ܚܐܦܗ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܝ̣ܫܐ ܠܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܚ̇ܐܪ ܒܠܚܘܕ݂. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܕ ܦܬܟ̈ܪܐ ܠܗ ܣ̇ܓܕܝܢ. ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܠܗ ܥܠܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  fol. 219a
  author: Macarius
  title: On prayer
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܗ̣ܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܟܕ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܐܢܬ ܐܘܓܗܝܢ ܐܢܬ: ܐܘ ܟܕ ܣ̇ܐܡ ܐܢܬ ܒܘܪܟܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ: ܨܒܝ ܠܡܫܕܪܘ ܗܘܢܟ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܬܬܡܢܥ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܟ ܕܒܫܪܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ

foll. 219b-255
author: John the monk
title: Writings of John the monk
  foll. 219b-241
  author: John the monk
  title: The letter to Eusebius and Eutropius
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫ̣ܕܪ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܠܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܘܐܘܣܒܝܣ: ܐܢܫܐ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ. ܕܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܒ̇ܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܫܬܘܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ
  See Add. 17,169, no. 2 [...] .
  foll. 241b-255
  author: John the monk
  title: Doctrine, in the form of a dialogue between a teacher and his disciple
  rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ

foll. 255b-261
author: John of Asia
title: The history of Malchus the ascetic, written by John of Asia
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܡܣܪܩܐ ܘܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܡܟܬܒܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ
Cf. Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., p. 356.

foll. 261b-262
title: Sayings of John the monk
rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
incipit: ܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܫܟܚܢ ܢܛܪ̈ܢ ܠܢܦܫܐ.܀ ܪܚܡܬ ܫܠܝܐ. ܘܢܛܘܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ܀ ܘܡܟܝܟܘܬ ܪܘܚܐ܀ ܘܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ

title: An index of the contents of the volume
The writing is very much effaced.

Vellum, about 8 1/8 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 160 leaves (Add. 18,814, foll. 103—262). The quires, signed with letters, were originally 27 in number, but the first ten have been entirely lost, and of the eleventh only the last leaf remains. There are from 27 to 32 lines in each page. This manuscript is written in a regular Estrangělā of the ixth cent.

Vellum

160 ff. 8 1/8 × 5 3/8

The quires, signed with letters, were originally 27 in number, but the first ten have been entirely lost, and of the eleventh only the last leaf remains.

There are from 27 to 32 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a regular Estrangělā of the ixth cent.

A later corrector has made a note on the margin of fol. 141 b. See additions.

On fol. 103 there is a note, written over an erasure, stating that this book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara. See additions

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- fol. 141b

A later corrector has made a note on the margin of fol. 141 b.

- fol. 103

On fol. 103 there is a note, written over an erasure, stating that this book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܝܝܐ (sic) ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝܛܝܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܥ̈ܢܘܝܐ. ܟܕܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܓܠܙܝܘܗܝ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܣܥ̇ܐ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ ܢܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܘ̈ܛܬܐ ܕܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

9th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 DCCXCVII 2:793-796