London, BL, Add. 18815
source date: about the ixth cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1123, Add. 18,815, London, BL, Add. 18,815, BL Add MS 18815, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 559, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLIX

[This manuscript contains: Gregory of Nazianzen. The second part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, comprising 12 discourses. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-108
author: Gregory of Nazianzen
title: The second part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, comprising 12 discourses.
rubric: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ
The translation is different from that of the abbat Paul, and may probably be the older Nestorian version. The handwriting and general appearance of the manuscript are in favour of this supposition.
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars i., p. 24, note 1
  Foll. 1b-13
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In laudem magni Athanasii
  rubric: ܥܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܒܘܪܬܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܪܒܐ
  Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 386; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 1082
  Foll. 13b-17
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De dogmate et constitutione Episcoporum
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܡܡܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ܆ ܘܡܛܠ ܩܵܛܣܛܣܝܣ ܕܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ.
  Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 370; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 1066
  Foll. 17b-27
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Supremum vale, coram CL. Episcopis
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܘ̣ܢܛܟ̇ܣܸܝܣ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܒܡܐܬܝܐ ܕܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܕܣܘ݂ܢܛܹܩ̣ܛܹܝܪܝܘܢ ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܫܐܠܸܬ ܫܠܡܐ ܕܚܙܘܩܝܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ(sic)ܒܩܘܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ(sic)ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܐܵܢܣܛܵܣܝ̣ܐ
  Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 748; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 458
  Foll. 27a-28
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Exhortatio ad Virgines
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܠܘܟܐ
  Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 378; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 632
  Foll. 28a-29
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Oratio habita in consecratione Eulalii Doarensium Episcopi
  rubric: ܒܟܝܪܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܕܐܘܪܘܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܐܘܠܘܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ
  Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 253; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 852
  Foll. 29a-30
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: A Confession of Faith, which the holy Gregory made public in the Church
  rubric: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܟܪܙ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܣ
  incipit: ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܥܝܢܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܚܝܬܐ܆ ܕܡܢܗ̣ ܘܒܩܢܘܡܐ. ܚܝܠܗ̣ ܘܚܟܡܬܗ̇. ܘܒܪ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܗ. ܡܫܠܡܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ. ܐܒܐ̣ ܝܠܘܕܗ ܕܒܪܐ. ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܢܗ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Foll. 30b-31
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Some, heathen stories mentioned by the blessed Gregory
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܢܦܐ ܕܡܕܟܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ
  Foll. 31a-45
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De pauperum amore
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ
  Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 257; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 858
  Foll. 45a-61
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In sanctum Baptisma
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
  Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 691; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 359
  The manuscript from which this discourse was copied was evidently defective, as the text passes at once, on fol.45a, line 20, from the words ὄσα τε ἄλλα πανηγυρίζουσιν ἄνθρωποι(Opera, t. i., p. 691, A) to the words οὔτω τοῖς παροῦσι, κἆν σωφρονῆς(p. 698, D).
  Foll. 61b-74
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: In sanctum Pascha
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ
  Cf. Opera, t.i., p. 845; Migne, t. xxxvi,. col. 623
  Foll. 74a-104
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Funebris oratio in laudem Basilii magni
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
  Cf. Opera , t. i., 770; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 494
  There is a lacuna after fol.102, extending from p. 828, C, καὶ ὡς λύχνος φωτὸς, to p. 830, D, πρόθυμος ἦν. ὡς δὲ ἡττήθησαν.
  Foll. 104a-108b
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: De Theologia theologica secunda
  rubric: ܕܡܛܠ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ
  It ends on fol 108b with the words (p. 507, C)καὶ τοῦτο τοῦ πονηροῦ τὸ σόφισμα τῷ καλῷ καταχρησαμένου πρὸς τὸ κακὸν, οἶα τὰ πολλὰ τῶν ἐκείνου κακουργημάτων.
  Cf. Opera, t, i., p. 495; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 26

Vellum, about 10 7/8 by 7 1/8, consisting of 108 leaves, the first and last of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, 11 in number, are signed with letters from ܟܕ to ܠܕ. There is a lacuna after fol. 102. The number of lines in each page varies from 29 to 36. Fol. 1 is of somewhat later date.

Vellum

108 ff. 10 7/8 × 7 1/8

The quires, 11 in number, are signed with letters from ܟܕ to ܠܕ.

- The first and last of the leaves are slightly stained and torn.

- There is a lacuna after fol.102.

The number of lines in each page varies from 29 to 36.

This manuscript is written in a small, neat character of about the ixth cent., with occasional Syriac vowels.

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[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- There are many marginal notes in this manuscript, either referring to various readings or explanatory of difficult words.

- Fol. 1a exhibits a list ܫܘܕܥܐ of the above discourses, underneath which are the letters Ο ΡΡ.

- On the margin of fol. 10a, there is a note stating that the deacon Severus sent this volume to Michael the patriarch of Antioch, probably the first of the name. Consequently the date of the present lies between A.D. 1167 and 1200.

ܫܕܪ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܣܐܘܪ̈ܐ ܡ܏ܫܡ. ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ. ܦܩܘ݂ܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܟ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܝܟ݂. ܘܨܲܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ̣. ܕܢܬܚ̇ܣܐ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܟ ܐܡܝܢ

- Folio 1 is of somewhat later date.

About the 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 DLIX 2:436-437