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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1136, Add. 21,210, London, BL, Add. 21,210, BL Add MS 21210, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 841, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXLI

[This manuscript contains: Moses bar Kipha. The Festal Homilies of Moses bar Kipha, or Mar Severus, with some other discourses by the same writer; Rabban Daniel. A discourse by Rabban Daniel on the distinction between the holy Chrism and the holy Eucharist; An anonymous discourse on the Consecration of the holy Chrism; An anonymous discourse on the Thursday in Passion Week; An anonymous discourse on the Washing of Feet; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 49 items.]

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author: Moses bar Kipha
title: The Festal Homilies of Moses bar Kipha, or Mar Severus, with some other discourses by the same writer
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Annunciation of Zacharias
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Annunciation of the Virgin
  rubric: ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ̣ ܕܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܦܘܫ̇ܩ ܡ̣̈ܠܐ ܕܠܘܩܐ ܕܡ̣ܐܙܠܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܡ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܝ̣ܫܒܥ܀ ܩ̇ܡ̣ܬ݀ ܕܝܢ ܡܪܝܡ ܒܗܘܢ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ܇ ܘܐܙܠ̣ܬ݀ ܒܛܝ̣ܠܐܝܬ ܠܛܘܪܐ̇ ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Nativity of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܥ̈ܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚܲܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ. ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܒܣܪ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: Eighteen chapters on the Nativity
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܬܡܢ̣ܬܥܣܪ̈ ܩܦ̈ܐܠܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠ̣ܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Visit of the Magi
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܥ̈ܠ̣ܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܡ̣ܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܡܓ̈ܘܫܐ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Star
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܥ̈ܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܟܘܟܒܐ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Massacre of the Innocents
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܥ̈ܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܩ̣ܛܠܐ ܕܝ̈ܠ̣ܘܕܐ.
  See additions.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Epiphany
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚܲܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܐܦܝ̣܏ܣ ܕܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܐܡ̇ܢ ܘܒܝܬ ܟܝ̣ܘܢܐ̣. ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Circumcision of our Lord
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܙܘܪܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On S. Simeon and the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
  rubric: ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܡܬܒܥܝܢܝܬܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܛܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܩ̇ܒ̣ܠܗ ܠܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Fast of Nineveh
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܝܘܢܢ. ܕܚ̇ܫܚܐ ܠܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On Sunday
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܠ̣ܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܲܒܐ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Temptation
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܣܝܘܢܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܡܢ ܣܛܢܐ.
  title: On the wood of which the holy Cross was made
  rubric: ܡܬܒܲܥܝܐ ܕܢܥܲܩܒ ܡܛܠ ܩܝܣܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ. ܕ . . . ܐܝܬ܏ܘ ܗܘܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ.
  In a more modern hand.
  title: A short history of the author
  rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܡܚܲܘܐ ܫܪܒܗ ܘܬܫܥܝܬܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ.
  It has been printed by Assemani in the Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 218, note.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On Lent
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܏ܩܕ ܒܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܐܡܵܢ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Leper
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܓܪܒܐ
  title: On Melchizedek
  rubric: ܡܠܟܝ̣ܙܕܩ ܟܘܡܪܐ
  In the same handwriting as that on fol. 53 b.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Woman that had an issue of blood
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܡܡ̇ܚܝܬܐ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On S. Matthew, ch. viii. 22
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܬܝ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ ܘܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ: ܏ܨܚ̇ܚܐ ܫܒܘܩ ܡ̈ܝ̣ܬܐ ܩ̇ܒܪܝܢ ܡܝ̣̈ܬܝܗܘܢ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Raising of Lazarus
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚܲܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܠ̇ܥܙܪ ܪܚ̇ܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚܲܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܕܡܬܕܠ̣̇ܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Resurrection of our Lord
  rubric: ܡܐ̣ܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܗ ܠܚܲܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܘܼܫܐ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Friday of the Confessors
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܘܼܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦ̣ܐ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡܘܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܩܡ̣ܘ ܒܥܪܘܒܬܐ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the New Sunday
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚ̇ܣ̣ܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܘܼܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦ̣ܐ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Ascension of our Lord
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܣܘܠ̣ܩܐ ܕܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܚ̇ܣ̣ܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܘܼܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦ̣ܐ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On Pentecost
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܘܼܫܐ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܐܢܛܝ̣ܩܘܼܣܛܝ ܘܥܠ ܫܒܘ̈ܥܐ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: Exposition of Acts, ch. ii. 1—21
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚ̇ܣ̣ܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦ̣ܐ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܦܪܟܣܝ̣ܣ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܦܢ̣ܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Transfiguration of our Lord
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܥ̈ܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܬܓܠܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܼܪܐ ܕܬ݀ܒܘܪ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Decease of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Invention of the Cross
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚܲܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦܐ܇ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܚܘܼܕܬܗ̣ ܕܨܠܝ̣ܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ.
  ܫܠ̤ܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥ̈ܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܡ̇ܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܡ ܚܣ̣ܝܐ ܡܪ ܣܐܘ̣ܝܪ݁ܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܡܘܼܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦ̣ܐ
  See additions.
  author: John bar Gannavai of Tagrit
  title: Extract from a discourse of John bar Gannavai of Tagrit, on the brazen thurible
  rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܝܪܡܐ ܕܢܚܳܫܐ. ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢܢ. ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܓܰܢܳܘܰܝ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܥܠ ܦܝܪܡܐ. ܕܡܛܠܡܢܐ ܡܬܥܒܕ ܕܢܚܵܫܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܫܡܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܠܫܡܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܨ̇ܐܪ. ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  In the same handwriting as fol. 62 b.
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: A short extract from Gregory Nazianzen
  rubric: ܕܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ
  In the same handwriting as fol. 62 b.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Dedication of the Church
  rubric: ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Mysteries of Baptism
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܼܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦ̣ܐ ܢܘܼܗܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: Admonitory discourse to the Children of the holy orthodox Church
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܼܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦ̣ܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܘܟ̣ܝܬ ܡܙܲܗܪܢܘܬܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܬܪܝ̣ܨܬ݀ ܫܘܒ̣ܚܐ.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Celebration of the holy Eucharist
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܘܼܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦ̣ܐ ܐܘܟ̣ܝܬ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܕܩܘܪܒ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܟܕ ܡܚܲܘܐ ܕܒܟܡܐ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܡܬܩ̤ܪܐ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܗܢܐ
  incipit: ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܫ̈ܬܐ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ܀ ܡܬܩ̤ܪܐ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ܀ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ܀ ܩܘܪܒܐ܀ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ܀ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ܀ ܓܡܝ̣ܪܘܬ ܓܡܝܪ̈ܘܬܐ.
  This is a commentary on the entire Eucharistic Service, and includes a brief exposition of the Lord's Prayer, fol. 170 a.
    author: Moses bar Kipha
    title: A brief exposition of the Lord's Prayer
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Ordination of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦܐ ܪ̈ܐܙܢܝܬܐ ܕܟܝܪ̈ܘܛܘܢܝܐܣ. ܥܠ ܐܦܝ̣ܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܘܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ.
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܟܝܪ̈ܘܛܘܢܝܐܣ. ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢ̣ܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܗ.
  See additions.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Consecration of the Chrism
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ.
  ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܣܲܝܲܟ ܒܚܡܫܝܢ ܩܦ̈ܠܐܐ. ܕܥܠ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܡܘܪܘܢ ܘܪ̈ܐܙܢܝܬܐ ܕܒܗ. ܕܥܒܝ̣ܕ ܠܚܣܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘ̣ܝܪܐ. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦܐ.
  See additions.
  author: Moses bar Kipha
  title: On the Tonsure of Monks
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܘܼܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦ̣ܐ ܦܘܼܫܩܐ ܕܣܘ̣ܦ̇ܪܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܟ ܦܝ̇ܣܬܐ ܘܫܐ̣ܠܬܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܐ܏ܘ ܚܣܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ. ܘܡܟܝܠ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܢܗܝܪܬܐ ܘܩܦܝ̣ܣܬܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܬܚܦܝܬܐ ܬܟܝܠܝ̣ܢܢ ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܕܚ̇ܝ̣ܠ ܠܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ̣. ܕܐܦ ܠܒܨܝܪܘܬܢ ܢܚܲܝܠ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ. ܕܡܲܘܕܥܝܢܢ ܥܠ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܩܦ̈ܠܐܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗ̇ܠܝܢ. ܕܥܠ ܣܘܦܪܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܏ܩܕܡܝܐ ܏ܕܡܘܕܥ ܏ܡܛܠ ܏ܫܡܐ ܏ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܏ܘܕܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ. ܏ܗ. ܫܡܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܫܩܝ̣ܠ܆ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܕܝܪܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  It is addressed to one Mar Ignatius.
  It is, therefore, different from the discourse mentioned by Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 131, no. 8.

author: Rabban Daniel
title: A discourse by Rabban Daniel on the distinction between the holy Chrism and the holy Eucharist
rubric: ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܙܢܐ ܦܪܝ̣ܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ. ܘܡ̇ܢ̣̇ܘ ܙܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܫܢܗܘܢ. ܘܕܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܝܩܪ ܕܥܒܝ̣ܕ ܠܪܒܢ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ.
See additions.

title: An anonymous discourse on the Consecration of the holy Chrism
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܩـ[ـܘܕ]ܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ܀ ܡ̇ܘܕܥܝܢܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ. ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ. ܕܡܫ̣ܚܐ ܗܢܐ [ܩܕܝـ]ـܫܐ ܕܐܬܩܕܫ܆ ܡܘܪܘܢ ܐܬܩ̣ܪܝ ܘܐܫܬܡܗ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ̣ ܘܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܫـ[ـܘܒܚܐ.] ܏ܘܫ.

title: An anonymous discourse on the Thursday in Passion Week
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܏ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܫܲܠܡܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓ̈ܠܝܣܛܐ܀ ܩ̣ܦܠܐܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܬܝ ܕܒܬܪ ܬܪܝܢ ܝܘܡܝܢ .. ܝܘܚܢܢ܆ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܫܬܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܕܦܨܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

title: An anonymous discourse on the Washing of Feet
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܝ̇ܓܬܐ ܪܐܙܢܝܬܐ ܕܒܚܲܡܫܐ ܒܫܲܒܐ ܐܫܬܡܠܝ̣ܬ݀ ܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܒܥܠ̣ܝܬܐ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܟܠ̣ܘ ܠܐܡܪܐ ܢܡܘܣܝܐ. ܏ܩܕ. ܡܠܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ـــ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܛܪܩܬܐ ܕܪܘܡܪܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ..

author: Yeshua', or Joshua, bar Abraham bar Elias of Melitene
title: A discourse by Yeshua', Joshua, bar Abraham bar Elias of Melitene, on the Friday of the Crucifixion
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܣܝ̣ܡܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܐ ܡܝ̣ܠܝܛܢܝܐ ܏ܩܕܡ ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܢ ܥܠ̣ܝܬܐ ܢܦ̣ܩ ܘܐܬ̣ܐ ܠܥ̣ܒܪܐ ܕܪܓܠܬܐ ܕܩܕܪܘܢ.
Imperfect at the end.

Paper, about 10 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 232 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 121, 122, 151, 155, 178, 202, 203, and 232; whilst others have been retouched and repaired by more modern hands. The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number, but the last is imperfect. There are from 21 to 35 lines in each page. This manuscript, is dated A. Gr. 1553, A.D. 1242. There are many marginal notes in this volume, containing the names of readers or owners.

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- Paper, about 10 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 232 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 121, 122, 151, 155, 178, 202, 203, and 232; whilst others have been retouched and repaired by more modern hands. The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number, but the last is imperfect. There are from 21 to 35 lines in each page. This manuscript, is dated A. Gr. 1553, A.D. 1242. There are many marginal notes in this volume, containing the names of readers or owners.

This manuscript seems to be written by three hands.

See additions.

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

- Colophon

In the subscription to the discourse "On the Massacre of the Innocents", fol. 33 a, the scribe gives his name, Zaina

ܐܠܗܐ ܚܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܙܝܢܐ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ̇. ܢܬܚܲܣܐ ܟ̇ܬܘܒܟ:

- Colophon

Subscription for the discourse "On the Invention of the Cross", in which the scribe mentions his name, Abu 'l-Khair

ܫܠ̤ܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥ̈ܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܡ̇ܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܡ ܚܣ̣ܝܐ ܡܪ ܣܐܘ̣ܝܪ݁ܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܡܘܼܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦ̣ܐ ܨܠܘܼܬܗ ܥܠ ܟ̇ܬܘܼܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܩ̇ܪܘܝܐ ܐܡܝ̣ܢ: ܒܒܥ̣ܘ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܦ̇ܓܘܼܥܐ ܕܒܗܠܝܢ ܣܪ̈ܛܐ̣. ܕܢܫܲܡܪ ܘܢܫܲܘܓܪ ܠܚܲܠܫܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܐܒܘ ܐܠܟܝܪ ܕܒܫܡ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܘ܏ܩܫ ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܢܫ̣ܟܚ ܦܘܕܐ ܢ̇ܬܪܨ ܘܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܨ̇ܥܪ ܘܢܠܘܼܛ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܠܦܠܓܐ.

- Colophon

In the subscription of the discourse "On the Ordination of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons", fol. 184 a, the scribe gives his name, George:

ܫܠ̣ܡ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܟܝܪ̈ܘܛܘܢܝܐܣ. ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢ̣ܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܗ.

- Colophon

In the subscription for the discourse "On the Consecration of the Chrism", fol. 197 a, the scribe again mentions his name, George, and the date, A. Gr. 1553, A.D. 1242.

ܫܠ̣ܡ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܟܝܪ̈ܘܛܘܢܝܐܣ. ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢ̣ܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܗ.

- Colophon

The subscription for the discourse by Rabban Daniel, fol. 199 a, informs us that the manuscript was written in the church of S. Thomas the Apostle at Mosul, for the monk Abu 'l-Khair, a priest of that church.

ܫܠ̣ܡ ܘܐܦ ܗ̇ܢܐ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ. ܕܒܡܘܨܠ ܡܚܣܢܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܬܒ̇ܥ̣ܬܐ ܕܪܒܢ ܐܲܒܘ ܐܠܟܝܪ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܢܟܦܐ. ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܙܗܝܐ. ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܡܝ̣ܪܐ:

- A modern note, in great part purposely effaced:

ܐܨܪ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܏ܩܫܝ . . . ـܝܐ ܒܪ ܏ܩܫܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܏ܩܫܝ ܓܪ . . . . . . . .

- The date A. Gr. 2003, A.D. 1692:

ܐܬܟܬܒ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܬܪܝܢ ܐܠܦܝܐ ܘܬܠܬ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܢܟܝ̈ܠܐ.

- The name of a reader called Jacob,

ܝܥܩܘܒ

- A note, now much effaced:

ܦܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܡـ . . . ܒܪ ܘܐܢܣ ܒܪ ܐܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܓܝܓܐ (?) ܡܢ ܓܢܣܐ. . . . . . . . . . .

- The name of Yeshua' the Arabian, with an unfinished date:

ܦܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܪܒܝܐ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ

- The name of the priest Maṭlub of Jazirat Ḳardu, A. Gr. 1979, A.D. 1668.

ܦܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܏ܩܫ ܡܛܠܘܒ ܡܢ ܓܵܙܪܬܐ ܕܩܪܕܘ ܫܢܬ݀ ܐܨܥܛ

- A note, referring, as it appears, to a Kurdish expedition against the Christians, in the year 2011, A.D. 1700, now much effaced.

ܒܫܢܬ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܠܦܝܐ ܝܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܐܬܐ ܒܓܠܝܻ (?) ܡܚܡܕ ܒܲܫܲܐ ܘܥܕܪ ܠܐܨܠܢ ܐܓܲܐ ܘܥܡܗ . . . ܘܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܘܪܝܩ (?) ܘܐܬܐ ܠܛܘܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܘܒܳܬ ܒܡܕܝܕ ܒܝܘܡ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܫܩܠ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܚܡܫܐ ܟܝ̈ܣܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܒܝܬ ܢܥܡ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܫܒܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢ̈ܫܐ ܘܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܘܛܠܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܘܒܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܟܦܪ ܓܘܙܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܐܡܝܪ ܐܚܡܕ ܕܡܚܠܡܝܐ ܘܙܒܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢܗ ܘܥܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐܬܪܗܘܢ ܘܩܛܠ ܡܢ ܟܘܪ̈ܕܝܐ ܬܠܬܡܐ ܓ̈ܒܪܐ ܘܐܢܫܝܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܫܒܥܡܐ ܐܬܩܛܠ ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗ ܚܕ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܐܠܦܝܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ. ܘܟܬܒ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܚܛܝـ(ـܐ) ܡܕܝܕ(ܝܐ) ܡܢ ܓܢܣـ(ـܐ) ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܒܝܬ ܨܰܘܡܷܐ. ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܗܢܐ ܐܨܠܢ ܐܓܲـ(ܐ) ܚܕ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܩܠܝܠ

- The name of the deacon Ḳadisha

ܦܓܰܥ ܒܟܬܳܒܳܐ ܗܳܢܐ ܩܰܕܝܻܫܳܐ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ.

- The name of the priest Denḥa bar Jacob of Beth-Severina

ܐܕܝܩ ܘܚܵܪ ܘܦܓܥ̣ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܢܐ ܡܠܹܐ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚ̇ܢܝܐ ܏ܩܫܝ ܕܢܚܐ ܒܪ ܏ܩܫܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܣܒܝܪܝܢܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܒܨܠܘܬ ܦ̈ܓܘܥܐ ܡܗܝܪ̈ܐ.

- There are other notes by the same person (Denḥa bar Jacob), on fol. 75 a, dated A. Gr. 1977, A.D. 1666: ܐܬܒܰܩܝ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܢܐ ܏ܩܫܝ ܕܢܚܐ ܒܪ ܏ܩܫܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܏ܩܫܝ ܓܪܝܒ ܡܢ ܓܢܣܐ ܡܒܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܛܰܐܢܷܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܡܚܣܝܢܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܫܢ̣ܬ݀ ܐܨܥܙ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܠܝ̈ܛܐ; on fol. 76 a: ܡܪܝܐ ܗ̣ܒ ܚܘܣܝܐ ܠܕܢܚܐ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ.. ܒܚܘܒܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܟܣܝܹܣܝܐ. ܐܫܘ̈ܝܗܝ ܠܦܪܕܝܣܐ ܥܕܝܷܢܳܝܐ; on fol. 152 a: ܢܛܪ ܦܝ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܟܬܒ ܩܣܝܣ ܕܢܚܐ ܐܒܢ ܩܣܝܣ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܒܢ ܩܣܝܣ ܓܪܝܒ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܗ̈ ܒܣܒܪܝܢܐ ܐܠܡܒܪܟܗ ܐܠܗ ܝܪܚܡܘܐ ܘܝܪܚܡ ܐܡܘܐܬܗ ܐܡܝܢ ܦܝ ܨܠܬ ܣܬܢܐ ܐܠܣܝܕܐ ܐܠܛܗܪܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܠܕܗ̈ ܐܠܗ; and to the same effect on fol. 155 a.

- A note, stating that the manuscript belonged to the deacon Abraham bar ––––, A. Gr. 1659, A.D. 1348

ܩܢܐ ܠܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܙܢ̇ܬ ܠܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܘܙܘܒܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܏ܡܫܡ ܢ̇ܟܦܐ ܘܡܗܝܪܐ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܪ ܡ܏ܗܝܡ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܘܣܒܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ . . . ܡ̈ܢܚܐ ܫܘܟܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܫܬܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܝܢ ܘܬܫ̈ܥ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܡܒܪ̈ܟܐ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܗ ܘܥܠ ܡܫܲܟܢܢܗ ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܏ܫܘ.

- On the same page there are two notes in Arabic and Syriac, dated in the year 1731, A.D. 1420; the one written by the priest Isaiah of Ba-Sabarina (Beth-Severina), the other by the monk Yeshua' of Dair al-'Amr, in Armenia.

نضر فى هذا المجلد العبد الجاطى الظعيف الفقير الي رحمة ربه اشعيا بسم قس من قريه باسبرينا من اعمال بلد الهيثم سنة الف وسبعمايه و واحد وثلاثين

طالع في هذا الكتاب المبارك العبد الحقير الفقير الي الله تعالى ايشوع بسم راهب من دير العمر من اعمال الهيثم المحروس حرسه الله تعالي كل من يقرا يدعا له بالجلاص من نار العذاب

- On the same page there are two notes in Arabic and Syriac, dated in the year 1731, A.D. 1420; the one written by the priest Isaiah of Ba-Sabarina (Beth-Severina), the other by the monk Yeshua' of Dair al-'Amr, in Armenia.

ܕܩ̣ ܘܚ̣ܪ ܘܦܓܥ̣ ܘܐܨܕ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܠܸܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܠܐ ܚ̇ܫܚܐ ܕܒܫܡ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܣܒܝܪܝܢܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢ̇ܣܪܚ ܨܠܘܬܐ̇ ܠܟܬܘܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܘܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܕܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܐ܏ܥܠܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ.

ܟܕ ܐܝܟ ܥܝ̇ܕܐ ܐܬܒ̇ܩ̣ܝ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܠܸܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܒܪܟܐܦܐ. ܝܫܘܥ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܘܨܠܘܬܐ ܐܣܪܚ ܠܕܡܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܗ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

- The name of a reader called Sergius:

ܒܗܝܡܢ ܨܲܠܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܥܠ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܐܡܝܢ.

- A note, partially erased, dated A. Gr. 20.., A.D. 17...

ܢܛܪ ܦܝ ܐܠܟܬܐܒ . . . ܐܠܚܩܝܪ ܐܠܡܕܢܘܒ ܐܠܟܐܛܝ ܒܐܠܐ ܩܣܝܣ ܘܒܐܠܦܥܠ ܒܥܝܕ. ܗܘ ܦܝ ܣܢܗ ܒ ܘ . . . ܝܘܢܐܢܝܗ ܡܘܡܢ

- A note by Abraham bar Yuḥannan bar Yalda, of the village of ܫܠܡܬ near Shush, A. Gr. 1583, A.D. 1272.

ܟܕ ܐ̇ܨܕܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢ̣ܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܡܠܸܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܬܒܝ̇ܢܬ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܙܡܝܪܘܬ ܡܐ ܕܪܫܝ̣ܡ ܒܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܢܘܗܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܠܥܙܬ݂݀ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܦܘ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ ܕܡܦܫ̈ܩܢܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܘܛܪܛܫ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܚܠܫܐ ܘܬܚܘܒܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܝܠܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܫܠܡܬ ܕܒܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܫܘܫ ܘܩܕܝܡܐܝܬ ܡܬܝܕܥ ܒܛܘܗܡܐ ܘܒܫ̇ܪܒܬܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܝܬ ܣܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܚܣܢܬܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܐܢܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ ܒܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܏ܘܫܘ.

- Colophon

A note, partially effaced, written by a monk of Adarbaijan, named Gregory.

ܟܬ݂ܒ ܘܒ̇ܠܒ̣ܠ ܠܐ̈ܠܝܠܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܚ̇ܠ̣ܫܐ ܕܥܘܡ̣ܪܐ ܘܕܐܕܘܪܒܝܓܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܘܐܢ ܢܫ̣ܟܚ ܦܘܕܐ ܢܬ̇ܪܨ ܕܠܐ ܪܛܢܐ. ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ . . . ـܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ. ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܏ܫܘ.

- A note by one Salman ibn Safar.

نظر في هذا الكتاب سلمان ابن قس سفر السرياني الذي هو تاليف الاباء

AG 1553 AD 1242

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 DCCCXLI 2:876-882