London, BL, Add. 23596
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1141, Add. 23,596, London, BL, Add. 23,596, BL Add MS 23596, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 724, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXXIV

[This manuscript contains: Gregory bar Hebraeus.. The ܐܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ, or "Horreum Mysteriorum," of Gregory bar Hebraeus.; a list of the works of Gregory bar Hebraeus, with a few particulars regarding his life; . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 36 items.]

Syriac

author: Gregory bar Hebraeus.
title: The ܐܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ, or "Horreum Mysteriorum," of Gregory bar Hebraeus.
rubric: ܟܕ ܠܐܝܹܠ ܐܝܹܠ ܩ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܣܘܼܝ̇ܥܐ ܕܡܚܝ̣ܠܘܬܢ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܟܬܵܒܐ ܕܐܘܨܪ̈ܙܐ (sic) ܦܘܼܫܵܩܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܨܘܪܬ݀ ܟܬܵܒ ܡܹܢ ܣܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ̇ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܿܣ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ ܕܡܸܬܝ̣ܕܥ ܒܲܪ ܥ̣ܒܪܝܐ.
  Foll. 1b-296
  title: The Old Testament.
    Foll. 1b-78
    title: The Pentateuch.
    Foll. 78b-257
    title: The Books.
    rubric: ܟܬ݁ܒܐ ܕܒܹܝܬ ܡܲܘܬܒ̈ܐ
      Foll. 78b-83
      title: Joshua.
      Foll. 83b-89
      title: Judges.
      Foll. 90a-99
      title: 1 Samuel.
      Foll. 100a-110
      title: 2 Samuel.
      Foll. 110b-207
      title: The Psalms.
      Foll. 208a-230
      title: 1 and 2 Kings.
      Foll. 231a-237
      title: The Proverbs of Solomon.
      Foll. 238a-242
      title: The Proverbs of Jesus the son of Sirach.
      Foll. 242b-244
      title: Ecclesiastes.
      Foll. 245a-249
      title: The Song of Songs.
      Foll. 249b-249
      title: Wisdom.
      Foll. 250a-257
      title: Job.
    Foll. 257b-306
    title: The Prophets.
      Foll. 257b-269
      title: Isaiah.
      Foll. 269b-282
      title: The twelve minor Prophets.
      Foll. 282b-288
      title: Jeremiah.
      Foll. 289a-296
      title: Ezekiel.
      Foll. 297a-306
      title: Daniel, including Bel and the Dragon.
  Foll. 307a-421
  title: The New Testament.
    Foll. 307a-384
    title: The Gospels.
      Foll. 307a-343
      title: S. Matthew.
      Foll. 344a-350
      title: S. Mark.
      Foll. 351a-372
      title: S. Luke.
      Foll. 373a-384
      title: S. John.
    Foll. 384b-397
    title: The Acts.
      Foll. 394b-397
      title: The three Catholic Epistles.
    Foll. 397b-421
    title: The Epistles of S. Paul.

title: a list of the works of Gregory bar Hebraeus, with a few particulars regarding his life
ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܣܵܡ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܘܐܪܐܒܐܝܬ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܿܪܝܘܿܣ
Compare Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., especially pp. 263 and 268 seqq.

Fol. 207 does not, strictly speaking, belong to this manuscript, being in a different hand-writing.
  title: A list of the prophets, from Job down to Malachi, with the names of the kings under whom they flourished; a list of the Jewish rulers or high priests, from Zorobabel down to Hyreanus II.; and some chronological notes, referring to the reigns of Uzziah and his successors.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܕܢܒܹܝܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܚܒܪܗ
  title: Interpretations of the names of the prophets.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܫܩ ܫܡܵܗܸ̈ܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܢܐܝܬ ܕܟܠ ܡܢܗܘܢ.
  title: A list of the works of Gregory bar Hebraeus, etc., similar to that mentioned above.
  rubric: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܕܣܡ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܘܐܪܒܐܝܬ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܲܦܪܝܢܐ ܩ܏ܕ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܐܒܘ ܐܠܦܪܓ ܐܒܘܢ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܲܪ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܐܣܝܐ.

Paper, about 12 3/8 in. by 8 1/4, consisting of 422 leaves. The quires, signed with letters as far as ܠܐ, fol. 308 b, are 42 in number. There are from 23 to 35 lines in each page.

422 ff.

- Paper, about 12 3/8 in. by 8 1/4, consisting of 422 leaves. The quires, signed with letters as far as ܠܐ, fol. 308 b, are 42 in number. There are from 23 to 35 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand, with many Greek and Syriac vowels.

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

- Colophon

The colophon, fol. 422 b, states that the volume was written by the priest Sulaimān ibn Mūsā al-Kaiyāl, A. Gr. 2031, A.D. 1720, when Mār Ignatius [Ignatius XXVI. [(George) (See Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1408, and Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 482, no. 76.)]] was patriarch of Antioch, George ibn Abd al-Karīm, patriarch of Mosul, Mār Basil catholicus of the East, and Ishāk ibn 'Azār maphrian.

ܟ̇ܡܠ ܘܢܓܙ ܗܕ݂ܐ ܟ̇ܬ̇ܐܒ ܐܠܐܘܨܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܐܠܫܪܝܦ ܬ݀ܦܣܝܪ ܟ̇ܬ݀ܒ ܐܠܡ܏ܩܕ ܐܠܥܬ̇ܝܩܗ ܘܐܠܔܕ݁ܝܕ݁ܗ ܏ܟܕ ܏ܝܘܡ ܦܝ ܫܗܪ ܐܨܒ܏ܐܛ ܏ܣܢܗ̈ ܒ܏ܝܗ ܝ܏ܘ ܦܝ ܐܝܐܡ ܐܒܗܐܬ݀ܢܐ ܐܠܡܥܨ̇ܡܝܢ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓ̣ܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܛܐܛܒ ܟ݁ܦܪܣܝ ܐܢܛܐܟ݁ܝܗ ܒܛܪܝܟ ܓ݁݅ܘ݅ܪܓ݁݅ܣ ܐܒܢ ܏ܥ ܐܠܟܪܝܡ ܐܠܡܘܨܠ ܘܡܪܝ ܒܣܸܝܠܠܝܘܣ ܩܬ݂ܘܠܹܝܩ ܐܠܫܪܩ ܡܦܪܝܐܢ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܐܒܢ ܡ܏ܩܕ ܥܐܙܐܪ ܐܒܢ ܐܟ݂ܬ݀ ܒܛܪܝܟ݁ ܓ݁ܘܪܓ݁ܝܣ܇ ܐܠܡܚܦܘܨ̇ܝܢ ܨܠܐܬ݀ܗܡ ܬ݀ܚܦܜ ܡܪܐܥܝܬ݂ܗܡ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܥܠܝ ܏ܝܕ ܐܚܩܪ ܘܐܪܕ݂ܠ ܥܒܐܕ̇ ܐܠܠܗ ܒܚܪ ܐܠܕ݂ܢܘܒ ܘܐܠܟ݂ܛܐܝܐ ܐܠܡܩܪܚ ܒܐܠܣܝܐܗ̈ ܐܠܕ݂ܝ ܡܐ ܝܔܒ ܐܢ ܝܪܣܡ ܐܣܡܗ ܡܢ ܟ݁ܬ݂ܪܬ݀ ܕܢܘܒܗ ܘܲ ܒܐܠܐܣܡ ܩܣܝܣ ܘܒܐܠܦܥܠ ܕ݁ܢܝ ܬ݀ܥܝܣ ܣܠܝܡܐܢ ܐܒܢ ܏ܡܩܕ ܡܘܣܝ ܐܠܟ݁ܝܐܠ ܘܐܡܗ ܐܠܡ܏ܩܕ ܚܠܒܝܗ ܘܐܟ݂ܘܬ݀ܗ ܐܒܪܐܗܝܡ ܏ܘܫܡ ܡ܏ܩܕ ܐܠܝܐܣ ܝܘܣܦ ܘܐܠܝܐ ܘܐܠܡܣܐܥܕ݁ ܡܥ ܐܠܚܩܝܪ ܨܐܢܥܗ ܐܒܪܐܗܡ ܐܒܢ ܝܘܢܐܢ ܙܗܪܗ܀ ܘܢܪܔܘ ܡܢ ܟ݁ܠ ܐܟ݂ܐ ܝܨܐܕ݁ܦ ܗܕ݂ܗ ܚܪܦܢܐ ܐܠܙܪܝܗ الخ

- Colophon

There is a similar note on fol. 303 b, at the end of the book of Daniel.

ܫܠܸܶܡ ܟܬܵܒܵܐ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܥܡ ܫܲܪܟܐ ܕܕܝܐܬܹܝܩܹܝ ܥܲܬܝܼܩܬܵܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܵܒܐ ܕܐܘܨܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܣܓ݂ܝܼܕ ܐܝܩܪܗ ܕܚܲܝܠ ܘܥܲܕܪ ܘܐܫܦܥ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܥܲܠ ܕܘܝܘܬܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܥ̇ܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܒܐܝ̣ܕ̈ܝ ܣܝܠܘܒܐ ܣܠܝܡܐܢ ܒܲܪ ܡܩܕܣܝ ܡܘܣܐ ܡܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܫܲܛܺܝܼܐ ܘܐܡܗ ܡ܏ܩܕ ܚܠܒܝܗ ܘܐܚܘ̈ܗܝ ܐܒܪܐܗܝܡ ܘܡ܏ܫܡ ܡ܏ܩܕ ܐܠܝܐܣ ܘܝܘܣܦ ܘܐܠܝܐ ܫ܏ܢ̣ܬ݀ ܒ܏ܝܗ ܝ܏ܘ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܚܐ ܦܪܘܫܐ ܢܨܲܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘ܏ܫ.

- On fol. 422 b there is also an Arabic note, stating that the maphrian Elias purchased this book, and gave it to Colonel Taylor, A.D. 1829.

قد اشتريتوا انا الفقير مفريان الياس هذا الكتاب اوصر روزي وهديتهُ الي عزيزنا المحترم مصطر تلي بك في سنة ١٨٢٩ مسيحيه،

- Fol. 207 does not, strictly speaking, belong to this manuscript, being in a different hand-writing.

AD 1720 AG 2031

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 DCCXXIV 2:626-628