London, BL, Add. 14593
source date: A. Gr. 1128
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1472, Add. 14,593, London, BL, Add. 14,593, BL Add MS 14593, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 704, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCIV

[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.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/329, Add. 14,593, foll. 1–185, London, BL, Add. 14,593, foll. 1–185, BL Add MS 14593, foll. 1-185, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 704, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCIV

[This manuscript contains: Index of the chapters of the Κλῖμαξ; John Climacus. The Works of John Climacus. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: Index of the chapters of the Κλῖμαξ
See additions.

author: John Climacus
title: The Works of John Climacus
  author: John Climacus
  title: His reply to a letter of John, abbat of Raithū
  title: Spiritual Tablets
  rubric: ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ
  ܫܠܡܬ ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ
  See additions.
  author: John Climacus
  title: The Κλῖμαξ, or Scala Paradisi
  See decoration descriptions.
  author: John Climacus
  title: Liber ad Pastorem
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܪܥܝܐ

Vellum, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 5/8, consisting of 187 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 80, 186 and 187. Foll. 186 and 187 are fly-leaves for this manuscript (see Add. 14,593, fol. 186 [...] and Add. 14,593, fol. 187 [...] ). The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 80, 87 and 107. There are from 28 to 34 lines in each page.

187 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 5/8, consisting of 187 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 80, 186 and 187. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 80, 87 and 107. There are from 28 to 34 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangĕlā, and dated A. Gr. 1128, A.D. 817.

See additions.

Scala Paradisi fol. 172 a

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.] [N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- The title of Spiritual Tablets is explained by a later hand.

ܗܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ. ܦ̈ܠܬܐ ܘܐܘ̈ܚܕܬܐ ܡܡܠܠ

- The word ܡܡܠܠ in the above addition is a still later addition.

- Doxology

Colophpon

ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬ̣ܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܠܝܡܟܣ. ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܕܥܕܪ. ܘܠܒܪܐ ܕܣܝܥ. ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܫܡܠܝ. ܗܫܐ ܘܒܟܠ ܙܒܢ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ

- Colophon Colophon

Then follows, on the same page as the colophon, a note, stating that this book was written at Edessa, A. Gr. 1128 (A.D. 817), by a professional scribe named Bar-saumā, the son of Anastasius, the son of Cyriacus , for a deacon named Stephen.

ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ. ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܡܘܙ. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ. ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܒܪ ܡܢܚ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܢܣܛܘܣ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. ܐܬܚܦܛ ܕܝܢ ܘܥܒܕܗ ܠܩܢܘܡܗ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܠܫ ܒܟܠ. ܣܛܦܢܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܘܡܫܡܫܢܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܝܬܪ ܡܢܗ܆ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ. ܘܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܕܨܒܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܝ. ܐܡܝܢ

- A subsequent note, of more recent date, has been almost wholly effaced.

- On fol. 2 a there is a third note, which informs us that the manuscript was purchased from a person named ܦܝܠܛܘܣ (Philotas?), of the village of ܟܪܥܐ , by Thomas and Solomon the priest, the head of the church in the said village. The writer calls himself Aaron.

ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܙܒ̇ܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܬܘܡܐ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ. ܡܢ ܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܟܪܥܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܗ. ܡܦܝܣܝܢܢ ܠܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝܢ ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܦܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܗܘ ܕܙܒܢ ܘܥܠ ܗܘ ܕܙܒܢ. ܕܢܬܚܢܢܘܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܚܣܘ ܐܦ ܠܫܠܡܘܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܟܪܥܐ ܕܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܏ܘܫ. ܘܥܠ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ

- Another hand has added the words

ܘܟܠ ܕܠܚܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘ ܡܦܩ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܕܝܪܐ ܡܚܪܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ

- The index of the chapters of the Κλῖμαξ on fol. 1 b is written by a comparatively modern hand.

AD 817 AG 1128 Edessa

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 DCCIV 2:590

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1470, Add. 14,593, fol. 186, London, BL, Add. 14,593, fol. 186, BL Add MS 14593, fol. 186, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 704, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCIV

[This manuscript contains: An extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: An extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ

Vellum leaf, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 5/8, slightly stained and torn. It is a fly-leaf of Add. 14,593 [...] .

Vellum

1 f.

- Fol. 186 is a fly-leaf of Add. 14,593.

Date unknown

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 DCCIV 2:591

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1471, Add. 14,593, fol. 187, London, BL, Add. 14,593, fol. 187, BL Add MS 14593, fol. 187, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 704, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCIV

[This manuscript contains: John the Monk. An extract from the writings of John the Monk; An extract. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

author: John the Monk
title: An extract from the writings of John the Monk
rubric: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕ . . . ܘܕܟܪܝܘܬܐ
Mutilated at the commencement.

title: An extract
The title is wholly effaced, and the remainder much stained and mutilated.

Vellum leaf, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 5/8, slightly stained and torn. It is a fly-leaf of Add. 14,593 [...] .

Vellum

1 f.

- Fol. 187 is a fly-leaf of Add. 14,593.

Date unknown

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 DCCIV 2:591