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[This manuscript contains: Cyril of Alexandria. The Treatise ofCyril of Alexandria, "Quod Unus sit Christus"; Gabriel the Stylite of Karman ܐܢܐ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܕܥܠ ܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܕܩܪܡܢ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܟܬ̇ܒܬ݂ ܗܠܝܢ. ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܒܗܝܡܢ. Short definitions of theological terms; John Chrysostom ܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ. Homily ofJohn Chrysostom,ܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣon the parable of the Prodigal Son divided into three parts; Basil. Homily ofBasilon Virginity and Holiness; Erechtheus. Homily ofErechtheus, bishop ofTarsus, on the Nativity; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-60
author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: The Treatise of Cyril of Alexandria, "Quod Unus sit Christus"
title: Quod Unus sit Christus
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܫܘܐܠܐ ܘܕܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܗܝ ܕܚܕ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ
Cf. Opera, ed. Aubert, t. v., pars i., pag. 714

Foll. 1a
author: Gabriel the Stylite of Karman ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܕܥܠ ܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܕܩܪܡܢ
title: Short definitions of theological terms
ܐܢܐ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܕܥܠ ܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܕܩܪܡܢ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܟܬ̇ܒܬ݂ ܗܠܝܢ. ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܒܗܝܡܢ
There are short definitions of the terms ܝܬܐ , ܟܝܢܐ , ܐܘܣܝܐ , ܩܢܘܡܐ written in a current hand of not much later date than the rest of the volume.

Foll. 60a-69
author: John Chrysostom ܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ
title: Homily of John Chrysostom, ܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ on the parable of the Prodigal Son divided into three parts
Cf. Opera, t. viii., p. 650

Foll. 69a-77
author: Basil
title: Homily of Basil on Virginity and Holiness
rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ
incipit: ܒܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ̣ ܘܒܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ ܡܬܢܨ̇ܚܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܡ̈ܝܘܬܐ̇. ܘܡܢ ܙܘܘܓܐ ܡܫ̇ܬܐܠܝܢ̇. ܕܠܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܢܬܕܡ̇ܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 77a-81
author: Erechtheus
title: Homily of Erechtheus, bishop of Tarsus, on the Nativity
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܪܟܬܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܛܪܣܘܣ̣ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
incipit: ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܠܝܬ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ̣. ܠܐ ܡܬܘܡ ܐ̇ܫܠܐ ܕܐܡܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܩܪܝܟ. ܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܡܢܟܝ̣. ܦܪܘܩܐ̣ ܘܡܚܝܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ
In the subscription the name is written ܐܪܟܬܐܘܣ.

Foll. 81b-86
author: Athanasius
title: Homily of Athanasius on Faith, and that Christ is one
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܚܕ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ
Cf. Opera, ed. 1698, t. ii., p. 49

Foll. 86b-102
author: John Chrysostom
title: Homily of John Chrysostom on Es. xli. (xlii.)
See Opera, t. v., p. 155.

Foll. 102b-109
author: Athanasius
title: Letter of Athanasius to Adelphius
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܕܠܦ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܘܡܘܕܝܢܐ
Cf. Opera, t. i., pars 2, pag. 911

Foll. 109a-116
title: The Doctrine of the Apostles
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ̣. ܕܐܡܬܝ ܐܣܬܠܩ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܠܫܡܝܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܩ̇ܒܠܘ ܗܘܘ ܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ̇. ܘܛ̈ܟܣܐ ܘܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ. ܘܕܠܐܝܟܐ ܐܙ̣ܠ ܗܘܐ ܟܠ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ. ܘܕܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܩ̇ܒܠܘ ܡܢܗ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ
Cf. Cureton's Ancient Syriac Documents

Foll. 116b-118
author: Severus of Antioch
title: Letter of Severus of Antioch to the Nunneries
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ̣ ܐܓܪܬܐ̣ ܠܘܬ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܬܘ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ
incipit: ܗ̣ܘ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܝܣܘܢ (%) $ܠܟܠ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ: ܕܥܕܬܐ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܡܬܡܢܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܗܘܢܐ ܡܬܦܫܟ̇. ܏ܘܫ.

Foll. 118a-119
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Letter of Jacob of Batnae on Repentance
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ
incipit: ܐܠܘ ܦܓ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܕܘܕܝܢ ܠܝ̣. ܦܫܝܩ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܕܐܣܬܟܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܕܪ̈ܢ ܠܝ. ܏ܘܫ
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 7

Foll. 119a-121
title: Letter addressed to Cyril of Alexandria by the Brethren who came from Palestine
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܪܫܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܡܢ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܕܐܬܘ ܡܢ ܦܠܣܛܝܢܐ
incipit: ܟܕ ܠܡܚـ[ـܣ]ܢ ܫܕܝܢ ܣܬܘܐ ܣܢܝܐ ܕܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܠܬܚܬ̣. ܘܚܘܪܬܐ ܡ̇ܝܬܝܢܢ ܘܝܘܡܐ ܕܫܝܢܐ̣. ܒܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܣܬܘܝܐ̇. ܟܕ ܒܗܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܝܟ ܚܙ̣ܝܢܢ. ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܣ̇ܟܝܢ ܕܢܬ̣ܓܠܙ. ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 121b-123
title: Questions addressed to Cyril of Alexandria by the deacon Tiberius and eight other monks
rubric: ܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܕܕܪܫܐ ܠܘܬ ܛܒܝܒܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܣ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܦܣ̈ܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܡܢ ܛܒܪܝܘܣ ܡܫ̇ܡܫܢܐ̣ ܘܡܢ ܐ̈ܚܐ. ܚ
incipit: ܬܘܒ ܗ̈ܦܘܟܝܐ ܕܗܪ̈ܣܝܣ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܫܘܚܘ. ܬܘܒ ܚܕܬܘܬ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܡ̈ܦܬܠܐ̣ ܐܬܚ̣ܙܝܘ. ܬܘܒ ܐ̈ܢܫܝܢ ܠܐ ܝܕ̇ܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ̣ ܟܕ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܐܬܘ̣. ܒܚ̈ܛܐ ܕܟܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܙܝܙ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܝܗܘܢ ܡ̇ܢܣܝܢ ܕܢܙܕܪ̣ܥܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 123b-140
author: Cyril Cyril of Alexandria
title: Letter of Cyril to Tiberius the deacon, containing replies to the above 15 questions
rubric: ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܪܫܐ ܕܐܦܣ̈ܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܠܘܬ ܛܒܪܝܘܣ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܘܠܐ̈ܚܐ ܕܫܪܟܐ.܀. :܏ܐ: ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܡܛܠ ܬܒܥ̈ܬܐ ܟܬܝܒ̈ܝܬܐ܀ ܏ܫܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܫܡ̇ܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ܆ ܩܦ̣ܘ ܠܪ̈ܫܢܝܟܘܢ ܘܐܫܬ̇ܥܒܕܘ ܠܗܘܢ: ܏ܘܫFol. 123b

Foll. 141a-158
author: Athanasius
title: Treatise of Athanasius against Apollinarius, on the Trinity and the Incarnation
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ̣. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܫܘܝܬ ܒܟܝܢܐ̣. ܘܡܛܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܦܘܠܢܪܝܘܣ
Cf. Opera, t. i., pars 2, p. 922

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 159 leaves, two of which (foll. 119 and 159) are much stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 16 in number, viz. 7 in the first part of the volume (foll. 1—68), and 9 in the second part (foll. 69—159). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 34 lines.

Vellum

159 ff. 9 5/8 × 6 5/8

The quires, signed with letters, are 16 in number, viz. 7 in the first part of the volume (foll. 1—68), and 9 in the second part (foll. 69—159).

- Two of of the leaves,foll. 119 and 159, are much stained and torn.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 34 lines.

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

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

- Index of the contents of the volume.

- This note is written in the handwriting of the scribe, the first half of which has been erased.

ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܗ̇ ܠܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܘ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ̇ ܐܘ ܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ̇. ܘܟܐ̇ܡ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܬܬܦܠܓ ܠܗ ܡܢܬܐ [ܥܡ] ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܚܝܗܝ ܠܡـ[ـܪܢ] ܒܠܘܟܝܬܐ ܒܕܦܢܗ ܘܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܚܐ ܠܗ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܗ̇ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ. ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܡܪܝ. [According to Wright, the word ܠܗ was altered into ܠܕܝܪܗ.]

- After effacing a considerable portion of the above note,the abbat Moses of Nisibis, recorded that the book was presented through him to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the priest John, the son of George, the son of ܩܪܝܛܘܝ of Bagdad. The note also tells us that the abbat Moses went to Bagdad to obtain the remission of the poll-tax,ܟܣܦ ܪܝܫܐ, demanded from the monks, in the year 1238, A.D. 927.

ܫܟܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣ̈ܩܝܛܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ܆ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܒܪ ܩܪܝܛܘܝ ܐܓܥܠܗ ܕܝܢ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܬܐܡܪܬ. ܡܢ ܠܥܠ. ܒܒܓܕܕ ܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܬ̣ܐ ܠܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܟܣܦ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܬܬܒܥ ܡܢ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘ܏ܪܠܚ. ܘܐܪܝܡܘܗ̇ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܦܪܫ ܘܟܗܢ ܠܗ ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܢܙܗܐ ܟܗܢܘܬܗ ܘܢܢܛܪܝܘܗܝ ܘܠܒ̈ܢܘܗ[ܝ] ܘܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܒܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܢܒܪܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܢܦܪ[ܘܥ] ܐܢܘܢ ܬܢܢ ܘܠܗܠ ܛ̈ܒܬܐ ܘܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܫܡܝܢܝܬܐ . . . ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܥ̈ܢܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܨ̈܏ܠܘ

Cureton, The Festal Letters of Athanasius, Preface, p. xxiv., note

- The name of the donor is repeated at the foot of the page, the note being, however, much mutilated.

- A third note on the same page is so much torn that very few words are left uninjured.

- There are short definitions of terms written in a current hand of not much later date than the rest of the volume.

ܐܘܣܝܐ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܟܝܢܐ ܝܬܐ ܩܢܘܡܐ

The writer calls himself Gabriel the Stylite of Karman, ܐܢܐ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܕܥܠ ܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܕܩܪܡܢ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܟܬ̇ܒܬ݂ ܗܠܝܢ. ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܒܗܝܡܢ

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 DCCLXIX 2:738-740