London, BL, Add. 14536
source date: viiith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/263, Add. 14,536, London, BL, Add. 14,536, BL Add MS 14536, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 771, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXXI

[This manuscript contains: Short extracts from the Fathers on various topics; Epiphanius. The Lives of the Prophets, ascribed to Epiphanius; Explanation of the Hebrew words in the Old and New Testaments. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 72 items.]

Syriac

title: Short extracts from the Fathers on various topics
rubric: ܦܘ̈ܫܩܐ ܚܫ̈ܚܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܨܐ: ܕܡ̈ܟܢܫܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
ܫܠܡ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢ̣ܣ ܕܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  title: Selection of titles from the volume
    title: Concerning the tree in the midst of Paradise
    rubric: ܦܘܿܫܩܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܡܨܥܬܗ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ
    title: That it was a devil that spoke with the woman, in the shape of a serpent
    rubric: ܕܕܝܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒ̇ܚܙܬܐ ܕܚܘܝܐ: ܡܠܠ ܥܡ ܐܢܬܬܐ
    title: Why Satan is called the Slanderer (ὁ διάβολος)
    rubric: ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܐܬ݂ܩܪܝ ܣܛܢܐ ܐܟܠ ܩܪܨܐ
    title: That darkness preceded light
    rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܩܕܝܡ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܠܢܘܗܪܐ
    title: That Jerusalem is the centre of the world
    rubric: ܕܒܡܨܥܬܗ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܣܝ̣ܡܐ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ
  title: The authorities cited
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
    author: Gregory Nyssen
    title: On the Song of Songs
    author: Severus
    title: hom. epithron. xxxi.
    author: Cyril
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘܿܠܝܢܘܣ ܚܢܦܐ
    author: Cyril
    rubric: ܡܢ ܫ̇ܪܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܙܐ̈ܛܡܐ ܕܕܘ̈ܓܡܛܐ: ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܫܐ̇ܘܠܐ ܕܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ
    author: Basil
    title: Basil
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܡ̇ܦܝܠܟܝܘܣ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
    author: Chrysostom
    title: Chrysostom
    author: Chrysostom
    title: On 2 Corinthians
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
    author: Gregory Nyssen
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡ̇ܝܘܣ
    author: Cyril
    title: On S. Matthew's Gospel
    author: Cyril
    title: On S. John's Gospel
    author: Ephraim
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܣܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ
    author: Severus
    title: hom. epithron. xxii.
    author: Severus
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܬ̣ܐܡܪ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܒܣܪܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܘܐ̇ܓܢ ܒܢ
    author: Athanasius
    title: Athanasius
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ
    author: Ephraim
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
    author: Chrysostom
    title: On S. John's Gospel
    author: Clement of Rome
    title: The Recognitiones
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܡܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ: ܕܠܘܬ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܣܝ̣ܡܘܢ ܚ̇ܪܫܐ
    author: Dionysius the Areopagite
    title: Dionysius the Areopagite
    author: Dionysius the Areopagite
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܡܦܝܠܝܟܘܣ
    author: Cyril
    rubric: ܡܢ ܫ̇ܪܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܙܐ̈ܛܡܐ ܕܕܘ̈ܓܡܛܐ: ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܫܐ̇ܘܠܐ ܕܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ
    author: Cyril
    rubric: ܡܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ
    author: Dionysius of Alexandria
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܝܢܣܝܘܣ ܘܐܣ̇ܛܦܢܘܣ: ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܪܫܐ ܩܝܡ̈ܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
    author: Gregory Nyssen
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܪܬܝܢܐ
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܦܢܐ
    author: Cyril
    rubric: ܡܢ ܦܪܘܣܦܢܛܝܩܘܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܐܕܣܝܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡ̇ܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܚ̇ܢܦܐ
    author: Severus
    title: hom. epithron. cxiii.
    author: Basil
    title: Basil
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܡ̇ܦܝܛܝܡܘܣ
    author: Cyril
    rubric: ܡܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ
    author: Basil
    title: Basil
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܡ̇ܦܝܠܟܝܘܣ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
    author: Severus
    title: hom. epithron. cvii.
    author: Basil
    title: Basil
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܢ̇ܙܢܐ ܒܒܬܘܠܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ: ܘܡܛܠ ܓ̣ܘܚܟܐ: ܘܡܛܠ ܙܘܿܡܪܐ: ܘܡܛܠ ܡ̇ܢܐ ܐܬܒ̣ܪܝܢܢ
    author: Gregory Nyssen
    title: On the Beatitudes
    author: Gregory Nyssen
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܪܬܝܢܐ
    author: Basil
    title: Basil
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ̇ ܢܦ̣ܠܬ̇
    author: Gregory Nyssen
    title: On the Beatitudes
    author: Chrysostom
    title: Chrysostom
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟ̣ܬܒ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܫܡܗ ܬܐܕܪܘܣ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ: ܘܢܦ̣ܠ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ
    author: Basil
    title: Basil
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܝܣܘܦܐ
    author: Chrysostom
    title: On the Epistle to the Romans
    author: Chrysostom
    title: On Ephesians

author: Epiphanius
title: The Lives of the Prophets, ascribed to Epiphanius
rubric: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܘܕܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ: ܘܐ̇ܝܟܢܐ ܡ̣ܝܬܘ.܀. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܐ̇ܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ
ܫܠܡ ܦܘܫ̇ܩܐ ܕܢ̈ܒܝܐ ܕܥ̣ܒܝܕ ܠܐܦܝܦܢܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ
See Epiphanii Opera, ed. 1622, t. ii., p. 235; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xliii., col. 393.
The names occur in the following order: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel (imperf.), Hosea (imperf.), Amos, Joel, Micah, Obadiah, Jonah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, Nathan, Ahijah, Joam, Azariah, Elijah, Elisha, Zacharias (the father of S. John the Baptist), Job.
  title: A short section on the prophets whose prophecies were not written down
  author: Severus
  title: An extract from Severus on the deaths of Jeremiah and Daniel

title: Explanation of the Hebrew words in the Old and New Testaments
rubric: ܦܘܫ̈ܩܐ ܕܫ̈ܡܗܐ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܠܨܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
incipit: ܥܒܪܝܐ̣. ܪܚܝ̣ܡ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܗܘܼܝܘ ܓܝܪ ܠܫܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ. ܐܘܪܝܬܐ̣. ܣܦ̣ܪܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ̣. ܐܘ ܣܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܝܢܐ. ܥܕܢ. ܐܪܥܐ ܕܒ̈ܘܣܡܐ. ܓܝܚܘܢ. ܚ̇ܕܝܐ. ܦ̣ܝܫܘܢ. ܫܘܚܠܦ ܦܘ̈ܡܐ. ܕܩܠ̣ܬ. ܐܠܝܨ ܘܚ̇ܪܝܦ. ܏ܘܫ
The compiler has not, however, restricted himself to Hebrew words, but has also explained some from the Syriac and Greek; e.g. ܕܘܦܢܐ (Gen. 1. 26), fol. 40 a; ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ, fol. 45 a; ܐܢܘܣܝܐ ܕܠܒܐ (2 Corinth, ii. 4), fol. 45 b; and the like.
  title: Genesis
  title: Exodus
  title: Samuel
  title: Proverbs
  title: Job
  title: David (The Psalms)
  title: Kings
  title: Isaiah
  title: Jeremiah
  title: Daniel
  title: Susanna
  title: The twelve minor Prophets
  title: Chronicles
  title: A section on the names of tbe heavenly powers (cherub, seraph, etc.)
  rubric: ܕܡܢܐ ܡ̈ܘܕܥܝܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܫ̈ܡܝܢܐ
  title: Various proper names
  title: The Acts of the Apostles, the Apostle (i.e. the epistles of S. Paul), and the Gospel
  author: Chrysostom
  title: An extract from Chrysostom's commentary on the Gospel of S. John
  Explanatory of the words ܥܕܬܐ, ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ, ܡܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܝܣ, ܐܦܣܩܦܐ, ܟܘܪܐܦܣܩܦܐ, and ܦܪܝܗܕܘܛܐ.

Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 47 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, five in number, are signed with letters, from ܚ to ܝܒ . A single leaf is wanting after fol. 30. There are from 24 to 31 lines in each page.

47 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 3/4 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 47 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, five in number, are signed with letters, from ܚ to ܝܒ . A single leaf is wanting after fol. 30. There are from 24 to 31 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of about the viiith cent.

- A note of two lines, at the foot of fol. 47 a, has been carefully erased.

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 DCCLXXI 2:742-744