London, BL, Add. 14542
source date: 820
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/273, Add. 14,542, London, BL, Add. 14,542, BL Add MS 14542, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 547, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXLVII

[This manuscript contains: Basil of Caesarea. The treatise of Basil of Caesarea on the Holy Spirit. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-94
author: Basil of Caesarea
title: The treatise of Basil of Caesarea on the Holy Spirit
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܒܨܪܝܢ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ̇. ܘܡܬܚܬܝܢ ܠܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܠܫܘܥܒܕܐ.
rubric: [Running title at the end of each quire.]
ܫܠܡ. ܡܐܡܪܐ: ܕܡܪܝ: ܒܣܝܠܝܣ: ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ: ܕܥܠ: ܫܘܡܠܝܗ: ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ: ܒܚܕ. ܟܝܢܐ: ܕܚܕܐ: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ. ܕܚܕ. ܨܒܝܢܐ. ܒܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ: ܬ̈ܠܬܐ: ܟܕ. ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ: ܡܢܢ: ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ: ܬܣܩ: ܗܫܐ: ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ. ܘܠܥܠܡ: ܥܠܡܝܢ: ܐܡܝܢ. ܕܟܝܪ̈ܝܢ: ܐܚ̈ܝܢ. ܕܒܡܪܢ. ܐܡܝܢ.
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There is no division into chapters, with distinct headings, as in the Greek text.

Vellum, about 9 ¾ in. by 7 7/8, consisting of 94 leaves, of which foll. 1, 2 and 6 are slightly stained and torn. The quires, 12 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (see, for example, foll. 14 b and 15 a). A single leaf is wanting after fol. 6. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 29 lines.

Vellum

94 ff. 9 3/4 × 7 7/8

The quires, 12 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (see, for example, foll.14b and 15a).

- Of the leaves foll.1, 2 and 6 are slightly stained and torn.

- A single leaf is wanting after fol. 6.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 29 lines.

This volume is written in a large, regular Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 820, A.D. 509. See additions.

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

- Colophon

The subscription of the treatise is followed by the words:

ܠܐ ܢܬܛܠܡ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܡܫ ܬܐܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܟܪܗܝܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܗ̈ܕܡܐ ܘܣܝܦܐ ܕܕܒܪ ܒܗ ܐܒܪܐ ܕܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܠܐܝ ܥܠ ܣܒܪܟ ܒܢܝܪܗ ,ܕܝܘܠܦܢܟ ܐܡܝܢ

"Let not be unjustly withheld the reward of the five pairs of twins" (the ten fingers), "whose husband-man was the king of the members" (the head), " and the ploughshare with which they ploughed (ܕܕܒܪ̈ܝ = ܕܕܒܪ), the quill of a bird; who toiled (ܠܐ̈ܝ = ܠܐܝ), in reliance on Thee, under the yoke of Thy doctrine. Amen."

- Colophon Ownership Inscription

A long note, in a more cursive character, on fol. 94 a, informs us that the manuscript was written in the year 820 (A.D. 509), in the (Arabian) convent of ܦܥܢܘܪ , when Thomas was abbat, at the expense of the deacon and œconomus Simeon.

ܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܐܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܢܝܣܢ ܒܚܡܫܬܥܣܪ̈ ܒܗ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܬ̈ܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܒ̈ܬܫܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܐܫܬܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܦܥܢܘܪ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܘܪܚܡ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܘܒܫܩܠܛܥܢܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܡܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܦܪܢܣܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܢ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܦܠܚܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܗ ܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܥܘܡܪܗ ܢܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܗܘܢ ܥܡ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܐܡܝܢ. ܀ . ܕܟܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܕܐܒܗܘܬܗ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܐ ܬܘܕܝ ܠܒܪܐ ܕܝܠܝܕܘܬܗ ܠܐ ܡܬܒܨܝܐ ܒܪܝܟ ܪܘܚܩܘܕܫܐ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܚܕ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܩܘ̈ܕܫܐ ܬܠܬ̈ܐ ܕܚܕ ܗܘ̣ ܬܠܬܐ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܚܕ ܗܕܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܠܝܬܝܗ ܠܒܪܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܗܘ̣ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ ܕܠܒܪܐ ܫܟܝܚܐ ܘܠܝܬܗ̇ ܠܐܒܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܐܒܐ ܚܕ ܝܚܝܕܐ ܝܠܕܐ ܕܡܢܗ. ܘܒܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܒܪܗ ܕܢܬܦܚܡ ܒܗ. ܗܟܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܐܝܬ ܠܒܪܐ ܐܒܐ ܝܠܘܕܐ. ܘܐܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܕܢܬܦܚܡ ܒܗ ܐܦ ܪܘܚܩܘܕܫܐ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܚܬܡ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.

- Colophon

Another note on the same page, in minute cursive characters (see Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i. tab. v., no. 11), states that the name of the scribe was Jacob of Amid(?), and offers up prayers for Malchus, Leontius, from a place called ܚܖܬܐ(?) on Mount Lebanon, and Alphaeus, ܚܠܦܝ , also from Mount Lebanon. In this note the diacritical points of the letters ܕ and ܪ are usually omitted, and the letter ܡ so often takes the form, which is not uncommon in manuscripts of various ages.

ܐܢܐ ܝܥܩܒܘܒܐܡܕܝܐܐ ܟܬܒܬ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܕܡܖܢ ܢܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܡܚܝܠܘܬ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܝ ܘܥܠ ܒܨܝܖܘܬ ܥܒܕܝ ܨܠܘܬܝ ܥܠ ـܢ ܪܟܬܒ ܐ ܝܢ ܕܟܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܒܫܝܢܐ ܘܒܚܘܖܒܐ ܘܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܒܨܝܖܐ ܘܣܢܝܩܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐ ܖܝܐ ܕܐܠܐ ܒܖܚܡܘܗܝ ܖܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܐ ܫܘܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܕܫܡ ܚܛܝܘܬܝ ܢܗܘܐ ܨܝܪ ܒ ܠܐ ܚܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܝ ܩܘܖܫܐ ܕܟܝܖ ܡܖܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܚܝܢܢ ܢܚܢܝܘܗܝ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ. ܐܡܝܢ ܘܢܬܠ ܠܗ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܢܬܐ ܥܡ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܫܦܪܘ ܠܨܒܝܢܗ ܖܟܝܪ ܠܐܢܛܝ ܖ ـܢ ܚܖܬܐ (؟) ܕܠܒܢܢ ܖܒܝܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܐܬܐ ܗܢܐ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܘܩܪܬ ܥܠܬܐ ܘܟܬܒܬ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܟܝܪ ـܪܝ ܚܠܦܝ ـܣܪܩܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܠܒܢܢ ܘܨܠܘܬܗ ܫܘܪܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠ ـܢ ܕܟܬܒ ܐ ـܝܢ ܐܝܢ ܘܐ ـܝܢ. ܫܘܒܚܐ. ܠܐܒܐ. ܘܠܒܪܐ. ܘܠܪܘܚܐ. ܕܩܘܕܫܐ. ܠܥܠܡ. ܥܠܡܝܢ. ܐܡܝܢ.

- On fol. 94 b there is a note, informing us that this was one of the 250 volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis in the year 1243, A.D. 932.

܀ ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܗܕܪܐ ܘܪܘܡܪܡܐ ܕܗܕܐ ܕܝܪܐ ܏ܩܕܝ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܐܛܝ܀ ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܩ̣ܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܡܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ. ܡܘܫܐ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐ. ܕܙܒܢ ܣܘܓܗܘܢ ܘܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܢ̈ܫܝܢ. ܟܕ ܐܙܠ ܠܒܓܕܕ. ܥܠ ܐܦܝ̈ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܗ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܬܫ܏ܒܘ. ܏ܘܫ. ♰ ܐܬܘܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܡ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ .. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ ܒܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ♰

- On fol. 2 a a monk named Rabban George has recorded his name.

.ܦܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܠܐ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ: ܪܒܢ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܘܨܠܝ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܗ

- Fol. 1 a, part of fol. 94 b, and the margins of foll. 2—10, 12, 13, 74—76, and 85—91, are covered with prayers and hymns, written in a rude hand.

AD 509 AG 820 ܦܥܢܘܪ

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 DXLVII 2:416-418