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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/278, Add. 14,547, London, BL, Add. 14,547, BL Add MS 14547, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 557, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLVII

[This manuscript contains: The first part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, translated by the abbat Paul, with an appendix of extracts from other patristic authors. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 47 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-244
title: The first part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, translated by the abbat Paul, with an appendix of extracts from other patristic authors
  Foll. 2b-236a
  author: Gregory of Nazianzus
  the abbat Paul
  title: The first part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, translated by the abbat Paul
  ܫܠ̣ܡܬ݁ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ܇ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܐܙܝܢܙܘ.
  See additions.
    Foll. 2b-4
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: An index to the 30 discourses that form this part
    rubric: ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ̣ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒ̣ܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ: ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܐܙܝܢܙܘ: ܕܦܫܩܗ̇ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ̣. ܚܣܝܐ ܘܡܝܩܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܣ ܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܐ̣. ܒܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ. ܒܫܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܬ̈ܠܬܝܢ ܘܚ̈ܡܫ: ܐܢܕܩܛܝܘܢܐ ܕܕܘܕܩܛܐ. ܡܣܝܟܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܒܗ̇ ܡܐ̈ܡܪܐ̣ ܬܠܬܝܢ.
    Foll. 4b-6
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In sanctum Pascha et in tarditatem
    Foll. 6a-8
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Ad eos qui ipsum acciverant, nec occurrerant
    Foll. 8a-33
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Apologetica
    Foll. 33a-43
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Funebris in laudem Caesarii fratris
    Foll. 43a-51
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In patrem tacentem propter plagam grandinis
    Foll. 51a-52
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In seipsum, ad patrem et Basilium magnum, post reditum e fuga
    Foll. 52b-54
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Apologeticus ad patrem suum Gregorium, praesente Basilio magno
    Foll. 54b-57
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Ad Gregorium Nyssenum
    Foll. 57a-59
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Ad patrem, cum ei Nazianzenae ecclesiae curam commiserat
    Foll. 59b-68
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Prima de pace oratio
    Foll. 68a-73a
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Tertia de pace oratio
      Foll. 73a-74
      title: Note
    Foll. 74a-80
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Secunda de pace oratio
    Foll. 80b-86
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: De suis sermonibus et ad Julianum tributorum exaequatorem
    Foll. 86b-91
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Ad cives Nazianzenos gravi timore perculsos, et praefectum irascentem
    Foll. 91a-95
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In novam Dominicam
    Foll. 95b-104
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Funebris in laudem sororis suae Gorgoniae
    Foll. 104a-122
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Funebris in patrem, praesente Basilio
    Foll. 122b-129
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In Theophania, sive Natalitia Salvatoris
    Foll. 129a-137
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In sancta Lumina
      Foll. 137b-142
      title: Notes
    Foll. 142b-149
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In Pentecosten
    Foll. 149b-154
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Adversus Eunomianos theologica prima
    Foll. 154a-164
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: De Filio theologica tertia
    Foll. 164a-173
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: De Filio theologica quarta
    Foll. 173b-186
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: De Spiritu Sancto theologica quinta
    Foll. 186a-193
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Adversus Arianos et de seipso
    Foll. 193a-200
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In Machabaeorum laudem
    Foll. 200a-207
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In laudem sancti martyris Cypriani
    Foll. 207b-216
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In laudem Heronis philosophi
    Foll. 216b-221
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In Aegyptiorum adventum
    Foll. 221b-236a
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: In laudem magni Athanasii
  Foll. 236b-244
  title: An appendix to the manuscript
  As an appendix there are added the following pieces:
    Foll. 236b-240
    title: Extracts from the writings of Severus, bishop of Nisibis(?),ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐܐܦܝܣܩܘܐ
      Foll. 236b-239
      title: A letter to Sergius, abbat of ܫܓܪ, Singār on the first discourse of Gregory de Filio
      rubric: ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܫܓܪ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ
      Foll. 239a-240
      title: On the discourse of Gregory de Spiritu Sancto
    Foll. 240a-244
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Extracts from the Poems of Gregory Nazianzen
    In the absence of any distinct statement in the manuscript itself, we cannot decide whether these poems are taken from the translation of Senorinus Chididatus of Amid(A.D.665), or that of Theodosius(A.D.804—5), See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars i., p. 23, note.
      Foll. 240a-242
      author: Gregory Nazianzen
      title: In laudem Virginitatis
      rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܫܚܬܐ
      Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 298, as far as v. 214; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 521
      Foll. 242a
      author: Gregory Nazianzen
      title: De Patre
      rubric: ܡܛܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܘܬܐ
      Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 206; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 397
      Foll. 242a-243
      author: Gregory Nazianzen
      title: De Filio
      rubric: ܡܛܠ ܒܪܐ
      Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 208; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 401
      Foll. 243a-243
      author: Gregory Nazianzen
      title: Adversus Carnem
      rubric: ܕܥܠ ܦܓܪܐ
      Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 936; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1378
      Foll. 243b
      author: Gregory Nazianzen
      title: Luctus
      rubric: ܐܚܪܢܐ
      Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 942; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1384
      Foll. 243b
      author: Gregory Nazianzen
      title: Ad Animam suam
      rubric: ܐܚܪܢܐ
      Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 976; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1427
      Foll. 243b-244
      author: Gregory Nazianzen
      title: Contra Diabolum in morbum
      rubric: ܡܛܠ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܐܡܝܢܐ ܕܦܓܪܗ
      Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 942, as far as v. 102; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1385

Vellum, about 10 ½ in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 244 leaves, a few of which are much stained and defaced, especially foll. 63, 64 and 244. The quires, signed with letters, are 25 in number, but ܝܓ and ܟܗ are imperfect, a single leaf being wanting after foll. 119 and 127, and one or two leaves at the end of the volume. Each page (with the exception of foll. 236 b—244 b) is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 40 lines.

Vellum

244 ff. 10 1/2 × 7 1/8

The quires, signed with letters, are 25 in number.

- A few of the leaves are much stained and defaced, especially foll.63, 64 and 244.

- Quires ܝܓ and ܟܗ are imperfect, a single leaf being wanting after foll.119 and 127, and one or two leaves at the end of the volume.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 40 lines.

Foll. 236b—244b is an exception.

The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the ixth cent., passing, on fol. 240 a, into a neat, cursive character.

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[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.]

- Ownership Inscription

A note on fol. 1a informs us that the book was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the deacon David during the time that Salībā was abbat:

ܫܟܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܫ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܡܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܒܝܘܡܝ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܟܠ ܕܓܢܒܠܗ ܐܘ ܡܙܒܢ ܠܗ ܡܚܪܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ.

- Ownership Inscription

On the same page there are written, in large Greek characters, the words:

ΤΙΜΟΘΕΥΩⲤ ΕΠΗΚΟΠΟⲤ ΤΟ ΑΡΧΗΜΧΑΤ

and on fol. 1b:

ΤΙΜΟΘΕΥΟⲤ: ΤΟ: ΑΡΧΙΜΧΑΤ:

which are intended for Τιμόθεοςἐπίσκοπος τοῦ ܐܪܫܡܫܛ and Τιμόθεοςτοῦ 'Αρσαμόσατα , Arsamosata.

- Colophon

Under the final rubric we read:

ܦܚܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܩܠܬ , ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܐܠܗܐ ܚܘܢܝܗܝ

Thomas, from the holy convent of the monks of Kellat, collated this book. Let every one who reads, pray for him: 'May God have mercy on him.' See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii.,p. 231.

- The margins of this manuscript are covered with notes, and words written in Greek characters, some of which have been added by later hands (See, for example, foll.12a and b, 14a, 15b, 41a, etc.).Extracts from the writings of Severus of Antioch are given on foll.37a, 71a letter to Caesaria , 73a, 152b ܡܛܠ ܡܘܙܓܐ and 174b letter to Isidorus Comes . This last has the name of the patriarch Athanasius II (ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ) attached to it as the annotator.

- On fol. 2a there is the following note, in a more modern hand, regarding the chronological arrangement of the discourses of Gregory Nazianzen:

ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ. ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܡ܏ܝܪ ܠܗ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܐܦܝܣ܏ܩ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܟܕ ܣܠܩ ܠܩܘܣ܏ܛܝ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܦ̣ܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܘܣ܏ܛܝ ܘܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܗ . . . ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܒܙܚܢܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ . . ܘܗ̇ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ̣. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܩ̣ܪܘ ܒܫܘܪܝܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܕܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܒܐܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܥܬ̣ܝܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܢܣܝ̣ܡܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐ̣ܝܕܐ ܕܣܐܣܝܡܘܢ. ܗܠܝܢ ܫܬܐ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܒܬܪ ܕܣܡ̣ܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܝ̣ܕܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܕܢܘܣܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܒܐܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܒܬܪ ܚܕ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܣܝ̇ܡ ܐܝ̣ܕܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܐܦ̣ܣ ܠܗ ܕܢܐܨܦ ܘܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܢܐܙܝܢܙܘ: ܘܗ̇ܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡ̈ܫܝܢܢܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܐܟܣܝܣܘܛܝܣ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܪܝܫܢܐ ܕܪܓܝܙ ܗܘܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܥܘܦܝܐ ܕܓܘܪܓܢܝܐ ܚܬܗ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܥܘܦܝܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ: ܗܠܝܢ ܥܣܪܐ ܒܬܪ ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩ ܐܡ̣ܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ. ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܗ. ܘܟܢ. ܣܠ̣ܩ ܠܩܘܣ܏ܛܝ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܢ̈ܘܡܝܢܘ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝ̣ܠܕܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܦܢܛܘܩܘܣܛܝ ܘܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܡܫ̇ܝܢܢܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ ܘܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܩܒܝܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܦܪܝܢܘܣ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܗܪܘܢ ܦܝܠܠܘܣܦܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܦܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܐܬܐܢܐܣܝܘܣ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܫܦܝܪܘܬ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܡܡܠܠܐ: ܘܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܟܕ ܐܬ݂ܐ ܡܢ ܐܓܘܪܣܐ. ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܟܣܝܡܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܣܘܢܛܝܩܛܝܪܝܘܢ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܦ̣ܨܚܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܕܪܐ̇ܓ ܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܩܘܣ܏ܛܝ. ܗܠܝܢ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܒܩܘܣ܏ܛܢܛܝ ܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ . . . ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܗ ܕܒܐܣܝܠܝܘܣ: ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ: ܘܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܠܝܕܘܢܝܘܣ: ܟܕ ܦܢܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܡܢ ܩܘܣ܏ܛܝ̣ ܐܡ̣ܝܪܝܢ ܠܗ . . . ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ: ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܖܐܕܘܪܘܢ (sic) ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ: ܦܘܫܟܐ ܐܝܬ ܡܛܠܬܗܘܢ. ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܢܘܢ. ܐܢܕܝܢ ܘܠܗ ܐܡܝܪܝܢ. ܡܣܬܒ̇ܪܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܕܐܘܕܘܪܘܢ (sic) ܒܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܗ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘ. ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ.

9th 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 DLVII 2:431-434