London, BL, Add. 14550
source date: vith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/281, Add. 14,550, London, BL, Add. 14,550, BL Add MS 14550, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 564, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXIV

[This manuscript contains: Gregory Nyssen. Writings of Gregory Nyssen; Gregory Nazianzen. Writings of Gregory Nazianzen. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-100
author: Gregory Nyssen
title: Writings of Gregory Nyssen
  Foll. 1b-33
  title: Five discourses on the Lord's Prayer
  rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܒܣܝܠܝܣ
  Cf. Opera, ed. 1638, t. i., p. 712; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xliv., col. 1119
  Foll. 33a-81
  title: Eight discourses on the Beatitudes (S. Matthew, ch. v. 3-10)
  rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܐܬܦܫܩܘ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ.
  Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 762; Migne, t. xliv., col. 1193
  Foll. 81a-100a
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Discourse on the life of Gregory Thaumaturgus, ascribed in this manuscript to Gregory Nazianzen.
  rubric: ܩܘܠܣܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܢܙܢܙܘ ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܢܐܩܣܪܝܐ.
  ܣܝܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗܢ̣ܐ. ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܢܙܢܙܘ. ܚܒܪܗ ܕܬܡܝܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܥܠ ܡܟܠܠ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܪܒܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܢܐܩܣܪܝܐ.. ܫܠܡ ܩܘܠܣܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ.
  After fol.88 there is a considerable lacuna, extending from Opera, t. iii., p. 547, B, to p. 562, B.
  Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 534; Migne, t. xlvi., col. 893

Foll. 100a-108b
author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: Writings of Gregory Nazianzen
  Foll. 100a-101
  title: The first Epistle to Cledonius
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܓܪܓܪܝܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܦܘܠܝܢܪܣ
  Cf. Opera, ed. 1778, t. ii., p. 83, epist. ci., from the beginning as far as Εἰ μὲν οὖν ἐδέχθησαν ἧ νῦν ἧ πρότερον, pg. 84, D.
  Foll. 101a-103
  title: The second epistle to Cledonius
  Imperfect at the beginning, commencing with διὰ τὸ μηδὲ κεκινῆσθαι τηνικαῦτα τοῦτο τὸ ζήτημα(Opera, t. ii., p. 94, A).
  Foll. 103b-108b
  title: Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    Foll. 103b-105
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ
    incipit: ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܠܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ. ܘܐܦ ܠܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ. ܐܠܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܐܩܝܡܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ. ܠܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ܆ ܘܩܪܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܐܢ ܗܕܐ ܠܐ ܡܟܣܐ: ܕܐܩܝܡܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ: ܠܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܡ̇ܐܬ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܢܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 105a-105b
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ
    incipit: ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ: ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ̣ ܡܪܝܐ ܗ̣ܘ. ܕܒܪܐ ܡܢܐ. ܟܒܪ ܐܒܐ̣ ܘܡܪܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 105b-106a
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܣ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ
    incipit: ܐܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܦܩ̇ܕ ܐܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܝ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܥܒ̇ܕ ܒܪܐ̣. ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Fol. 106a
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ
    incipit: ܡܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 106a-108
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ
    incipit: ܕܦܢܝܬ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܦܫܝܩܐܝܬ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒ̣ܢ ܣܓܝ ܚܕܝܢܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Fol. 108b
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    title: Part of Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܣ
    incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܥ̈ܒܝܕܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ ܗ̣ܘ̣ ܐܘ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ. ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܕܐ̣ ܘܐܝܠܝܕܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 8 1/8, consisting of 108 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 70, 78—80, and 88. The quires were once 13 in number, but the 10th is lost, and the last two are imperfect, six leaves being wanting after fol. 100, and several at the end of the book. They were originally signed with arithmetical figures (fol. 69 a, %; fol. 99 a, %), but are now numbered with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 36 lines.

Vellum

108 ff. 10 1/4 × 8 1/8

The quires were once 13 in number.

- Some of the leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll,1, 70, 78-80, and 88.

- The 10th quire is lost, and the last two are imperfect, six leaves being wanting after fol.100, and several at the end of the book.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 36 lines.

The writing is a fine, regular Estrangělā of the vith cent. See additions.

See additions.

See the decoration note.

Some not very skilful artist has drawn a head of a saint on this page, and written over it the words .ܝܘܩܢܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܕܡ̈ܘܬܐ The word ܢܘܣܝܐ beneath the head does not mean "him of Nyssa," but "trial (of the pen)."

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- On fol. 1a there is a note stating that this volume belonged to the congregation of Tagrit (Tekrīt).

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܬܓܪܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܢܗܘܐ ܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܘ[ܡܢ] ܒܪܐ ܘܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܀

Of another note, which has been in great part carefully erased, only the latter portion is now legible, containing one of the usual anathemas.

Still lower down there is a second anathema, in which occur the words ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ, from this convent, doubtless meaning that of S. Mary Deipara.

6th 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 DLXIV 2:443-444