London, BL, Add. 14557
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/288, Add. 14,557, London, BL, Add. 14,557, BL Add MS 14557, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 758, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLVIII

[This manuscript contains: Various writings of Cyril of Alexandria, and letters addressed to him, along with other short texts. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 22 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-169
title: Various writings of Cyril of Alexandria, and letters addressed to him, along with other short texts
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܣܝܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ. ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ.
The final rubric is followed by a doxology.
  Foll. 1b-154
  author: Cyril of Alexandria
  title: Various writings of Cyril of Alexandria, and letters addressed to him
    Foll. 1b-14
    title: Letter of Cyril on the Nicene Creed
    rubric: ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ̣ ܥܠ ܣܝܡܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.
    Cf. Opera, t. v., pars ii., p. 174
    Foll. 14a-21
    title: The Explanatio duodecim Capitum
    rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܕܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܦܣ̈ܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ
    Cf. Opera, t. vi., p. 145
    Foll. 21a-50
    title: The Scholia de Incarnatione Unigeniti, in 37 sections
    rubric: ܣܟܘ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ̣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. v., pars i., p. 779
    Foll. 50b-95
    title: The ninth dialogue against Hermias, entitled quod unus sit Christus
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܫܘܐܠܐ̣ ܘܕܦܘܿܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܕ ܗ̣ܘܼ ܡܫܝܚܐ.
    Cf. Opera, t. v., pars i., p. 714
    Foll. 95b-97
    title: Letter of Cyril to Rabūlas of Edessa
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܪܒܘܠܐ
    incipit: ܠܡܪܝ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܚܘܢ ܘܒܪ ܬܫܡܫܬܢ: ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ̣. ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܒܡܪܢ̣ ܫܠܡ. ܒܚܝܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܡ̣ܙܕܟܐ ܘܒܠܒܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܚ̣ܝܒܐ̇. ܠܢ̈ܦܫܬܢ ܡ̇ܙܝܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ. ܟܕ ܟܬ̇ܒ̣ ܗܟܢܐ. ܡܢ̣ܘ ܢܦ̣ܪܫܢܝ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 97a-126a
    title: The treatise de Recta Fide, addressed to the emperor Theodosius, translated from Greek into Aramaic (Syriac) by Rabūlas of Edessa
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܫܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܟܬܒ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܬܐܕܣܝܣ ܘܫܕܪ ܦܚܡܗ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܘܦܫܩܗ ܗܘܼ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܐܪܡܝܐ
    ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܓܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ̣. ܕܐܟܬܒ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܪܩܠܘܣ̣ ܘܦܘܛܝܢܘܣ. ܘܐܦܠܘܢܪܝܣ̣ ܘܦܘܠܐ. ܘܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ̣ ܘܢܣܛܪܝܣ̣. ܚܠܦ ܫܪܪܗ̇ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ.
    Cf. Opera, t. v., pars ii.
    Foll. 126a-127
    title: The first letter of Cyril to the monks on the Faith of the Church
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ̣. ܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ.
    incipit: ܠܐܒ̈ܗܝܢ ܘܐ̈ܚܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܬܫܡܫܬܢ: ܘܐܚܝ̈ܕܝ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ: ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܙܗ̈ܝܐ ܘܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ̣. ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܒܡܪܢ̣ ܫܠܡ. ܡܦܣ ܐܢܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܓܡܝܪܘܬܟܘܢ̣. ܡܫܬ̣ܐܠ ܡܢ ܕܢ̣ܨܛܠܐ ܠܘܬ ܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܡܫ̈ܓܢܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 127a-134
    title: The first letter of Cyril to Acacius of Melitene
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܠܘܬ ܐܩܩ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. y., pars ii., p. 109
    Foll. 134a-137
    title: The first letter of Cyril to Succensus of Diocaesarea
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܪܝܠܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܕܠܘܬ ܣܘܩܢܣܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܕܝܘܩܣܪܝܐ ܕܐܝܣܘܪܝܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. v., pars ii., p. 135
    Foll. 137b-140
    title: The second letter to Succensus
    rubric: ܡܛܠ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ
    Cf. Opera, t. v., pars ii., p. 141
    Foll. 140b-147
    title: Letter of Cyril to Valerian of Iconium
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ. ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܘܠܪܝܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܝܩܘܢܝܘܢ
    Cf. Opera, t. y., pars ii., p. 158
    Foll. 147b-148
    author: Paul of Emesa
    title: Libellus of Paul of Emesa, addressed to Cyril, and forwarded by John of Antioch
    rubric: ܠܝܒ̇ܠܣ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܪܫܐ ܕܐܦܣ̈ܩܦܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܡܢ ܦܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܚܡܨ. ܕܐܫܬܕܪ ܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ
    Cf. Opera, t. y., pars ii., p. 100
    Foll. 148b-149
    author: John of Antioch
    title: Letter of John of Antioch to Cyril, accompanying the preceding libellus
    Cf. Opera, t. v., pars ii., p. 102
    Foll. 149b-152
    title: Letter of Cyril to John of Antioch
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. y., pars ii., p. 104
    Foll. 152b-154
    title: Letter of Cyril to Eulogius
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܠܘܬ ܐܘܠܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ.
  154a-161
  author: Athanasius of Alexandria
  title: The epistle of Athanasius to Epictetus, bishop of Corinth
  rubric: ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܦܝܩܛܛܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ. ܕܩܘܪܢܬܘܣ̣. ܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ̣. ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܣܝܒܪ̣ ܘܐܬܢܨܚ ܒܡܘܕܝܢܘܬܐ.
  Cf. Opera, ed. 1698, t. i., p. 901
  Foll. 161a-161
  author: The bishops of Armenia
  title: Libellus sent by the bishops of Armenia to Proclus of Constantinople, concerning the writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia
  rubric: ܦܚܡܐ ܕܠܝܒܠܘܢ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܡܢ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܦܐ ܘܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܐܪܡܢܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܠܦܪܘܩܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ. ܡܛܠ ܟܬܒܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ ܕܡܦܣܝܣܣܛܐ
  incipit: ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ ܘܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܦܪܘܩܠܘܣ̣. ܡܢ ܠܐܢܛܝܘܣ ܘܗܒܝܠ ܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܐܪܡܢܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ̣. ܘܡܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܢ. ܚܢܢ ܐܘ ܚܣܝܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡ̣ܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܝܢ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܦܐ: ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܢܝܩܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ̣. ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܘܡܘܕܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ̣ ܘܬܪܝܨܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  161b-168
  author: Proclus of Constantinople
  title: Letter of Proclus to the Armenian bishops, replying to the preceding libellus
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܪܩܠܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܐܦܣ̈ܩܦܐ ܕܐܪܡܢܝܐ
  Cf. Gallandii Biblioth., t. ix., p. 684
  Fol. 168b
  author: Felix of Rome
  title: A short extract from Felix, bishop of Rome, on the Incarnation
  rubric: ܦܝܠܟܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܓܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ
  Cf. Gallandii Bibliotli., t. iii., p. 542
  Foll. 168b-169
  title: An index of the contents

Vellum, about 10 3/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 169 leaves, the first of which, being blank, is not numbered. The quires, 17 in number, are signed with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 42 lines.

Vellum

169 ff. 10 3/8 × 6 3/4

The quires, 17 in number, are signed with letters.

- The first of the leaves, being blank, is not numbered.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 42 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the viith cent.

See additions.

See additions.

- According to a note on fol. 1a the volume once belonged to the convent of Beth-Rěkūm

ܗܕܐ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܕܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܩܘܡ. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗ̇ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܘܪ̈ܣܝܢ ܘܟܐܡ ܥܠܝܗ̇: ܏ܘܫ.

- Another note on the same page informs us that it was brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A.D. 932.

7th 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 DCCLVIII 2:719-721