London, BL, Add. 14558
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/289, Add. 14,558, London, BL, Add. 14,558, BL Add MS 14558, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 583, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXXXIII

[This manuscript contains: Cyril of Alexandria. The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew, homm. homilies i.-xvi. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-171
author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew,homilies i.-xvi.
incipit: ܠܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܛܥ̈ܝܐ܆ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܣ̈ܢܝܐ̣.
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܫܬܬܥܣܪ. ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ [ܐ]ܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ. ܕܡ̇ܦܫܩ [ܠܩـ]ـܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
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The incipit of the first homily, slightly imperfect, corresponds to the Greek οἱ μὲν δογμάτων ἔνεκεν, οἱ δὲ βίου καὶ τρόπων, κ.τ.λ.;Opera, t. vii., p. 2, line 27.

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 3/8, consisting of 171 loaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 9 and 171. The quires, 18 in number, are now signed with letters, but what the original signatures were is not apparent. Two leaves are wanting at the beginning. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 32 lines.

Vellum

171 ff. 9 1/2 × 6 3/8

The quires, 18 in number, are now signed with letters.

- What the original signatures on the quires were is not apparent.

- Two leaves are wanting at the beginning.

- A few of the leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.9 and 171.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 32 lines.

This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangělā.See the decoration notes and additions.

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On fol. 18b the scribe has drawn a bird, apparently pecking at fruit.

On fol. 171a, the scribe has drawn another bird on a tree, beside which he has written the word ܘ̇ܙܐ(),goose.

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

- Colophon

After the doxology, fol. 171a,ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܡܪܝܡܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܦܘܡ̈ܝܢ: ܕܫ̇ܡ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܥܢܐ: ܗܫܐ̣ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ: ܘܠܥܠܡ̇ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ, we find the name of the scribe,ܐܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܬܒܐ; under which, in smaller characters, are the words:ܢܗܘܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܒܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܀

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On fol. 171b, there is a long note in cursive characters, part of which has been erased, giving the date of the manuscript, and stating that it was written for a certain convent, in the days of the abbat Elias and the priest Nětirā(?):

ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܝܪܚ ܢܝܣܢ ܒܚܡܫܐ ܒܗ ܒܝܪܚܐ . . . ܫܠܡ . . . ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܘܪܚܡ̇ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܪܝܢܛܝܪܐܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܘܕܟܠܗ̇ ܐܚܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܐܬܚܦܛܘ ܘܥܡܠܘ ܘܩܢ̣ܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩܪܝܢ ܒܗ̣̇. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܫܘܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܕܡܠܝܟܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܘܗܝ. ܘܥܡܗܘܢ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܀ ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̇ܐܠ ܠܗ ܠܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܪ̈ܘܗܝ̣. ܢܗܘܐ ܡܚ̇ܝܒ ܠܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ܀

- A later note, on the same page, gives the date of the decease of a woman, whose name has been erased, viz.A. Gr. 917, A.D. 606, on the 30th of the first Kānūn.

- On fol. 171a, just above the doxology, a person called Abraham has recorded his name in Greek and Syriac (See Land's Anecd. Syr., t. i., tab. vii):

The word ܛܚܫܢܣ, read by the alphabet of Bardesanes, is ܐܒܪܗܡ, Abraham. The second line is ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܣܝܪܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܘ, Abraham the prisoner, pray for him (ܥܠܘ for ܥܠܘܗܝ).

Under the doxology the same man has written:

Abraham (the son) of Denhā:Abraham the monk (MO for μοναχός).

AG 868 AD 557

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 DLXXXIII 2:466-467