London, BL, Add. 14559
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/290, Add. 14,559, London, BL, Add. 14,559, BL Add MS 14559, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 585, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXXXV

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

Syriac

Foll. 2b-107a
author: John Chrysostom
title: The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew,homilies xvii.-xxxii.
rubric: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ
ܫܠܡܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܫܬܬܥܣܪ.
The end of homily xxiv. is wanting, the whole of homilies xxv.-xxxi. and the beginning of homily xxxii.Homily xviii. is also slightly imperfect.

Vellum, about 10 3/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 107 leaves, of which a few are slightly stained and torn, especially foil. 8 and 107. The quires, signed with letters, are at present 11 in number. A leaf is wanting after fol. 18, and several quires after fol. 98. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 33 lines.

Vellum

107 ff. 10 3/8 × 6 3/4

The quires, signed with letters, are at present 11 in number.

- A few of the leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.8 and 107.

- A leaf is wanting after fol.18, and several quires after fol.98.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 33 lines.

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

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

- Colophon

A note on fol. 107b informs us that the manuscript belonged to the monastery of Nātphā of Zagal, near Tadmor or Palmyra; and that it was written at the expense of the abbat Simeon and the brotherhood, in the days of the bishops Jacob and Theodore, when Abū Karib was king.Abū Kurib No'mān VI., the Ghassanide, reigned, accordng to Caussin de Perceval, Essai sur l'histoire des Arabes, t. ii., p. 245, from A.D. 597 to 600. Besides, Assemani mentions in the Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 167, one Theodore, bishop of al-Hīra , who sat from A.D. 551 to 617 (?).

ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܢܛܦܐ ܕܙܓܠ. ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܬܘܕܡܪ. ܕܐܬܚ̣ܦܛ ܘܥܒܕܗ̇ ܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̇. ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ ܕܥܡܗ. ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܐ̈ܦܣܩܦܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ. ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܡܪܝ ܬܝܕܘܪܐ̇. ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܪܢ ܢܥ̇ܒܕ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܒܘܟܪܝܒ̣ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ̇. ܘܠܛܥ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗܘ̣ܢ ܢܗ̇ܦܟ ܡܪܝܐ̣ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ: ܡܪܢ ܢܬ݁ܠ ܠܗ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܛܒܐ̣ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܘܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܟܐܡ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܢܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܕܥ̣̇. ܕܩܕܡ ܒܝܡ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܚܘܫܒܢܗ̇ ܐܠܐ ܡܗ̇ܦܟ ܠܗ ܠܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܣܪܝܚܐ. ܡܪܢ ܩܪܝܒ ܗ̣ܘ.

- Fol. 1 perhaps belonged to some other copy of the homilies of Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew. It exhibits on the recto, in an ancient cursive character, the words:

ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕ . . .

- Here there is a note of more recent date, stating that the volume was the property of the convent of Moses, on the hill called the Great Head, east of (?)Nātphā(?), in the province of Damascus, having been procured for it at the expense of the abbat George, bishop of Tadmor .

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܕܝܬܒܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܪܝܫܐ ܪܒܐܡܢܚܝܗ ܕܢܦܛܐܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܕܪܡܣܘܩ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܬܚܦܛ ܕܝܢ ܘܥܒܕܗ ܐܒܣ ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܬܕܡܘܪ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܫܩܠ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܢܗܘܐ ܢܘܟܪܐ.

The same information is repeated in a somewhat different form on the verso.

ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܣܡ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܐܘܪܓܝ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܬܘܕܡܪ: ܕܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܕܝܬܒܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܪܝܫܐ ܪܒܐܡܢܝܚ ܢܦܟܐܩܪܝܬܐ. ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܕܪܡܣܘܩ ܡܛܪܐܦܘܠܝܣ: ܟܠ ܕܫܩܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ: ܘܟܐܝܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܘܠܐ ܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ: ܢܗܘܐ ܝܕܥ ܕܩܕܡ ܒܝܡ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܦܬܓܡܐ: ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ: ܘܡܢܓܐܘܪܓܝܢܗܘܐ ܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܒܪܟ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀

- Beneath is recorded the name of one Eusebānā, ܐܘܣܒܢܐ.

- On fol. 107b, a note, which has been in great part erased, states that this was one of the volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.

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 DLXXXV 2:468-469