London, BL, Add. 14562
source date: viith or viiith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/293, Add. 14,562, London, BL, Add. 14,562, BL Add MS 14562, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 588, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXXXVIII

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

Syriac

Foll. 1a-141
author: John Chrysostom
title: The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. John,homilies lx.—lxxxviii.
incipit: ܕܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܐܐܬܝܬ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ
ܫ̣ܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ.
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Homilies lx., lxi., and Ixiii. are imperfect; and homily lxii. is altogether wanting. The incipit corresponds with the Greek Διὰ τοῦτο ἤλθον, ἴνα ζωὴν ἔχωσι, καὶ περισσὸν ἔχωσι, Opera, t. viii., p. 404, line 1;Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. lix., col. 328, line 52. The lacuna after fol.9 extends from t. viii., p. 416, line 9, to p. 435, line 2.

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 141 leaves, one of which, fol. 10, is much stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, were 19 in number, but the first is imperfect at the beginning, and the second and third are lost. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 37 lines.

Vellum

141 ff. 9 3/8 × 6 1/4

The quires, signed with letters, were 19 in number.

- One of the leaves, fol.10, is much stained and torn.

- The first quire is imperfect at the beginning, and the second and third are lost.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 37 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the viith or viiith cent. See additions.

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- Colophon

The original colophon on fol. 140b has been purposely erased, but enough is still legible to let us see that the manuscript was written by one Abraham, from the convent of Eusebius at ܟܦܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܐ.

. . . ܡܪܝ ܐܘܣܒ ܕܟܦܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܐܒܪܗܡܕ . . ـܙܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ . . .

- In place of the original colophon we now read a note stating that the book belonged to Isaac bar Abraham bar Dīnārā of Tagrīt :

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܠܐܝܣܚܩ ܒܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܪ ܕܝܢܪܐ ܬܓܪܬܢܝܐ ܕܩܢܝܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܗ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܘ܏ܫ.

Between the columns, the said Isaac has added a few words to say that he presented it to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, by the hands of the abbat Moses of Nisibis:

ܘܫܟܢܗ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ [ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ] ܕܐܣܩܛܝ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܡـ[ـܘܫܐ] ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐ . . . ܥ܏ܠܘ ܢܗܘ . . .

- On fol. 141a we find the usual note by Moses of Nisibis:

ܘܟܠ ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘ ܓܪܕ ܠܗ. ܐܘ ܦܣܩ ܠܗ ܐܘ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܘ ܡܦܩܐ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܢܘܒܕܝ܏ܘ ܡܚܪܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ. ܩܢܝܗܝ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܢܨܝܒܢܝܐ ܥܡ ܡܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܕܣܘܓܗܘܢ ܙܒܝܢܬܐ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܥ̈ܢ܏ܝܕ ܘܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܗܘܢ.

- On fol. 141b there are three lines of barbarous Greek, now partly effaced, which run nearly as follows:

Ο ΜΟΝ ΘΕ ΡΕ. ΠΟΛΟ ΟΔΕ ΕΡΓΑΤΕ ΟΠ.. ΔΕΕΘΗΤΕ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΥΡΗΟ ΤΟΕΕ.. ΟΠΟⲤ ΕΚΑΛΗ ΕΡΓΑΤ......

7th or 8th century The convent of Eusebius at ܟܦܪܐ ܕܒܪܬܐ

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 DLXXXVIII 2:470-471