London, BL, Add. 14564
source date: vith or viith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/295, Add. 14,564, London, BL, Add. 14,564, BL Add MS 14564, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 591, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXCI

[This manuscript contains: The 30 homilies of John Chrysostom on the second Epistle of S. Paul to the Corinthians, with a subject index to the homilies and a summary of the Epistle's content. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-195
title: The 30 homilies of John Chrysostom on the second Epistle of S. Paul to the Corinthians, with a subject index to the homilies and a summary of the Epistle's content
ܫܠܡ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܡܣ̇ܝܟܐ ܒܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ̣ ܬܠܬܝܢ. ܕܚܣܝܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ.
See additions.
  Foll. 2b-5
  title: An index of the subjects of the various homilies
  ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ [ܕܬܠܬ] ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܘܐܝܬܝܗ[ܘܢ] ܬܠܬܝܢ. ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܫܘܕܥ̇. ܕܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܩܢ̣ܐ ܟܠ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ.
  Foll. 5b-6
  title: A summary of the contents of the Epistle itself, which is divided into an introduction and 15 sections
  ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ̣. ܒܟܠܗ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܢܦܫܗ̣ ܘܡܛܠ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ. ܘܬܘܒ ܥܡ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ. ܡܛܠ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܡܠܬܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܘܡܫܬܘܫܛ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܛܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܡܛܠ ܕܘܝܪܐ ܛܒܐ̇. ܘܒܬܐܪܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ̇. ܘܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܬܟܬܘܫܐ̇. ܘܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܡܪ̈ܗܛܐ. ܘܬܘܒ ܡܛܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܝܗܘܒܬܐ. ܘܡܛܠ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܘܒܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܐ ܀ . . ܀ . . ܀ . . ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ̣. ܫܘܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܚܕ. ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܡܫܬܥܣܪ̈܀
  Foll. 6a-194a
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: The 30 homilies of John Chrysostom on the second Epistle of S. Paul to the Corinthians
  rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ̣. ܕܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܣ̈ܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ
  Homilies viii., ix., and x., are slightly imperfect;homily xxiii. more so.
  Cf. Opera, t. x., pp. 486-777; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. lxi., col. 381

Vellum, about 11 1/8 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 195 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 39, 79, and 86. The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number, the last having only four leaves. Single leaves are wanting after foll. 71, 78, 148, 149, 151, and 152. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 33 to 36 lines.

Vellum

195 ff. 11 1/8 × 7 1/4

The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number, the last having only four leaves.

- A few of the leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.39, 79, and 86.

- Single leaves are wanting after foll.71, 78, 148, 149, 151, and 152.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 33 to 36 lines.

This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangělā of the vith or viith cent. See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

- Colophon

After the doxology, on the same page, there is a note, in a smaller Estrangělā, giving the name of the scribe, Peter bar 'Anākā (?):

ܐܢܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܢܩܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܕܐܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝ̣ܢܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ. ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܘܗܝ̣ ܐܡܝܢ.

- Ownership Inscription

The original note on fol. 194b has been erased, and over it there is written another, in a current hand, stating that the manuscript was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara(A.D. 932) by the monks Cyriacus, Paul, and Thomas, the sons of the priest Yāyē(or perhaps,Nonnus. See Add. 12,160, foll. 1-180, addition 4 [...] ) of Tagrit, generally known by the name of the sons of Pěshīkhtā:

ܝܗܒܘ ܘܫܟܢܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܘܐܢܝ݊ܣ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܕܒܗ̇ ܡܕܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܩܘܪܝܐܩܘܣ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ ܘܡܪܝܬܐܘܡܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܝܐܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܬܐܓܪ̈ܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܡܬܝܕܥܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܦܫܝܟܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܐܓܪܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܝܛܪܘܦܘܠܝܛܝܣ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܬܗܘܢ ܏ܘܫ.

- Another note, on fol. 195a, has been almost wholly effaced.

6th or 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 DXCI 2:473-474