London, BL, Add. 14567
source date: vith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/300, Add. 14,567, London, BL, Add. 14,567, BL Add MS 14567, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 597, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXCVII

[This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. Homilies of John Chrysostom. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-201
author: John Chrysostom
title: Homilies of John Chrysostom
rubric: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ
See additions.
  Foll. 2b-178a
  title: Part of Homilies of John Chrysostom
  ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
  The scribe has apparently omitted to reckon the five homilies in no. 1.
    Foll. 2b-57a
    title: Five homilies de incomprehensibili Dei natura
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
    The fifth homily ends with the passage, fol.57a, πολλάκις καὶ τῶν χειρῶν καὶ τῶν ποδῶν ἐκκεκομμὲνων, κ.τ.λ., t. i., p. 594, 11.18-20.
    Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 543; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xlviii., col. 701
    Foll. 57a-159b
    title: Three homilies ad Stagirium a daemone vexatum
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܕܒܗ ܡܒܝܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܫܡܗ ܐܣܛܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܫܐܕܐ ܡܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ
    ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܒܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ܇ ܠܐܣܛܓܪܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܕܝܘܢ ܗܘܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. i., p. 189; Migne, t. xlvii., col. 423
    Foll. 160a-178a
    title: The homily entitled Daemones non gubernare mundum
    rubric: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝ̣ܢ. ܕܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܡ̇ܕܒܪܝܢ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ̇. ܘܡܬܥܕܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܣܡ ܒܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܗ̣̈ܘܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܡܬ݁ܟܫܠܝܢ ܒ̈ܛܒܬܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܠܒܝ̣̈ܫܐ̇. ܘܒܒܝ̣ܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܥܠ ܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ. ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂̇. ܥܠ ܡܕܒܪܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ.
    Cf. Opera, t. ii.,p. 290; Migne, t. xlix., col. 241
  Foll. 178a-182
  title: Extract from a homily, showing that the observance of Lent is not sufficient to qualify us for partaking of the holy Eucharist on the great day of the Resurrection of our Lord
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܣ̇ܦܩ ܠܢ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܡܨܐ ܠܡܫܬܘܬܦܘ ܒܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ̇. ܒܝܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܗ. ܐܠܐ ܡܬܒܥܝܐ ܠܢ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܐܦ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 234, from the beginning to p. 237, l.40,καὶ γὰρ πολλὰ πολλάκις ἡμαρτήκαμεν τοταῦτα ; Migne, t. xlix., col. 197
  Foll. 182b-187
  title: Extract from homily ix. on the Gospel of S. Matthew
  rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܫܥܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ. ܡܛܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܩ̇ܛܠ ܗܘܐ ܗܪܘܕܣ
  Cf. Opera, t. vii., p. 151, commencing with l.22,'Ενταῦθα μοι μετὰ ἀκριβείας προσέχετε, and ending with p. 155, l.4
  Foll. 187a-198
  title: Homily viii. on the first Epistle to the Thessalonians
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܣ̈ܠܘܢܝܩܐ.
  Cf. Opera, t. xi., p. 553
  Foll. 198b-200
  title: Extract from homily v. on the Gospel of S. Matthew
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܘܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܬܬܟܠ ܥܠ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܪܩܝܢ ܠܢ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ
  Cf. Opera, t. vii., p. 91, l.13,ἵνα μηδεὶς ἑαυτοῦ ἀπογινώσκη, κὰν πρὸ τούτου ράθυμος ἦν, as far as p. 94, l.8

Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 201 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, 20 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. fol. 20, ܓ; fol. 40, ܗ; fol. 120, ܝܓ; fol. 192, ܘ). A later hand has renumbered them with letters only. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 30 lines.

Vellum

201 ff. 10 1/2 × 6 5/8

The quires, 20 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. fol.20, ܓ; fol.40, ܗ; fol.120, ܝܓ; fol.192, ܘ).

- Some of the leaves are slightly stained and soiled.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 30 lines.

This volume is written in a fine, regular Estran¬gělā of the vith cent. See additions.

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See decoration notes.

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The running titles of this manuscript on foll.9b, 19b, 29b, 39b, and 49b, are ornamented with figures of birds

Birds are also sketched in outline on fol.1a and 1b.

On fol.201a there is a rude drawing of a deer.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- On fol. 1a are the following words, written by the scribe in cursive characters:

ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܐ . . . ܟܘܪ̈ܣܐ ܦܢܛܕܝ . . .

which seem to mean:The first (volume) of the holy (bishop)John, (consisting of) — quires of five sheets or ten leaves (πευταδικός?).

- On fol. 200b, after the doxology, we read a note, in a different hand, stating that this volume was purchased for the convent of,ܩܫܪܝ on the hill called ܘܪܐ ܫܪܕܐ, in the year 929, A.D. 618, when George was abbat. Some one has partially erased the name of the place and the anathema at the end.

ܐܙܕܒܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܠܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܩܕܝ̣ܫܐ [ܕܩܫܪܝ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܫܪܕܐ̣.] ܒܫܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ. ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܝܪܓܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ̣. ܘܕܘܝܕ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܒܬܪܗ. ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܦܪܢܣܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ. ܘܟܠܗ̇ ܐܚܘܬܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܩܦܠ ܠܗ̇ ܠܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗܦ ܏ܘܫ ܘܠ ܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ̇ ܠܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩܫܪܝ̣. ܬܚܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܟܠܝܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܡܦܢܐ ܠܗ̇ ܠܕܘܟܬܗ̇܀.

- A later hand has renumbered the quires with letters only.

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 DXCVII 2:478-479