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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/304, Add. 14,571, London, BL, Add. 14,571, BL Add MS 14571, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 539, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXXXIX

[This manuscript contains: Ephraim. Hymns or metrical discourses of Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 73 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-114
author: Ephraim
title: Hymns or metrical discourses of Ephraim
See additions.
  Foll. 1a-11
  author: Ephraim
  title: On the Nativity
  rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
  16 in number, but imperfect, part of the 1st, 5th, 9th and 16th, and the whole of the 6th, 7th and 8th being lost. The division is throughout very different from that of the Roman edition .
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 80.
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: First madrāshā
    incipit: ܡܬܟܪܟܐ ܥܠ ܟܘܠ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܢ ܕܐܝܟܐ ܬܫܪܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 414, F
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: Second madrāshā
    incipit: ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܦܘܡܝ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 416, A
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: Third madrāshā
    incipit: ܒܝܠܕܗ ܕܒܪܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 418, A
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: Fourth madrāshā
    incipit: ܒܪܝܟ ܐܝܙܓܕܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 419, C
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: Fifth madrāshā
    incipit: ܡ̇ܢ ܗ̣ܝ ܬܡܪܚ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 420, F, last line
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: Tenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܒ̈ܢܬ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 424, D
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: Eleventh madrāshā
    incipit: ܬܐ ܢܘܚ ܘܫܠܝ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 426, B
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: Twelfth madrāshā
    incipit: ܚܒܘ ܥܘܙܝܐ ܘܝܘܬܡ ܘܐܚܙ ܒܩܪ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ
    Cf. Immediately following Assemani's 9th.
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: Thirteenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܒܟ ܐܫܪܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 428, A
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: Fourteenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܠܐ ܐܛܢ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 429, A
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: Fifteenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܛܥܢܢܝ ܥܘܠ̣ܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 430, D
    Foll. 1a-11
    author: Ephraim
    title: Sixteenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܡܛܠܬܟ ܛܢܬ ܣܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܥܝܕܗ̇
  Foll. 11a-17
  author: Ephraim
  title: On Lent
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
  10 in number, but imperfect, the first four and part of the 5th being lost.
    Foll. 11a-17
    author: Ephraim
    title: Sixth madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܘܗܘܘ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ ܒܓܘ ܨܘܡܐ
    Foll. 11a-17
    author: Ephraim
    title: Seventh madrāshā
    incipit: ܗܐ ܨܘܡܢ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܢܣܘܚ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ
    Foll. 11a-17
    author: Ephraim
    title: Eighth madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܘ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܫܓܪܬ ܠܐܬܘܢܐ. ܕܠܩܘܫܬܐ ܒܓܘܗ ܬܛܠܩ ܗܘܬ
    Foll. 11a-17
    author: Ephraim
    title: Ninth madrāshā
    incipit: .ܗܐ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܣܪܚ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܝܢ
    Foll. 11a-17
    author: Ephraim
    title: Tenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܥܕܥ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܫܠܚ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
  Foll. 17a-18
  author: Ephraim
  title: On the Lord's Supper
  rubric: ܕܦܛܝܪ̈ܐ
  Two in number.
    Foll. 17a-18
    author: Ephraim
    title: First madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܬܐ ܡܚܟܡ ܟܘܠ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܠܘܬ ܥ̈ܛܠܐ
    Foll. 17a-18
    author: Ephraim
    title: Second madrāshā
    incipit: ܝܕܘܥܐ ܗܘ ܕܗܘܼ ܠܗ ܒܗ. ܝܕܥܬܗ ܫܩܠ ܛܫܝ.
  Foll. 18b-27
  author: Ephraim
  title: On the Crucifixion
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ
  6 in number, the last imperfect.
    Foll. 18b-27
    author: Ephraim
    title: First madrāshā
    incipit: ܐ̈ܚܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܡܚܝܗܝ ܗܘܐ
    Foll. 18b-27
    author: Ephraim
    title: Second madrāshā
    incipit: ܒܗܬܘ ܙܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܕܐܪܟܒܘܗܝ ܩܝܣܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ ܡܥܛܦ ܪ̈ܙܐ
    Foll. 18b-27
    author: Ephraim
    title: Third madrāshā
    incipit: ܝܘܡ̈ܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܡܬܡܢܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܢܢ
    Foll. 18b-27
    author: Ephraim
    title: Fourth madrāshā
    incipit: ܢܝܣܢ ܡܢ ܦܩܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܢܨܒܬ ܠܗ
    Foll. 18b-27
    author: Ephraim
    title: Fifth madrāshā
    incipit: ܛܘܒܝܟܝ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܫܘܝܬ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܘܥܬܗ ܕܒܪܐ ܕܥܠܝܟܝ ܢܦܠܬ
    Foll. 18b-27
    author: Ephraim
    title: Sixth madrāshā
    incipit: ܛܘܒܝܟ ܐܦ ܠܟ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܛܥܢܬ ܚܝܐ ܙܩܝܦܐ ܒܬܪ ܡܠܟܢ
  Foll. 27a-29
  author: Ephraim
  title: On Palm Sunday
  Now 3 in number. The 1st is slightly imperfect at the commencement.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 90, no. 38, 3—5.
    Foll. 27a-29
    author: Ephraim
    title: Second madrāshā
    incipit: ܥܠܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܦܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܡܪܢ
    Foll. 27a-29
    author: Ephraim
    title: Third madrāshā
    incipit: .ܟܗ̈ܢܝ ܥܡܐ ܦܕܬܐ ܠܒܫܘ ܗܘܘ ܥܡ ܐܦܘܕܐ
  Foll. 29a-31
  author: Ephraim
  title: On the Tables of the Law
  Two madrāshē.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 91, no. 43.
    Foll. 29a-31
    author: Ephraim
    title: First madrāshā
    incipit: ܨܒܥܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܟܬܒܬ
    Foll. 29a-31
    author: Ephraim
    title: Second madrāshā
    incipit: ܢܨܕ ܒܗܝܢ ܐ̈ܚܝ. ܒܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ
  Foll. 31b-39
  author: Ephraim
  title: On Adam and Eve
  Six in number.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 91, nos. 45 and 50.
    Foll. 31b-39
    author: Ephraim
    title: First madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܕܡ ܐܝܪܒ ܘܐܬܡܟܟ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 318
    Foll. 31b-39
    author: Ephraim
    title: Second madrāshā
    incipit: ܒܝܫܐ ܗܘ ܡܓܪܐ ܠܢ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 320, D
    Foll. 31b-39
    author: Ephraim
    title: Third madrāshā
    incipit: ܐ̈ܚܝ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܚܘܐ ܢܫܡܥ ܠܬܫܥܝܬܗ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 321, E
    Foll. 31b-39
    author: Ephraim
    title: Fourth madrāshā
    incipit: ܒܗܬܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܒܪܬ ܐܢܫܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 323, A
    Foll. 31b-39
    author: Ephraim
    title: Fifth madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܬܪܟܢܬ ܙܟܝܐ. ܨܝܕ ܚܘܒܬܗ ܕܐܕܡ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 324, B
    Foll. 31b-39
    author: Ephraim
    title: Sixth madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܕܡ ܚܙ̣ܐ ܠܚܢܘܟ
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 325, F
  Foll. 39a-42
  author: Ephraim
  title: On Longsuffering, Freewill, Grace and Justice
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܓܪܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܟܐܢܘܬܐ
  3 in number, the last imperfect.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. pp. 86, 87, nos. 8—10.
    Foll. 39a-42
    author: Ephraim
    title: First madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܝܢܘ ܕܢܓܝܪܐ ܪܘܚܗ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 359
    Foll. 39a-42
    author: Ephraim
    title: Second madrāshā
    incipit: ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ. ܪܡܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐܝܓܘܢܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 362
    Foll. 39a-42
    author: Ephraim
    title: Third madrāshā
    incipit: ܥܪܝܡܐ ܗܝ ܡܪܘܬܐܢܡܢܗ̇ ܕܐܢܫܘܬܢ.
  Foll. 42a-77
  author: Ephraim
  title: Various madrāshē
    Foll. 42a
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    explicit: ܕܫܟܠܠܘ ܓܡܪܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܫܪ̈ܒܝܢ
    Imperfect, ending with the words.
    Foll. 42a-44
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܬܡܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܪܒܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܙܒܕܝ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 615; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 25
    Foll. 44a-45
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܐܫܩܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܢ ܡܒܘܥܟ.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 608; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 26
    Foll. 45a-46
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܒܫܡܟ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܫܬܒܗܪ .
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 610; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 27
    Foll. 46b-48
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܢܚܙܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܢܩܢܐ ܠܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ .
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 624; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 28
    Foll. 48a-49
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܐܝܟܢ ܐܙܡܪ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܫܦܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 555; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 29
    Foll. 49a-50
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܥܩܪܐ ܗܝ ܡܪܝ ܬܪܥܝܬܝ ܡܢ ܝܠܕܐ ܕܚܕ̈ܬܬܐ.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 557; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 30
    Foll. 50b-51
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܐܘ ܛܒܐ ܕܠܟܘܠ ܡܛܐܒ
    Imperfect.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 620; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 31
    Foll. 51a-52
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    explicit: ܘܗܐ ܢܓܥܗ ܚܣܡܐ ܘܣܝܦܐ ܕܠܘ̈ܝܐ
    Imperfect at the beginning.
    This and several other hymns in the volume belong to the collection called “the Hymns of Nisbis.”
    Cf. Bickell, Carmina Nisbona, preface, p. 3.
    Foll. 52b-55
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܡܪܢ ܫܥܒܕ ܚܝܠܗ ܘܐܚܕܘܗܝ
    Foll. 55a-58
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܡܒܟܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ̇ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܕܚܙܐ ܓܙܝ̈ܗ̇ ܕܐܣܬܪܩ ܗܘܘ.
    Foll. 58a-60
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܡܛܐܘܢܝ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܬܒܪܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܒܪ ܡܪܝܡ.
    Foll. 60b-62
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܬܒܬܗ.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 22; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 101, no. 10
    Foll. 62a-63
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܠܐ ܣ̇ܦܩ.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 24; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 101, no. 11
    Foll. 63b-65
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: .ܡܠܚܟ ܕܫܪܪܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 26; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 101, no. 12
    Foll. 65a-65
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: .ܙܡܢܬܟ ܡܪܢ ܠܚܠܘܠܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 29; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 102, no. 14
    Foll. 65b-66
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܙܡܪ ܒܗ ܒܟܢܪܝ ܟܘܠ ܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܝܢ.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 38; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 102, no. 21
    Foll. 66b-67
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܡܠܠ ܟܢܪܐ ܕܫܬܩܐ ܒܥܠ ܕܪܟ ܗܘ.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 40; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 103, no. 23
    Foll. 67b-68
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܐܝܟܢ ܐܙܡܪ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܫܦܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ.
    See above.
    Foll. 68b-69
    author: Ephraim
    title: On the Dead
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
    incipit: ܕܚܕܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܐܘܪܚܟ ܚܒܝܒܝ ܠܐ ܬܟܪܐ ܠܟ.
    Foll. 69b-70
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܐܦܢܢܝ ܠܝܘܠܦܢܟ.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 57; Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 106, no. 32
    Foll. 70b-74
    author: Ephraim
    title: On the Resurrection
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܢܘܚܡܐ
    incipit: ܪܘܚܐ ܒܕܘܝܕ ܐܡܪܬ ܗܘܬ ܕܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ.
    Foll. 74a-77
    title: Part of Various madrāshē
    author: Ephraim
    incipit: ܫܘܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܝܘܣܦ. ܠܢܦܫܗ ܒܓܘ ܫܝܢܐ.
  Foll. 77a-105
  author: Ephraim
  title: On Paradise
  rubric: ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ
  15 madrāshē. See Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 84. The first 11 are identical with these in the Opera, t. iii. pp. 562—597. The 12th begins with the words, ܡܕܡ ܢܒܥ̣ ܗܘܐ ܒܝ. ܘܫܓܫܢܝ ܒܚܘܫܒܗ, p. 562, D, (the previous stanza being joined to the 11th,) and is considerably longer than in Assemani's text. This, together with the 13th, 14th, and 15th, has been edited by Dr. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 339, etc. To them is appended another madrāshā, fol. 104 a, also composed by Ephraim, as appears from the acrostich letters, ܝ (4) ܦ ܪ (2) ܐ (7) ܡ, i. e. ܐܦܪܝܡ. See Overbeck, p. 351, and Geiger, in the Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft, Bd. xxi., p. 469.
  Foll. 105b-114
  author: Ephraim
  title: On Julian the Apostate
  ܫܠܡ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܢܦܐ
  4 madrāshē. These have also been edited by Dr. Overbeck, p. 3, etc. The subscription, fol. 114 a, speaks erroneously of five, .ܫܠܡ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܚܢܦܐ.

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 114 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 4, 5, 18, 34, 42, 49—51, 58, and 114. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 23 in number, but several of them are now either imperfect or altogether lost. Leaves are missing at the beginning of the volume, as well as after foll. 4, 10, 26, 41 and 50. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 37 lines.

Vellum

114 ff. 9 5/8 × 6 1/4

The quires, signed with letters, were originally 23 in number, but several of them are now either imperfect or altogether lost.

- Some of the leaves are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll.1, 4, 5, 18, 34, 42, 49—51, 58, and 114.

- Several of the quires are now either imperfect or altogether lost.

- Leaves are missing at the beginning of the volume, as well as after foll. 4, 10, 26, 41 and 50.

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

This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela, and dated A.D.519. See additions.

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- Colophon Ownership Inscription

The colophon, fol. 114 a, states that this manuscript belonged to one Simeon, a priest, and was written by an Edessene scribe named Julian, in the year 830 of the era of Apamea, which is identical with the Seleucian era (see Bickell, Carm. Nisib., preface, p. 3, note), A.D. 519.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܫܝܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܡܢ . . . ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܒܬܫܪܝ ܐܚܪܝ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܐܦܡܝܐ ܘܟܬܝܒ ܠܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. ܕܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܩܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܐܝ ܘܟܬܒ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ. ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܐ. ܘܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܓܒ̈ܝܐ. ܘܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܟܠ ܕܫܦܪ ܠܨܒܝܢܗ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ

- The ancient note, which followed this colophon, was carefully erased, and over it there was written another, stating that the volume belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, but this in its turn has been almost effaced.

- A third note, on the same page, referring to some person or persons from the city of Tagrīt, has shared the same fate.

AD 519

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 DXXXIX 2:410-413