London, BL, Add. 14574
source date: 6th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/307, Add. 14,574, London, BL, Add. 14,574, BL Add MS 14574

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/308, Add. 14,574, foll. 1–19, London, BL, Add. 14,574, foll. 1–19, BL Add MS 14574, foll. 1-19, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 535, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXXXV

[This manuscript contains: A portion of the discourses of Ephraim against false doctrines, addressed to Hypatius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-19
author: Ephrem
title: A portion of the discourses of Ephraim against false doctrines, addressed to Hypatius.
rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ̣ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܘܦܛܝܣ ܕܣܝ̈ܡܢ ܥܠ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܛ̈ܥܝܐ.
The words ܕܣܝ̈ܡܢ ܥܠ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ would appear to imply that there were 22 of these discourses, each commencing with a letter of the alphabet, in the usual order, like those of Aphraates(Add. 14,619 and 17,182); but this seems unlikely, as the second discourse begins with the letter ܦ(ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ). Besides, there is no mention of alphabetical arrangement in Add. 14,570.
The rest of this manuscript still exists as a palimpsest in Add. 14,623
Cf. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 21.; Overbeck, p. 59.
  Foll. 1b-15
  title: Part of a portion of the discourses of Ephraim against false doctrines, addressed to Hypatius.
  author: Ephrem
  title: Part of a portion of the discourses of Ephraim against false doctrines, addressed to Hypatius.
  rubric: ܏ܐ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܠܗܘܦܛܝܣ ܐܚܝ ܒܡܪܢ̣ ܫܠܡ
  ܫܠܡ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܘܦܛܝܣ
  See Add. 14,570, fol. 1b, and Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 21.
  Cf. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 21.
  Foll. 15a-19
  title: Part of a portion of the discourses of Ephraim against false doctrines, addressed to Hypatius.
  author: Ephrem
  title: Part of a portion of the discourses of Ephraim against false doctrines, addressed to Hypatius.
  rubric: ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܘܦܛܝܣ ܘܡ̇ܢܝ ܘܡܪܩܝܘܢ ܘܒܪܕܝܨܢ
  Cf. Overbeck, p. 59.

Vellum, about 10 ½ in. by 8, consisting of two quires or 19 leaves, the first two of which are slightly torn. The original sig¬natures of the quires are no longer visible. Each page is divided into three columns, of from 34 to 38 lines.

Vellum

19 ff. 10 1/2 × 8

Consists of two quires.

- The first two leaves are slightly torn.

- The original signatures of the quires are no longer visible.

Each page is divided into three columns, of from 34 to 38 lines.

This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith cent

See additions.

See additions.

Below this there is the figure of a peacock.

- Of the notes on fol. 1a, the upper one has been erased, and the other merely contains one of the usual anathemas:

ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܩ̇ܠ ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܒܥܠܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܗܝ̣. ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܏ܘܫ.

- The marginal note on fol. 2 a mentions some other works that were once bound with this manuscript.

܀ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ ܢܒܝܐ܀ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ܀ ܘܬܘܒ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ܀

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 DXXXV 2:407-408

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/309, Add. 14,574, foll. 20–33, London, BL, Add. 14,574, foll. 20–33, BL Add MS 14574, foll. 20-33, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 536, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXXXVI

[This manuscript contains: The metrical works of Ephraim, containing 160 discourses on the Church, the Mysteries of our Lord, Virginity, and against Heresies. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 24 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 20-33
author: Ephrem
title: The metrical works of Ephraim, containing 160 discourses on the Church, the Mysteries of our Lord, Virginity, and against Heresies
ܫܠܡܘ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܛ̈ܥܝܐ܇ ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܕܗܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܚܡܫܝܢܘܫܬܐ.
See additions.
These leaves are all that remain of a volume which once comprised a great part of the metrical works of Ephraim, and in which the madrāshē were numbered with arithmetical figures. From the mutilated colophon and the running title ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ(fol.23 b), it appears that the manuscript originally contained 160 discourses on the Church, the Mysteries of our Lord, Virginity, and against Heresies
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., pp. 86, 92 and 118
  Foll. 20a-29b
  author: Ephrem
  title: Discourses on the Church
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ
    Foll. 20a-20b
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 11
    explicit: ܡܘܬܐ ܟܕ ܥܝܪ ܐܬܚܠܨ. ܕܡܪܢ ܣ̇ܪܩ ܣܝܡ̈ܬܗ.
    Foll. 20b-21
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 12
    incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘܼ ܕܡ̣ܦܣ ܒܫܐ̈ܠܬܢ.
    Cf. Bibl. Or., t.i.p 88, no. 18.
    Foll. 21a-21b
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 13
    incipit: ܐܡܛܪ ܡܪܝ ܠܬܪܥܝܬܝ. ܫ̈ܦܥܐ ܕܡܛܪܟ ܒܪܝܟܐ.
    Cf. Bibl. Or., t.i.p 88, no. 19.
    Foll. 21b-22
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 14
    incipit: ܐܡܛܪ ܡܪܝ ܠܬܪܥܝܬܝ ܫ̈ܦܥܐ ܕܡܛܪܟ ܒܪܝܟܐ .
    Foll. 22a-22b
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 24
    explicit: ܕܫܟܠܠܘ ܓܡܪܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܫܪ̈ܒܝܢ.
    Foll. 22b-24
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 25
    incipit: ܬܡܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܪܒܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܙܒܕܝ.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 615; Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 89, no. 25.
    Foll. 24a-24b
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 26
    incipit: ܐܫܩܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܢ ܡܒܘܥܟ .
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 608; Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 89, no. 26.
    Foll. 24b-25
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 27
    incipit: ܒܫܡܟ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܫܬܒܗܪ.
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 610; Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 89, no. 27.
    Foll. 25b-26
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 28
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 624; Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 89, no. 28.
    Foll. 26b-27
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 29
    Cf. Opera, t. iii. p. 555; Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 89, no. 29.
    Foll. 27
    author: Ephrem
    title: A fragment
    Foll. 28
    author: Ephrem
    title: A small fragment
    Foll. 29b
    title: Part of Discourses on the Church
    author: Ephrem
    title: Part of Discourses on the Church
    explicit: ܙܥܘܪ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ. ܘܪܒ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ. ܒܥܝܠܐ ܘܝܡܐ .
    Cf. Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 90, no. 38, 2.
    Foll. 29b
    title: Part of Discourses on the Church
    author: Ephrem
    title: Part of Discourses on the Church
    incipit: ܡܬܥܝܦ ܕܐܬܦܫܥܣܒܟ ܠܗܣܛܢܐ .ܟܕ.
    Cf. Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 90, no. 38, 3.
  Foll. 30a-33b
  author: Ephrem
  title: Discourses against Heresies
  rubric: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܛ̈ܥܝܐ
    Foll. 30a
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 1
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 439, D.
    Foll. 30a-31
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 2
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 439.
    Foll. 31a-31
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 40
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 530, C.
    Foll. 31b-32
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 41
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 532.
    Foll. 32a
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 54
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 555, E.
    Foll. 32a-32
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 55
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 557.
    Foll. 32b-33
    author: Ephrem
    title: Number 56
    Cf. Opera, t. ii. p. 559.

Vellum, about 11 ¾ in. by 8 ¾ , consisting of 14 leaves (Add. 14,574, foll. 20—33), all of which are more or loss stained and torn. Each page is divided into throe columns, of from 32 to 38 lines.

Vellum

14 ff. 11 3/4 × 8 3/4

- All of the leaves are more or less stained and torn.

Each page is divided into three columns, of from 32 to 38 lines.

The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the vth or vith cent.

See additions.

- Colophon

The colophon follows the subscription, with an index to the contents of the volume, of which the commencement is unfortunately torn away.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ܘܕܐܪ̈ܙܝ ܡܪܢ ܘܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ. ܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ. ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܛܥ̈ܝܐ ܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܫܬܐ. ܗܘܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ: ܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ.

- Of a note in cursive characters, which followed the doxology, only a few letters are left.

5th or 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 DXXXVI 2:408-409

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/310, Add. 14,574, foll. 34–40, London, BL, Add. 14,574, foll. 34–40, BL Add MS 14574, foll. 34-40, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 640, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXL

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae or Serug. 66 metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 34-40
author: Jacob of Batnae or Serug
title: 66 metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
See additions.
These leaves are all that remain of a large volume, comprising no less than 66 metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae, of which a list is given on fol. 40b. There are now left only the manuscript items which follow below.
  Fol. 34
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: A single leaf in which our Lord's observance of the Sabbath is contrasted with that of the Jews
  This item is perhaps from the discourse entitled ܕܡܪܢ ܘܝܥܩܘܒ, on our Lord and Jacob, Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 308, no. 5.
  Foll. 35a-36b
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: Part of the fifth discourse on Daniel
  ܫܠܡܘ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ.
  Foll. 36b-40
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: The discourse on David and Uriah the Hittite
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܘܪܝܐ ܚܬܝܐ
  incipit: ܡܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܬܘܒ ܫܐ̇ܠ ܐܢܐ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܡܢܟ.
  Fol. 40b
  title: An index to the original contents of the volume
  ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ̣ ܗܠܝܢ܀ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ. ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ. ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ. ܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ. ܬܫܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܣܦ. ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܩܐܝܢ. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܕ ܐܬܕܒ̣ܪܬ. ܚܕ ܕܬܘܪܬܐ ܣܘܡܩܬܐ. ܚܕܼ ܕܩܒܘܪܬܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ. ܚܕ ܕܪܓܠܬܐ ܕܚܙܩܝܐܝܠ. ܚܕ ܕܥܘܙܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܟܐܦܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܦܝܢܚܣ. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܫܘܿܢ ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܬܡܪ .. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܟܝܙܕܩ. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܨܦܪ̈ܝܢ. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܕܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܐܬܢܩܦܘ ܠܒܢ̈ܬ ܐܢܫܐ܀ ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܗܘܫܥ. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܡܚܬܬܗ ܕܪܡܐ ܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܣܝܢܝ. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܫܦܐ. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܦܫܛ ܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܫܐ. ܚܕ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܘܢܝ ܫܘܒܚܟ ܘܐܕܥܟ. ܚܕ ܕܒܢܝܢܐ ܕܡܓܕܠܐ. ܚܕ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܡܐ̈ܟܠܬܐ. ܚܕ ܕܥܙܙܐܝܠ܀ ܚܕ ܕܒܠܥܡ ܩܨܘܡܐ. ܚܕ ܕܡܟܝܪܘܬܗ̇ ܕܪܦܩܐ. ܚܕ ܕܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܚܕ ܕܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܚܕ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܝܥܩܘܒ. ܕܥܠ ܣܕܘܡ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ. ܕܥܠ ܣܢܚܝܪܝܒ̣ ܚܡܫܐ. ܕܥܠ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ̣ ܚܡܫܐ. ܚܕ ܕܐܘܪܝܐ. ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܐܫܬܝܢ ܘܐܫܬܐ. ܕܣܝܡܝܢ [ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ.] .

Seven vellum leaves, about 12 1/4 in. by 8 1/8, several of which are much stained and torn (Add. 14,574, foll. 34—40). Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 46 to 52 lines.

Vellum

7 ff. 12 1/4 × 8 1/8

- Several of the leaves are much stained and torn

Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 46 to 52 lines.

The writing is a neat Estrangělā of the vith or viith cent. See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

- Doxology Colophon Ownership Inscription

The index is followed by the doxology, after which the scribe has recorded his name,Paphnūt or Paphnutius:

ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܦܦܢܘܛ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ̣ ܐܡܝܢ.܀

- A note on the same page (written over an erasure) informs us that this volume was brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A.D. 932, having been presented to him by Lazarus, a priest of "the new church of the Jacobites at Edessa."

ܫܟܢ ܦܢܩـ[ـܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ] ܡܠܦܢܐ: ܠܥܘܡܪܐ [ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ] ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ̣. ܩܫܝܫܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܡܪܝ ܠܥܙܪ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܨ̈ܠܡܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܚ̇ܕܬܐ ܕܝܥܩ̈ܘܒܝܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ. ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܏ܘܫ.

- Between the first and second columns of the same page, a reader named John has written the words:

ܐܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܕܫܐ̇ܠ ܐܢܐ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܕܖ.

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 DCXL 2:508-509