London, BL, Add. 14575
source date: viith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/311, Add. 14,575, London, BL, Add. 14,575, BL Add MS 14575, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 576, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXXVI

[This manuscript contains: Isaiah of Scete. The works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 28 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-108
author: Isaiah of Scete
title: The works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  Foll. 3b-5
  title: Discourse profitable to the soul
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
  Foll. 5b-6
  title: Sayings of twelve wandering monks
  rubric: ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܡܬܟܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܟܕ ܝܬܝܒܝܢ ܐܡ̣ܪܘ̣ ܗܠܝܢ
  Foll. 6b-8
  title: How brethren should be towards one another
  rubric: ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐ̈ܚܐ̇. ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܡ ܚ̈ܕܕܐ
  Fol. 8a
  title: On humility
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  Foll. 8a-9
  title: Precepts to these who renounce the world
  rubric: ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ̣. ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܬܪܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
  Foll. 9a-13
  title: Concerning what he heard and saw among the Fathers
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡ̣ܥ ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܨܝܕ ܣܒ̈ܐ
  Foll. 13a-27
  title: To his disciple Peter
  rubric: ܕܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ
  Foll. 27a-28
  title: Precepts to the brethren who were with him
  rubric: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܥܡܗ
  Foll. 28a-28
  title: Of the mind in its natural state
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܒܟܝܢܐ
  Foll. 28b-31
  title: For the training of novices
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
  Foll. 31b-39
  title: Concerning the conscience of those who dwell in the cell
  rubric: ܡܛܘܠ ܐܬܪܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܝܬ݁ܒܝܢ ܒܩܠܝܬܐ
  Foll. 39a-43
  title: Precepts to these who wish to live together in peace
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ̇. ܘܒܢܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܢ ܕܒܫܝܢܐ ܢܥܡܪܘܢ ܥܡ ܚ̈ܕܕܐ
  Foll. 43a-46
  title: Concerning those who wish to live in good peace, etc.
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܫܝܢܐ ܛܒ̇ܐ̇. ܘܢܚܘܪܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܡ̣ܦܪܫ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܓܒ̇ܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ̇. ܘܠܐ ܢܦܩܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܒܫܒ̣ܝܐ ܘܒܥ̣ܒܕܘܬܐ ܡܪܝܪܬܐ. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܦܝܣܝܢ ܠܠܒܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ̇. ܕܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܠܚ̇ܡܢ ܠܗܘܢ̣ ܘܡܪܦܝܢ ܚܛܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ
  Foll. 46b-53
  title: On repentance, in reply to Abba Peter
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ܀ ܕܫܐܠܗ̣ ܐܒ̇ܐ ܦܛܪܐ
  Foll. 53a-59
  title: Concerning the joy of the soul that seeks to serve God
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̇ܝܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܥܝܐ ܠܡܫܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ
  Foll. 59b-68
  title: Extracts from the Scriptures against the passions that war with ascetics
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܩ̣ܪܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܥܢܘ̈ܝܐ̇. ܠܡܫܒܚܘ ܠܟܠ ܐܢܫ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܘܠ̇ܐ ܠܡܦܢܝܘ ܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ̇. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܩܕܡ̣ܬ݁ ܐܠܦ̣ܬ݁ ܠܢ
  Fol. 68b
  title: Concerning the grain of mustard
  rubric: ܡܛܘܠ ܦܪܕܬܐ ܕܚܪܕܠܐ
  Fol. 68b-69
  title: Concerning wine
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܚܡܪܐ
  Fol. 69b-71
  title: Concerning those who have striven, and have attained perfection
  rubric: ܡܛܘܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܘܫܡܠܝܘ
  Fol. 71b-75
  title: Concerning the holy work of the new man
  rubric: ܡܛܘܠ ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܚܚܕܬܐ
  Fol. 75b-76
  title: Lament
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܠܐ
  Fol. 75b-76
  title: Concerning the branches of evil
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܣܘ̈ܟܐ ܕܒܝܫܘܬܐ
  Fol. 89b-92
  title: Of perfection
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܡܫܡܠܝܘܬܐ
  Fol. 92b-96
  title: Of impassibility
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܠܐ ܚܫܘܫܘܬܐ
  Foll. 96a-103
  title: A collection of sayings
  incipit: ܐܬ݁ܓܒܪܘ ܠܡܩܡܘ̣ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܚܝܒܐ
  Foll. 103b-108
  title: Concerning the cares of work
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ
  To this is appended the following.
    Fol. 108a
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: An extract from Evagrius
    rubric: ܡܢ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
    incipit: ܟܕ ܝܬ݁ܒ ܐܢܬ ܒܩܠܝܬܟ݂. ܥ̇ܠܐ ܠܗܘܢܟ ܠܥܠ.

Vellum, about 11 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 108 leaves, the first two of which are slightly torn. The quires were originally 12 in number, but the last is now missing. They are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e. g. fol 61, %; fol. 71, %). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 42 lines. This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the viith cent., with with the exception of fol. 81, which is a later restoration.

Vellum

108 ff. 11 × 7 1/8

The quires were originally 12 in number, signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e. g. fol 61,; fol.71,).

- The first two of the leaves are slightly torn

- The last quire is now missing.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 42 lines.

This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the viith cent.

With the exception of folio 81, which is a later restoration.

See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

- Fol. 1b contains an index to the contents of the volume,ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ, drawn up by a later hand. From this index, which is not, however, quite accurate, it appears that the volume once comprised not only the works of Isaiah of Scete, but also certain discourses of John Chrysostom and Jacob of Batnae

ܬܘܪ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܘܐܢܢܝܣ. ܐ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܐ. ܒ ܥܠ ܒܪܐ ܐܣܘܛܐ ܒ. ܓ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܥܠ ܒܪܐ ܐܣܘܛܐ ܓ. ܕ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ ܕ . ܗ ܐܝܟ ܐܝܠܐ ܕܓܥ̇ܐ ܗ . ܘ ܥܠ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܘ. ܙ ܕܠܐܒܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܢܫܬܡܥܘܢ ܙ . ܚ ܕܡܬܐܒܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܝ̣ܬܐ ܚ. ܝ ܕܢܣܝܒܪ ܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܝ. ܬܘܪ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡ܏ܠܦ ܝܐ ܥܠ ܝܠ̣ܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܐ. ܝܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܥܠ ܕܢܚܐ ܝܒ. ܝܓ ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܝܓ. ܝܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܥܠ ܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ ܝܕ. ܝܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܥܠ ܚܫܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܗ. ܝܘ ܕܝܠܗ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܘ. ܝܙ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܢܝܣ. ܐܡ̇ܪܬ ܕܛܪ ܐܘܪܚܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܚ̇ܛܐ ܒܠܫܢܝ ܝܙ. ܝܚ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܢ̈ܦܫܬܐ ܝܚ.

- On the same page we find, in an old Arabic hand, the words:

followed by the Syriac translation:

ܨܝܕ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܚܡܫܐ

in the possession of Bar-saumā there around five books.

- On foll. 2 and 3a we read the lament of Simon Peter after his apostasy, written in a rather rude hand of the viiith cent., beginning:

ܦܪܘܩܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܒܚܫܐ ܒܟܐ ܗܘܐ ܚܕܐ ܕܠܪܒܗ ܨܠܘ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܕܟܦܪ ܒܗ. ܟܕ ܒܟܐ ܒܚܫܐ ܕܠܘܬܝ ܐܘܒܕܬܗ ܕܒܡܪܝ ܗܐ ܟܦܪܬ܀

This is a sūgīthā of Jacob of Batnae .

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 DLXXVI 2:461-462