London, BL, Add. 14576
source date: viiith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/312, Add. 14,576, London, BL, Add. 14,576, BL Add MS 14576, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 577, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Isaiah of Scetis. The works of Isaiah, abbat ofScete. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 24 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-84
author: Isaiah of Scetis
title: The works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܡܡܠܠܐ̣ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܘܕܥ ܫܡܗ. ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣ ܘܟܘ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܓܒ̣ܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐ̇ܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ.
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  Foll. 1a-2
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: A fragment of a tract
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡ̣ܥ ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܨܝܕ ܣܒ̈ܐ
  Cf. Add. 14,575, no. 6 [...]
  Foll. 2a-8
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of a tract
  rubric: ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ
  Cf. Add. 14,575, no. 7 [...]
  Foll. 8a-9
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܠܐ̈ܚܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܥܡܗ
  Foll. 9a-9
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܒܟܝܢܐ
  Foll. 9b-12
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܛܘ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
  Foll. 12a-19
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܬܐܪܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܬ݁ܒܝܢ ܒܩܠܝܬܐ
  Foll. 19a-22
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ̇. ܘܒܢܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܢ ܕܒܫܝܢܐ ܢܥܡܪܘܢ ܥܡ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ
  Foll. 22b-25
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥ̇ܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܫܝܢܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ̇. ܘܢܚܘܪܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘ̇ܢ̇ ܠܡܦ̣ܪܫ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܓܒ̇ܝܢ ܠܗܘ̇ܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ.
  Foll. 25b-31
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܘܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ̣. ܕܫܐܠܗ ܐܒ̇ܐ ܦܛܪܐ
  Foll. 31b-37
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܘܠ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܥ̇ܐ ܠܡܫܬܥܒܕܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ
  Foll. 37a-45
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܩ̣ܪܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܥܢܘ̈ܝܐ̇. ܏ܘܫ.
  Foll. 45a
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܦܪܕܬܐ ܕܚܪܕܠܐ
  Foll. 45a-46
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܚܡܪܐ
  Foll. 46a-48
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬ݁ܟܬܫܘ ܘܫ̇ܡܠܝܘ
  Foll. 48a-51
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܥ̇ܒܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ
  Foll. 51b-52
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܠܐ
  Foll. 52b-65
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܣܘ̈ܟܐ ܕܒܝܫ̣ܘܬܐ
  Foll. 65a-68
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܘܠ ܡܫܡܠܝܘܬܐ
  Foll. 68a-71
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܠܐ ܚܫܘܫܘܬܐ
  Foll. 71b-78
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܚܘܦܛܐ ܠܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ
  Cf. Add. 14,575, no. 25 [...]
  Foll. 78b-83
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: Part of the works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ
  Foll. 83a-83
  author: Evagrius of Pontus
  title: Extract from Evagrius
  rubric: ܡܢ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  Cf. Add. 14,575, no. 27 [...]
  Foll. 83b-84a
  author: Isaiah of Scetis
  title: A letter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ
  Cf. Add. 12,170, fol. 133a [...]

Vellum, about 11 1/8 in. by 7 ¼ , consisting of 84 leaves, some of which around much stained and torn, especially foll. 3, 4, 59 and 84. The quires, signed with letters, were ori¬ginally 21 in number, but the first 12 are lost, and of the 13th only two leaves remain. The later signatures are incorrect. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 44 lines.

Vellum

84 ff. 11 1/8 × 7 1/4

The quires, signed with letters, were originally 21 in number.

- The first 12 quires are lost, and of the 13th only two leaves remain.

- The later signatures on the quires are incorrect.

- Some of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.3, 4, 59 and 84.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 44 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of about the viiith cent. See additions.

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[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- Colophon Ownership Inscription

After the usual doxology, the scribe Agathon has recorded his name in these words, written in cursive characters:

ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܕܚܢܘܗܝ ܠܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܐ ܢܕܢܚܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܐܓܬܘܢ ܕܟܬܒ ــܲـ ܨܠܘܬܝ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܟܬܒ ــܲـ ܀ ــܲـ ܀.

A note on the same page informs us that the manuscript was written for the convent of the Watch-tower, near Rās'ain, at the expense of the abbat Cyrus and his brother Gabriel, a priest and periodeutes.

ܐܬܚܲܦܛܘ ܘܥܒ̣ܕܘ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܐܣܦܩܠܣ̣. ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝ̣. ܘܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܣܥܘܪܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ. ܡܛܠ ܚܘܣܝܐ ܕܚܘܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ̣ ܘܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܕܚܛܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܏ܘܫ.

- Colophon

Of the notes on fol. 84b, the most ancient appears to be the following:

ܬܐܘܕܘܛܘܣ ܒܨܝܪܐ܆ ܢܩ̇ܙܬ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܣܛܪ ܡ̇ܢ ܨܚܚܐ. ܐܠܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܨܚܚܐ ܕܝܐܐ̣. ܢ̇ܡܠܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܚܣܝܪܐ ܠܬܘܪܨܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ܀

I, the humble Theodotus, have pointed this book, without an exemplar (to guide me). But let him who can obtain a suitable exemplar make what corrections are needed, for the love (of God).

- At the foot of the page is a deed of gift, by which one Abī or Ubai (), the son of Salībā, of Tagrīt , gave this book, together with a copy of the Acts and the Pauline Epistles, to his daughter Sārā, A. H. 273, A.D. 886-7. It is very carelessly written, and some words around no longer legible.

ܐܢܐ ܐܒܝ ܒܪ ܡܪܝ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ (ܠܣܐ)ܪܐ ܒܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܘܠܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܒܗ ܦܪܟـ(ܣܝܣ) ܘܫܠܝܚܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܣܐܪܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܢܫ (؟) ܡܢ ܐܚ̈ܝܗ ܒܗ̈ܘܢ ܡܕܡ . . . ܕܣܐܪܐ [ܐ]ܢܘܢ ܘܟܬܒܬ ܒܐܝܕܝ . . . ܬܫܪܝܢ ܐܚܪܝ ܕܫܢܬ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ ܕܛܝ̈ܝܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܐ ܛܥܝܐ (؟) ܕܢܦܫܝ.

- Ownership Inscription

A little higher up, there is a note, evidently written by John, a son of the said Abī , laying claim to the ownership of the book:

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕ[ܝܘܚܢܢ]ـܢ ܒܪ ܐܒܝ ܒܪ ܡܪܝ [ܨܠܝܒܐ] . . . ܕܡܢ ܬܓܪܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ

But this has been altered, in conformity with the above deed of gift, into:

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܣܐܪܐ ܒܪܬ ܐܒܝ ܒܪ ܡܪܝ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܡܢ ܬܓܪܝܬ ܏ܘܫ.

- Another note, written by one John, testifies that, the volume subsequently belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܝܕܝܥ̣ܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ: ܘܡܫܬܡܗܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܲܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܲܘܬܦ ܒܗ . . ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܚ̇ܣ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܚܘܒ̈ܘܗܝ.

- A reader whoso name seems to have been Jonah, has written on fol. 55b the words:

ܐܠܗܐ ܚܣܐ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܠܚܛܝܐ ܝܒܢܢ (ܝܘܢܢ؟) ܥ̣ܒܕܟ. ܘܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܘܡܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܐܦ ܗܘ̣ ܢܬܚܣܐ . . . ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܡܝ̣ܬܐ ܒܝܬ ܚ̈ܝܐ.

8th 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 DLXXVII 2:462-464