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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/315, Add. 14,579, London, BL, Add. 14,579, BL Add MS 14579, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 808, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCVIII

[This manuscript contains: Evagrius. Selections from the Works of Evagrius; Macarius. Extracts from the writings of Macarius; Isaiah, abbat of Scete. Extract from the writings of Isaiah, abbat of Scete; Gregory Nazianzen. Extracts from the writings of Gregory Nazianzen; John Chrysostom. Extracts from the writings of John Chrysostom; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 25 items.]

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author: Evagrius
title: Selections from the Works of Evagrius
rubric: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛ̇ܘܒܢܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
  author: Evagrius
  title: The discourse addressed to Eulogius
  incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܪ̈ܓܐ ܫ̈ܡܝܢܐ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ ܪܥ̇ܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 3 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: The collection of maxims entitled "the Doctrine of Evagrius," in 149 sections
  rubric: ܡ̇ܡܠܠܐ ܘܝ̇ܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܛ̇ܘܒܢܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܠܘܬ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ
  It corresponds in nearly every point with Add. 14,578 [...], no. 2 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܕܡܪܬܝܢܬܐ. ܕܠܘܬ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 43 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 9 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part e
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܫܟܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠ ܦܘܪܫܢ. ܠܘܩܕܡ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܣܩ̈ܘܒܠܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܕܚ̇ܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 6 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part f
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 7 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part g
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܕܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 8 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part h
  rubric: ܥܠ ܙܘܗܪܐ ܕܐܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ ܡ̇ܬܕܒܪ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 34 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part i
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܗܘܢܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 35 .
  To this are appended various sentences, beginning: ܪܝܫ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܒܢܦܫܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܗ̇. ܕܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part j
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 32 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part k
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 33.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part l
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܚ̈ܫܝܢ
  Add. 14,578 [...], no. 13 serves as an introduction.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part m
  rubric: ܕܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܘܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 23 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: On the passions
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚ̣ܫ̈ܐ
  incipit: ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܫ̣ܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܨܝܕܝܢ. ܐܦ ܨܒܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܒܚ̣ܫܐ ܡܩܒܠܢܗ̇. ܘܟܠܗ̈ܝܢ ܨܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܚܫ̣ܐ ܡ̇ܩܒܠܝܢܢ ܠܗܝܢ. ܐܦ ܥܘܗ̇ܕܢܗܝܢ ܒܚܫ̣ܐ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܨܝܕܝܢ.

author: Macarius
title: Extracts from the writings of Macarius
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡ̈ܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ. ܕܡܩܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
incipit: ܐܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܠܒܝ̣ܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܬܝܕܢ ܨܒܐ ܕܢܛ̇ܠܩ ܚܝ̣ܒ ܕܐܦ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܝ̣ܡܝܢ ܚ̇ܕܝܐܝܬ ܢ̇ܣܝܒܪ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Isaiah, abbat of Scete
title: Extract from the writings of Isaiah, abbat of Scete
rubric: ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ. ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܘܙܘܗܪܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܪܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܐܬ̇ܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܬܘܠܡܕܐ
See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 5 .

author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: Extracts from the writings of Gregory Nazianzen
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܓܘܣ
  incipit: ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܘܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܥ̇ܒ̣ܕ܀ ܝܘܬܪܢܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܢܘ. ܕܟܠܝܘܡ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܬ̇ܗܘܐ.
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Of the four kinds of love (ܪܚܡܬܐ), viz. divine, angelic, human, and animal
  rubric: ܕܒܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܪܚܡܬܐ
  incipit: ܚܕ ܙܢܐ ܕܪܚܡܬܐ ܐܝܬ܏ܘ. ܗܘ ܕܪܚܡܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: John Chrysostom
title: Extracts from the writings of John Chrysostom
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܢܝܣ
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: On the beginning of Lent
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܫܘܪܝ ܨܘܡܐ
  incipit: ܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܬܛܝܒ ܩܪܒܐ ܒܝܬ ܥܡܐ ܠܥܡܐ: ܘܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܠܚܒܪܬܗ̇: ܩܝ̈ܡܝܢ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܘܝ̈ܗܒܝܢ ܠܘܒܒܐ ܠܣܕܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ̇ ܘܒܘܿܝܐܐ ܠܓܘܕܝ̈ܗܘܢ.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: On the resurrection
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ. ܡܢ ܦܘܿܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ
  incipit: ܫܡ̣ܥܬܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܕܩ̇ܥܝܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ. ܕܥܠ ܕܡ̈ܟ̣ܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܬܕܥܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܕܠܐ ܬܗ̇ܘܐ ܟ̇ܪܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ̣ ܐܝܟ ܚ̈ܢܦܐ ܕܣܒܪܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ.
  The passage is not, however, from the commentary on the second Epistle to the Corinthians , but from the fifth homily on Lazarus, Opera, t. i., beginning with the words, p. 935, ἠκούσατε τοίνυν τοῦ Παύλου σήμερον Βοῶντος καὶ λέγοντος .
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: On the mercy of God, and the advantage of giving alms to the poor
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܕܪܐ ܕܢ̇ܬܠ ܙܕܩܬܐ ܠܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
  incipit: ܝܘܡܢܐ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ̣. ܙܕܩ ܠܢ ܕܢ̇ܩܕܫ ܠܫܢܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ. ܘܢܬ̇ܩܢ ܣܡܐ ܕܚ̇ܫܚ ܠܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܕܓܘܐ. ܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܦܪܘܩܢ ܗܫܐ. ܕܗܐ ܢܦ̣ܩ ܙܪܘܥܐ ܠܡܙܪܥ ܙܪܥܗ.

author: Palladius
author: Hieronymus
title: Histories of the Egyptian Solitaries by Palladius and Hieronymus
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ
The introduction is the same as that of Add. 12,173 [...], foll. 58 b—60 a (no. 1, part second), but the contents, as far as fol. 148 a, seem to be nearly identical with Add. 12,173 [...], no. 1, part first; and the remainder, with Add. 12,173 [...], no. 1, part second (as far as fol. 92 a).
See additions.

Vellum, about 9 ½ in. by 6 ¼, consisting of 190 leaves, of which foll. 1, 3, 8, and 190 are slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 34 lines. This volume is dated A. Gr. 1224, A.D. 913.

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- Vellum, about 9 ½ in. by 6 ¼, consisting of 190 leaves, of which foll. 1, 3, 8, and 190 are slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 34 lines. This volume is dated A. Gr. 1224, A.D. 913.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela, inclining to the cursive character.

See additions.

On fol. 1 b there is a rude drawing of an antelope.

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

- Colophon

The colophon, fol. 190 a, gives the date, A. Gr. 1224, A.D. 913, and the name of the scribe, Ḥasan, the son of Thomas, from the village of ܛܫܝܬܘܢܝܬܐ near Ḥarran.

ܢܣܒ̣ܬ݀ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܪܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ. ܘܫܪܒܐ ܕܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܫܬܥܝܘ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ. ܐܣܬܝܟܬ ܕܝܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܣܝܟܐ ܕܐܒܐ. ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܒܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܒܥܣܪܐ ܒܐܕܪ ܝܪܚܐ ܕܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܬܝܢ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܕܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ. ܚ̈ܣܝܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ. ܘܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܒܘܣ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܚܪܢ. ܕܒܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܕܬܢܢ ܘܕܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ. ܢܥ̇ܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܪܘܚܦܐ ܘܫܘܒܩܢ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܥܠ ܚܣܢ ܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܒܪ ܬܘܡܐ. ܒܫܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܕܡܢ ܛܫܝܬܘܢܝܬܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܫܘܠܛܢ ܚܪܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܕܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܘܿܒܐ. ܐܠܐ ܫܝܘܠܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܘܝܐ ܘܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ.

- Colophon

A note on fol. 190 b, in the same handwriting, states that the book was written at the expense of the deacon and stylite Isaac bar Maron, from the village of بني سَيْفيّ?) ܒܝܢܝܣܝܦܝ), near Ḥarran.

ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܢܝܐ ܘܓܘܢܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܚܦ ܘܣܡ̣ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ. ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܘܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܘܐܣܛܘܢܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܡܐ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܛ̇ܘܒܢܐ ܕܐܓܘܪܣܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܒܝܢܝܣܝܦܝ (?) ܒܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܚܪܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܒܪ ܡܪܘܢ ܢܝܚ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܘܦܢܐ. ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܐܓܘܪܣܐ ܪܒܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܥܪ ܗܕܐ ܢܦܪܥܝܗܝ ܦܘܪ̈ܥܢܐ ܝܡ̈ܝܢܝܐ ܏ܘܫ.

- To the right of this note, there is one of the usual anathemas, and also a couple of lines of more modern writing, now almost wholly effaced.

- To the left, there is another note, likewise much effaced, in which one Abraham of Teleda records his purchase of the volume from the nephew of the abovementioned Isaac.

ܙܢܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ . . . ܐܒܪܗܡ [ܚـ]ـܛܝܐ ܘܛܘܒܢܐ ܕ[ܬ]ܠܥܕܐ ܩܣܛܪܐ ܡܢ ܒܪ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܐ[ܝܣܚܚ]ـܩ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܕ . . . ܒܬܪ ܥـ[ـܘܢـ]ـܕܢܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܛܘܒܢܐ. ܢܗܐ . . . ܠܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܕܐܟܣܢܘܬܝ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܡـ . . . ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܐܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܠܝ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܛܘܪܠܗܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܬܪ[ܥܗ̇] (أَرْتاح) ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.

- On fol. 2 a the same Abraham, from the convent of Manasses, ܩܡ̇ܝܣ ܡܢܣܐ, in the Laura of Teleda, and janitor of the Greek convent of S. John the Baptist (at Ḥarran?), states that the purchase took place in the year 1254, A.D. 943.

ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡ̈ܬܐܝܢ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ̣. ܐܬܚ̇ܦ̣ܛ ܘܐ̇ܬܦܐ̣ܪܣ ܘܩܢ̣ܗ̇ ܠܣܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ. ܐܒܪܗܡ ܚ̇ܛܝ̣ܐ܆ ܘܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܘܝ̣ܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ. ܘܕܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩܡ̇ܝܣ ܡܢܣܐ. ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣ̇ܝܓܬܐ ܢܛܝܪܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ.. ܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܫܡܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ ܩܣܛܪܐ: ܘܢ̇ܛܪ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܘܓܒܝܐ ܘܪܚܡ̇ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܚ̇ܦ̣ܛ ܘܩܢܝ̣ܗܝ ܗ̣ܘ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.

- Below the drawing is a note, written by a priest named John, stating that the book belonged to the deacon Joseph bar David Summaka, of the place called ܒܘܩܐ (بُوقة near Antioch?).

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ. ܕܝܘܣܦ ܏ܡܫ ܒܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܘܩܐ. ܕܩܢ̣ܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܦܓ̇ܥ ܒܗ: ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠ̣ܐ ܏ܥܠܘ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ. ܣܪܛ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܏܏ܩܫ ܕܘ̇ܝ ܚ̈ܝܐ [ܘ] ܚ̣̈ܛܝ ܡܢ ܟܠ . . .

AD 913 AG 1224

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 DCCCVIII 2:815-818