London, BL, Add. 14580
source date: A. Gr. 1177
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/316, Add. 14,580, London, BL, Add. 14,580, BL Add MS 14580, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 783, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXXXIII

[This manuscript contains: Evagrius. Part of a treatise of Evagrius; John the monk. Selections from the works of John the monk; Philoxenus of Mabug. Letter of Philoxenus of Mabug to Patricius, a monk of Edessa; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Isaiah of Scete. An extract from Isaiah of Scete. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 22 items.]

Syriac

author: Evagrius
title: Part of a treatise of Evagrius
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܫܟܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠ ܦܘܪܫܢ. ܏ܘܫ
ܫܠܡ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 6 , and Add. 14,579 [...], no. 1, e . This part is from § 14 to the end.

author: John the monk
title: Selections from the works of John the monk
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  author: John the monk
  title: First letter to Eusebius and Eutropius
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܘܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܕܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܫܬܘܝܢܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ: ܥܡ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ
  author: John the monk
  title: Second letter to the same
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ̣. ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܘܐܘܣܒܝܣ. ܥܠ ܪܐܙܐ ܕܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܕܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܐ. ܘܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܒܦ̈ܠܐܬܐ ܐܬܡܠܠ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ. ܘܟܠ ܐܣܟ̈ܝܡܐ ܕܐܬܡܠܠ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܬܪܥܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܚܘܝܕܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܘܕܐܢܫܘܬܐ: ܥܡ ܢܝܫ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
  incipit: ܚܘܒܐ ܒܟܠܙܒ̣ܢ ܕܢܚܘܒ ܝ̇ܕܥ. ܠܡܦܪܥ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܡܬܘܡ. ܘܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܠܡܣܬܟܠܘ ܡܨܝܢܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: John the monk
  title: First discourse addressed to the same, on the soul and the distinctions of the passions of men
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܢܦ̈ܫܢܝܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ
  author: John the monk
  title: Second discourse
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܙܘ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܟܝܢܗ̇ ܘܕܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܗ̇
  author: John the monk
  title: Third discourse
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
  author: John the monk
  title: Fourth discourse
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
  author: John the monk
  title: Dialogue between teacher and pupil
  rubric: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܪܒܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܗ
  author: John the monk
  title: On perfection
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܬܡܠܝܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
  author: John the monk
  title: On virtuous conduct
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܦܐܝܢ ܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ܇ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܚܒܘ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ
  author: John the monk
  title: Letter to Hesychius
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܠܗܘܣܝܟܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܐܬܬܠܡܕ.
  author: John the monk
  title: Treatise without title
  incipit: ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܢܦܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܐܝܟ ܡܓܕܠܐ ܡܚܣܢܐ: ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܐ ܕܢܟܒܫܘܢܝܗܝ.

author: Philoxenus of Mabug
title: Letter of Philoxenus of Mabug to Patricius, a monk of Edessa

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On love of the poor
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 316, no. 83.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the receiving of the holy Eucharist
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ
  See Assemani, p. 326, no. 178, serm. i.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On S. John, ch. i. 1
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܪܝܫܝܬ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܬܐ
  incipit: ܝܠܕܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܝܘܬܐ̣. ܒܟ ܐܣܦܩ ܠܟ ܠܡܫܒܚܘ ܠܓܢܝܙܘܬܟ
  From this discourse only two considerable extracts are given, the one commencing on fol. 127 a, and the other, entitled ܥܠ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܠܬܐ, on fol. 130 a.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On S. Matthew, ch. xvi. 26
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܡܢܐ ܢܐܬܪ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܢܩܢܐ ܘܢܦܫܗ ܢܚܣܪ.
  See Assemani, p. 315, no. 77.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Divine Love
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ
  See Assemani, p. 316, no. 84.
  Imperfect at the end.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Prodigal Son
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܦ̇ܪܚ ܢܟܣ̈ܘܗܝ
  See Assemani, p. 317, no. 97, serm. ii.
  Imperfect at the beginning.

author: Isaiah of Scete
title: An extract from Isaiah of Scete
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ
incipit: ܬܠܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܪܬܐ ܕܝܨܦܢ ܕܗܘܢܐ ܐܠܨܐܝܬ. ܘܣܢܝܩܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܠܝܗܝ̣ܢ. ܚܐܦܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܐܝܢܘܬܐ.
This extract is in a more recent hand. See Add. 14,575 [...], fol. 43 b (no. 13).

Vellum, about 9 in. by 6, consisting of 149 leaves, the first of which is much torn. The quires, 15 in number, are signed with letters from ܝܘ to ܠ; so that half the volume is missing. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 141. There are from 26 to 32 lines in each page. This manuscript is dated A. Gr. 1177, A.D. 866; but fol. 1 is a somewhat later addition.

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- Vellum, about 9 in. by 6, consisting of 149 leaves, the first of which is much torn. The quires, 15 in number, are signed with letters from ܝܘ to ܠ; so that half the volume is missing. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 141. There are from 26 to 32 lines in each page. This manuscript is dated A. Gr. 1177, A.D. 866; but fol. 1 is a somewhat later addition.

This manuscript is written in a regular, current hand.

See additions.

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

- Colophon

The colophon, fol. 149 a, states that the volume was written at Edessa, A. Gr. 1177, A.D. 866. The name of the scribe is not mentioned, whilst that of the owner has been erased, and the name of Abraham bar John substituted for it.

ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܣܓܝܕܬܐ̣. ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܩܢܐ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܛܝ̣ܒܬ̇ ܠܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ̣ ܏ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܏ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܗ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܗܓܝܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܨܦܘ ܘܩܢܝܗܝ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ. ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܒܝܬ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ [John III. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 348.] ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܘܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ ܘܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ [Constantine II. See Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., coll. 1436-7.] ܡܝܛܪܦܠܝܣ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ. ܘܣܒܐ ܟܢܝܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܘܢܐ ܪܝܫ ܛܘܪܐ܀ ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܒܫܬܐ ܒܢܝܣܢ. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܒܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ــ ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܦܘܕܐ ܐܘ ܒܘܨܪܐ ܫܒܘܩ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܠܦܟ ܡܪܢ.

- A note on fol. 1 a, now much mutilated, informs us that the manuscript belonged to the above-mentioned monk Abraham bar John, who presented it to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ [ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ] ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܟܣـ[ـܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ.] ܫܟܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ [ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ] ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ. ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.

AG 1177 AD 866 Edessa

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 DCCLXXXIII 2:767-769