London, BL, Add. 14581
source date: vith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/317, Add. 14,581, London, BL, Add. 14,581, BL Add MS 14581, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 734, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXXXIV

[This manuscript contains: Selections from the writings of several Fathers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.]

Syriac

title: Selections from the writings of several Fathers
  author: Ephraim
  title: The first discourse of Ephraim, addressed to Hypatius
  ܫܠܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܘܦܛܣ
  It is very imperfect.
  See Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 21.
  title: A discourse entitled, "on the perfection of the path of the fear of God"
  rubric: ܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  incipit: ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܪܝ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܨܒ̈ܬܬܐ ܘܩ̈ܛܝܢܬܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܢ ܠܡܠܦܘ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܒܪܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ̣. ܐܠܐ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܫܪ̈ܝܪܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܠܝܡܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܠܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ ܠܡܬܟܫܪܘ ܘܠܡܠܦܘ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܒܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ̇ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܣܝܡܐܝܬ ܢܬܩܒܥܢ ܐܦ ܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܢܫ̣. ܘܐܝܟ ܡܣܬܐ ܚܪܝܦܬܐ ܒܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܫܒܪܘܬܐ ܢܬܡܙܓܢ. ܏ܘܫ
  See additions.
  author: Marcianus (or Marcellinus) the monk
  title: Three short treatises, ascribed to Marcianus (or Marcellinus) the monk
    author: Marcianus (or Marcellinus) the monk
    title: On fasting and humility
    rubric: ܕܡܪܩܝܢܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܘܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ [The name ܡܪܩܝܢܘܣ was originally ܡܪܩܠܝܢܘܣ]
    incipit: ܙܕܩ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܬܠܡܕܝܢ: ܘܨܒܝܢ ܕܢܫܪܘܢ ܘܢܫܠܡܘܢ: ܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܘܣܒ̈ܐ ܒܚܘܠܡܢܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ̇. ܢܕܚܠܘܢ ܘܢܬܪܦܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    See additions.
    author: Marcianus (or Marcellinus) the monk
    title: On humility, showing that we should persevere in it, and love righteous affliction
    rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܗ̇ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܡܚܡܣܢܘܼ ܘܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܠܡܚܒܘ
    incipit: ܢܗܝܪ ܗܘ ܘܫܒܝܚ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܘܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܕܝܐ ܒܢܝ̈ܚܐ ܕܗܫܐ ܘܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ܆ ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܒܫܒܝܚܘܬܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܟܠܐ ܢܛܪܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ
    See additions.
    author: Marcianus (or Marcellinus) the monk
    title: Against a disciple of the sects of Apollinaris and Vitalius (?) the heretics
    rubric: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܦܘܠܝܢܪܣ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܒܝܛܠܣ ܗܪ̈ܛܝܩܐ
    incipit: ܐ̇ܡܪܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܫܩ̣ܠ ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܠܐ ܗ̣ܘܐ ܟܕ ܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܢܦܫܐ. ܘܠܐ ܗ̣ܘܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܘܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܐ. ܘܠܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܬܘܡ. ܘܠܐ ܒܪ ܟܝܢܐ. ܘܠܐ ܕܡܫܘܬܦ ܒܥܒܘܕܘܬܐ. ܘܠܐ ܫܡܝܢܐ. ܘܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܒܝܕܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    See additions.
  author: Evagrius
  title: The doctrine of Evagrius, in 150 sections, which are here numbered with Syriac arithmetical figures
  rubric: ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 2.
  title: A life of Evagrius
  rubric: ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ
  incipit: ܫܪܒܗ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ. ܓ̇ܒܪܐ ܕܐܬܕܒܪ ܐܝܟ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܬܢܐ̣. ܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ ܢܚܦܝܘܗܝ ܐܠܐ ܢܪܫܡܝܘܗܝ ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 1, and Add. 12,175, fol. 122 b.
  author: John the monk
  title: Writings of John the monk
    author: John the monk
    title: The first letter to Eutropius and Eusebius
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܛܪܦܣ ܘܐܘܣܒܣ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
    See Add. 14,580, no. 2, a.
    author: John the monk
    title: The first discourse to the same
    rubric: ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚܫ̈ܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܦ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ
    See Add. 14,580, no. 2, c.
    author: John the monk
    title: The second discourse to the same
    rubric: ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚܫ̈ܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܙܘܥ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܟܝܢܗ̇ ܘܕܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܗ̇
    See Add. 14,580, no. 2, d.
  author: Evagrius
  title: The discourse of Evagrius, addressed to Eulogius
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܪ̈ܓܐ ܫܡܝ̈ܢܐ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ ܪܥ̇ܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 3.
  title: A letter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ
  incipit: [ܚ]ـܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܫܪ̈ܝܪܐ [ܕܢـ]ـܗܘܘܢ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܚܕ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܦܩ̣ܕ ܗ̣ܘ܆ [ܐ]ܦ ܠܝ ܚܦܛ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܟܝܢܐ̣. ܪܚܡܬ ܬܥܠܒ ܒܝ ܠܘܬܟ. ܏ܘܫ
  It is imperfect, owing to the last leaves being torn; and the writing on fol. 90 b is almost entirely effaced.

Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 90 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 3, 12, 42, and 88—90. The quires seem to have been 11 in number, of which the first is lost, and the second imperfect, 8 leaves being missing after fol. 1. What the original signatures were, does not appear; but they have been signed with letters from ܒ to ܝܐ, and, at a later period, from ܝܗ to ܟܓ. Each page has from 31 to 36 lines.

90 ff.

- Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 90 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 3, 12, 42, and 88—90. The quires seem to have been 11 in number, of which the first is lost, and the second imperfect, 8 leaves being missing after fol. 1. What the original signatures were, does not appear; but they have been signed with letters from ܒ to ܝܐ, and, at a later period, from ܝܗ to ܟܓ. Each page has from 31 to 36 lines.

This volume is written in a small, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.

See additions.

- In its subscription, the discourse entitled, "on the perfection of the path of the fear of God" is ascribed to Xystus of Rome , but these words seem to be a later addition.

ܕܡܪܝ ܟܣܣܛܘܣ

- In the rubric for On fasting and humility, the attribution to Marcianus (or marcellinus) the monk seems to be a later addition:

ܕܡܪܩܝܢܘܣ/ܡܪܩܠܝܢܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ

- In the heading of On humility, showing that we should persevere in it, and love righteous affliction, the following words seem to be a later addition:

ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ

- In the heading of Against a disciple of the sects of Apollinaris and Vitalius (?) the heretics, the following words seem to be a later addition:

ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ

- On fol. 73 a, one Peter has written his name:

ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ

- On fol. 90a one Thomas has written his name:

ܬܘܡܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ

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 DCCXXXIV 2:655-657