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[This manuscript contains: Extracts from the Epistles of S. Paul; Palladius, Hieronymus. Lives and anecdotes of the Egyptian Fathers; Ephraim. The Testament of Ephraim, in an abridged form; Isaiah of Scete. Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete; Macarius the Great. Seven letters of Macarius the Great; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 48 items.]

Syriac

title: Extracts from the Epistles of S. Paul
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܥܕܪܢܝܬܐ ܠܟܠ: ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ: ܡܢ ܐܓ̈ܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ: ܕܡ̈ܓܒܝܢ: ܐܝܟ ܕܒ̈ܦܝܣܩܬܐ.
Very imperfect.

author: Palladius
author: Hieronymus
title: Lives and anecdotes of the Egyptian Fathers
rubric: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
These are copious extracts from the first part of the work of Palladius and Hieronymus (see Add. 12,173 [...], 1, a )
  title: A preceding prayer
  ܓܠܝ ܘܚ̇ܘܐ ܠܢ: ܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܘܩܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܡܩܪ̈ܒܢ ܠܘܬܟ: ܕܠܐ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ: ܘܚܝܠ ܠܢ: ܕܒܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܘܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ: ܢܫܬܘܫܛ ܒ̈ܗܝܢ ܨܝܕ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ: ܘܢܫܬܘܐ ܠܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܝܟ ܐܡ̈ܝܢܐ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: A long extract from Isaiah of Scete
  rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܬܢܣܐ ܐܢܬ ܒܦܢܛܣܝܐ ܕܙܘܘܓܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ̣. ܛܪ ܠܒܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܬܚܫ̇ܒ ܒܐܝܡܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  title: A dialogue between a teacher and a pupil
  rubric: ܫܘ̈ܠܐ: ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ: ܕܡܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܗ
  incipit: ܐܚܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܩܢܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܡܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ
  title: Select sayings of one of the Fathers of Scete
  rubric: ܡܪ̈ܓܢܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܕܣܝ̈ܡܢ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܝ̈ܣܩܛܐ
  incipit: ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܕܒܚܐ. ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܢܓܕ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܬܢ̣. ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ.

author: Ephraim
title: The Testament of Ephraim, in an abridged form
rubric: ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 141, no. 8; Ephraemi Opera, Gr. Lat., t. ii., p. 396; and Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. xvi. Not only are the stories of Moses and the enchanters, and of the maiden Lamprotate, omitted, but also the passages, p. 403 D, ܐܪ̈ܝܢܘ ܘܡܢܝ̈ܢܝܐ—p. 404 B, ܕܢ̣ܪܡܘܢ ܦܘܠܓ̈ܐ , and p. 404 D, ܠܣܐܢ̈ܝܟ ܓܝܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܣ̇ܢܝܬ—p. 405 E, ܕܠܘ ܓܠܐ ܗܘ .

author: Isaiah of Scete
title: Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  See Add 14,575 [...], no. 4 .
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ: ܕܡܬܪܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
  See Add 14,575 [...], no. 5 .
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܠܐ
  See Add 14,575 [...], no. 21.
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܠܐ ܚܫܘܫܘܬܐ
  See Add 14,575 [...], no. 24.
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Various excerpts
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ
  They are chiefly taken from Add 14,575 [...], nos. 13 and 25.

author: Macarius the Great
title: Seven letters of Macarius the Great
ܫܠܡ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ: ܕܗܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܫ̈ܒܥ.
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܕܚܫܚܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܪܕܝܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܡܚܒܝܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ
  incipit: ܢܬܘܒ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ
  See Add. 12,167 [...], fol. 77 b .
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
  incipit: ܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܘܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܫܠܡ
  See Add. 12,175 [...], fol. 222 a .
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
  incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܢܦܠܚ
  See Add. 12,175 [...], fol. 222 b .
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܢܗܘܐ
  incipit: ܙܕܩ ܠܗ ܠܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ ܕܢܬܢܟܪܐ ܡܢ ܚܛܝ̣ܬܐ ܕܕܝܠܐ ܒܗܕܡ̈ܘܗܝ
  See Add. 12,167 [...], fol. 80 a .
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: Part e
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܡܫ
  incipit: ܐܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܟܬܒ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ
  See Add. 12,167 [...], fol. 64 a , and Add. 12,175 [...], fol. 221 a .
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: Part f
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܬ
  incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ ܐܬܬܥܝܪܘ ܘܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܬܘܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܓܢܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: Part g
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܒܥ: ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܪܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ: ܘܐܬܝܢ ܠܬܘܠܡܕܐ: ܕܗܘܘ ܙܗܝܪܝܢ ܒܒܪܢܫܗܘܢ ܓܘܝܐ: ܕܗܘܝܘ ܗܝܟܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
  incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܘܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ
  See Add. 12,167 [...], fol. 66 a .

author: Evagrius
title: Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: The Doctrine of Evagrius
  rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 2 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܝܢ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 5 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 13 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 41 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part e
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 42 .

author: John the monk
title: Selections from the writings of John the monk
rubric: ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  author: John the monk
  title: That we should show our love for the Messiah by actions, and not by words
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܕܙܕܩ ܕܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܢܚܒ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܘܠܘ ܒ̈ܡܠܐ
  incipit: ܦܐܝܢ ܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ̇ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܚܒܘ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ
  See Add. 14,580 [...], no. 2, i .
  author: John the monk
  title: the second section
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܚܙܝܐ ܕܬܒܐܝܣ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܙܝܢܗ ܕܫܠܝܐ
  incipit: ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ: ܚܙܝܐ ܕܬܒܐܝܣ
  See Add. 14,580 [...], no. 2, h .

author: Theophilus of Alexandria
title: Discourse on the separation of the soul from the body
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܦܝܠܐ: ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ
incipit: ܠܐ ܛܥܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ: ܏ܘܫ

author: Isaac of Antioch
title: Metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch
incipit: ܐܚܒ ܫܠܝܐ ܐܘ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ. ܕܒܗ ܬܫܟܚ ܬܚܐ ܢܦܫܟ. ܗܘܝ ܚܙܝܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܟ. ܘܠܒܪ ܡܢܟ ܠܐ ܬܚܘܪ.
This is also ascribed to Ephraim; see Add. 17,179 [...], no. 5, a .

author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
title: Extracts from the writings of Philoxenus of Mabūg
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On humility
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܚܫܝܒ ܡܟܝܟܐ ܢܨܒܬܝܗ̇ ܠܡܟܝܟܘܬܗ ܒܟܠ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܝܢ. ܕܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܐ. ܐܠܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܥܠܒ̈ܝܢ ܠܫܡܐ.
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On repentance
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܬܝܒܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܐ̇ܪ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܒܕܡ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡܟܣܐ.
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: Extract from his twelfth discourse on the Christian character
  rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣ̈ܪ
  incipit: ܐܝܬ ܓܘܪܐ ܕܕܦܓܪܐ ܗܘ. ܘܐܝܬ ܓܘܪܐ ܕܕܢܦܫܐ ܗܘ
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On prayer
  rubric: ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܩܐܡ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ. ܢܗܘܐ ܡܨܠܐ ܠܒܗ ܥܡ ܦܘܡܗ: ܘܪܥܝܢܗ ܥܡ ܣܦܘ̈ܬܗ.
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: Another extract
  incipit: ܠܐ ܢܫܡܥ ܩܠܢ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܨܠܘܬܢ̣ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܢ.

author: Ephraim
title: Funeral discourse by Ephraim
rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
incipit: ܫܡܥܬ ܕܗܘܐ ܢܘܚܡܐ̣. ܘܚܕܝܬ ܕܒܫܝܘܠ ܠܐ ܡܩܘܐ ܐܢܐ.
See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 137, no. 4, and Opera, t. iii., p. 242.

author: Severus of Antioch
title: The Creed of Severus of Antioch
rubric: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣ݅ܐܘܪܐ
incipit: ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܡܢܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܠܗ ܝܕܥ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܠܗ ܣܦܩ. ܘܗܘܝܘ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܐ. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܪܝܐ. ܘܡܩܘܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܠܡܐ.

author: Gregory the monk
title: Extract from Gregory the monk
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ
incipit: ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܬܟܚܕ ܐܝܬ ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܪܥܢܝܐ: ܏ܘܫ
See Add. 14,587 [...], fol. 136 a .

author: Palladius
title: The life of Serapion, the wonders that he wrought in Egypt, as well as at Rome and Athens, and his death at the convent of Pachomius in the desert
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܐܒܝܠܐ
See Add. 14,732 [...], fol. 132 b .
His memory is celebrated on the 29th of the first Kānūn. The life ends with a letter of Theophilus of Alexandria to the monks of the convent of Pachomius.
ܫܠܡ ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܣܪܦܐ ܕܒܣܪܐ: ܨܠܘܬܗ ܬܥܕܪ ܠܟܬܘܒܐ ܘܠܩܪܘܝܐ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
  author: Theophilus of Alexandria
  title: A letter of Theophilus of Alexandria to the monks of the convent of Pachomius
  rubric: ܏ܐܓܪܬܐ ܏ܕܫܕܪ ܏ܬܐܘ݊ܦܝܠܐ: ܏ܠܕܝܪܐ ܏ܕܒܝܬ ܏ܦܟܘܡ: ܘܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܬܐܘ݊ܦܝܠܐ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܥܘܢܕܢܗ ܕܣܪܦܝܘܢ. ܟܬܒ ܫܠܚ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܒܘܝܐܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܟܘܡ ܗܟܢܐ. ܐܚ̈ܝ̣. ܓܒܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܘܒܕ ܥܠܡܐ. ܘܣܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܫܡ̈ܝܢܐ. ܙܕܝܩܐ ܪܓܝܓܐ ܕܡܟ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܒܪܢܫܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ ܐܬܚܠܛ ܒܬܓ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ ܕܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: A metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Dead
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܡܪܝ (corrected on the marg. into ܝܥܩܘܒ)
incipit: ܗܐ ܣܕܝܪܝܢ ܒܗ̇ ܒܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܬܝܢ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t.i., p. 313, no. 44, serm. ii.

author: John Chrysostom
title: Extract from John Chrysostom on the receiving of the holy Eucharist
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܠܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܒܣܝܐܝܬ
incipit: ܢܬܒܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܒܪܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܘܗܒܬܐ. ܘܢܬܠܐ ܢܦܫܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ. ܘܢܓܗܐ ܡܢ ܬܥܫܗ̇.

author: Dioscorus the monk
title: Extract from Dioscorus the monk, an admonition previous to the reception of the holy Eucharist
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܣܩܘܪܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܟܕ ܡܙܗܪ ܗܘܐ: ܘܡܪܬܐ: ܠܐܚ̈ܐ: ܐܡܬܝ ܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ: ܠܡܬܩܪܒܘ ܠܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܏ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܏ܗܘܐ: ܚܙܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܒܡܛܥܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܚܠܡܐ ܫܟܝܪܐ ܚܠ̣ܡ: ܘܡܡܪܚ ܬܘܒ ܠܡܬܩܪܒܘ ܠܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܘܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: Extract from Cyril of Alexandria
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ
incipit: ܫܡܥܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܐ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܡܗܢܐ. ܟܒܪ ܕܝܢ ܘܡܣܓܦ. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܥܒܕ ܠܗ̇ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܕܢܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ. ܘܥܒܕ ܠܗ̇ ܥܩܪܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ.

author: Basil
title: Extract from the commentary of Basil on the Psalms
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ: ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ
Too much effaced to be legible.
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܟ̈ܘܢܫܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܩܪܘܝܐ܇ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.

Vellum, about 8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 261 leaves, many of which are stained and defaced, and several much torn, especially foll. 1—8, 13, 29, 54, 160, 184, 186, 188, 189 and 252. The quires, which are signed with letters, were 29 in number, but the first is missing, and the second and third are imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 3, 5, 14 and 252. The greater part of the manuscript is written in a good, regular character, and dated dated A. Gr. 1127, A.D. 816; but foll. 190—252 are much older, being written in a fine large Estrangela of the vith or viith cent. In the former portion, the number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 25; in the latter, from 23 to 28.

261 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 261 leaves, many of which are stained and defaced, and several much torn, especially foll. 1—8, 13, 29, 54, 160, 184, 186, 188, 189 and 252. The quires, which are signed with letters, were 29 in number, but the first is missing, and the second and third are imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 3, 5, 14 and 252. The greater part of the manuscript is written in a good, regular character, and dated dated A. Gr. 1127, A.D. 816; but foll. 190—252 are much older, being written in a fine large Estrangela of the vith or viith cent. In the former portion, the number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 25; in the latter, from 23 to 28.

The greater part of the manuscript is written in a good, regular character.

Foll. 190—252 are much older, being written in a fine large Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

- Colophon

A note on fol. 261 b informs us that the volume was written at the expense of Matthew and Abraham, two monks of Tagrit, A. Gr. 1127, A.D. 816, in the convent of S. Michael, in the desert of Mareia, when Cyriacus was patriarch of Antioch (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., pp. 116 and 311; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1370), and Mark of Alexandria (see Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexand. Jacoh., p. 246; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 463)

ܐܬܚܦܛܘ ܘܣܡܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܝܗܘܢ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܗ̇. ܡܬܝ ܘܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ ܒܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ. ܡܢ ܬܓܪܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܗ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܛܫܝܘܗܝ ܘܢܟܡܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܐܢ ܥܠ ܚܪܡܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ̇ ܥܒܪ. ܏ܘܫ. ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܬܡܢܝܐ ܒܫܒܛ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܕܡܪܝܣ. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܐܝܟܝܠ. ܒܩܝܘܡܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܥ̈ܕܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܬܐ. ܡܪܝ ܩ݊ܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ. ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܟـ[ܝܐ] ܕܣܘܪܝܐ܀ ܘܕܡ݊ܪܩܘܣ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪ[ܒܬܐ].

6th or 7th century (foll. 190-252) AD 816 (foll. 1-189, 253-261) AG 1127 (foll. 1-189, 253-261)

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 DCCLII 2:692-696