London, BL, Add. 14583
source date: xith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/319, Add. 14,583, London, BL, Add. 14,583, BL Add MS 14583, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 929, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXIX

[This manuscript contains: Palladius. The Lives of the Egyptian Fathers by Palladius; Basil. An epistle of Basil to those who are entering on the monastic life; Xystus, bishop of Rome. Works of Xystus, bishop of Rome; Philoxenus of Mabūg. A prayer of Philoxenus of Mabūg. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 29 items.]

Syriac

author: Palladius
title: The Lives of the Egyptian Fathers by Palladius
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ: ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܪܐ ܘܣܘܝܥܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܘܟ݁ܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܟ̣ܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܠܪܝܣ: ܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܟ̣ܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ: ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܥ̇ܡ̈ܠܝ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ: ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ̣ ܘܦ̇ܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܢ̈ܟܦܐ: ܘܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܝ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
ܫܠܡ̣ܘ ܡ̈ܠ̣ܟܐ ܡ̇ܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ: ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ: ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
In the same redaction as Add. 17,174, from which manuscript this seems to have been copied.
  author: Palladius
  title: Part I., in eleven chapters
    title: A short introduction, showing how the reader should make use of the book
    incipit: ܣܟܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܛܠ ܩܪܝܢܐ̣. ܘܕܝܟܢܐ (sic) ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܩܪܘܝܐ ܕܢܩ̣ܪܐ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ: ܘܕܡ̈ܗܕܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡ̇ܘܒܠܐ ܠܫܡܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܕܝܣܐ ܐܫܬܡܗ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ̣. ܠܐ ܢܐܡ̣ܢ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܢܣ̣ܒܥ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܢܥ̣ܘܠ ܠܦܪܕܝܣܐ: ܘܢܐ̣ܟܘܠ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܢ̣ܘܗܝ ܛܥܡ̈ܬܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ: ܘܕܠܢܦܫܐ ܡܒ̈ܣܡܢ. ܢܥܘܠ ܕܝܢ ܠܦܪܕܝܣܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 1
    rubric: ܩܦܐܘܢ (sic) ܩܕܡܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ̣ ܕܡܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܏ܘܫ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 2
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ: ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ. ܘ܏ܫ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 3
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܠܬܐ܇ ܥܠ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ: ܏ܘܫ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 4
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܐܥܐ: (sic) ܥܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝ̇ܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܢ ܏ܘܫ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 5
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܡܫܐ܇ ܕܥܠ ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 6
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫܬܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܣ̇ܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 7
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫ̈ܒܥܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܫ̇ܬܡܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ: ܏ܘܫ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 8
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ: ܥܠ ܙܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܏ܘܫ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 9
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܫܥܐ: ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܘܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܏ܘܫ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 10
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܥܣܪܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ: ܏ܘܫ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 11
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܪܥܣܪ (sic) ܕܥܠ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Part II, in nine chapters
  The fifth chapter of Add. 17,174 is omitted.
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 1
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܩ̇ܒܠܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ: ܏ܘܫ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 2
    rubric: ܥܠ ܣ̇ܥܪ̈ܝ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 3
    rubric: ܥܠ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 4
    rubric: ܫܘ̈ܘܠܐ ܘܦܢܝ (sic) ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܏ܘܫ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 5
    rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܫܟܚܬܗ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 6
    rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ (sic) ܕܒ̈ܗܬܐ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 7
    rubric: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܘܦܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ. ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ.
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 8
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܿܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܥܠ ܚ̣ܙܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ
    author: Palladius
    title: Chap. 9
    rubric: ܡܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ

author: Basil
title: An epistle of Basil to those who are entering on the monastic life
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ: ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܪܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܛ̇ܒ̈ܐ
incipit: ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܕܝܪܝܐ̣. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܣܪ̈ܩܐ. ܘܫ
See Opera, t. ii., p. 295, πῶς δεῖ κοσμεῖσθαι τὸν μονακόν, κ.τ.λ.

author: Xystus, bishop of Rome
title: Works of Xystus, bishop of Rome
  author: Xystus, bishop of Rome
  title: The Sayings of Xystus, bishop of Rome
  rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
  author: Xystus, bishop of Rome
  title: Extracts from another discourse of Xystus
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܓܢܘܡܘܣ (γνῶμαι) ܕܝܠܗ
  incipit: ܠܟܪܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ̣ ܟܠܝܘܡ ܩܪܒܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܡ ܢܦܫܗ. ܘܙܟܠܝܘܡ (sic) ܟܠ ܕܐܬܟ݁ܬܫ ܕܝܢ ܥܡ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܙܟ݂ܗ̇܆ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܡ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ܀ ܏ܘܫ

author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
title: A prayer of Philoxenus of Mabūg
rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܠܟܣܝܢܘܣ
incipit: ܠܟ ܕܐܝܬܝܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܘܡܪܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܠܟ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܐܝܬܝܟ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܛ̇ܒܐ. ܫܦܝܐ ܘܝܗܘܒܐ. ܚܝܘܣܬܢܐ ܘܫܒܘܩܐ. ܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܘܡ̇ܠ̣ܐ ܚܘܒܐ. ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܡܥܬܪܢܐ. ܛ̇ܒܐ ܘܡ̇ܛܒܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ

A volume about 7 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 179 leaves. Of these foll. 1—24 and 104—179 are vellum, but the rest are a coarse, brownish paper. Many of the latter are much stained and torn, especially foll. 29, 30, 34—37, 59, 60, 64, and 68—103. The quires, signed with letters, are 16 in number, mostly of 12 leaves. One leaf is missing after fol. 24, and another after fol. 179. The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 28.

179 ff.

- A volume about 7 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 179 leaves. Of these foll. 1—24 and 104—179 are vellum, but the rest are a coarse, brownish paper. Many of the latter are much stained and torn, especially foll. 29, 30, 34—37, 59, 60, 64, and 68—103. The quires, signed with letters, are 16 in number, mostly of 12 leaves. One leaf is missing after fol. 24, and another after fol. 179. The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 28.

This manuscript is written in a clear, regular hand of about the xith cent.

- Colophon Doxology

The colophon, but imperfect:

ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ: ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܠܐ̣ܝ ܘܝܨ̇ܦ ܘܟ̇ܢ̣ܫ ܘܣ̣ܡ ܣܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ: ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܒܪܚ̣ܡܬ ܐܢܫܘܬܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ. ܕܐܠܗܐ . . .

11th 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 DCCCCXXIX 3:1076-1078