London, BL, Add. 14584
source date: vith or viith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/320, Add. 14,584, London, BL, Add. 14,584, BL Add MS 14584, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 638, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 22 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1-166
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
See below.
  Fol. 1-39b
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: "On the creation of the world" or "On the six days"
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܩܢܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܫܬܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܩܢܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  See below.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 224
    Fol. 1-2
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Of the first day
    Of the first day only a small portion remains, foll. 1 and 2.
    Fol. 3a-7
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: The second day
    Imperfect at the beginning
    Fol. 3a-7
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: The second day
    Impferfect at the beginning
    Fol. 7b-12
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: The third day
    Fol. 12b-18
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: The fourth day
    Fol. 18a-23
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: The fifth day
    Fol. 23a-32
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: The sixth day
    Fol. 32b-39b
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: The seventh day
  Fol. 39b-77
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Jonah
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ
  Slightly imperfect
  Cf. Assemani, p. 312, no. 36
  Fol. 77b-105
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Job the just, in two parts
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ ܙܕܝܩܐ
    Fol. 77b-86a
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: On Job the just, part 1
    incipit: ܩܪܒܐ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܙܟܘܬܐ. ܘܕܪܐ ܗܘ ܥܠ̣ܬܗ ܕܟܠܝܠܐ. ܘܡܢ ܐܓܘܢܐ ܡܬܝܕܥܐ ܐܬܠܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܠܝܨܐ.
    ܫܠܡ ܕܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ.
    In heptasyllabic metre
    Misled by the metre, a reader has altered the name of Jacob into that of Ephraim, ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ; but another reader has written on the margin ܒܢܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܬܚܫܚ, "he has used the metre of Mār Ephraim."
    Fol. 86a-105
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: On Job the just, part 2
    rubric: ܫܠܡ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܝܘܒ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
    incipit: ܡܠܟܐ ܕܥܘܠ̣ܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܟ̇ܢܫ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗ. ܕܥܡ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܚܣܝܢܐܝܬ..
    In dodecasyllabic metre
  Fol. 105b-118
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Joseph
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܣܦ
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 323, no. 147, serm. ix
  Fol. 118b-122
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Jephthah
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܬܚ
  Imperfect at the end
  Cf. Assemani, p. 321, no. 125
  Fol. 122a-125
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On "Lent
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
  Imperfect at the beginning
  Cf. Assemani, p. 315, no. 69, serm. i
  Fol. 125b-130
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Labourers whom our Lord hired for His Vineyard.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܓܪ ܡܪܢ ܠܟܪܡܗ
  Imperfect
  Cf. Assemani, p. 317, no. 96
  Fol. 130a-138
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Lord's Prayer
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܢܬܩܕܫ ܫܡܟ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 319, no. 103
  Fol. 138b-154
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Naboth the Jezreelite
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܒܘܬ ܐܝܙܪܥܠܝܐ
  incipit: ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܨܒ̇ܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ̣. ܐܙܝܥ ܡܠܬܝ ܥܠ ܗܓܝܢܟ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ.
  Fol. 154b-160
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Crucifixion
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐ̇ܪܕܐ ܒܝ ܡܪܝ ܢܒܥܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐ̇ܙܡܪ ܠܟ. ܠܘ ܕܣܢܝܩ ܐܢܬ ܐܠܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܥܬܪ ܡܢܟ
  Imperfect
  Fol. 160a-166
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Baptism of our Lord
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡ̇ܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Imperfect
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 28

Vellum, about 8 ¾ in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 166 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 13, 22, 71, 128, 133, 136, 139, 160, 161 and 165. The quires, originally about 20 in number, are now signed with letters. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 1, 2, 62, 101, 121, 129, 159, 160 and 165. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 43 lines.

Vellum

166 ff. 8 3/4 × 5 7/8

The quires, originally about 20 in number, are now signed with letters.

- Consists of 166 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 13, 22, 71, 128, 133, 136, 139, 160, 161 and 165.

- Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 1, 2, 62, 101, 121, 129, 159, 160 and 165.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 43 lines.

This volume is written in a small, regular Estrangělā of the vith or viith cent.

With the exception of foll. 106 and 166, which are of the viiith or ixth cent. See additions.

See additions

See additions

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

- Colophon

The colophon, fol. 166 b, belongs to the time when the manuscript was repaired, and foll. 106 and 166 added to it. It states that the book was the property of certain persons, whose names have been erased (that of Hannān of Tagrīt being substituted), and that it was bound by one Iyār.

ܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ (ܕܚܢܐܢܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܚܢܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܩܢܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ) ܘܡܢ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ (ܕܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ (altered into ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܚܙܝܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܘܝܕܘܥܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܢܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ (ܠܗ (altered into ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ. ܏ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܪ ܕܕܒܩ.

- >Misled by the metre, a reader has altered the name of Jacob into that of Ephraim, ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ.

- Another reader has written on the margin ܒܢܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܬܚܫܚ, "he has used the metre of Mār Ephraim."

6th or 7th 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 DCXXXVIII 2:506-507