London, BL, Add. 14587
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/323, Add. 14,587, London, BL, Add. 14,587, BL Add MS 14587, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 672, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLXXII

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Letters and discourses (in prose) of Jacob of Batnae; Six homilies, written in prose. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 43 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1a-137
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Letters and discourses (in prose) of Jacob of Batnae.
See additions.
  Fol. 1a-104
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Letters of Jacob of Batnae
  ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܓܪ̈[ܬܐ ܐܪ̈]ܒܥܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܡܓܒ̈[ـܝܬܐ] ܕܣܝ̈ܡܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܒܛܢܢ . .
    Fol. 1a-3
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to Stephen bar Sūdailī
    rubric: ܕܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ Margin
    See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 303, no. 4; Add. 17,163 [...], fol. 23 b .
    Fol. 3a-5
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter on the faith
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
    title: Of the Nativity
    rubric: ܕܝܠܕܐ Margin, Fol. 3a-5, precise folio unknown
    incipit: ܐܘ ܕܣܒ̇ܟ ܕܢܒܨܐ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܣܝܡ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܠܒܥܬܟ. ܘܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܛܥܐ̇. ܕܬܒܥܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܬܟܚ. ܘܠܐ ܬܪܗܛ ܠܡܕܪܟܘ ܠܡܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Fol. 5b-7
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter on the faith, to the priest Mār Thomas
    title: ̄On the Epiphany
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ
    rubric: on the margin: ܕܕܢܝܚ
    incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܡܝܬܪ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ: ܐܚܐ̇. ܘܪܚܡܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ: ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܐܚܘܟ. ܒܝܫܘܥ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ: ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܚܒ̈ܠܢܐ: ܘ . . . ܫܗ . . . ܕܐ . . . ܕܚܘܝ . . . ܡܡܠܠܢܗ . . . ܡܠܬܐ ܠ . . . ܘܩܠܐ ܠܫܬܝܩ̈ܐ: ܡܚܝܢ ܟܠ ܓܡܪ ܟܠ ܡܫܡܠܐ ܟܠ: ܡܚ̇ܕܬ ܟܠ ܒܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܩܢܘܡܗ̣ ܫܠܡ . ܘ . ܥܠܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܛܒ̈ܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܘ. ܘܡܢܗ ܢܒ̈ܥܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܘܗ̈ܒܢ ܠܣܢܝ̈ܩܐ. ܗܘܝܘ ܓܝܪ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܘܠܝܬ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Fol. 7b-9
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to Antonine, bishop of Aleppo
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܢ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܚ̇ܠܒ
    rubric: ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ Margin
    incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܡܪܝ [ܐ]ܢܛܘܢܝܢ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ [ܒܨܝܪ]ܐ ܣܓܘܕܐ ܕܓܒܝܘܬܟ ܒܡܪܢ ܫܠܡ . ܘ . ܐܝܚܝܕܝܗ ܕܐܒܐ: ܡܠܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ̣. ܗܘ ܝܗܒ̣ ܡܠܬܐ ܠܡܡ̈ܠܠܢܐ ܕܢܡܠܠܘܢܝܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ. ܐܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܡܬܡܠܠ ܗܘܐ̣ ܠܘ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܘܐ. ܡܠܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܘ ܡܬܡܠܠܘ ܡܬܡܠܠܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܡܠܠܘ ܡܡ̇ܠܠܐ. ܘܗ̣ܝ ܝܗܒܐ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܬܡܥܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܒ̇ܪ̈ܝܐ̣. ܟܕ ܗ̣ܝ ܓܢܝܙܐ ܗܝ ܒܐܬܪܗ̣̇ ܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܟܣܝܘܬܗ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Cf. Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 783
    Fol. 9a-9b
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to John the priest, with the title ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ, of monks
    Imperfect at the beginning
    Cf. Add. 17163, fol. 22a [...]
    Fol. 9b-13
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter on the faith, sent to the monks at Arzūn of the Persians, , Erzerūm
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܘܬ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܐܪܙܘܢ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ
    rubric: ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ Margin
    incipit: ܠܐܚ̈ܝܢ ܡܗܝܡ̈ܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܚ̇ܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ: ܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܐ: ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ܆ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܐܪܙܘܢ ܡܚܘܙܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܐܚܘܟܘܢ̣. ܒܝܫܘܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܛܒ̣ܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܘܢ ܬܪܝܨܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܙܠܝܩܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܐܫܬܕܪ ܠܘܬܢ. ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܝܡܡܐ. ܘܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܫܪܪܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܛܗܪܐ ܥܙܝܙܐ̣. ܒܐܬܪܢ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ݂ ܐܬ݂ܦܪܣ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Fol. 13a-14
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to the monks of Mount Sinai
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ̣ ܕܒܛܘܪ ܣܝܢܝ
    rubric: ܕܩܝܡܬܐ Margin
    incipit: ܠܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܛܘܪ ܣܝܢܝ: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ: ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܨܠܘ̈ܬܟܘܢ: ܒܝܫܘܥ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ: ܘܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܚܝܝ̈ܟܘܢ̣ ܫܠܡ . ܘ . ܡܠܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܥܠܡ̣ܢ ܒܡܘܠܕܗ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ. ܘܣ̣ܥܪ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܒܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܒܒܣܪ̣ ܠܟܠܗ ܓܢܣܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Fol. 14b-15
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter of salutation to Habīb
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ ܕܐܫ̣ܬܕܪܬ ܠܡܪܝ ܚܒܝܒ
    rubric: ܕܩܝܡܬܐ Margin
    incipit: ܠܡܪܝ ܚܒܝܒ ܫܘ̇ܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܡܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܒܡܪܢ̣ ܫܠܡ . ܘ . ܫܠܡܐ̇ ܫܠܡܐ̇ ܠܪ̈ܚܝܩܐ ܘܠܩܪ̈ܝܒܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ. ܣܒܪܬܐ ܡܠܝ̣ܬ ܚܕܘ̈ܬܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܢܗܝܪܐ̣. ܠܟܠܗ ܓܢܣܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܗ̣ܦܟ ܡܠܟܢ ܡܢ ܚܪܒܐ ܕܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܐ̣. ܟܕ ܪܡ̇ܐ ܩܫ̣ܬܗ ܘܢܨܚܐ ܙܟܘܬܗ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Fol. 15a-16
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to Julian the archdeacon
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܐܪܟܝܕܝܩܘܢ
    rubric: ܕܡܪܬܝܘܬܐ Margin
    incipit: ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܘܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ: ܡܪܝ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܐܪܟܝܕܝܩܘܢ̇. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܣܓܘܕܟ ܒܡܪܢ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܡܘܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܠܚܘܒܟ ܡܪܝ̣ ܕܐܠܘ ܢܗܝܪܐ ܢܦܫܢ ܒܪܚܡܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܓܠܝܐܝܬ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܫܘܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܐ̇. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܪ̈ܟܝܒܝܢ ܓܝ̈ܓܠܐ̇. ܘܒܚܐܦܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܠܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܗܘܢܐ ܒܬܪ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ̣ ܪܗܛܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Fol. 16a-21
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to Stephen the notary
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܣܛܦܢܐ ܢܘܛܪܐ
    rubric: ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ Margin
    incipit: ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܘܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ: ܡܪܝ ܣܛܦܢܐ ܢܘܛܪܐ. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܣܓܘܕܟ ܒܡܪܢ̣ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܩܒܠܬ ܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܟ ܙܗܝ̈ܬܐ ܐܘ ܡܪܝ. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡ̣̈ܠܝܢ ܛܥܡܐ̇. ܘܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܣܘ̈ܟܠܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ. ܘܠܝܫ̈ܢ ܘܡܙܝ̈ܓܢ ܒܚܘܒܐ̣ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܣܟܐ̇. ܘܡܬܚܙܐ ܒܗܝܢ ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܪܘܚ ܡܡܠܠ ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܥܝܢܗ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Imperfect
    Fol. 21b-25
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to the monks of the convent of Bassus
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣ
    rubric: ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ Margin
    incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܐܒܘܢ ܫܘ̇ܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ܆ ܡܪܝ ܠܥܙܪ ܪܫܐ ܕܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܘܥܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܨܠܘ̈ܬܟܘܢ̇ ܒܡܪܢ̣ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܗ ܕܐܒܐ: ܝܠܕܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟ: ܘܠܐ ܡܬ̇ܥܩܒ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܦܫܩ: ܘܠܐ ܡܣܬܝܟ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ. ܘܠܐ ܡܬܒܨܐ: ܘܠܐ ܡܛܝܐ ܠܗ ܡܠܬܐ: ܘܠܐ ܡܗ̇ܦܟ ܠܗ ܠܫܢܐ̣. ܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܒܣܪ̣ ܡܢ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝ̇ܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܡ̇ܠܦܐ ܩܕܝܫܘܬܟ. ܘܡܛܠܬܢ ܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܐܬܝܬܐ̣. ܘܓܠܝܢܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܢܐ. ܘܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܡܩ̇ܪܒ ܠܗ ܠܘܬܢ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Imperfect
    Fol. 25a
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter of the monks of the convent of Bassus to Jacob
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣ ܨܝܕ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
    rubric: ܡܓܫܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܪܪܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ Margin Investigation concerning the confirmation of the faith
    incipit: ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ: ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܦܪܝܗܕܘܛܐ. ܚܟܝܡܐ̣. ܡܢ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܠܥܙܪ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ̣. ܒܡܪܢ ܒܡܪܢ̣ (sic) ܣܓܝ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܢܓܠ̣ܐ ܠܐܒܗܘܬܟ܆ ܕܣܓܝ ܐܬܥܝܩܢ ܚܢܢ̇. ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܬܒܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܒܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܐ. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܒ̣ܕܬ ܠܢ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܝܟ ܨܐܕܝܢ. ܒܕܐܫܟܚܢܢ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܟܪ̈ܝܗܬܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܚܠܝܡ̈ܬܐ. ܘܡ̈ܝܬܬܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܚܝ̈ܬܐ. ܘܟܕ ܚܙܝ̣ܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܡܣܓܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ̣. ܐܣܬܪܗܒܢ̣ܢ ܘܫܕܪ̈ܢ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܟ. ܟܕ ܡܦܝ̣ܣܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܠܚܟܡܬ ܐܠܐ ܕܒܟ݂. ܕܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܛܒ̇ܐ ܒܗܢܐ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ̣ ܟܬܘܒ ܠܢ ܡܫܡܠܝܐܝܬ݂. ܘܐܚܪܡ ܒܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܟ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܣܩ̈̇ܘܦܐ ܝܘܚ̈̇ܢܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̇. ܘܐܝܟ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܬܘܒ ܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ. ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 25b-35
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter of Jacob to the monks of the convent of Bassus, in reply to the preceding letter
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣ
    rubric: ܗܕܐ ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ Margin
    incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܕܐܠ̣ܗܐ: ܡܪܝ ܠܥܙܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܫܐ ܕܐܝܚܝܕ̈ܝܐ̣. ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܒܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܠܐ ܡܬܒܨܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܐ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܟܠ̣ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܩܒܠܬ ܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܙܗܝܘܬܟ ܐܘ ܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܠܩܢܘܡܟ ܢܟܦܐ̣. ܣܘ̇ܚܬ ܠܦܓܥܗܝܢ ܪܚܝܡܐ. ܝܕܥܐ ܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܩܕܝܫܘܬܟ݂. ܕܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ̣. ܕܘܟܬ ܩܢܘܡܗ ܕܡܫܕܪܝܗܝܢ ܡܡ̈ܠܠܝܢ̇. ܐܝܟܐ ܕܒܚܘܒܐ ܡܬܩ̈ܒܠܢ. ܗ̣ܢܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܟ܆ ܠܘ ܚܘܒܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܡܟܝܟܬܐ ܛܥܝ̈ܢܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܥܠܝ. ܐܠܐ̣ ܚܘܛܪܐ. ܘܠܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܡ ܐܢܫ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܡܡ̈ܠܠܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܥܡܝ̣. ܐܠܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܡ ܓܒܪܐ ܗܪܣܝܘܛܐ̇. ܕܪ̈ܗܛܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܡܣܒܪ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܫ̈ܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Fol. 35b-38
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Third letter to the monks of the convent of Bassus
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܣ
    incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܒܘܢ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ: ܡܪܝ ܠܥܙܪ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ: ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܐܚܘܟ܆ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܥܠܡ̈ܐ. ܘܣܒܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܝܐ̣ ܫܠܡ. ܡܛܠ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܒܟܠܩܕܘܢܐ̣. ܠܐ ܛܥܝܐ ܠܢ̇. ܕܒܫܩܠ ܛܥܢܗ ܒܝܫ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܩܝܢܘܣ̇. ܪܚܡ̇ܗ ܘܒܪ ܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܕܢܣܛܪܝܣ ܐܬ̇ܟܢܫܘ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡ̣ܛܝܒ ܗܘܐ ܕܠܢܣܛܪܝܣ ܕܐ̇ܒܐ ܡܚܒܠܢܐ̣ ܠܪܥܝܘܬܐ ܢܗ̇ܦܟ. ܘܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܥܠ ܥܢܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ ܦܪܝܩܬ ܒܕܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܢܬܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܐܠܘ ܐܬܡ̣ܨܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Fol. 38a-45
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to the Himyarite Christians
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܘܬ ܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ
    rubric: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ Margin Commemoration of the Himyarite martyrs
    incipit: ܠܐܬ̈ܠܝܛܐ ܓܒܝ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܙܟܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ܆ ܬܡܝܗ̈ܐ ܘܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܐ: ܥܒ̈ܕܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܗܝܡ̈ܢܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ̣. ܐܚ̈ܝܢ ܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܘܡܘܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܒܚܝܪ̈ܐ: ܕܒܢܓܪܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ. ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ̣. ܒܝܫܘܥ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܣܒܪܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܡܐ. ܘܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܛܒ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܘܢ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܪ̈ܝܚܢܐ ܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܗܪ̈ܘܡܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܐ̇. ܦܚܘ ܒܐܬܪܢ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܘ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ. ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Imperfect at the end
    See Add. 17,163, fol. 10a [...]
    Fol. 45a-49
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to the citizens of Edessa, in time of hostile invasion
    ܡܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܒܐ ܢܦ̣ܩ ܦܬܓܡܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܐܘܪܗܝ̣ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܠܛ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ. ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܢܗܦܘܟ ܦܬܓܡܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܡܛܪܐ ܠܫܡܝܐ.
    Reminding them of the promise of our Saviour to king Abgar, that no enemy should prevail against Edessa
    Imperfect at the beginning
    Fol. 49b-55
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to Antiochus, Simeon, Samuel, John, Sergius, and Ignatius, priests and abbats
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܪܫܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܠܐܢܫܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ
    rubric: ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܐ ܕ܏ܨܠܝܒ Margin of the Christian dispensation, the Nativity, and the Crucifixion
    incipit: ܠܚܣ̈ܝܐ ܘܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܓܒ̈ܝܐ̇ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ: ܥܡܘ̈ܕܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܘܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ: ܡܪܝ ܐܢܛܝܘܟ ܘܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ: ܘܡܪܝ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ: ܘܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܛ: ܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ: ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܘܥܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܨܠܘܬ̈ܟܘܢ̣. ܒܝܫܘܥ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ: ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܒܠܢܘܬܐ ܘܣܒܪܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܐ ܕܟܠ̣ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܘܩܒܠܬ ܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܓܒܝܘܬܟܘܢ. ܐܘ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܚ̣ܕܝܬ݂ ܘܢܗ̣ܪܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܚܫܘܟܬܐ̇. ܒܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܐܠܗܝܐ. ܘܫ̇ܢܝ ܡܢ ܗܕܡ̈ܝ ܟܘܪܗܢܐ̣ ܒܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܟܘܢ̇ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܛܠܢܝܬܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ: ܚܘܠܡܢܐ ܠܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ̣ ܝܗܒܐ ܗܘܬ݂. ܗܟܢ ܐܓܪܬܟܘܢ ܡܨܒܬܬ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ̇. ܡܐܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܝܘܩܪܐ ܡܢ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܝ ܐܥܪܩܬ. ܏ܘܫ..
    It is imperfect at the end, and the last two leaves (foll. 54 and 55), which are much soiled and mutilated, may perhaps be misplaced.
    Fol. 55b
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    Fol. 55 b contains the commencement of another letter, but the leaf is so damaged that scarcely a word is legible.
    Fol. 56a-58
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to Jacob, abbat of the convent of Naphshāthā
    Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 303, no. 5; Add. 17,163, fol. 35 a [...]
    Fol. 58a-72
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to Maron, containing answers to six questions that had been propounded by him to Jacob
    It is very imperfect at the beginning, the whole of the first section, and the greater part of the second and third, being lost.
    See Add. 17,163, fol. 43 a [...]
    Fol. 72a-79
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter on the text S. Matth. xii. 32
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܥܠ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܢܫܬܒܩ ܠܗ. ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܠܐ ܢܫܬܒܩ ܠܗ
    incipit: ܫܪܓܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܥܝܢܐ. ܘܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܚܠܝܡܐ̣. ܟܠܗ ܦܓܪܐ̣ ܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܡܗܠܟ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܥܪܨ ܟܐܒܐ: ܘܢܡ̣ܛܐ ܢܟܝܢܐ ܠܥܝܢܐ̣. ܡܬܚܒܠ̣ ܠܗ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܡܛܟܣܢܗܘܢ ܕܗܕܡ̈ܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Imperfect
    Fol. 79b-80
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to a friend
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܨܝܕ ܐܢܫ ܪܚܡܗ
    rubric: ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ Margin
    incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܠܚ ܠܟܠ̣. ܕܢܠ̣ܒܫ ܠܚܕ݂ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ. ܚܕ ܓܝܪ ܥܡ ܟܠ ܠܐ ܡܬܠ̣ܒܫ. ܏ܘܫ.. Of solitaries
    Fol. 80b-81
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to Maras, bishop of Amid, Maras III, consecrated A.D. 520
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܡܪܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܡܕ
    rubric: ܕܒܘܝܐܐ ܘܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ Margin
    incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܡܪܝ ܡܪܐ܆ ܕܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܣܓܘܕܐ ܕܓܒܝܘܬܟ ܒܡܪܢ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܬܝܪܬ ܣܘܟ̈ܠܐ ܘܥܡܝܩܬ ܡܚܫܒ̈ܬܐ: ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܠܥܕܝܗ ܘܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢ ܠܡܗܘܐ܆ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܥܕܐ ܦܪܢܣܬ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ̇. ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܫܘܝܬ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܓܒܬ ܘܐܩܝܡܬܟ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ̇. ܕܬܗܘܐ ܪܥܝܐ ܠܥܢܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ̇. ܦܪܝܩܬ ܒܕܡܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Imperfect
    Cf. Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 993
    Fol. 81b-83
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to Daniel the solitary
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
    rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ Margin concerning his unwillingness to serve as a priest
    incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܥܬܝܪ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ: ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܝ: ܫܬܝܩܐ ܒܦܓܪ ܘܡܠܠܐ ܒܪܘܚ̣. ܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܐܚܘܟ܆ ܒܡܪܢ ܣܒܪܐ ܘܚܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܩܒܠܬ ܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܟ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܒܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܪܘܙܬ ܒܗܝܢ ܢܦܫܝ ܡܚܝܠܬܐ. ܘܛܦܝܬ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܠܓܘܫܡܝ̣. ܐܝܟ ܥܨ̇ܒܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܠܦܓܪܐ ܡܚܝܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Imperfect
    Fol. 83a-83b
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter on repentance
    rubric: ܥܠ ܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ
    Imperfect at the beginning
    Fol. 83b-84
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    rubric: ܥܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܪ̈ܝܛܝܩܘ Margin on grace, against heretics
    incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠ ܛܒܘܬܗ̣. ܠܟܠܗ ܓܢܣܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܥܐ ܕܢܥ̇ܬܪ ܒܡܘܗܒܬܗ: ܘܕܠܐ ܚܣ̇ܡ ܝܗܒ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂ ܠܟܠ ܐܢܫ. ܘܐܝܬ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܘܐ̣. ܘܐܝܬ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܝܗܒ̣ ܐܦ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Imperfect. The heading is entirely effaced.
    Fol. 84b-86
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to a friend
    rubric: ܨܝܕ ܐܢܫ ܪܚܡܗ
    rubric: ܕܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ Margin of the Great Week
    incipit: ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܫܡܠܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܥܬܝܪ ܬܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ: ܐܘ ܕܚܫܐ̈ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܠܝܬ ܟܠ ܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܝܢ: ܦܪܢܣܬܗ ܠܢ ܠܥܐܕܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܫܘܒܩܢܗ ܕ . . . ܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Fol. 86b-88
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    rubric: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ Margin of the feast of the Resurrection
    incipit: ܚܕܘ[ܬܐ ܪܒ]ـܬܐ ܥܒܕ ܠܢ ܥܘ[ܕܪ̈ܢܘܗܝ] ܕܡܫܝܚܐ܇ ܐ[ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܪܐ] ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܒܫܝܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܦܪܢܣܬ ܐܢـ[ܘܢ] ܠܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡ. ܏ܘܫ.
    The heading is entirely effaced
    Fol. 88a-91
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to Paul, bishop of Edessa
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܘܬ ܦܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ
    rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܚܒܘ ܠܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܘܕܙܘܗܪܐ Margin on S. Matthew, ch. v. 44, and admonitory
    incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܘܬܟ݂. ܒܡܪܢ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܚܟܝܡܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܠ ܙܒܢ ܝܨܝܦܐ ܕܓܢܣܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ̣. ܡܥܕܐ ܗܝ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܣܥܪܐ ܛܒܬܐ̇. ܘܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܣ̣ܬܒܪ̈ܢ ܕܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܐ̈ܢܝ̣ܢ. ܬܓܕܘܠ ܟܠܝܠ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ. ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܘܒܡܓܪܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܩܒܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܪܛܢܐ̣ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t.i., p. 409; Le Quien, Or. Christ, t. ii., col. 963
    Fol. 91a-93
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter addressed to a bishop named Eutychianus.
    rubric: ܙܘܗܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ Margin admonition regarding the faith
    incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܡܪܝ ܐܘܛܘܟܝܢܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܣܓܘܕܟ݂. ܒܝܫܘܥ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܒܠܢܘܬܐ ܘܣܒܪܐ ܘܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܕܟܠ̣ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܩܒܠܬ ܐܓܪܬܟ ܡܠܝܬ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ̣. ܐܘ ܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ..
    The letter is altogether doctrinal, being directed chiefly against the Nestorians.
    Fol. 93a-96
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter addressed to one Sīmai
    rubric: ܕܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ Margin of consolation for the dead
    incipit: ܠܪܒܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܝܡܝ̣ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܡܚܒܢܟ ܒܡܪܢ̣ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܥܝܕܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܐܘ ܚܟܝܡ ܒܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܥܪܨ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܚܫܐ ܒܡܘܬܐ ܕܚܒܝܒܗ̣. ܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܠܘܬܗ̣. ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ ܘ[ܒ̈ܢـ]ـܝ ܓܢܣܐ̣ ܕܒܥܢܝܢܐ ܕ . . . ܗܘܢ ܢܛܪܕܘܢ ܚܫܐ ܡܢ ܪܥܝܢܗ. ܏ܘܫ..
    The heading is much effaced
    Fol. 96b-98
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to the Comes Bassus
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܨܝܕ ܩܡܣ ܒܣܐ
    rubric: ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ Margin Of the true faith
    incipit: ܠܪܒܐ ܘܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܐ ܩܘܡܣ. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܣܓܘܕܐ ܕܪܒܘܬܟ ܒܡܪܢ̣ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܪܗܛܝܢ ܒܬܪ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܩܢܝܢܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܕܢܫܬܒܚܘܢ ܒܗ ܒܥܘܬܪܐ ܪܗܛܝܢ ܒܬܪܗ. ܘܒܥܠܡܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܒܠܐܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܟܐ: ܘܒܥܘܠܐ ܘܒܚ̈ܛܗܐ̣. ܒܥܝܢ ܕܢܟܢܫܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܩܢܝܢܐ̣. ܡܛܘܠ ܕܬܣ̣ܓܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܗܘܢ ܘܩܢܝܢܗܘܢ ܣܓܝܐܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Fol. 98b-101
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to Cyrus, the archiater or chief physician
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܨܝܕ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܐ ܐܪܟܝܛܪܘܣ
    rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ Margin exposition of the true faith
    incipit: ܠܪܒܐ ܘܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ: ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܐ ܐܪܟܝܛܪܘܣ ܩܘܡܣ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܣܓܘܕܐ ܕܪܒܘܬܟ ܒܡܪܢ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܝܐܐ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܪܒܐ̇. ܕܒܪܚܡܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܚܘܝܬ ܢܦܫܟ ܠܥܕܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܗܘܝܬ ܡܚܙܝܬܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܐ̣. ܕܒܥܠܬܟ ܢܣܬܡ̈ܟܢ ܘܢܬܐܣ̈ܝ̣ܢ. ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܏ܘܫ.
    Fol. 101a-104
    author: Jacob of Serugh
    title: Letter to two harlots who had become recluses, by name Leontia and Maria
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܘܬ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܙܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝ ܚܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ
    rubric: ܕܒܬܘ̈ܠܬܐ Margin of virgins
    incipit: ܠܢܟ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܢܟܦ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܙܩܝܦܐ: ܡܪܬܝ ܠܐܢܛܝܐ ܘܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܝܐ̣. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ: ܘܥܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܨܠܘܬ̈ܟܝ̣ܢ. ܒܝܫܘܥ ܓܡܪ ܟܘܠ ܒܚܫܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܗ ܫܠܡ. ܘ . ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܣܥ̣ܪܬ ܟܠ ܚܝ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܫ̣ܪܝܬ ܟܠ ܩܛܪ̈ܝܢ: ܘܥܬܝܪܬ ܒܟܠ ܛܒܢ: ܩܪܬܟܝܢ ܕܬܐ̈ܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܢܚܠܐ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܙܘ̈ܢܐ. ܕܬܥ̈ܒܕܢ ܒܗ ܐܓܘܢܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ..

Fol. 104a-135
author: Jacob of Serugh
title: Six homilies, written in prose
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., pp. 23 and 304, nos. 8—13; Zingerle, Sechs Homilien des heiligen Jacob von Sarug, Bonn, 1867
  Fol. 104a-107
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  Fol. 107a-112
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Epiphany
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܥܠ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Fol. 112a-117
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Lent
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
  Fol. 117b-124
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
  Fol. 124b-130
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Friday in Passion Week
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Fol. 130b-135
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Sunday of the Resurrection
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܛܝܪܐ
  Cf. Zingerle's Monumenta Syriaca, vol. i., p. 91

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 137 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 5, 7, 8, 17, 35, 44, 45, 54, 55, 58—93 (soaked in oil), 136 and 137. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 19 in number, but of these ܘ and ܙ are lost, and several others are very imperfect. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 8, 16, 23, 55, 57, 58, 78, 80, 82 and 83. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 41 lines.

Vellum

137 ff. 9 7/8 × 6 3/4

The quires, signed with letters, were originally 19 in number.

- Many of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll. 5, 7, 8, 17, 35, 44, 45, 54, 55, 58—93 (soaked in oil), 136 and 137.

- Of the quires ܘ and ܙ are lost, and several others are very imperfect.

- Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 8, 16, 23, 55, 57, 58, 78, 80, 82 and 83.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 41 lines.

This volume is written in a clear, though rather inelegant Estrangela.

See additions

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

- Colophon

A note on fol. 136 a states that the volume was written in the year 914, A.D. 603, for certain persons, whose names have been erased, that of Joseph of Dārā being substituted

♰ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܫܝܚܗ ܘܪܘܚܗ ܚܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ [ܥܠ ܝܘܣܦ ܚܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܕܪܐ ܡܕܝܬܐ: : (sic) ܕܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܠܗܐ (sic) ܘܦܘܠܚ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܝܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩܛܐ ܕܡܨܝܢ. (sic) ܐܠܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܘ (sic) ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ̣] ܕܢܥܒܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܒܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܀ . . . ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠ ܒܫܢܬ݂݀ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܣܪܐ܀

- Then follows an extract, fol. 136 a, entitled ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܣ, somewhat rudely written, but apparently by the same hand as the rest of the manuscript. This "history of Mar Gregory" is identical with the extract contained in Add. 14,582 [...], fol. 189 a.

- On fol. 135 b there is a note, stating that this book was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by three persons, named Isaac, Daniel and Solomon (about A.D. 851—59)

ܝܗܒܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܕܢܝܐܠ ܘܫܠܡܘܢ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܢܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܐܡܝܢ. ܟܠ ܕܠܚܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘ ܓܢܒ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܢܘܟܪܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

The remainder of this note has been carefully erased, but it seems to have contained only one of the usual anathemas.

AD 603 AG 914

On fol. 135 b there is a note, stating that this book was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by three persons, named Isaac, Daniel and Solomon (about A.D. 851—59)

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 DCLXXII 2:517-524