London, BL, Add. 14588
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/324, Add. 14,588, London, BL, Add. 14,588, BL Add MS 14588, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 803, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCIII

[This manuscript contains: Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 18 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 26b-37
author: Ephraim
title: A metrical discourse of Ephraim
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ
incipit: ܠܘ ܕܩܛܝܪܐ ܗܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ̣. ܕܨܒܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܠ̣ܬ ܚ̈ܝܐ

Foll. 1a-26
Foll. 37b-150
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  Foll. 1a-12
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: Encomium on the blessed Virgin Mary
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܩ̈ܘܠܣܝܗ̇ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܝ̇ܠܕܬ̇ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
  Imperfect at the beginning
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 310, no. 21, serm. i; Abbeloos, de Vita et Scriptis S. Jacobi Sarugensis, p. 202
  Foll. 12a-26
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Epiphany and the Baptism of our Lord by S. John
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
  ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܕܢܚ̣ܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܥܠ̣ ܥܡܕܗ ܕܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 312, no. 28
  Foll. 37b-49
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: Encomium on S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 312, no. 35
  Foll. 49a-59
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On S. Simeon the Aged and the Birth of our Lord
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 312, no. 37
  Foll. 59a-68
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Lent
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 315, no. 69, serm. i
  Foll. 68b-80
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Joseph revealing himself to his brethren
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣ ܕܥܠ̣ ܝܘܣܦ ܟܕ ܐܬܓܠ̣ܝ ܠܐ̈ܚܘܗܝ
  incipit: ܢܦܩ̣ܘ ܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܕܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ. ܘܢܦ̣ܩܘ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܡ̇ܥܒܪ ܠܗܘܢ..
  Foll. 80a-90
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Canaanite Woman.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܗ̇ܝ ܟܢܥܢܝܬܐ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 317, no. 93
  Foll. 90b-100
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the words of our Lord, Swear not at all
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܐܡܘܢ ܣܟ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 315, no. 74
  Foll. 100a-108a
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the desolation of the city of Amid
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܚܘܪܒܐ ܕܐ̇ܡܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  incipit: ܛܒ̣̈ܐ ܕܚ̈ܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܫܡܘ̈ܥܬܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܪܬܐ. ܕܠܚܝܗܝ ܠܪܥܝܢܝ ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܫ̇ܦܝܗܝ ܒܙܡܝܪ̈ܬܟ.
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܫܒ̣ܝܐ ܕܐܡܕ.
  Cf. Assemani, p. 334, no. 196, at the end
  Foll. 108a-114
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On all holy Martyrs
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 339, no. 222
  Foll. 114a-120
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
  Imperfect at the end.
  Cf. Assemani, p. 322, no. 135
  Foll. 120a-137
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Constantine the leprous king
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ̣ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܓܪܒܝܐ
  Imperfect at the beginning and elsewhere.
  Cf. Assemani, p. 328, no. 189
  Foll. 137a-141
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Widow's Son
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ̣ ܒܪܗ̇ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ
  Imperfect.
  Cf. Assemani, p. 320, no. 118
  Foll. 141a-143
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the female Sinner
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܚ̇ܛܝܬܐ
  Imperfect both at the beginning and end.
  Cf. Assemani, p. 324, no. 161
  Foll. 143a-145
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Joshua
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ
  Imperfect both at the beginning and end.
  Cf. Assemani, p. 335, no. 211
  Foll. 149a-150
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Poor Man
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ
  Imperfect both at the beginning and end.
  Cf. Assemani, p. 320, no. 116

Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 150 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 41, 101, 119, 120, 131, 136, 138, 143, and 150. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 20 in number, but of these the first is lost, and most of those after ܝܒ are very imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 119, 120, 130, 137, 140,142, and 144. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 29 lines.

Vellum

150 ff. 10 × 6 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, were at least 20 in number.

- Some leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll. 41, 101, 119, 120, 131, 136, 138, 143, and 150.

- The first quire is lost, and most of those after ܝܒ are very imperfect.

- Leaves are wanting after foll. 119, 120, 130, 137, 140, 142, and 144.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 29 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.

9th or 10th 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 DCCCIII 2:806-807