London, BL, Add. 14590
source date: viiith or ixth 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/326, Add. 14,590, London, BL, Add. 14,590, BL Add MS 14590, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 777, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim, on the End of the World and the recompense of the righteous and wicked at the day of the resurrection; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical Discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Index of the contents of the volume; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical Discourses of Jacob of Batnae. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 22 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1a-7
author: Ephraim
title: A metrical discourse of Ephraim, on the End of the World and the recompense of the righteous and wicked at the day of the resurrection
rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܚܘܐ ܕܡܢܐ ܡܬܦܪ̈ܥܝܢ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܢܘܚܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܏ܘܫ
Imperfect at the beginning
The rubric comes from an index in the manuscript on fol. 48a

Fol. 7b-48
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical Discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  Fol. 7b-28
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Job the just
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܝܬܪ ܒܐܠܗܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܬܝܪ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
  incipit: ܡܠܟܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܫܕܪ ܟܢ̇ܫ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗ
  Imperfect at the end
  See Add. 14,584, fol. 86a [...]
  Fol. 28a-31
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: Against the blasphemer
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܓܕܦܢܐ
  Only three leaves remain
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 317, no. 90
  Fol. 31a-33
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Workers in our Lord's Vineyard
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ ܕܦܠܚ̣ܘ ܒܟܪܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Imperfect at the beginning
  Cf. Assemani, p. 317, no. 96
  Fol. 33a-43
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the city of Antioch
  rubric: ܥܠ ܟܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟ
  Imperfect at the end
  Cf. Assemani, p. 332
  Fol. 43a-48
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Naboth the Jezreelite
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܢܒܘܬ
  Imperfect at the beginning and elsewhere

Fol. 48a-b
title: Index of the contents of the volume
ܐܝܬ ܒܦܢܩܬܐ (sic) ܗܕܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ (sic)ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܨܠܘ [ܕܝܢ] ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܪܘܩܝܟܘܢ ܒܣܬܘܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܫܒܬܐ: ܕܥܠ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܘܒܪܬ ܙܘܓܗ ܟܕ ܡܝܬ݂ܘ ܩܕܡ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ: ܕܥܠ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܘܠܥܙܪ: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܓܗܢܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ: ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܡ̇ܚܘܐ ܕܡܢܐ ܡܬܦܪ̈ܥܝܢ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܢܘܚܡܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܝܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܒܟܝܐ ܘܚܘܪܩ ܫ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ: ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ: ܕܥܠ ܡܓܕܦܢܐ: ܕܥܠ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ ܕܦܠܚ̣ܘ ܒܟܪܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ: ܕܥܠ ܟܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟ: ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܢܒܘܬ ܐܙܪܥܠܝܐ: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܡܫܚܬ̤ ܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ: ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܘܥܠ . . .
On fol. 48 a we find an index of the contents of the volume, written in red, showing that it contained several discourses of Ephraim and Jacob, which are now lost.
The continuation, on the other side of the leaf, has been completely erased.

Fol. 49a-131
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical Discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  Fol. 49a-55
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Elias and the prophets of Baal
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ
  Imperfect at the beginning
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 226?
  Fol. 55a-61
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the End of the World
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡ݊ܪܝ݊ܥܩܘ݊ܒ ܐ݊ܦܝ݊ܣܩ݊ܘ݊ܦܐ ܕܒܛܢܢ ܕܣܪܘܓ
  incipit: ܝܘܡ ܓܠܝܢܟ ܗܐ ܙܩ̇ܬ ܠܝ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܐ̇ܡܪ. ܦܬ̣ܚ ܠܝ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܝ ܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܡܐܡܪ ܕܝܢܟ.
  See Add. 17,155, no. 5, a [...] .
  Fol. 61-68b
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the sale of Joseph to the merchants, his being taken down to Egypt, and the bringing of his coat to his father
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܟܕ ܙܒܢܘܗܝ ܠܬܓܪ̈ܐ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܘܐܚܬܘܗܝ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܘܬܝܢܗ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ
  incipit: ܡ̣ܢ ܕܫܩ̣ܠܘ ܐ̈ܚܝ ܝܘܣܦ. ܗ̇ܝ ܛܝ̈ܡܐ ܡܢ ܥܪ̈ܒܝܐ. ܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܘܫܩ̣ܠܘ ܡ̣ܠܟܐ. ܕܒܣܒܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܛܥܘܢ.
  It is written in heptasyllabic metre
  Fol. 68a-74
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the famine at Samaria in the days of Elisha the prophet
  rubric: ܡܐܡـ[ـܪܐ ܕ]ܥܠ ܟܦܢܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܫܡܪܝܢ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ [ܐܠ]ـܝܫܥ ܢܒܝܐ
  incipit: ܢܪܥܡ ܫܘܒܚܟ ܒܟܢܘ̈ܫܬܟ ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܢܬܬܥܝܪ ܥܠܡܐ ܥܠ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܟ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ.
  Fol. 74a-91
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Deluge
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܛܘܦܢܐ
  incipit: ܟܐܢܐ ܕܩܦܚ ܒܓܙܪ ܕܝܢܗ ܠܕܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܘܚ. ܦܬ̣ܚ ܠܗ̇ ܠܡܠܬܝ ܬܪܥܐ ܪܘܝܚܐ ܕܬܦܩ ܫܪܒܟ
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 231
  Fol. 91a-100
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the palace that S. Thomas the apostle built in India
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܒܝܪܬܐ ܕܒ̣ܢܐ ܬܐ݊ܘܡ݊ܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܒܗܢܕܘ
  Cf. Assemani, pp. 332—3
  Fol. 100b-108
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Uriah the Hittite and king David
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܘܪܝܐ ܚܬܝܐ. ܘܥܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
  incipit: ܡܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܬܘܒ ܫ̇ܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܡܢܟ. ܐܢܬ ܦ̇ܢܐ ܠܝ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܫܐ̈ܠܬܝ ܕܐܬܢܐ ܫܪ̈ܒܝܟ
  Imperfect at the end.
  See Add. 14,574, fol. 36 b [...] .
  Fol. 108a-115
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Nebuchadnezzar's dream
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܚܠܡܐ ܕܚܙ̣ܐ ܢܒܘܟܕܢܨܪ
  Imperfect at the beginning
  Fol. 115a-119
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the ten Virgins
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܣܪ̈ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܢ
  Imperfect at the end
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 322, no. 139
  Fol. 119a-121
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Prodigal Son
  Very imperfect
  Cf. Assemani, p. 317, no. 97, serm. i
  Fol. 121a-125
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On the Chariot seen by the prophet Ezekiel
  Very imperfect
  See Assemani, p. 305, no. 1
  Fol. 125a-126
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Cain and Abel
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܐܝܢ ܘܗܒܝܠ
  Very imperfect
  See Assemani, p. 323, no. 113, serm. i
  Fol. 126a-131
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: On Cain and Abel
  Imperfect
  See Assemani, serm. ii

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 6 3/8, consisting of 131 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 10—13, 27, 41—47, 56—58, 65—68, 77—79, 98, 100, 106, 109, 110, and 118—131. The quires, signed with letters, must have been originally at least 28 in number; but ܕ ــ ܐ , ܛ, ܝܓ, ܟܒ ܟܕ ــ, and ܟܙ , are lost, and several of the others are very imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 27, 28, 30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 60, 107, 118, 120, 123, 124, and 125. Each page has from 27 to 36 lines.

Vellum

131 ff. 9 1/8 × 6 3/8

The quires, signed with letters, must have been originally at least 28 in number; but ܕ ــ ܐ , ܛ, ܝܓ, ܟܒ ܟܕ ــ, and ܟܙ , are lost, and several of the others are very imperfect.

- Consists of 131 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 10—13, 27, 41—47, 56—58, 65—68, 77—79, 98, 100, 106, 109, 110, and 118—131.

- The quires, signed with letters, must have been originally at least 28 in number; but ܕ ــ ܐ , ܛ, ܝܓ, ܟܒ ܟܕ ــ, and ܟܙ , are lost, and several of the others are very imperfect.

- Leaves are wanting after foll. 27, 28, 30, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 60, 107, 118, 120, 123, 124, and 125.

Each page has from 27 to 30 lines.

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

There are some attempts at ornamentation in this volume, and green pigment has occasionally been used in writing the headings. See foll. 7 b, 33 a, 18 a, and 115 a.

8th or 9th 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 DCCLXXVII 2:752-754