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[This manuscript contains: Gregory Nyssen. Oratio catechetica magna; Philoxenus of Mabūg. Writings of Philoxenus of Mabūg; Julius, bishop of Rome. The fifth epistle of Julius, bishop of Rome , concerning the union (of the two natures) in Christ; Gregory Thaumaturgus. Writings of Gregory Thaumaturgus; Anecdotes of the Egyptian Fathers, being extracts from the well known work of Palladius; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 21 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1a-35
author: Gregory Nyssen
title: Oratio catechetica magna
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܢܘܣܐ
See below.
The text, which is divided into a preface, ܦܪܘܐܡܝܘܢ, and 35 chapters, is preceded by a table of contents, of which the first leaf is missing.
The following portions of the text are lost: Opera, t. iii., p. 48 B, ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τῆς ἐκφωνήσεως τοῦ λόγου, to p. 51 B, ὀνομάζειν τις ἐθέλει; p. 52 C, ποῦ τῆς ζωῆς τὸ ἀίδιον; to p. 65 C, μέχρις οὐρανῶν; and p. 72 C, μηδενὸς ὄντος τοῦ περιστέγοντος, to p. 79 D, οὐκ οὖν ὁμαλογεῖται παρὰ πᾶσι.
Cf. Opera, t. iii., p. 45 Seqq.

Fol. 35b-107
author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
title: Writings of Philoxenus of Mabūg
  Fol. 35b-91
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: Letter to the monks of Sěnūn, concerning the incarnation and the faith, and against the Diphysites, written during his second exile at Philippopolis
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ݂. ܠܘܬ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܣܢܘܢ̇ ܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܦ̇ܠܓܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ̇. ܘܡܦܪܫܝܢ ܒܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܬܒܪܢܫ݀. ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܚ̈ܫܐ ܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ. ܟܬܝܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ. ܡܢ ܐܟܣܘܪܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܒܦܝܠܝܦܠܝܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 38, no. 14
  Fol. 91a-98
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: Twelve chapters against those who maintain two natures in Christ and one person
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ..
  incipit: ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫܟܝ̈ܚܢ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܒܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒ̈ܝܢ ܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܚܕܐ̇ ܡܢܗܝ̣ܢ ܓܡܝܪܬܐ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܒܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢܗܝ̣ܢ ܡܫܠ̇ܡܢܐ. ܘܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝ̣ܢ ܚܕ ܡܫܠ̇ܡܢܐ. ܐܠܗܘܬܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܒܐ. ܘܐܢܫܘܬܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܕܡ. ܘܗܼܘ̇ ܒܪ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ̣ ܘܐܢܫܘܬܐ. ܚܕ ܟܠܗ̣ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Fol. 98b-105
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: Twenty chapters against the Nestorians
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ. ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ.
  incipit: ܐ̄ ܐܢ ܚܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܟܝܢܗ: ܘܠܐܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܘܟܝܢܗ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܢܐ̣. ܠܡܢܐ ܡܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܒ ܐܢܬ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܓܫ̣ܡ̇. ܘܡܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܒ ܐܢܬ ܨܝܕ ܫܡܐ ܕܟܝ̈ܢܐ̇. ܠܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܚܕ ܟܝܢܐ ܕܡܓܫܡ̇. ܐܠܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟ̈ܝܢܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ..
  Fol. 105b-107
  author: Philoxenos of Mabbug
  title: Ten chapters against those who divide our Lord after His indivisible union
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܥܣܪܐ ܕܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܦܠܓܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܡܪܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܢܝܬܐ.
  incipit: ܐ̄ ܐܢ ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܗܘ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ̇ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܠܐܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ. ܐܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ̣. ܠܘ ܙܕܩܐܝܬ ܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܗܐ̣ ܒܣܪܐ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܢܦܩ ܡܢܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ..

Fol. 107b-110
author: Julius, bishop of Rome
title: The fifth epistle of Julius, bishop of Rome, concerning the union (of the two natures) in Christ
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܡܫ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ̣. ܡܛܘܠ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܕܦܓܪܐ ܡܪܟܒܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ.
Cf. de Lagarde's Anal. Syr., p. 75; de Lagarde's edition of the Greek text of Titus Bostrenus contra Manichoeos, p. 118

Fol. 110b-122
author: Gregory Thaumaturgus
title: Writings of Gregory Thaumaturgus
  Fol. 110b-119
  author: Gregory the Wonderworker
  title: Expositio accurata fidei, or ἡ κατὰ μέρος πίστις
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܕܒܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ.
  Cf. de Lagarde's Anal. Syr., p. 31; de Lagarde's edition of the Greek text of Titus Bostrenus contra Manichaeos, p. 103
  author: Gregory the Wonderworker
  title: Discourse addressed to Philagrius (Φιλάγριος), concerning consubstantiality (ὁμουσία)
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܓܪܝܘܣ̣ ܡܛܘܠ ܒܪ ܐܝܬܘܬܐ.
  Cf. de Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 43

Fol. 122b-136
author: Palladius
title: Anecdotes of the Egyptian Fathers, being extracts from the well known work of Palladius
ܫܠܡ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ܀ ܀
  Fol. 122b-124
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Ammon, ܐܡܘܢ ܦܠܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܛܒܐ, and Benus, ܐܒܒܝܢ, and of the city of Oxyrynchus, ܐܟܣܝܪܢܟܘܣ ܕܬܒܐܝܣ.
  Fol. 124a-133
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Apollon and others
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܠܘܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  Fol. 133b-135
  author: Palladius
  title: Of certain brethren who were directing these holy men
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐ̈ܚܐ̣. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܕܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ..
  Fol. 135a-136b
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Apollonius and Philemon the martyrs
  rubric: ܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܦܘܠܘܢܝܣ ܢܨܝܚܐ̣. ܘܕܦܝܠܝܡܘܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ.

Fol. 136b-139
title: A commentary on Ecclesiastes, ch. xii. 1—7
rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܦܣܘܩܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܘܗܠܬ
incipit: ܥܗܕ ܠܒܪܘܝܟ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܥܠܝܡܘܬܟ. ܣܦ̇ܩ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ܇ ܕܢܫܪܝܟ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܛܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܚܛܝ̣ܬܐ. ܀ ܥܕ ܠܐ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܒܝܫܬܐ̇. ܘܢܩܪ̈ܒܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܬܐܡܪ ܠܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ ܨܒܝܢܝ. ܀ ܥܕ ܠܐ ܠܡ ܢܐܬܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܐܘ ܕܣܝܒܘܬܐ̇. ܐܡܬܝ ܕܠܐ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܛܒ̇ܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܣܢ̣ܝܐ̇. ܣ̇ܦܩ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܓܡܘܪ ܒܥܒ̇ܕܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܙܕܠܗܙ ܠܗ ܚܝܠܐ̣. ܘܐܝܩܪܘ ܗܕ̈ܡܐ ܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ. ܀.

Fol. 139b-144
author: John Chrysostom
title: Writings of John Chrysostom
  Fol. 139b-144
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Discourse on wealth and poverty
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ,
  incipit: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܡܪ̈ܓܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܦܩ̈ܚܐ ܘܗܒ̈ܒܐ ܡܫ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ: ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܚܙܬܐ ܕܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܦܪܓܝܢ܆ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܚܗܘܢ ܒܣܝܡܐ ܠܣܘܩܐ ܡܒܣ̇ܡܝܢ: ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܡܬܒ̣ܪܝܢ: ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܠܚܘܫܚܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܥܗ̇ܢܝ̣ܢ. ܗܟܢܐ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ̇. ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܘܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܢܒ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ..
  Fol. 144a
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: A prayer
  rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ
  incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܢ: ܡܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܟ̇ܢܫܢܢ: ܠܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܪܙܗ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ ܕܚܫܗ: ܘܠܩ̣ܝܡܬܗ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ: ܥܘܠ̇ܝܗ ܕܠܫܡܝܐ: ܘܠܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ: ܡܛܘܠ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܓܝܪ ܘ̈ܢܒܝܐ ܐܟܪܙܘܗܝ ܠܒܪܐ ܕܢܬܝܠܕ ܡܢ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ: ܘܕܢܚܫ ܥܠ ܩܝܣܐ: ܏ܘܫ..

Fol. 144b-156
title: The history of Paul the bishop and John the priest
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢ̈ܨܚܢܐ ܕܦܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ̣ ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ.
The name of Paul's native city is here written ܩܝܢܛܘܣ.
See Add. 12,160, fol. 134 b [...] .

Fol. 156a-189
title: See Add. 12,160, fol. 134 b
rubric: ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ
See Add. 14,582, fol. 190 b [...] .

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 190 leaves, the last of which is much torn. The quires, 21 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. foll. 45 a, �; 65 a, �; 75 a, �; 167 a, �; 177 a, �) leaves are wanting at the commencement, and after foll. 4, 5, and 10. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 38 lines. This volume is dated A. Gr. 880, A.D. 569. [The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 648.]

Vellum

190 ff. 9 3/8 × 6 7/8

The quires, 21 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. foll. 45a, ܙ; 65a, ܛ; 75a, ܝ; 167a, ܝܛ; 177a, ܟ

- The last leaf is much torn

- Leaves are wanting at the commencement, and after foll. 4, 5, and 10.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 38 lines.

This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangělā

- Colophon

On fol. 139 a there is a note, stating that the manuscript was written in the year 880, A.D. 569, in the village of Sarmin (ܣܪܡܝܢ , %), for the convent of S. John at Nairab (ܢܐܪܒ, %) , when Mār George was abbat, and that it was collated by the deacons Theodore and Thomas.

ܐܫܬܠܡܬ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܝܪ ܕܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܒܣܪܡܝܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܢܐܪܒ. ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܬ̈ܠܝܬܝ ܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܡܪܝ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܓ݊ܘܪܓ݊ܝܣ♱ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܬܢܝܢܗ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܩܘܙܡܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܗ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܩܫܝ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܕܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܘܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܟܠܗ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܫ̇ܩܠ ܛܥܢܐ ܕܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܗܕܐ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܒܪܝܟܬܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܝܗܘܢ̇ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܘܥܠ ܫܡܫܐ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ ܕܦܚܡ ܘܫܡܫܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܡܕܢܚܝܐ ܢܫܘܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܢ ܕܢܩܘܡܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܗ ܐܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܀.

- A note to the same purport [i.e. as addition1], on fol. 189 b, has been carefully erased

- A note on 190a has also been erased

AG 880 AD 569 Sarmin

Written for the convent of S. John at Nairab

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 DCCXXX 2:648-651