London, BL, Add. 14598
source date: xth cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/334, Add. 14,598, London, BL, Add. 14,598, BL Add MS 14598

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1574, Add. 14,598, foll. 1–3, London, BL, Add. 14,598, foll. 1–3, BL Add MS 14598, foll. 1-3, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 764, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXIV

[This manuscript contains: Moral maxims or sentences. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-3a
title: Moral maxims or sentences
ܫ̣ܠܡ ܐܡܪܘ[ܣ] ܦܠܣܘܦܐ ܝܘܢܝܐ
These moral maxims or sentences are ascribed to a "Greek philosopher," named ܐܡܪܘܣ (Ὅμηρος? or Ἵμέριος? hardly Ambrose, 'Αμβρόσιος, the friend of Origen). See Sachau in the Hermes, Bd. iv., p. 74.

Vellum leaves, about 10 in. by 6 5/8, much stained and torn. These leaves are fly-leaves of Add. 14,598 [...] . As such, fol. 3 has been numbered with the Coptic arithmetical figure ⲁ.

Vellum

3 ff.

The leaves have been numbered with Coptic arithmetical figures from ⲁ (fol. 3) to ⲣⲛ (fol. 152).

These leaves are written in an inelegant, current hand of about the xth cent.

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 DCCLXIV 2:731-732

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1575, Add. 14,598, foll. 3–152, London, BL, Add. 14,598, foll. 3–152, BL Add MS 14598, foll. 3-152, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 764, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXIV

[This manuscript contains: Philoxenus of Mabūg. The sermons of Philoxenus of Mabūg on Christian life and character. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
title: The sermons of Philoxenus of Mabūg on Christian life and character
rubric: ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ. ܕܡܘܕܥ ܒܗܘܢ̣. ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܬܘܠܡܕܐ̇. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܫ̇ܪܐ ܒܬܠܡܝܕܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܘܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܢܪܕܐ̇. ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܬܡܛܐ ܠܚܘܒܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ̇. ܕܡܢܗ ܡܬܝܠܕܐ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ̇. ܕܒܗ̇ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܐܢܚܢܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ. Fol. 3b
  Fol. 3b-13
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: Introductory
  Fol. 13a-24
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On Faith
  Fol. 24a-34
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On Faith
  Fol. 34a-54
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On Faith and Simplicity
  Fol. 54a-71
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On Simplicity
  Fol. 71a-85
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On the Fear of God
  Fol. 85a-98
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On the Fear of God
  Fol. 98b-113
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On Poverty
  Fol. 113a-153
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: On Poverty

Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 152 leaves, or 16 quires, the last of which is imperfect (foll. 1—152). The quires are signed with letters, and the leaves have been numbered with Coptic arithmetical figures from ⲁ (fol. 3) to ⲣⲛ (fol. 152). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 33 lines.

Vellum

152 ff. 10 × 6 5/8

The leaves have been numbered with Coptic arithmetical figures from ⲁ (fol. 3) to ⲣⲛ (fol. 152).

16 quires, signed with letters

- The last quire is imperfect.

- Some leaves are stained and torn, esp. foll. 1-3

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 33 lines.

This manuscript is written in a neat hand of the viith century.

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 DCCLXIV 2:731-732

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1576, Add. 14,598, foll. 153–348, London, BL, Add. 14,598, foll. 153–348, BL Add MS 14598, foll. 153-348, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 764, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXIV

[This manuscript contains: Philoxenus of Mabūg. Works of Philoxenus of Mabūg and Gregory Thaumaturgus; Marcus the Monk. Two discourses of Marcus the Monk on the Spiritual Law and on Spiritual Life; Isaac, abbat of Scete. Discourse of Isaac, abbat of Scete , addressed to his disciple Peter; Evagrius. Writings of Evagrius; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 20 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 153a-273
author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
title: Works of Philoxenus of Mabūg and Gregory Thaumaturgus
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: The sermons of Philoxenus of Mabūg on Christian life and character
    Fol. 153a-183
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: On the Lusts of the Belly
    Fol. 183a
    author: Gregory Thaumaturgus
    title: The Creed, or Revelation, of Gregory Thaumaturgus
    rubric: ܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ
    incipit: ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܚܝܐ ܘܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܩܝܘܡܝܬܐ. ܘܕܚܝܠܗ ܘܕܨܠܡܗ. (sic) ܡܫܠܡܝܐ (sic) ܝܠܘܕܐ ܕܡܫܠܡܝܐ. (sic) ܐܒܐ̣ ܕܒܪܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Cf. Gregorii, Macarii et Basilii Opera, ed. Paris., 1622, p. 1.
    Fol. 183a-215
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: On Asceticism and the Subduing of the Flesh
    Fol. 215b-239
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: On Fornication
    Fol. 239a-273
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: On Fornication

Fol. 273a-284
author: Marcus the Monk
title: Two discourses of Marcus the Monk on the Spiritual Law and on Spiritual Life
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ.
  Fol. 273a-282
  author: Marcus the Monk
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
  Cf. Gallandii Bibl. Patrum, t. viii., p. 3.
  author: Marcus the Monk
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
  Imperfect.
  Cf. Gallandii Bibl. Patr., t. viii., p. 13.

Fol. 284a-295
author: Isaac, abbat of Scete
title: Discourse of Isaac, abbat of Scete, addressed to his disciple Peter
rubric: ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
Imperfect at the beginning
Cf. Gallandii Bibl. Patr., t. vii., p. 308, orat. xxv.

author: Evagrius
title: Writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: Discourse addressed to Eulogius
  rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܠܘܓ
  Cf. Nill Opuscula, ed. Suaresius, p. 408 seqq.
  Fol. 315a-316
  author: Evagrius
  title: On tranquility
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒ̇ܥܝܢ ܕܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܢܐܚܘܢ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܗܠܝܢ ܢܛܪܘܢ
  Cf. Add. 14,578, no. 13 [...]

Fol. 316a-339
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  Fol. 316a-328
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Lord's Prayer
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 319, no. 103.
  Fol. 328a-334
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On solitaries, who abandon the world, and seek after the heavenly and divine life
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܚܝܕܝ̈ܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܒܩܝܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܐܬ̇ܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫ̈ܡܝܢܐ ܘܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ
  incipit: ܒܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܗܪ̈ܝ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܗܠܟ ܒܗ̇
  ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܥܪܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ.
  Fol. 334b-339
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On S. Matthew, ch. xvi. 26
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܕܡܢܐ ܢܐܬܪ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܢܩܢܐ̇. ܘܢܦܫܗ ܢܚܣܪ
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 315, no. 77.

Fol. 339b-348
author: Ammonius the monk
title: Letters of Ammonius the monk to his disciples
rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ
Nine letters, the last is imperfect
Cf. Add. 12,175, fol. 225 a, seqq [...]

Fol. 348a-348b
title: Fragment of a discourse on the ascetic life and prayer

Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 5/8, consisting originally of at least 24 quires (foll. 153—348), at first numbered from ܝܕ to ܝܘ, and then from ܐ to ܝܛ, but afterwards, consecutively, from ܒ to ܟܓ. Leaves are wanting after foll. 246, 283, 284, 285, 347, and 348. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 31 lines.

Vellum

196 ff. 10 × 6 5/8

Consisting originally of at least 24 quires (foll. 153—348), at first numbered from ܝܕ to ܝܘ, and then from ܐ to ܝܛ, but afterwards, consecutively, from ܒ to ܟܓ.

- Leaves are wanting after foll. 246, 283, 284, 285, 347, and 348.

- Some leaves are much stained and torn, esp. foll. 284 285 and 348.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 31 lines.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 31 lines.

See additions.

On fol. 321 a there is a rude drawing of a human figure, coloured black and red.

- On fol. 239 b a monk named David, from the city of Mar'ash (مرعش), records the fact of his having read this book. The same name appears on foll. 238 b and 253 a.

ܩܪܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܠ̣ܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܪܥܫ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܚ̈ܛܗܘܝ ܐܡܝܢ

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 DCCLXIV 2:731-732