London, BL, Add. 14599
source date: A. Gr. 880
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/335, Add. 14,599, London, BL, Add. 14,599, BL Add MS 14599, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 686, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLXXXVI

[This manuscript contains: Severus of Antioch. The second volume of the homilies (λόγοι ἐπιθρόνιοι) of Severus, patriarch of Antioch (homm. xxxi.—lix). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 31 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1-194
author: Severus of Antioch
title: The second volume of the homilies (λόγοι ἐπιθρόνιοι) of Severus, patriarch of Antioch (homm. xxxi.—lix)
ܫܠܡܬ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܫ̈ܥܐ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܕ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܢܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܬܫ̈ܥܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ..
See below.
This is a more ancient translation than that of Jacob of Edessa (see Add. 12,159 [...] ). It is perhaps the version of Paul of Callinicus (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 46).
  Fol. 1-2b
  title: Index
  ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܪ̈ܫܝ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܬ݂ܩܪܐ ܐܦܝܬܪ̈ܘܢܝܘ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܘܪܐ. ܕܗܘܿܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܫ̈ܥܐ܀
  The homilies are preceded by an index, which is imperfect at the beginning, but has the subscription, fol. 2b.
  Fol. 2b-11
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xxxi
  Imperfect
  Fol. 11a-16
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xxxii
  Imperfect
  Fol. 16a
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xxxiii
  Of this only a very small portion remains.
  Fol. 16a-19
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xxxiv
  Fol. 19a-26
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xxxv
  Fol. 26b-34
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xxxvi
  Fol.
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xxxvii
  Fol. 39b-46
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xxxviii
  Fol.
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xxxix
  Fol. 54b-56
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xl
  Fol. 56a-62
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xii
  Fol. 62a-80
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xlii
  Fol. 80b-89
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xliii
  Fol. 89a-94
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xliv
  Fol. 94a-101
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xlv
  Fol. 101b-108
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xlvi
  Fol. 108b-113
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xlvii
  Fol. 113b-123
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xlviii
  Fol. 123a-130
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. xlix
  Fol. 130a-133
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. l
  Fol. 133b-138
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. li
  Fol. 138a-146
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. lii
  Fol. 146a-156
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. liii
  Fol. 156a-166
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. liv
  Fol.
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. lv
  Fol. 169b-174
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. lvi
  Fol. 174b-180
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. lvii
  Fol. 180a-188
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. lviii
  Fol. 188a-194
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Hom. lix

Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 194 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 4, 5, and 194. The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number, but the first three are very imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning and after foll. 4, 6, 14 and 15. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 32 lines.

Vellum

194 ff. 10 1/4 × 6 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number.

- Several folios are slightly torn, especially foll. 4, 5, and 194

- The first three quires are very imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning and after foll. 4, 6, 14 and 15.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 32 lines.

This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangělā, and dated A. Gr. 880, corresponding to the year 617 of the era of Antioch, or A.D. 569.

See additions

See additions

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

- Colophon

After the doxology, there follows a note, informing us that the manuscript was written by one Anastasius, at the expense of the priest Stephen, in the year 880, corresponding to the year 617 of the era of Antioch (A.D. 569), when Sergius was abbat of a convent, the name of which has been erased and that of Silas substituted.

ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ [ܗܕܐ ܢܨܠܐ] ܥܠ ܐܢܣܛܘܣ ܚܛܝܐ . . . ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܒܝܘܡ [ܕܝܢܐ] ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܝܪܚ ܐܝܪ ܕܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܘܒܫܢܬ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܘܫܒܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘ̈ܟܝܐ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܘܐܚܘܬܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܩܕ[ܝܫܬܐ] ܕܥܘܡܪܐ (ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܫܝܠܐ) ܒܝܘܡ̈ܬܗܘܢ (ܕܝܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ) ܐܬ̇ܚܦܛ ܡܪܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܣܛܦܢܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܫܩܠܛܥܢܐ ܘܥܒ̣ܕ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܝܗ̣ܒ ܐܓܪܐ ܠܟܬܘܒܐ ܘܛܝܡ̈ܝ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܠܗ ܘܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐ . . .

- The names of the seven sons of Shamūnī are written in a later hand on the margin of fol. 143 a as follows:

ܗ̇ܠܝܢ ܫ̈ܡܗ (sic) ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܫܡܘܢܝ܀ ܡ̇ܩ̣ܒܝ܀ ܬܪܣܝ܀ ܚܒܪܘ܀ ܚܒܨܘܢ܀ ܓܕܕ܀ ܝܘܢܕܒ܀ ܒܟܣ܀

- On the same page, between the columns, there is a note in the handwriting of Michael the Great, patriarch of Antioch , [See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 363, Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1389 dated A. Gr. 1501, A.D. 1190. Though it is now much effaced, enough can be read to show that he had it conveyed from Egypt to Syria, and deposited in the convent of Bar-saumā (at Antioch?)

ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܕܒܪܚ̣̈ܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܦ܏ܐܛܪܝܪ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܕܟܕ ܠܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܡܒܪܟܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܣܘܪܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܢܢ . . . ܡܬܚܡܝܢܢ ܕܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܢܬܢܛܪ ܒܩܠܝܬܐ ܕ܏ܦܐܛܪܝܪ. ܘܟܠ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ. ܒܗ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ. ܟܠܕܝܢ . . . ܡܠܬܐ ܕܦܣܩܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܥܒ̣ܪ ܘܢܬ . . . ܟܬܒܢܢ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܢ. ܒܫܢܬ݀ ܐ܏ܢ̇ܐ. ܟܠ ܕܢܛܪ ܢܬܚܣܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

AD 569 AG 880

On f. 194b, between the columns, there is a note in the handwriting of Michael the Great, patriarch of Antioch . Though it is now much effaced, enough can be read to show that he had it conveyed from Egypt to Syria, and deposited in the convent of Bar-saumā (at Antioch?)

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 DCLXXXVI 2:546-548