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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/337, Add. 14,601, London, BL, Add. 14,601, BL Add MS 14601, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 795, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXCV

[This manuscript contains: Mutilated fragment of a homily or epistle; Dionysius the Areopagite. Letter of Dionysius the Areopagite to Demophilus; Athanasius. Part of the treatise of Athanasius on Virginity; Philoxenus of Mabūg. Part of a letter of Philoxenus of Mabūg to the Recluses; Basil. Writings of Basil; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 57 items.]

Syriac

title: Mutilated fragment of a homily or epistle

author: Dionysius the Areopagite
title: Letter of Dionysius the Areopagite to Demophilus
rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܢܣܝܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܕܡܐܦܝܠܘܣ
See Opera, ed. 1755, t. i., p. 601. It is imperfect at the beginning, commencing with the words that correspond to the Greek 'Αρα γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀφάτου καὶ ὑπὲρ νόησιν ἀγαθότητος, κ.τ.λ. (p. 602 B).

author: Athanasius
title: Part of the treatise of Athanasius on Virginity
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܬܐ: ܡܫ̣ܬܩܠ ܕܝܢ̣ ܘܥܠ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ
incipit: ܕܚܠܬܐ ܗܝ ܪܒܬܐ ܠܡܦ̣ܠ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
See Add. 14,649 [...], fol. 48 b , and Add. 14,650 [...], fol. 220 a

author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
title: Part of a letter of Philoxenus of Mabūg to the Recluses
rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܚܒ̈ܝܫܐ: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
Imperfect at the beginning

author: Basil
title: Writings of Basil
  author: Basil
  title: Part of the Prooemium to the "Regulae fusius tractatae "
  rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ. ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ ܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܡ̇ܕܪܫܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܒܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܘ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܘܬܐ.
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 457.
  author: Basil
  title: Discourse on Deut. xv. 9
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐ̇ܬܒܩܐ ܒܩܢܘܡܟ܀ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ܀
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 22. It is imperfect at the beginning, commening, fol. 7a, with the passage which corresponds to the Greek 'Η μὲν γὰρ δορκὰς ἀναλωτός ἐστι τοῖς βρόχοις δι' ὀξύτητα τῆς ὁράσεως κ.τ.λ. (p. 25 B).
  author: Basil
  title: Discourse showing that God is not the cause of evils
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܬܐ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 101.
  author: Basil
  title: First sermon on Lent
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  author: Basil
  title: Second sermon on Lent
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
  author: Basil
  title: Homily on Psal. i.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ ܕܛ̇ܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܠܐ ܗ̇ܠܟ ܘܕܫܪܟܐ.
  See Opera, t. i., p. 127.
  author: Basil
  title: Third sermon on Lent
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
  On this and the two previous homilies on Lent, see above, Add. 12,166 [...] on p. 675, no. DCCXLII, 3, a .

author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: Discourses of Gregory Nazianzen
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܨܚܐ̣ ܘܥܠ ܬܘܚܪܬܐ. ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܐܙܝܢܙܘ̇. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܦ ܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܣܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܗ ܩܫܝܫܐ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 3.
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܕܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܫܬ̇ܝܩ ܗܘܐ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 299.
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܥܠ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܢܘܣܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܒܬܪ ܚܕ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܐ. ܘܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 241.
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܬܕܐܐ ܘܥܠ ܣܗܕܐ ܡܡܐ ܒܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܚܕܬܐ ܡܫܬ̇ܡܠܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 835.
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Part e
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ ܘܥܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 731.
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Part f
  rubric: ܕܡܛܘܠ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 556.
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Part g
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܒܪܐ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 522.
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Part h
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܛܠ ܒܪܐ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 540.

author: Theodotus of Ancyra
title: Discourse of Theodotus of Ancyra on the Nativity of our Lord
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܕܛܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܢܩܘܪܐ ܕܓܠܛܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
incipit: ܫܒܝܚܐ̣ ܘܡܠ̣ܝܐ ܬܗܪܐ ܥܠ̣ܬܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ. ܫܒܝܚܐ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܝܬ݂ܝܬ݁. ܡܠ̣ܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܬܗܪܐ̣. ܡܛܘܠ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܙܟ̣ܬ݁. ܏ܘܫ.
See Gallandii Biblioth. Vett. Patrum, t. ix., p. 440.

author: Epiphanius of Cyprus
title: An epistle of Epiphanius of Cyprus on the Nativity of our Lord
rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܝܠܝܕܘܬܗ ܕܡ̣ܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
This is an extract from the Panarium or Treatise against Heresies; see Opera, ed. Petavius, t. i., p. 47 B, "de Incarnatione Christi Domini," as far as p. 51 B, ὁμοίως διαγορεύσω .

author: John Chrysostom
title: Discourses of John Chrysostom
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: On the Epiphany
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܡ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ: ܡ̇ܘܣܦ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܒܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܟܕ ܪܫ̇ܐ ܘܥ̇ܕܠ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܡ̇ܟܬܪܝܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܡ̇ܬܩܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܘܠܡܗ̇ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 433.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: On Lent
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܣܦܩ̇ ܠܢ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ̇. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܡ̣ܨܐ ܠܡܫ̇ܬܘܬܦܘ ܒܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ܇ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܗ.܏ ܏ܘܫ.
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 234.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: On the Cross and the Thief
  rubric: ܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܓܝ̇ܣܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܬܟܝܒܐܝܬ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܝܢ. ܐܡܝܪ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܒܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 476.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: On Virginity and Repentance
  rubric: ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  See Add. 12,163 [...], fol. 128 b .
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Hom. viii. on the first Epistle to the Thessalonians
  See Opera, t. xi., p. 553.

author: Nilus
title: An ascetic discourse of Nilus
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܨܪܝܐ̣. ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
incipit: ܡܛܘܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ: ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬ݁ܝܢ ܠܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܢܬܕܒܪܘܢ: ܘܕܐܝܟ ܐܝܢܐ ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܘܠ̇ܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܠܡܗܘܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ̣. ܐܦܝܣܬܢܝ ܠܡ̣ܟܬܒ ܠܟ.
On the margin we read the following note, in which Nilus is strangely identified with Xenaias or Philoxenus of Mabūg: ܗܢܐ ܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܐ ܗܘ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ ܕܡܒܘܓ ܕܡܫܬܡܗ ܒ̈ܬܠܬܐ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ.. ܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܨܪܝܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܘܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ.

author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
title: A discourse of Philoxenus of Mabūg against Fornication, being the twelfth of the discourses on the Christian character
See Add. 14,598 [...], fol. 215 b .
It is slightly imperfect.

author: Severus of Antioch
title: Letters and discourses of Severus of Antioch
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Letters
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: Letter to the deaconess Anastasia
    rubric: ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܣܛܣܝܐ ܡܫܡܫܢܝܬܐ
    incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܟܕ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܡܗܠܟܐ ܐܢܬܝ: ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ: ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܒ̈ܣܘܟܠܐ ܡܥ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܢ̣̈ܦܝܚܝ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡ̇ܬܗܓܝܐ ܐܢܬܝ: ܏ܘܫ.
    See Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i., pp. 34, 35; t. ii., p. 7.
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: First letter to the Comes OEcumenius
    rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܝܩܘܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܩܘܡܝܣ̣. ܡܛܘܠ ܕܝܠܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܡ̈ܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܬܐ
    incipit: ܐܝܬ ܐܦ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܢܦܝܚ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܙܘ̈ܕܐ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ̣. ܘܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡ̈ܬܚܬܝܢ ܘܠܘܬ ܫܬܩܐ ܡܥܕܪ̈ܢ̣ ܠܐ ܚܣܝܪ̈ܢ ܠܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: Second letter to the same
    rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܐܝܩܘܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܩܘܡܝܣ̣. ܡܛܠܬܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܫܪܒܐ. ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܬܐ
    incipit: ܡ̇ܬܕܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܠܩ̣ܛܬ݁ ܪܒܘܬ ܦܐܝܘܬܟ ܪܚܡܬ ܠܐܠܗܐ̇. ܣܩܘܒܠܝܘܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܫ̣ܬܬܩܬ̇. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Discourses, all of which, except the first, are from the collection entitled Λόγοι ἐπιθρόνιοι or "Homiliae Cathedrales"
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: Against those who require, that persons abjuring the doctrines of the Council of Chalcedon should be anointed (baptized)
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ. ܕܘ̇ܠܐ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܡ̇ܬܡܫܚܝܢ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܫܬܘ̇ܬܦܘ ܠܣܘܢܕܘܣ ܕܟܠܩܝܕܘܢܐ ܘܬ̇ܝܒܝܢ̇. ܘܡ̇ܚܪܡܝܢ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܚܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܒܬܪ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܡ̇ܠܠܢܝܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܬܕܪܟܢܝܬܐ̇. ܘܠܘܬ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܫܪܪܐ ܪܗ̇ܛܝܢ
    incipit: ܐܢܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܝ ܚܫܝ̣ܫ ܐܢܐ. ܘܐ̇ܝܟܢܐ ܐܢܬ ܣܗ̣ܕܬ ܟܕ ܐܡ̣ܪܬ݀. ܕܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܢܦ̣ܩܬ̇ ܣܒܪܬܐ ܕܒܨܝܪܘܬܢ̇. ܘܐܝܟ ܕܣ̇ܦܩܝܢܢ ܠܡ̇ܠܦܘ ܘܠܡܐܣܝܘ ܚܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ. ܡܕܥ ܕܝܢ ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܐ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ݂. ܕܡܕܡ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܪ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܘܬܪܘܼ. ܡܢ ܡ̈ܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܘܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܠܒܝ̈ܫܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܕܒܪ̈ܝ ܠܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܥܕ̈ܬܢܝܐ ܡ̇ܡܠܠ ܐܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: The thirtieth of the "Homiliae Cathedrales," on Simeon Stylites
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܦܝܬܪܘܢܝܘܢ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܐ
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: The eighty-sixth, on Antony of Egypt
    rubric: ܡܛܘܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܫ̇ܪܝ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ ܘܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: The ninety-ninth, on the anniversary of his being consecrated bishop
    rubric: ܡܛܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ̇. ܕܒܗ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܩܒ̇ܠ ܣ̇ܝܡ ܐܝܕܐ ܘܐܬ̇ܩܪܒ ܠܐܦܝܣܩܦܘܬܐ
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: The twentieth, on Palm Sunday
    rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܘܪܥܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܦܪܘܩܢ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܣܘ̈ܟܐ ܘܕܕܩ̈ܠܐ̣. ܘܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܪܝܟ ܗ̣ܘ
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: The twenty-fourth, on the Ascension of our Lord
    rubric: ܡܛܠ ܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܘܡܛܠ ܢܚܬܐ ܕܐܪܓܘܢܐ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܬܝܗ̣ܒ ܡܢ ܡ̇ܠܟܢ ܕܚ̇ܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܢܣܛܘܣ
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: The twenty-fifth, on Pentecost
    rubric: ܡܛܠ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ

author: Basil
title: Discourse of Basil on avarice
rubric: ܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ
See Opera, t. ii., p. 60.

title: A short account of the various Greek translations of the Old Testament, viz. the LXX., Aquila, Symmachus, Theodotion, the Quinta, and the Sexta; and also of the labours of Origen
rubric: ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܕܣ̇ܓܝ ܚܫ̇ܚ ܡܛܠ ܡ̣̈ܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܬܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܬ̇ܦܫܩܘ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ
It seems to be abridged from the treatise of Epiphanius "de Mensuris et Ponderibus," Opera, ed. Petav., t. ii., p. 166, but is not identical with the section entitled Ποῖαι καὶ πόσαι παραδόσεις εἰσὶ τῆς θείας γραφῆς, κ.τ.λ., appended to the "Synopsis Scripturae Sacrae" of Athanasius (Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xxviii., col. 433), which is said, in some Greek manuscripts, to be taken from the Hypomnesticon of Josephus Christianus.

author: Epiphanius of Cyprus
title: Extracts from the treatise of Epiphanius of Cyprus on Weights and Measures
See Opera, t. ii., p. 158.
  author: Epiphanius of Cyprus
  title: On the various critical marks, the asterisk, obelus, lemniscus and hypolemniscus
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܣܛܪ̈ܝܣܩܘ ܘܐܘܒ̈ܘܠܘܣ ܘܠܝܡ̈ܢܝܣܩܣ ܘܐܦܘܠܝܡ̈ܢܝܣܩܘܣ ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܡ̈ܬܩܠܐ
  This extract extends from p. 159 A to p. 166 A. Towards the end, fol. 162 a, we find a list of the names of the 72 translators.
  author: Epiphanius of Cyprus
  title: On the translators Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion
  These extracts comprise pp. 169 D—171 D, and pp. 172 B —173 D.

title: A section showing where and how each of the Apostles suffered death
rubric: ܢܨܚܢܐ ܘܟܘܿܠܠܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ

title: A similar section on the seventy-two Disciples, and the false apostles in their time
rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ̣. ܘܡܛܠ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܘ ܒܙܒܢܗܘܢ

author: John the monk
title: The first letter of John the monk to Theodulus
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܐܘܕܠܘܣ
See Add. 17,169 [...], fol. 1 b .

author: Gregory Nyssen
title: Two homilies of Gregory Nyssen on the Lord's Prayer
  author: Gregory Nyssen
  title: Hom. i.
  see Opera, t. i., p. 712.
  author: Gregory Nyssen
  title: Hom. v.
  see Opera, t. i., p. 751.

author: Basil
title: Letter of Basil to a fallen virgin
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫ̣ܬܕܪܬ̇ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ̣ ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ̇ ܢܦ̣ܠܬ̇
See Opera, t. iii., p. 191, ep. xlvi.
Very imperfect.

title: Index of the contents
Only the last page remains, fol. 182 a. The titles of the several articles, with the appropriate quire and page, are written within coloured circles, thus:
￼ [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. 792.]
ܠܚ: ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܕܣܿܓܝ ܚܫܚ ܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܬܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ ܒܟܘܪܣܐ ܕܬܫܬܥܣܪ̈ ܒܦܬܚܐ ܕܫܬܐ
i.e. "no. 38, ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܏ܘܫ, in the nineteenth quire, at the sixth opening" (between the sixth and seventh leaves of the quire, or on the twelfth or thirteenth page).

Vellum, about 12 7/8 in. by 9 3/8, consisting of 182 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—6, 133, and 182. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 22 in number, but ܐ and ܓ are lost, and several of the others are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 1, 5, 6, 57, 114, and 181. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 36 to 52 lines.

182 ff.

- Vellum, about 12 7/8 in. by 9 3/8, consisting of 182 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—6, 133, and 182. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 22 in number, but ܐ and ܓ are lost, and several of the others are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 1, 5, 6, 57, 114, and 181. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 36 to 52 lines.

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

See additions.

In the index of contents for the manuscript, fol. 182 a, the titles of the several articles are written within coloured circles.

On fol. 182 b there is a long note, with an ornament at the top and a coloured border.

At the end of many of the pieces contained in this volume, there are coloured figures of birds and other ornaments. See in particular foll. 28 b, 33 b, 37 a, 38 a, 42 b, 46 a, 55 a, 64 a, 68 a, 69 b, 72 b, 105 b, 115 b, 122 b, 127 b, 132 b, and 137 b.

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

- Colophon

On fol. 182 b there is a long note, with an ornament at the top and a coloured border, informing us that the manuscript was written at the expense of a lady, whose name seems to have been Theophano, and of her sister. Unfortunately this page is very much stained and torn.

ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ [ܐܬܚ̇ـ]ـܦܛܬ ܘܥܒ̇ܕܬ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ [ܗܕܐ ܡܢ] ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ . . . ـܗ̇܆ ܬܝܘܦܢܘ . . . ܕܩـ . . . ܐ . . . ܕܚܒ̈ܝܫܬܐ ܕ . . . ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܚܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ.

In the sixth line from the end is mentioned "the priest Manṣūr their father."

[ܩܫܝـ]ـܫܐ ܡܢܨܘܪ ܐܒܐ ܕܝܠܗܝܢ

- Greek words are written on the margins of foll. 52 b, 124 b, 161 b, 162 b, and 163 a.

- A later hand has added a few Armenian notes on fol. 128 b.

- On fol. 10 a a reader has recorded his name, David; but this note has been subsequently erased.

- On fol. 128 a there is a longer note, also carefully erased, but not so as to be wholly illegible, which states that the priest Rabban Yūḥannān, or John, the periodeutes of Ḥiṣn Manṣūr, presented this volume to a certain convent.

ܡܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܪܒܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܏܏ܩܫ ܙܗܝܐ ܘܣܥܘܪܐ ܕܚܨܢܐ ܕܡܢܨܘܪ ܘܥܠ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܘܗܝ܆ ܘܥܠ ܢܦ̈ܫܬܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܘܗܝ. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܫܟܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܠ̣ܐ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܩـ . . . ܠ . . . ܨܘܡܝ ܪܚܝܐ ܚܠܦ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܢܚܐ. ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܏ܘܫ.

- On fol. 153 a is written the name of ܡܪܝ ܡܥܝܢ.

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 DCCXCV 2:789-793