London, BL, Add. 14604
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/340, Add. 14,604, London, BL, Add. 14,604, BL Add MS 14604

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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1508, Add. 14,604, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,604, upper text, BL Add MS 14604, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 761, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXI

[This manuscript contains: A prayer or benediction; John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom against the Gentiles, the Jews, and False Doctrines; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae against the Blasphemer; John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom on the Cross and the Thief; Cyril of Alexandria. The "Scholia de Incarnatione Unigeniti" of Cyril of Alexandria, in 37 chapters; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 21 items.]

Syriac

title: A prayer or benediction
The writing on fol. 1 a, which is much stained and torn, seems to be a prayer or benediction.

author: John Chrysostom
title: Discourse of John Chrysostom against the Gentiles, the Jews, and False Doctrines
ܫ̣ܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܢܦܐ ܘܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܝ̈ܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܠܣ.
See Opera, t. i., p. 1008. The title has been almost entirely torn away, only the word ܝܘܗܢܝܣ being legible.

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae against the Blasphemer
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܡܓܕܦܢܐ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 317, no. 90.

author: John Chrysostom
title: Discourse of John Chrysostom on the Cross and the Thief
ܫ̣ܠܡ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܟܕ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ.
See Opera, t. ii., p. 476. It is imperfect at the beginning, commencing, on fol. 19 a, at the words καθάπερ πρὸς τοὺς δώδεκα, ὄτι Καθίσεσθε ἐπὶ δώδεκα θρόνους, κ.τ.λ. (p.479, l.10).

author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: The "Scholia de Incarnatione Unigeniti" of Cyril of Alexandria, in 37 chapters
rubric: ܣܟܘ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ.
See Opera, ed. Aubert, t. v., pars 1, p. 779.

author: Philoxenus of Mabug
title: The first five chapters of Philoxenus of Mabuūg against the Nestorians, to be used in the case of a person who is suspected of that heresy
rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܥܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܠܝܟܣܝܢܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ ܕܘܠ̇ܐ ܕܢܬܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܕܡܣܬܒܪ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܢܐ ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܢܦܠ ܬܚܝܬ ܡܣܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܪܛܝܩܐ: ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܢܣܛܪܝܢܘܣ ܗܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܕܢܚܪܡ ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܥܒܪ ܡܢܗ ܨܘܚܝܬܐ ܕܐܬܫܝܦܬ ܒܗ.
The first five of these chapters are contained on foll. 67 a—68 a, the sixth on foll. 111 b—113 a.

author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: Extract from the funeral sermon of Gregory Nazianzen on his brother Caesarius
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ.

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On Joseph and his brethren
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܣܦ. ܕܟܣܐ ܘܕܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 323, no. 147, serm. ix.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the End of the World
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 314, no. 56, serm. ii.

author: Philoxenus
title: Discourse of Philoxenus on the monastic life
rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܒܝܬܐܝܬ܆ ܡܛܘܠ ܫܠܝܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܘܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ
incipit: ܦܐܝܐ ܢܟܦܘܬܐ ܠܢܟ̈ܦܐ̣. ܘܟܢܝܟܘܬܐ ܠܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: Extract from the funeral sermon of Gregory Nazianzen on his sister Gorgonia
rubric: ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܕܓܪܓܪܝܘܣ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܘܪܓܘܢܝܐ ܚܬܗ

author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: The second epistle of Gregory Nazianzen to Cledonius
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܣ ܠܗ ܠܩܠܝܕܢܝܣ
See Opera, t. ii., p. 93, ep. cii.

author: Dionysius the Areopagite
title: Letter of Dionysius the Areopagite to Gaius
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܘܢܘܣܝܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܐܪܝܘܣ ܦܓܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܬܢܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܓܐܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܩܝܡܐ
See Opera, ed. 1755, t. i., p. 593, ep. iv.

author: Julius of Rome
title: Two discourses of Julius of Rome
  author: Julius of Rome
  title: On the Faith, or on the Incarnation of God the Word
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܥܠ ܡܬܓܫܡܢܘܬܗ̣ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
  incipit: ܠܪ̈ܙܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܫܘܝ ܠܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܚܝܕܐ ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܝܕܥ ܕܢܫܬܥܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܒܠܚܘܕ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܬܐܚܘܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܕܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ. ܕܠܘ ܚܢܢ ܫܘܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܕܠܗ ܠܡܬܠ ܦܐܝܐ ܗܘܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Julius of Rome
  title: On the Union that is in the Messiah, namely of the body with the Divinity of the Word
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܠܝܘܣ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܘܬܗ̣ ܕܡܠܬܐ
  incipit: ܝܠܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܛܒܐܝܬ ܡܬܬܘܕܐ̇. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܦܓܪܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܒܝܕ ܗܕܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܡܫܚܠܦ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܦܓܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܘܓܝܪ ܟܠ ܒܡܪܒܥܐ ܐܬܒܛܢ܇ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܕܡܚܝܕ ܠܗ̇ ܠܗܕܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܠܐܟܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  It is a different version of the fifth letter from that printed by de Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 75. See Mai, Scriptt. Vett. Nova Collectio, t. vii., p. 165, and de Lagarde's Greek text of Titus Bostrenus (Berlin, 1859), p. 118.

author: Rabulas of Edessa
title: Letter of Rabulas of Edessa to Andrew of Samosata
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܕܫܡܝܫܛ ܕܒܗ ܡܟܣ ܠܗ. ܓܠܝܐܝܬ ܕܐܝܟ ܢܣܛܪܝܘܣ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܬܪܥܝ ܘܐܠܦ ܒܣܝܡܘܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘܐ ܡܢܗ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܬܪܥܣܪ̈ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܡܠܦ ܕܝܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܦܠܓ ܠܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܥܠܐ
See Add. 12,156 [...], fol. 68 b , and Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 222.

author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: Extract from the funeral sermon of Gregory Nazianzen on his father Gregory
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܗ ܕܓܪܝܓܪܝܣ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܒܢܙܝܢܙܘ

author: Philoxenus of Mabug
title: The sixth chapter of Philoxenus of Mabuūg against the Nestorians, to be used in the case of a person who is suspected of that heresy
The first five of these chapters are contained on foll. 67 a—68 a, the sixth on foll. 111 b—113 a.

author: Philoxenus of Mabug
title: Seven chapters of Philoxenus of Mabuūg against those who say, that what is bad in the doctrines of heretics should be anathematized, but not themselves and their whole doctrine
rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܥܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܝܢ ܠܦܝܠܟܣܢܘܣ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܡܢܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܗܪܛܝܩܘ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܕܬܬܚܪܡ ܘܠܘ ܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܥܡ ܟܘܠܗ ܝܘܠܦܢܗܘܢ ܢܣܬܠܘܢ.

Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 6, consisting of 117 leaves, the first four of which are much stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 15 in number, but ܓ, ܕ, and ܗ are lost and ܒ is imperfect, leaves being missing after foll. 10 and 18. At a later period the quires have been incorrectly numbered from ܝܒ to ܟܓ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 34 lines.

117 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 6, consisting of 117 leaves, the first four of which are much stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 15 in number, but ܓ, ܕ, and ܗ are lost and ܒ is imperfect, leaves being missing after foll. 10 and 18. At a later period the quires have been incorrectly numbered from ܝܒ to ܟܓ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 34 lines.

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

See additions.

- On fol. 68 a, at the foot of the second column, we read the following remark of the priest Eustathius, relative to Ibas of Edessa:

ܘܬܘܒ ܐܘܣܛܬ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܡܪ. ܫܡܥܬ ܠܗܝܒܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܬܢܛܝܩܐ (αὐθεντική) ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܬܚܘܝ ܘܐܬܩܪܝ ܩܕܡ ܕܝܢܐ ܒܒܪܝܛܣ.

- A note on fol. 115a, of later date than the manuscript, informs us that it belonged to a convent of which the name has been erased, but apparently that of Mār Isaac.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ [ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ]. ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܓܢ̇ܒ ܐܘ ܡܪܝܡ ܠܪܘܫܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܢܐܪܬ ܓܪܒܗ ܕܓܚܙܝ ܘܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܗ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ܀

- A still later note on the same page has been wholly effaced. Just below it stands the name of one Jeremiah, ܐܪܡܝܐ ܚܛܝܐ.

- The original writing on foll. 115 b—117 b [...] has been in great part washed off, but seems to have consisted of hymns. Over it there have been written, in a current hand, different hymns, e.g. ܬܟܫܦܬܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܩܕܝܫܬ ܐܠܗܐ and two canons, fol. 115 b; ܡܘܪܒܐ ܢܦܫܝ or Magnificat, fol. 116 b; and the like.

- On fol. 116a there is an entry, by the same hand as the previous addition, of the death of Elisabeth, the daughter of Jacob, son of Emmanuel, and the wife of the priest Salībā, in the year of the Hijra 221, A. Gr., 1148, A.D. 837.

ܥܢܕܬ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܠܐ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܘܕܘ̈ܘܢܐ܇ ܘܚܫܐ ܘܟܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܐܒܠܐ ܘܬܐܢܚ̈ܬܐ܇ ܘܠܥܠܡܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܡܠܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܒܘ̈ܣܡܐ ܫܢܝܬ݂. ܐܠܝܫܒܥ ܒܪܬ ܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ. ܐܢܬܬ ܡܪܝܨܠܝܒܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܫܪܝ ܐܚܪܝ ܒܬܠܬܐ ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܕܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܕܛܝ̈ܝܐ ܕܗܝ ܗܝ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐ ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܕܒܪܗ̇ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܦܝ̣ܢ. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܡܢܥܝܗ ܠܒܝܬ ܘܥܕܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܏ܘܫ.

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 DCCLXI 2:724-726

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1509, Add. 14,604, foll. 115–117, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,604, foll. 115–117, lower text, BL Add MS 14604, foll. 115-117, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 761, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXI

[This manuscript contains: Hymns. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: Hymns

Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 6, consisting of 3 leaves. The original writing on foll. 115 b—117 b has been in great part washed off, but seems to have consisted of hymns.

3 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 6, consisting of 3 leaves. The original writing on foll. 115 b—117 b has been in great part washed off, but seems to have consisted of hymns.

before 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 DCCLXI 2:724-726