London, BL, Add. 14605
source date: 964
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/341, Add. 14,605, London, BL, Add. 14,605, BL Add MS 14605, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 755, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLV

[This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. Two discourses of John Chrysostom; Ephraim. Paraenetic discourse of Ephraim; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom on Ps. li (i.e. Psalm 51); Three short extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1b-41
author: John Chrysostom
title: Two discourses of John Chrysostom
See additions.
  Fol. 1b-5
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: On the Ascension of our Lord
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  incipit: ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ̣ ܢܫܬܒܚ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ. ܦܐܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܥܒܘܕܐ ܕܢܫܬܒܚ ܡܢ ܥܒ̣̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܢܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܡܢ ܣܥܘܪܘܬ ܛܒ̈ܬܗ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܠܘܬܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ..
  Fol. 5b-41
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: On Virginity and Repentance
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ,
  incipit: ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ: ܏ܘܫ..
  Cf. Add. 12, 163, fol. 128b [...]

Fol. 41a-49
author: Ephraim
title: Paraenetic discourse of Ephraim
rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
incipit: ܒܥܝܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ̣. ܚܙܝܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܕܥܒ̇ܪ ܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

Fol. 49b to 114
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  Fol. 49b-67
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Prodigal Son
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܐ ܕܦܪܚ ܢܟܣܘ̈ܗܝ
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 317, no. 97, serm. i
  Fol. 67a-85
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Against the Blasphemer
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܓܕܦܢܐ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 317, no. 90
  Fol. 85a-94
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Against leaving the church during the celebration of the holy Eucharist
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܪܦܐ ܘܢܦܘܩ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܡܢ ܥܕܬܐ.
  Cf. Assemani, p. 326, no. 178, serm. ii
  Fol. 94a-114
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Lord's Prayer
  rubric: ܕܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 319, no. 103.

Fol. 114a-138
author: John Chrysostom
title: Discourse of John Chrysostom on Ps. li (i.e. Psalm 51)
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ: ܥܠ ܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ.
ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. Subscription: ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪ̈ ܕܥܠ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܕ: ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ. .
Cf. Opera, t. v., p. 708

Fol. 138b
title: Three short extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers

Vellum, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 140 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—8, 70, 71, 76, 77, 79, and 140. Leaves are wanting after foll. 8, 78, and 86. The quires, signed with letters, are 15 in number. There are from 20 to 24 lines in each page. This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā, and dated A.Gr. 964, A.D. 653.

Vellum

140 ff. 7 1/4 × 5 1/2

The quires, signed with let¬ters, are 15 in number.

- much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—8, 70, 71, 76, 77, 79, and 140.

- Leaves are wanting after foll. 8, 78, and 86.

There are from 20 to 24 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā.

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

- On fol. 139 a the scribe has recorded, in a more cursive character, that the book was purchased in the year 964 (A.D. 653) by the convent of...

ܙܒܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ. ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ [ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܦܣܝܠܬܐ]. ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܟܠ ܡܢ̣ܘ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ [ܐܘ] ܝ̇ܠܦ ܡܢܗ ܐܘ ܟܬ̇ܒ [ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܘܝܕ] ܕܙܒ̣ܢ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܘܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܩܠ ܠܗ ܘܟܐܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ܀

- In the colophon on f. 139a, The name of the convent of Pěsīltā has been substituted by a person who calls himself the deacon David.

ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܦܣܝܠܬܐ

- On fol. 139 b there is an index of the contents

ܓܢܘܣܝܣ ܕܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ

- After the index on fol. 139b we find another note, in the same hand as the previous one, stating that the book was purchased by one Constantine and his brother George, from the village of ܦܚܡܝܐ, near Emesa, who dwelt in the convent of ...

ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ.ــــ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ: ܘܒܪܗ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܕܒ̇ܪ ܟܠ: ܘܪܘܚܗ ܚܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܩ̇ܕܫ ܟܠ̣. ܠܡܪܝ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܘܠܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܢ ܦܚܡܝܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܟܘܪܐ ܕܚܡܨ. ܕܥܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ . . . ܕܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܘܙܒܢܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܘܝܐܗܘܢ ܘܠܐܚܘܗܘܢ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܠܐܡܗܘܢ ܕܘܒܢܐ (؟) ܢܢܛܪ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܘܒܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܘܗܝ. ܘܢܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܝܚܐ ܛܒܐ ܘܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܟܝ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ. ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚ̈ܝܝܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܢܛܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ̇. ܘܠܗ ܠܡܪܝ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܘܠܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܓܪܝ ܢܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܢܫܠܡܘܢ ܐܝܓܘܢܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܢܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ̣. ܏ܘܫ.

- On fol. 1 a there is a note, written in Estrangělā, of nearly the same age as the manuscript, which informs us that it was purchased by a stylite monk, whose name and place of residence have been obliterated.

ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ܇ ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘ . . . ܘܐܣܝܪܐ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܕܩܐܡ ܥܠ ܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܒـ . . . ܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܟܘܪܐ . . . ܐ: ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܠܗ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܘܙܒܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ: ܡܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܢ ܕܝܠܗ܆ ܠܒܘܝܐܐܗ̣ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܓ̇ܥܝܢ ܒܗ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩ̣ܢܐ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

Over this stand the letters MPP

- On fol. 140 b there is written the name of the priest David

AD 653 AG 964

The book was purchased by one Constantine and his brother George, from the village of ܦܚܡܝܐ, near Emesa

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 DCCLV 2:715-717