London, BL, Add. 14608
source date: viith or viiith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/344, Add. 14,608, London, BL, Add. 14,608, BL Add MS 14608

[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/345, Add. 14,608, foll. 1–97, London, BL, Add. 14,608, foll. 1–97, BL Add MS 14608, foll. 1-97, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 766, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXVI

[This manuscript contains: Isaac of Antioch. Part of the metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch on the plague in the days ofking David; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae, chiefly funeral sermons; Ephraim. Metrical discourse of Ephraim of the dead; Isaac of Antioch. Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch; Jacob of Batnae. A leaf from a discourse of Jacob of Batnae, probably that entitledܥܠ ܚܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐon the Resurrection. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 24 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-3
author: Isaac of Antioch
title: Part of the metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch on the plague in the days of king David
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܕܘܝܕ ܢܒܝܐ
See Add. 14,666 (no. DCCLXV) [...], fol. 61b

foll. 3b-68b
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae, chiefly funeral sermons
rubric: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ. ܕܣ̇ܠܩܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ. ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  foll. 3b-4b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Consolatory
  rubric: ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t., i., p. 313, no. 44, serm. vi.
  foll. 5a-7
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On death
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܘܬܐ
  Cf. Assemani, no. 44, serm. viii.
  foll. 7b-9
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Consolatory
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  Cf. Assemani, no. 44, serm. ix.
  foll. 9b-10b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Consolatory
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
  Imperfect
  Cf. Assemani, no. 44, serm. iv.
  foll. 11a-14
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the death of youths, in two parts (ܦܣܘ̈ܩܐ)
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܥܢ̇ܕܝܢ
  Imperfect at the beginning
  Cf. Assemani, no. 44, serm. xi.
  foll. 14b-16b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On bridegrooms and brides
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܬܢܐ ܘܟܠܬ̈ܐ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 314, no. 56, serm. vi.
  foll. 17a-18
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the dead
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 313, no. 44, serm. vii.
  foll. 18b-27b
  title: Part of Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae, chiefly funeral sermons
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Part of Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae, chiefly funeral sermons
  rubric: ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
  Cf. Assemani, no. 44, serm. v.
  foll. 28a-31
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the End of the World
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ
  Imperfect
  Cf. Assemani, p. 314, no. 56, serm. x.
  foll. 31b-40
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Son of the Widow
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܪܗ̇ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 320, no.118.
  foll. 40b-47b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the decease of a chaste, virgin nun
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܬ ܩܝ̇ܡܐ ܢܟܦܬܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܩܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 313, no. 44, serm. x.
  foll. 48a-58
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the burial of Moses, adapted for the funeral of priests
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܩܒܘܪܬܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܠܚܡ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܬܐܡ̣ܪ. ܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܢ̇ܕܝܢ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 331, no. 198, serm. x.
  foll. 58b-65b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Day and its Running, and the Night and its Rest; in two parts (ܦܣܘ̈ܩܐ)
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܐܝܡܡܐ ܘܪܗܛܗ̣ ܘܥܠ ܠܠܝܐ ܘܢܝ̇ܚܗ
  Cf. Assemani, p. 333, no. 195.
  foll. 66a-68b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the death of a priest
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܐ ܟܕ ܡܐ̇ܬ
  Imperfect at the end.
  Cf. Assemani, p. 313, no. 39, serm. i.

foll. 69a-72
author: Ephraim
title: Metrical discourse of Ephraim of the dead
rubric: ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Imperfect at the beginning.

foll. 72b-96b
author: Isaac of Antioch
title: Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch
  foll. 72b-74
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: On the death of youths
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܥ̇ܢܕܝܢ
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 233, no. 96.
  foll. 74b-80b
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: Hortatory (on Isaiah, ch. xl. 6)
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  See Assemani, p. 222, no. 19.
  foll. 81a-89
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: On the World and its Evils
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܬܗ
  incipit: ܥܠܡܐ ܪܚ̇ܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܓܠܐ̣. ܕܡܠܚܗ ܒܥܦܪܐ ܫ̇ܕܐ ܠܗ̇. ܕܠܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܠܗ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܘܠܐ ܩܝ̇ܡܐ ܥܡ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ
  fol. 89b
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: In time of pestilence
  rubric: ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܒܗ ܡܘܬܢܐ
  incipit: ܠܡܢܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܡܬܒܥܝܐ. ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܝܩܬܐ. ܕܗܐ ܡܘܬܐ ܒܓܘ ܕܪ̈ܬܢ. ܕܪܥ̇ܐ ܘܐ̇ܟܠ ܟܠ ܫܪ̈ܒܢ
  foll. 89b-96b
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: On the Rich of this world
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ
  incipit: ܠܓܒܐ ܪܡܐ ܕܥܬܝܪ̈ܐ. ܒܡܠܬܗ ܐܟܣ ܦܪܘܩܢ. ܘܒܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܒܣ̣ܪ ܐܢܘܢ. ܕܢܬܟܣܣܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܬܝܪܐ

foll. 97a-97b
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: A leaf from a discourse of Jacob of Batnae, probably that entitled ܥܠ ܚܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ on the Resurrection
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 315, no. 66

Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 97 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 12, 20, 23, 30, and 96. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been originally about 19 in number, but of these the first six, the 8th, and the 15th, are lost, and several others are imperfect, leaves being missing after foll. 10, 28, 68, 96 and 97. There are from 23 to 29 lines in each page.

Vellum

97 ff. 8 7/8 × 5 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been originally about 19 in number, but of these the first six, the 8th, and the 15th, are lost, and several others are imperfect.

- 97 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 12, 20, 23, 30, and 96. Leaves being missing after foll. 10, 28, 68, 96 and 97.

There are from 23 to 29 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the viith or viiith cent.

7th or 8th 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 DCCLXVI 2:733-734

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/346, Add. 14,608, foll. 98–124, London, BL, Add. 14,608, foll. 98–124, BL Add MS 14608, foll. 98-124, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 760, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLX

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Basil of Caesarea. Exhortation of Basil of Caesarea, addressed to these who are beginning the ascetic life.; John Chrisostom. Discourse of John Chrisostom on Psalm li; Commentary onEcclesiastes, ch. xii. 1—7; Julius of Rome. Letters of Julius of Rome. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

foll. 98a-107
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  fol. 98a
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: A small fragment from the end of the discourse on the Epiphany or Baptism of our Lord
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  foll. 98a-107
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Against the Jews
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ
  See below.
  Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 320, no.127, serm. i.

author: Basil of Caesarea
title: Exhortation of Basil of Caesarea, addressed to these who are beginning the ascetic life.
rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܪܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ
Cf. Opera, t. ii., p. 295

foll. 110b-118
author: John Chrisostom
title: Discourse of John Chrisostom on Psalm li
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ
Imperfect

foll. 118b-121
title: Commentary on Ecclesiastes, ch. xii. 1—7
See Add. 14,597 [...] , no. 6.

author: Julius of Rome
title: Letters of Julius of Rome
  foll. 121b-122
  author: Julius of Rome
  title: Against those who strive against the Divine Incarnation of the Word, with the pretext that He is not consubstantial
  rubric: ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܟܬܫܝܢ ܥܠ ܦܓܪܢܘܬܗ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ̇. ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡܠܬܐ ܒܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܠܘ ܒܪ ܐܝܬܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ
  Cf. Mai, Scriptt. Vett. Nova Collectio, t. vii., p. 168; de Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 74; de Lagarde's edition of the Greek text of Titns Bostrenus, etc. (Berlin, 1859), p. 122.
  foll. 122b-123
  author: Julius of Rome
  title: Concerning the Divine Incarnation
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܦܓܪܢܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܒܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܕ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ̣ܢ. ܙܕܩ̇ ܠ̣ܢ ܕܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ ܢܠܒܟܝܗ̇. ܘܠܐ ܒܝܕ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ ܢܫܬܓܢܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܬܝܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܦܘܡܗ ܡܘܕܐ: ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܟܘܗ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܒܪܥܝܢܗ ܠܐ ܡܣܬ̇ܟܠ: ܘܐ̇ܡܪ ܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ̣. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܘܥܡ ܠܐ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܡܬܚ̣ܫܒ. ܏ܘܫ.
  foll. 123b-124b
  title: Part of Letters of Julius of Rome
  author: Julius of Rome
  title: Part of Letters of Julius of Rome
  incipit: ܚ̈ܝܐ ܥܬ̇ܕ ܠܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ.. ܕܡܢܗ ܝܠܦܢܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ. ܘܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܬܐ̣. ܫܚܠܦ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ. ܘܠܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ ܫܡ̈ܝܢܐ. ܘܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ. ܘܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܬܢܐ. ܘܠܬܘܩܢܐ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ ܚܕܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Imperfect at the end.

Vellum, about 9 1/4 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 27 leaves (Add. 14,608, foll. 98—124), some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 98, 113, 118, and 124. The quires are signed with letters, beginning with ܝܕ. Leaves are wanting after foll. 115, 116, and 124. Foll. 98—110 a are written with from 21 to 25 lines in each page; foll. 110 b—121 are divided into two columns, of from 25 to 34 lines. This manuscript seems to be of the viith cent.

Vellum

27 ff. 9 1/4 × 5 7/8

The quires are signed with letters, beginning with ܝܕ.

- 27 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 98,113,118, and 124. Leaves are wanting after foll. 115, 116, and 124.

Foll. 98—110 a are written in a good, regular Estrangela, with from 21 to 25 lines in each page

Foll. 110 b—121 are in a more current hand, and are divided into two columns, of from 25 to 34 lines.

Foll. 98—110 a are written in a good, regular Estrangela, with from 21 to 25 lines in each page

Foll. 110 b—121 are in a more current hand, and are divided into two columns, of from 25 to 34 lines.

See additions

- At the end of fol. 107 is written in cursive characters

ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܐܡܝܢ

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 DCCLX 2:723-724