London, BL, Add. 14609
source date: vith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/347, Add. 14,609, London, BL, Add. 14,609, BL Add MS 14609, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 941, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXLI

[This manuscript contains: A prayer; John the monk. The letter of John the monk to Hesychius; Theodoret. The life of Jacob of Nisibis , from the Philotheus or Historia Religiosa of Theodoret, no. i; Theodoret. The life of Abraham, bishop of Ḥarrān , from the Philotheus or Historia Religiosa of Theodoret, no. xvii; The Doctrine of S. Peter at Rome; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 41 items.]

Syriac

title: A prayer
See additions.

author: John the monk
title: The letter of John the monk to Hesychius
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܗܘܣܝܟܝܣ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܘܠܐ ܠܗ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ

author: Theodoret
title: The life of Jacob of Nisibis, from the Philotheus or Historia Religiosa of Theodoret, no. i
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ
Very imperfect.

author: Theodoret
title: The life of Abraham, bishop of Ḥarrān, from the Philotheus or Historia Religiosa of Theodoret, no. xvii
rubric: ܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܚܪܢ

title: The Doctrine of S. Peter at Rome
rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Edited by Cureton in his Ancient Syriac Documents, p. ܠܗ .

author: Athanasius
title: The life of Antony by Athanasius
rubric: ܢܨܚܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ. ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܐܬܢܣܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܠܐܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ
See Opera, ed. 1698, t. i., pars 2, p. 793.

author: Palladius
title: Copious extracts from the Historia Lausiaca or Paradise of Palladius
rubric: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
  author: Palladius
  title: Preface
  See Add. 12,173, no. 1, b, fol. 58 b.
  author: Palladius
  title: Of John of Lycopolis
  rubric: ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ [ܕܠܩܘ]
  author: Palladius
  title: Of the solitary brethren, who were tempted by Satan
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܐܬܢܣܝܘ ܡܢ ܣܛܢܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Be or Benus
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܒܝܢ ܢܨܝܚܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of the convents of Alexandria
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Theonas the faster
  rubric: ܥܠ ܬܐܘܢ ܨܝܡܐ ܓܒܝܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Apollo
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܦܠܘ ܙܗܝܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of the brethren who guided us on the road
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Copres
  rubric: ܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܦܪܐ ܣܒܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Sur, Isaiah and Paul
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܣܘܪ ܘܐܫܥܝܐ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ̇. ܕܡܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Hellen
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܗܠܢܝ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Elias
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Pirion (Pityrion)
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܝܪܝܘܢ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Eulogius
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܐܘܠܘܓ ܩܫܝܫܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Hellen and John
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܗܠܢܝ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܪܝܪܐ
  author: Palladius
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Paphnutius
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܦܢܘܛ ܬܓܪܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Sidorus (Isidorus)
  rubric: ܥܠ ܣܝܕܘܪܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Serapion
  rubric: ܥܠ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܣܥܘܪܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Apollonius the martyr
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܦܠܘܢܝܣ ܣܗܕܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Dioscurus
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܕܝܣܩܪܘܣ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Ammonias
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܡܘܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Didymus
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܝܕܘܡܘܣ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Corendius (?), of three brothers, and of Macarius
  rubric: ܥܠ ܩܘܪܢܕܝܘܣ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Ammon the virgin
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܡܘܢ ܒܬܘܠܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Paul
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܐܬܢܨܚ ܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܘܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ
  author: Palladius
  title: Of Ammon
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܡܘܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ

title: The history of Serapion
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܐܒܝܠܐ
See Add. 14,582, fol. 190 b, and Add. 14,597, fol. 156 a.

author: Herod
author: Pilate
title: The letters of Herod and Pilate
These letters have been edited and translated in Wright's "Contributions to the Apocryphal Literature of the New Testament," pp. ܝܛ and 12.
  author: Herod
  title: The letter of Herod to Pilate
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܪܘܕܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝܠܛܣ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ
  author: Pilate
  title: The letter of Pilate to Herod
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܗܪܘܕܣ

author: Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem
title: Letter of Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
incipit: ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܠܐܚ̈ܝ ܘܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܦܐ ܘܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܟܠ ܦܢܝ̣̈ܢ. ܒܡܪܢ ܕܫܪܝܪ ܓ̣ܙܪ ܕܝܢ̣ܗ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܐܦܦܣܝܣ ܕܝܠܗ: ܕܥܠ ܡܕܝܢܬ ܙܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܘܒܥܝ̣̈ܢܝܢ ܚܙܬܐ ܩܒ̇ܠܬ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܣ̇ܓܝ̣ ܫܠ̣ܡ܀ ܐܚ̈ܝ̣. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܫܠܝܚܐ̣. ܕܠܝܬ ܕܪܒ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܐ. ܟܕ ܓܝܪ ܙܥܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܠܡܐ ܚܫ̣. ܠܐ ܐܗ̇ܡܝܬ ܕܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܓ̣ܕܫ. ܏ܘܫ

title: A small portion of the conclusion of the doctrine of S. Peter
See additions.

author: Clement of Rome
title: The Recognitiones of Clement of Rome, the disciple of S. Peter
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܠܝܡܝܣ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܩܝܦ ܗܘܐ ܠܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ
See Add. 12,150, fol. 1.

title: The doxology

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 187 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 12, 18, 98, 121, 123, 184, 186, and 187. The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 9, 92, 93, 95, 96, 122, 131, 137, 141, 145, 151, 153, 154, 155, 161, 164, 165, 166, 169, 171, 173 and 186. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 36 lines.

187 ff.

- Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 187 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 12, 18, 98, 121, 123, 184, 186, and 187. The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 9, 92, 93, 95, 96, 122, 131, 137, 141, 145, 151, 153, 154, 155, 161, 164, 165, 166, 169, 171, 173 and 186. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 36 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular Esṭrangĕlā of the vith cent., (probably A.D. 587, see additions).

See additions.

the doxology

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.] [N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- The small portion of the conclusion of the doctrine of S. Peter was written over an erasure, by the same hand that appears on foll. 18 b, 19 a and 119 b.

- After the doxology, underneath the small figure of the Cross, are the words

ܨܠܘܬܝ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܟܬܒ

- Colophon

On fol. 187 b there is a note, in the handwriting of the scribe, of which but little is now legible. The volume seems to have been written, with several others, for the convent of ----, in the year —98 (probably A. Gr. 898, A.D. 587), when one Mārῑ was abbat.

. . . ܫܬܪܝܢ ܩܕܡ . . . ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܗܢܕܩܛܝܘܢܐ . . . ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ . . . ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ [ܕܐܣܦܩܠܝܣ] ܒـ . . . ܕܢܟܦܐ ܘܫܪܝܪ (؟) ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܪܚܡ̇ܐ . . . ܡܪܝ ܡܪܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ . . . . . . ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ . . . . . .

- The name of the convent in the note on fol. 187 b was later altered to:

ܕܐܣܦܩܠܝܣ

- On fol. 2 a there is a note, informing us that the book was presented by the Tagritan monk Sergius bar Yaḳῑrā, of the convent of the Orientals at Rās-'ain , and his cousin Isaac, abbat of the same convent, to Moses of Nisibis , for the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܫܟܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝ̣ܛܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܪ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܏ܬܓܪ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܕܢܚܝܐ ܕܒܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ ܘܐܝܣܚܩ ܒܪ ܕܕܗ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ. ܫ̇ܟܢܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܘܫܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܟܕ ܥܒ̣ܪ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܢܝܫܐܝܬ. ܏ܘܫ

- On the margin of fol. 64 a there is a short note, stating that it belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

- On the upper margin of fol. 119 a we read the words

ܝܫܘܥ ܐܠܗܢ ܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܩܘܡܣ ܕܘܝܐ

- The prayer on fol. 1 a and b is written in a rude, current hand.

6th 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 DCCCCXLI 3:1088-1090