London, BL, Add. 14611
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/349, Add. 14,611, London, BL, Add. 14,611, BL Add MS 14611, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 813, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXIII

[This manuscript contains: Extracts; Selections from the writings of several Fathers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 57 items.]

Syriac

title: Extracts
On fol. 1 a there are written, apparently in the hand of the first scribe, the following extracts:
  title: Part a
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: From John Chrysostom's treatise on the Priesthood
  rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܘܐ
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: From Isaiah of Scete
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: From Severus of Antioch
  incipit: ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܥܒ݅ܕܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ. ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܪܡܘܬܐ.

title: Selections from the writings of several Fathers
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ.
  title: Various short extracts
    author: Isaac of Antioch
    title: From Isaac of Antioch
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
    author: Cyrillona ܩܝܘܝܠܘܣ
    title: Two short extracts
    rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܝܘܝܠܘܣ
      author: Cyrillona ܩܝܘܝܠܘܣ
      title: Part a
      rubric: ܫܡ̈ܥܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܐ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܡܗ̇ܢܐ. ܟܒܪ ܕܝܢ ܘܡܣܓܦ̣ ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܥܒܕ ܠܗ̇ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܕܢܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
      author: Cyrillona ܩܝܘܝܠܘܣ
      title: Part b
      rubric: ܐܢܗܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܪܒܐ ܘܩܫܝܐ ܚܛܝܬܟ. ܗܟܢܐ ܡܬܒܥܐ ܠܟ. ܕܬܐܪܒ ܬܝܒܘܬܟ ܘܬܣܓܐ ܒܕܡ̈ܥܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܪܬܐ. ܘܒܫܗܪܐ ܐܡܝܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: Two extracts from Philoxenus of Mabūg on prayer
    rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
    author: John Chrysostom
    title: Two extracts from John Chrysostom
    rubric: ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ
    author: Macarius
    title: From Macarius
    rubric: ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ
    incipit: ܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܥܕܢ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܡܨܠܝܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ. ܐܠܐ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܝܨܦܝܢ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: Basil
    title: From Basil on Psalm i
    rubric: ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܙ̈ܡܘ. ܕܐ
  author: Evagrius
  title: Extracts from the writings of Evagrius
    author: Evagrius
    title: Part a
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܓܣܛܝܩܘܣ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܫ̈ܐ
    See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 13
    author: Evagrius
    title: Part b
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
    See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 41
    author: Evagrius
    title: Part c
    rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
    incipit: ܐܙܕܝ̇ܢܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܒܟܠܥܕܢ̣ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ. ܘܐܬܚܝܠ ܒܣܒܪܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: Evagrius
    title: On the subduing of the flesh
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܘܒܫ ܦܓܪܐ
    incipit: ܦܓܪܝ ܗܘܼ ܠܡ ܟܒ̇ܫ ܐܢܐ̇. ܘܡ̇ܫܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ. ܕܕܠܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܟܪܙܬ. ܐܢܐ ܩܢܘܡܝ ܐܣܬܠܝ ܠܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: John the monk
  title: Extract from a discourse of John the monk on S. Matthew, ch. v. 4
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ. ܛ̇ܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܐܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܕܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܢܬܒܐܝܘܢ.
  author: Macarius
  title: The fifth epistle of Macarius
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܕܚܡܫ
  incipit: ܐܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܟܬܒ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܟܕ ܡܦ̣ܝܣ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܫ̇ܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܗܘܢ̇. ܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܐܢܗܘ ܕܢ̣ܨܒܐ ܐܢܫ. ܕܢܕܥ ܢܦܫܗ. ܘܢܒܥܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܢܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܣ̣ܥܪ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܗܡܝܢܘܬܗ.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Discourse of John Chrysostom on Virginity and Repentance
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  author: Evagrius
  title: Discourses of Evagrius
    author: Evagrius
    title: To Eulogius
    rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܠܝܣܛܝܟܣܘܣ ܕܐܒܐ ܝܘܓܪܝܣ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܠܘܓ.
    See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 3
    author: Evagrius
    title: Part b
    rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܠܝܛܝܩܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
    See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 42
  title: Discourse of John the monk on S. Matthew, ch. v. 3
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܒܪܘܚ
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Extract from John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Ephesians, ch. vi. 10, 11
  incipit: ܙܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܠܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ. ܠܕܟܝܘܬܐ. ܠܒܣܝ̇ܡܘܬܐ. ܠܛܒܘܬܐ. ܠܚܠܝܨܘܬܐ. ܠܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ. ܠܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ. ܠܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ. ܠܫܘܝܘܬܐ. ܠܐܘܝܘܬܐ. ܠܩܠܝܠܘܬܐ. ܠܢܝ̇ܚܘܬܐ. ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܬܝ̇ܗܝܢ ܙܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ܇ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܡ̇ܬܟܬܫ ܐܢܫ ܠܘܩ̇ܒܠ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܕܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: John the monk
  title: Writings of John the monk
    author: John the monk
    title: Part a
    rubric: ܕܟܠ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܢ
    incipit: ܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܪܚܡܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: John the monk
    title: Part b
    rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
    incipit: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܡܥܕܪܢܝܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܓܘܐ. ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ. ܕܢܫܡ̣ܥܟܘܢ ܨ̇ܒܝܢܢ. ܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܦܟܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܒܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ. ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܢܬ̣ܢܐ ܐܟܝܦܝܢܢ. ܐܠܐ ܕܡܬܪܚܩܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܝܢ ܠܐܒܕܢ ܢܦܫܐ̇. ܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܫܪܪܗܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ ܕܢܣ̣ܝܡ ܨ̇ܒܝܢܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: John the monk
    title: Part c
    rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܓܢܣ
    incipit: ܘܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܝܬ ܕܡ̇ܥܟܪ ܠܗ̇ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܒܫܒܝܠܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܓܠܝܙܘܬ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܛܒ̈ܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: John the monk
    title: On patience
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ
    incipit: ܦ̈ܐܝܢ ܐܘ̈ܠܨܢܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܚܒ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: John the monk
    title: On those who have perfect charity
    rubric: ܥܠ ܐܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ
    incipit: ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܒܐܘܠܨܢܗ ܪܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܒ̇ܥܐ̣. ܠܗ̇ܝ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܚ̇ܘܝ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܡܫܬܘܬܦ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: John the monk
    title: That the poor should not be distressed, and to what they should look for comfort
    rubric: ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܐܥܘܠ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܐܝ̇ܢܐ ܚܫܐ ܢܚ̇ܘܪܘܢ ܠܒܘܝܐܝܗܘܢ.
    incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܘܟܠܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܥ̇ܒܘܪܐ ܩܢ̣ܘ܆ ܡ̈ܒܝܐܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: John the monk
    title: How one should acquire longsuffering in affliction, and not be wearied
    rubric: ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܩ̣ܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܓܪܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܗ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܩ̇ܛܥ ܠܗ
    incipit: ܢܘܕܐ ܘܢܫܒ̇ܚ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܐܒܐ ܕܟܠ. ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܩܪܢ ܘܩܪܒܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: John the monk
    title: On longsuffering
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܓܪܬ ܪܘܚܐ
    incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܡܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܟܠ ܐܣܟ̈ܝܡܝܢ. ܠܗܘܢ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܡ̇ܚܐ ܐܢܬ. ܐܣܐ ܡܪܝ ܠܟܐܒ̈ܝ ܠܒܐ. ܘܒܐܝܐ ܠܥܝ̈ܝܩܝ ܪܘܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: John the monk
    title: How perfect tranquility is produced in a man
    rubric: ܕܒ̇ܐܝܕܐ ܡܫ̇ܬܡܫ ܢܝ̇ܚܐ ܡܫ̇ܡܠܝܐ ܒܒܪܢܫܐ
    author: John the monk
    title: On admonition
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܕܙܘܗܪܐ
    incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܚܫܐ ܥܡܝܠܐ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ̣. ܘܠܐ ܢܣܒ̣ܪ ܠܗ. ܕܪܗ̣ܛܐ ܕܐܠܦܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܒܠܡܝܢܐ ܢܝ̣ܚܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: John the monk
    title: Part k
    rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ
    author: John the monk
    title: Letter to Hesychius
    rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܣܟܝܣ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
    author: John the monk
    title: Definitions of the terms ܟܪܝܘܬܐ, ܐܒܝܠܘܬܐ, ܡܣܟܝܢܘܬܐ, ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ, ܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ, ܫܠܡܐ, ܫܝܢܐ, ܕܟܝܘܬܐ, ܨܘܡܐ, ܬܫܡܫܬܐ, ܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܘܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ, ܡܕܒܚܐ, ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ, ܚܘܒܐ, and ܣܓܕܬܐ
    rubric: ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܫܡ̈ܗܐ
    author: John the monk
    title: Another extract
    incipit: ܪܗܛܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ̣. ܒܥ̣̇ܬܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: John the monk
    title: The first few lines of a letter
    incipit: ܟܕ ܝܘܩܢܐ ܦܐܝܐ ܕܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܟ ܩ̇ܒܠܬ: ܏ܘܫ.
    Left unfinished.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Extracts from Evagrius
    author: Evagrius
    title: Part a
    incipit: ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܒܪ ܓ̣ܕܫܐ ܒ̣ܢ. ܒܝܕ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̇ܚܘܝܐ ܠܢ ܡܠܐܘܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: Evagrius
    title: Three short extracts
  author: Ephraim
  title: Canticle of Ephraim
  rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ
  incipit: ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܡܢ ܕܛܥ̣ܢ ܩ̈ܠܝܕܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܟܬܦܗ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ. ܘܪܗܛܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܗ. ܘܣ̣ܡܟ ܕܥܠ ܩܢܛܐ ܠܬܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: Discourse of Philoxenus of Mabūg, being the eighth of those on Christian character
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ ܕܡ̇ܠܦ ܒܗ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܣ̇ܬܪܩ. ܒܩܕܡܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܐܢܫܝܐ ܘܢܦ̣ܩ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ. ܒܟܣܝܘܬܗ ܘܒܓ̣ܠܝܘܬܗ.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Funeral sermons of Jacob of Batnae
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Part a
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ
    See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 313, no. 44, serm. ii.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Part b
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܚ̈ܢܝܓܐ
    See Assemani, no. 44, serm. viii.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Part c
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
    See Assemani, no. 39, serm. i.
    title: On the soul and the body
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܦܓܪܐ
    incipit: ܐܘ ܟܡܐ ܡܪܝܪ ܟܣܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܫܒ̣ܩ ܐܕܡ. ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܠܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܒ̣ܪ ܦܘܩܕܢ ܡܪܗ.
    Imperfect at the end.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Discourse of John Chrysostom on Psalm li
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  author: Ephraim
  title: Metrical discourse of Ephraim, on the two memories
  rubric: ܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܘܗ̈ܕܢܝܢ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 350.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae, showing that we should not neglect or despise our sins
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ ܠܢ ܕܢܗܡܐ ܘܢܒ̣ܣܐ ܒܚ̈ܛܗܝܢ
  incipit: ܙܕܩ ܗ̣ܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܚܫ̇ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܐ̣. ܢܘܠܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܙܥ̣ܪ ܠܡܬܓܕܕܘ
  Imperfect at the end.

Vellum, about 11 3/8 in. by 7 3/8, consisting of 96 leaves, a few of which are much stained and soiled, especially foll. 1, 2, 34, and 96. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 12 in number, but the last is now lost, and the first and tenth are imperfect, one leaf being missing at the beginning, and another after fol. 81. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 40 to 50 lines.

96 ff.

- Vellum, about 11 3/8 in. by 7 3/8, consisting of 96 leaves, a few of which are much stained and soiled, especially foll. 1, 2, 34, and 96. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 12 in number, but the last is now lost, and the first and tenth are imperfect, one leaf being missing at the beginning, and another after fol. 81. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 40 to 50 lines.

This volume is written, perhaps by two scribes (foll. 1—39 and 40—96), in a good, regular character of about the xth cent.

There are very rude drawings of men and animals on foll. 59 b (a shepherd and a lamb, ⲁⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥ), 63 b, 68 b, and 72 b (a peacock).

- On the margin of fol. 1 a there is recorded the name of one Simeon

ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܨܠܘ [ܥܠܘܗܝ].

- There is some Coptic writing on fol. 76 b.

10th 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 DCCCXIII 2:824-827