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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/351, Add. 14,613, London, BL, Add. 14,613, BL Add MS 14613

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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1532, Add. 14,613, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,613, upper text, BL Add MS 14613, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 806, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCVI

[This manuscript contains: Copious extracts from a work entitled, "the Book of Steps" or "the Ladder" (κλῖμαξ).; Gregory the monk. Extract from the discourse ofGregory the monkconcerning the brethren who dwell in cells; Basil. Short extracts fromBasil; Extracts from the books of Isaiah, Micah, and Zechariah, according to the Pĕshīṭtā version; Ephraim. Extracts from a work ofEphraim, entitled, "the Book of Sentences or Maxims"; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 72 items.]

Syriac

title: Copious extracts from a work entitled, "the Book of Steps" or "the Ladder" (κλῖμαξ).
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ
See Add. 12,160 [...], fol. 153 a ;14,612 [...], no. 20 ;14,621 [...], no. 4 ;17,193 [...], fol. 3 a ; and Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 568, no xix., "liber graduum".
According to Add. 17,193 [...] , the author's name was Eusebius, ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. The work itself would seem to have consisted of about 30 discourses.
The following are the headings of the extracts.
ܫܠܡܘ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܓܒܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ.
  title: Prefatory notice
  The writer of the prefatory notice, fol. 1 a, states that the name of the author was unknown, but that tradition reported him to have been one of the younger disciples of the Apostles, and that he wrote in Syriac:
  ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܩܬܐ: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܨܒ̣ܐ ܕܢܟ̇ܬܒ ܫܡܗ: ܘܐܫ̣ܠܡ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܦܫܝܛܐ̣. ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ܀ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܨܒ̣ܐ ܕܢܟ̇ܬܒ ܫܡܗ: ܘܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܡܟ̈ܬܒܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܡܝܪܐ. ܘܟܘܢܝܗ ܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܕܥ ܠܢ: ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܕܒܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܩܒܠܢ̣ܢ. ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܐܕܪܟܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ̣. ܕܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ̇. ܕܒܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܬܚܙܝܘ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܕܠܘ ܫܚܝܡܐ ܗܘ̣. ܡܢܗ ܡܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܗ ܐܣܬܟܠ̣ܢ. ܘܕܢܗܘܐ ܓܠܐ ܘܕܢܝ̣ܚ ܩܕܡ ܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܪܐ: ܪܒܘܬܐ ܘܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܣܘ̈ܟܠܘܗܝ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܚܪܐ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܫܬܘܕܥ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ݂ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܗܘ. ܏ܘܫ.
  title: Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
  rubric: ܏ܟܐ. ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ. ܥܠ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܐܕܡ
  title: On the second law that God gave to Adam
  rubric: ܏ܟܘ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܣܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܕܡ
  title: From the discourse on the desire of sexual union, showing how it arose in Adam
  rubric: ܏ܝܗ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܝܬܐ ܕܙܘܘܓܐ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܐܕܡ
  title: On the profit that we have, when we endure evils, whilst we perform good actions; and on fasting and humiliation of the body and the soul
  rubric: ܏ܝ ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܥܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܢܣܝܒܪ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܟܕ ܓܡܪܝܢܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ: ܘܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܘܡܘܟܟܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܘܕܢܦܫܐ
  title: From the discourse on corporeal and spiritual worship
  rubric: ܏ܓ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܏ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܦܓܪܢܝܬܐ ܘܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ
  title: From the discourse on the herbs for the sick
  rubric: ܏ܕ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܪܩܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ
  title: From the discourse on the milk of babes
  rubric: ܏ܗ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܠܒܐ ܕܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ
  title: Discourse on him who gives all that he possesses to feed the poor
  rubric: ܏ܚ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡ̇ܘܟܠ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܢ̣ܐ ܠܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
  title: Discourse on the hearing of the Scriptures
  rubric: ܏ܝܐ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܫܡܥܬܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ
  title: Discourse on the service of the Church, secret and public
  rubric: ܏ܝܒ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܟܣܝܬܐ ܘܓܠܝܬܐ
  title: From the discourse on righteous conduct
  rubric: ܏ܝܓ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ
  title: Discourse on tears in prayer
  rubric: ܏ܝܚ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܡ̈ܥܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ
  title: Discourse on the distinction of the way of perfection
  rubric: ܏ܝܛ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
  See Add. 12,160 [...], fol. 153 a .
  title: Discourse showing how a man may rise above even the great commandments
  rubric: ܏ܝܘ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܝ̇ܪܒ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ
  title: Discourse on repentance
  rubric: ܏ܟܕ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  title: Discourse on the soul of man, showing that it is not the blood
  rubric: ܏ܟܚ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܕܡܐ
  title: On the subduing of the flesh
  rubric: ܏ܟܛ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܘܒܫ ܦܓܪܐ
  title: From the discourse on the commandments of belief and of love of the solitaries
  rubric: ܏ܠ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ

author: Gregory the monk
title: Extract from the discourse of Gregory the monk concerning the brethren who dwell in cells
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܒܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ
incipit: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ ܡܩܢܝܐ ܛܥܡܐ ܗܢܝ ܠܚܟܐ̇. ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܬܘܩ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܦܠܐ ܒܗܘܢ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܘܐܦ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܢ̣. ܡܩܢܝܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܗ̇ ܡܬܦ̈ܠܚܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 173, no. 8.

author: Basil
title: Short extracts from Basil
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ

title: Extracts from the books of Isaiah, Micah, and Zechariah, according to the Pĕshīṭtā version
  title: Isaiah (ch. lix. 1—4, 7—9, 10—15), according to the Pĕshīṭtā version
  title: Micah (ch. vi. 6—8), according to the Pĕshīṭtā version
  title: Zechariah (ch. vii. 9, 10, ch. viii. 16, 17), according to the Pĕshīṭtā version

author: Ephraim
title: Extracts from a work of Ephraim, entitled, "the Book of Sentences or Maxims"
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ
incipit: ܡܢܐ ܢܫ̣ܐܠܟ̇ ܐܒܐ̣ ܐܠܦܝܢܝ. ܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܓܝܪ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܕܢܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܢܫ̣ܐܠ ܡܢܟ. ܦܘܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܡܠܬܢ ܗܝ. ܒܗ̇ ܓܝܪ ܡܫܬܘܕܥ ܨܒܝܢܢ. ܦܘܡܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܫ̣ܬܩܢ ܗܘ. ܝܕܥ̇ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܫ̈ܐܠܬܐ ܕܨܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܗ
See below, and compare Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. xv.

author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: Extracts from the writings of Cyril of Alexandria
  author: Cyril of Alexandria
  title: The Twelve chapters against Nestorius
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܚ̈ܪܡܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܘ̈ܕܦܘܗܝ ܕܢܣܛܘܪ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܟܘܬܗ ܡܬܪ̈ܥܝܢ
  author: Cyril of Alexandria
  title: Two extracts from the commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ.
  author: Cyril of Alexandria
  title: Extracts from the treatise on Worship in Spirit and in Truth
  rubric: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ

author: Philoxenus of Mabug
title: Extracts from Philoxenus of Mabūg
  author: Philoxenus of Mabug
  title: From the letter to the Recluses
  rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܚܒ̈ܝܫܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܘܡܢ ܗܘ ܘܨܢܝܥ ܒܥܠ ܕܪܐ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܢ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ
  author: Philoxenus of Mabug
  title: On the tonsure
  rubric: ܥܠ ܣܘܦܪܐ

author: Marcianus the monk
title: Discourse of Marcianus the monk, entitled, "That we ought to die unselfishly in behalf of the truth, in reliance on God, and to beware of the sin that lies hid in the assumption that we are acting righteously"
rubric: ܕܡܪܩܝܢܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܙܕܩ ܕܠܐ ܚܘܣܢ ܠܡܡܬ ܚܠܦ ܫܪܪܐ ܥܠ ܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܠܡܙܕܗܪܘ ܡܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܟܡܢܐ ܒܡܣܡ ܒܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ܇ ܕܗܐ ܠܡ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܦ̇ܠܚܝܢܢ
incipit: ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܗܘ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܠܡܘܕܝܘ. ܘܛܢ̣ܢܐ ܡܛܠܬܗ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ. ܢܟܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܘܡܣܒܐܦ̈ܐ̣ ܣ̇ܢܐ ܫܪܪܐ. ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܗܠܝܢ ܡܬܚܫܚܝ̣ܢ ܠܐ ܡ̇ܙܟܐ.

author: Isaac of Antioch
title: Discourses of Isaac of Antioch
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: On perfection
  rubric: ܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܢ ܕܣܘ̇ܚ ܕܢܨ̇ܠܐ: ܘܡܒ̇ܛܠ ܠܗ ܥܘܢܕܢܐ̣. ܠܐ ܒ̇ܛܠ ܐܦܠܐ ܒܫܝܘܠ: ܐܓܪܐ ܘܥܡܠܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܗ.
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: Extract from the discourse on repentance
  rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Extract from a discourse on the prophet Elijah
  rubric: ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Discourse on the prophet Elisha, and on the vision of holy men that can see hidden things
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܫܥ ܢܒܝܐ: ܘܥܠ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܚ̇ܙܝܐ ܠܓܢܝ̈ܙܬܐ
  incipit: ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܨܒ̣ܝ ܘܐܙܡ̣ܪ ܠܟ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂. ܩ̈ܠܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܒܙ̈ܘܥܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ
  See Add. 17,181 [...], no. 2, e
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Extract from a discourse on the prophet Elijah
  rubric: ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ

author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: Extract from the discourse of Gregory Nazianzen on love of the poor
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܠܘܓܘܣ ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕܪܚܡܬ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ

author: Philoxenus of Mabug
title: Extracts from the commentary of Philoxenus of Mabug on the Gospel of S. Matthew
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ

author: Macarius
title: Two letters of Macarius
  author: Macarius
  title: Part a
  incipit: ܠܝܬ ܕܪܡ̇ܐ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
  author: Macarius
  title: Part b
  incipit: ܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܚܫܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ

author: Evagrius
title: Extract from a discourse of Evagrius
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܪܝܫܗ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ

author: Ephraim
title: Additional extracts from the work of Ephraim entitled "the Book of Sentences or Maxims"
rubric: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܝܢܐ
incipit: ܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܢܝ ܨܝܕ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝ̣. ܕܠܐ ܬܘܒ ܢܡܪܕܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܥܠܝܟ ܨ̈ܒܝܢܝ. ܠܐ ܬܪܫܠ ܠܗ̇ ܥܠܝ ܠܪܓܬܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܬܬ݀ܦܠܓ ܠܗ̇ ܥܠܝܟ ܚܐܪܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
See above.

author: Isaac of Antioch
title: Discourse of Isaac of Antioch, entitled, a prayer to be used in asking forgiveness
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܫܐܠܬ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ
incipit: ܐܣܓܐ ܠܝ ܡܪܝ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ. ܕܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܚܝܠܝ ܐܪܓܙܬܟ.
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 222, no. 17

author: John Chrysostom
title: Extract from the commentary of John Chrysostom on the first Epistle to the Corinthians, hom. xlii.
rubric: ܡܢ ܏ܡܐ ܕ܏ܡܒ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܏ܩ

author: Ephraim
title: Two discourses of Ephraim, entitled, on the Mercy of the Most High, in the form of dialogues between Ephraim and a disciple
See Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, pp. xv. and 105

title: A short extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
rubric: ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ

author: Gregory Nazianzen
title: Short extracts from the writings of Gregory Nazianzen
rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܘܓܘܣ
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: From his homilies
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: From his poems
  rubric: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܫܚܬܐ

author: John Chrysostom
title: Short extracts from the commentaries of John Chrysostom on the Epistles of S. Paul
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ

author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: Short extracts from tbe commentary of Cyril on the Gospel of S. Luke
rubric: ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܠܘܩܐ

author: Severus
title: Short extracts from the writings of Severus
rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
  author: Severus
  title: From his sermons
  rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܦܝܬܪܢܝܘ
  author: Severus
  title: From his hypomnestica
  rubric: ܡܢ ܗܘܦܡܢܝܣܛܝܩܐ
  author: Severus
  title: From his letters
  rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Short extracts from discourses of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ

author: Xystus of Rome
title: Extracts from Xystus of Rome
rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܡܢ ܕܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ ܏ܐܦܝܣ

author: Dionysius the Areopagite
title: Extract from Dionysius the Areopagite, on prayer
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܢܣܝܘܣ ܠܘܬ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ. ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Extracts from a prose homily of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
incipit: ܥܕܠܐ ܥܡ̇ܕ ܠܗ ܝܘܡܐ ܐܬܟܫܪ ܥܠ ܥܒ̇ܕܟ ܠܐ ܬܠܐܐ ܒܕܠܐ ܕܝܠܟ̇. ܘܬܪܦܐ ܠܕܝܠܟ ܒ̇ܛܝܠ܀

title: Extract from an anonymous work
rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ
incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡ̣ܦܪܫ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܒܠܥܕ ܡܢ ܫܪܪܐ. ܘܠܐ ܕܢܕܥ ܠܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܒܠܥܕ ܡܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Nilus
title: Writings of Nilus
  author: Nilus
  title: Letter to Philotheus
  rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܪܚܡܗ ܕܒܥܐ ܡܢܗ: ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܬܝܒܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܕܚܝܠ ܘܪܬ݀ܝܬ ܢܦܘܫ ܠܗ.
  incipit: ܠܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܦܝܠܬܐܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܡܬ݀ܟܢܐ̣. ܡܢ ܚܒܝܒ ܢܦܫܟ ܚ̇ܕܐ ܒܫܡ̈ܥܝܟ ܘܡܫܬܒܗܪ ܒܥܝܪܘܬܗ ܕܪܥܝܢܟ̇. ܘܪܘܙ ܬܘܒ ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܟ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ̣. ܒܡܪܢ̣ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܫܠܡ.܀. ܟܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܘܒܟ ܩܒܠܢܢ: ܘܡܢܗ̇ ܥܠ ܥܝܪܘܬܗ ܕܗܘܢܟ ܐܝܠܦܢܢ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܪܕ̇ܦ ܒܬܪ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ: ܘܚܒܝܒܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܦܝܠܣܦܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ: ܕܡܢ ܦܘܠܝܛܝܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܬܩ̇ܢܝܐ̣. ܐܘܿܕܝܢܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܗܒܗ̇ ܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܕܐ ܒܠܒܗ ܕܛܛܘܣ. ܘܫ.
  See Add. 17,183 [...], fol. 86 a
  author: Nilus
  title: Letter to certain monks
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ̇. ܕܟܬܒܘ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܟܕ ܡܩ̇ܠܣܝܢ ܠܡܥܡܪܗ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ܇ ܘܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܗ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ.
  incipit: ܠܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܪܟܘܢ ܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܒܡܪܢ ܫܠ̣ܡ.܀. ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܟܬܝܒܬܢ: ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܣ̈ܝܢܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܟܘܢ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܩ̇ܒܠܢܢ: ܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܕܢܒܥܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ̣. ܕܬܦܝܣܘܢ ܚܠܦܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܟܘܢ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܣܒ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܐܦ ܕܝܠܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܡܐ ܕܠܗ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܠܗ̈ܐ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܦܬܟܪ̈ܝ ܚܫ̈ܐ܇ ܣܓܕܬܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܢܩ̇ܪܒ.
  author: Nilus
  title: Discourse on virtue and on the true forsaking of the world, addressed to his friend Theosebius
  rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܦܩܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ. ܕܟܬ݂ܒܗ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܡܚܒܢܗ ܕܒܥ̣ܐ ܡܢܗ
  incipit: ܠܕܚ̇ܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܦ ܡܝܬܪܐ̣. ܗܘܿ ܕܡܢ ܣܘܥܪܢܗ ܫܡܗ ܬܐܘܣܒܝܣ: ܡܢ ܚܒܝܒ ܢܦܫܟ ܣܢܝܩ ܥܡ ܟܠܢܫ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ. ܒܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܫܘܒܚܗ ܢܬܚ̇ܫܒ ܘܢܡܠܠ ܘܢܣܥܘܪ ܫܠ̣ܡ.܀. ܡܛܠ ܡܪܝ ܡܦܩܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ܇ ܗܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܦܝܣܬܢܝ ܕܐܪܫܘܡ ܠܟ: ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܡܢܗ̇ ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ܇ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ: ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܝܝܢ ܡܬܬܒܥܝܢܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܟܝܢܝܬܐ ܗܝ: ܘܒܗ̇ ܡܬܝܕܥ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܚܐܪܘܬܗ ܚܝܠܬܢܝܬܐ ܕܟܝܢܢ: ܗܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܘܡܫܡܠܝܐ ܐܬܒܪܝ܆ ܐܫ̇ܬܐܠܬ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ ܠܡܥ̣ܒܕ ܗܕܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ̣. ܒܕܚܐ̇ܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܬܝ܇ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܡܢ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܚ̈ܠܫܐ ܡܬܝܠܕܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Add. 17,183 [...], fol. 69 b .
  author: Nilus
  title: Discourse, hortatory and treating of the seven evil passions
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣ ܘܥܠ ܫܒܥܐ ܚ̈ܫܝܢ. ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܐܦܝܣܗ
  incipit: ܥܠ ܡܣܒ̣ܪܢܘܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇: ܬܚܬ݂ܝܬ ܠܡܥܠܝܘܬܟ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܠܘܬܢ: ܕܬܫ̣ܐܠ ܡܢܢ ܕܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܢܠܓܠܓ ܥܡܟ ܚܒܝܒܐܝܬ: ܐܝܟ ܒܪܐ ܠܘܬܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ̇ ܘܐܝܟ ܫܒܪܐ ܠܘܬ ܪܒܗ̣. ܡܫ̣ܬܐܠܝܢ ܗܘܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܘ ܠܐ ܕܡܫ̈ܬܡܥܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ܇ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܝܕ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܦܩ̇ܕ ܕܐܫܬ̣ܡܥܘ ܠܪ̈ܒܢܝܟܘܢ ܒܟܠܡܕܡ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Add. 17,183 [...], fol. 78 a .

Vellum, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 276 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 8, 261, and 266. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 26 in number, but of these the first two and the last are lost. The remainder consist mostly of ten or twelve leaves; but ܝܓ has no less than 27, and ܝܚ no less than 22. The number of lines in each page varies from 19 to 26. Fol. 129 is Greek palimpsest (See Add. 14,613, fol. 129, lower text [...] ).

276 ff.

- Vellum, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 276 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 8, 261, and 266. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 26 in number, but of these the first two and the last are lost. The remainder consist mostly of ten or twelve leaves; but ܝܓ has no less than 27, and ܝܚ no less than 22. The number of lines in each page varies from 19 to 26. Fol. 129 is Greek palimpsest (See Add. 14,613, fol. 129, lower text [...] ).

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.

9th or 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 DCCCVI 2:810-815

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1533, Add. 14,613, fol. 129, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,613, fol. 129, lower text, BL Add MS 14613, fol. 129, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 806, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCVI

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

Greek

title: Unspecified contents

Vellum, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 3/4. This leaf is Greek palimpsest (See Add. 14,613, upper text [...] ).

1 f.

- Vellum, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 3/4. This leaf is Greek palimpsest (See Add. 14,613, upper text [...] ).

The characters are neat, slanting uncials of about the viiith cent.

The capital letters were ornamented with green paint.

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 DCCCVI 2:810-815