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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/352, Add. 14,614, London, BL, Add. 14,614, BL Add MS 14614

[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/353, Add. 14,614, foll. 1–79, London, BL, Add. 14,614, foll. 1–79, BL Add MS 14614, foll. 1-79, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 817, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXVII

[This manuscript contains: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers; Isaiah of Scete. Numerous selections and extracts from the works of Isaiah of Scete; Abraham Nephtarenus. Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus; John the monk. Discourses of John the monk; Jacob of Batnae. Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae on the Nativity; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 24 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-7b
title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
Imperfect at the beginning.

foll. 8a-31
author: Isaiah of Scete
title: Numerous selections and extracts from the works of Isaiah of Scete

foll. 31b-37b
author: Abraham Nephtarenus
title: Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܢܦܬܪܝܐ
  foll. 31b-33b
  title: Part of Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus
  author: Abraham Nephtarenus
  title: Part of Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
  incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܚܙܝܬܟ ܕܨܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ: ܏ܘܫ.
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 464, no. 1.
  foll. 34a-36b
  title: Part of Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus
  author: Abraham Nephtarenus
  title: Part of Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
  incipit: ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܘ ܐܚܝ: ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܥܐ ܠܡܪܕܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܢܓܝܪܬܐ: ܘ܏ܫ..
  See Assemani, no. 2.
  foll. 37a-37b
  title: Part of Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus
  author: Abraham Nephtarenus
  title: Part of Discourses of Abraham Nephtarenus
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
  incipit: ܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܗܘ̣ܝܬ ܥܗܝܕ ܠܫܘܘܕܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܐܡܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Assemani, no. 3.

foll. 38a-47
author: John the monk
title: Discourses of John the monk
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  foll. 38a-44
  author: John the monk
  title: On the End of the World, and how the mind should suffer in repentance and should despise the world
  rubric: ܥܠ ܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܢܚ̣ܫ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܒܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ. ܘܢܒܣܐ ܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ
  incipit: ܢܣܝܡ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܩܕܡ ܥܝ̈ܢܝ̣ܢ ܒܣܘܟܝܐ ܕܡܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܚܝܢܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  foll 44b-47
  title: Part of Discourses of John the monk
  author: John the monk
  title: Part of Discourses of John the monk
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ
  incipit: ܬܡܝܗܐ ܗܝ ܘܡܫܒܚܐ ܚܟܡܬܟ ܐܒܐ ܕܟܘܿܠ. ܕܐܪܐܙܢܝܬ ܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܘܡܠܠܬ ܘܚܘܝܬ܇ ܐܝܟ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܚܝܠܐ̣. ܘܐܝܟ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܨܝܪܐ܀

47b-50
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae on the Nativity
rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 8 and Zingerle, Sechs Homilien des heiligen Jacob von Sarug, p. 1.

foll. 50b-67b
author: John Chrysostom
title: Discourse of John Chrysostom on Virginity and Repentance
rubric: ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
incipit: ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

foll. 68a-68b
author: Theophilus of Alexandria
title: Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria on the separation of the soul from the body
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘ݊ܦܝܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ
incipit: ܠܐ ܛ̇ܥܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ܇ ܏ܘܫ.

foll. 69a-70b
title: Extracts with the title "demonstrations from the holy Fathers "
rubric: ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
  fol. 69a
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: Philoxenus of Mabūg on humility
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  foll. 69a-69b
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: Philoxenus on repentance
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  fol. 70a
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: From the thirteenth discourse of Philoxenus
  rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕ܏ܝܓ
  fol. 70a
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: Another extract from Philoxenus
  incipit: ܐܢ ܣܝܡ̣ܐ ܠܟ ܕܬܗ̇ܘܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܬܒ̇ܥ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܪܒܟ̣. ܘܐܢܕܝܢ ܠܐ̣. ܦܘܿܫ ܠܟ ܒܓܘ ܥܠܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  foll. 70a-70
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Extract from Severus of Antioch
  incipit: ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܛ̇ܒ̈ܐ. ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ. ܘܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܝ̣ܫ̈ܬܐ̣. ܪܡ̣ܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  fol. 70b
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: Two extracts from Philoxenus on prayer
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ

foll. 71a-75
author: Macarius
title: Three letters of Macarius
rubric: ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܒܐ ܡܩܐܪܝܣ
  foll. 71a-72b
  title: Part of Three letters of Macarius
  author: Macarius
  title: Part of Three letters of Macarius
  incipit: ܢܬܘܒ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ
  foll. 73a-73b
  title: Part of Three letters of Macarius
  author: Macarius
  title: Part of Three letters of Macarius
  incipit: ܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܘܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܫܠܡ. ܡ̇ܘܕܐ ܕܝܢ (sic) ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܥܠܡܐ̣. ܕܐܫ̇ܟܚܬ ܦܫܝܩܘܬܐ̇. ܘ܏ܫ
  foll. 74a-75
  title: Part of Three letters of Macarius
  author: Macarius
  title: Part of Three letters of Macarius
  incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫ̇ܟܚ ܕܠܬܪܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܢܦ̣ܠܚ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Add. 14,522 [...], foll. 37-45 .

foll. 75b-79b
author: Ephraim
title: Extract from a discourse of Ephraim, on the warfare with Satan
rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܪܒܗ ܕܣܛܢܐ
incipit: ܚ̇ܘܣ ܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܐܢܫܘܬܢ: ܕܣ̇ܓܝ ܦܫܝܩܐ ܡܦܘܠܬܗ̇. ܕܠܐ ܢܬܟ̇ܫܠܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ: ܡܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܝܢ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡ̈ܠܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Imperfect at the end.

Vellum, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, consisting of 79 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—19, 50, 78, and 79. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least ten in number, of which the first and last are wanting, and the second has lost its first leaf. There are from 22 to 30 lines in each page. This manuscript is written by two hands (foll. 1—49 and 50—79), in a good regular character of the xth cent.

Vellum

79 ff. 6 7/8 × 5

The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least ten in number, of which the first and last are wanting, and the second has lost its first leaf.

- The manuscript consists of 79 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—19, 50, 78, and 79. The second quire has lost its first leaf.

There are from 22 to 30 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written by two hands, this spanning foll. 1—49, in a good regular character of the xth cent.

This manuscript is written by two hands, this spanning foll. 50—79, in a good regular character of the xth cent.

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 DCCCXVII 2:832-833

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/354, Add. 14,614, foll. 80–127, London, BL, Add. 14,614, foll. 80–127, BL Add MS 14614, foll. 80-127, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838

[This manuscript contains: John the Monk. A paraenetic discourse of John the Monk; Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Eathers; Ephraim. Two discourses of Ephraim on the Mercy of the Most High; Select sayings of the Philosophers regarding upright conduct; Counsels of the Philosophers; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 18 items.]

Syriac

foll. 80a-89b
author: John the Monk
title: A paraenetic discourse of John the Monk
rubric: ܡܡܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Imperfect at the beginning.

title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Eathers
rubric: ܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܫ̈ܩܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܘ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ.

author: Ephraim
title: Two discourses of Ephraim on the Mercy of the Most High
rubric: ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܥܠܝܐ
See Add. 14,613, [...] fol. 182b and Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Se¬lecta, p. 105.

foll. 114a-117
title: Select sayings of the Philosophers regarding upright conduct
rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܣ̈ܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܩܢܘܬܐ
See Sachau in the Hermes for 1869, Bd. iv., p. 72 and Sachau, Inedita Syriaca (Wien, 1870), p.ܦ5 c.
  foll. 114a-115b
  author: Isocrates
  title: Isocrates
  rubric: ܐܝܣܩܪܛܝܣ
  incipit: ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܡܕܡ܆ ܢ̇ܗܘܐ ܒܛܝܠ ܠܟ ܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ. ܕܠܗ ܬܦܠܘܚ̣ ܘܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܬܣܓܘܕ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Selections from the discourse πρὸς Δημονικόν
  See Add. 14,658 [...], fol. 155 a , and 14,620 [...], fol. 2 a .
  foll. 116a-116b
  author: Menander the Sage
  title: Menander the Sage
  rubric: ܡܢܢܕܪܘܣ ܚܟܝܡܐ
  incipit: ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܡܕܡ̣ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܚ̣ܠ. ܘܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܩܫܝܫ ܡܢܟ̣ ܝܩܪ. ܕܗܟܢܐ ܬܬܝܩܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Compare Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i., p. 64.
  title: Sayings of the Sages
  rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ
  incipit: ܥܢܕܝܢ ܒܪܝ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ. ܘܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܘܛܝ̈ܒܘܬܗܘܢ̣ ܠܥܠܡ ܡܩ̈ܘܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.

fol. 117b
title: Counsels of the Philosophers
rubric: ܡܘ̈ܠܟܢܐ ܕܦܝ̈ܠܣܦܐ
incipit: ܦܝܠܛܘܢ ܡܦܩܕ ܗܘܐ ܠܛܠܝ̈ܐ̣. ܕܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬ ܨܒ̈ܘ̣ܢ ܟܠܥܕܢ ܢܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܫܟܝܚܢ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ. ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܙܗ̣ܐ ܪܥܝܢܗܘܢ. ܘܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܫܠ̣ܐ ܠܫܢܗܘܢ. ܘܕܗܘܘ ܢܟܦ̣ܝܢ ܒܚܙܬܗܘܢ܀ ܏ܘܫ.
See Sachau, Inedita Syriaca, p. ܦܒ .
  fol. 117b
  title: Sayings of Plato
  rubric: ܦܝܠܛܘܢ
  fol. 117b
  title: Thales
  rubric: ܬܠ̇ܣ
  fol. 117b
  title: Theano

foll. 118a-118b
title: Advice of Plato to his disciple
rubric: ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܦܠܛܘܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
incipit: ܠܡܐ ܥܣܩܐ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܝܟ: ܐܘ ܟܪܝܐ ܠܟ ܒܪܝ ܕܡ̇ܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ܆ ܕܐܦ ܟܕ ܕܡܝܟ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܬܫܠܐ ܡܢ ܒܥܘܬܐ܀ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܘ̇ܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܗܕܐ̇. ܕܗܐ ܡܐ ܕܕܡܝܟ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܡ̇ܐ ܐܢܐ. ܐ̇ܝܟܢܐ ܐܒܥܐ ܟܕ ܕܡܝܟ ܐܢܐ܀
See Add. 14,618 [...], no. 9, Add. 14,658 [...], no. 24, and Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. ܣܙ .

foll. 119a-121b
title: Sayings regarding the soul
rubric: ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ
incipit: ܦܠܛ̇ܘܢ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܚܝ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣. ܒܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܩܝܡܝܢ. ܟܕ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܢܛܝܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܢܟܝ̈ܢܐ̇. ܕܠܐ ܢܩܪܘܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܫ̣ܟܚ ܩܛ̇ܠ ܠܗܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܐ ܩܛܠܬ ܗ̣ܝ ܠܗ̣̇. ܠܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܫ̣ܟܚ ܩ̇ܛܠ ܠܗ̇. ܡܛܠ ܕܪܡܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܘܡܥܠܝܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ. ܘܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܗܝ. ܘܐܦܠܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܘܬܐ ܕܕܒܪ ܠܦܓܪܐ ܡܫ̣ܟܚ ܚ̇ܙܝܐ ܠܗ̇. ܡܛܠ ܕܩܛܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܢܗ
ܫܠܡ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܦܝ̈ܠܣܦܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܟܝܡܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܐ.
See Add. 14,618 [...], no. 7.
The names cited are—
ܦܠܛ̇ܘܢ Plato [Fol. 119 a]
ܬܐܦܪܣܛܘܣ Theophrastus [Fol. 119 b]
ܡܢܕܪܘܣ Menander [Fol. 119 b]
ܩ̇ܪܛܣ Krts (Crates? Critias? Criton?) [Fol. 120 a]
ܛܝܡܟܣ Timachus (Timarchus ?) [Fol. 120 a]
ܬܐܩܪܝܕܣ Theocritus [Fol. 120 a]
ܐܘܣܠܝܘܣ Eusalius(?) [Fol. 120 b]
ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܣ ܡܠܟܐ Alexander the Great [Fol. 120 b]
See Sachau, Ined. Syr., p.ܥܘ .

foll. 122a-127b
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Canticles of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: ܣ̈ܘܓܝܬܐ
  foll. 122a-123
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Resurrection of our Lord
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  incipit: ܒܗܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܗܐ ܦܨܝ̈ܚܢ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ. ܥ̈ܠܝܐ ܒܪܘܡܐ. ܘܬܚ̈ܬܝܐ ܒܥܘܡܩܐ. ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܒܩܝܡܬܗ ܕܒܪ ܚܝܐ ܕܝܨܝܢ.܀
  foll. 123b-125b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Descent of our Lord to Hell
  rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܫܝܘܠ
  incipit: ܥܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܪܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ. ܘܢܚܘ ܨܠܘ̈ܒܐ ܥܠ ܡܘܬܗ ܕܓܢܒܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  foll. 126a-127
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Resurrection of our Lord
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  incipit: ܩܡ ܡܢ ܩܒܪܐ ܝܗܘܒܗ ܕܢܘܚܡܐ. ܘܠܐ ܚܙ̣ܐ ܚܒܠܐ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  fol. 127b
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On Repentance
  rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐ̇ܘ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܒܓܙܝ̈ܟܘܢ. ܡܢ ܓܝܣܐ ܥܠ.. ܡܠܐ ܬܘ̈ܟܐ. ܕܟܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܩܛܝܢܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܡܪܕܝܬܗ ܬܘܩ̈ܠܬܐ ܡܠܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  Imperfect

Vellum, about 6 1/2 in. by 5, consisting of 48 leaves (Add. 14,614, foll. 80—127), a few of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are at present 5 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, and a single leaf is missing after fol. 82. There are from 19 to 24 lines in each page. This manuscript is written in a neat, regular hand of about the viiith cent.

Vellum

48 ff. 6 1/2 × 5

The quires, signed with letters, are at present 5 in number.

- 48 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, and a single leaf is missing after fol. 82.

There are from 19 to 24 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a neat, regular hand of about the viiith cent.

ca. 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 DCCLXXIII 2:745-746