London, BL, Add. 14616
source date: vith or viith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/356, Add. 14,616, London, BL, Add. 14,616, BL Add MS 14616, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 744, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXLIV

[This manuscript contains: Evagrius. Copious selections from the works of Evagrius; Xystus. The greater part of the first discourse of Xystus of Rome; Questions asked of the holy Fathers, being extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers; Prayers; Three anonymous discourses. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 16 items.]

Syriac

author: Evagrius
title: Copious selections from the works of Evagrius
In a different redaction from that contained in Add. 14,578.
  author: Evagrius
  title: The Doctrine
  Compare Add. 14,578, no. 1.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part 2
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ . . . ܕܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܟܢ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܢܘܢ̇. . . . ـܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ
  Compare Add. 14,578, no. 9.
  author: Evagrius
  title: To a brother who had attained unto knowledge
  rubric: ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܕܐܫܬܘܝ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ
  incipit: ܦܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ ܢܪܢܘܢ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܕܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܕܥܬܐ̣ ܢܪܢܘܢ ܣܟܘ̈ܠܬܢܐ. ܦܠܘܚܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܒܛܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ܇ ܘܩ̇ܢܐ ܚܠܝܡܘܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܒܝܕ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܬܩ̈ܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part 4
  rubric: ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܕܡܢܣ̈ܝܢ ܠܢ
  Compare Add. 14,578, no. 4
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part 5
  rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
  Compare Add. 14,578, no. 13.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Tract without title
  Corresponding to Add. 14,578, no. 5.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Concerning teacher and disciple
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ
  Corresponding to Add. 14,578, no. 23.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part 8
  rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
  incipit: ܪܫܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܬܩ̈ܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܥܠܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܐܟܣܢܝܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ

author: Xystus
title: The greater part of the first discourse of Xystus of Rome
rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܣܘܣܛܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ
see de Lagarde's Analecta Syr., as far as p. 9, line 26.

title: Questions asked of the holy Fathers, being extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
rubric: ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܫܬܐܠܘ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ

title: Prayers
rubric: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ

title: Three anonymous discourses
  title: On Abraham and Isaac
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܒܪܗܡ
  incipit: ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ ܡܬܦܟܗ ܗ̣ܘܐ̣. ܘܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ̣ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܬܥܙܙ ܗܘ̣ܐ. ܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܠܝܐ ܕܡܚܦܐ ܠܗ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܒܥܡܛܢܗ̣ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܕܢܚܦܐ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܙܕܝܩܐ ܒܥܡܛܢܗ
  title: Discourse on Heaven and Earth
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ
  incipit: ܫܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܬܝܗܒ ܒܝܕ ܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ ܠܐܢܫܐ. ܫܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܨܝܪ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒ̈ܢܒܝܐ ܒܪܘܚܐ. ܘܐܬܒܕܩ ܒܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܒܐܪܙܐ. ܘܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܙܕ̈ܝܩܐ ܒܦܠܐ̈ܬܐ. ܘܐܫܟܚܘܗܝ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܒܐܪܙܐ. ܘܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܟ̈ܗܢܐ ܒܕܡܘܬܐ. ܘܢܣܒܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܒܣܓܕܬܐ. ܘܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܒܟܪܣܐ. ܘܛܥܢܘܗܝ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܒܪܙܐ. ܘܐܚܕܘܗܝ ܐܦ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܒܪܥܠܐ. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܢ ܘܒܝܢܬܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ. ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ̣ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ .. ܢܛܝܒ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܫܡܥܬܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ. ܘܢܨܠܐ ܐ̈ܕܢܝܢ ܠܫܡܥܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܦܐ̈ܝܐ̣ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܥܡ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ. ܘܢܬܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܘ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܡܠܐ̈ܟܐ. ܘܐܪܥܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܥܕܬܐ ܘܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ. ܘܘܘ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ. ܘܐܪܥܐ ܐܡܪܐ. ܒܝ ܟܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܨܠܝܒܗ ܘܘ
  In the form of a dialogue, in which ܫܡܝܐ and ܐܪܥܐ are the speakers.
  title: On Grace and Righteousness
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܟܐܢܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܫܠܡܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܬܓܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܦܬ̣ܚ ܓܙܗ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܡܓܢ. ܘܠܒܥܠ ܕܒ̈ܒܘܗܝ̣ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܒܛܝܡ̈ܐ. ܡܓܢ ܓܝܪ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܠܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܘܗܝ̣ ܘܣܗ̇ܕܝܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܕܕܠܐ ܛܝܡ̈ܐ ܡܬܒܣܡܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܗ. ܘܕܐ̇ܡܪܬ ܕܒ̈ܛܝܡܐ ܠܐ ܝܗܒ ܠܒܥܠܕܒ̈ܒܘܗܝ̣. ܣܗ̇ܕܝܢ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒܘ ܛܝ̈ܡܝ ܦܓܪܗ ܠܢܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܩܠܘܗܝ. ܘܝܗ̣ܒܘ ܛܝܡ̈ܝ ܦܓܪܗ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܛܠܡܘܗܝ. ܗ̣ܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܢܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܢ. ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܝܢ ܕܒܪܫ̣ܢ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ
  Very Imperfect.

Vellum, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 123 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—5, 18, 19, 22, 24—26, 31, 35, 41—46, 52, 77, 78, 84, 93, 106, 107, and 115. The quires must originally have been at least 17 in number, but the seventh and the last are lost, and there is also a lacuna after fol. 68. They are signed with letters, from ܐ to ܥ. The number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 28.

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- Vellum, about 8 1/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 123 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—5, 18, 19, 22, 24—26, 31, 35, 41—46, 52, 77, 78, 84, 93, 106, 107, and 115. The quires must originally have been at least 17 in number, but the seventh and the last are lost, and there is also a lacuna after fol. 68. They are signed with letters, from ܐ to ܥ. The number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 28.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

6th or 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 DCCXLIV 2:678-680