London, BL, Add. 14617
source date: viith or viiith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/357, Add. 14,617, London, BL, Add. 14,617, BL Add MS 14617, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 770, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXX

[This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. Extracts from John Chrysostom; Basil. Discourse of Basil on Deut. xv. 9; Gregory Nyssen. Homilies of Gregory Nyssen on the Lord's Prayer; Basil. Letters of Basil; Philoxenus. Letters of Philoxenus; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 30 items.]

Syriac

author: John Chrysostom
title: Extracts from John Chrysostom
  title: Extract 1
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: From hom. xxvii. on the Epistle to the Hebrews
  rubric: ܦܣܘܩܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܫܒ̈ܥܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ.
  See Opera, t. xii., p. 358, line 2, οὕτω καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐ δεόμενος εὐχῆς, κ.τ.λ.

author: Basil
title: Discourse of Basil on Deut. xv. 9
See Opera, t. ii., p. 22.

author: Gregory Nyssen
title: Homilies of Gregory Nyssen on the Lord's Prayer
See Opera, t. i., pp. 723 and 751.
  author: Gregory Nyssen
  title: Hom. ii.
  author: Gregory Nyssen
  title: Hom., v.
  Imperfect at the end.
    title: Short extracts from the works of Nilus
    rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܓ̈ܒܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܠܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ܀
    On the margins, in a later hand.
    title: Short extracts from the works of Nilus
    rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܓ̈ܒܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܠܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ܀
    On the margins, in a later hand.

author: Basil
title: Letters of Basil
  author: Basil
  title: To his brother Gregory
  rubric: ܕܠܘܬ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܐܚܘܗܝ
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  See Opera, t. iii., p. 99, ep. ii.
    title: Short extracts from the works of Nilus
    rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܓ̈ܒܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܠܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ܀
    On the margins, in a later hand.
  author: Basil
  title: To those who are entering upon the monastic life
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܫܪܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 295.

author: Philoxenus
title: Letters of Philoxenus
  author: Philoxenus
  title: To a novice
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ݀ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܝܠܝܟܣܢܣ̣. ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܐܬܬܠܡܕ
  incipit: ܡܠܬܗ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܬ̇ܢܐ ܐܢܐ̣ ܥܡ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 46, no. 20.
  author: Philoxenus
  title: Concerning the order and tranquillity that is in a convent
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܘܫܠܝܐ ܕܒܥܘܡܪܐ
  incipit: ܦܐܝܐ ܢܟܦܘܬܐ ܠܢܟ̈ܦܐ̣ ܘܟܢܝܟܘܬܐ ܠܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ

author: John the Monk
title: Letter of John the Monk to one of the brethren
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܚܐ

author: Evagrius
title: Extract from Evagrius
rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܐ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
incipit: ܐܢ ܨܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܬ ܗܟܝܠ ܚܒܝܒ: ܠܡܬܒ̇ܩܝܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ: ܘܠܡܪܗܛ ܥܠ ܙܟܘܬ ܫܠܝ̣ܐ ܠܡܩܢܐ̣. ܫܒܘܩ̣ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܨܦܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ. ܘܫܘܠܛܢܗ̣ ܘܪܫܢܘܬܗ ܏ܘܫ

author: Isaiah of Scete
title: Extracts from Isaiah of Scete
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: An extract
  incipit: ܬܠܬ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܕܝܨ̈ܝܦܢ ܕܗܘܢܐ̇ ܐܠܨܐܝܬ̣ ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ. ܚܐܦܐ ܟܝܢܝܐ̇ ܘܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܡܐܝܢܘܬܐ܀ ܏ܘܫ
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: The sayings of the twelve wanderers
  rubric: ܬܪܥܣܪ̈ ܡܬܟܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܟܕ ܝܬ̈ܒܝ̣ܢ ܐܡ̣ܪ̈ܘ ܗܠܝܢ
  See Add. 14,575, no. 2.
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: An extract without title
  incipit: ܠܐܓܝܪ ܡܨܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܛܪ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ̇. ܐܠܐ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܢܛܪܬ ܢܦܫܟ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܘܠܕܢ ܠܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ

author: John the Monk
title: Select passages from the writings of John the Monk
rubric: ܦܣܘ̈ܩܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ

title: Select passages from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
rubric: ܦܣܘ̈ܩܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ

author: Basil
title: Writings of Basil
  author: Basil
  title: First letter to a fallen Virgin
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ̣. ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܝ̣ܡܗ̇ ܢܦ̣ܠܬ
  ܫܠܡܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ̣. ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܩ̣ܝܡܗ̇ ܢܦܠ̣ܬ ܘܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܙܘܘܓܐ. ܘܥܡܗ ܕܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܫܘܠܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܗ ܕܠܘܬܗ̣̇. ܠܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܬܢܓܕܬ. ܘܡܢ ܓܒܪܗ̣̇ ܫ̇ܢ̣ܝܬ. ܘܐܣܝܪܬܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܗ̣̇ ܗ̣ܘܬ. ܒܐܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܬܐ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܝܐ. ܘܡܢ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܬܐ̣. ܕܡ̈ܥܝܗ̇ ܥܠ ܦܟ̈ܝܗ̣̇ ܫ̈ܦܥܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ. ܘܠܗܝܢ ܒܟܣܐ ܡܩ̇ܒܠܐ ܗܘܬ݂. ܘܠܥܕܢܐ ܕܛܥܘܡܗ̇ ܕܡ̈ܥܝܗ̇ ܒܚܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܫܬ̇ܝܐ ܗܘܬ݂. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇. ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܡ̣ܥ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܬܒ̣ܬ̣. ܗ̣ܦܟ ܟܬ݂ܒ ܠܗ̇ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܒܘܝܐܗ̇ ܘܠܚܘܝܠܗ̇. ܒܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܣܟܡܐ ܕܐܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܢܦܩ̣ܬ
  See Opera, t. iii., p. 191, epist. xlvi.
  author: Basil
  title: Second letter to the same
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܒ̈ܗܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܛ̈ܠ̣ܝ̣ܢ. ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܐܒܕܘܢ̣. ܠܒܥܬܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܦܩܝܢ. ܘܒܚܫܐ ܡܪܝܪܐ̇ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ̣ ܠܐ ܝܬ̇ܒܝܢ. ܘ܏ܫ
  author: Basil
  title: On Anger and Wrath
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܡܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܫܝܗ̣̇ ܘܥܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܘܗܝ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 116.

author: Athanasius
title: Extract from the sermon of Athanasius on the Cross and Passion of the Lord
rubric: ܦܣܘܩܐ ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܙܩܝܦܐ ܘܚܫܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܕܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
ܕܐܬܦܫܩ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܩܠܢܝܩܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
See Opera, ed. 1698, t. ii., p. 107 B, ὁ μὲν γὰρ θεὸς ἄμπελον ἐξ Αὐγύπτου μετῆρε, κ.τ.λ.
The subscription informs us that this discourse was translated into Syriac at Callinicus.

author: John Chrysostom
title: Extract from the tenth homily of John Chrysostom on the second Epistle to the Corinthians
rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ
See Opera, t. x., p. 598, line 32, Ἀκούσωμεν τοίνυν τῆς Παύλου φωνῆς λεγούσης, κ.τ.λ.

Vellum, about 7 3/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 115 leaves, the first of which is slightly stained and torn. The quires are signed with letters, from ܛ to ܟܟ . Single leaves are wanting after foll. 40, 48, 58 and 66. The number of lines in each page varies from 26 to 32.

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- Vellum, about 7 3/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 115 leaves, the first of which is slightly stained and torn. The quires are signed with letters, from ܛ to ܟܟ . Single leaves are wanting after foll. 40, 48, 58 and 66. The number of lines in each page varies from 26 to 32.

This volume is written in a neat, regular hand of the viith or viiith cent.

See additions.

A later hand has written the several short extracts from the works of Nilus on the margins of foll. 35 b, 36 a, and 41 a—44 a

See additions.

- Colophon

A note on fol. 114 b shows that the name of the scribe was John

ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟ̣ܬܒ ܕܢܬ̣ܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܒܙܩܝܦܐ. ܒܨܠܘܬܗ ܕܟܠ ܕܫܦ̣ܪ ܘܫܦܪ ܠܡܪܢ܀

- Below the note containging the name of the scribe, a reader named Daniel has written

ܟܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܢܝܐܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ

- Still lower down, we read in Karshūnῑ the name of one George, son of the priest Joseph :

ܐܕܟ̇ܪ ܝܐ ܪܒ ܥܒܕܟ ܓܪܓܣ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܩܣ ܝܘܣܦ

7th or 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 DCCLXX 2:740-742