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[This manuscript contains: Eusebius. The letters of Abgar and our Lord, with an account of the mission of Addai or Thaddaeus to Edessa, rranslated from The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, lib. i., cap. 13; Letter of consolation to a friend on the death of an only child; Ignatius of Antioch. Three letters of Ignatius of Antioch; Gregory Nanzianzen. Letter of Gregory Nazianzen to Evagrius; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae, entitled parænesis; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 30 items.]

Syriac

author: Eusebius
title: The letters of Abgar and our Lord, with an account of the mission of Addai or Thaddaeus to Edessa, rranslated from The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, lib. i., cap. 13
explicit: ܘܬܘܒ ܐܢ ܬܗܝܡܢ ܒܗ̣. ܢܗܘܝܢ ܠܟ ܫ̈ܐܠܬܗ ܕܠܒܟ
See the edition of Valesius, pp. 36—38; Heinichen (Leipzig, 1868), pp. 47—50.
  author: Abgar
  title: The letter of Abgar
  rubric: ܦܚܡܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܐ ܡܢ ܐܒܓܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܗ ܒܝܕ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܛܒܠܪܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ

title: Letter of consolation to a friend on the death of an only child
Imperfect at the beginning.

author: Ignatius of Antioch
title: Three letters of Ignatius of Antioch
rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܬܠܬ ܕܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܝܩܘܦܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ
On these letters see Cureton's Corpus Ignatianum, where this manuscript is described in the introduction, p. xxx.
  author: Ignatius of Antioch
  title: To Polycarp
  author: Ignatius of Antioch
  title: To the Ephesians
  author: Ignatius of Antioch
  title: To the Romans

author: Gregory Nanzianzen
title: Letter of Gregory Nazianzen to Evagrius
rubric: ܐܓܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܣ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
incipit: ܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܘ ܡܕܡ ܥܣܝܩ ܡܣ̣ܒܪ ܗ̣ܘܝܬ: ܟܕ ܠܦܝܠܣܦܘܬܐ ܡܬܩ̇ܪܒ ܗ̣ܘܝܬ̣. ܕܠܐ ܦܝܠܣܦܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܫܘܘܕܝܟ̣. ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܠܡܕܘܟ̣ ܥ̇ܕܠ ܐܢܐ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܣܒ̣ܪ ܗ̣ܘ̇ܝܬ̇ ܠܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܦܓ̣ܥ̣. ܛܝܒܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܦ̇ܓܥ̣. ܐܘ ܚ̇ܡܣܢ ܟܕ ܚܐ̇ܫ ܐܢܬ̣. ܐܘ ܕܥ̣ ܕܕܓܠ̣ܬ ܫܘܘܕܝܟ

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae, entitled parænesis
rubric: ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 316, no. 79, serm. i.

author: Isaac of Antioch
title: Metrical discourses of Isaac of Antioch
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: That man did not consider his own dignity, but consorted with the beasts and became like them
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܡܠܦܢܐ: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܒܐܝܩܪܗ ܠܐ ܐܬܒܝܢ: ܐܠܐ ܐܫܬܠܡ ܠܒܥܝܪܐ ܘܐܬܕܡܝ ܠܗ
  incipit: ܡܢ ܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܢܦ̣ܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ̣ ܘܒܚ̈ܝܘܬܗ ܐܬ̇ܕܡܝ. ܟܕ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܥܡ ܚ̈ܝܘܬܐ̇ ܣܠܩܐ ܒܦܚܡܐ ܐܢܫܘܬܢ. ܬܩ̣̈ܢܝܢ ܛܘ̈ܗܡܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܘܬܐ̣ ܘܛܘܗܡܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܐܬܚܒܠ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: A metrical discourse, without title
  incipit: ܟܡܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܝܘܢܢ ܟܕ ܬܒ̣ܬ̇. ܢܝܢܘܐ ܘܣܡܬܗ ܕܓܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: A metrical discourse, without title
  incipit: ܥܡ ܥܠܡܐ ܒ̇ܥܝܬ ܕܐܫܬ̇ܥܐ̣ ܘܐ̇ܠܦ ܗܪ̈ܓܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܐܢܘܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: A metrical discourse, without title
  incipit: ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܫܚ̣ܩܢܢ ܪܒܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܚ̣ܟܡܬ ܥܛܠܘܬܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ
  author: Isaac of Antioch
  title: On the love of Learing
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 214, no. 1.

title: Sayings of the philosophers regarding the soul
rubric: ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ
See Add. 14,614, fol. 119 a.
The names of the philosophers are here written: ܦܠܛܘܢ, ܬܐܦܪܣܛܣ, ܡܢܕܪܘܣ, ܩܪܝ̣ܛܣ, ܛܝܡܟܘܣ, ܬܐܩܪܝܕܣ, ܐܘܣܠܘܣ, ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ
Compare Cowper, Syriac Miscellanies, p. 43; Sachau, in the Hermes for 1869, Bd. iv., p. 72, and his Inedita Syriaca, p. ܥܘ .

title: Sayings of ܦܢܕܪܘܣ, Pindarus, Aristippus, ܐܪܝܣܛܝܦܘܣ, and Kritus, ܩܪܛܘܣ
The name ܦܢܕܪܘܣ is perhaps a mistake for ܦܝܕܪܘܣ, Phaedrus, or perhaps for ܡܢܕܪܘܣ, Menander, which is written above as ܡܢܕܪܘܣ.
The name ܩܪܛܘܣ is perhaps a mistake for Crates, Critias, or Criton.
See Cowper, p. 46; Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. ܥܚ .

author: Plato
title: Advice of Plato to his disciple
rubric: ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܦܠܛܘܢ: ܕܠܘܬ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
See Add. 14,614, no. 6; Cowper, p. 47; Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. ܣܙ .

title: Reproof or Advice of one of the Fathers, addressed to solitaries, who are commencing their course of life, and to the laity, who fear God and elect to lead a virtuous life
rubric: ܟܘܘܢܐ ܐܘ ܬܘܒ ܡܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܣܒ̈ܐ: ܠܘܬ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܡܫܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ: ܘܠܘܬ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܕܚܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܓܒ̇ܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܡܚܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ: ܘܥܠ ܡܚܡܣܢܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ ܘܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܟܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ ܘܕܡܫܡܥܬܐ
incipit: ܐܢ ܗܘ ܕܨܒ̇ܝܐ ܐܢܬܝ ܐܘ ܢܦܫܐ: ܕܐܝܟ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܟܝ ܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܢܝܐ ܕܒ̈ܡܫܟܢܝ ܩܕܪ: ܘܠܬܘܬܒܘܬܟܝ ܡܙܠܗܙܬܐ ܘܙܥܘܪܝܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܬܕܒ̇ܪܝܢ: ܘܒܚܝܠ ܡܫ̈ܝܢܐ ܘܒܗ̈ܝܠܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܠܚܬܢܟܝ ܫܡ̇ܝܢܐ ܬܬܒ̇ܣܡܝܢ: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܥܡ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܢ̇ܝܢ ܫ̇ܠܡܐ ܡܫܝ̇ܢܬܐ ܬܗܘܝܢ: ܐܘ ܟܕ ܒܡܥܡܪܟܝ ܝܚܝܕܐܝܬ ܐܝܬܝܟܝܵ ܐܘ ܬܘܒ ܟܕ ܥܡ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܬܫܬܟܚܝ̣ܢ. ܝܬܒܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܐܝܬ ܠܒܘܟܝ ܠܟܝ. ܘܡܠܬܐ ܟܠ ܟܠܗ̣ ܐܦܠܐ ܚܕܐ ܬܦ̇ܩ̣ܝܢ. ܡܛܠ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܟܝ̇ ܐܘ ܪܗ̇ܛ ܒܬܪܟܝ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܢܝ̈ܫܝܢ. ܐܦܠܐ ܡܬܬܒܥܐ ܐܢܬܝ̇. ܕܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܚܠܦ ܫܬܩܟܝ ܬܬܠܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܟܠ.܀

title: Fifty-five hortatory sentences or maxims
rubric: ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
incipit: ܏ܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܠܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܠ ܓܙܗ ܡܫ̇ܠܛ ܠܗ. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܗ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܘܒܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ̣. ܠܘܬܗ ܡܪܟ̇ܢ ܒܥܠ ܫܡܗ܀

author: Basil
title: Homily of Basil, showing that it should not be imagined that there are three Gods,— a new translation:
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܥܠ ܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܢܣܬܒܪܘܢ܀ ܕܡܦܫܩ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ: ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܦܫܩ ܬܩܢܐܝܬ
See Opera, t. ii., p. 867.

author: Gregory Nyssen
title: Two treatises of Gregory Nyssen
  author: Gregory Nyssen
  title: To Ablabius
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܐܒܠܒܝܣ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܟܕ ܚܕܐ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܡܘܕܝܢܢ ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܣܩܝܢܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܬ̈ܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ
  See Opera, t. iii., p. 15.
  It is imperfect, the missing portions being: p. 18 D, Καὶ οὐ πολλῆς ἄν τις δεηθείη πραγματείας-p. 20 D, πρὸς τὸ ζητούμενον βλέπειν τὴν κατασκευὴν τοῦ λόγου , and p. 24 A, τοῦ πατρὸς εἴναι μόνου,—p. 25 C, ὡς τοὺς δαρεικοὺς ἢ τοὺς στατῆρας .
  author: Gregory Nyssen
  title: To Eustathius
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܐܘܣܛܬܝܣ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܣܓܝܕܬܐ
  See Opera, t. iii., p. 6.

author: John the Monk
title: A treatise of John the monk on the soul, and on the division of the human passions, in the form of four dialogues with Eutropius and Eusebius
rubric: ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܡܫ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܦܫ̈ܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܕܫܐܠܘ ܐܘܣܒܝܣܐ ܘܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
See above, no. DLXXII., p. 452.
  author: John the Monk
  title: First Dialogue
  author: John the Monk
  title: Second dialogue
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܙܘ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܟܝܢܗ̇ ܘܕܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܗ̇
  author: John the Monk
  title: Third Dialogue
  author: John the Monk
  title: Fourth dialogue

author: Porphyry
title: Part of Porphyry's Introduction to the Categories of Aristotle
incipit: ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܓܘܐ̇. ܘܠܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܐܝܣܓܘܓܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܛܓܪܝܘܣ ܕܡܬܦܫܩ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ ܡܥܠܬܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ.
See Add. 14,658, fol. 71 a, col. a.

Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 88 leaves, a few of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 59, and 88. The quires, originally at least 12 in number, are signed with letters. The first is wanting, with the exception of a single leaf; and there are also lacunae after foll. 36, 38, 85, and 87. The number of lines in each page varies from 25 to 36.

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- Vellum, about 9 1/2 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 88 leaves, a few of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 59, and 88. The quires, originally at least 12 in number, are signed with letters. The first is wanting, with the exception of a single leaf; and there are also lacunae after foll. 36, 38, 85, and 87. The number of lines in each page varies from 25 to 36.

This volume is written in a rather peculiar, current hand of the viith or viiith cent.

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 DCCLXVIII 2:736-738