London, BL, Add. 14620
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/360, Add. 14,620, London, BL, Add. 14,620, BL Add MS 14620, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 800, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCC

[This manuscript contains: A list of Greek writers,On this and some of the following pieces see Dr. Sachau's article in the Hermes for 1869, Ueber die Reste der syrischen Uebersetzungen etc., p. 71. chiefly philosophers; Of the sign of the twins, Minos and Rhadamanthus; Secundus. Some account of Secundus ܣܩܘܢܕܘܣ Σεκοῦνδος , "the silent philosopher," and his interview with the emperor Hadrian; Isocrates. Isocrates, the discourse addressed to Demonicus; A short account of the various Greek translations of the Old Testament, and of the labours of Origen; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 24 items.]

Syriac

title: A list of Greek writers, chiefly philosophers
On this and some of the following pieces see Dr. Sachau's article in the Hermes for 1869, Ueber die Reste der syrischen Uebersetzungen etc., p. 71.
rubric: . . . ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܣܓܝ܀ ܣܘܩܪܛܝܣ ܘ ܦܠܛܘܢ ܘ ܐܪܣܛܛܠܝܣ ܘ ܗܘܣܝܕܘܣ ܘ ܐܘܡܪܘܣ ܘ ܩܦܠܝܢܘܣ ܘ ܣܘܠܘܢ ܘ ܬܐܘܓܢܝܣ ܘ ܗܪܩܠܝܣ ܘ ܦܗܪܩܠܝܣ ܘ ܐܘܩܠܝܕܣ ܘ ܣܘܦܪܢܝܩܘܣ ܘ ܦܝܬܘܓܘܪܘܣ ܘ ܕܩܠܝܢܘܣ ܘ ܏ܘܫ..
Imperfect at the beginning.

title: Of the sign of the twins, Minos and Rhadamanthus
rubric: ܐܬܐ ܕܬܐܡ̈ܐ

author: Secundus
title: Some account of Secundus, ܣܩܘܢܕܘܣ, Σεκοῦνδος, the silent philosopher, and his interview with the emperor Hadrian
ܫܠܡ ܣܩܘܢܕܘܣ: ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܫܬܝܩܐ
See Opuscula Graecorum veterum sententiosa et moralia, ed. J. C. Orelli, t. i., p. 208, and Sachau's Inedita Syriaca, p. ܦܕ .

author: Isocrates
title: Isocrates, the discourse addressed to Demonicus
rubric: ܐܣܘܩܪܛܝܣ ܪܗܛܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ: ܡܠܦ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܥܠܡܢܝܬܐ
incipit: ܒܨ̈ܒܘܢ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܢ ܐܘ ܕܘܡܢܝܩܐ܇ ܡܫܟܚܝܢܢ ܕܦܪ̈ܝܫܢ ܬܐܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܒܝ̣ܫ̈ܐ. ܘܣܓܝ ܦܪܝܫܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ̣̇ ܒܥܝܕܐ ܕܚܕ ܠܘܬ ܚܕ
See Add. 14,658 [...], fol. 155a .

title: A short account of the various Greek translations of the Old Testament, and of the labours of Origen
rubric: ܫܘܕܥܐ ܕܣܓܝ ܚ̇ܫܚ: ܡܛܠ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ: ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ: ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܬܦܫܩܘ: ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܥܒ̣ܪܝܐ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ
See Add. 14,601 [...], no. 14 .
Several Greek words are written on the margins.

author: Eusebius
title: Extracts from the sixth book of the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius
  author: Eusebius
  title: Chap. 16, concerning Origen
  rubric: ܫܘܕܥܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ: ܡܛܠ ܡܫܠܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ̣. ܡܢ ܕܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܩܣܪܝܐ. ܡܢ ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕ܏ܝܘ ܕ܏ܡ ܏ܕܘ ܕܐܩܠܝܣܝܣܛܝܩܐ̣. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܚ̇ܦܛ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܗ̣ܘ̣ ܐܘܪܓܢܝܣ ܥܠ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ
  author: Eusebius
  title: Chap. 17, concerning Symmachus
  rubric: ܡܢ ܕ܏ܝܙ ܥܠ ܣܘܡܟܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܪܓܡ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ
  author: Eusebius
  title: Chap. 25, concerning the Scriptural Canon of Origen
  rubric: ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕ܏ܟܗ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܕܟܪ ܐܘܪܓܢܝܣ ܠܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܡܬܩܒܠܝܢ ܒܥܕܬܐ.

author: Epiphanius of Cyprus
title: The treatise of Epiphanius of Cyprus on Weights and Measures
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܦܢܝܘܣ: ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ̣. ܡܛܠ ܟܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܡ̈ܬܩܠܐ ܘܡܢ̈ܝܢܐ܇ ܘܥ̣̈ܠܠܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ܇ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ
  title: A short section, explaining the occasion of the composition of the work
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܕܢܕܥ ܕܐܝܕܐ ܥ̣ܠܬܐ ܩ̤ܪܬ ܘܥ̣ܒܕ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ܇ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗܢܐ: ܕܡܛܠ ܟܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܡ̈ܬܩܠܐ ܕܒܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ
  title: A brief summary of the contents of those portions which more especially relate to weights
  rubric: ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܟܘܢܫܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܫ̈ܟܝܚܢ ܒܗ ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܬܩ̈ܠܐ
  title: A brief summary of the contents of those portions which more especially relate to measures
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܡܘܫܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ
  ܫܠܡ̤ܘ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ
  title: The treatise of Epiphanius of Cyprus on Weights and Measures
  The text differs in many respects, even in arrangement, from the Greek original.
  ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ: ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ: ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ: ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܐ: ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ: ܡܛܠ ܡܬܩ̈ܠܐ: ܘܟ̈ܝܠܐ: ܘܡ̈ܢܝܢܐ: ܘܦܘܫ̈ܩܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ܇ ܕܫܟܝܚܝܢ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ.
    title: List of the names of the seventy-two translators
    We find here, fol. 9 a, the same list of the names of the seventy-two translators as in Add. 14,601 [...], no. 15, a .
    title: Table of alphabets
    After mentioning the Hebrew alphabet of 22 letters (compare Opera, ed. Petavius, t. ii., p. 180 A), there is interpolated, fol. 13 b, a curious table of alphabets, regarding which see Land in the Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen Gesellschaft, Bd. xxii., p. 549.
    title: Sections on the names of places in Scripture
    rubric: ܡܛܠ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܘܟ̈ܬܢܝܐ̣ ܒܡܢܬܐ
    At the end of the treatise, there are sections on the names of places in Scripture. The margins of this part of the manuscript are crowded with Greek words.
    The margins of this part of the manuscript are crowded with Greek words.
    title: Sections on the names of the quarters of the heavens and of the stars
    rubric: ܡܛܠ ܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܟܘܟ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ
    The margins of this part of the manuscript are crowded with Greek words.

author: Basil
title: Admonition of Basil, addressed to those who are entering upon the ascetic life
rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ: ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ: ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢ̈ܫܝܢ ܕܡܫܪܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ
See Opera, t. ii., p. 295.

title: A grammatical treatise, on the parts of speech
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܓܪܡܛܝ̈ܩܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ
incipit: ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܚܟ̈ܝܡܝܗܘܢ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ̣. ܕܡܬܐܡܪܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܢܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܕܪܘܟܒܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ܀܀ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܪܗܛܐ ܕܪܘܟܒܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܘܕܥܐ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܫ̇ܠܡܢܐ܀ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܗ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܝܬܝ̈ܗ̈ܝܢ ܬܡܢܐ܀ ܗܿܢܘ ܕܝܢ܆ � ܫܡܐ. ܡܐܡܪܐ. ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ. ܫܪܝܬܐ. ܚܠܡ ܫܡܐ. ܡܩܕܡܘܬܐ ܣܝܿܡܐ. ܥܠ ܡܐܡܪܐ. ܐܣܪܐ܀ ܕܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܒܝܘܢܝܐܼ ܗܟܢ܀ ܐܘܢܘܡܐ. ܪܝܡܐ. ܡܐܛܘܟܝ. ܐܪܬܪܐ. ܐܢܛܘܢܝܡܝܐ. ܦܪܘܬܣܝܣ. ܐܦܝܪܝܡܐ. ܣܝܢܕܐܣܡܘܣ. ΟΝΟΜΑ. ΡΙΜΑ. ΜΕΤωΧΗ. ΑΡΘΡΑ. ΑΝΤΟΝΥΜΙΑ. ΠΡΟΘΕϹΙϹ. ΕΠΙΡΙΜΑ. ϹΥΝΔΕϹΜΟϹ. [The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 802.]

title: Explanations of a few Greek words
rubric: ܙܐܘܢ̣ ܚܝܘܬܐ. ܠܝܓܝܩܘܢ̣ ܡܠܝܠܐ. ܘ܏ܫ

author: Achudemes of Tagrīt
title: A treatise by Achudemes of Tagrīt, entitled "on the Composition of Man," viz., as consisting of soul and body
title: ܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܘܟܒܗ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ܀ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܐܚܘܕܡܝܗ
incipit: ܠܡܬܕܪܟܢܘܬܗ ܚܬܝܬܬܐ ܕܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܪܘܟܒܗ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ̣. ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܐܬܚܟܡ̇. ܕܢܕܪܟ ܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ ܟܣܝܘܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܒܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܡܛܠ ܓܝܪ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܬܪܝܢ ܡ̈ܢܘܢ ܡܦܠܓ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܕܦܓܪܐ: ܥܣܩܘܬܐ ܗܝ̣ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܢܩܘܡ ܥܠ ܒܨܬܐ ܚܬܝܬܬܐ ܕܥܘܩܒܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܕܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ. ܠܘ ܓܝܪ ܒܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܢܘܬܗ ܥܣ̣ܩ ܘܠܐ ܕܠܝܠ ܠܒܨܬܗ. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܒܩܢܘܡܬܢܘܬܗ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܝܚܝܕܝܬܐ ܘܠܚܘܕܝܬܐ܇ ܒܥ̇ܒܕܐ ܘܒܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܘܒܡ̈ܠܐ. ܕܐܝܟܢ ܕܝܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܗܢܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ: ܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܗ ܒܗܢܐ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܬܦܪ̈ܫܢ܇ ܘܡ̈ܬܦܠܓܢ ܒܕ̈ܝܠܝܬܐ ܘܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܗܝܢ ܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܒܕܝܠܗ̇. ܕܐܝܟܢ ܬܘܒ ܒܚܕܐ ܫܘܝܘܬܐ ܘܐܘܝܘܬܐ ܒܚܕܝܘܬܐ ܠܚܘܕܝܬܐ܇ ܐܬܝ̇ܢ ܠܚܕ ܣܘܥܪܢܐ ܠܚܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܘܕܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܠܐ̣. ܛܒ ܥܣܩܐ ܠܡ̣ܕܥ. ܏ܘܫ.
This is probably the work described by 'Ebēd-Yeshūa' as ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܘܟܒ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ; see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., p. 193.

title: A geographical treatise
ܫܠܡ ܫܪܒܐ: ܕܥܠ ܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܡܘܕܥ̣. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ ܦܢܝܬܐ: ܘܡ̇ܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇܀ ܐܬܟܬܒ ܒܫܩܠ ܛܥܢܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ܀
Imperfect at the beginning and in the middle.
In Add. 17,202 [...], fol. 187b , we find an older copy of the same work, entitled ܣܩܪܝܦܣ ܕܬܒܝܠ, σκάριφος τῆς οἰκουμένης, delineation of the habitable world , said to have been composed for Ptolemy Philometor.
It has been edited by Dr. Land, in his Anecdota Syriaca, t. iii., pp. 327—40; see also the preface, p. xxiii.

author: David of Beth-rabban
title: A treatise on the tenth chapter of Genesis
rubric: ܡܛܠ ܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ܇ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܢܘܚ: ܕܡܬܪ̈ܨܢ ܘܡܢܗܪ̈ܢ̣. ܠܕܘܝܕ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܒܢ
incipit: ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܢ̇. ܟܬ݂ܒܘ ܠܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܢܘܚ. ܘܐܦ ܚ̈ܕܚܕܢܐ ܦܫܩܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܕܝܢ ܩܣܪܝܐ̣. ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܬܘ̈ܠܕܬܐ ܚܘܝ. ܘܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ. ܡܠܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܗܝܪܬܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܚܦܝܘ܀ ܐܝܬܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܢܟܢܫ ܠܡܒܕܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܘܢܚܘܐ ܕܡ̇ܢܘܼ ܘܡ̇ܢܐ ܐܘܠܕ. ܘܐܝܢܘ̣ ܘܐܝܟܐ ܥ̇ܡܪ܀ ܏ܘܫ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., p. 254.
It is imperfect at the end, breaking off in the middle of a section on the names of the wives of the patriarchs, ܫ̈ܡܗܐ ܕܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ.

Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 30 leaves, the first of which is much mutilated. The quires, signed with letters, must have been originally at least 14 in number; but of these there now remain only the last leaf of ܝـ, the last eight leaves of ܝܐ, the whole of ܝܒ, the first eight leaves of ܝܓ, and three leaves of ܝܕ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 44 lines.

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- Vellum, about 9 3/4 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 30 leaves, the first of which is much mutilated. The quires, signed with letters, must have been originally at least 14 in number; but of these there now remain only the last leaf of ܝـ, the last eight leaves of ܝܐ, the whole of ܝܒ, the first eight leaves of ܝܓ, and three leaves of ܝܕ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 44 lines.

This volume is written in a neat, regular hand of the ixth cent.

9th 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 DCCC 2:800-803