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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1512, Add. 14,623, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,623, upper text, BL Add MS 14623, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 781, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXXXI

[This manuscript contains: John the monk. Selections from the writings of John the monk; Evagrius. Selections from the works of Evagrius; Jacob of Batnae. Letters of Jacob of Batnae; Ephraim. Letter of Ephraim to the monks who dwelt in the mountains; John Chrysostom. Extracts from the writings of John Chrysostom; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 66 items.]

Syriac

author: John the monk
title: Selections from the writings of John the monk
  author: John the monk
  title: On the Publican and the Pharisee
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܣܐ ܘܦܪܝܫܐ܇ ܕܒܗ ܡܚܘܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܗܘܐ܇ ܕܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܢܩܪܘܒ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ܇ ܪܚܡ ܡܟܝܟܐ.
  See Add. 12,170 [...], fol. 153a .
  author: John the monk
  title: On the Incomprehensibility of God
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ.
  See Add. 12,170 [...], fol. 190a .
  author: John the monk
  title: First discourse on Lent
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
  See Add. 12,170 [...], fol. 155a .
  author: John the monk
  title: Second discourse on Lent
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  See Add. 12,170 [...], fol. 157 b .
  author: John the monk
  title: On the Thursday in Passion (Holy) Week
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܪܙܐ
  See Add. 12,170 [...], fol. 160 b .
  author: John the monk
  title: On the Crucifixion
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܘܬܐ
  See Add. 12,170 [...], fol. 162 b .
  author: John the monk
  title: On our using diligence to live well
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܒܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܚ̈ܝܝܢ.
  See Add. 12,170 [...], fol. 186 a .
  author: John the monk
  title: On the same subject
  rubric: ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܒܐ ܕܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ
  See Add. 12,170 [...], fol. 187 b .

author: Evagrius
title: Selections from the works of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 14 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Dialogue between teacher and pupil, without title
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 24 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: On prayer, without title
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 38 b .
  author: Evagrius
  title: On silence, without title
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 37 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Admonition, without title
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 34 .
  author: Evagrius
  title: Letter
  incipit: ܐܝܕܥܬܟ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܢ̣. ܕܗܪܓ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ ܒܫܪ̈ܒܝ ܟܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Letter
  incipit: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܡܠܬܐ: ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܢܟܬ ܡܢ ܐܟܕܢܐ܇ ܠܘ ܣܓܝ ܚܫܐ ܡܣܝܒܪ: ܐܢ ܢܫܬܥܐ ܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܢܟܝܬ ܡܢ ܐܟܕܢܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Letters of Jacob of Batnae
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To Paul the solitary
  rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܠܦܘܠܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  incipit: ܠܚܣܝܐ ܘܪܚܡ̇ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܨܝܪܐ̣. ܒܝܫܘܥ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚܒܠܢܘܬܐ. ܘܦܪܘܩܐ ܕܟܠ̣ ܫܠܡ܀ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܓܢܣܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒ̣ܪܐ ܠܢ ܒܨܠܡܗ. ܘܕܬܪܬܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܬܢܝܐ ܕܐܝܕܗ̣ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܦܪܩ ܠܢ ܒܝܚܝܕܝܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: To his friend Simeon
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܡܚܒܢܗ
  incipit: ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܘܪܒܐ ܘܪܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ̣ ܡܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܚܒܢܟ ܒܡܪܢ ܫܠ̣ܡ .. ܘܡܛܠ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܟ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ̣ ܥܠܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܥܒܝܕ ܐܢܬ ܠܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ. ܘܩܪܝܒܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܠܟ ܒܪܬ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܐ: ܕܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܕܢܫܬܒܚ ܫܡܐ ܕܡܪܗ ܡܛܠܬܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Ephraim
title: Letter of Ephraim to the monks who dwelt in the mountains
rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܠܘܬ ܛܘܪ̈ܝܐ.
It is imperfect at the end, a portion of fol. 17 a having been left blank.
See Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, pp. xiv. and 113.

author: John Chrysostom
title: Extracts from the writings of John Chrysostom
rubric: ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Part a, without title
  incipit: ܐܓܘܢܐ ܗܘܓܝܪ ܪܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܠܗ ܥܠܝܠܝܢ ܚܢܢ. ܘܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܕܒܗ̣ ܕܠܘܬ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Part b, without title
  incipit: ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܢܛܥܐ ܒܢܦܫ̣ܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܦܪܘܣ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܝܚܐ ܢܓܒ̣ܐ ܠܢ. ܠܐܝܢܐ ܠܡ ܓܝܪ ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ̣ ܪܕܐ ܠܗ.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Part c, without title
  incipit: ܠܢ ܗܟܝܠ̣. ܕܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܘܕܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܡܛܠܬܗ ܕܣܒܪܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: From the discourse against the Jews
  rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܗܕܝܐ
  incipit: ܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܢܣ̣ܒܪܝܗ̇ ܠܡܠܬܢ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܐ ܠܡܦܪܫ ܙܒܢܐ ܡܢ ܙܒܢܐ̇. ܕܟܕ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܟ̇ܢܫ ܠܢ̇. ܚܢܢ ܫܒܩܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܚܢܝܗܘܢ̇. ܘܥܡ ܝܘ̈ܗܕܝܐ ܕܢܬܟܬܫ ܡܬܚܦܛܝܢܢ.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Part e, without title
  incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ̣ ܙܕܩ ܠܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ̣. ܠܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܥ̣ܗܕܝܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: From hom. i. on the Gospel of S. Matthew
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: From hom. iv. on the Gospel of S. Matthew
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: From the commentary on the Gospel of S. Matthew
  rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܓܚ̈ܟܝܢ
  incipit: ܕܒܟ̣ܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܪܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܙܒ̈ܢܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ. ܕܓܚ̣ܟ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܐܦܠܐ ܚܕܐ.
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Without title
  rubric: ܐܦ ܓܝܪ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܟܠܗ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡ̇ܠ̣ܝܢܢ: ܟܕ ܡܠܦܝܢܢ ܠܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܢܬܬܣܝܡ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܪܒܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܒܘܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Ephraim
title: Extracts from Ephraim
  author: Ephraim
  title: From a discourse against Bardesanes
  rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܪ ܕܝܨܢ
  See Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 132.
  author: Ephraim
  title: On virginity
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܫܠܘܚܝܗܝ ܐܘ ܦܓܪܐ܇ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܬܝܩܐ. ܕܣ̣ܢܐ ܗܘ ܟܠܗ.
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 92, V., no. 1.

title: The Apostolic Epistles, according to the Peshitta version
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܫܒܥ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ. ܚܕܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ. ܘܬܠܬ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ.
  author: S. John
  title: The three Epistles of S. John
  author: S. Peter
  title: The two Epistles of S. Peter
  author: S. James
  title: The Epistle of S. James
  title: The Epistle of S. Jude

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the prophet Jonah
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ ܢܒܝܐ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 312, no. 36

author: Severus of Antioch
title: Selections from the writings of Severus of Antioch
  title: Discourse on the hymn called the Trisagion
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܘܪܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܩܕܝܫܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܩܕܝܬ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ. ܩܕܝܫܬ ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܨܛܠܒܬ ܡܛܠܬܢ̣ ܐܬܪܚܡ ܥܠܝܢ.
  incipit: ܦܘܠܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܪܒܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܬܩܪܝ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܠܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩ̇ܒܠ: ܘܒܪܚܡܬ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ: ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܒܪܚܡܬ ܩܝ̈ܢܕܘܢܘ ܥܒ̣ܪ ܒܗ̣̇. ܏ܘܫ.
  title: From hom. epithron. ciii
  title: From hom. epithron. civ
  title: From hom. epithron. cv
  title: From hom. epithron. cvii
  title: From hom. epithron. cviii

author: Basil
title: Selections from the writings of Basil
  title: From the "Regulae brevius tractatae, interrog. cclxxiv."
  rubric: ܡܢ ܫ̈ܘܠܐܠܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ .. ܐܚ̈ܐ̣ ܐܡܪܝܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܢܫ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܘܫܛܝܐ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 729.
  title: Letter to the Recluses
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܒܝܫܐ
  incipit: ܛܒ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܠܢ ܛܒܐ ܕܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟܘܢ ܟܗܝܢܢ܆ ܗܢܝܢ ܚܦܛܢܢܝ ܕܐܣܘܚ ܠܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܒܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܡܠܬܝ̣. ܘܐܚܙܟܘܢ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܣܓܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܗ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: John Chrysostom
title: Consolatory discourse for the Dead by John Chrysostom
rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ
incipit: ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ ܡܦܣܝܢܢ ܕܩܫܝܐ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܒܝܒܝܗܘܢ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܘܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܡܬܬܥܝܩܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܓܠܙܐ ܡܢ ܚܙܬܐ ܐܡܝܢܬܐ ܘܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܒܝܒܝܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Abraham Nephtarenus
author: Evagrius
title: Selections from the writings of Abraham Nephtarenus
Here wrongly ascribed to Evagrius.
See fol. 58 b, margin.
  author: Abraham Nephtarenus
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part a
  incipit: ܪܚܡܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܡܪܓܙܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 464, no. 5
  author: Abraham Nephtarenus
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part b
  incipit: ܥ̇ܒܕܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܪܒܐ̣ ܫܪܪܐ
  See Assemani, no. 7.
  author: Abraham Nephtarenus
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part c
  incipit: ܗܠܟ ܐܚܝ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܚܕܬܐ̣ ܕܩܠܗ ܕܚܬܢܐ. ܣܝܡ ܒܓܘ ܠܒܟ ܫܪܪܗ̇ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܘܪܚܐ ܗܝ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ̣. ܕܡܣܩܐ ܠܟ ܠܫܡܝܐ.

author: Basil
title: Extracts from a treatise of Basil on the ascetic life
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
incipit: ܒܕܘܡܝܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܒ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ: ܕܐܡ̣ܪܬ ܕܠܐ ܣܦܩܐ ܗܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܩܢܝܐ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ: ܕܬܚܦܛܟ ܠܡܪܓ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܥܡܢ: ܐܠܐ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܐܝܠܦܬ ܥܘܡܪܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܒܫܪܪܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܟ ܕܝܠܟ ܗܘܬ ܗܕܐ̣. ܘܕܢܦܫܟ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܣܝܡ ܠܗ ܡܕܡ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܦܚ̇ܡ ܠܗ ܠܛܘܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܟ.

author: Nilus
title: Ascetic discourse of Nilus
rubric: ܡܡܠܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܐ. ܕܚܫܚ ܠܙܐܦ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܟܘܬܝ
incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ: ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܠܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܢܬܕܒܪܘܢ: ܘܕܐܝܟ ܐܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܠܡܗܘܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ: ܐܦܝܣܬܢܝ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܠܟ: ܏ܘܫ.
See nos. DCXXIII [...] . and DCXXIV [...]

author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
title: Letter of Philoxenus of Mabūg to Patricius of Edessa
rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܛܪܝܩ ܐܝܚܝܕܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Evagrius
title: Tract of Evagrius on the distinction of the passions
rubric: ܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ
incipit: ܗܠܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܕܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ. ܘܡܩܪ̈ܒܢܝܬܐ ܒܕܪܗܝܢ. ܘܩܕܡ ܟܠܢܫ ܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢ. ܠܗܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣܝܩܬܐ ܣܡܢܢ.

author: Cyril of Alexandria
title: Extracts from Cyril of Alexandria
  author: Cyril of Alexandria
  title: From the treatise on Worship in Spirit and in Truth
  rubric: ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܟܢܫܢ ܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ
  author: Cyril of Alexandria
  title: A short extract
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܙܕܩ ܕܢܫܬܐܠ ܡܢ ܚܘܫܒܐ ܕܡܕܥܐ ܘܕܠܒܐ ܕܒܢ ܕܝܗܒܝܢ ܠܢ ܛܘܒܐ.

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Two penitential canticles of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܣܝܡܢ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  title: The first
  incipit: ܐܘ ܕܩܪܢܝ ܘܙܡܢܢܝ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ. ܕܠܐ ܦܝ̇ܣܐ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ. ܠܐ ܬܪܦܝܢܝ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒ̈ܝܫܬܐ.
  title: The second
  incipit: ܏ܒܗ ܏ܒܩܠܐ ܒܥܠܕܪܐ ܨܢܝܥܐ ܡܢܬܦ ܠܝ. ܬܐ ܠܐܝܠܝ ܡܪܐ ܕܙܟ̈ܝܐ. ܚ̇ܒܬ ܠܝ ܥܕܪ ܠܚܝܒܘܬܝ܀.

author: Isaiah of Scete
title: Extract from Isaiah of Scete
incipit: ܣܓܝܘܬ ܡܡܠܐ̣ ܡܘܠܕ ܠܫܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܩܘܛܥܐ.

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 88 leaves, the last of which is slightly soiled and torn. The quires are nine in number, and were originally numbered from ܐ to ܛ, but by a later hand from ܓ to ܝܐ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 35 to 51 lines. This volume is palimpsest throughtout. See Add. 14,623, lower text [...] .

88 ff.

- Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 88 leaves, the last of which is slightly soiled and torn. The quires are nine in number, and were originally numbered from ܐ to ܛ, but by a later hand from ܓ to ܝܐ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 35 to 51 lines. This volume is palimpsest throughtout. See Add. 14,623, lower text [...] .

This volume is written in a good, current hand, and dated A. Gr. 1134, A.D. 823.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- A note on fol. 88 b informs us that this manuscript was written in the Thebaid of Egypt, by a Mesopotamian monk named Aaron, a native of Dārā, A. Gr. 1134 (A.D. 823), when Jacob was patriarch of Alexandria. [According to Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Jacob. Alexandria., p. 271, and Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 464, Jacob was not consecrated patriarch till A.D. 826.]

ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܬܒܐܝܣ .. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ. ܒܩܝܘܡܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ .. ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܓܙܝܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܕܐܪܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ. ܡܛܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠ ܒܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ .. ܫܢܬ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ ܒ̈ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܛܝ̈ܝܐ܀

- In another note on the same page we are told that this volume was presented, with nine others, to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by Isaac, Daniel and Solomon, monks of the Syrian convent of Mār Jonah in the district of Marīs (مَرِّيسَة) or Mareia, when Cosmas II. [See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Jacob. Alesandr., p. 295; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 469.] was patriarch of Alexandria and John III. [See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 348; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1374.] of Antioch (consequently between A.D. 851 and 859).

ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܘܫܠܡܘܢ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܢܢ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܪܝܣ ܕܫܟܢܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܬܫܥܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܕܢܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܟܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܗܘ ܙܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ. ܥܠܘ ܕܝܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܦ̈܏ܐܛܪ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܣܡܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܘܒܝܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܣܒܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܥܝܕܝ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

- Between the above notes there are written in a good Arabic hand the words �, i.e. خَوَاصُّ النَّفْس الخَطَر والذِّهْن والفِكْرة والفَهْم والعَقْل، [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. 766.]

AD 823 AG 1134

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 DCCLXXXI 2:762-766

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1513, Add. 14,623, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,623, lower text, BL Add MS 14623, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 781, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXXXI

[This manuscript contains: Ephrem. Works of Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

author: Ephrem
title: Works of Ephraim
  author: Ephrem
  title: Discourses against false doctrines, addressed to Hypatius
  author: Ephrem
  title: Discourses against false doctrines, addressed to Domnus
  The titles of some of the discourses can still be read with ease; e.g. fol. 55 b, ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܪܩܝܘܢ܀ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܪܕܝܨܢ; fol. 56 a, ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܪܩܝܘܢ܀ ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܪܩܝܘܢ.
  author: Ephrem
  title: On viriginity
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܫܠܘܚܝܗܝ ܐܘ ܦܓܪܐ ܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܬܝܩܐ
  See Add MS 14,623, upper text [...], no. 6, b .

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 5/8. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add MS 14,623, upper text [...] ), and the miserable monk Aaron deserves the execration of every theologian and Syriac scholar, for having destroyed a manuscript of the vith cent., written in three columns, containing works of Ephraim, some of which are as yet unedited. Fortunately a portion of it (nineteen leaves) escaped his ruthless hands, and now forms a part of Add. 14,574 [...] (see no. DXXXV [...] .).

88 ff.

- Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 8 5/8. This volume is palimpsest throughout (see Add MS 14,623, upper text [...] ), and the miserable monk Aaron deserves the execration of every theologian and Syriac scholar, for having destroyed a manuscript of the vith cent., written in three columns, containing works of Ephraim, some of which are as yet unedited. Fortunately a portion of it (nineteen leaves) escaped his ruthless hands, and now forms a part of Add. 14,574 [...] (see no. DXXXV [...] .).

6th 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 DCCLXXXI 2:762-766