London, BL, Add. 14629
source date: viiith or ixth cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/371, Add. 14,629, London, BL, Add. 14,629, BL Add MS 14629

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/372, Add. 14,629, foll. 1–24, London, BL, Add. 14,629, foll. 1–24, BL Add MS 14629, foll. 1-24, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 778, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCLXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Severus of Antioch. The concluding portion of an abridgment of the treatise of Severus of Antioch against Joannes Grammaticus, comprising book iii., chapp. xxxix.—xli.; John I., patriarch of Antioch. A Plerophoria, or Defence of the Faith, against the heresy of Julian of Halicarnassus , by John I., patriarch of Antioch; Of the fraudulent ordination of the Julianist bishops; How the above-mentioned Stephen made use of his episcopal dignity; Thomas, abbat of the convent of Mar Isaac. Letter of Thomas, abbat of the convent of Mar Isaac. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.]

Syriac

author: Severus of Antioch
title: The concluding portion of an abridgment of the treatise of Severus of Antioch against Joannes Grammaticus, comprising book iii., chapp. xxxix.—xli.
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܚܘ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܪܡܝܛܝܩܘܣ ܪܫܝܥܐ܀ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܘܼ. ܢܬܥܕܪ̣ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ. ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ݂ ܕܗܢܐ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܡܗܝܪ ܒܐܠܗܝ̈ܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ .. ܕܠܐܝ ܘܥܡ̣ܠ ܘܚܘܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܘܕܝܢ ܕܠܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܦܠܚܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܪܒܗܘܢ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ. . ܫ̣ܠܡ

author: John I., patriarch of Antioch
title: A Plerophoria, or Defence of the Faith, against the heresy of Julian of Halicarnassus, by John I., patriarch of Antioch
rubric: ܦܠܪܦܘܪܝܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܘܫܠܝܚܝܬܐ̣. ܘܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܓܠܝܬܐ ܕܗܪܣܝܣ ܫܟܝܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܗܓܓܝܐ̣. ܘܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܕܛܥܝܘܬܗ ܐܚܝܕܝܢ
incipit: ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ: ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ ܘܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ ܘܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ: ܥܡ ܟܠܗ ܡܘܠܝܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܘ: ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ: ܘܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܢܨܝܚ̈ܐ ܦܐܝܘܬ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐܝܬ ܡܢܗܪܝܢ ܘܡܦܪܓܝ̣ܢ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ̣ ܚܕܘ ܘܚܕܘ .ܘ. ܡܛܠ ܕܢܡܘܣܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܒܝܕ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܟܪܘܙܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܡܚܦܛ ܠܢ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ܇ ܕܐܟܪܙ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܩܘܡ ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܙܒܢܐ: ܐܟܣ ܘܟ̇ܘܢ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܡܓܪܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܢܝܚܘܬܐ̣. ܠܐ ܫ̇ܠܝܢܢ ܚܢܢ ܒܨܝܪ̈ܐ ܟܕ ܠܗܢܐ ܢܩ̇ܦܝܢܢ̇. ܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܒܟܠ ܙܒܢ ܠܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܡ̇ܥ ܠܢ̇. ܢܟܪܙ ܘܢܣ̇ܒܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  title: Demonstrations from various writers
  The writers are as follows: Athanasius, foll. 12 a and b, 14 a and b, 15 b, 17 b, 19 b. Ampliilochius of Iconium, foll. 13 b, 14 a, 17 b. Basil, foll. 15 a, 18 a. Chrysostom, foll. 13 a and b, 14 b, 16 b, 17 a and b, 20 a. Cyril of Alexandria, foll. 12 b, 13b, 14 a, 15 a and b, 16 b, 17 a and b, 18 b, 19 b. Cyril of Jerusalem, fol. 13 a. Ephraim, foll. 12 a, 18 a, 19 b. Epiphanius, fol. 14 a. Felix of Rome, fol. 12 a. Gregory Nazianzen, fol. 13 a. Gregory Nyssen, foll. 15 b, 18 b. Gregory Thaumaturgus, fol. 12 a. Isaac of Antioch, fol. 14 a. John of Jerusalem, foll. 16 a, 18 b. Julian of Halicarnassus, foll. 12 a, 13 a and b, 14 a, 15 a, 18 a, 19 a. Philoxenus of Mabug, foll. 17 a, 19 a. Proclus of Constantinople, fol. 15 b. Severianus of Gabala, fol. 13 a. Severus of Antioch, fol. 11 a. Theophilus of Alexandria, fol. 20 a. The Canons of the Councils of Nicaea and Antioch , fol. 21 a.

title: Of the fraudulent ordination of the Julianist bishops
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܙܐܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢ̈ܣܛܐ ܗ̈ܓܓܝܐ̣. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܝܕܝ̈ܥܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܫܘܕܥܘ ܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ
The names mentioned are

title: How the above-mentioned Stephen made use of his episcopal dignity
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ̣. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܬܚܫܚ ܐܣܛܦܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܒܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܘܬܗ̇. ܥܡ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܢܗ ܗܘܘ܀ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܝܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝ̈ܢܣܛܐ ܐܬܝ̣ܗܒܬ ܡܢ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܦܪ̈ܘܒܐ
  title: Stephen singly consecrated Barlaha, ܒܪܠܗܐ
  title: Stephen and Barlaha together consecrated Cassianus, ܩܣܝܢܐ
  title: Stephen's refusal to consecrate Zacharias as bishop of the convent of Mar Isaac of Gabula, ܓܒܘܠܐ, produced a quarrel with the monks of that convent
  title: Barlaha and Cassianus consecrated George bar 'Abshai, ܓܝܘܪܓܝ ܒܪ ܥܒܫ, and Daniel, ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܩܦܘܚܝܐ
  title: George bar 'Abshai and Daniel were subsequently deposed, A. Gr. 896, A.D. 585
  rubric: ܩܬܪܣܝܣ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܩܦܘܚܝܐ ܘܕܓܝܘܪܓܝ ܒܪ ܥܒܫܝ̣. ܕܗܘܬ ܡܢ ܩܣܝܢܐ ܘܒܪܠܗܐ̇. ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܦܝܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܦ ܫܪܪܘܗ̇ ܗ̣ܢ̇ܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܒܕܘܗ̣̇. ܘܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܓܒܗܘܢ̇ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ ܐܬܟܢ̇ܫܘ ܒܐܪ̈ܡܝ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ
  The form of deposition is given in full, with the signatures of Cassianus; Barlāhā; Thomas, abbat of the convent of Mār Isaac of Gabula, by the hand of the priest Thomas; Sergius, a priest of the same convent, by the hand of the deacon John; George, a priest of the convent of Mār Cyriacus of ܬܘܪܥܝ , on behalf of the abbat Theodore; John, abbat of the convent of Mār Cassianus of Gabula, by the hand of the deacon Thomas; Thomas, a priest of the convent of Mār 'Abda, on behalf of the abbat Berenicianus, ܒܪܢܩܝܢܐ ; David, abbat of the convent of Mār Zebīnā; Bar-ḥad-bĕ-shabbā of ܟܪܘܪܢ ; John, a deacon of the convent of the Laura, ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܝܓܬܐ , on behalf of the abbat George; Sergius, abbat of ܢܩܝܪܬܐ, in the district of Apamea; Jacob, a priest of the convent of ܚ̇ܠ̣ܨ on behalf of the abbat; and Sergius, abbat of the convent of ܦܣ̇ܝ at Khunasira, ܚܢܨܪܬܐ .

author: Thomas, abbat of the convent of Mar Isaac
title: Letter of Thomas, abbat of the convent of Mar Isaac
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܓܒܘܠܐ̣. ܠܘܬ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܬܪܥܝܬܗܘܢ ܕܒܡܕܢܚܐ
Imperfect at the end.
See Add. 12,155, no. xlix.

Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 24 leaves, of which two (foll. 1 and 8) are much torn. The original signatures of the quires do not appear. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 33 to 42 lines.

24 ff.

- Vellum, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 24 leaves, of which two (foll. 1 and 8) are much torn. The original signatures of the quires do not appear. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 33 to 42 lines.

The writing is neat and regular, of the viiith or ixth cent.

See additions.

- A note on fol. 5 a states that the book belonged to the abbat Bar-Yeshua, bishop of the Arabs in al-Jazira (Mesopotamia), and that it was written by one 'Ebed-Yeshua', whose name is recorded in arithmetical figures,

ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ̣. ܕܚܣܝܐ ܐܒܣ ܡܪܝ ܒܪܝܫܘܥ ܐܦܣܝܩܘܦܐ ܕܛܝ̈ܝܐ ܕܓܙܝܪܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܘܕܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ̇. ܣܪܛ ܕܝܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܐ̣. ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ. ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܫܒܚܬܐ ܘܒܬܘܠܬ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܘܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ̣. ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܪ̈ܚ̇ܡܝ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ܀ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܬܪܝܢ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܥܣܪܐ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܫܬܐ ܫܒܥܝܢ. ܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ̣ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܒܣ܀ ܘܥܠܝ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣ̇ܪܛܬ. ܘܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܬܥܕܠܘܢܢܝ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ. ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܕܛܥܘ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ. ܕܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܒܨܚܚܐ ܕܝܠܗ̣ ܗܟܢ ܟܬܒܬܗ. ܟܕ ܠܐ ܒܨ̇ܪܬ ܐܘ ܐܘ̇ܣܦܬ ܡܢ ܨܚܚܗ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܛܒܐܝܬ ܘܐܢ ܒܝܫܐܝܬ݂. ܐܝܟ ܕܐܫܟ̇ܚܬ ܒܨܚܚܐ̣ ܗܟܢ ܣܪܛ̇ܬ. ܏ܘܫ

- In the second column of fol. 5a there is an extract of somewhat later date, beginning:

ܘܝ ܠܗ ܠܡܢ ܕܛܡܪ ܒܗܬܬܐ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܕܚܛܐ ܘܡܬܦܪܣ ܕܢܛܥܐ ܠܚܙܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

8th or 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 DCCLXXVIII 2:754-756

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/373, Add. 14,629, foll. 25–31, London, BL, Add. 14,629, foll. 25–31, BL Add MS 14629, foll. 25-31, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 951, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCLI

[This manuscript contains: Part of a discourse on the persecutions and sufferings of the Christian martyrs; Part of the martyrdom of Cyprian and Justa. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

title: Part of a discourse on the persecutions and sufferings of the Christian martyrs
It is imperfect both at the beginning and end.

title: Part of the martyrdom of Cyprian and Justa
See Add. 12,174, no. 19.

Seven vellum leaves, about 9 3/4i n. by 6 1/4, all of which are much stained by water, and the last two much torn. The number of lines in each page varies from 33 to 37.

7 ff.

- Seven vellum leaves, about 9 3/4i n. by 6 1/4, all of which are much stained by water, and the last two much torn. The number of lines in each page varies from 33 to 37.

They are written in a good, Nestorian hand of about the ixth cent., with many Syriac vowel-points.

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

ca. 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 DCCCCLI 3:1111