London, BL, Add. 14632
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/382, Add. 14,632, London, BL, Add. 14,632, BL Add MS 14632, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 695, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXCV

[This manuscript contains: Isaac of Nineveh. The first half of the works of Isaac of Nineveh. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 75 items.]

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author: Isaac of Nineveh
title: The first half of the works of Isaac of Nineveh
rubric: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝܠܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ: ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܦ̇ܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝ݊ܣܚܩ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܘܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ: ܕܪܘܚܢܐܝܬ ܡܠܠ ܘܣ̣ܡ ܠܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܡ̈ܓܠܐ: ܨܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܦܢܗ (ܬܥܕܪ ܠܢ ܐܡܝܢ
ܫܠܡܸܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ܀ ܫܒܩܘ ܠܝ܀ ܏ܘܫ
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Six discourses on the ascetic life and character
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܫܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ̇ ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܫܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܵܩ
  See Add. 14,633 [...], no. 1, a—f.
    author: Isaac of Nineveh
    title: Part a
    author: Isaac of Nineveh
    title: Part b
    author: Isaac of Nineveh
    title: Part c
    This includes Assemani's sermm. 3, 5, 6 and 7 (Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 449); but serm. 4 is omitted.
    author: Isaac of Nineveh
    title: Part d
    author: Isaac of Nineveh
    title: Part e
    author: Isaac of Nineveh
    title: Part f
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 2
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܠ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ܀ ܟܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܡܢܗ ܘܠܗ ܒܦܣ̈ܘܩܐ ܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܥܠ ܙܢܐ ܕܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
  For this and the following numbers, as far as no. 14, see Add. 14,633 [...], no. 2—14.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 3
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 4
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 5
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 6
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 7
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 8
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 9
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 10
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 11
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 12
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 13
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 14
  Imperfect at the end.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 15
  See Add. 14,633 [...], no. 24.
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 16
  See Add. 14,633 [...], no. 25.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 17
  See Add. 14,633 [...], no. 26.
  Imperfect at the end.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 18
  See Add. 14,633 [...], no. 31.
  Very imperfect.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 19
  See Add. 14,633 [...], no. 32.
  Imperfect at the beginning and elsewhere.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 20
  For this and the following numbers, as far as no. 42, see Add. 14,633 [...], no. 33—55.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 21
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 22
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 23
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 24
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 25
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 26
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 27
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 28
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 29
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 30
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 31
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 32
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 33
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 34
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 35
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 36
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 37
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 38
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 39
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 40
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 41
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part 42
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Of Patience
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܕܟܡܐ ܫܟܝܚ ܠܗ̇ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 458, lib. iii., serm. 38.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Of those who live nigh unto God, and pass all their days in the life of knowledge
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܩܪܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚ̇ܐܝܢ ܘܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܗܘܢ ܡܫܡܠܝܢ
  See Assemani, p. 459, lib. iv., serm. 13.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Profitable discourse
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ
  See Assemani, p. 459, lib. iv., serm. 14.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: That it is improper for us, without necessity, to desire or look for any manifest sign through us or to us
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܢܩܐ ܠܡܪܓ ܐܘ ܠܡܒ̣ܥܐ ܕܐܬܸܐ ܡܕܡ ܓܠܝܬܐ ܒܐܝܕܢ ܐܘ ܠܘܬܢ ܬܫܬܡܫ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ
  See Assemani, p. 450, lib. ii., serm. 10.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Why God permits those that love Him to be tempted
  rubric: ܕܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܫ̇ܒ̣ܩ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܐ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚ̇ܡܘܗܝ
  See Assemani, p. 450, lib. ii., serm. 9.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: That from the thoughts which stir within him, a man may recognize to what grade (of holiness) he has attained
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܢ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܡܬܬܙܝܥܝܢ ܒܗ ܡܫܬܘܕܥ ܐܢܫ ܕܒܐܝܕܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܩܐ̇ܡ
  See Assemani, p. 460, lib. iv., serm. 15.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Why men, who are endowed with intelligent souls, contemplate spiritual things according to the density of their bodies? etc.
  rubric: ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܢܝܢ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܡܬܒܩܝܢ ܒܨ̈ܒܘܬܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܝܘܬܐ ܕܓܘܫ̈ܡܐ: ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܢܬܥ̇ܠܐ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ̣. ܘܕܡ̇ܢܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܪܪܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܡܢܗ̇. ܘܕܐܡܬܝ̣ ܘܒܡ̇ܢܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܢܟܬܪ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ
  See Assemani, p. 449, lib. ii., serm. 8.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Of the various changes that happen to the mind, and are tested by prayer
  rubric: ܥܠ ܫܘܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܢܩܝܦܝܢ ܠܪܥܝܢܐ̇ ܘܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܬܒܚܪܝܢ
  See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 29, and also p. 450, serm. 12.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Of circumspection and the kinds of actions by which a man may gain a becoming grade (of holiness)
  rubric: ܙܘܗܪܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܡܠܦ ܥܠ ܙܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܛܟܣ̈ܝ ܙܢܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ̣ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܩܸܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܛܟܣܐ ܦܐܝܐ ܠܩܢܘܡܗ
  incipit: ܬܝܒܘܬܐ̣ ܐܡܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ. ܦ̇ܬܚܐ ܠܢ ܕܝܢ ܬܪܥܗ̣̇ ܒܝܕ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܠ
  See Assemani, p. 458, lib. iii., serm. 42.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Letter to a friend
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܠܚܒܝܒܗ̣ ܘܡܘܕܥ ܒܗ̇ ܡܕܡ ܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܫܠܝܐ̇. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܡܗܡܸܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܦܣܝܢ ܒܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܬܡܝܗܐ. ܕܣܘܓܐܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܥܝܕܐ ܐܚܝܕܝܢ ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܩܠܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܝܘܒܠܐ ܕܪܕ̇ܐ ܒܝܬ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ̣. ܥܡ ܟܘܢܫܐ ܕܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܕܚ̇ܫܚ ܠܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܫܠܝܐ
  See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 34.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Definitions of intelligibles, and what is the use of each of them
  rubric: ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ: ܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܬܝܕܥܢܝܬܐ̇ ܕܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܚܫܚܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܠܗ̇: ܠܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܢܝܢ
  See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 35.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Brief chapters
  rubric: ܪ̈ܫܐ ܡ̈ܣܝܟܐ
  incipit: ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܡܬܪܓܫܢܝܬܐ ܝܚܝܕܐܝܬ ܒܝܕ ܚܝܠܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܚܙܘܝܐ̇ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܒܣܝܠܘܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܡܘܚܐ ܡܫܬܡܪ ܠܘܬܗ: ܒܠܥܕ ܕܢܫܬܘܬܦ ܥܡ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ̣. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܬܩܒ̇ܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: How the discreet should sit in silence
  rubric: ܕܐܝܟܢ ܙܕܩ ܠܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ ܠܡܬܒ ܒܫܠܝܐ
  See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 36.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: That the state of our (spiritual) life may be understood from the changes of our mind, etc.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܢ ܡܢ ܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܢ ܢܣܬܟܠ: ܘܥܠ ܣܓܝܐܘܬ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܥܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܣܬܡܸܟ ܫܒܪܐܝܬ̇ ܐܠܐ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܢ ܢܕܥ ܐܝܟ ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ̣ ܡܢ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܒܟܣܝܐ ܡܬܪܓܸܫ ܒܗ̇ ܝܘܡ ܡܢ ܝܘܡ. ܘܥܠ ܛܟܣܐ ܩܛܝܢܐ ܕܝܕܘܥܬܢܘܬܐ
  See Assemani, p. 453, lib. ii., serm. 37.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Of the effects wrought by grace
  rubric: ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܕܝܠܗܝܢ ܕܡܥܒ̈ܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܗܘܝ̤ܬ ܣܐ̇ܡ ܐܬ̤ܐ ܒܢܦܫܟ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܘܡܬܒ̇ܩܐ
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Of the knowledge of the truth, and of temptations; etc.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܝܥܕܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܘܥܠ ܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܙ̇ܕܩ ܠܡܕܥ ܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ. ܕܠܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܡܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܒܨܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ̣. ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܫܬܘܝܘ ܠܠܐ ܚܫܘܫܘܬܐ ܙܒܢܢܝܬܐ ܘܡܛܘ ܠܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܬܪܥܝܬܐ: ܘܩܪܒ̤ܘ ܠܘܥܕܐ ܕܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܡܢܬܢܝܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܡ ܡܝܘܬܘܬܐ ܟܕܝܢܐ: ܘܡܛܝܘ ܠܥܘܠܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܒܗܢܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܡ̇ܦ̣ܣ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܟܕܝܢܘܬ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܥܡ ܒܣܪܐ ܚܫܘܫܐ̣. ܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܟܬܘܫܐ̣ ܘܡܬܫܬܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܫܐ̣ ܡܛܠ ܦܓܪܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܒܐܡܝܢܘ ܐܦ ܡܫܬܒܩܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ̣ ܡܛܠ ܩ̣ܢܛܐ ܕܪܡܘܬܐ ܒܚܕܚܕܢܝ̈ܬܐ. ܘܟܡܐ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܬܥܒܪܝܢ ܘܒܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܐܣܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ̣ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܩܒܠܐ ܠܗܘܢ
  See Assemani, p. 453, lib. ii., serm. 38.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Of Repentance
  rubric: ܪܥܝܢܐ ܟܢܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܣܘܩܐ̣ ܥܡ ܣܘܟܠܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ
  incipit: ܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܢܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܣܘܩܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܕܢܘܕܥܢ ܕܒܟܠܥܕܢ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܘܕܐܝܡܡܐ̣ ܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܣܢܝܩܝܢ ܚܢܢ
  See Assemani, p. 453, lib. ii., serm. 39.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Questions regarding the definition of the virtues, and the end of the whole ascetic life; etc.
  rubric: ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܣܟܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܪܗܛܐ: ܘܥܠ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ̣ ܕܗܘ̣ܝܘ ܓ̇ܡܪ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ̇ ܘܩ̇ܒܥ ܒܗܘܢ ܕܘܡܝܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ̇ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܬܝܪܐ̇ ܕܐܫܦܥ ܥܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ
  See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 30.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Of the secret grades, and of their powers and operations
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܘܫܚ̈ܬܐ ܟ̈ܣܝܬܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܠܐ ܘܡܥܒ̈ܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܗܝܢ.
  incipit: ܗܠܝܢ ܐܚܝ̣ ܢܬܚ̈ܬܬܢ ܠܟ. ܕܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ: ܘܡܩܕܡܘܬ ܒܘ̈ܕܩܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ̈ܬܐ: ܘܪܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܢܣ̈ܝܘܢܐ: ܘܢܘܚܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ: ܘܙܟܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܚܫ̈ܐ: ܘܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܚܕܐ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ: ܘܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܡܠܸܐ ܙܒܢ ܕܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ: ܘܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܘܪܬܚܐ ܕܪܘܚ: ܘܚܕܘܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ: ܘܟܠ ܫܐ̈ܠܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܒܟܠ ܙܢܐ ܕܢܥ̣ܒܕ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܠܐܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܕܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ̇ ܒܢܝܫܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܘܚܢܓܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ̣. ܡܬܪܟܸܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܗ̣ܘ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Short sentences
  rubric: ܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ
  incipit: ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܠܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ̣ ܐ̇ܡܪ. ܫܘܠܚܘܗܝ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Another section
  rubric: ܪܫܐ ܗܢܐ݂ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܡܠ̤ܐ
  incipit: ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܚܠܫܐ ܨܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܚ̈ܝܐ̣. ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܠܒܘܟ ܠܟ. ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 31.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: On the advantage of fleeing from the world
  rubric: ܥܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ̇. ܕܒܒܘܚܢܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܬܦܪܣܘܗܝ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܠܦܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ
  See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 32.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: How the inward emotions change with the change of the outward life
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܩ̇ܢܝܢ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܟ̈ܣܝܐ ܥܡܗ ܕܫܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܠܒܪ
  See Assemani, p. 452, lib. ii., serm. 33.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Of nightly vigils
  rubric: ܥܠ ܫܗܪܐ ܕܠܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܙܢܝ̈ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܕܒܗ. ܘܕܠܐ ܙܕ݁ܩ ܕܢܝܫܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܡܘܠܝܐ ܕܟܡܝܘܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ̣. ܐܠܐ ܚܐܪܐܝܬ݂ ܘܒܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܦ̇ܠܚܝܢ ܥܡ ܐܒܘܗܘܢ ܒܣܘܘܚܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ. ܘܕܟܡܐ ܝܩܝܪ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܫܗܪܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ: ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܠܗܢܘܢ ܕܓ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܥܡܠܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܢܪܕܘܢ ܒܗ̣ ܘܥܠ ܫܘ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܠܗܘܢ ܡܫܬܸܘܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܥܠ ܐܓܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܟܘܢܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ
  See Assemani, p. 460, lib. iv., serm. 16.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Reply to a question of a brother
  rubric: ܦܝܣܐ ܕܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܕܬܒܥܗ ܕܠܡܢܐ ܟܕ ܡܪܢ ܠܕܘܡܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܝ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܠܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܬ݁ܚ̣ܡ. ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܫܠܝܐ ܡܝܩܪܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢܗ̇. ܘܡܦܣ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܕܐ̣. ܘܕܠܐ ܙܕ݁ܩ ܠܡܗܡܝܘ ܒܐܠܝܨ̈ܐ ܘܒܡܪ̈ܥܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܩܪܝܒܝܢ
  See Assemani, p. 458, lib. iii., serm. 41.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Of humility
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܟܡܐ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܩ̇ܢܝܐ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ. ܘܟܡܐ ܪܡ ܕܪܓܗ̇.
  See Assemani, p. 453, lib. ii., serm. 43.

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 149 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 45—49, 52, 53, 60, 61, 68, 70, 99, and 149. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 18 in number, of which the first two are lost, and ܘ, ܙ, and ܚ are very imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 519, and 78. The number of lines in each page varies from 26 to 33. The place of the two lost quires has been supplied by 17 paper leaves (foll. 1-17).

149 ff.

- Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 149 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 45—49, 52, 53, 60, 61, 68, 70, 99, and 149. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 18 in number, of which the first two are lost, and $ܘ , $ܙ and $ܚ are very imperfect.

This folume is written in a good, Nestorian hand, with occasional Syriac vowels, and seems to be of the xth cent.

Foll. 1-17 are written in an ordinary, current hand, with Greek vowels, of about the xiiith cent.

See additions.

- On fol. 1 b there is a note, rather carelessly written, stating that the manuscript belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, and that the first two (paper) quires had been copied by one Rabban Matthew, of Tur-ʾAbdīn , during the time that Rabban Joseph was abbat, from another manuscript, which was then in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, but which had been since conveyed by the abbat Constantine,—the first of the name, not the second,—to the convent of S. Antony, with a silver cross. He died there, and neither the book nor the cross had been restored to their rightful owners. It is also stated that, at the time when this note was written, there were many Syriac manuscripts in the convent of S. Paul, which is near that of S. Antony. This convent once belonged to the Syrians, but had subsequently been seized by the Copts.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ. ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܠܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܦܩܝܗܝ ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܣ̇ܥܐ ܢܬܬܕܝܢ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ ܐܡܝܢ. ܘܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܘܪ̈ܣܐ ܕܘܪܩ ܕܟܬܝ̣ܒܝܢ ܒܫܘܪܝܗ ܟܬ݂ܒ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܪܒܢ ܡܬܝ ܕܡܢ ܛܘܪ ܐܒܕܝܢ (sic) ܕܥܡ̣ܪ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܙܒܢܗ ܕܪܒܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܡܥܓܪܐ (sic) ܘ܏܏ܩܕ. ܘܟܬܒ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܢܘܣܟܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܙܒ̣݁ܢܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ. ܒܙܒܢ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܘ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܗܘܘ ܒܫܡܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ̣ ܘܗܢܐ ܟܕ ܣܒ̣ܥ ܡܢ ܪܝܫܢܘܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܢ ܩܝ̈ܢܕܘܢܣܐ ܘܥܝ̈ܛܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܪܥܝܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܫ̇ܢܝ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥ̣ܪܩ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܘܢܣ̣ܒ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܥܡܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܢܬܦ̇ܪܓܐ ܒܗ ܘܟܢ ܢܗ̇ܦܟܝܘܗܝ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ. ܓܕܫ ܘܐܬܟܪܗ ܬܡ̇ܢ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܢ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܥܢ̣ܕ ܬܡܢ ܘܦ̣ܫ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܗܢܐ ܬܡ̇ܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢ. ܘܬܘܒ ܢܣ̣ܒ ܥܡܗ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܦ̣ܫ ܬܡܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢ. ܐܠܗܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܢܣ̣ܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܢܒ̇ܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܘܢܬܚܫܚ ܒܗܘܢ ܥܕ ܙܒܢܐ ܘܢܗܦܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܘ ܢܝܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܗܪܟܐ. ܘܒܕܓܘܢ ܡܛܐ ܩ̣ܨܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܫ̇ܢܝ ܘܫܒ̣ܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܕܝܪܐ܀ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܝܕܥ̇ܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܒܬܪܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܦ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܦܘܠܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܢܛܘܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܗܘܬ ܠܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܗ[ܕܐ] ܘܐܝܬ [ܬܡܢ] ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢ. ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܥܬܝـ[ـܕ] ܙܒ݁ܢ̣ܐ ܘܐܬܓܪܕܝܘ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ. ܚܛܦܘܗ̇ ܐܝܓܦ̈ܛܝܐ. ܐܠܐ ܘ . . . ܠܝܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܒ̇ܚܢ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܢܦܪܩܝܗ̇ ܡܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܣܟܐ ܨ̇ܠܘ ܥܠܝܢ ܒܒܥܘ.

- On fol. 2 a we find, among other short sentences, the following:

ܒܪܝܟ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܠܟܘܣܝܬܐ ܫܩܠ ܡܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܒܙܚ ܒܗ̇

- On fol. 2 a there is also the following recipe for the manufacture of ink, such as "the Egyptian fathers, who lived in this desert of Scete, used for writing."

ܐܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܚܒܪܐ ܕܪܩ. ܣܒ̣ ܩ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܥܩܪܐ ܕܩܝܣܐ ܕܫܟܝ̣ܚ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܐܪܛܐ: ܘܕܘܩܗ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܪܓܝܐ. ܘܒ̇ܫܠܝܗ ܥܠ ܢܘܪܐ ܛ̇ܐܒܐܝܬ ܒܚ̇ܡܪܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ ܘܒܚ̇ܠܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ. ܘܟܢ ܢܩ̇ܝ ܘܣܝ̣ܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܫܚܪܬܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܘܨܡܓܐ ܥܪܒܝܐ. ܕܡܢܗܝܢ ܟܬܒܝܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܩܛܝ. ܘܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܐܚܝ.

"If you wish to make ink for parchment, take parings of the root of a tree which grows in this desert, called arṭā (أَ‎رْطا), and pound them whilst fresh, and boil them well on the fire in black (red) wine and vinegar made from wine. Then strain, and add a little vitriol and gum arabic (صَمْغ عَرَبي)."

- On fol. 17 b there is another recipe for the same purpose, but written by a different hand.

ܐܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܬܥ̣ܒܕ ܕܝܘܬܐ ܕܪܩ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܚܒܪܐ. ܕܘܩ ܥܦ̈ܨܐ ܐܝܟ ܚ̈ܡܨܐ ܘܣܝ̣ܡ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܚܲܠܐ ܘܚܲܡܪܐ ܬܩܝܦܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܡܨܝܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܏ܓ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܢܩ̇ܝ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܣܝ̣ܡ ܒܡܐܢܐ ܘܐܪܡܐ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܙܐܓ ܘܟܢ ܟܬܘܒ.

"If you wish to make ink for parchment, pound galls of the size of peas, and pour over them vinegar and strong wine, as much as you can. After three days strain and put into a vessel, and throw in a little vitriol (زاگ) and then use for writing."

10th 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 DCXCV 2:576-581