London, BL, Add. 14635
source date: vith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/389, Add. 14,635, London, BL, Add. 14,635, BL Add MS 14635

[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.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/390, Add. 14,635, foll. 1–4, London, BL, Add. 14,635, foll. 1–4, BL Add MS 14635, foll. 1-4, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 565, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXV

[This manuscript contains: Gregory of Nyssa. Fragments of the Commentary of Gregory Nyssen on the Song of Songs. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-4
author: Gregory of Nyssa
title: Fragments of the Commentary of Gregory Nyssen on the Song of Songs
rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܣ
  Foll. 1a-3
  title: Part of hom. xv.
  See Opera, ed. 1638, t. i. p. 703, A, line 5, ὅταν ἐν καιρῷ ἀνοίχηται τὸ στόμα τοῦ λόγου, as far as p. 709, A, line 9, διὰ τὸν τῆς ὀγδόης φόβον, κ. τ. λ. .
  Foll. 3a-4
  title: Part of a homily expounding ch. vi. 10-viii. 14
  This homily is not found either in the edition of 1638, or in Migne's Patrol. Gr. The portion extant commences with the explanation of ch. vi. 12.

Four vellum leaves, 13 1/4 in. by 10 1/8, each page of which has three columns, and each column from 49 to 54 lines. The writing is a neat, regular Estrangělā of the vith cent.

Vellum

4 ff. 13 1/4 × 10 1/8

Each page has three columns, and each column from 49 to 54 lines.

The writing is a neat, regular Estrangělā of the vith cent.

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 DLXV 2:445

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/391, Add. 14,635, foll. 5–15, London, BL, Add. 14,635, foll. 5–15, BL Add MS 14635, foll. 5-15, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 568, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Evagrius of Pontus. Fragments of the works of Evagrius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 5a-15b
author: Evagrius of Pontus
title: Fragments of the works of Evagrius
  Foll. 5b-6
  title: Life of Evagrius
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ̇. ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
  Imperfect at the end.
  Foll. 6a-10
  title: A tract entitled of asceticism
  This tract is a translation of the tractatus ad Eulogium, but different from that in Add. 14,578, no. 3 [...] .
  Foll. 10a-12
  title: A tract entitled of the perfect life
  Imperfect both at the beginning and the end.
  Fol. 12
  title: The conclusion of the six centuries
  ܫܠ̣ܡܘ ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܕܥܬܐ̣. ܕܫܬ ܡܐ̈ܘܬܐ.
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 31, from fol. 143b to the end .
  Foll. 12b-14
  title: Part of Fragments of the works of Evagrius
  title: Part of Fragments of the works of Evagrius
  rubric: ܦܘܢܝ ܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܝ ܩܘܕܫܐ̣ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܕܡܢܣܝܢ ܠܢ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 4.
  Foll. 14a-15
  title: Part of the tract on the thoughts that are opposed to a pious life
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 6.
  Fol. 15a
  title: A tract, imperfect at the commencement
  explicit: ܗܟܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܫܝܛܘܬܐ ܘܨܥܪܐ ܘܥܩܬܐ̣ ܡܐܣܝܢ ܠܪܡܘܬܐ.
  Foll. 15a-15
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part of Fragments of the works of Evagrius
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 23.
  Fol. 15b
  title: Part of Fragments of the works of Evagrius
  title: Part of Fragments of the works of Evagrius
  incipit: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܡܟܝܟܘܬܗ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܩܢܘܡܗ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܠܐܚܪܢܐ̣. ܕܡ̇ܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܡ̇ܟܟ ܢܦܫܗ̇. ܘܫܩ̣ܠ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܥܒ̣ܕܐ

Vellum, about 12 1/8 in. by 9 1/2, consisting of 11 leaves (Add. 14,635, foll. 5—15), several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 5, 10, 11, 14, and 15. There are lacunae after foll. 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14. Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 36 to 40 lines. The writing is a fine, regular Estrangělā of the vith cent.

Vellum

11 ff. 12 1/8 × 9 1/2

- Several of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.5, 10, 11, 14, and 15.

- There are lacunae after foll.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14.

Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 36 to 40 lines.

The writing is a fine, regular Estrangělā of the vith cent.

See additions.

See additions.

- On fol. 5a there is a note, stating that the priest John, the son of Macarius, abbat of the Syrians in the desert of Scete, helped to bind this book,A. Gr. 1205, A.D. 894.

ܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܕܘܒܩܐ ܗܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܒܨܝܪܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܪ ܡܩܪܝ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩܝܛܝܣ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ̣ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ. ܟܬܒܬܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܬܝܢ ܏ܘܗ ♰

- Colophon

Underneath this, the same John has written in Coptic:

I pray the God of my fathers, remember my littleness, IJohn the little, priest, son of….Macarius…..(?). May Christ Jesus our Lord forgive me all my sins, because I have laboured at this holy book of Abba Evagrius.

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 DLXVIII 2:449-450

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/392, Add. 14,635, foll. 16–18, London, BL, Add. 14,635, foll. 16–18, BL Add MS 14635, foll. 16-18, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 541, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXLI

[This manuscript contains: Ephrem the Syrian. Metrical discourses of Ephraim, 330 in number. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 16-18
author: Ephrem the Syrian
title: Metrical discourses of Ephraim, 330 in number.
See additions.
If fol.18 really belongs to the same manuscript as foll.16 and 17, these leaves are all that are left of a large volume.
  Foll 16b-17
  author: Ephrem
  title: Madrāshē on the Church
  rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ̣. ܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܒܟ ܗܘ ܡܪܝ ܡܬܚ̇ܨܦ ܐܢܐ
  incipit: ܐ̣ܣܓܐ ܠܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܘܝܢܐ̣. ܕܚܢܩܘܗܝ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܠܒܘܝܢܢ.
  The first madrāshē is the only one remaining, beginning on fol.16b.
  Foll. 17a
  title: Part of Metrical discourses of Ephraim, 330 in number.
  author: Ephrem
  title: Part of Metrical discourses of Ephraim, 330 in number.
  Foll 17a-17b
  author: Ephrem
  title: Madrāshā
  rubric: ܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܘܬܢ ܒܚܘܒܗ
  incipit: ܐܡܛܪ ܡܪܝ ܠܬܪܥܝܬܝ̣ ܫ̈ܦܥܐ ܕܡܛܪܟ ܒܪܝܟܐ.
  Foll 17b
  author: Ephrem
  title: Madrāshā
  rubric: ܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܐܘ ܫ̈ܡܘܥܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܡܪ ܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܫܠܝܛ ܕܢܗܠܠ: ܦܘܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܕܢܫ̇ܒܚ.
  Foll 17b-18
  author: Ephrem
  title: Madrāshā to the same tune.
  rubric: ܒܪ ܩܠܗ
  incipit: ܐܬܕܟ̣ܪܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܗܫܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ. ܘܠܡܚܪ ܬܘܒ ܐܝܟܐ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܚܢܢ

Three vellum leaves, about 13 ¼ in. by 10, all slightly stained and torn (Add. 14,635, foll. 16—18). There are three columns, of from 38 to 42 lines, in each page. The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the vith cent., the probable date being A.D. 555. If fol. 18 really belongs to the same manuscript as foll. 16 and 17, these leaves are all that are left of a large volume

Vellum

3 ff. 13 1/4 × 10

- All of the leaves are slightly stained and torn.

- The first column of fol.18a has been cut away.

There are three columns, of from 38 to 42 lines, in each page.

The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the vith cent., the probable date being A.D.555.

See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

- Colophon Doxology

The first column of fol. 18a has been cut away. The second contains the conclusion of the colophon:

ܕܣܝܟܝܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ. ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܘܡܦܚܡܝܢ ܒܫܩܠܛܥܢܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ.

- Then follows a note, written in a smaller and more cursive character, stating that this manuscript was purchased by one Alexander, a monk of the convent of Sergius at —, A. Gr.866, A.D.555.

ܢܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܫܝܚܗ ܘܪܘܚܗ ܚܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܒܨܝܪܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ . . . ܐ ܕܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܙܒܢ ܠܗ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܢ ܕܝܠܗ ܘܡܢ ܡܪ̈ܗܛܘܗܝ ܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܘܗܝ ܘܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܚܒ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ. ܙܒܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܫܬ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܝܡ.

- The third column of the same page contains two notes, the first of which records the presentation of the book to the convent of — by the priest —, of the convent of Naphshāthā, in the time of the abbat Thomas.

ܐܫܬܟܢ ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ . . . ܕܐܫܬܟܢ ܡܢ ܡܢܚ ܢܦܫܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ . . . ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܘܗܝ ܕܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܫܝܫܐܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܕܝܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

- The other note is not quite so legible, but it shows that the book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara in the time of the abbat Salībā, when Abraham (Ephraim) was patriarch of Alexandria (i.e. A.D.977-981; See Renaudot, Hist. patr. Jacob. Alexandr., p. 366, and Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii. col. 476).

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ . . . ܐܒ̇݅ܪܗܡܦܛܝܪܟܝܣ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩܝܛܐ. ܟܠ ܕܡܦܩ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܪܐܬܚܬܚܪܡܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܡܝܢ.

probably AD 555

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 DXLI 2:414

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/393, Add. 14,635, foll. 19–20, London, BL, Add. 14,635, foll. 19–20, BL Add MS 14635, foll. 19-20, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 549, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXLIX

[This manuscript contains: Basil of Caesarea. Part of the second book of the treatise of Basil againstEunomius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

Foll. 19-20
author: Basil of Caesarea
title: Part of the second book of the treatise of Basil against Eunomius
See Opera (Paris, 1839), t. i., p. 353, line 2, τῆς ἀρχῆς ταύτης• Οὖ γὰρ τὴν ἀπὸ χρόνου ὕπαρξιν τὸ ἦν ὐποφαίνει, κ.τ.λ., as far as p. 357, line 38, Ως γὰρ ἐκεῖ ἀνόητον τὸ ἐρώτημα, ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀνάρχου καὶ ἀγεννήτου ζητεῖν τὸ ἀνώτερον; and p. 367, line 23, τοῦ κατὰ φύσιν Τιοῦ, κ.τ.λ., as far as page 372, line 3, τὸ σκότος πάντως• Εἰ τοίνυν ὄσον.

Two vellum leaves, about 13 ¼ in. by 10, both much torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 45 to 48 lines. The writing is good and regular, of the viiith or ixth cent.

Vellum

2 ff. 13 1/4 × 10

- Both of the leaves are much torn.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 45 to 48 lines.

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

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 DXLIX 2:419

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/394, Add. 14,635, foll. 21–24, London, BL, Add. 14,635, foll. 21–24, BL Add MS 14635, foll. 21-24, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 237, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Lessons from the Gospels for Passion Holy Week. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 21a-24
title: Lessons from the Gospels for Passion (or Holy) Week
rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
  Foll. 21a-22
  title: For Monday
  Foll. 22a-22
  title: For Tuesday
  Foll. 22b-23
  title: For Wednesday
  Foll. 23a-24
  title: For Friday

Four vellum leaves, about 12 5/8 in. by 10, all slightly stained and torn (Add. 14,635, foll. 21—24). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 30 lines. There is a lacuna between foll. 22 and 23. The writing is a stiff, regular Estrangela, probably of the xith cent.

Vellum

4 ff. 12 5/8 × 10

- All of the leaves are slightly stained and torn.

- There is a lacuna between foll.22 and 23.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 30 lines.

The writing is a stiff, regular Estrangela, probably of the xith cent.

Several of the rubrics are ornamented with gilding.

The word ܡܬܝ is written with blue paint on fol.23b

Green paint is also employed on foll.23b and 24a.

11th 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 CCXXXVII 1:176