London, BL, Add. 14636
source date: ixth or xth cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/395, Add. 14,636, London, BL, Add. 14,636, BL Add MS 14636

[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/396, Add. 14,636, foll. 1–56, London, BL, Add. 14,636, foll. 1–56, BL Add MS 14636, foll. 1-56, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 522, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXXII

[This manuscript contains: A collection of Funeral Sermons or Consolations for the Dead. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.]

Syriac

title: A collection of Funeral Sermons or Consolations for the Dead
rubric: ܥܠ ܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܟܬ݁ܒܝܢܢ ܒܘ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ.
  title: That death is common to all
  rubric: ܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܓܘܢܝܐ ܗܘ ܡܘܬܐ
  title: That dissolution is expedient for us
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܦܩ̣ܚܐ ܗܘ ܫܪܝܐ
  title: That the souls of believers are delivered into the hands of God; that there is a general resurrection of the dead; and that, by remembering death and the judgment, we should shun evil and do good deeds
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܫ̈ܬܠܡܢ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ̣. ܘܕܥܬܝܕܐ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܟܘܠܢܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܒܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܘܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܢܬܪܚܩ ܘܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܢܥܒܕ..
  title: Of these who are labouring under diseases
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܟܘܪ̈ܗܢܐ ܡܬܢܘܠܝܢ
  title: Funeral discourse for a child
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܛܠܝܐ
  title: For a priest
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܐ
  title: For deacons
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ
  title: For a virgin
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ
  title: For widows
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܡܠܬܐ
  title: For a wife
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܢܬܬ ܓܒܪܐ
  title: That death is a consequence of sin
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܗܘ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: from the commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew, hom. xxxi
  rubric: ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܬܝ
  See Opera, ed. Par. 1837, t. vii., p. 407, penult line, καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο κἀκεῖνο μάνθανε, κ.τ.λ.

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 56 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are six in number; and there are from 19 to 24 lines in each page.

56 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 56 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are six in number; and there are from 19 to 24 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.

- On fol. 56 a is the following note in a good Arabic hand:

(نظر) في هذا الكتاب واحد خاطي وكتب منه شيءِ (sic) قليل عن الاخبار الاوله

- On fol. 56 b is an older Syriac note, stating that the book once belonged to a priest named Yāyē:

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܝܐܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܨܠܐ.

9th or 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 DXXII 1:398

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/397, Add. 14,636, foll. 57–76, London, BL, Add. 14,636, foll. 57–76, BL Add MS 14636, foll. 57-76, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 873, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLXXIII

[This manuscript contains: A collection of short discourses. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 25 items.]

Syriac

title: A collection of short discourses
  title: Address of the priest or archdeacon to the people, when he wishes to preach or give an exhortation for the poor
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܘ ܪܝܫ ܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ̣. ܟܕ ܒܥ̇ܐ ܕܢܟܪܙ ܐܘ ܢܚ̇ܦܛ ܠܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ̣ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܥܡܠܐ
  title: Another address for the poor and strangers
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܘܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܢܓܐܠܝܘܢ ܘܫܠܝܚܐ
  title: Sermon for the poor
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
  title: An address for monks
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝ̇ܪ̈ܝܐ
  title: Another
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
  title: Of love of the poor
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
  title: Another discourse for the poor
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ
  title: Another
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
  title: Of love of the poor
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
  title: For the poor
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
  title: Another
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
  title: For monks
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
  title: Another
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
  title: For strangers
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ
  title: Another
  rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ
  title: Of the blind
  rubric: [var. ܕܡܛܠ] ܣܓ̈ܝܐܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ
  title: Of those who were rich, and have become needy
  rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܥܘܬܪܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܐܣܬܢܩܘ
  title: Another
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
  title: Of monks
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
  title: Of the blind
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܡ̈ܝܐ
  title: Of those who were in affluence, and have become poor
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ̣ ܥܠ ܗܢ̇ܘܢ ܕܒܟܗܝܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܐܬܡܣܟܢܘ
  title: Another
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
  title: Another
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ
  title: Of the poor
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 20 leaves (Add. 14,636, foll. 57—76), or two quires, signed with letters (ܟܒ, ܟܓ, and ܐ, ܒ). There are from 21 to 27 lines in each page.

20 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 20 leaves (Add. 14,636, foll. 57—76), or two quires, signed with letters (ܟܒ, ܟܓ, and ܐ, ܒ). There are from 21 to 27 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xth cent.

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

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 DCCCLXXIII 2:1019

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/398, Add. 14,636, foll. 77–82, London, BL, Add. 14,636, foll. 77–82, BL Add MS 14636, foll. 77-82, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 874, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLXXIV

[This manuscript contains: Prayers and short discourses. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

title: Prayers and short discourses
  title: Prayers for the people
  rubric: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡܐ
  title: Discourse for the poor and strangers
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ
  incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܢܣܒܪ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܐܘ ܢܬܪܥܐ̇ ܕܠܘ ܐܢܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܠܗ ܪܚܡܬ ܐܢܫܘܬܐ ܘܡܫܘܬܦܘܬ ܒܚܫܐ ܕܟܢ̈ܘܬܐ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ܇ ܏ܘܫ.
  title: For monks
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
  title: For the poor
  rubric: ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ
  title: Funeral discourse
  rubric: ܒܘܝܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ
  incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܒܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ: ܟܕ ܐܝܟ ܛܒܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܘܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܓܢ̱ܒܪܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܡܐ: ܐܝܬܝ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ̣ ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܗܘܢ (sic) ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ: ܠܘܩܕܡ ܡ̇ـ̣ܢ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܬܝܕܥܢܐ ܐܬܩܢ ܗܘܐ ܘܐܩܝܡ̇. ܕܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܡܬܗ̈ܘܢܢܐ ܘܐܘܣܝܣ ܗܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡ. ܏ܘܫ.

Six vellum leaves, about 7 in. by 5 1/4, with from 18 to 27 lines in each page (Add. 14,636, foll. 77—82).

6 ff.

- Six vellum leaves, about 7 in. by 5 1/4, with from 18 to 27 lines in each page (Add. 14,636, foll. 77—82).

They are written in a good, regular hand of the xth cent.

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 DCCCLXXIV 2:1020