London, BL, Add. 14637
source date: About the end of the 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/399, Add. 14,637, London, BL, Add. 14,637, BL Add MS 14637, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 818, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXVIII

[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.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1451, Add. 14,637, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,637, upper text, BL Add MS 14637, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 818, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXVIII

[This manuscript contains: An ascetic discourse; Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian fathers; Macarius the Great. Selections from the writings of Macarius the Great; An extract entitled the doctrine of the holy Fathers; Basil of Caesarea. An Extract from Basil; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 22 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: An ascetic discourse
Imperfect both at the beginning and the end.

title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian fathers
  title: Of Love
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ
  title: Of the seers of visions
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܙܝܝ ܚܙܘ̈ܢܐ

author: Macarius the Great
title: Selections from the writings of Macarius the Great
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: A Letter
  rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ
  incipit: ܗܫܐ ܬܠܬ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܟܬܪ̈ܢ. ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܣܒܪܐ ܘܚܘܒܐ. ܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܘܣܓܝ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܨܒܘܬܗ ܕܚܘܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: A letter
  rubric: ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ
  incipit: ܢܬܘܒ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: A Letter
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ ܐܬܬܥܝܪ̈ܘ ܘܐܙܕܗܪ̈ܘ
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: Extract
  incipit: ܬܘܒ ܐܫܬܐܠ ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܕܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܣܛܢܐ ܡܫܬܕܪ ܕܢܩܪܒ ܥܡ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ. ܚܐܦܗ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܝ̣ܫܐ̣ ܠܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܚ̇ܐܪ ܒܠܚܘܕ܆ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܕ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܠܗ ܣܓܕܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: On Prayer
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ
  incipit: ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܟܕ ܩ̇ܐܡ ܐܢܬ ܐܘ ܓܗܝܢ ܐܢܬ: ܐܘ ܣ̇ܐܡ ܐܢܬ ܒܘܪܟܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ: ܏ܘܫ

title: An extract entitled the doctrine of the holy Fathers
rubric: ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
incipit: ܪܚܡܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܪܓܙܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܕܡܦܗܐ ܠܗܘܢܐ. ܘܡܫܪܓܠ ܠܚܙܬܐ

author: Basil of Caesarea
title: An Extract from Basil
rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܙܗܝܘܬܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
incipit: ܝܕܥܝܬܘܢ ܗܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ܆ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܒܡܕܥܐ ܥܠ ܙܗܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ

author: Evagrius
title: Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: Selection 1
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܕܝـ[ـܪܝܘܬܐ] ܘܫܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܗ̇. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܡܬܩ̇ܢܝܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 10.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Selection 2
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 13.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Selection 3
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 15.
  author: Evagrius
  title: An Extract
  incipit: ܠܘ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܡܫܟܚܝܢܢ ܕܢܫ̇ܠܡ ܬܫ̈ܡܫܬܐ ܕܥܝܕܢ. ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܢ ܕܢܐܚܘܪ ܒܗ ܒܙܒܢܐ. ܘܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܢܬܚ̇ܦܛ
  author: Evagrius
  title: Selection 5
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 18.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Selection 6
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 17.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Selection 7
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 16.

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: A letter of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܒܛܢܢ
incipit: ܡܐ ܕܐܚܝܕܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܒܦܓܥ̈ܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܟܝܢܐ̇ ܕܥܠܡܐ. ܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܦܓ̈ܥܐ ܗܘܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܫܦܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 6.

title: Sedrā for the Dead
rubric: ܣܕܪܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡ ܐܢܬ ܘܡܛܠ ܫܦܝܪܘܬ ܪܚ̈ܡܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܓܒܠܬ ܏ܘܫ
See additions.

About the end of the xth cent., the leaves of the lower text were destroyed by a Syrian monk, who folded them so as to form a volume, at present consisting of 42 leaves, or five quires, signed partly with letters and partly with arithmetical figures, of which the first is now incomplete. Foll. 19 and 20 of the lower text served as fly-leaves to the manuscript in its later form.

42 ff.

- About the end of the xth cent., the leaves of the lower text were destroyed by a Syrian monk, who folded them so as to form a volume, at present consisting of 42 leaves, or five quires, signed partly with letters and partly with arithmetical figures, of which the first is now incomplete. Foll. 19 and 20 of the lower text served as fly-leaves to the manuscript in its later form.

See additions.

- The Sedrā for the Dead on foll. 40 b and 41 is by a later hand.

ca. late 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 DCCCXVIII 2:833-834

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1452, Add. 14,637, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,637, lower text, BL Add MS 14637, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 818, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXVIII

[This manuscript contains: A Greek Evangelistarium. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Greek

title: A Greek Evangelistarium

Vellum, about l0 3/8 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 23 leaves, most of which are more or less stained and torn. Foll. 1, 18, 21, and 22, are mutilated, one half of each being lost. These leaves are all that remain of this text. It belongs apparently to the viith or viiith cent. About the end of the xth cent., these leaves were destroyed by a Syrian monk, who folded them so as to form the volume for the upper text. The text is most distinctly legible on the upper half of foll. 19 and 20, which served as fly-leaves to the manuscript in its later form.

Vellum

23 ff.

- Vellum, about l0 3/8 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 23 leaves, most of which are more or less stained and torn. Foll. 1, 18, 21, and 22, are mutilated, one half of each being lost. These leaves are all that remain of this text. It belongs apparently to the viith or viiith cent. About the end of the xth cent., these leaves were destroyed by a Syrian monk, who folded them so as to form the volume for the upper text. The text is most distinctly legible on the upper half of foll. 19 and 20, which served as fly-leaves to the manuscript in its later form.

It is written in uncial characters, of the Egyptian type, with large initial letters.

foll. 1 b 7 b 11 a 12 a 19 a and b

foll. 15 b 17 b

7th or 8th 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 DCCCXVIII 2:833