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[This manuscript contains: Index of the contents of the volume; Forty-one Lives of Saints and Martyrdoms. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 49 items.]

Syriac

title: Index of the contents of the volume
rubric: ܩܘܕܩܣ ܕܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ
ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܓܘܪܓܘܣ (sic) ܘܕܥܡܗ ܏ܡܒ ܕܥܠ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܟܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܠܝܢܘܣ ܡ̇ܦ̣ܣܩܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܝܕܘܪܘܣ ܕܥܠ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ܕܥܠ ܠܘܠܝܢܐ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ . . . . . . . . . . . . ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܕܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܦܪܝܩܝܐ (sic) ܕܥܠ . . . . . . . . . . . . ܕܥܠ ܒܝܩܘܪܝܘܣ (sic)
To the 41 histories now contained in it, there are here added several others, the titles of some of which are illegible.

title: Forty-one Lives of Saints and Martyrdoms
  title: . The Acts of S. Thomas, or Judas Thomas (i. e. the Twin)
  rubric: ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ.
  See Tischendorf, Acta Apostolorum Apocrypha, pp. 190—241; and Abdias, Hist. Apost., lib. ix., in Fabricius, Codex Apocryphus Novi Test., Hamburg, 1719—43, t. ii., p. 687.
    title: First act, entitled "when he sold himself to the merchant Ḥabbān, that he might go down and convert India"
    rubric: ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܟܕ ܙܒ̇ܢܗ ܠܚܒܢ ܬܓܪܐ ܕܢܚܘܬ ܢܬܠܡܕ ܠܗܢܕܘ
    Gr. text, capp. 1—16.
    title: Second act, entitled "when Thomas the Apostle entered into India, and built the palace for the king in heaven"
    rubric: ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܟܕ ܥܠ̣ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܠܗܢܕܘ ܘܒܢ̣ܐ ܒܝܪܬܐ ܠܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ
    Gr. text, capp. 17—29.
    title: Third act, entitled "concerning the black snake"
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܬܠܬ. ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܝܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ
    Gr. text, capp. 30—38.
    There are no other rubrics in the Syriac text, till we come to the imprisonment of the Apostle on fol. 30 a.
    The Greek text terminates on fol. 17 b, at the top of the first column; Fabricius, Cod. Apocryph. N.T., t. ii., p. 703.
    author: Judas Thomas the Apostle
    title: Madrāshā of Judas Thomas the Apostle in the country of the Indians
    rubric: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܗ̈ܢܕܘܝܐ
    incipit: ܟܕ ܐܢܐ ܫܒܪ ܝܠܘܕ. ܘܥܡ̇ܪ ܒܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܝ ܒܝܬ ܐܒܝ. ܘܒܥܘܬܪܐ ܘܒܓܐܘ̈ܬܐ. ܕܡܪ̈ܒܝܢܝ ܡܢܚ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ. ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܡܬܢ. ܙܘܿܕܘ ܐܒ̈ܗܝ ܫܕܪܘܢܝ. ܏ܘܫ
    ܫܠܡ ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܕܐܡ̣ܪܗ ܒܝܬ ܐܣ̈ܝܪܐ
    author: Thomas the Apostle
    title: Hymn of praise of Thomas the Apostle
    rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ
    incipit: ܡܫܒܚܬ ܐܒܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܟܘܠ. ܐܝܬܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ. ܕܟܣܐ ܒܙܝܘܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܗ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܥܠܡܝܢ
    title: The conclusion of the narrative
    ܫܠܡ̣ܬ̇ ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܐܣ̣ܗܕ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܗܢܕܘ. ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܡܙܕܝ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
    A portion of this narrative is extant in Greek. see Tischendorf, Acta Apostt. Apocrypha, p. 235.
  title: The Acts of S. Matthew and S. Andrew the Apostles
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܬܝ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܐܢܕܪܐܝܣ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܛ̈ܘܒܢܐ ܟܕ ܬܠܡܕܘ ܠܡܕܝܢܬ ܟܠܒܝܢ ܕܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܐܟ݁ܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܣܪܐ ܕܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ
  ܫܠ̤ܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܐܬܝ ܘܐܢܕܪܝܣ ܟܕ ܬܠܡܕܘ ܠܡܕܝܢܬ ܟܠܒܝܢ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܗܝ ܥܝܪܩܐ
  See Tischendorf, Acta Apostt. Apocrypha, pp. 132—166.
  title: The narrative of Dionysius the Areopagite, concerning the vision which he saw at Heliopolis in Egypt
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܚܙܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܚ̣ܙܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܫܡ̣ܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܠܝܦܘܠܝܣ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
  ܫܠ̤ܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܪܝܘܣ ܦܓܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܚܙܘܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܚ̣ܙܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܫܡ̣ܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܠܝܘܦܠܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ
  See Add. 12,151, fol. 173 a.
  title: Narrative concerning the image of the Messiah, which the chief priests of the Jews made at Tiberias
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܠܡܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܥ̣ܒܕܘ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܝ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܒܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ
  See Add. 12,174, no. 35.
  author: Leontius
  title: The life of Simeon Salus and John his brother, written by Leontius, bishop of Neapolis in Cyprus
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܘܠܝܛܝܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܣܠܘܣܐ. ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܚܘܗܝ. ܐܬܟܬ̤ܒܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܐܘܢܛܝܘܣ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ
  See Add. 12,174, no. 9.
  title: Miracles of Nicolaus, bishop of Myra
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܝܩܐܠܐܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܘܪܘܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  Compare Add. 12,174, no. 13.
  author: Ammonius
  title: Narrative of the massacre of the monks of Mount Sinai and of Raithū, by the Arab barbarians, written by the monk Ammonius
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܘܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘ̈ܒܬܢܐ: ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬܪܕܦܘ ܡܢ ܒܪ̈ܒܪܝܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ ܘܒܪܐܝܬܘ ܐܬܟܬ̤ܒܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܘܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘ̈ܒܬܢܐ: ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬܪܕܦܘ ܡܢ ܒܪ̈ܒܪܝܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ ܘܒܪܐܝܬܘ ܕܗ̣ܝ ܗܝ ܐܠܝܡ ܐܬܟܬ̤ܒܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  See Combéfis, Christi Martyrum Electi Triumphi, p. 88, and "Martirio de' santi Padri del monte Sinai e dell' Eremo di Raitu composto da Ammonio Monaco," Milan, 1826.
  title: The life of Julian Sābā, or the Aged
  rubric: ܢܨ̈ܚܢܘܗܝ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܬܡܝܗܐ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ
  See Add. 14,644, no. 8.
  author: Leontius
  title: The history of John, archbishop of Alexandria, in 48 chapters, written by Leontius, bishop of Neapolis in Cyprus
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܘܛܘܦܬܢܐ (sic) ܡ̇݅ܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ. ܐܬܟܬ̤ܒܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܐܘܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܩܘܦܪܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ
  This John is Joannes Eleemosynarius. See Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 446.
  Afterwards the chapters are reckoned only 47.
  author: Abbā Daniel
  title: A story concerning a monk and his sister, narrated by Abbā Daniel
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܥܠ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܚܕ ܘܚܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ
  author: John, a Syrian monk
  title: A story of a man who robbed a grave, and took away a woman's garments, narrated by one John, a Syrian monk
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܚܠܨ ܒܝܬ ܩܒܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܣ̣ܒ ܠܒܘܫܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ
  ܫܠ̤ܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܕܚ̇ܠ̣ܨ ܩܒܪܐ
  title: The history of Domitius the physician, who lived in the time of the emperor Valens
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܘܡܛ ܢܨܝܚܐ
  title: The history of Mār Sābā, of the mountain called Ṭūr #Mĕṣa'thā
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܒܐ ܕܛܘܪ ܡܨܥܬܐ.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: The history of Mār Ḥannīnā (or Ḥananyā, Ananias), written by Jacob of Batnae in the form of a letter to Philotheus
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܚܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܚܢܢܝܐ: ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܫܕܪ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܦܝܠܘܬܐܘܣ
  There is a marginal note here, see additions.
  See Add. 12,174, no. 16.
  title: The history of Martinianus
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܫܒܝܚܐ ܕܐܒܐ (sic) ܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܛܝܢܝܢܐ (sic)
  ܫܠܡ̣ܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܛܝܢܝܢܐ ܘܕܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܫܝܬܐ ܕܢܦܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܘܣܦܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܘܨܪܐ
  See Add. 12,174, no. 25, and Surius, Vitae Sanctt., t. i., Febr., p. 130.
  author: Denḥā
  title: The life of Mārūthā, metropolitan of Tagrīt, written by his successor Denḥā
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܬܐ ܣܒܐ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܝܣ ܕܬܓܪܝܬ ܪܚܡ̤̇ܬ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܕܟܠܗ̇ ܡܕܢܚܐ. ܕܡܟܬܒܐ ܠܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܢܚܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܝܛܪܦܠܝܛܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܠܗ̇ ܠܬܓܪܝܬ ܘܡܕܢܚܐ. ܘܬܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ ܬܓܪ̈ܝܬܢܝܐ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܕܢܟܬܒ ܠܗ̇ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܥܘܗܕܢܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܢܡ̇ܪܘܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ
  title: The history of Achudemes, apostle and martyr
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ (sic) ܐܚ̇ܘܕܡܗ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  title: The martyrdom of Sharbīl and his sister Bābai at Edessa
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܫܪܒܝܠ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܘܕܒܒܝ ܚܬܗ: ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ.
  See Add. 14,644, no. 10.
  title: The martyrdom of Bar-samyā (Barsimaeus), bishop of Edessa
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܣܡܝܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡ̇ܒܪܟܬܐ
  See Cureton, Ancient Syriac Documents, p. ܣܓ .
  title: The martyrdom of Ḥabīb the deacon, at Edessa
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܚܒܝܒ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ
  See Cureton, Ancient Syr. Documents, p. ܥܓ .
  title: The martyrdom of Simeon bar Ṣabbā'ē and others
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܘ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܗ̈ܘܙܝܐ
  Compare Add. 12,174, no. 60.
  title: The martyrdom of Tharbū, her sister, and her maid
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܬܪܒܘ ܘܕܚܬܗ̇ ܘܕܒܪܬ ܒܝܬܗ̇
  See Add. 12,174, no. 64.
  title: The martyrdom of Paphnutius and his 546 disciples, under Diocletian
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܦܢܘܛ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܚܡܫܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܫ̈ܬܐ ܬܠ̈ܡܝܕܘܗܝ. ܕܐܣ̣ܗܕܘ ܒܐܝ̣ܕܗ ܘܐܬܟ̇ܠ̣ܠ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܬܗ ܕܕܘܩܠܛܝܢܣ
  Compare the Acta Sanctt. for Sept., t. vi., p. 683.
  title: The martyrdom of the bishop Theopompus, the magus Theonas, and four nobles, under Diocletian
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܦܘܢܦܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܕܬܐܘܢܝܣ ܚ̇ܪܫܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܢܝ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
  Compare the Acta Sanctt. for January, t. i., p. 127, where the bishop is called Theopemptus.
  title: The martyrdom of Procopius at Caesarea, under Diocletian
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܡܘܕܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܪܩܦܝܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ
  Compare Assemani, Acta martyrum, pars 2, p. 169.
  title: The martyrdom of Sophia and her three daughters, Pistis, Elpis, and Agape
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܬ̈ܠܬ ܐܚ̈ܘܬܐ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܬܐ ܢܨ̈ܝܚܬܐ ܕܦܝܣܛܝܣ ܘܗܠܦܝܣ ܘܐܓܐܦܝ ܘܕܐܡܗܝܢ ܣܘܦܝܐ
  See Add. 14,644, no. 9.
  title: The martyrdom of Tarachus, Probus, and Andronicus
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܗܘ̈ܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܐܛܪܟܘ ܦܪܒܘ ܐܢܕܢܝܪܩܘ (sic) ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܐܣܗ̣ܕܘ ܘܐܬܟ̇ܠܠ̣ܘ ܒܛܪܣܣ ܡܝܛܪܦܠܝܣ ܕܩܝܠܩܝܐ
  See Add. 12,174, no. 74.
  title: The martyrdom of Lucian and Marcian
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܝܢܣ ܘܕܡܪܩܝܢܘܣ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܢܨ̈ܝܚܐ
  See Assemani, Acta martyrum, pars 2, p. 49.
  title: The martyrdom of Ammonius, Doticus (Zoticus ?), Cyriacus, and Acmonicus (Œcumenicus?)
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܡܘܢܝܣ ܘܕܕܛܝܩܘܣ ܘܕܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܘܕܐܩܡܘܢܝܩܘܣ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܢܨ̈ܝܚܐ [Elsewhere ܕܛܝܩܘܣ is written ܕܘܛܝܩܘܣ; and ܐܩܡܘܢܝܩܘܣ is written ܐܩܘܡܢܝܩܣ]
  title: The martyrdom of Charisius (?), Nicephorus, and Papias
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܟܪܝܣܣ ܘܕܢܝܩܦܘܪܘܣ ܘܦܦܝܣ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܙܟ̈ܝܐ
  title: The martyrdom of the soldier Acacius at Byzantium
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܩܩܝܣ ܪܘܡܝܐ. ܕܐܣ̣ܗܕ ܘܐܬܟ̇ܠܠ ܒܒܘܙܢܛܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  See the Acta Sanctt. for May, t. ii., p. 293.
  title: The martyrdom of Bar-shabyā the abbat, ten monks, and a magus
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܫܒ̣ܝܐ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܘܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܕܡܓܘܫܐ
  See Assemani, Acta martyrum, pars 1, p. 93.
  title: The martyrdom of the bishop Shahdōst and 128 others
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܫܗܕܘܣܬ ܐܦܣܝܩܘܦܐ. ܘܕܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܝܢ ܕܥܡܗ
  See Add. 12,174, no. 63.
  title: The martyrdom of Bar-ba'shěmīn the bishop and sixteen others
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܥܫܡܝܢ (sic) ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܕܫܬܥܣܪ̈ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܥܡܗ
  title: The martyrdom of Ananias at Arbela
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܥܠܡܐ
  title: The martyrdom of 'Abdā, 'Ebēd-yeshūa' the bishop, and others
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕܐ. ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ. ܘܕܥܒܕܠܗ ܘܕܫܡܥܘܢ. ܘܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܐܒ̇ܐ. ܘܐܝܗܒܝܠ ܘܝܘܣܦ ܘܥܢܝ. ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܘܥܒܕܠܗ. ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ. ܘܡܪܝ ܘܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ. ܘܪܝܙܩܢܐ ܘܥܒܕܠܗܐ. ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ. ܐܫܬܥܣܪ ܩ̈ܫܝܫܐ. ܘܐܠܝܗܒ ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ. ܘܥܢܝ ܘܡܪܝܗܒ ܘܡܪܝ ܘܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ. ܘܫܡܥܘܢ ܘܡܪܝ ܬܫܥܐ (sic) ܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ. ܘܦܦܐ ܘܐܘܠܫ ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܘܦܩܝܕܐ. ܘܫܡܘܝܐܝܠ ܘܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܫ̈ܬܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝ̣ܡܐ. ܘܕܡܪܝܡ ܘܛܛܐ ܘܐܡܐ ܘܐܪܝܢܝ ܘܡܡܐ ܘܡܪܝܡ ܘܡܪܢܝ ܫܒܥ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩܝ̣ܡܐ
  See Assemani, Acta martyrum, pars 1, p. 149.
  title: The martyrdom, of Stratonice and Seleucus at Cyzicus
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܛܪܛܘܢܝܩܐ ܘܕܣܠܘܩܘܣ ܡܟܝܪܗ̇. ܕܣܗܕܘ ܒܩܘܙܝܩܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܒܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܢܘܡܪܝܢܘܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܒܫ̇ܢܬ ܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܗ..
  See Add. 12,174, no. 56.
  title: The martyrdom of Mamas
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܡܐ ܒܩܣܪܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܩܦܘ̈ܕܩܝܐ.
  See the Acta Sanctt. for August, t. iii., p. 437.
  title: The martyrdom of Babylas
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܕܬܠܬܐ ܝ̈ܠ̣ܘܕܝܢ
  See Add. 12,174, no. 57.
  title: The martyrdom of Eugenia, her mother Claudia, and others, in Egypt
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܬܐ ܐܘܓܢܝܐ. ܐܦ ܕܩܘܠܕܝܐ (sic) ܐܡܗ̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܗܝܡܢܬ ܒܐܠܗܐ. ܥܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܓܝܦܛܘܣ ܕܗܝܡܢܘ ܘܥܡ̣ܕܘ. ܐܦ ܥ̈ܕܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܝܕܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܢܐ ܪ̈ܕܘܦܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܬܦ̈ܬܚܝ
  ܫܠ̣ܡ̇ܬ ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܐܘܓܢܝܐ. ܘܕܐܒܘܗ̇ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ. ܘܕܒܣܝܠܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ. ܘܕܦܪܘܛܐܘܣ ܘܕܝܘܩܢܬܘܣ. ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܘܐܬܟ݁ܠܠܘ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ
  See Surius, Vitae Sanctt., t. iv., December, p. 319.
  author: Zachariah
  title: The history of John the less, or the younger, of Scete, translated from the Arabic by Zachariah, bishop of Sakhā
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܒܚ̇ܝܪܐ. ܘܡ̇ܥܠܝܐ ܘܢܗܝܪܐ. ܡܫܡ̇ܠܝܐ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ: ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܝܩܐܝܛܝ. ܐܬܚ̇ܦ̣ܛ ܕܝܢ ܘܦܫܩܗ̇ ܘܬܪܓܡܗ̇ ܐܒܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܙܟܐܪܝܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܣ̇ܟ݂ܐ (سَخَا) ܡܕܝܢܬܐ̇. ܐܡܪܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܐܬܟ݁ܢܫ̣ܘ ܨܐܝܕܘܗܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܛܒܝ̈ܒܐ ܘܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ. ܘܬܒܥܘ ܡܢܗ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܙܘܕܩ̣̇ܐ. ܗ̣ܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܫܦ ܠܗܘܢ. ܘܐܡܪܗ̇ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܬܟ݁ܢܫܝܢ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܡܬܟ݁ܢܫܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܢܝ̣ܢܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܏ܒܝܙ ܒܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ
  ܫܠ̣ܡ̇ܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝܣ. ܕܐܬܦ̣ܫ̇ܩܬ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܛܝܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
  See Add. 14,732, fol. 90 b.

Vellum, about 13 3/8 in. by 8, consisting of 430 leaves, many of which are much stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters, are 43 in number. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 42 lines.

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- Vellum, about 13 3/8 in. by 8, consisting of 430 leaves, many of which are much stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters, are 43 in number. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 42 lines.

This volume is written in a rather peculiar, angular hand, and dated A. Gr. 1247, A.D. 936.

See additions.

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

- A marginal note in The history of Mār Ḥannīnā:

ܒܨܚܚܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܚܠܦ ܚܢܢܝܐ̣ ܚܢܝܢܐ ܐܫܟܚܢܢ. ܘܗ̇ܝ ܕܫܦܪܐ ܠܟ ܗ̣ܝ ܐܡ̣ܪ

- Colophon

On fol. 430 b there is a note stating that the manuscript was written in the convent of the Syrians in the desert of Scete, A. Gr. 1247, A.D. 936, when Moses of Nisibis was abbat, the ruling patriarchs being Basil of Antioch and Macarius of Alexandria. [See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 349; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1376] [See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexandr., p. 344; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 475.]

ܐܬܦ̣ܫ̇ܩܬ ܕܝܢ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡ̇ܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝܛܐ ܒܫ̇ܢܬ ܐܠܦ̇ܐ ܘܡܐܬܝ̈ܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ. ܒܙܒܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܦܐܛ܏ܪܝ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ. ܟܕ ܡܘܫܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܢܨܝܒܝܢܝܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܚܘܬܐ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ. ܩ̈ܫܝܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ. ܘܐܚ̈ܐ. ܕܦܠܚ̇ܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܡܟ݁ܗܢܝܢ ܠܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܗ̇ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܏ܘܫ

- Another note, in a different hand, records that the book belonged by purchase to the deacon Ḥaurān bar Dīnārā of Tagrīt. The patronymic, ܕܒܝܬ ܣܝܡܢܐ, is supplied marginally.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܚܘܪܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܒܪ ܕܝܢܪܐ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܩܢܝ (sic) ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܏ܘܫ

- A third note, written in a very rude hand, records that the above-mentioned Ḥaurān presented it, with thirteen others, to the convent of S. Mary Deipara

ܫܟܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܚܘܪܢ ܡ܏ܫ ܒܪ ܕܝܢܪܐ ܕܒܬ (sic) ܣܝܡܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܬܓܪܝܬ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣ (sic) ܥܡ ܬܠܬܥܣܪ̈ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܚܪܢܐ (sic) ܐܠܐ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ.

AD 936 AG 1247

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 DCCCCLII 3:1111-1116