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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/413, Add. 14,647, London, BL, Add. 14,647, BL Add MS 14647, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 945, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXLV

[This manuscript contains: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus. A work entitled "Histories," or "Lives, of Eastern Saints," compiled by John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus; Several chapters, probably taken from the Ecclesiastical History of John of Ephesus, added by the scribe; Three lives of Saints, which were certainly not written by John of Ephesus. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 69 items.]

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author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
title: A work entitled "Histories," or "Lives, of Eastern Saints," compiled by John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܡ̈ܕܢܚܝܐ̇. ܕܟ̇ܢܫ ܘܟܬ݂ܒ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܘܒܙܒܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ [ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ] ܕܐܡ̇ܕ ܒܪܬܚ̣ܐ ܕܛܢ̣ـ[ـܢܐ] [ܐܠـ]ـܗܝܐ
It has been edited by Land in the second volume of his Anecdota Syriaca.
The number of histories or chapters is 57.
Chapters 27, 28 and 29 are lost.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: A short preface, explaining the object of the work
  ܡܛܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ̣. ܟܕ ܐܦ ܡܢ ܫܡ̣ܥܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܬܐ: ܕܒܓܙܪ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ ܡ̇ܚܝܒܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܝ̇ܕܥ ܛܒܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܠܗ̇ ܡܣܬ̇ܪܕ ܐܢܐ̣. ܐ̇ܬܚܫܒܬ݂ ܕܠܐ ܐ̇ܟܘܡ ܘܒܫܬܩܐ ܐ̇ܚܦܐ ܠܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܪܘ̈ܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܘܬܡ̈ܝܗܬܐ̇. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ ܚ̇ܙܝܬ݂ ܘܝܕܥ̇ܬ ܘܝ̇ܠܦܬ ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ܇ ܘܬܟܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܣܗܕ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܠܐ ܩܢܛܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܦܘܿܠܓܐ. ܟܕ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܡ̇ܬ ܦܣܩ̇ܬ ܒܪܥܝܢܝ̣. ܕܟܕ ܛܒ ܩܕܡ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܘܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܒܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܒܚܕܪ̈ܝܢ: ܫܡ̇ܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܘ ܘܐܦ ܐܝܬ ܐܢܫܐ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܚ̈ܠܝܨܐ̣. ܕܐܢܐ ܣܟ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚ̇ܙܝܗܘܢ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ ܒܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ̣. ܣܗ̇ܕܐ ܕܫܪܪܗܘܢ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܟ̇ܬܒ̣ܬ ܐܝܕܝ̣ ܠܐ ܐ̇ܬܠ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܥܡܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܐܦ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܙܒ̇ܢ̣ܢ. ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܫܪܪܗܘܿܢ. ܕܒܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐܣܬܥ̣ܪ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ̣. ܡܢ ܙܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ̣ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܘܿܠܡܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ. ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܙܒܢܐ ܫܟ̣ܒܘܼ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ. ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܒܦܓܪ ܢܨ̇ܚܝܢ܇ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܬܘܬܐ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܝܬܐ ܡ̇ܫܠܛܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ [Land, p. 2, last line]
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Ḥabῑb
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ̣. ܕܣܒܐ ܪܒܐ̣ ܘܐܠܗܝܐ ܚܒܝܒ . . .
  Land, pp. 22, 330.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Zĕ'ūrā or Zoaras
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ
  Imperfect at the beginning
  See Land, p. 12.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of John the Nazirite
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ݂ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܙܝܪܐ
  Imperfect at the end.
  See Add. 14,650, fol. 161 b, and Land, pp. 22, 330.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Abraham and Maron
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܡܪܘܢ ܐ̈ܚܐ
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  See Land, p. 31.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Simeon the recluse, and of Sergius the recluse, his disciple
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫ̣. ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܒܝܫܐ ܘܣܪܓܝܣ ܬܘܒ ܚܒܝܫܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܛ̇ܢܢܐ.
  See Land, p. 45.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Paul the solitary
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܬ ܕܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܐܒܝܠܐ ܡܟܝܟܐ
  See Land, p. 61.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Abraham, the lay recluse
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܒܥ ܕܣܒܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܥܠܡܝܐ ܚܒܝܫܐ
  See Land, p. 65.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Addai the chorepiscopus
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܡܢܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܕܝ ܟܘܪܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ
  See Land, p. 68.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Mārā, of the convent of the Iberians
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܫܥ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܘܪ̈ܛܝܐ
  See Land, p. 75.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the bishop Simeon, the Persian dialectician
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪ܆ ܕܩܪܒܬܢܐ ܚܠܝܨܐ ܕܚܠܦ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ̇. ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܪܘܿܫܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ
  See Land, p. 76.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Ḥarpaṭ the chorepiscopus, of Anazete
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪܐ ܕܚܪܦܛ ܟܘܪܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܗܢܙܝܛ
  See Land, p. 88.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the two sisters Mary (Maryam) and Euphemia, the daughters of Ṭaby, the one of whom lived at Amid, the other at Constantina
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܥܣܪܐ̣. ܕܐܚ̈ܘܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܬܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ̇. ܕܡܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܢܬ ܛܒܝܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܗ̇ ܒܐ̇ܡܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ̣. ܘܐܚܪܬܐ ܒܬܠ̣ܐ ܕܡܘܙܠܬ
  See Land, p. 92.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Thomas, Stephen, and Zotā, the notaries and syncelli of Mārā, metropolitan of Amid
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪܐ̣. ܕܐܢܫܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܦ̈ܠܚ̣ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̇ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܘܣܛܦܢܐ ܘܙܘܛܐ ܢܘܛܪ̈ܐ ܘܣܘ̈ܢܩܠܐ̇. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܐ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܝܣ ܕܐܡ̇ܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  See Land, p. 104.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Abῑ the Nazirite
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܣܪܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܒ̇ܝ ܡܣܪܩܐ ܘܢܙܝܪܐ
  See Land, p. 119.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of two brothers, one of whom was named Jacob, from the same convent, viz. that of the Edessenes, near Amid
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܥܣܪܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ̣. ܒܗ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܕܘܦܝܐ
  See Land, p. 122.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Simeon, the mountain solitary
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܬܬܥܣܪܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܛܘܪܝܐ ܐܒܝܠܐ
  See Land, p. 126.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of a man, who was not willing that his name should be mentioned
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܣܪܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̣ ܕܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܗܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܗ ܕܢܘܕܥ ܠܐ ܐܬܛܦ̣ܝܣ̣. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܣܟܢܐ
  See Land, p. 137.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of a monk, who quitted his convent without being free to do so, and betook himself to another
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܡܢܥܣܪܐ̣. ܕܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܕܢܦ̣ܩ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܫܲܪܐ ܠܗ܇ ܘܩ̇ܒ̣ܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܐܚܪܢܐ
  See Land, p. 144.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Zachariah
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܫܥܣܪܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܚܕ ܕܫܡ̣ܗ ܗܘܐ̣ ܙܟܪܝܐ
  See Land, p. 147.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of a monk from the same convent as the above mentioned Zachariah
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝ̣ܢ. ܕܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܡܢܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܒܗ ܥܡ̇ܪ ܗܘܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܬ݁ܘܠܡܕܐ ܬܩ̣ܢܐ
  See Land, p. 151.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Thomas of Armenia, his wife and children
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕܡ ܐܪܡܢܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܐܬܬܠܡܕ ܠܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܗ̣ܘ ܘܐܢܬܬܗ̣ ܘܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ
  See Land, p. 157.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the two brothers, Addai and Abraham
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝـ̣ܢ. ܕܐ̈ܚܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܐܒ̈ܝܠܐ ܐܕܝ ܘܐܒܪܗܡ ܛ̈ܢܢܐ
  See Land, p. 165.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Simeon the solitary
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ݂ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  See Land, p. 166.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of John, bishop of Tellā or Constantina
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ̣ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܬܠܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  See Land, p. 169.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of John, bishop of Hephӕstus in Egypt
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܚ̈ܡܫ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܦܣܛܘ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܒܐܝܓܝܦܛܣ܇ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܓ̈ܘܢܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ.
  See Land, p. 177.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Thomas, bishop of Damascus
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܪܕܝܦܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܕܡܣܩܘܣ
  See Land, p. 185.
  Very imperfect.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Elias of Dārā
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣ ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܐܠܝܐ ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ̣ ܒܕܪܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  See Land, p. 185.
  Very imperfect.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of two brothers, Elias and Theodore, who were merchants
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ̣. ܕܐ̈ܚܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܬܓܪ̈ܐ̇. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܡ ܬܐܓܘܪܬܐ ܥܠܡܢܝܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܡܬܬܓܪܝܢ ܗܘ̣ܘ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ̣. ܐܠܝܐ̣ ܘܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ
  See Land, p. 186.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of a monk, who was tempted to steal, and afterwards repented
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝـ̣ܢ. ܕܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܕܐܬܬܚܕ ܒܓܘܪܓܐ ܕܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܕܓܘ̈ܢܒܐ̇. ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  See Land, p. 192.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Ḥālā, of the convent of the Edessenes at Amid
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ݂. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܚ̇ܠܐ ܛ̇ܢܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܐܘܪ̈ܗܝܐ
  Imperfect at the end; see Add. 14,735, fol. 157 b.
  See Land, pp. 195, 332.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Simeon, a scribe of Amid
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ ܟܬ݁ܘܒܐ ܐܡܕܝܐ
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  See Land, p. 199.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: Account of the monasteries of Amid during the persecution of the year 832 (A.D. 521)
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ̣. ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܬܡܝܗܐ ܘܡܫܡ̇ܗܐ ܕܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܡ̈ܕܝܐ̇. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܐ̈ܓܘܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܐ ܕܪܕܝܦܘܬܐ ܐܬ݁ܢܨܚܘ܇ ܕܒܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܬ݂ܪܕܦܘ
  This article was written in the year 878, A.D. 567.
  See Land, p. 202.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Mārā the solitary
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂. ܕܐܒܐ ܡܪܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܬܘܒ ܕܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܥܡܗ ܒܩܒܪܐ ܕܐ̈ܟܣܢܝܐ̇. ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܥ̣ܒܪܐ ܕܣܘܩܘܣ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܡܡܐ
  See Land, p. 212.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the priest Aaron
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ̣. (sic) ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ̇. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܩܫܝ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ̇. ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܬܬ݂ܣܝܡܘ ܒܒܝܬ ܩܒܘܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܐ ܐܬܒ̣ܢܝ
  Wrongly numbered chapter 38 in the manuscript.
  See Land, p. 222.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the priest Leontius
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ̣. ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܠܐܘܢܛܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ̇. ܕܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܘܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
  See Land, p. 224.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the priests Abraham and his son Zotā, and of the deacon Daniel his nephew
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝ̣ܢ. ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܣܒܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ̣. ܘܙܘܛܐ ܬܘܒ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܪܗ ܦܓܪܢܝܐ̣. ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܫܡܫܐ ܒܪ ܚܬܗ
  See Land, p. 225.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Bassianus the solitary, of Romanus the priest and periodeutes of the monastery of Teleda, and of the abbat Simeon
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܣܝܢܐ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ̣. ܘܪܘܡܢܐ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܢܐ̣. ܘܣܥܘܪܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ̣. ܘܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ. ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܒܝܬ ܩܒܘܪܐ̣ ܥܡ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  See Land, p. 227.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the abbats Mārῑ, Sergius, and Daniel
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝـ̣ܢ. ܕܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܬܠܬܐ̇. ܡܐܪܝ ܘܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ܇ ܕܣܝ̣ܡܝܢ ܘܐܦ ܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܒܗ ܒܒܝܬܐ
  See Land, p. 229.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the deacons Abraham, Cyriacus, Bar-ḥad-bĕ-shabbā, and Sergius
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ݂. ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܘܚ̈ܦܝܛܝ ܒܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܐܪܒܥܐ̇. ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܩܘܪܝܩܐ ܘܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܘܣܪܓܝܣ
  See Land, p. 231.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the Comes Tribunus
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ̣. ܕܛܪܝܒܘܢܐ ܕܒܣܟܡܐ ܥܠܡܝܐ ܘܩܘܡܣ̇. ܒܥ̇ܒܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܬܩܢܐ ܘܓܡܝܪܐ
  See Land, p. 232.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Isaac
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܘܡܝܬܪܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܚܩ
  See Land, p. 237.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Paul of Antioch
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  See Land, p. 239.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: Account of the monks from various quarters, who were assembled at Constantinople under the protection of the empress Theodora
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ̣ ܕܥܠ ܟܢܘ̈ܫܝܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܟܢ̇ܫ̣ܬ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ
  See Land, p. 241.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the five exiled patriarchs, Severus, Theodosius, Anthimus, Sergius, and Paul
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܦܛܪ̈ܝܪܟܐ ܚܡܫܐ̇. ܕܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܕܝܦܘܬܐ ܐܬ݁ܢܨܚܘ ܒܐܟܣܘܪܝܐ
  See Land, p. 246.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Jacob (Baradӕus), bishop (of Edessa)
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ̣ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܘܐܓܘܢܣܛܐ ܚܠܝܨܐ ܘܚܝܠܬܢܐ
  See Land, p. 249.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the bishops Jacob (Baradӕus, of Edessa) and Theodore (of al-Ḥῑra)
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝ̣ܢ. ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܐ̈ܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ̇. ܕܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܗܘ̣ܘ̣. ܘܥܠ ܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܬ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܗ ܒܪܕܘܦܝܐ̇. ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܗ̇ ܘܒܦܘܩܕܢܗ̇ ܕܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܬܐ
  See Land, p. 254.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Ḳashῑsh, bishop of Chios
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܫܝܫ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܟܝܘܣ ܓܙܪܬܐ
  See Land, p. 257.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: Chapter 51
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝـ̣ܢ. ܕܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܒܢܝ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ
  Only the first few words of the title remain
  See Land, pp. 260, 333.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Priscus
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܦܪܝܣܩܘܣ
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  See Land, p. 260.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of the patrician lady Cӕsaria (the correspondent of the patriarch Severus
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܩܣܪܝܐ ܦܛܪܝܩܝܐ̇. ܐ̇ܝܕܐ ܕܫ̣ܪܝܬ ܘܓܢܒܪܐܝܬ ܘܡܝܬܪܐܝܬ ܒܝܕ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܫܠܡ̣ܬ
  See Land, p. 264.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of John and Susiana
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ̣. ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ̣ ܘܕܓܒܪܗ̇. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܩܒܘܩܠܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܫܒܚܐ ܦܛܪܝܩܝܘܣ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ̣. ܝܘܚܢـ̣ܢ ܘܣܘܣܝܢܐ. ܕܚܝ̣ܘܼ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ
  See Land, p. 267.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Peter the chancellor and Photius the chartularius
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܫܬ݂. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܕܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܩܢܩܠܪܐ̣. ܘܦܘܛܝܣ ܟܪܛܘܠܪܐ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܥܡܗ̣. ܡܢܗ ܟܕ ܡܢܗ ܕܒܝܬܐ
  See Land, p. 270.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Theodore, the imperial chamberlain and quӕstor
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ̣. ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ ܩܒܘܩܠܪܐ ܘܩܣܛܪܝܣ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܕ ܒܦܓܪܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ̇. ܗܢܐ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܡ̈ܝܢܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ ܡܬ̇ܕܒܪ ܗܘܐ
  See Land, p. 272.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: Account of the monastery of S. John at Amid, and notices of its abbats, from its foundation in the year 700 (A.D. 389) down to the year 878 (A.D. 567)
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ̣. ܥܠ ܫܘܪܝ ܩܘܝ̇ܡܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐ̇ܡܕ. ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܩܝܡܢܐ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܒܪܫܝܬ. ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝـ̣ܢ ܡܢ ܫܢܬ ܫܒܥܡܐܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܣ̣. ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܐܐ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ.
  See Land, p. 275.

title: Several chapters, probably taken from the Ecclesiastical History of John of Ephesus, added by the scribe
See Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., p. 35 of the preface, and pp. 385—391.
  title: Concerning Origen and the fifth œcumenical Council (Constantinopolit. II., A.D. 553)
  rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܘܪܓܢܝܣ ܘܡܛܘܠ ܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܚܡܫ
  title: Of the various bodies of clergy and laity collected from every quarter at Constantinople by the empress Theodora
  rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܢܘ̈ܫܝܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܦܛܪ̈ܝܪܟܘܿ. ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ ܘܥ̈ܠܡܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܠ ܦܢ̈ܝܢ̇. ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܬܗ ܕܝܘܣܛܝܢܝܢܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܐܬ̇ܟܢܫܘ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ
  See above, ch. 46.
  title: How the patriarch Severus was summoned to Constantinople
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩ̇ܪܝܬܗ ܘܡ̇ܥܠܬܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ̇. ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܕܚ̇ܕܝܘܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܥܕ̈ܬܐ
  title: Of the great assembly of abbats and monks at Constantinople after the death of the empress Theodora
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܡ̈ܕܢܚܝܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ̇. ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܗ̇ ܕܢܝܚ̣ܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ
  title: How the patriarch Anthimus rejected the Council of Chalcedon, abdicated, and was concealed by the empress Theodora in the palace
  rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܢܬܝܡܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ ܒܣܘܢܗܘܕܘܣ ܕܟܠܩܕܘܢܐ ܘܡܫܬܐܠܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ̣. ܘܥܠ ܛ̇ܘܫܝܗ ܕܒܦܠܛܝܢ ܕܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܬܐ
  title: Of the reappearance of Anthimus after the death of Theodora
  rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬ̇ܓܠܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܢܬܝܡܘܣ ܘܕܥܡܗ܇ ܕܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܗ̇ ܕܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ
  title: Of the assemblies of Egyptian monks
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܢܘ̈ܫܝܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܓ̈ܘܦܛܝܐ
  title: Of the Alexandrians who went to Constantinople to plead on behalf of the orthodox faith
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܓܪ̈ܡܛܝܩܘ ܘܣܟܘ̈ܠܣܛܝܩܐ ܘܢܘܩܠܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ̈ܝܐ̇. ܕܪܬܚ̣ܘ ܒܛܢܢ̣ܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܐܬܘ ܕܢܡܠܠܘܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ

title: Three lives of Saints, which were certainly not written by John of Ephesus
See Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., p. 27 of the preface.
  title: The history of Jacob the monk
  rubric: ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܝܪܝܐ
  See Surius, Vitӕ Sanctorum, t. i., January, p. 540.
  title: The history of Martinianus
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܪܛܝܢܝܢܐ
  See Add. 14,645, no. 15.
  title: The martyrdom of Febronia at Nisibis, under Diocletian
  See the Acta Sanctorum for June, t. v., p. 17.

Vellum, about 11 3/8 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 171 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 5, 82, 83, 90, 142, and 171. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 20 in number, but the tenth is lost, and several others are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 2, 3, 5, 13, 82, 89, 121, and 123. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 36 to 44 lines.

171 ff.

- Vellum, about 11 3/8 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 171 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 5, 82, 83, 90, 142, and 171. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 20 in number, but the tenth is lost, and several others are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 2, 3, 5, 13, 82, 89, 121, and 123. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 36 to 44 lines.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangela, apparently by the same hand as Add. 14,640 , and dated A. Gr. 999, A.D. 688.

See additions.

fol. 1 a

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- The colophon, fol. 171 b, is as follows

ܫܠܡ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܘܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܛ̇ܢ̈ܢܐ ܘܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܘ ܒܙܒܢ ܙܒܢ. ܕܐܬܟܬܒ̣ ܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ

- Colophon Doxology

After the doxology, fol. 171 b, stand the following notes, which mention the name of the scribe, Sergūnā, and the date of the manuscript, A. Gr. 999, A.D. 688.

ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ̣ ܕܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ̇ ܣܪܓܘܢܐ̣. ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ. ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝ̣ܢ. ܘܐܡܝܢ܀

ܨܠܘܬܝ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ̣ ܐܡܝܢ

ܐ̇ܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܐܕܪ ܕܫ̣ܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ̣. ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ

- On fol. 1 a there is a note, written in a very rude hand, which informs us that the book was presented to a certain church by the priest Bar-ḥad-bĕ-shabbā, in the year 1167, A.D. 856.

ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐ (sic) ܘܐܫܬܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܝܗܒ ܠܥܝܕܬܐ (sic) ܗܢܐ (sic) ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܟܘܢܟܝܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܘܗܕܢܐ (sic) ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܫܘܛܦܘܬܐ (sic)܏ܘܫ. ܐܢܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܬܘܡܐ ܕܦܠܚܝ ܘܙܒܢܝ (sic) ܡܢ ܡܥܕܝܐ (?) ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ . . . ܘܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܢܗܘܢ (sic) ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.

- Two words in red ink on fol. 1 a are merely, "trial of the cinnabar" or vermilion.

ܢܘܣܝܐ ܕܩܢܢܒܐܪܝܣ

AD 688 AG 999

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 DCCCCXLV 3:1094-1100