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[This manuscript contains: Hieronymus. Three leaves from the Lives of the Egyptian Solitaries; Evagrius. Selections from the writings of Evagrius; Palladius. Extracts from the Historia Lausiaca of Palladius; Hieronymus. The second part of the Lives of the Egyptian Solitaries; The history of the virgin Andromeda; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 62 items.]

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author: Hieronymus
title: Three leaves from the Lives of the Egyptian Solitaries
rubric: ܢܨܚ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ

author: Evagrius
title: Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  author: Evagrius
  title: Selection 1
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  author: Evagrius
  title: Selection 2
  rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
  See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 33, §§ 1—5.
  author: Evagrius
  title: On Christianity
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܡܢ ܬܠܬ ܨܒ̈ܘܢ ܡܬܩܝܡܐ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܘܬܐ. ܡܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܬܐ.
  author: Evagrius
  title: On perfection
  rubric: ܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 13.

author: Palladius
title: Extracts from the Historia Lausiaca of Palladius
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܠܕ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܗܠܢܦܘܠܝܣ

author: Hieronymus
title: The second part of the Lives of the Egyptian Solitaries
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܒܬܒܐܝܣ
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܚ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܘܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܘܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܬܒܐܝܣ. ܕܒܨܘܬܗܘܢ (sic) ܢܥܒܕ ܡܪܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ̇ ܒܪܝܬܐ.
See Add. 12,173, no 1, b.
A later hand has added to this subscription, see additions.

title: The history of the virgin Andromeda
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܕܪܘܡܝܕܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ
See Add. 14,649, fol. 140 b.

title: The history of a virgin
rubric: ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ
See Add. 14,649, fol. 141 b.

author: Eusebius
title: Extracts from the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius
  author: Eusebius
  title: The martyrdom of S. James, the brother of our Lord
  rubric: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܣ̣ܗܕ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ
  See Lib. ii., cap. 23, from the beginning to the words καὶ εὐθὺς Οὐεσπασιανὸς πολιορκεῖ τὴν Ἰουδαίαν, αἰχμαλωτίσας αὐτούς.
  author: Eusebius
  title: Of S. John the Apostle
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ
  See Lib. iii., cap. 23, and the first sentence of cap. 24.
  author: Eusebius
  title: Of the decease of S. John and S. Philip
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܦܩܢܗ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܘܕܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ
  See Lib. iii., cap. 31.
  author: Eusebius
  title: The martyrdom of Polycarp
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܘܠܝܩܪܦܘܣ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܣܗܕ. ܒܫܢ̈ܝ ܘܐܪܘܣ: ܥܡ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܙܡܘܪܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  See Lib. iv., capp. 14 (only the last sentence) and 15.

author: Eusebius
title: The martyrdom of Peter of Alexandria
rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܕܘܩܠܛܝܢܘܣ ܪܫܝܥܐ
See Add. 14,641, no. 4, b.

author: Eusebius
title: The history of the eight Youths of Ephesus
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܒܐܦܣܣ
See Add. 12,160, fol. 147 a.

author: Eusebius
title: The martyrdom of Sophia and her three daughters
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܣܘܦܝܐ ܘܬܠܬ ܒ̈ܢܬܗ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܬܐ
See Add. 14,644, no. 9.

author: John of Antioch
title: A tract entitled "Plerophoriae, or Testimonies and Revelations given by God to the Saints, concerning the heresy of the Diphysites and the transgression at Chalcedon," written by the priest John of Antioch, of the "gens Rufina," bishop of Maiuma near Gaza, and one of the disciples of Peter the Iberian
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܦܠܝܪ̈ܘܦܘܪܝܣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܘܓ̈ܠܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܘ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܘܬ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ̇. ܡܛܠ ܗܪܣܝܣ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܝ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ܇ ܘܡܬܥܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܟܠܩܝܕܘܢܐ: ܕܡܟ̈ܬܒܢ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐ̇ܒܪܝܐ̣ ܕܫܡܗ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܘܦܝܢܐ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܝܘܡܐ ܕܓܙܐ
ܡܫܬܥܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܢ ܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܘܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܐܒ̇ܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܒܪܝܐ̣. ܕܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܒܩܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ: ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܟܦܘܪ ܒܥܠܡܐ: ܟܕ ܚܝ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܣ: ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܦܝܣܩܦܘܬܐ̣. ܕܟܕ ܡܫܬܡܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܡ̇ܰܪܻܝܐ̣ܰ. ܟܕ ܩܡ ܕܢܬܪܓܡ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܒܩܪܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ: ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܢ ܢܝܫܝ (sic) ܩܠܐ ܘܢܨܝܚ ܩܠܐ̣. ܫ̇ܪܝ ܕܢ̇ܓܕܦ ܘܕܢܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܨܥܬܐ ܕܬܘܪܓܡܗ. ܠܐ ܬܫܬܒܗܪܝܢ ܡܪܝܡ̇. ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܝܠܕܬܝ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܝܠܕܬܝ ܐܘ ܡܝܬܪܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܐܠܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ. ܐܘܪܓܢܘܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܡܚܕܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܗܕܐ. ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܕܝܘܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܒܐܡܐ̣. ܕܗܟܢܐ ܥܡ ܦܐܬܗ ܐܦ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܝܡܝܢܐ ܬܬܗ̣ܦܟ ܠܗ̇ ܠܒܣܬܪܗ. ܘܟܕ ܡܬ̇ܟܫܠ ܘܥܬܝܕ ܗܘܐ ܠܡܦ̣ܠ ܚܛܦܘܗܝ ܡ̈ܕܝܠܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ ܘܛܥܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܒܝܬ ܕܝܘܩܢܝܩܘܢ. ܘܡܢ ܗ̇ܝܕܝ̣ܢ ܣܘܓܐܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ̣. ܫ̇ܢܝ ܡܢ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܗ. ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܦܠܛܝܢ. ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ̣. ܘܟܕ ܛܒ̣ ܪܚܝ̣ܡ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܢܗ.܀ [The first of eighty-nine chapters, quoted here as a specimen.]

title: The history of a nun
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܕܚܕܐ ܕܝܪܝܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܒܗ ܐܬܢ̣ܨܚܬ

title: The history of Jacob the wanderer
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܫܢܝܢܐ
See Add. 14,647, fol. 139 b.

title: The history of Paul the priest and his disputation with Satan
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܫܝܫܐ ܦܘܠܐ ܘܕܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܣܛܢܐ
incipit: ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܫܠܘܡ. ܘܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܗܪܣܝܣ ܕܗܪ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ ܗܪܘܕܘܣ ܗܘܘ ܕܡܩܒܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܪܩܘܣ ܐܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܘܬܠܬ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܕܡܘܫܐ. ܘܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܘܢܫܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܒ̈ܢܬܗܘܢ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܒܠܢܐ ܣܚ̇ܝܢ ܗܘܘ. ܏ܘܫ.
See Add. 7190, fol. 202 a.

author: Ephraim
title: Discourse of Ephraim against wizards, charmers and soothsayers, and on the end of the world
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܪ̈ܫܐ ܘܠܚ̈ܘܫܐ ܘܩܨ̈ܘܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܫܘܠܡܐ
incipit: ܡܢ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ̣. ܘܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ܇ ܘܡܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܘܫܘܚ̈ܠܦܝܗܘܢ. ܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ̣ ܩ̣ܪܒ̣ܬ݀ ܠܗ̇

author: Severus of Antioch
title: The Creed of Severus of Antioch
rubric: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ
See Add. 14,582, no. 12.

author: Simeon the bishop of the Persian Christians
title: An extract from the letter of Simeon, the bishop of the Persian Christians, to Simeon, abbat of Gabula, regarding the Himyarite martyrs
rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ: ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ ܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ. ܕܐܫ̣ܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܚܝܪܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܥܡܢ
See Add. 14,641, no. 4, f.

author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
title: Lives of holy men and women, composed by John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of John the Nazirite
  rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ. ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢܙܝܪܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ
  See Add. 14,647, I., no. 3.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Abraham the lay recluse
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܥܠܡܝܐ ܚܒܝܫܝܐ
  See Add. 14,647, I., no. 7.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Thomas, Stephen and Zota
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܦ̈ܠܚ̣ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܘܐܣܛܦܢܐ ܘܙܘܛܐ ܢܘܛܪ̈ܐ ܘܣܘ̈ܢܩܠܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܪܐ ܡܛܪܘܦܠܝܛܐ ܕܐܡܕ
  See Add. 14,647, I., no. 13.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Abi the Nazirite
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܰܒܻܝ ܡܣܪܩܐ ܘܢܙܝܪܐ
  See Add. 14,647, I., no. 14.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of two brothers
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢܗ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܝܠܢ̇ ܒܗ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܕܘܦܝܐ
  See Add. 14,647, I., no. 15.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of a monk
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܕܢܦ̣ܩ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܗ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܫ̣ܪܐ ܠܗ ܩܢܘܢܗ. ܘܩܒܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܒܐܚܪܢܐ
  See Add. 14,647, I., no. 18.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Zachariah
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܚܕ ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܙܟܪܝܐ
  See Add. 14,647, I., no. 19.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Susanna the virgin
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܫܡܗ̇ ܗܘܐ ܫܘܫܢ
  See Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., p. 343.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Mary the solitary
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܒܝܠܬܐ
  See Land, p. 354.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Mārā
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܡܐܪܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  See Add. 14,647, I., no. 36.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Ḥarpaṭ (here written Nῑrpaṭ)
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܝܪܦܛ ܟܘܪ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܗܢܙܝܛ
  See Add. 14,647, I., no. 11.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: An extract from the history of Zĕ'ūrā
  rubric: ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܙܥܘܪܐ
  See Add. 14,647, I., no. 2.
  author: John, bishop of Asia or Ephesus
  title: The history of Bassianus
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܶܣܸܝܢܐ
  See Add. 14,647, I., no. 40.

author: John of Asia
title: Extracts from the Ecclesiastical History of John of Asia, relating to various periods between A. Gr. 831—879 (A.D. 520 —568)
ܫܠ̣ܡܘ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܓܒܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ
See Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., pp. 289—329.
  author: John of Asia
  title: Various extracts regarding persecution
  ܫ̣ܠܡ ܕܥܠ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܕܣܒܠܬ݀ ܥܕܬܐ ܡܢ ܗܪ̈ܝܛܝܩܘ ܟ̣ܠܩ̈ܕܘܢܝܐ.
    author: John of Asia
    title: Regarding the persecution of the faithful by the heretics in the time of Justinian (Justin), A. Gr. 831 (A.D. 520)
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܠܝܣܛܝܩܐ (sic) ܕܝܠܗ ܥܠ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܪ̈ܝܛܝܩܘ܇ ܒܙܒܢܗ ܕܝܘܣܛܢܝܢܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ̇. ܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ
    author: John of Asia
    title: Of the persecution of the Convent of the Orientals at Edessa
    rubric: ܥܠ ܪܕܘܦܝܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡ̈ܕܢܚܝܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ. ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܟܠܗ̇ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܡܥܪܒܐ
    author: John of Asia
    title: Of the persecution under Ephraim of Amid, patriarch of Antioch
    rubric: ܥܠ ܡܚܬܬܗ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܠܡܕܢܚܐ. ܘܥܠ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܘܥܠ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܐ̈ܡܕܝܐ
  author: John of Asia
  title: Of the destruction of several cities, and of the appearance of the star that preceded these calamities, A. Gr. 836 (A. D. 525)
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܗ̈ܦܘܟܝܐ ܘܛܘܿܒ̈ܥܐ ܕܡ̈ܕܝܢܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܕܟܘܟܒܐ ܕܐܬܚܙܝ ܩܕܡ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ. ܫܢܬ̇ ܬܡ̈ܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܫܬ
  author: John of Asia
  title: A. Gr. 837 (A.D. 526)
  author: John of Asia
  title: Of the destruction of Pompeiopolis, A. Gr. 850 (A.D. 539)
  rubric: ܫܢܬ݀ ܬܡ̈ܢܡܐܐ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܝܢ ܦܡܦܝܦܘܠܝܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܬܒ̣ܠܥܬ݀ ܡܢܫܸܠ
  author: John of Asia
  title: Of the destruction of Antioch for the sixth time, A. Gr. 851 (A.D. 540)
  rubric: ܫܢܬ݀ ܬܡܢܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܬܘܒ ܐܬܗܦ̣ܟܬ݀ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܗܦܘܟܝܐ ܕܫܬܐ
  author: John of Asia
  title: A. Gr. 852 (A.D. 541)
  author: John of Asia
  title: A. Gr. 854 (A.D. 543)
  author: John of Asia
  title: Of the great pestilence in the year 855 (A.D. 544), in four chapters
  ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܘܬܢܐ
    author: John of Asia
    title: Part 1
    rubric: ܫܢܬ݀ ܬܡܢܡ̈ܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ. ܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܬܩܝܦܐ ܒܟܠܗ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܝܘܣܛܢܝܢܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
    author: John of Asia
    title: Part 2
    rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܢܝܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ
    author: John of Asia
    title: Part 3
    rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܟܕ ܡܢܥ ܫܒܛܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܘܬܢܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬ݀ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܩܘܣܛܢܛ܏ܝܢܐ
    author: John of Asia
    title: Regarding testaments and inheritances at this time
    rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܕܬܫܥܝܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܘܝܪ̈ܬܘܬܐ
  author: John of Asia
  title: Of the earthquake at Constantinople in the year 862 (A.D. 551)
  rubric: ܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܙܘܥܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ
  author: John of Asia
  title: Of the earthquake in the year 870 (A.D. 559)
  rubric: ܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܙܘܥܐ ܪܒܐ
  author: John of Asia
  title: A. Gr. 879 (A.D. 568)

title: The history of Hilaria, the daughter of the emperor Zeno
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܠܐܪܝܐ ܒܪܬܗ ܕܙܐܢܘܢ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
See Add. 14,641, no. 4, h.

title: The history of Onesima
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܐܢܣܝܡܐ ܒܪܬ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܓܘܒܛܘܣ
See Add. 14,649, no. 16.

author: Athanasius
title: Discourse of Athanasius on Virginity
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ. ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ: ܐܡܝܪ ܠܗ ܕܝܢ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܘܬ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܒܪܬ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ
See Add. 14,601, no. 3, and Add. 14,649, no. 5.

title: The doxology

Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 235 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 4, 9—29, 42, 47, 200—219, 228, 234, and 235. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 30 in number, but the first five are now very imperfect. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 2, 3, 8, 42, 43, 45, 46, and 227. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 44 lines.

235 ff.

- Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 235 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 4, 9—29, 42, 47, 200—219, 228, 234, and 235. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 30 in number, but the first five are now very imperfect. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 2, 3, 8, 42, 43, 45, 46, and 227. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 44 lines.

Foll. 1—8 and foll. 30—68 are written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

The majority of the volume is in a more cursive character, and dated A. Gr. 1186, A.D. 875.

See additions

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

- A later hand has added the following to the subscription of The second part of the Lives of the Egyptian Solitaries:

ܘܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܒ̈ܥ̣ܐ ܛ̈ܢܢܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܫܩܠܛܢܐ (sic) ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܟܪܟܘ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܬܐܒ̈ܝܣ ܘܚ̣ܙܘ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܘܫ̇ܐܠܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܣܡܘ ܠܢ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ̣. ܫܪܒܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܨ̇ܠܘ ܥܠ ܕܘ̇ܝܐ ܕܢ̇ܗܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܠܘܛܘ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܛܥ̣ܘ (sic) ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܢ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܥܒܕܗ ܗܟܢ

- Colophon

On fol. 235 a, after the doxology, there is a note, stating that the later portions of this manuscript were written in the year 1186, A.D. 875, by one Simeon, from the convent of Mar Solomon near Dulikh or Dulichium, for his own use and that of his disciple Joseph.

ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟ̣ܬܒ ܡـ[ـܐܡܪܐ] ܕܟܬܝܒ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܏ܘܩܦܘ ܒܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܟܬ̣ܒ ܕܝܢ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܠܘܡܘܢ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܕܠܝܟ. ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܬܚ̇ܦܛ ܘܣܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܢܘܡܗ ܘܕܝܘܣܦ ܐܚܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܘܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܗ ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

- A short note at the foot of fol. 235 a repeats the name of the said Joseph as one of the owners

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܗܘܼ ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ̣. ܕܝܘܣܦ ܐܚܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܖܖܝܢ (?) ܕܥܠ ܦܪܬ ܢܗܪܐ

- A third note, on fol. 235 b, informs us that this book, with 17 others, belonged to the above mentioned Simeon, and were bequeathed by him to one Jacob and his son John, who presented them to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܟܬ̣ܒ ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܫܒܬܥܣܪ̈ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܕܠܝܟ. ܐܓܥ̣ܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܘܬܗ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ [ܘ]ܠܒܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ. [ܘ]ܗ̣ܘ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܟܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܏ܘܫ.

- On fol. 200 a, at the foot of the page, there is written the name of a reader, the Syrian priest David,

داود القس الشريانى

6th or 7th century (foll. 1—8, 30—68) A.D. 875 (foll. 9-29, 69-235) A. Gr. 1186 (foll. 9-29, 69-235) convent of Mar Solomon

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 DCCCCXLIX 3:1103-1107