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Add. 14,653

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/421
Description based on Wright DCCCIV (2:807-809) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th or 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 93 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: The life of Eugenius; A discourse on Eugenius, written in the metre of Jacob of Batnae; A discourse on the parable of the Prodigal Son, written in the metre of Jacob of Batnae; A prayer at the consecration of a bishop; Jerome. The history of Paul of the Thebaid, written by Jerome; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 17 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 6 5/8 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 93 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially the first and last. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 13 in number, but of these the first, tenth, and eleventh are entirely lost, and four leaves are missing after fol. 54. There are from 17 to 29 lines in each page. This volume is written in a regular, Nestorian hand, of the ixth or xth cent.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 48a): The life of Eugenius [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 48a): ܫܠܡܸܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܪܒܘܬ ܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܝܢ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܡܕܢܚܐ: ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܠܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܥܡܘܕܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܐܣܦܝܪܐ ܢܗܝܪܐ ܕܐܢܗܪܗ̇ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܒܙ̈ܠܝܩܐ ܫܒ̈ܝܚܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ: ܘܗܓ̣ܡ ܘܣܚ̣ܦ ܠܚܢܦܘܬܐ ܘܠܝܗܘܕܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܟܠܕܝܘܬܐ ܘܒܢ̣ܐ ܘܫܟܠܠ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܬܢܛܪ ܥܕܬܐ ܘܝ̈ܠܕܝܗ̇ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܣܩܘ̈ܒܠܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.
Notes:
  • imperfect at the beginning
  • See Add. 12,174, no. 41
Item 2 (Fol. 48b): A discourse on Eugenius, written in the metre of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܨܚ̈ܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܝܢ. ܕܥܒܝܕ ܒܢܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ܀
These last four words are a later alteration.
  Incipit: ܓܙܐ ܕܚܘܒܗ ܦܬܚ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܒܝܬܗ: ܘܥܬܪܘ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܥܬܪܘ ܟܠܐ ܡܢ ܡܘܗܒܬܗ
Note:
Item 3 (Fol. 55a): A discourse on the parable of the Prodigal Son, written in the metre of Jacob of Batnae
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܐ ܐܣܘܛܐ ܕܦܲܪܚ ܢܟ̈ܣܘܗܝ
  Incipit: ܠܪܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܣ̣ܦܪ̈ܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܥ̇ܝܬ ܕܐܬܬܠܡܕ݂. ܘܫܪܝܬ ܕܐܗܓܐ ܒܚܘܩܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܓܒܪܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ
Note: A note on the margin wrongly ascribes it to that writer himself:ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 65a): A prayer at the consecration of a bishop [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ
Note: The last two lines have been erased
Item 5 (Fol. 65b): Jerome. The history of Paul of the Thebaid, written by Jerome
 
Title:
ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܬܐܒܝܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܥܡܪ ܝܚܝܕܐܝܬ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Note: See the Acta Sanctorum for January, t. i., p. 604
Item 6 (Fol. 75a): Evagrius. A short extract from Evagrius [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
Notes:
  • See Add. 14,578, no. 23.
  • Left unfinished by the scribe.
Item 7 (Fol. 77a): Forms of letters, to be used in addressing various persons [defective]
Item 8 (Fol. 77a): A [defective]
Note: Imperfect, only a few lines of the conclusion being left.
Item 9 (Fol. 77a): To men of rank
 
Title:
ܕܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 78a): To an honoured and wise man
 
Title:
ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܘܚܟܝܡܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 78b): Reply to a bishop and doctor
 
Title:
ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 79b): Reply to an honoured person of the same congregation
 
Title:
ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܡܢܗ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 80b): Letter of thanks to one who has been the means of restoring peace
 
Title:
ܩܘܒܠܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܘܡܨܥܝܐ ܕܫܝܢܐ ܠܓܘܐ.
Item 14 (Fol. 81a): Letter of thanks to those who have bestowed alms on the needy
 
Title:
ܩܘܒܠܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܦܥܝܢ ܙܕܩܬܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܣܢܝ̈ܩܐ.
Item 15 (Fol. 82a): Bar-ṣaumā the Hūzite. A discourse on the Resurrection by the doctor Bar-ṣaumā the Hūzite
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܘܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܒܪܘܨܘܡܐ ܗܘܙܝܐ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  Incipit: ܢܐܡܪ ܕܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܣܢܝܩܐ ܡܫܡܥܬܟܘܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܗ̣ܝ ܝܕܥܬܗܘܢ. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܒܥܬܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܐ ܗܝ ܒܙܒܢ ܙܒܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ. ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ̣. ܐܚܪܢܝܐܝܬ ܘܐܚܪܢܝܐܝܬ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܡܠܠܢܐ̣ ܘܐܝܟ ܪܓܬܗܘܢ. ܢܐܡܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܫܪ̈ܒܐ. ܕܬܕܥܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܣܝܟܝܢ. ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܠܫܪܝܐ ܕܒܥܬܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܒܥܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ. ܘܥܠ ܩܘܝܡܐ ܕܦܓܪܢ ܕܗܝܕܝܟ. ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܕܐܢ ܗܢܘ ܥܠܡܐ ܕܡܬܚܕܬ. ܘܐܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܩܘܝܢ ܒܐܝܬܘܬܐ̇. ܘܢ̇ܣܒܝܢ ܚܘܕܬܐ. ܘܐܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܝܢ̇ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: this rubric is written with green paint
Item 16 (Fol. 90a): A consolatory discourse for the Dead
 
Title:
ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  Incipit: ܚܟܝܡܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܠܗܝܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐ̣ܬܗܲܕܝ ܘܐܬܝܠܦ ܒܗܓܓܘܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܫܒܝܚܬܐ ܕܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ: ܘܒܚܠܡܐ ܘܒܚܙܘܐ ܕܬܡܝܗܘܬ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܐ ܕܟܠ: ܐܙܠܓ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܥܬܪܘ ܐܘܨܪ̈ܝ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܒܣܸܡ ܠܒܗ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ: ܘܒܣܘܟܠܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܚܪ ܒܠܐ ܡܟܬܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ: ܘܒܠܐ ܡܩܘܢܘܬܗܝܢ ܕܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢܝܬܐ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̣ܪ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 17 (Fol. 92b): The prayer of the martyr Thaumasius (?), used for healing the sick
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܡܣܝܣ ܣܗܕܐ
  Incipit: ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܢܬܚܠܡ ܦܠܢ ܒܨܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܡܣܝܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܙܗܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ̇. ܕܗܘܸܐ ܒܦܩܥܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܒܗ̇ܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܨܒ̣ܐ ܡܪܗ ܕܢܣܒ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܗ̣. ܒܥ̣ܐ ܡܢܗ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ̣ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ. ܒܥ̇ܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܡܪܝ ܕܟܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ ܐܝܬܗܘܝ: ܘܟܐܒ ܠܗ ܟܐܒܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ: ܘܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܡܣܝܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܙܗܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܟܬ̇ܒ ܘܬܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ̣. ܐܣܝܪܝܢ ܟܐܒ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܢܗ ܡܢ ܦܣܬ ܪܓܠܗ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠ ܘܚܗ ܏ܘܫ.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 93a): The colophon on fol. 93 a gives the name of the scribe, Sālībā. ܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܘܓܝܢ (sic) ܥܡ ܠܘܩ̈ܛܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܫܪܝܢܢ ܘܒܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܫܠܡܢܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܡܢ ܟܠ ܒܨܝܪ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܐܢܫ ܚܠܫܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܫܒܘܩ ܠܝ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܒܙܩܦܝܐ. ܕܟܝܪܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܐ ܕܬܢܢ ܘܕܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܘܚܢܢ ܢܬܥܕܪ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ. ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 76b): A note on fol. 76 b records the name of one Yeshūa' ܐܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܘܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪܚܡ̈ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
Addition 3 (Fol. 76b): another note, on the same page, mentions that the book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܏ܩܕܝܫ ܕܒܝܬ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ̇ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܝܡ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܝܣܩ̈ܝܛܝܣ ܕܥܢܘ̈ܝܐ. ܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܟܘܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܣܟ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 76a): A note of later date on fol. 76 a records the names of Daniel, Domitius of Māridīn, and Yeshūa'. ܚܘܣ ܥܠܝ ܦܪܘܩ ܘܐܬܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܕܪܝܢܝ ܐܢܐ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܟܣܢܝܐ (sic) ܕܢܐܝܠ ܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪܚܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܕܢܬܩܪܐ ܒܲܫܡܐ ܕܝܡܛ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܡܪܕܝܢ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܟܠ ܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܢܬܦܪܥ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܚܛܝܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ.

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