London, BL, Add. 14653
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[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.]

Syriac

title: The life of Eugenius
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.
imperfect at the beginning
See Add. 12,174, no. 41

title: A discourse on Eugenius, written in the metre of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: 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

title: A discourse on the parable of the Prodigal Son, written in the metre of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܐ ܐܣܘܛܐ ܕܦܲܪܚ ܢܟ̈ܣܘܗܝ
A note on the margin wrongly ascribes it to that writer himself:ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
incipit: ܠܪܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܣ̣ܦܪ̈ܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܥ̇ܝܬ ܕܐܬܬܠܡܕ݂. ܘܫܪܝܬ ܕܐܗܓܐ ܒܚܘܩܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܓܒܪܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ

title: A prayer at the consecration of a bishop
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ
The last two lines have been erased

author: Jerome
title: The history of Paul of the Thebaid, written by Jerome
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܬܐܒܝܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܥܡܪ ܝܚܝܕܐܝܬ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
See the Acta Sanctorum for January, t. i., p. 604

author: Evagrius
title: A short extract from Evagrius
rubric: ܡܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
See Add. 14,578, no. 23.
Left unfinished by the scribe.

title: Forms of letters, to be used in addressing various persons
  title: A
  Imperfect, only a few lines of the conclusion being left.
  title: To men of rank
  rubric: ܕܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ
  title: To an honoured and wise man
  rubric: ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܘܚܟܝܡܐ
  title: Reply to a bishop and doctor
  rubric: ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ
  title: Reply to an honoured person of the same congregation
  rubric: ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܡܢܗ ܕܟܢܘܫܝܐ
  title: Letter of thanks to one who has been the means of restoring peace
  rubric: ܩܘܒܠܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܘܡܨܥܝܐ ܕܫܝܢܐ ܠܓܘܐ.
  title: Letter of thanks to those who have bestowed alms on the needy
  rubric: ܩܘܒܠܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܦܥܝܢ ܙܕܩܬܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܣܢܝ̈ܩܐ.

author: Bar-ṣaumā the Hūzite
title: A discourse on the Resurrection by the doctor Bar-ṣaumā the Hūzite
rubric: 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.
this rubric is written with green paint

title: A consolatory discourse for the Dead
rubric: 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.

title: The prayer of the martyr Thaumasius (?), used for healing the sick
rubric: 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.

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.

93 ff.

- 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.

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

- Colophon

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.

- A note on fol. 76 b records the name of one Yeshūa'

ܐܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܘܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪܚܡ̈ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ

- 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.

- 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.

9th or 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 DCCCIV 2:807-809