London, BL, Add. 14654
source date: vth or vith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/422, Add. 14,654, London, BL, Add. 14,654, BL Add MS 14654, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 935, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXXXV

[This manuscript contains: A collection of Martyrdoms; A fragment of the legend of Queen Protonice, ܡܠܟܬܐ ܦܪܘܛܢܝܩܐ, the wife of Claudius Caesar, who went to Jerusalem and discovered the Cross of the Saviour for the first time.; A fragment of the Doctrine of Addai, or Thaddaeus, the apostle; Ephraim. Selections from the prose writings of Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 26 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1a-32
title: A collection of Martyrdoms
  Fol. 1a-3
  title: The martyrdom of 'Aḳebshĕmā (Acepsimas), ܥܩܒܫܡܐ , Joseph, ܝܘܣܦ , and Aitīlāhā, ܐܝܬܝܠܗܐ.
  Very imperfect
  See Assemani, Acta Martyrum, pars 1, p. 171.
  Fol. 3a-5
  title: The martyrdom of Mīles, Abrūsīm, and Sīnī
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܕܐܒܪܘܣܝܡ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܕܣܝܢܝ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܒܫܘܪܝܗ ܕܪܕܘܦܝܢ
  See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 66.
  Fol. 5b-8
  title: The martyrdom of Zĕbīnā, ܙܒܝܢܐ , Lazarus, ܠܥܙܪ , Mārūthā, ܡܪܘܬܐ , Narsī, ܢܪܣܝ, and others.
  Imperfect
  See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 215.
  Fol. 8b-10
  title: The martyrdom of Shabūr (Sapor), Isaac, Ma'nā, Abraham, and Simeon
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܘܪ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܩܛܘܪ. ܘܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܟܪܟܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܠܘܟ. ܘܕܡܥܢܐ ܘܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܕܫܡܥܘܢ. ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܫܒܘܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ ܬܡܢ ܏ܘܫ..
  Slightly imperfect
  See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 226.
  Fol. 10b-12
  title: The martyrdom of Bādĕmā
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܕܡܐ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ.
  Imperfect
  See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 165
  Fol. 12a-b
  title: The martyrdom of Shahdōst
  rubric: ܫܗܕܘܣܬ
  Imperfect
  See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 88.
  Fol. 12b-13
  title: The martyrdom of Barḥabbĕshabbā
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܚܒܫܒܐ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ
  Slightly imperfect
  Cf. . See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 129.
  Fol. 13b-15
  title: The martyrdom of Tharbū (Tarbula), her sister and her servant
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܬܪܒܘ ܘܕܚܬܗ̇ ܘܕܒܪܬ ܒܝܬܗ̇.
  Imperfect
  See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 54.
  Fol. 15b-17
  title: The martyrdom of 111 men and 9 women
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܐܐ ܘܚܕܥܣܪ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ ܢܫ̈ܝܢ..
  See Assemani, Acta Martt., pars 1, p. 105.
  Fol. 17b-22
  title: The martyrdom of Eleutherius the bishop, his mother Anthia, and the prefect Corbor (Corribon), at Home, under Hadrian
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܘܬܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ. ܘܕܐܡܗ ܐܢܬܝܐ. ܘܕܩܘܪܒܘܪ ܗܦܪܟܐ. ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܗܕܪܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ. ܒܝܘܡ ܫܬܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܕܪ..
  Imperfect
  See the Acta Sanctt. for April, t. ii., p. 530.
  Fol. 22a-25
  title: The martyrdom of Lucius (Leucius), Thyrsus, and Callinus (Callinicus, Galenicus)
  rubric: ܓܙܪ̈ܝ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܠܘܩܝܘܣ ܘܕܬܪܣܘܣ ܘܕܩܠܝܢܘܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ
  Very imperfect
  See the Acta Sanctt. for January, t. ii., p. 817.
  Fol. 25a-27
  title: The martyrdom of ܩܪܣܩܘܣ (Crescens, ܩܪܣܩܝܣ ?).
  Very imperfect
  Fol. 27b-32
  title: The martyrdom of Alexander and Theodulus at Rome
  rubric: ܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܘܕܬܐܕܘܠܘܣ. ܕܐܣܗܕܘ ܘܐܬܟܠܠܘ ܒܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܘܪܠܝܢܘܣ.
  incipit: ܐܘܪܠܝܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܡܪ. ܐܘ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ. ܩܕܡ ܕܒܡܣܡ ܒܪܫܐ ܬܡܘܬ. ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܟܠܗ̇ ܚܬܝܬ[ܘܬܐ] ܕܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܡـ[ـܢـ]ـܐ ܗܝ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ. ܘܕܦܪ̈ܘܓܝܐ ܘܕܗܪ̈ܣܝܘܛܐ. ܘܕܕܚܠܝ ܠܚܘܝܐ. ܘܕܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܘܕܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܕܪܟܬ ܐܢ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܗܝܢ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܪ̈ܣܣ ܘܦܠܓ̇ܘܬܐ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ..
  Very imperfect
  See the Acta Sanctt. for March, t. ii., p. 511, and for May, t. i., p. 367.

Fol. 32
title: A fragment of the legend of Queen Protonice, ܡܠܟܬܐ ܦܪܘܛܢܝܩܐ, the wife of Claudius Caesar, who went to Jerusalem and discovered the Cross of the Saviour for the first time.
This leaf narrates how her daughter died suddenly, without any apparent cause; how, by the advice of her eldest son, the three crosses, which had been discovered in the tomb, were successively applied to the corpse; and how, when the Cross of our Lord touched her, the young woman was immediately restored to life.
See Add. 12,174, fol. 291 b [...] .

Fol. 33
title: A fragment of the Doctrine of Addai, or Thaddaeus, the apostle
rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܕܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Cf. This has been printed by Cureton in his Ancient Syriac Documents, pp. ܙ ـــ ܗ.

Fol. 34a-50
author: Ephraim
title: Selections from the prose writings of Ephraim
  Fol. 34a-42
  author: Ephraim
  title: A discourse on Simon the Pharisee and the woman that was a sinner (S. Luke, ch. vii. 36—50).
  Imperfect
  On fol. 38 a, at the top, there is written, in a later hand, ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܦܪܝܫܐ . . ., and the first four words are repeated in red ink.
  Fol. 42a-45
  author: Ephraim
  title: A fragment of another discourse on S. Simeon the Aged and the Presentation of our Lord.
  Fol. 45a-48b
  author: Ephraim
  title: Five discourses on the Fear of God
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ
    Fol. 45a-45b
    author: Ephraim
    title: First discourse on the Fear of God
    Imperfect at the beginning.
    See Add. 14,614 [...], fol. 110 b, from the words ܕܕܡܝܐ ܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܗ ܠܕܐܠܗܐ to the end. Edited in Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera selecta, pp. 105, seqq.
    Fol. 45b-46
    author: Ephraim
    title: Second discourse on the Fear of God
    Slightly imperfect.
    See Add. 14,614 [...], foll. 111 b - 112 a, at the top (from the beginning to the words ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ). Edited in Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera selecta, pp. 105, seqq.
    Fol. 46b-47
    author: Ephraim
    title: Third discourse on the Fear of God
    Slightly imperfect
    The remainder of the second discourse in Add. 14,614 [...] , with much additional matter.
    Cf. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera selecta, pp. 105, seqq.
    Fol. 47b-48
    author: Ephraim
    title: Fourth discourse on the Fear of God
    incipit: ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܡܪ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܟ ܒܢ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܢ. ܕܡܛܘܠܬܗ ܐܬܐܠܨܬ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܢ. ܓܒܪܐ ܕܕܠܐ ܗܝܡܢܘ ܠܟܠ ܬܒ̈ܥܢ ܥܐܠ ܐܢܬ. ܘܐܦ ܕܠܐ ܝܘܬܪܢ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܢܦܩ ܐܢܬ. ܏ܘܫ..
    Imperfect
    Fol. 48b
    author: Ephraim
    title: Fifth discourse on the Fear of God
    incipit: ܒܗܕܐ ܬܢܘܝ ܚܝܒܝܢ ܠܡܩܪܒ ܠܒܥܬܐ ܡܚ̈ܒܢܝܗ̇ ܕܫܪܝܪܬܐ. ܐܘ ܕܢܬܛܦܝܣܘܢ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܡܐ ܕܛܒܐܝܬ ܐܡܪܝܢ. ܐܘ ܕܢܬܛܦܝܣܘܢ ܕܩܕ̈ܩܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܛܒܐܝܬ ܡܬܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ̇ ܏ܘܫ..
  Fol. 49-50
  author: Ephraim
  Two mutilated leaves

Vellum, about 9 1/4 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 50 leaves, most of which are more or less stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 5, 7, 9, 11—15, 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 34, 43, 44, and 46—50. The quires were originally signed with arithmetical figures (see fol. 30 a), but a later hand has marked them with letters. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 17, 24, 27, 31, 32, 33, 37, 41, and 44. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 32 lines.

Vellum

50 ff. 9 1/4 × 7 1/8

The quires were originally signed with arithmetical figures (see fol. 30 a), but a later hand has marked them with letters.

- of 50 leaves, most of which are more or less stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 5, 7, 9, 11—15, 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 34, 43, 44, and 46—50.

- Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 17, 24, 27, 31, 32, 33, 37, 41, and 44.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 32 lines.

This volume is written in a fine, regular, Edessene hand of the vth or vith cent.

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- The quires were originally signed with arithmetical figures (see fol. 30 a), but a later hand has marked them with letters.

- On fol. 38 a, at the top, there is written, in a later hand, ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܦܪܝܫܐ . . ., and the first four words are repeated in red ink.

ܡܢ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܥܠ ܦܪܝܫܐ

- The words ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ and ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ are written in red ink, by a later hand, on foll. 46 b and 48 b.

5th or 6th 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 DCCCCXXXV 3:1081-1083