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[This manuscript contains: Sergius of Ras-'ain. ; Porphyry. The Isagoge, or Introduction, of Porphyry, probably translated bySergius of Ras'ain; Porphyry. The so-called Table of Porphyry; Aristotle. The Categories of Aristotle; Sergius of Ras'ain. Philosophic Discourse; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 38 items.]

Syriac

1a-60b
author: Sergius of Ras-'ain
Probably identical with the ܦܘ̈ܫܩܐ ܕܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ, mentioned by 'Ebed-Yeshua' in Assemani's Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 87. It is dedicated to the author's friend Theodore, bishop, of Maru or Merv(see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 147), and is divided into seven books or discourses, to each of which, except the last, a synoptical table of contents is appended.
Cf. Assemani's Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 87; Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 147; Renan in the Journal Asiatique for 1852, 4eme Serie, t. xix., p. 320; "de Philosophia Peripatetica apud Syros" (Paris, 1852), pp. 22, seqq.
  title: Book i
  Book i. is wanting.
  1a-11
  title: Book ii
  Book ii. is imperfect.
  11a-17b
  title: Book iii.
  incipit: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ: ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ̣. ܢܣ̣ܒܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܫܘܪܝܐ̣. ܡܢ ܥܘܩܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܝܫܗ̇ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܠܝܠܬܐ̣. ܘܫܪܟܬ ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܝܢ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܠܗ ܠܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ̇. ܩܕܡ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܓܢܣ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ̇. ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܫܡܗܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ. ܒܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܬܘܒ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܐܡܪܝܢܢ ܗܫܐ̣. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܝܢ ܕܒܬܪܟܢ ܡܟܬܒܢ ܠܗ ܠܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܒܗ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܓܢ̈ܣܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܓܘܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Book iii. is imperfect.
  18a-39b
  title: Book iv
  Book iv. is imperfect.
  40a-46
  title: Book v
  incipit: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ̣. ܢܦ̇ܩܢܢ ܟܠܗ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܡܝܘܬܐ̣. ܒ̈ܬܚܘܝܬܐ̣ ܘܒ̈ܦܘܠܓܐ ܕܙܕܩ̈ܝܢ ܠܗ. ܘܐܕܢܚܢܢ ܒܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܣܬܒܪܐ ܠܝ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ݂. ܟܠܗ ܪܥܝܢܗ ܕܥܠ ܟܡܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܣܛܛܠܝܣ. ܒܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܗܫܐ ܣܝܡ ܠܢ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܚܡܫܐ̣. ܒܗ̇ ܒܢܩܝܦܘܬܐ ܪܕܝܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܘܡܚܘܝܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܫܪܟܐ. ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܣܝܡܐ ܕܡܠܬܗ ܕܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Book v. is slightly imperfect.
  46b-63
  title: Book vi
  incipit: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܚܡ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ̣. ܥܠ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܓܢܣܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܬ [ܡܕܡ]ܡ ܥܒܕܢܢ ܥܘܩܒܐ [ܘܣ]ܡܢܢ ܠܗ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܫܪܒܐ ܥܡ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܒܥܬܐ ܕܙܕܩܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܠܓܢܣܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܗܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܫܬܐ̣. ܡܢܗ ܟܕ ܡܢܗ ܕܕܘܪ[ܫܐ̣]. ܥܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܙܢܐ ܫܩܝܠ ܠܗ ܢܝܫܐ ܠܡܐܡـ[ـܪ.] ܏ܘܫ.
  Book vi. is imperfect.
  53b-60b
  title: Book vii
  incipit: ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܢܣ̣ܒ ܫܘܠܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܗܢܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܬܐܕܘܪܐ̣. ܗ̣ܘܐ ܣܟܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܠ ܙܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܫܬܐ ܓܢܣ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܘܚ̇ܬܡܬ ܒܗ ܡܠܬܐ ܪܗܛܗ̇ ܕܒܟܘܠܗܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܐ̇. ܕܝ̈ܠܝܦܢ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܘܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ̇. ܥܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܓܢܣ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ̇. ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܪܫܐ ܘܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܡܕܪܫܘܬܐ ܘܕܢܘܦܩܐ ܕܒܡܠܝܠܘܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܢ ܒܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ: ܠܬܠܬ ܡ̈ܢܘܢ ܡܦܠܓ ܠܗ ܠܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܠܚܕܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ: ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܫ̈ܚܢ ܠܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܓܢܣ̈ܐ: ܘܠܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ: ܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܚ̇ܒܫܐ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܝܚܝܕܐܝܬ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܓܢܣ̈ܐ: ܘܠܗ̇ܝ ܬܘܒ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܥܗܕ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܓܢ̈ܣܐ ܗܠܝܢ: ܘܫܒ̣ܩ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܘܚܡ̣. ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܟ ܕܬܕܥ ܕܥܠ ܡܢܬܗ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ. ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܠܦܢܢ܇ ܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܥܗܝܕ ܐܢܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ. ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܘܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܘܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܚ̈ܡܫܐ ܘܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܫܬܐ. ܥܠ ܡܢܬܗ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ ܥܒܕܢܢ ܡܠܬܐ. ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܗܢܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܗܫܐ ܣܝܡ ܠܢ. ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܬܠܝܬܝܬܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ̣. ܐܡܪܝܢ̣ܢ. ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܙܕܩ̇. ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܦ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܐܡܝܪ ܠ̣ܢ ܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܥܗܕܢ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܒܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܓܢ̈ܣܐ: ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܕܝـ̣ܢ. ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܫܘܓܢܝܐ ܘܕܠܩܘܒܠܝܘܬܐ ܘܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܐ ܘܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ. ܣܝܡ ܠܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܘܓܢܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܕܡ̈ܝܢ ܠܗܝܢ. ܕܡܢܐ ܡܫܘܕܥܐ ܟܘܠ ܚܕܐ̣ ܡܢܗܝ̣ܢ. ܘܠܟܡܐ ܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ. ܐܡܪܝܢܢ ܡܕܝܢ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܕܘ̈ܟܝܬܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܬܐ ܝܠܝܦ ܠܢ. ܘܥܗܕܝܢܢ ܠܗ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܡ̣ܨܐ ܠܡܫܟܚܘ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܐܘ ܚܫܚ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ̣ܢ. ܠܗ̇ܘ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܟ ܠܡܩܦ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ. ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܠܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Book vii. is slightly imperfect.

61a-72b
author: Porphyry
title: The Isagoge, or Introduction, of Porphyry, probably translated by Sergius of Ras'ain
rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܝ̈ܠܣܘܦܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܐܝܣܓܘܓܐ. ܕܡܬܦܫܩ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ݂ ܡܥܠܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܐ
incipit: ܛܒ ܐܠܨܐ ܐܘ ܟܪܘܣܘܪܝܐ̇. ܠܦܘܬ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܩܛܝܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ ܕܐܪܣܛܛܠܝܣ̇. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܓܢܣܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܐܕܫܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܕܝܠܝܘܬܐ̇. ܘܡܢܐ ܓܕܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Cf. Renan, in the Journ. Asiat., p. 330

73a
author: Porphyry
title: The so-called Table of Porphyry
rubric: ܦܘܠܓ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܓܘܐ
incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ̣. ܠܓܘܫܡܐ̣ ܘܠܠܐ ܓܘܡܫܐ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܡܬܦܠܓ̣. ܠܡܢܦܫܐ ܘܠܠܐ ܡܢܦܫܐ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܡܢܦܫܐ ܡܬܦܠܓ̣. ܠܚܝܘܬܐ ܘܠܚܝܘܬ ܢܨܒܬܐ̣ ܘܠܢܨܒܬܐ.
A short section
Cf. Renan, loc. cit., p. 330

73a-91b
author: Aristotle
title: The Categories of Aristotle
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܛܓܘܪ̈ܝܘܣ: ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
incipit: ܐܷܘܡܴ̈ܘܢܴܡܘ ܆ ܗܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܫܘ̈ܝܝ ܫܡܐ ܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܫܡܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܗܘ. ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܘܣܝܐ̣ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܗܝ. ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܚܝܘܬܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ. ܐܦ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܨܝܪ. ܕܗܠܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܫܡܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܓܘܐ ܗܘ. ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܗܝ. ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܬܫ̇ܠܡ ܕܡ̣ܢܘ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܠ̣ܢ. (sic) ܡܫ̇ܠܡ ܐܢܬ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ܇ ܕܝܠܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
probably translated by Sergius of Ras'ain
See Renan, loc. cit., p. 330

92a-93b
author: Sergius of Ras'ain
title: Philosophic Discourse
rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܝܐ
incipit: ܐܡܪܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܚ̈ܟܝܡܝܗܘܢ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ̣. ܕܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܡ̇ܢܬܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܕܪܘܟܒܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ. ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܪܗܛܐ ܕܪܘܟܒܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܢܘܬܐ. ܕܡܘܕܥܐ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ.܀ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ̣ܢ ܬܡܢܐ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝ̣ܢ. ܫܡܐ. ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ. ܫܪܝܬܐ. ܚܠܦ ܫܡܐ. ܡܩܕܡܐ. ܣܝܡ̇ܐ. ܥܠ ܡܐܡܪܐ. ܐܣܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
The treatise treats of the parts of speech, of gender, etc.
Cf. Renan, loc. cit., p. 330

94a-99
author: Probably also written by Sergius
title: A tract on negation and affirmation
incipit: ܬܘܒ ܏ܫܪܒܐ ܏ܐܚܪܢܐ. ܬܠܬ ܐܢܝܢ ܕܗܦܟܢ܀ ܐܦܦܣܝܣ ܟܘܠܢܝܬܐ.܀ ܩܛܦܣܝܣ ܟܘܠܢܝܬܐ.܀ ܩܛܦܣܝܣ ܡܢܬܝܬܐ.܀ ܐܦܘܦܣܝܣ ܓܝܪ ܡܢܬܝܬܐ̣ ܠܐ ܗ̇ܦܟܐ. ܘܐܦܘܦܣܝܣ ܡ̇ܢ ܟܘܠܢܝܬܐ̣. ܨܝܕ ܢܦܫܗ̇ ܗ̇ܦܟܐ. ܕܐܝܟ ܐܝܟܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
This and the previous treatise, no. 5, go over substantially the same ground as the Περὶ ἑρμηνείας of Aristotle.
Cf. Renan, loc. cit., p. 330

99b-107
author: Sergius of Ras'ain
title: On the Causes of the Universe, according to the views of Aristotle, showing how it is a sphere
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܟܠ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܪܝܫ ܥܝܢܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܘܕܪܐ
incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܡܦܣ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܝܘܬܐ ܗܘ̇ܝܐ ܒܥܬܟ. ܕܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܐܠܬ݂. ܠܡܫܒܩ ܠܟ ܒܟ̈ܬܝܒܬܐ. ܟܕ ܛܒ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܦ ܥܣܩܘܬܐ ܕܫ̈ܘܐܠܝܟ̣. ܠܐ ܐ̇ܡܐܢܬ ܕܐܝܟ ܕܡܨܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܪܫܘܡ ܠܟ܇ ܕܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܢ ܐܦܝܣܬܢܝ܇ ܥܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܟܠ܇ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ.. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܦܐܐ ܠܕܐܝܟ ܗܠܝ̣ܢ. ܐܝܟ ܕܡܣܬܒܪܐ ܠܝ̣ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܣܝܡ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢܝܬܐ ܘܕܫܠܡܢ ܠܪܓܫܬܢ̇. ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܢܦܠܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܚܙܬܢ. ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܨܝܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܢܬܚܫܚ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ܇ ܒ̈ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܠܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܘܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܩܕܡܝܗܝܢ ܡܬܪ̈ܟܒܢ. ܠܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ̣. ܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܩܕܝܡ.܀܀ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܫܘ̈ܐܠܝܟ̣. ܕܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܗ. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܙܢܐ ܕܙܘܥܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܕܒܚܘܕܪܐ ܡܢܗ ܡܬܟܪܟ. ܘܥܠ ܡܢܐ ܟܪ̈ܘܟܝܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܙܘܥܗ ܕܗܢܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ ܕܒܚܘܕܪܐ ܡܬܬܙܝܥ. ܘܐܢ ܩ̣ܢܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܚܘܕܪܐ ܡܬܟܪܟܝܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܣܘܟܠܐ̇. ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܠܬܚܬ ܡܢ ܣܗܪܐ ܗ̈ܘܝܢ. ܀ ܏ܘܫ.
Addressed to Theodore
Cf. Renan, loc. cit., p. 320

107b-121b
author: Aristotle
title: The treatise of Aristotle, Περὶ κόσμου πρὸς Ἀλέξανδρον
rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ: ܕܡܦܫܩܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ. ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Translated for Theodore by Sergius of Ras'ain
Cf. De Lagarde, Analecta Syr., p. 134; Renan, loc. cit., p. 321

122a-124
title: A tract on the Soul, ascribed to Aristotle
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܛܠܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ
incipit: ܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܘ ܒܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ. ܐܘ ܒܗܘܢܐ ܡܬܕܪܟ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܠܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܢ̇ܦܠ̣. ܓܡܝܪܐܝܬ ܝ̇ܗܒ ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܫܘܘܕܥܗ. ܟܠ ܨܒܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܚܝܢܐ ܠܪ̈ܓܫܝܢ: ܡܚܕܐ ܕܢ̇ܦܠܐ ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܓܫܝܢ܆ ܡܘܕܥܐ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܫܟܝܚܘܬܗ̇. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܒܡܕܥܐ ܡܬܕܪܟ̣. ܠܘ ܒܝܬܗ ܝ̇ܗܒ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܢܕܥܗ. ܐܠܐ ܒܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܗ.܀ ܢܦܫܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܗܝ̇ ܕܟܣܝܐ ܒܟܝܢܗ̣̇. ܡܢ ܣܘܥܪܢܗ̇ ܗܘ ܡܬܝܕܥܐ. ܏ܐ.܀ ܏ܕܐܢ ܏ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܏ܢܦܫܐ. ܡܬܚܙܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܦܓܪܐ̣. ܐܘ ܡܢ ܠܒܪ ܗܘܝܐ̣ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܠܓܘ. ܏ܘܫ
It is not the well-known treatise Περὶ ψυχῆς, but a wholly different work, consisting of five short sections.
The remaining sections are as follow: ܥܠ ܕܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ. ܏ܒ.܀ ܕܐܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܠܐ ܓܫܘܡ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ.܀܏ܓ܀ ܏ܕ ܀ ܐܢ ܦܫܝܛܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ. ܏ܗ ܀ ܕܐܢ ܡܬܚܫܒܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܢܦܫܐ.܀
Cf. Renan, loc. cit., p. 330

124b-128b
author: Sergius of Ras'ain
title: On genus, species and individuality
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܪܟܝܛܪܐ: ܕܥܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܘܐܕ̈ܫܐ ܘܐܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ
incipit: ܠܘܩܕܡ ܡܘܕܥܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܕܚܟ̈ܝܡܐ ܓܢܣܐ ܩܪܝܢ ܠܡܕܡ ܕܒܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ. ܕܠܘ ܩܢܘܡܐܝܬ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܦܪܝܣ ܥܠ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܝܫܝܢ ܡܢ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ. ܒܐܕܫܐ ܘܠܘ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ
Cf. Renan, loc. cit., p. 321

129a-140b
author: Bardaisan or Bardesanes
author: Philip
It is an extract from the celebrated dialogue de Fato, ascribed to Bar-daisan or Bardesanes, but written in reality by his disciple Philip
title: The Book of the Laws of the Countries
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܕܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ
The Syriac text has been edited, with an English translation, by Cureton, in his Spicilegium Syriacum; and Merx has given a German translation in the work just mentioned.
Cf. Land, Anecdota Syr., t. i., p. 51, Excursus i; Merx, Bardesanes von Edessa, p. 10; Cureton, in Spicilegium Syriacum; Renan, loc. cit., p. 295

141a-149a
author: Sergius of Ras'ain
title: A treatise by Sergius of Ras'ain, addressed to Theodore, showing how we may know the action (or influence) of the moon, according to the views of the astronomers
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܣܪܓܝܣ ܐܪܟܐܛܪܘܣ.ܠܘܬ ܬܐܘܕܪܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܝܕܥ (sic) ܥܒܕܗ ܕܣܗܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܣܛܪܢܡܘ
incipit: ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܦܫܩܢܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܚܘܪ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܬܐܘܕܪܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܕܚܙܝܬ݁ ܥܣܩܘܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܣܡ ܒܗ ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܟܬܒܢܐ. ܐܦܝܣܬ ܠܢ ܠܡܪܫܡ ܠܟ ܥܠܝܗ̣̇. ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܬܚܫܚ ܒܗ̇ ܓܠܢܘܣ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܨܝܢܢ ܒ̈ܦܣܝܩܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܪܟܝܛܪܘܣ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܕܥ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܐ ܡܬܪܥܝܢ ܐܣܛܪ̈ܘܠܓܘ ܒܝܕ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ.
This tract is explanatory and illustrative of the treatise of Galen Περὶ κρισίμων ἡμερῶν, "on critical days."
Cf. Sachau, Inedita Syr., p. 101; Renan, loc. cit., p. 321

title: On the motion of the Sun
rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܕܝܬܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ
incipit: ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܬܬܙܝܥܢܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܕܥ ܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܬܒܥܐ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܒܝܬܐ ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܗ ܪܕܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܚܣܝܪ. ܏ܘܫ
A short appendix to the previous treatise, no. 12
Cf. Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 125; Renan, loc. cit., p. 322

149b
title: The names of the Signs of the Zodiac, according to the school of Bardaisan
rubric: ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܘܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܪ ܕܝܨܢ
ܐܡܪܐ̣ ܢܝܣܢ: ܬܘܪܐ. ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܨ̈ܠܡ̇ܐ . ܣܪܛܢܐ. ܐܪܝܐ. ܫܒܠܬܐ. ܩܢܫܠܡܐ. ܥܩܪܒܐ. ܨܠܡܐ ܪܒܐ. ܓܕܝܐ. ܕܘܠܐ. ܢܘ̈ܢܐ
The original writing has been erased, with the exception of the first two words, but this was apparently done by the scribe himself. The list now reads as quoted above.
Cf. Cowper's Syriac Miscellanies, p. 55; Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i., prolegom., p. 32; Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 126

150a-154b
author: Socrates
title: Socrates
From the name of the other interlocutor, it may be called " the Erostrophus," ܐܪܣܛܪܦܘܣ, Ἐρόστοφος
rubric: ܣܘܩܛܘܣ
incipit: ܣܘܩܪܛܘܣ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܐܘܢ ܐܪܘܣܛܪܦܐ. ܡܢܐ ܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܠܟ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܠܘܬܝ ܠܡܐܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Cf. De Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 158; Renan, loc. cit., p. 299

155a-160b
title: Isocrates, the discourse addressed to Demonicus
rubric: ܐܝܣܘܩܪܛܘܣ
See Add. 14,620, no. 3
Cf. De Lagarde, Anal., Syr., p. 167; Renan, loc. cit., p. 300

161a-163
title: The Hypomnemata of Ambrose, an apology for the Christian religion
rubric: ܗܘܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܐܡܒܪܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܝܘܢ. ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ̣. ܘܒܓܢܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܘ̈ܠܘܛܐ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ̣ ܘܥ̣ܪܩ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܘܟܬ̣ܒ ܚܘܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܝܘܬܗܘܢ̇ ܘܒܪܝܫ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܥܢ̣ܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ.
It is nearly identical with the Λόγος πρὸς Ἕλληνας, usually attributed to Justin Martyr. This discourse has been edited by Cureton in his Spicilegium Syr., pp. ܠܚ
Cf. Spicilegium Syr., pp. ܠܚ; Renan, loc. cit., p. 300.

163b-167b
author: Menander
title: A collection of Sayings, ascribed to Menander
rubric: ܡܢܢܕܪܘܣ ܚܟܝܡܐ
These have been edited by Land in his Anecdota Syr.
Cf. Land, Anecdota Syr., t. i., pp. 64, seqq.; Renan, loc. cit., p. 302

168a-171b
title: Several short articles treating of substance,
Cf. Renan, loc. cit., p. 332
  168a-168b
  title: Part of Several short articles treating of substance,
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܦܘܠܓ ܐܘܣܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ̣. ܓܢܣܐ̇ ܐܕܫܐ̣ ܫܘܚܠܦܐ. ܓܕܫܐ̣ ܕܝܠܝܘܬܐ. ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܓܘܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܐܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܟܠ܆ ܡܬܦܠܓܐ ܠܓܘܫܡܐ̣ ܘܠܠܐ ܓܘܫܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  169a-169
  title: Part of Several short articles treating of substance,
  rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇ ܓܢܣ ܓܢ̈ܣܝܢ. ܘܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܚܒܫܐ ܠܓܘ ܡܢܗ̇. ܘܡܬܦܠܓܐ̣ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܝܢ. ܠܒ̣ܪܝܐ̣ ܘܠܠܐ ܒ̣ܪܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  169b-170
  title: Part of Several short articles treating of substance,
  rubric: ܦܘܠܓܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܬ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܫܡܐ ܓܢܣܢܝܐ̣. ܕܥܠ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܟܝܢܐ ܕܒܫܘܚܠܦ ܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ ܡܫܘܕܥܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܫܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܒܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܕܒܥܝܪܐ. ܘܕܫܪܟܐ. ܘܐܝܬ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܫܡܐ ܐܕܫܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܚܝܕܝܘܬ ܩ̈ܢܘܡܐ ܕܒܫܘܚܠܦ ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܡܫܘܕܥܐ. ܐܝܟ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܒܢܦܫܐ ܘܦܓܪܐ̇. ܘܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܘܐܢܫܘܬܐ܀ ܏ܘܫ.
  170b
  title: Part of Several short articles treating of substance,
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܛܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܐ̣ ܓܢܣ ܓܢ̈ܣܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  170b-171b
  title: Part of Several short articles treating of substance,
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܛܘܠ ܐܘܣܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܘܣܝܐ ܓܢܣ ܓܢܣ̈ܝܢ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܐܕܫܐ̣ ܘܓܢܣܐ. ܓܘܫܡܐ ܢܦܫܢܐ̇ ܐܕܫܐ̣ ܘܓܢܣܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

172a-175b
title: A collection of ethical and moral sentences, ascribed to Pythagoras
rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܦܘܬܓܪܘܣ
incipit: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܦܘܬܓܪܘܣ ܦܝܠܘܣܦܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܥܠ ܬܩܢܘܬܐ ܘܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܩܢ̈ܝܢ ܒܛܥܡܗܝܢ
Cf. De Lagarde, Anal. Syr., p. 195; Renan, loc. cit., p. 303; Gildemeister in the Hermes, 1869, Bd. iv., p. 81

176a-181
title: A discourse of Melito the philosopher, spoken before the emperor Antoninus
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܝܠܝܛܘܢ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ. ܕܗ̣ܘܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܢܘܣ ܩܣܪ. ܘܐ̇ܡܪ. ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܩܣܪ ܕܢܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܘܚܘܝܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ. ܘܫܪܝ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܗܟܢܐ
This seems to be the treatise Περὶ ἀληθείας "concerning Truth"; though Cureton, who has edited it in his Spicileg. Syr., pp. ܟܒ, seqq., supposes it to be the Apology
Cf. Land, Anecdota Syr., t. i., p. 53, Excurs. ii.; Spicileg. Syr., pp. ܟܒ, seqq.; Renan, loc. cit., p. 305

181b-185
author: Mara bar Serapion
title: A letter of Mara bar Serapion, ܡܪܐ ܒܪ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ, to his son Serapion
This document has also been edited by Cureton in his Spicileg. Syr., pp. ܡܓ, seqq.
Cf. Spicileg. Syr., pp. ܡܓ, seqq.; Renan, loc. cit., p. 328

185b
title: Sayings of Plato
rubric: ܦܠܛܘܢ
incipit: ܦܠܛܘܢ̣ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܡܢ̣ܘ ܐܠܗܐ. ܚܝܐ. ܠܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ. ܕܣܦ̇ܩ ܠܟܠ ܛܘ̈ܒܝܢ. ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܝܢܗ ܡܢ ܥܠܡ̣. ܠܥܠܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܛܒ̈ܢ܀
See Add. 17,193, no. 32. These are derived from the Ὅροι or Definitions
Cf. Platonis Opera, ed. Bipont., 1787, vol. xi., p. 287; Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 66; Renan, loc. cit., p. 307

185b-186
title: Advice of Plato to his disciple
rubric: ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܦܠܛܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ
See Add. 14,614, fol. 118 a
Cf. Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 67; Renan, loc. cit., p. 307

186b
title: A section entitled ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ, containing Platonic definitions of faith, ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ; God, ܐܠܗܐ; love, ܚܘܒܐ; justice, ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ; and righteousness, ܟܐܢܘܬܐ
rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
incipit: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܕܬܫܪ ܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܫܡ̇ܥ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܩܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܬܚܙܝܘܗܝ
ܫܠܡ ܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
Cf. Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 69; Renan, loc. cit., p. 332

186b-188
title: A collection of maxims, entitled "the Counsel of Theano(Θεανώ), the female philosopher of the school of Pythagoras"
rubric: ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܐܬܢܐܘ (sic) ܦܝܠܘܣܦܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܬܘܓܪܘܣ
incipit: ܣ̇ܓܝ ܠܡ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܚܟܝܡ. ܕܠܐ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܗ ܬܗܘܐ ܨܠܘܬܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Imperfect at the end
Cf. Sachau, Ined. Syr., p. 70; Renan, loc. cit., p. 308

Vellum, about 11 1/8 in. by 7 1/2, consisting of 188 leaves, many of which are much stained and some more or less torn, especially foll. 1, 22, 31, 46, 49, 52, 53, 56, and 188. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 22 in number; but the first has been lost, and the next three are very imperfect. Leaves are now wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 7, 16, 17, 18, 19, 42, 46, 52, and 149. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 36 to 40 lines.

Vellum

188 ff. 11 1/8 × 7 1/2

The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 22 in number; but the first has been lost, and the next three are very imperfect.

- consisting of 188 leaves, many of which are much stained and some more or less torn, especially foll. 1, 22, 31, 46, 49, 52, 53, 56, and 188. Leaves are now wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 7, 16, 17, 18, 19, 42, 46, 52, and 149.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 36 to 40 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the viith cent.

Greek vowels have been occasionally added by a later hand (� � � � �). [The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 3, p. 1154.]

7th 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 DCCCCLXXXVII 3:1154-1160