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[This manuscript contains: A Catena Patrum, or Selections from the writings of the Fathers, forming a commentary on a great part of the Old and New Testaments. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 52 items.]

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title: A Catena Patrum, or Selections from the writings of the Fathers, forming a commentary on a great part of the Old and New Testaments
The Biblical books are taken in the following order.
  title: The Pentateuch
  The commentary consists chiefly of excerpts from the Glaphyra of Cyril of Alexandria and his treatise "de Adoratione in Spiritu," which are expressly mentioned on foll. 5 b, ܫܠܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܪܝܬܐ: ܐ̇ܬܦܫܩ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܦܪܐ , 19 a, 29 a. His commentary on the Gospel of S. Luke is cited on fol. 7 b. The other authorities named are: Ephraim, foll. 17 b, 24 a; Gregory Nazianzen, ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܬܐܘܠܘܓܝܐ , fol. 23 a; Severus of Antioch, hom. epithron. iv., fol. 28 b, xvi., fol. 29 b, lvi., fol. 23 b, lxxix., fol. 23 b, lxxxiv., fol. 24 a, cxxiv., fol. 28 b; ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܩ̇ ܬܘ̈ܣ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ , fol. 12 a; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܠܕܝܩܝܐ, fol. 11 a; ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܛܪܝܟܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ ܕܐܢܙܪܒܐ, fol. 29 a.
  title: The book of Job
  The authorities cited by name are: Chrysostom, on the Pauline Epistles, foll. 31 b, 32 b, 33 b; on Ps. xl., fol. 31 b; comment, on Job, fol. 34 a; Ephraim, fol. 34 b; Olympiodorus, ܐܠܘܡܦܝܕܘܪܘܣ, deacon of Alexandria, comment. on Job, foll. 33 a and b, 34 a; Severus, ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܣܛܣܝܐ ܡܫܡܫܢܝܬܐ, fol. 34 b.
    title: A tract in five sections, showing why God permits holy men to be tried in this world; why he does not grant to them to be independent of others; that to flee from persecutors is not deserving of blame; etc.
    rubric: ܕܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ̈ܢܫܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ̇. ܕܢܥܠܘܢ ܠܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܐ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ܀ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܝܗܒ̣ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܢܫܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ̇. ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܣ̈ܦܩܝ ܢ ܠܢܦܫܗܘ܀ ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܥ̇ܕܝܠܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܪܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܪ̈ܕܘܦܐ܀ ܥܠ ܕܠܘ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܫܐ̇ܠܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ̇. ܡܚܕܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܠܗܘܢ̇. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܐ̇ܠܝܢ ܡܢܗ܀ ܥܠ ܕܥܝ̇ܕܐ ܗܘ ܠܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ: ܕܟܕ ܚܕ ܡܣܟܠ̣. ܕܓܘܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢܗ̇ ܠܡܪܫܘܬܐ.
    Appendix to the commentary on the book of Job. It contains extracts from Chrysostom, foll. 35 a and 36 a (comment, on 2 Corinthians).
  title: The book of Judges
  The following tracts are interposed.
    title: On the versions of the Scriptures
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܕܣܓ̇ܝ ܚ̇ܫܚ ܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܬܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ̣. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐ̇ܬܦܫܩܘ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ
    It treats briefly of the Septuagint, ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ̣ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ, Aquila, ܐܘܩܠܐ, Symmachus, ܣܘܡܟܘܣ, Theodotion,ܬܐܕܘܛܝܘܢ, the Quinta, ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫ, and the Sexta, ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܬ, fol. 37 b; of the Hexapla of Origen , ܐܘܪܓܢܝܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܦ ܐܕܡܢܛܘܣ ܐܬܩܪܝ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܥܢܘܝܐ, and the critical marks which he employed, fol. 37 b; and concludes with an extract on the same subject from the treatise of Epiphanius on Weights and Measures, fol. 38 a: ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܡܟ̣ܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܫܪܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܐܣܛܪ̈ܝܣܩܘ ܘܒܐ̈ܠܘ܇ ܘܠܝܡ̈ܢܝܣܩܘ ܘܗ̈ܘܦܘ ܠܝܡ̈ܢܝܣܩܘ܇ ܕܡܫܬܟܚܝܢ ܕܪܫܝܡܝܢ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ.
    title: On the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments
    rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܡܐ̣ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܕܡܩܒܠܐ ܥܕܬܐ
    This section comprises an extract from the 39th festal letter of Athanasius (see Cureton’s Festal Letters of Athanasius, p. ܢܒ ), the 81st canon of the Apostles, and an extract from Chrysostom on Ps. xl. ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ.
  title: The four books of Kings
  The writers quoted by name are: Chrysostom, ܡܢ ܡ: ܩܕ. ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ, fol. 44 b, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ, fol. 52 a and b; Cyril, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܫܬܐ̣. ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܒܪܘܚ, fol. 45 a and b; Ephraim, ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ, fol. 44 a; Gregory Nazianzen, fol. 43 b; Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܏ܡ : ܏ܚ : ܏ܕܦ . ܕܬܫ̈ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ, fol. 50 a; Proclus, ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ, fol. 41 b; Severus, foll. 42 b, 43 a, 44 b, 45 a, 46 b, 50 a and b, 51 a and b, 52 a and b.
  title: The two books of Chronicles, according to the LXX
  rubric: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܚܣܝܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒܥܝܢ
  At the end are some extracts from Severus.
    author: Severus
    title: Extracts illustrating passages in the books of Kings and Chronicles
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܗܢܘܢ ܡ̈ܫܚܝ ܡܢܕܪܝܫ
  title: The first and second books of Ezra, according to the LXX
    title: A short section showing that prayer is of avail in time of war, as proved by the examples of Moses, Joshua, Samuel, David, Hezekiah, and Asa
    title: Brief notes on the duration of the dynasties of Assyria, Judah, Israel, Persia (from Cyrus to Darius), the Ptolemies in Egypt, etc.
    From the words ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܦܪܣܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܝܒܠܝܢ ܘܪܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܕܫܝܪ ܒܪ ܣܣܢ ܘܠܟܐ̣. ܫܪܝܘ ܡܢ ܫܢܬ ܫܡܫܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘ , it would appear that the compiler of this work lived in the first half of the viith cent., for he wrote before the death of Yezdijird, the last of the Sāsānides, who perished A.D. 651, and he uses the translation of the LXX. by Paul of Tellā, which was made A. Gr. 928, A.D. 617 (see fol. 161 b).
  title: Select passages from the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiasticus
  rubric: ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܐ: ܐܝܟ ܕܠܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܡ̈ܬܠܐ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ̣. ܘܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܒܪܣܝܪܟ
    title: Select passages from the writings of the Fathers
    rubric: ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
    Basil, fol. 69 b; Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܛܘ̈ܒܐ, fol. 69 b; Chrysostom, hom. lx. on S. John's Gospel , fol. 70 a; Gregory Nazianzen, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ, fol. 70 a; Ephraim, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ, foll. 70 a and b, 71 a, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܝܩܡܘܕܝܐ and ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܐܥܣܪ, fol. 70 b, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ, fol. 71 a, ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܝܘ̈ܠܦܢܐ, fol. 71 a, and another extract, fol. 71 a; Isaac of Antioch, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܡܝܪܘܬܐ, fol. 70 a, and another extract, fol. 71 a.
  author: Athanasius
  title: The Psalms, with an abridgment of the commentary of Athanasius
  rubric: ܟܘܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܙܡܘܪܐ̣. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܗ. ܕܡܘܕܥ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܟܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܡ̇ܢܗܪ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܘܛܐܝܬ ܐܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܗܘܢ.
  Severus is cited on fol. 82 a, ܡܢ ܡ ܨ ܕܐܦ, and Cyril on fol. 83 a.
    title: A short section on the authors of the Psalms
    incipit: ܒܪܡ ܙ̇ܕܩ ܐܦ ܗܕܐ ܠܡܕܥ̣. ܕܠܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  title: The proverbs of Solomon
  The authorities cited are: Basil, ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܪܝ ܡ̈ܬܠܘܗܝ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ, fol. 113 b, ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐ̇ܬܒܩܐ ܒܩܢܘܡܟ, fol. 114 a; Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܗܡܢܘܬܐ, fol. 114 a, ܡܢ ܡ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܘܢܡܝܘܣ, fol. 114 b; Severus, ܡܢ ܡ ܥ ܕܐܦ, fol. 115 b, ܡܢ ܡ ܩܕ ܕܠ ܓܪܛܣ, fol. 116 a.
  title: The book of Ecclesiastes, with extracts from the commentary of Olympiodorus, deacon of Alexandria
  rubric: ܩܘܗܠܬ
  title: The Song of Songs
  rubric: ܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ
    author: Gregory Nyssen
    title: Extracts from the commentaries of Gregory Nyssen
    author: Symmachus
    title: Extracts from the commentaries of Symmachus
    rubric: ܣܘܡܟܘܣ
  title: The book of Wisdom
  rubric: ܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܝܬܪܬ ܒܟܠ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ
    author: John bar Aphtūnāyā, abbat of Kinnesrīn
    title: Extracts from the commentary on the Song of Songs by John (bar Aphtūnāyā), abbat of Kinnesrīn
    rubric: ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܩܢܫܪܐ
    See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 54.
    author: Gregory Nyssen
    title: Extracts from the commentary on the Song of Songs by Gregory Nyssen
    author: Severus
    title: An extract from a letter of Severus to the Church at Antioch
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܘ ܕܒܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ
    title: Explanations of Proper Names
    rubric: ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܫܡ̈ܗܐ
    title: On the seasons of the year
    rubric: ܡܛܠ ܫ̈ܘܚܠܦܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ
    title: Some other short sections
  title: An introduction to the prophetical books
  author: Epiphanius
  title: A short extract from the treatise of Epiphanius on Weights and Measures, sect. i.
  title: The twelve minor Prophets
  The Fathers cited are: Basil, ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗܘܦܟ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ, fol. 148 b; Cyril, comment. on the Twelve , foll. 141 b, 142 a and b, 144 a, 147 b, 148 a, 149 a, 150 a and b, 151 b; Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܣܘܡܦܠܝܩܘܣ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ, fol. 143 a.
  title: Jeremiah
  Here are cited: Chrysostom, fol. 154 b; Severus, ܕܣ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ. ܒ ܕܐܦ., fol. 154 b.
  title: Ezekiel
  Severus is cited on foll. 156 b, ܡܢ ܟܬܒ. ܓ ܕܐܦ. and ܡܢ ܟܬ. ܕ ܕܐܦ., 157 a and b, 158 a and b, ܡܢ ܟܬ. ܕ ܕܐܦ.
  title: Daniel
  At the end of this book there is the following rubric, giving the dates of the Septuagint version and of the Syriac translation of Paul of Tellā.
  ܫܠܡ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܢܒܝܐ̇. ܕܐܬ̇ܦܫܩ ܡܢ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡ̈ܦܫܩܢܐ̇. ܕܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܦܛܘܠܡܐܘܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܐܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܚܣܝܪ̈. ܦܫܩܘ ܠܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܗ̇ ܘܐܦ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐ̇ܬܦܫܩܘ: ܡܢ ܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܘܠܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ̣. ܫܢܬ ܬܫܥܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܗܢܕܩܛܝܘܢܐ̣ ܕܦܡܛܐ.
  Here are cited: Chrysostom, ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ, fol. 161 a; Ephraim, fol. 161 a; Severus, ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܬܘܣ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܢܐ, fol. 160 b.
  title: Isaiah
  . Here are cited: Athanasius, ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܕܢܚܐ ܦܓܪܢܝܐ, fol. 164 b; Basil, ܡܢ ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܦܛ ܕܠܘܬ ܐ̈ܚܐ, fol. 166 a; Chrysostom, fol. 166 a; Cyril, comment. on Isaiah , foll. 164 b, 165 a and b, comment. on Luke , fol. 164 b, ܡܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܚ, fol. 164 a; Gregory Nyssen, ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܬܫܒܚܬ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ, fol. 166 b; Severus, hom. epithron. ci., fol. 164 a, lxxx. and lxxxiii., fol. 164 b, cvii., fol. 165 a, civ., fol. 166 a, vii., fol. 166 b.
  title: The Epistles of S. Paul, with extracts from the commentary of John Chrysostom
  The epistles are in the following order:
  On the margin are cited: Chrysostom, ܡܢ ܡ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܕܪܫܗ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܫܬܘܕܥܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ, fol. 167 b; Ephraim, ܡܢ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ, fol. 168 b.
    title: Romans
    title: 1 Corinthians
    title: 2 Corinthians
    title: Galatians
    title: Ephesians
    title: Philippians
    title: 1 Thessalonians
    title: 2 Thessalonians
    title: 1 Timothy
    title: 2 Timothy
    title: Titus
    title: Colossians
    title: Hebrews
  title: The Gospels
  Here are cited: Basil, fol. 233 b; Cyril, fol. 239 a; Severus, foll. 234 b, ܡܢ ܐܦܝܬܪ̈ܘܢܝܐ, 240 a.
  author: Eusebius
  title: A section from the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, treating of the Apostles, Evangelists, and their successors, and of the calamities that befel the persecutors of our Lord
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܛܠ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ ܘܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܬܪܗܘܢ̣̇ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܬܐ ܣܒܠܘ ܟܐܢܐܝܬ܇ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡܪܚܘ ܥܠ ܦܪܘܩܢ. ܡܢ ܐܩܠܣܝܣܛܝܩܐ ܕܐܘܣܒܝܣ

Vellum, about 12 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 255 leaves, one of which (fol. 10) is much torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 27 in number, but the whole of ܐ is now lost, as well as the first leaf of ܓ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 47 lines.

255 ff.

- Vellum, about 12 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 255 leaves, one of which (fol. 10) is much torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 27 in number, but the whole of ܐ is now lost, as well as the first leaf of ܓ. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 47 lines.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangělā, of the viiith or ixth cent.

See additions.

- Colophon

The scribe Thomas mentions his name in the concluding words:

ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ. ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.

Just below, apparently in the same handwriting, but in a more cursive character, is written:

ܐܢܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܚܙܐ ܒܓܠܝܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܠܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܡܙܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܓܘ̈ܕܐ̣. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܐܫܠܡ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܬܙܡ̇ܪ.

- A note on the same page informs us that the manuscript was collated by the deacons Abraham and Joseph:

ܦܚ̇ܡܘ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܝܘܣܦ ܡܫ̈ܡܢܫܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ̣ ܕܢܬܚ̇ܢܢܘܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܢܝܐ̣ ܐܡܝܢ.

- On fol. 255 b is a note stating that this was one of the volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis , A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.

8th or 9th 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 DCCCLII 2:904-908