London, BL, Add. 14682
source date: xth cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/538, Add. 14,682, London, BL, Add. 14,682, BL Add MS 14682, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 713, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXIII

[This manuscript contains: Hārith bar Sīsīn, of Sanbāt. Commentaries on the Gospels of S. John and S. Mark. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-221
author: Hārith bar Sīsīn, of Sanbāt
title: Commentaries on the Gospels of S. John and S. Mark
Regarding the place Sanbāt, according to Yākūt, in the Mu’jam al-Buldān, is the name of a village in the island of , between Cairo and Alexandria and of Harrān (see, however, Add. 14,682).
The compiler of this commentary sometimes cites the Septuagint version of the Scriptures,ܐܝܟ ܫܒܥܝܢ; e.g., Exodus, fol.149a; Isaiah, fol.107b; and Jeremiah, fol.138a. Of his other authorities the principal are:
John (Chrysostom), ܝܘܐܢܝܣ; e.g. foll.12b, 19a, 20a, 23a, 29a, 30b, 32b, 36b, and 39a.
Jacob (of Batnae), ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ, the extracts from whose writings are numerous, and generally written on the margins.
Theodore (of Mopsuestia), ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ; e.g. foll.15a and 19a. See Sachau, Theodori Mopsuesteni fragmenta Syriaca, pp.ܩܐ and 62.
Ephraim, ܐܦܪܝܡ, Fol.29a.
Cyril (of Alexandria), ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ, Fol.204a.
He also quotes the Sibylline Oracles,ܕܣܝܒܘܠܐ, fol.144b:ܒܕܪܐ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ ܢܩܘܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ. ܘܬܬܚܘܐ ܠܗ ܐܬ݀ܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ. ܢܝܫܐ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܬܝܕ ܕܢܬܬܠܐ ܐܠܗܐ. The same work is cited on fol.141b under the name of ܣܐܓܘܣ(i.e. sagas; sagae =divinatrices, sibyllae):ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܡܘܣ ܘܠܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ ܠܚܪܬܐ ܢܐܬܐ. ܘܢܬܠܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܩܦ ܦܟ̈ܐ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܒ̈ܦܘܡܐ ܛܡ̈ܐܐ ܢܪܘܩܘܢ ܒܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ. ܢܬܠ ܕܝܢ ܚܨܗ ܠܢܓܕܐ ܗܝܕܝܢ. ܘܟܕ ܡܬܩܦܚ ܢܫܬܘܩ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܫܬܘܕܥ ܐܘ ܡܢܘ ܐܘ ܕܕܡܢܘ. ܐܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܬ̣ܐ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܟܕ ܡܬܟܠܠ ܡܢ ܟܘ̈ܒܐ And again, fol.149a:ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܫܬܘܕܥ ܕܡܢܘ. ܐܘ ܕܕܡܢܘ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܬ̣ܐ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܟܕ ܡܬܟܠܠ ܡܢ ܟܘܼ̈ܒܐ̣. ܢܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܗ ܘܢܡܠܠ. ܠܕܦܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܘ ܒܪܘܡܚܐ. ܡܛܠ ܢܡܘܣܗܘܢ܀. See the Oracula Sibyllina, ed. Friedlieb, book viii., vv. 287—296.
Εἰς ἀνόμων χεῖρας καὶ ἀπίστων ὔστερον ἤξει, Δώσουσι δὲ Θεῷ ῥαπἰσματα χερσὶν ἀνάγνοις, Καὶ στόμασι μιαροῖς ἐκπτύσματα φαρμακόεντα. Δώσει δ' εἰς μάστυγας ἁπλῶς ἁγνὸν τότε νῶτον· Καὶ κολαφιζόμενος συγήσει, μήτις ἐπιγυῷ, Τἱς τίνος, ἧ πόθεν ἦλθεν, ἵνα φθιμένοισι λαλήσῃ. Καὶ στέφανον φορέσει τὸν ἀκάνθινον· ἐκ γὰρ ἀκαυθῶν Τὸ στέφος ἐκλεκτῶν ἀγίων αἰὡνιον ἦξει. Πλευρά τε νύξουσι καλάμῳ διὰ τὸν νόμον αὐτῶν.
Another work is twice cited under the name of ܗܪܡܝܣ, viz. fol.87b:ܕܡ̇ܐ ܗܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܠܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܒܐ. ܕܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܥܡܗ. ܒܪܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܐܒܐ. ܘܐܒܐ ܒܒܪܐ. ܕܗܘܝܘ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܟܠ܀
And again, fol.116a, the same passage, with the addition of the word ܝܠܕܗ at the end.
  Foll. 1a-164b
  title: A commentary on the Gospels of S. John
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܡܟܢܫ ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ: ܥܡ ܣܗܕܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩ̈܏ܕ. ܘܡܢ ܦܝܠ܏ܣܘ ܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܚ̈ܢܦܐ: ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܩܛܝܪܐܝܬ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܝܢܐܝܬ܇ ܐܣܗܕܘ ܥܠ ܫܪܪܐ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܪܥܝܢ. ܠܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܚ̇ܫܚܐ ܚܪܝܬ ܒܪ ܡܪܝ ܣܝܣܝܢ ܕܣܢܒܛ. ܘܕܡܢ ܚܪܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܒܪܗܡܝܬܐ. ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ. ܘܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܩ̣ܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ. ܥܡ ܡܕܡ ܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܒ̈ܝܬܝܐ.
  The introduction and part of the first chapter are lost, the text commencing with ch. i. 15.
  Foll. 165a-221
  title: A commentary on the Gospels of S. Mark

Paper, about 14 1/2 in. by 8 1/8, consisting of 221 leaves, many of which are much torn, especially foll. 1—3, 151, and 187—221. The first part of the volume, foll. 1—164, was composed of 15 quires, the first of which is lost, and the second imperfect. They are signed with Coptic arithmetical figures as far as the tenth (�, fol. 93 a), but from that place with Syriac letters. The second part, foll. 165—221, is very imperfect, but probably contained about a dozen quires, signed with letters (ܛ, fol. 217 a). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 38 lines. [The original description of this manuscript by William Wright includes characters, symbols, or illustrations which cannot be represented. Please consult the attached image, vol. 2, p. 608.]

Paper

221 ff. 14 1/2 × 8 1/8

The first part of the volume, foll.1—164, was composed of 15 quires, the first of which is lost, and the second imperfect. They are signed with Coptic arithmetical figures as far as the tenth (, fol.93a), but from that place with Syriac letters. The second part, foll.165—221, is very imperfect, but probably contained about a dozen quires, signed with letters (ܛ, fol.217a).

- A leaf is wanting at the beginning and another after fol.173. There is a considerable lacuna after fol.197, and the remainder of the manuscript, from fol.204 onwards, is very fragmentary.

- Of 221 leaves, many are much torn, especially foll.1—3, 151, and 187—221.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 38 lines.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand, probably of the xth cent, (see Add. 14,683 [...] ).

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

- On fol. 164b there is the following note.

ܠܟܬܒܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܢܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ. ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܪܫܠܐܝܬ: ܐܢܐ ܟܝܬ ܠܐ ܚܫܚܐ ܘܡܚܝܠܐ ܚܪܝܬ ܒܪ ܡܪܣܝܣܝܢ (sic) ܕܣܢܛܒ. ܘܕܡܢ ܚܪܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܒܥܡܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ ܝܨܦܬ ܘܟܢܫܬ ܘܟܬܒܬ ܒܟܪܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ. ܥܡ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܣܐܒܝܬܐ. ܘܩܲܢ̣ܝܬ ܗܢܝܐܝܬ ܐܘ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܝܢ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܠܝ. ܠܘ ܒܨܝܪܕܝܢ ܘܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܬܥܢܝܢ ܒܗ܇ ܒܕܪ̈ܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܒܬܪܟܢ܇ ܒܝܘ̈ܒܠܐ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܡܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܦܓܥ̣. ܨܠܘܬܐ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܟܢ̣ܫ ܘܟܬ̣ܒ ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܢܫܟܢ. ܏ܘܫ.

According to these statements, the author of this commentary was Harith bar Sisin, and we have here the autograph manuscript of the work. The volume has, however, no appearance of being an author's autograph; and a reference to Add. 14,683, renders it exceedingly probable that the said Harith was merely the copyist, and that he has claimed as his own the labours of Lazarus of Beth-Kandasa(see also Add. 18,295, fol. 149b).

- On fol. 181a there is a note, which records the name of a reader,Bar-sauma, and states that the book belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܠܝ ܡܢ ܚܨܢܐ ܕܡܢܨܘܪ. ܘܕܫܪܟܐ. ܐܢܐ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛܬ ܠܗܠܝܢ. ܬܪܝܢ ܣܘܪܛܐ. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܨܠܘܬܗ̇ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ.

- On fol. 173 a we find the name of another reader,John.

ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܲܝܐ ܐܚܝܕ ܟܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܕܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܝܢܸܐ ܓ̈ܢܝܙ ܘܥܡ̈ܝܩ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

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 DCCXIII 2:608-610