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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/539, Add. 14,683, London, BL, Add. 14,683, BL Add MS 14683

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

It is unclear from Wright's description if this is a composite manuscript which was later joined together or if perhaps it was originally a single manuscript which was later divided and circulated in two parts. Further consultation of the manuscript may clarify this question.

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1195, Add. 14,683, foll. 1–102, London, BL, Add. 14,683, foll. 1–102, BL Add MS 14683, foll. 1-102, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 714, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXIV

[This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. The third part of a Commentary on the Pauline Epistles, abridged and compiled from the commentary ofJohn Chrysostom, byRabban Lazarus of Beth-Kandasawho probably flourished aboutA.D. 774.; Account of the generations, races, and years, fromAdamdown to the present day. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-102
author: John Chrysostom
title: The third part of a Commentary on the Pauline Epistles, abridged and compiled from the commentary of John Chrysostom, by Rabban Lazarus of Beth-Kandasa who probably flourished about A.D. 774.
rubric: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܦܐܘܠܘܣ. ܕܡܟܢܫ ܠܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܓ̈ܒܝܐ ܘܡܐܪ̈ܙܢܐ ܒܚܝܪ̈ܐ
See additions.
  Foll. 2b-23b
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Galatians
  Imperfect at the end, terminating with ch. vi. 11, 12. Wright conjectures that the commentary on Ephesians may have followed but notes that it is now altogether wanting. See additions.
  Foll. 24a-39
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Philippians
  Imperfect at the beginning, commencing with ch. i. 12.
  Foll. 39a-58
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Colossians
  Foll. 58a-80
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: 1 Thessalonians
  Foll. 80b-92
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: 2 Thessalonians

Foll. 93a-102b
title: Account of the generations, races, and years, from Adam down to the present day.
rubric: ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܕܡ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ
incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܗܘ ܠܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܕܢܬܥܬܕܘܢ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܥܗܢܢ ܠܫܪܪܐ̣. ܐܬܒܛܠ ܠܝ ܕܐܦ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܘܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ̣. ܕܒܦܣܝܩܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܢܟܢܫ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܗܢܢ ܘܢ̇ܒܢܐ. ܚܦܝܛܘܬܟܘܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܢܫܬܟܚ ܠܘܬܢ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܠܨܐܝܬ ܡܬ݀ܒܥܝܢ. ܘܢܒܛܠ ܚܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܬܝܠܕ ܡܢ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܡܥܡܛ ܠܡܕܥܐ ܕܩܢܝ̈ܘܗܝ. ܕܚܢܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܪܚܡܬ݀ ܫܪܪܐ ܨܒܝܢܢ ܠܡܕܥܗ ܠܫܪܪܐ̣. ܢܕܥ ܦܘܠܓܐ [ܕ]ܥ̈ܡܡܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ. ܘܐܘ . . . ܐ ܕܬܘܬܒܘܬ. ܘܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ. ܕܕ̈ܝ̇ܢܐ. ܘܙ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܘܕܢ̈ܒܝܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ. ܘܫ̈ܒܝܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܠܥܡܐ̣. ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܘܕܝ̈ܢ̇ܐ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܝܒܠ ܙܪܥܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܘܡܫܬܠܡ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܟܡܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܬܡܢܝܢ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܡܝܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ. ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣܝܩܬܐ ܢܚܘܐ̣. ܠܘ ܒܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܢ̇ ܐܠܐ ܒܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ
The compiler brings down the narrative to the accession of the 'Abbaside caliph Mohammed el Mahdi, A. Gr. 1085, A.D. 774 fol.101b:ܘܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܬܡܢܝܢܘܚܡܫܒܬܫܥܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܫܪܝ ܚܪܝ ܐܡܠܟ ܡܚܡܛܐܠܡܗܝܒܪܗ.

Paper, about 10 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 141 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 94, 95, 103—110, and 140. The quires were originally 24 in number; viz. 12 in the first part, foll. 1— 102, of which the 3rd, 4th and 5th are missing; and 12 in the second part, foll. 103—141, of which the first 8 are lost and the 9th is imperfect. In the first part they are signed with Syriac and Greek letters; in the second, with Greek letters and Coptic arithmetical figures. The number of lines in each page varies from 22 to 28.

Paper

102 ff. 10 × 6 3/4

The quires were originally 24 in number; viz. 12 in the first part, foll.1-102, of which the 3rd, 4th and 5th are missing; and 12 in the second part, foll.103-141, of which the first 8 are lost and the 9th is imperfect. In the first part, the quires are signed with Syriac and Greek letters.

- Many of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.94, 95.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xth cent. See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

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

- Colophon

On fol. 92b there is a note, stating that this part of the manuscript was written by Harith bar Sisin of Sanbat (see Add. 14,682):

ܐܝܟ ܕܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܗ ܘܡܢܗ ܘܒܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܟܠ ܛܒܬܐ ܡܫܪܝܐ ܘܠܘܬܗ ܗ̇ܦܟܐ ܦܢܝܐ: ܘܠܫܘܫܛܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܝܡ̈ܝܢܝܬܐ: ܐܬܚܦܛ ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܣܓܝܐܬܐ ܘܪܚܡܬ ܥܡܠܐ. ܘܩܢܐ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ. ܚܐܪܝܬ ܒܪ ܡܪܝܣܝܢܕܣܢܒܛ ܟܕ ܟܬܒܗ ܒܐܝ܏ܕܘ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

- The three missing quires were lost at an early period, for on fol. 23b, at the foot of the page, there is the following Arabic note :

- On fol. 102a there is a note, stating that the book was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, when Saliba was abbat, by the patriarch Abraham(or Ephraim, who sat A.D. 977-981; See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexandr. Jacobit., p. 366):

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩ̈ܛܐ ܫܟܢܗܕܐܢܐܒܪܗܡܦܛܝܪܝܪܟܝܣܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܢܛܪ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܥܠ ܚܪܡܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܟܠ ܕܡܦܩܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩܝܛܐ.

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 DCCXIV 2:610-612

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1196, Add. 14,683, foll. 103–141, London, BL, Add. 14,683, foll. 103–141, BL Add MS 14683, foll. 103-141, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 714, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXIV

[This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. The fourth part of a Commentary on the Pauline Epistles, abridged and compiled from the commentary ofJohn Chrysostom, byRabban Lazarus of Beth-Kandasawho probably flourished aboutA.D. 774. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 103-141
author: John Chrysostom
title: The fourth part of a Commentary on the Pauline Epistles, abridged and compiled from the commentary of John Chrysostom, by Rabban Lazarus of Beth-Kandasa who probably flourished about A.D. 774.
rubric: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥ
See additions.
Wright surmises that the commentaries on 1 Timothy, 2 Timoty, Titus, and Philemon are all now lost.
  Foll. 103a-138
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Hebrews
  Imperfect at the beginning, commencing with ch. x. 8.

Paper, about 10 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 141 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 94, 95, 103—110, and 140. The quires were originally 24 in number; viz. 12 in the first part, foll. 1— 102, of which the 3rd, 4th and 5th are missing; and 12 in the second part, foll. 103—141, of which the first 8 are lost and the 9th is imperfect. In the first part they are signed with Syriac and Greek letters; in the second, with Greek letters and Coptic arithmetical figures. The number of lines in each page varies from 22 to 28.

Paper

39 ff. 10 × 6 3/4

The quires were originally 24 in number; viz. 12 in the first part, foll.1-102, of which the 3rd, 4th and 5th are missing; and 12 in the second part, foll.103-141, of which the first 8 are lost and the 9th is imperfect. In the second part, the quires are signed with Greek letters and Coptic arithmetical figures.

- Many of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.103-110 and 140.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xth cent. See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

- Colophon

After the doxology, we find a note, fol. 138 b, written by one George of Beth-Nake, ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܕܒܝܬ ܢ̇ܩ̣ܐ , in which he states that this work was compiled by his teacher Rabban Lazarus of Beth-Kandasa, and gives some particulars regarding its arrangement, the rubrics, the marginal marks (e.g.or, etc.), and the like.

ܟ̇ܢܫ ܘܛܟܣ ܠܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ: ܡܢ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܪܒܐ ܘܚܟܝܡܐ ܐܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܝܠܗܝܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܪܒܢ ܠܥܙܪ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܢܕܣܐ̣. ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܗ ܒܘܚܢܐ ܕܕܘܓܡܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡ̇ܫܠܡ ܗܘܐ̣. ܟܕ ܥܠ ܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܗܒ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫ̇ܐܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܚܣܕ ܐܣܬܡܟ܆ ܘܗܝܡܢ ܐܦ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܐܐ ܕܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܟܬܒܢܐ̣ ܘܐܦ ܕܡܦܫܩܢܐ܀ ܢܕܥ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܕܗܠܝܢ ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܦܢ ܩܦܝܣܐܝܬ ܣܝܡܝ̣ܢ܆ ܡܛܠ ܐܠܝܨܘܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܦܐ̣. ܐܠܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܝܠܗܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܐܘܠܘܣ ܡܣܝܟܐܝܬ ܡ̇ܠܦܝܢ ܘܡ̇ܚܘܝ̣ܢ. ܐܝܟ ܛܟܣܐ ܡܒܚܢܢܐ. ܘܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܝܢ ܪܒܢ ܠܥܙܪ ܕܐܡܝܪ: ܐܦ ܠܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ̣. ܒܙܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܒܚܢܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܕܕܘܓܡܐ ܡܫܠܡ ܗܘܐ. ܗܟܘܬ ܘܐܦ ܠܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ. ܣܝܡܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܣܪܝܩܘ ܥܠ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ̣. ܘܕܘܡܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܢܗܪܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ. ܕܡܬܡܬܚܝܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܢܩ̇ܦ. ܘܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܫܬܟܚ ܗ̣ܘ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܪܘܫܡܐ: ܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܗ ܒܪܘܫܡܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ. ܪ̈ܘܫܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܕܝܘܬܐ ܪܫܝܡܝܢ ܡ̇ܫܘܕܥܝ̣ܢ. ܥܠ ܐܣܪ̈ܐ ܡ̈ܠܚܡܢܐ ܕܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܐܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܘܫܡܐ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܗ ܢܘܩܙܐ̣. ܠܥܠ ܡ̇ܣܩ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܬܚܬ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܢܘܩܙܐ̣. ܠܬܚܬ ܡ̇ܚܬ. ܘܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܢܫܬܟܚ ܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܢܘ̈ܩܙܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܗ̣. ܢܬܝܕܥ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܪ̈ܘܫܡܐ ܕܕܡܝܢ ܠܗ ܥ̇ܒܪ ܕܢܐܣܘܪ. ܘܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܢܫܬܟܚ ܥܡ ܪܘܫܡܐ ܐܦ ܨܠܝܒܐ̣. ܢܣܬܟܠ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܘܗܘ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܐܣ̇ܪ̈ܝܢ. ܟܡܐ ܕܢܬܚܙܐ ܗܘܼ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܪܘܫܡܐ ܘܨܠܝܒܐ܀ ܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܗܢܐ ܐܪܡܝ܆ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ̣. ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܚ̈ܦܝܛܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ: ܏ܘܫ. ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܬܚܘܒܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢ̇ܩ̣ܐ̇. ܘܡܬܪܕܝܢܐ ܕܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܦܢܐ ܠܥܙܪ ܘܪܒܢ: ܟܕ ܐܬ݂ܐ . . . ܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ: ܘܚܙܝܬ ܕܐܠܨܐܝܬ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܕܒـ . . . ܩ̈ܠܦܐ ܢܫܬܡܠܐ̣. ܝܨܦܬ ܕܣܕܝܪܐܝܬ . . . ܘܗܝ̣. ܟܕ ܐܦ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܕܠܝܠܐ ܠܩܪܝܢܐ ܘܠܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܐܬܛܟܢܬ.܀ ܐܬܛܝܒ ܠܝ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܨܚܚܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܗܟܘܬ ܐܝܬܗܘܝ̣. ܘܡܢܗ ܐܬܚܝܠܬ. ܟܕ ܐܦ ܙܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܦܝܬ ܡܢܗ. ܐܬܚܦܛܬ ܟܝܬ݂ ܕܠܘܩܕܡ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܪܫܘܡ. ܒܬܪܟܢ . . . ܒܗ̣̇. ܗܝ̣ܕܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܝܬܐ̣ . . . ܕܝܠܗܝܢ܀ ܟܕ . . . ܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ . . . ܪܫܡܬ. ̃ ܘܐܢ . . . ܟܬܒܝܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ ܒܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ̣. ܒܩܢܒܪܝܣ ܟܬܒܬ ܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܗ̣ܝ. ܠܐܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܓܘܫܡܐ ܫ̇ܘܕܥܬ ̃ ܚܠܦ ܕܝܢ ܫܩܠ ܛܥܢܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܫ̇ܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܝ ܘܠܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܝܠ܀

- Colophon

On fol. 140b there is a note by the scribe, Harith bar Sisin, ܚܐܪܝܬ ܒܪ ܡܪܝ ܣܝܣܝܢ ܕܣܢܒܛ , similar to that in Add. 14,682. It is followed by an enumeration of the number of homilies composed by John Chrysostom on each of the Pauline epistles :

ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܪܘܣ܏ܘܣܛ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ

- Colophon

Another note, on fol. 141a, gives the date A. Gr. 1356, A.D. 1045, but the name of the writer has been erased:

ܐܬܛܝܒܬ . . . ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ . . . ܝܬܪܬ ܡܢܗ. ܘܬܘܒ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ. ܘܠܝܬ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ. ܘܠܐ ܕܡܣܬܟܠ. ܗܐ ܚܨܪܗ̇ ܪܒܬܐ. ܘܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܠܬܡܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܫܬ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܐܝܪܚ ܟܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝ ܠܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܗ ܨܠܘܬܝ ܘܕܡܠܦܢܐ. ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܟ̣ܬܒ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܐܡܝܢ. ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܡܚܣܐ ܠܝ.

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 DCCXIV 2:610-612