London, BL, Add. 14728
source date: xiiith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/623, Add. 14,728, London, BL, Add. 14,728, BL Add MS 14728

[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.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/624, Add. 14,728, foll. 1–75, London, BL, Add. 14,728, foll. 1–75, BL Add MS 14728, foll. 1-75, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 842, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXLII

[This manuscript contains: Evagrius. Extracts from the writings of Evagrius; John the Monk. Discourse of John the monk on S. Matthew, ch. v. 3; Macarius. Letters of Macarius; A discourse extracted from the Climax or Ladder; The history of Marcus the solitary, who dwelt on the hill of Tharmaka; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 16 items.]

Syriac

author: Evagrius
title: Extracts from the writings of Evagrius

author: John the Monk
title: Discourse of John the monk on S. Matthew, ch. v. 3
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܒܪܘܚ ܕܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܗܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ
See Add. 17,170 [...], fol. 14 a .

author: Macarius
title: Letters of Macarius
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ
  author: Macarius
  title: The second letter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
  incipit: ܠܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ. ܡ̇ܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܠܐܠܗܐ: ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܦܫܝܩܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܐܥ̇ܗܕܟܘܢ ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Macarius
  title: The third letter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ̈ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ
  incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܕܢܦܠܘܚ. ܏ܘܫ.

title: A discourse extracted from the Climax or Ladder
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܩܬܐ
incipit: ܡܟܝܠ ܢܦܪܘܫ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܡܬܓܡܪ ܐܢܫ܆ ܘܢܦܩ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܪܩܐ ܘܚ̇ܠ̣ܒܐ: ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܫܠܝܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܝ̣ܗܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ.

title: The history of Marcus the solitary, who dwelt on the hill of Tharmaka
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܪܒܐ ܘܓܒ̣ܝܐ ܐܒܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥ̇ܡܪ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܛܘܼܪܐ ܕܬܪܡܩܐ. ܘܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܙܠ̣ ܨܝܕܘܗܝ.
See Add. 14,624 [...], no. 4 .

author: Ephraim
title: A prayer of Ephraim, to be used by a monk when retiring to rest
rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗ̇ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܕܢܕܡܟ
incipit: ܗܒ ܠܝ ܡܪܝ ܕܐܢ ܫ̇ܗܪ ܐܢܐ. ܕܥܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܩ̣ܘܡ ܩܘܕܡܝܟ. ܘܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܬܘܒ ܕܕܡ̇ܟ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܠܝ. ܕܠܐ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܬܗܘ̣ܐ ܫ̣ܢܬܝ.

title: Extracts from the history of John the less, or the younger
rubric: ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ

title: Extracts from the history of Abba Bishoi (Pisoes)
rubric: ܡܢ ܡܡܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܝܫܘܝ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ.

title: Extracts from the history of Macarius
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܐܩܪܝ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ.

title: History of the Man of God from the city of Rome, in the time of Rabulas of Edessa
See Add. 14,649 [...], no. 3 .
  title: Part first
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܡܦܩܗ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ. ܘܕܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܡܢ ܪܗܡܝ (sic) ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
  title: Part second
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܥܘܢܕܢܗ ܕܒܐܘܪܗܝ.

author: Evagrius
title: Extract from Evagrius, "On virgins"
rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘ̈ܠܬܐ
See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 43 .

title: Extracts from the history of Macarius
Imperfect at the beginning.

Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, consisting of 75 leaves, some of which are much soiled and torn, especially foll. 1—7 and 75. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 1, 4, 5, and 71. Each page has from 16 to 26 lines.

75 ff.

- Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, consisting of 75 leaves, some of which are much soiled and torn, especially foll. 1—7 and 75. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 1, 4, 5, and 71. Each page has from 16 to 26 lines.

This manuscript is written, apparently by two persons, in a current hand of the xiiith cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

13th 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 DCCCXLII 2:882-883

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/625, Add. 14,728, foll. 76–137, London, BL, Add. 14,728, foll. 76–137, BL Add MS 14728, foll. 76-137, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 840, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXL

[This manuscript contains: Isaac of Nineveh. An extract from Isaac of Nineveh; Philoxenus of Mabug. A treatise of Philoxenus of Mabūg , addressed to one of his disciples, on the renunciation of the world and the life of the monastery and the cell; John the monk. An extract from John the monk; Evagrius. An extract from Evagrius; Three very short extracts, one of them from Ephraim; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

author: Isaac of Nineveh
title: An extract from Isaac of Nineveh
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ ܩܠܝܠ
incipit: ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟ ܨܒܘܬ݂ܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܓܚܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܦܠܓ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܫܪܝܪܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܩ̇ܒ̣ܠܬ.

author: Philoxenus of Mabug
title: A treatise of Philoxenus of Mabūg, addressed to one of his disciples, on the renunciation of the world and the life of the monastery and the cell
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܦܝܠܠܘܟܣܢܣ ܕܟܬܒ̣ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܥܠ ܡ̇ܦܩܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ. ܘܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܒܩܢܒܝܢ. ܘܥܠ ܫܠ̣ܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܘܬܒܐ ܕܒܩܠܝܬܐ
incipit: ܥܝܕܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܬܐܓܪ̈ܐ ܚܟܝ̈ܡܐ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܪܘܚܢܐ: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܛܘܠܝܩܝܢ ܒܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܓܘܪܬܐ: ܕܡܐ ܕܐܬ݀ܝܐ ܬܐܓܘܪܬܗܘܢ ܒܐܥ̈ܦܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ: ܡܛܠ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܦ̤ܠ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܬܟܝܗ̇ ܕܬܐܓܘܪܬܐ: ܘܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܢܬܦ̇ܠܗܕ ܠܗ ܗܘܢܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܕܡܢ̣ܝܢܐ: ܘܢܗ̣ܘܐ ܚܘܣܪܢܐ ܒܨܪܪܐ ܕܟܝܣܗܘܢ. ܫ̇ܒܩܝܢ ܠܝܘܩܪܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܕܨܒ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܨ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܕܬܐܓܘܪܬܐ. ܘܓ̇ܒܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܪܝܫܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇܇ ܕܙܥܘܪ ܒܟܡܝܘܬܗ ܘܣ̇ܓܝ ܒܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬ̈ܠܬ ܡܘ̈ܫܚܬܐ
In the subscription, it is called "on the three grades (of holiness)."

author: John the monk
title: An extract from John the monk
rubric: ܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
incipit: ܡܢ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܒ̈ܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ ܐܙܕܗܪ

author: Evagrius
title: An extract from Evagrius
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܐܒܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ ܡܬܕܒܪ
See Add. 14,578 [...], no. 34 .

title: Three very short extracts, one of them from Ephraim

title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers

Paper, about 6 3/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 62 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 76—137), the last two of which are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, are six in number. There are from 17 to 26 lines in each page.

62 ff.

- Paper, about 6 3/4 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 62 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 76—137), the last two of which are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, are six in number. There are from 17 to 26 lines in each page.

This manuscript, which is written by two hands, seems to be of the xiith or xiiith cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

12th or 13th 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 DCCCXL 2:876

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/626, Add. 14,728, foll. 138–207, London, BL, Add. 14,728, foll. 138–207, BL Add MS 14728, foll. 138-207, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 843, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXLIII

[This manuscript contains: An extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers; Extracts from the Scriptures; Isaiah of Scete. Extracts from Isaiah of Scete; Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers; Theophilus of Alexandria. Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria on the separation of the soul from the body; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 30 items.]

Syriac

title: An extract from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܡܡܠܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
incipit: ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܩܦ ܥܨܝܢܐ ܠܢܦܗ (sic) ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ. ܕܡܢ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ ܒܓܢܣܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܠܘܬܐ ܡܬܝ̇ܩܪ.

title: Extracts from the Scriptures
rubric: ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܒܗ̈ܬܐ (sic) ܏ܩ̈ܕ.
  title: Psalm i.
  rubric: ܩܕܡܐܝܬ܀ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܕܒܐ (sic) ܕܘܝܕ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
  title: 1 Corinthians, ch. iii. 16—21.
  title: The Beatitudes, S. Matthew, ch. v. 3—12.
  title: S. Matthew, ch. vii. 3—5.

author: Isaiah of Scete
title: Extracts from Isaiah of Scete
rubric: ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: On humility
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 4 .
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Another work of Isaiah of Scete
  incipit: ܗܠܝܢ ܛܪ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܒ̇ܣܪ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܬܠܥܣ ܥܡ ܐܢܬܬܐ. ܘܕܠܐ ܬܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܟ ܪܚܡܘܬܐ ܥܡ ܛܠܝ̈ܐ
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Another work of Isaiah of Scete
  incipit: ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܚ̣ܒ ܠܡܥܩܒܘ ܠܟܬܒ̇ܐ̣. ܝ̇ܠܕܐ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܘܬܐ ܘܦܠܓܘܬܐ
  Imperfect. See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 13 .

title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Sayings of Isaiah of Scete
  rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
  author: Epiphanius
  title: Sayings of Epiphanius
  rubric: ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ
  title: A dialogue between a teacher and his pupil
  rubric: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦ̈ܬܓܡܐ: ܕܡܠܦܢܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ
  title: Select sayings of one of the Fathers
  rubric: ܡܪ̈ܓܢܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܕܣܝ̈ܡܢ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ

author: Theophilus of Alexandria
title: Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria on the separation of the soul from the body
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܦܝܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ
incipit: ܠܐ ܛܥܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ̣. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Isaac of Antioch
title: Metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ
incipit: ܐܚܒ ܫܠܝܐ ܐܘ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ. ܕܒܗ ܬܫܟܚ ܬܚܐ ܢܦܫܟ.

author: Philoxenus of Mabug
title: Extracts from the writings of Philoxenus of Mabug
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
  title: On humility
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  title: On repentance
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  title: From the thirteenth discourse
  rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪ
  title: On prayer
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  title: Another extract on prayer

author: Severus of Antioch
title: The Creed of Severus
rubric: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܝܐ
incipit: ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܝܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ. ܕܗ̣ܘ ܡܢܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܠܗ ܝܕܥ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܠܗ ܣܦܩ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: John Chrysostom
title: An extract from John Chrysostom on silence
incipit: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܢܝܣ܀ ܫܬܩܐ ܢ̇ܛܪ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ: ܫܬܩܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܡܣܝܒܪ. ܏ܘܫ.

title: The history of John of Rome,
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܏ܩܕ.
See Add. 14,649 [...], no. 23 .

title: Three hymns entitled "hymns of repentance and penitence"
rubric: ܣ̈ܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ
  title: Part a
  incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܩܪܢܝ ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ. ܕܢܬܩ̇ܪܒ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܒܕ. ܏ܘܫ.
  title: Part b
  incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܚܫܐ. ܐܒ̇ܟܐ ܥܠ ܣܘܓܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܚܢܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
  title: Part c
  incipit: ܐܚܠܡ̣ ܠܝ ܫܘ̈ܚܢܝ ܡܪܝ ܕܣ̇ܓܝܐܝܢ. ܕܥܬܝܪ ܒܝܬ ܓܙܟ ܒܝܕ ܚܘ̈ܠܡܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

Paper, about 6 5/8 in. by 5, consisting of 70 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 138—207). The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number. There are from 15 to 20 lines in each page.

70 ff.

- Paper, about 6 5/8 in. by 5, consisting of 70 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 138—207). The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number. There are from 15 to 20 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a fair hand of the xiiith cent.

The writing on the fly-leaves, foll. 138 and 205 b—207, is different, but not much later.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

13th 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 DCCCXLIII 2:883-884

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/627, Add. 14,728, foll. 208–238, London, BL, Add. 14,728, foll. 208–238, BL Add MS 14728, foll. 208-238, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 696, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXCVI

[This manuscript contains: Severus. Short extracts, including one from Severus, "against any evil passion"; Isaac of Nineveh. Selections from the writings of Isaac of Nineveh. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.]

Syriac

author: Severus
title: Short extracts, including one from Severus, "against any evil passion"
rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܠ ܚܫܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ.
Imperfect at the beginning.

author: Isaac of Nineveh
title: Selections from the writings of Isaac of Nineveh
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܥܠ [ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ] ܩܪ̈ܝܒܬܐ ܕܨܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܬܓ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܥ[ـܡ̈ܠܐ] ܚ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܒܫܗܪܐ. ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥ̇ܡܠܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܒ̣ܫܐ ܡܣܬܝ̇ܒܪܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
  See Add. 14,633 [...], no. 12 .
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡ̇ܥܬ ܡܢ ܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܚ̈ܣܝܬܐ ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܬܡ̈ܝ̣ܗܐ
  See Add. 14,633 [...], no. 13 .
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܘܫܪܒܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܐܡܝܢܐ ܐܠܨܐܝܬ ܡܬܒ̈ܥܝܢ ܘܣܓܝ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢ ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܒܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܘܐܚܕ ܠܗܝܢ
  See Add. 14,633 [...], no. 52 .
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܫ̈ܐܘܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܣܟܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܪܗ̣ܛܐ: ܘܥܠ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܚܘܼܒܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܘܥܠ ܢܝ̣ܫܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܕܗܘܼܝܘ ܓ̇ܡܪ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܩ̇ܒܥ ܒܗܘܢ ܕܘܡ̣ܝܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܕܐܫ̣ܦܥ ܥܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ
  See Add. 14,632 [...], no. 60 .
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part e
  rubric: ܥܠ ܫܗܪܐ ܕܠܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܙܢ̈ܝ ܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ
  See Add. 14,632 [...], no. 66 .
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: How a man may know whether he is far from the world or not
  rubric: ܕܐܝܟܢ ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܫ ܕܪܚܝܩ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܐܘܼ ܠܐ ܏ܗ ܥܠ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܡܬܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܫܡ̣ܥ ܪܚܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ̇. ܐܘܼ ܫܒܝܩ̣ܘܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ̇. ܐܘܼ ܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ̣. ܠܘܩܕܡ ܣܢܝ̣ܩ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܐܠܦ ܘܠܡ̣ܕܥ ܠܘ ܗܕܝܘܛܐܝܬ ܐܠܐ ܒܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܝܕܘ̈ܥܬܢܐ. ܕܡ̇ܳܢܰܘ ܟܘܢܝܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ.
  ܫܠܸܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ. ܩ̣ܪܝ ܐܚܘܢ ܘܐܣܬܰܟܠ ܘܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܨܒܝ̣ܢܟ ܘܐܝܟ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܝ ܟܬܒ̇ܬ ܠܟ ܒܪܟܡܪܝ܀

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 5, consisting of 31 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 208—238), many of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are three in number. There are from 20 to 30 lines in each page.

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- Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 5, consisting of 31 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 208—238), many of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are three in number. There are from 20 to 30 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a current hand of the xiith or xiiith cent.

The writing on the flyleaf, fol. 208, and on fol. 209 a, is different.

12th or 13th 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 DCXCVI 2:581

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/628, Add. 14,728, foll. 239–268, London, BL, Add. 14,728, foll. 239–268, BL Add MS 14728, foll. 239-268, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 697, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXCVII

[This manuscript contains: John Sābā. Selections from the writings of John Sābā. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 34 items.]

Syriac

author: John Sābā
title: Selections from the writings of John Sābā
rubric: ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܟܐܠ (sic) ܪܫܡ̇ܝܢܢ ܡܢ̇ܬܐ ܩـ[ܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܟـ]ܬܒܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܒܐ ܕܡܬ݂ܩܪܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 433 seqq.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the training of novices
  rubric: ܥܠ ܛܘܿܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
  See Assemani, p. 437, serm. 8.
  author: John Sābā
  title: Admonitions
  rubric: ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ
  incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܨܒ̇ܐ ܕܢܫܟܚ̣ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܪܓܝܓ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܡ̇ܠܟ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܚܘܡܣܢܐ
  author: John Sābā
  title: On repentance
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܕܡܪܚܲܡ ܟܠܫܥ. ܟܠܫܥ ܬܪܥܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܦܬ̣ܚ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ
  author: John Sābā
  title: Admonitions regarding watchfulness
  rubric: ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܛܘܪܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܘّ ܕܪܓܝܓ ܠܗ ܢܟܦܘܬܐ. ܠܐ ܬܣ̣ܬܘܪ ܒܟܣܝܐ ܠܐܚ̣ܘܟ. ܗܐ ܫܡܝܐ ܠܓܘ ܡܢܟ ܐܢ ܕܟܲܐ ܐܢܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the demon of fornication
  rubric: ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܢܕܝܕܬܐ
  See Assemani, p. 436, serm. 3.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the demon of blasphemy
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܓܘܕܦܐ
  See Assemani, p. 436, serm. 4.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On anger
  rubric: ܥܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ
  incipit: ܫܐܕܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܡܥ̣ܗܕ ܠܗ̇ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܒܪܝ. ܘ܏ܫ.
  See Assemani, p. 437, no. 5.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the custody of the senses, internal and external
  rubric: ܥܠ ܢܛܘܪܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܕܠܒܪ ܥܡ ܕܠܓܘ ܘܐܝܟܢ
  incipit: ܚܙ̣ܝ ܐܚܝ ܝ̇ܠܕܬܐ ܕܝܠ̇ܕܐ ܠܟ ܒܪܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܗܕܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ ܥܦܝܦ̣ܬ ܡ̈ܢܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  Compare Assemani, p. 437, serm. 10.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the (divine) visitings that are vouchsafed unto solitaries
  rubric: ܥܠ ܣ̈ܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܫ̈ܬܟܢܢ
  incipit: ܐܝܬ ܕܝܗ̇ܒܐ ܠܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܟܝ̣ܟܘܬܐ܀ ܘܐܝܬ ܕܕܡ̈ܥܐ: ܘܐܝܬ ܕܙܘܡܪܐ܀ ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani, p. 435, praefatio.
  author: John Sābā
  title: Stories of brethren
  rubric: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the love shown by the angels to ascetics, with warnings against the demons that try to lead them astray
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡ̣ܬ݀ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܕܡ̇ܚ̣ܘܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܡ̇ܛܥܝܘ
  See Assemani, p. 437, serm. 6, and Zingerle's Monumenta Syriaca, vol. i., p. 102.
  author: John Sābā
  title: Concise reflections
  rubric: ܬܐܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ
  author: John Sābā
  title: On prayer
  rubric: ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  Slightly mutilated at the beginning
  Compare Assemani, p. 437, serm. 9.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On voluntary death to the world
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܘܬܐ ܨܒܝ̇ܢܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
  See Assemani, p. 438, serm. 11.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On freedom of speech towards God
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܪܪܣܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  See Assemani, p. 439, serm. 13.
  author: John Sābā
  title: Extract
  incipit: ܐܣ̇ܬ̣ܟܠ ܐܚܝ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟ̣ܚ ܗܘܢܐ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܠܡܚ̣ܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the revelation of God in the soul
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܬܓܠܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܢܦܫܐ
  incipit: ܒܙܒܢ ܟܕ ܡܨܲܠܐ ܘܡܬܥ̣ܢܐ ܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ. ܩܠܐ ܠܐ ܫܡܝ̣ܥܐ ܠܐܕ̈ܢܝ ܒܣܪܐ ܐܫܡ̣ܬܥ (sic) ܠܗ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Assemani, p. 439, serm. 16.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the contemplation of the Trinity
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ
  ܡܬܟܲܢܐ ܡܪܢ ܒ̣ܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܗ ܐܬܒ̣ܪܝ ܟܠ܀ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠ ܕܚ̇ܝ ܒܪܘܚܗ ܚܲܝ
  Compare Assemani, p. 439, serm. 17.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the gifts of the Spirit to those who are occupied with meditation on God
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܫܘܘ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܬܝܗܒܝܢ ܠܥ̈ܢܝܢܝ (sic) ܒܗܪܓܐ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ
  See Assemani, p. 439, serm. 18.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On fleeing from the world
  rubric: ܥܠ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
  incipit: ܘܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܠܢ ܪ̈ܚܝܩܝ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܘܡ̈ܚܬܝ ܠܚ̈ܫܐ ܘܚ̈ܝܝܢ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܘܡ̈ܬܬܙܝܥܝ ܒܪܘܚ. ܐܝܟ ܐܒ̣ܠܐ ܘܚܫܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani, p. 440, serm. 20.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the revelation of the Messiah to those who love him
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܬܓ̇ܠܝ̣ܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ
  incipit: ܡܫܝܚܐ ܫܘܦܪܗ ܕܐܒܐ. ܕܒܟ ܐܬܦܬ̣ܚ ܠܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܝ ܐܒܘܟ. ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani, p. 440, serm. 22.
  author: John Sābā
  title: Extract
  incipit: ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܢ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܣܝ̈ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܒܐܡܝ̣ܢܘ. ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani, p. 440, serm. 22.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the vision seen at the celebration of the holy Eucharist
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܙܵܬܐ ܕܚ̣ܙܐ ܒܪ̈ܐܙܐ
  incipit: ܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܐܫܬܥܐ ܠܝ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܟܕ ܒܙܒ̣ܢ ܩ̇ܪܒܬ ܠܡܫ̇ܡ̣ܫܘ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܏ܩܕ̈ ܒ܏ܫܘ ܪܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  Compare Assemani, p. 440, serm. 24.
  author: John Sābā
  title: How profitable quiet is to the ascetic, and how injurious relaxation is to the labours of the monastic life
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܟܡܐ ܡ̇ܘܬܪ ܫܠܝ̣ܐ ܠܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܟܡܐ ܡ̇ܘܒܕܐ ܫ̇ܪܝܘܬܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܢܣ̇ܒܬ ܒܢܣܝܢܐ ܐܢ̇ܐ ܫܦ̣ܠܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܫܲܰܠܝ̣ܐܳ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܥܢܝ̣̈ܢܐ: ܕܡ̇ܐ ܠܬܐܓܪܐ ܕܡܲܠܸܐ ܡ̇ܪܟܒܗ ܡܢ ܟܠܡܐ ܕܟ̇ܢ̣ܫ ܒܕܘܥܬ݂ܐ ܕܩܢܘܼܡܗ. ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani, p. 440, serm. 25.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the love of God
  rubric: ܥܠ ܪܚ̣ܡܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܝܟܢ ܫܪܝܐ ܘܡܬܩ̇ܢ̣ܝܐ
  incipit: ܡܢ ܒ̇ܬܪ ܕܐܟ̣ܬܒ ܥܠ ܚܘܒ̣ܐ ܘܪܚܡ̣ܬܐ. ܐܡ̣ܪ ܗ̣ܘ ܣܒܐ ܏ܩܕ. ܣ̇ܗܕ ܗܘ ܠܝ ܡܪܢ ܕܠܐ ܡ̇ܟ̣ܕܒ ܐܢܐ. ܕܙܒ̣̈ܢܝܢ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ ܫܡ̇ܥܬ ܐܢ̇ܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  Compare Assemani, p. 441, serm. 26.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the study of the knowledge of the dispensation of our Lord
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̣ܪܓܐ ܕܡ̇ܕܥܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  incipit: ܫܪܒܐ ܕܕܘܡܪܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܫ̇ܬܥܐ ܠܟ ܐܚܝ. ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani, p. 441, serm. 27.
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the vision of God
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܙܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
  incipit: ܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܟܕ ܓܝܪ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ ܫܩܠܗ ܠܗܘܢܝ. ܘ܏ܫ
  See Assemani, p. 441, serm. 28.
  author: John Sābā
  title: A letter
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܐܓܪܬܐ
  incipit: ܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܥ̈ܩܬܐ ܐܚܝ ܘܠܡ̇ܚ̣ܣ̣ܢ ܡܫܟ̣ܚ ܐܢܫ ܠܡܫܘܙܒܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܦܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܢܟܝܠܐ.
  author: John Sābā
  title: Short extract
  incipit: ܨ̇ܠܐ ܐܚܝ ܕܢܬܩܲܦܠ ܥܡܛܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܦ̈ܝ ܪܩܝܥܢ
  author: John Sābā
  title: Another short extract
  incipit: ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܐܢܫ ܕܒܙ̣ܒܢ ܐܬܢ̇ܦܫܬ. ܘܫ̇ܪܝܬ ܛ̇ܐܣ ܐܢܐ ܘܐܬܥ̇ܠܝܬ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܟܠ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: John Sābā
  title: An extract
  incipit: ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܚܝ ܠܒܘܚܪܢܐ ܘܠܕܘܪܫܐ ܣܡܗ ܒܪܘܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: John Sābā
  title: On the contemplation of God
  rubric: ܥܠ ܪܢܝ̣ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
  incipit: ܥܠ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܫ̇ܐܠܬ݂ܢܝ ܡܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Assemani, p. 441, serm. 29.
  author: John Sābā
  title: Extracts from the letters of John Sābā, from the first to the forty-third
  See Assemani, p. 441 seqq.

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 5, consisting of 30 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 239—268), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 266—268. The quires, now three in number, are signed with letters, from ܕ to ܘ. There are from 18 to 28 lines in each page.

30 ff.

- Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 5, consisting of 30 leaves (Add. 14,728, foll. 239—268), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 266—268. The quires, now three in number, are signed with letters, from ܕ to ܘ. There are from 18 to 28 lines in each page.

12th or 13th 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 DCXCVII 2:581-584