London, BL, Add. 14729
source date: 1483 or 1484
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/629, Add. 14,729, London, BL, Add. 14,729, BL Add MS 14729

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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/630, Add. 14,729, foll. 1–115, London, BL, Add. 14,729, foll. 1–115, BL Add MS 14729, foll. 1-115, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 832, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXXII

[This manuscript contains: John Saba. Selections from the writings of John Saba; Isaac of Scete. Prayers of Isaac of Scete; Isaac of Nineveh. Extracts from the writings of Isaac of Nineveh; Letter from a solitary to a friend, who inquired of him which was the way leading unto God; A short extract; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 72 items.]

Syriac

author: John Saba
title: Selections from the writings of John Saba
The first four pages are almost completely torn away.
  author: John Saba
  title: Imperfect discourse
  author: John Saba
  title: On subjection
  rubric: ܕܫܘܥܒܕܐ
  Mutilated at the beginning.
  author: John Saba
  title: A letter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ
  Mutilated at the beginning.
  It is evidently identical with ep. 40 in Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 443.
  author: John Saba
  title: A letter
  incipit: ܐܢܐ ܐܚܝ. ܟܠܝܘܡ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܟܐܡܬ ܒܐܫܟܪܐ
  See Assemani, p. 443, ep. 41.
  author: John Saba
  title: A letter
  incipit: ܠܝܬ ܒܣܝܼܡ
  Mutilated at the beginning.
  See Assemani, p. 444, ep. 42.
  author: John Saba
  title: A letter
  Mutilated at the beginning.
  See Assemani, p. 444, ep. 43.
  author: John Saba
  title: On the remembrance and contemplation of God
  rubric: ܥܠ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܘܪܢܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
  incipit: ܥܠ ܪܢܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܐܠ̣ܬ ܐܚܝ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܠܟ. ܠܐ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܙܢܐ ܕܒܥܬܟ. ܏ܘܫ
  See Assemani, p. 441, no. 29.
  author: John Saba
  title: The letters of John Sābā
  rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܘ ܡܢܗ ܠܐܢܫ ܐܢܫ
  The tenth letter is wanting.
  Letters 28 and 29 are wanting.
    author: John Saba
    title: "To a great Father"
    rubric: ܏ܩܕܡ ܠܘܬ ܣܒܐ ܪܒܐ
    incipit: ܠܕܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܒܢܦܫܗ ܐܫ̣ܝܕ ܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܒ̇ܚܪ
    See Assemani, p. 441, ep. 1.
    author: John Saba
    title: “To another Father"
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܏ܕܒ ܕܠܘܬ ܣܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
    incipit: . . . ܠܡܬܕܡܪܘ ܒܫܘܦܪܗ ܕܚܘܒܟ. ܡܟܣܐ ܡܨܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܢ̣ܕܬ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܥܠܡܐ ܢܕܝܕܐ ܐܬ݂ܢܕܕ. ܏ܘܫ
    See Assem., p. 441, ep. 2.
    author: John Saba
    title: "To a brother, who was once his friend"
    rubric: ܏ܕܓ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܕܒܙܒܢ ܡܚܒܢܗ ܗܘܐ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܐܫܬܡܥ ܠܒܝܫܐ ܘܗܦܟ ܘܡܨܚܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ
    incipit: ܛ̇ܒ ܚ̇ܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘܠܨܥܪ̈ܐ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ
    See Assem., p. 441, ep. 3.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part δ
    incipit: ܫܘܡܗܟ ܐܚܝ ܥ̇ܠ̣ܝ ܗܘ ܡܢ . . . ـܡܟ. ܐܦ ܕܘܒܪܟ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܣܒܗ ܠܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ . . . ܐܬܟܢ̣ܝܬ܇ ܏ܘܫ
    See Assem., p. 441, ep. 4.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ε
    incipit: ܠܕܫ̇ܡܥ ܘܡܫܬܡܥ ܫܠܡܗ ܕܡܩܕܫܢܐ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܥ܏ܠܘ ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܫܡܥ ܠܡ̈ܠܝ ܪܚ̇ܡܟ. ܘ܏ܫ. [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. 861.]
    See Assem., p. 441, ep. 5.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ζ
    incipit: ܗܒ̣ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܐܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܡ̈ܘܢ ܒܫܡ ܐܠـ[ـܗܐ ܣـ]ـܟܠܐܝܬ ܒܟܠ ܡܡܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ [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. 861.]
    See Assem., p. 441, ep. 6.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part η
    rubric: ܕܫܒܥ ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ
    incipit: ܐܙܕܗ̣ܪ ܐܚܝ. ܡܢ ܡܘ̈ܒܕܝ ܢܦܫܬܗ̈ܘܢ ܘܢ̈ܦܫܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܝܗܘܢ
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 7.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part θ
    incipit: ܠܝܬ ܠܢ ܕܦܪ̈[ܨܘܦܐ ܕܚ̈ܕ]ܕܐ ܢܚܙܐ ܒܠܥܕ ܡܨܥܝܘܬܗ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܒܪܝܐ.
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 8.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ι
    incipit: . . . ܥܠ ܐܝܟܢܝܘܬܟܘܢ. ܘܫܒܚܬ ܠܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܚܘ[ܠܡܢـ]ܟܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 9.
    author: John Saba
    title: The eleventh letter
    Imperfect at the beginning.
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 11.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part λ
    incipit: ܫܡܥܝܢܝ ܐܚܝ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܦܬ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 12.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part μ
    incipit: ܠܕܐܡܝܢ ܥ̇ܡܕ ܥܡܕܐ ܪܐܙܢܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܠ. ܏ܘܫ
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 13.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ν
    incipit: ܫ̇ܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܕܢܟܦ̣ܘܬܟ. ܒܚܘܒܗ ܕܥ̇ܠܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 14.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ξ
    incipit: ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐܚܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܩܕܡܝ ܐܢܫ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܕܟܕ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ ܪܕ̇ܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܪܚܝ̣ܡܐ ܦܓܥ ܒܝ ܘܐܥܛܦܢܝ. ܏ܘܫ
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 15.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ο
    incipit: ܐܡ̣ܪ ܗܦܘ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܒܥܘܬܟܘܢ. ܫ̣ܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܫܟܘܢ ܕܚܠܦܝ. ܘܛ̣ܪܕ ܡܢܝ ܠܓܝܘܢ ܛܐܡܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 16.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part π
    incipit: ܩܕܡ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܬܒܩܝܬ ܚܐܪܘܬܢ ܒܡܣܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ. ܢܝܚܐ ܠܢܦܫܢ ܒ̈ܥܝܢܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 17.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ρ
    incipit: ܨܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܨ̇ܐܕ ܨܝ̣ܕܐ. ܒܠܩܛܐ ܒ̇ܕܪ ܥܠ ܦܚܗ. ܘܗܟܢ ܡܫܟܚ ܨ̇ܐܕ ܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 18.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ς
    incipit: ܠܐ ܬܚܫ ܡܛܠܬܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܥ̈ܝܢܝ
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 19.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part τ
    incipit: ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܬܝܬܝ ܕܡܢ ܠܘܬܟ. ܐܙܝܥ̣ ܥܠܝ ܐܪܟܘܢܐ ܣܝ̈ܥ̣ܬܗ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܥܘ̣ܠܐ. ܏ܘܫ. [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. 862.]
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 20.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part υ
    incipit: ܐܩܝܡ ܐܚܝ ܗܘܢܟ ܒܠܐ ܙܘܥܙܥ. ܘܬܗ̣ܪ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܘܬܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 21.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part φ
    incipit: ܕܫ̇ܐܠ̣ܬܢܝ ܐܚܝ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܟܠ ܟܠܗ ܒܟܠܕܘܟ. ܟܕ ܒܕܘܟ ܠܐ ܡܣܬܝܟ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem., p. 442, ep. 22.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part χ
    incipit: ܕܫ̣ܐܠܬ ܡܢܝ ܕܐܘܕܥܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܠܟ. ܒܗܕܐ ܛܒ̇ ܚ̇ܕܐ ܐܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 23.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ψ
    incipit: ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐܒܐ ܒܡܫܝܚܗ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 24.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ω
    incipit: ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܟ. ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܟܠ. ܏ܘܫ. [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. 862.]
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 25.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part αα
    incipit: ܨܠܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܝܬܝܟ. ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܢܣܒ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܘܡܝܐ ܕܬ݀ܦܢܟܐ [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. 862.]
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ββ
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 26.
    author: John Saba
    title: Letter 30
    Imperfect at the beginning
    title: Part δδ
    incipit: ܥܠ ܪܚܡܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܐܡ̣ܪ. ܠܐ ܝـ[ܕܥـ]ـܬܗ ܡܟܪܙ ܥܕܠܐ ܐܪܓܫ ܒܠܐ ܡܬܡܨܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܓ̇ܡܪ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 30.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part εε
    incipit: ܕܟܬܒ̣ܬ ܠܝ ܐܚܝ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܓܕܫ ܠܟ ܚܙܘܩܝܐ ܘܐܫܟܚ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ. ܐܢܗܘܼ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܗܕܐ ܠܐ ܬܚ̣ܫ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 31.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ζζ
    incipit: ܠܕܚ̇ܕܬ ܗܘܼ ܠܗ ܕܡ̣ܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܝܗ ܕܒܘܪܣܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 32.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ηη
    incipit: ܠܕܚ̇ܕܬ ܗܘܼ ܠܗ ܕܡ̣ܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܝܗ ܕܒܘܪܣܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem,, p. 443, ep. 33.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part θθ
    incipit: ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܓܢܒܪ ܒܡܪܝܐ. ܕܠܣܝܡܬܟ ܡܛܫܐ ܐܢܬ. [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. 862.]
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 34.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ιι
    incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܒܥ̣ܢܝ ܚܘܒܟ ܐܚܝ. ܕܛܥ̈ܝܢܝ ܫܘ̈ܡܬܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ. ܒܗ̈ܕܡܘܗܝ ܙܩ̈ܝܦܐ ܐܝ̇ܬܝܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ
    See Assem., p. 443, no. 35.
    It concludes with two prayers.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part κκ
    incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܢ̇ܦܚܘ ܒܗܘܢܗܘܢ ܪܘܚ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ.
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 36.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part λλ
    incipit: ܐܢܕܝܢ ܬܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܚܝ. ܕܥܠ ܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܬ݀ܢܐ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܓ̈ܢܝܙܐ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܠܒܘܝܐܝܟ ܟܕ ܬܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܘܬܝ ܏ܘܫ.
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 37.
    author: John Saba
    title: "To a brother whom his parents' creditors were pressing”
    rubric: ܕܬܠܬ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܫ̈ܥ. ܠܘܬ ܐܚܐ ܕܐ̈ܠܨܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܡܪ̈ܝ ܚ̇ܘܼܒܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܘܗܝ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ.,
    incipit: ܠܟܠ ܕܒܥ̇ܐ ܠܟ ܚܘܒܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ. ܐܢ ܐܒܐ ܥܠܡܝܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܐܦ ܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܩܢ̣ܐ ܐܢܐ
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 38.
    author: John Saba
    title: On repentance
    rubric: ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܬܝ̇ܒܘܬܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܏ܩܕ
    incipit: ܐܢܕܝܢ ܬܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܚܝ. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܡܚܕܬܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܐܬܐܡ̣ܣܝ ܘܐܬܚܲܒܠ ܒܚܛܝ̣ܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ξξ
    incipit: ܣܥ̣ܘ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ. ܘܥܡ ܒ̈ܣܝܡܐ ܣܩ̣ܘ ܠܪܝܫ ܛܘܼܪܐ
    See Assem., p. 443, ep. 39.
    author: John Saba
    title: On the effects of grace in those that labour
    rubric: ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܥܠ ܡܥܒ̈ܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܐ. ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܦ̈ܠܘܚܐ
    incipit: ܪܐܙܐ ܕܟܣ̣ܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܓܪܬܟ ܩ̇ܪܝܬ. ܐܘ ܦܠܘܚܐ ܟܫ̇ܝܪܐ. ܘܐܬܡ̇ܠ̣ܝܬܝ ܢܦܫܝ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܪܘ̇ܙܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠ [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. 863.]
    See Assem., p. 444, epp. 44—47.
    author: John Saba
    title: To a friend, on the same subject, viz. of the degrees (of holiness) produced by Divine Grace
    rubric: ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ̈ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܚܒܢܘܗܝ. ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܟܕ ܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ
    incipit: ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܓ̇ܠ̣ܐ ܪܐܙܐ ܕܚܘܒܗ ܒܢ̈ܦܫܬܢ.
    See Assem., p. 444, ep. 48.
    author: John Saba
    title: On the degrees (of holiness)
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܣܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܫܚܬܐ ܏ܓ
    incipit: ܬܠܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܗܘܢܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܣܠ̇ܩ ܘܢ̇ܚܬ. ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܒܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܬܝܠܕ. ܘܒܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܬܪܒܐ. ܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܡ̇ܫܬܡܠܐ. ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܟܝܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ. ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: John Saba
  title: Heads of knowledge
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܝ̈ܕܥܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕ܏ܩܕ܏ ܡܪܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܒܐ.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part α
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
    incipit: ܟܕ ܫܬܐܣܬܐ ܕܡܠܬܢ ܠܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܣܝ̇ܡܝܢܢ. ܠܚܝܠܗ ܠܐ ܡܙܕܟܝܢܐ ܡܬܟ̇ܫܦܝܢܢ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܚܢܢܗ ܢܥ̣ܒܕ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܘܫܘܠܡܐ ܠܡܐܡܪܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܫ̇ܦܪ ܠܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܚ܏ܡܘ.
    See Assem., p. 441, no. 30, serm. i.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part β
    rubric: ܕܝܠܗ
    incipit: ܢܘܪܐ ܡܬܝܕܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܡܬܢܒܪܫܐ ܒܢܦܫܐ ܐܬ݀ܐ ܗܝ ܕܫܲܪܝ ܡܬܦܬܚ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܗ̇.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part γ
    rubric: ܕܝܠܗ
    incipit: ܠܒܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܓܢܬ ܥܕܝܢ ܐܝܬ܏ܘ
    author: John Saba
    title: Part δ
    rubric: ܕܝܠܗ
    incipit: ܙܩܝܦܐ ܡܬܪܓܫܢܐ ܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܡܕܥܐ ܕܙܩܝ̣ܦ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܕܠܒ̣ܪ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܐ.
    author: John Saba
    title: Of the intellect
    rubric: ܕܗܘܢܐ
    incipit: ܗܟܢܐ ܡ̇ܩܒܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܣܝܒܪܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܏ܩܕ. ܐܝܟ ܕܡ̈ܩܒܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܝܠܘܗܝ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܬܘܪܣܝܐ ܓܫܝܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܣܛܘܡܟܐ.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part ζ
    rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ
    incipit: ܐܢܗ̣ܘ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܓܘ ܡܢܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ
    See Assem., p. 441, no. 32, serm. 2.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part η
    rubric: ܕܝܠܗ
    incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܠܨܡܚܐ ܙܒܢܝܐ ܚܕ ܥܒܕܗ ܥܡܗ. ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܡܪܘܬܗ. ܘܒܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܚܕ ܒܠܚܘܕ
    See Assem., p. 441, no. 30, serm. 3.
    author: John Saba
    title: Part θ
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ
    incipit: ܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ. ܡܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܥ̣̈ܡܠܐ ܢܓܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܥܐ ܘܡܝܬܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܬܛܒܥ ܒܠܒܐ ܕܟܝܐ. ܠܐ ܦܪܝܫ ܡܢ ܝܘܩܢܗ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܡܬܛܒ̣ܥ ܒܕܝܢܪܐ.
  author: The brother of John Sābā
  title: Apology, composed by the brother of John Sābā, and prefixed to his collected works
  rubric: ܡܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܚܐ ܦܓܪܢܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܘܕܥ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ
  incipit: ܡܦܝ̣ܣ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܦܓ̇ܥ ܒܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܒܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥ̇ܕܠ ܠܟܬܘܒܐ. ܕܓܠܝܐܝܬ ܡܡ̇ܠܠ ܪ̈ܐܙܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܦܪܪܝܣܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܘܬܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܕܐܝ̇ܬܝ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܬ݂ܒ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܝܘܡ ܡܢ ܝܘܡ.
  author: John Saba
  title: A letter of John Sābā to his brother
  rubric: ܬܘܒ̣ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܟܬܘ̇ܒܐ. ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ
  incipit: ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܚܝ ܕܠܟ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܟ ܟܬܒ̇ܬ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܝ̣̈ܛܐ ܘܒܨܝ̣ܪ̈ܐ. ܒܙܒܢ ܙܒܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ ܠܡܒܝܐܝܘܬܟ ܡܢ ܚܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܫܘܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Assem., p. 435.
  author: John Saba
  title: Another apology
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡ̇ܦܩ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ. ܡܛܠ ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܢܫ
  incipit: ܡܦ̣ܝܣ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܦܓ̇ܥ ܒܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܥ̇ܕܠ ܠܟܬܘܒܐ. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܦܪܕܝܣܝܐ ܘܒܚܘܝܚܘܬܐ ܐܡܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܩܢܘܡܗ ܘܥܠ ܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.

author: Isaac of Scete
title: Prayers of Isaac of Scete
  author: Isaac of Scete
  title: A prayer of Isaac of Scete
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܏ܕܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܐܣܩܛܝ̣ ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܡܬܬܥܝܪ (var. ܪܥܝܢܐ) ܠܡܚܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡ̇ܨܠܐ ܐܢܬ. ܗܠܝܢ ܐܩ̣ܦ ܠܨܠܘܬܟ ܐܟܚܕ ܕܝܢ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ. ܐܠܗܐ ܐܫܘܢ ܕܐܪܓܫ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܢܛܝܪ ܠܙ̈ܕܝܩܐ ܒܡܬܝܬܟ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Isaac of Scete
  title: Another prayer of the same
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ. ܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܢܝ̣ܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܝܪ
  incipit: ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܐܙܠܓ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܒ̈ܠܒܘܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܐܢܬ ܦܬ̣ܚ ܩܕܡܝ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܫܡ̣ܠܝܬܐ ܏ܘܫ.

author: Isaac of Nineveh
title: Extracts from the writings of Isaac of Nineveh
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Part a
  incipit: ܡܢ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܕܥܨܝܢܐ. ܡܬܬܚܕ ܪܬܚܐ ܫܓܝܪܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܘܫܚܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܢܒܪܫ ܒܠܒܐ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܚ̈ܡܝܡܐ ܕܒ̈ܠܩܝܢ ܒܪܥܝܢܐ.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: On vigils
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܫܗܪܐ
  incipit: ܠܐ ܬܣܒܪ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܕܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ. ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܡ̇ܝܬܪ ܡܢ ܫܗܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ. [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. 864.]

title: Letter from a solitary to a friend, who inquired of him which was the way leading unto God
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫ̇ܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ. ܠܘ (sic) ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܚܒܪܗ ܕܬܒ̣ܥ ܡܢܗ. ܕܐܝܕܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡ̇ܩܪܒܐ ܘܡܫܘܫܛܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ
See Add. 12,167 [...], no. xv .

title: A short extract
incipit: ܐܢ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܠܐ ܢܥ̣ܒܪܘܢ ܒܟ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ ܒ̈ܝܫ̣ܐ ܫܝ̣ܛܘܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܩܢ̣ܝ܇ ܐܦ ܗ̇ܕܐ ܠܘ ܒܡܢܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪ ܘܒܟܠ ܕܘܟ ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܒܟܠ ܥ̇ܒܕ.

title: Stanzas of the Passion
rubric: ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ ܢ̇ܘܕܐ ܠܒܪܐ ܒܘܟܪܐ. ܕܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܡܢ ܡܬܘܡ ܥܡ ܝܠ̇ܘܕܗ. ܘܡ̇ܟܟ ܢܦܫܗ. ܘܩ̇ܒܠ ܚܫܐ. ܘܒܙܚܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܛܠܬܢ. ܢܠܒܫ ܟܠܢ ܚܫܐ ܒܚܫܗ.

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: A prayer of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: ܒܗ̇ܘ ܥܕܢܐ ܕܐܬ݂ܬ݀ ܡܪܝܡ ܨܝܕ ܓܓܘܠܬܐ. ܚܫ̣ܟ ܗܘܐ ܫܡܫܐ ܘܗܘ̣ܬ݀ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܙܘܥܐ ܪܒܐ.

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 115 leaves, the first 30 of which are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 20 in number, but of these the first eight are now entirely lost. Leaves are also wanting after foll. 29 and 44. There are from 18 to 25 lines in each page.

115 ff.

- Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 115 leaves, the first 30 of which are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 20 in number, but of these the first eight are now entirely lost. Leaves are also wanting after foll. 29 and 44. There are from 18 to 25 lines in each page.

- On fol. 115 a there is a note, stating that the manuscript was written, A. Gr. 1483 or 1484 (A.D. 1172 or 1173), in the Egyptian desert, in the convent called ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܝܡܐ , situated on the stream (wādī) called, ܒܗܪܝ . The scribe does not mention his name.

ܡܠ̣ܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܡ̇ܫܬܡܗ ܣܒܐ. ܒܫܢܬ ܏ܐܘܬ ܘܬܡܢܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ (marg. ܐܠܦ ܘ܏ܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥ) ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܫܪܝ ܏ܩܕ ܒܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܐ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܣܪܓܝܘܣ ܘܒ̇ܟܘܣ. ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܚ̣ܝܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܩܪܘܝܐ ܡܗܝܪܐ. ܐܠܐ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܦܓ̇ܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܬܟܬܒ̣ ܕܝܢ ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܗܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܝܡܐ. ܒܪܓܘܠܐ ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܒܗܪܝ. ܐܚܝ ܫܒܘܩ ܠܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬܝ ܟܬܘܒܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܝܨܘܬܐ ܟܬܒܬܗ ܠܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܕܘܝܐ. ܘܕܟܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܘܡܬܗܓܐ ܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

AD 1172-3 AG 1483-4

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 DCCCXXXII 2:860-865

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/631, Add. 14,729, foll. 116–123, London, BL, Add. 14,729, foll. 116–123, BL Add MS 14729, foll. 116-123, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 838, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXXVIII

[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.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

This manuscript part is itself a composite codicological unit composed of two or more additional parts. See the individual parts for a more complete physical description.

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1497, Add. 14,729, foll. 116–122, London, BL, Add. 14,729, foll. 116–122, BL Add MS 14729, foll. 116-122, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 838, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: A letter of Jacob of Batnae to Jacob, abbat of the convent of Naphshāthā. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: A letter of Jacob of Batnae to Jacob, abbat of the convent of Naphshāthā.
rubric: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܟ̈ܘܢܫܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܏ܩܕ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܨܝܕ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܢ̈ܦܫܬܐ
See Assemani, Bibl., Or., t. i., p. 303, no. 5, and Add. 17,163 [...], fol. 35 a .
Imperfect at the end.

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 8 leaves (Add. 14,729, foll. 116—123), with from 25 to 28 lines in each page.

7 ff.

- Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 8 leaves (Add. 14,729, foll. 116—123), with from 25 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 DCCCXXXVIII 2:873-874

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1498, Add. 14,729, fol. 123, London, BL, Add. 14,729, fol. 123, BL Add MS 14729, fol. 123, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 838, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Part of a letter addressed by one Zākhē, or Nicolaus, to the abbat Severus, rabban Gabriel, rabban John, and the rest of the fraternity of a certain convent. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: Part of a letter addressed by one Zākhē, or Nicolaus, to the abbat Severus, rabban Gabriel, rabban John, and the rest of the fraternity of a certain convent.
incipit: ܒܫܡܐ ܕܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܡܫ̇ܒܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܼ̇ܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܟܠ. ܬܠܡܝܕܗܘܢ ܙ̇ܟܐ ܒ̣ܨܝܪܐ ܫ̇ܠܡܐ ܕܡܠܸܐ ܟܠ ܫ̇ܠܡ̈ܝܢ: ܘܫܝܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܠ̣ܐ ܟܠ ܫܝ̈ܢܝܢ: ܘܚܘܼܒܐ ܕܡ̇ܠ̣ܐ ܟܠ ܚܘ̈ܒ̣ܝܢ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܒܥܠܝܬܐ̣. ܢܗ̣ܘܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ. ܐܘ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܢ̈ܨܝܚܐ. ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܐܒܘܢ ܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܘܐܒܘܢ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܣܒܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܣܒܐ̣. ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܘܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ ܩ̈܏ܫ ܘܡ̈܏ܫܡܫ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܐ ܟܢܝܫܐܝܬ. ܒܝܕ ܥ̣ܒܕܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܘܒ̣ܨܝܪܐ ܕܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܝܟܘܢ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܒܪܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܟܕܠܐ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܙ̇ܟܐ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܬܚ̇ܘܒܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܏ܘܫ. [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. 874.]

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 8 leaves (Add. 14,729, foll. 116—123), with from 25 to 28 lines in each page.

1 f.

- Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 8 leaves (Add. 14,729, foll. 116—123), with from 25 to 28 lines in each page.

Date unknown

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 DCCCXXXVIII 2:874

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/632, Add. 14,729, foll. 124–192, London, BL, Add. 14,729, foll. 124–192, BL Add MS 14729, foll. 124-192, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 839, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXXIX

[This manuscript contains: Isaiah of Scete. Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete; Philoxenus of Mabug. The letter of Philoxenus of Mabūg to a disciple, on the forsaking of the world and the monastic life.; Gregory the Monk. Extracts from the writings of Gregory the monk; John the Monk. Extracts from the writings of John the monk; Isaac of Antioch. Extract from a metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 36 items.]

Syriac

author: Isaiah of Scete
title: Selections from the writings of Isaiah of Scete
rubric: ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܠܐ [ܡـ]ܒܗܬܢܐ ܕܥ[ܘܕܪܢܐ] ܕܡܢ [ܐܠܗܐ] ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡـ...ܢܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ.
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩ̣ܪܒܝܢ ܠܡܫܩ̣ܠ ܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܩܠܝܠܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ.
  See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 1 .
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܕܐܝܟܢܐ [ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ] [ܥܡ ܚ̈ܕܕܐ].
  See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 3 .
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܟܝܟܘ[ܬܐ]
  See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 4 .
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ [ܕܡܬܪܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ] [ܥܠܡـ]ـܐ
  See Add. 14,575 [...], no. 5 .

author: Philoxenus of Mabug
title: The letter of Philoxenus of Mabūg to a disciple, on the forsaking of the world and the monastic life.
ܫܠܡ̣ܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܠܠܝܟܣܝܢܘܣ.
See Add. 14,728 [...], fol. 76 b .
Imperfect at the beginning.

author: Gregory the Monk
title: Extracts from the writings of Gregory the monk
rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 170.
ܫ̣ܠܡ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܡ̇ܟܢܫ ܠܢ. ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ܀.
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: On the exercise of the virtues, and on the calling of the soul by God.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܩ̇ܪܝܬܐ ܕܢ̈ܦܫܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ
  See Assem., p. 173, no. 9, first and third questions, and Add. 12,163 [...], fol. 290 b .
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: On the renunciation of the world.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܪܚܘܼܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
  See Assem., p. 173, no. 9, second question, and Add. 12,163 [...], fol. 291 b .
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: On the demon of melancholy
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܥܩܬܐ
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: To the brethren in the cell
  rubric: ܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܒܩܠܝܬܐ
  See Assem., p. 173, no. 8.
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: On the demon of wandering (in thought)
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܦܗܝܐ
  incipit: ܐܕܪܟܢܢ ܠܐܘܡܢܘܬܗ ܒܝܫ̣ܬܐ ܕܕܝܘܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦ̣ܗܝܐ̣. ܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܘܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܥ̈ܕܢܐ ܡ̇ܩܪܒ. ܒܙܒܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܘܨܠܘܬܐ̣ ܘܩܪܝܢܐ.
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: On the true contemplation or vision of God
  rubric: ܥܠ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܚ̣ܙܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ
  See Assem., p. 173, no. 7, and Add. 12,163 [...], fol. 262 a .
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: Questions of the brethren
  rubric: ܐܚ̈ܐ ܏ܐܡܪܝܢ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܨ̈ܒܝܢܘܗܝ ܕܒܣܪܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܢܦܫܐ.
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: A history
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܣ̇ܓܝ ܢܣ̈ܝܘܢܐ ܣܒ̣ܝܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܫܐܕܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: An Extract
  rubric: ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܗܝ ܠܕܝܪܝܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܢܐܡܪ. ܕܩ̇ܪܝܬܗ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܢܢܝ܇ ܘܒ̇ܥܝܬ ܡܢܗ ܘܠܐ ܝܗܒ̣.
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: Questions of the brethren
  incipit: ܏ܫ̈ܘܼܐܠܐ ܏ܕܐܚ̈ܐ. ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܦܢܛܣܝܐ ܘܡܢܘ ܫܡܗ̇
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: How we should know God
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕ̇ܩ ܕܢܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ
  incipit: ܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܘܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܥ̇ܩ̣̇ܒ ܘܢܕܥ̣ ܒܗ̇ ܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ ܠܐܠܗܐ.
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: Part l
  rubric: ܩܛܣܛܣܝܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ
  See Add. 12,163 [...], fol. 240 b .
  author: Gregory the Monk
  title: Part m
  rubric: ܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܕܩܘܛܥܐ
  See Add. 12,163 [...], fol. 241 a .

author: John the Monk
title: Extracts from the writings of John the monk
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܢ̇ܩܪ(?)
  author: John the Monk
  title: Orders to brethren who are strangers
  rubric: ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܐ
  incipit: ܒܫܘܪܝܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܟ. ܣܝ̣ܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ. ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܩܕܝܫ ܩܕܝܫ ܬܠܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ.
  author: John the Monk
  title: Another Extract
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
  Mutilated at the beginning.
  author: John the Monk
  title: On dwelling in the cell
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡ̇ܘܬܒܐ ܕܒܩܠܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܝ̇ܬܒ ܐܢܬ ܒܩܠܝܬܟ. ܗܘ̣ܝ ܚܦܝ̣ܛܐ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܒ̈ܥܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: John the Monk
  title: How our life and conversation should be
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪܢ ܕܐܝܟܢ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ
  Mutilated at the beginning
  author: John the Monk
  title: On poverty
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܣܪܩܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܬ̣ܒ ܐܢܫ ܒܩܠܝܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܢ̣ܐܙܦ ܕܡܕܡ..

author: Isaac of Antioch
title: Extract from a metrical discourse of Isaac of Antioch
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ
incipit: ܣܝ̣ܡ ܗܘ ܠܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܢܡܘܣܐ. ܠܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܡ̇ܬܚܡ.

author: Ephraim
title: Extracts from metrical discourses of >Ephraim
  title: Part a
  incipit: ....ܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܡܬ̇ܥܬܕ. ܕܢܥ̇ܕܐ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܡܢ ܚܒܪܗ
  title: Part b
  incipit: ܐܝܬ ܕܡ܏ܚ̣ܝ ܒܐܣܘܛܘܬܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܓܝܪܘܬܐ. ܐܝܬ ܕܡܚܝܗܝ ܒܚܬܝܪܘܬܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܨܒ̇ܐ ܒܓܲܢܒܘܬܐ.
  title: Part c
  incipit: [ܐܝܟܢـ]ـܐ ܟܝܬ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܒܟܠ ܥ̈ܠ̣ܠܢ ܗܘܼ ܡܲܚܐ ܠܢ. ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܣܛܢܐ. [ܒܟܠ ܥ̈ܠ̣ܠܢ] ܗ̣ܘ ܩ̇ܛܠ ܠܢ

author: Isaac of Nineveh
title: Extracts, apparently from the writings of Isaac of Nineveh
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: Short sentences, numbered from 1 to 12
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  title: On tranquility
  rubric: ܥܠ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܫܠܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܗܘ̇ܝܢܢ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܘܬܐ
  author: Isaac of Nineveh
  incipit: ܪܝܫܐ ܬܘܒ ܐܚܪܢܐ. ܪܢܝܐ ܡܝܬܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܗ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܝܚܝܕܐܝܬ ܗ̇ܘܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

title: Lesson for Palm Sunday, S. Matthew, ch. xxi. 1—16
rubric: ܩܪܝ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ ܡܢ ܡܬܝ
This is in a different hand from the rest of the manuscript.

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 69 leaves (Add. 14,729, foll. 124—192), some of which are much torn, especially foll. 124—130 and 179—192. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 13 in number, but ܒ-ܘ are now lost, ܐ, ܙ, and ܝܓ are imperfect. Consequently, there are lacunae after foll. 130 and 187. Each page has from 16 to 24 lines.

69 ff.

- Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 69 leaves (Add. 14,729, foll. 124—192), some of which are much torn, especially foll. 124—130 and 179—192. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 13 in number, but ܒ-ܘ are now lost, ܐ, ܙ, and ܝܓ are imperfect. Consequently, there are lacunae after foll. 130 and 187. Each page has from 16 to 24 lines.

[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 DCCCXXXIX 2:874-876

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/633, Add. 14,729, foll. 193–198, London, BL, Add. 14,729, foll. 193–198, BL Add MS 14729, foll. 193-198, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 509, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DIX

[This manuscript contains: An extract from the "Lives of the Egyptian Fathers,"; Prayers, lessons, etc., for several occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.]

Syriac

title: An extract from the "Lives of the Egyptian Fathers,"
rubric: ܫܐܠ ܐܚܐ ܠܐܒ̇ܐ ܡܛܘܐܝܣ̣ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ. ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܚܐ ܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

title: Prayers, lessons, etc., for several occasions.
  title: Prayers used at the reception of a monk, according to the Egyptian use
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܟ̈ܬܒܝܢܢ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܓܠܕܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܐܣ̇ܪ ܟܬܦ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܒܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ. ܕܐܬܦܲܫܩ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܐܝܓܘܦܛܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ .
  ܫܠܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܐܣܟܝ̣ܡܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝ̈ܓܘܦܛܝܐ.
  They are translated from the Coptic, and ascribed to Antony
  title: Lessons for the Nativity
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܐ
    title: S. Matthew, ch. ii. 1—12
    title: S. Luke, ch. ii. 6—20.
  title: A lesson for Palm Sunday, S. Luke, ch. xix. 28-40
  rubric: ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
  title: Hymns for Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  author: Ephraim
  title: Prayers of Jacob of Batnae and Ephraim for Palm Sunday

Six paper leaves, about 6 ½ in. by 4 1/2, the first and last of which are slightly torn (Add. 14,729, foll. 193—198). There are from 19 to 23 lines in each page.

6 ff.

- Six paper leaves, about 6 ½ in. by 4 1/2, the first and last of which are slightly torn (Add. 14,729, foll. 193—198). There are from 19 to 23 lines in each page.

[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 DIX 1:389-390

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/634, Add. 14,729, foll. 199–234, London, BL, Add. 14,729, foll. 199–234, BL Add MS 14729, foll. 199-234, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 698, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXCVIII

[This manuscript contains: John Saba. Selections from the writings of John Saba. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.]

Syriac

author: John Saba
title: Selections from the writings of John Saba
rubric: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܣܘܝܥܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܩ܏ܕ. ܕܠܗ ܏ܫܘ ܡܢ ܦܘܡ ܟܠܢ܀ ܐܢ̇ܐ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܣ̇ܡ̣ܬ ܐܦ̈ܝ ܠܡܣܪܛ. ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܥܕܪ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܕܝܠܗ ܗܘ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܐܦ ܫܘܠܡܐ. ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܏ܩܕ̈ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܛ̣ܘܪܐ ܥ̇ܡܪ ܗܘܐ. ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܒܥܘܡܪܐ. ܥܠ ܫ̈ܘܟܢܐ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܐ ܘܣܥܘܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܡܫܬܟ̈ܢܢ ܨܝܕ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܠܒܘܝܐܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܒܘܣܡܗܘܢ. ܘܥܠ ܝ̣ܕܥܬܐ ܕܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܚ̈ܘܫܒܐ. ܘܥܠ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܫ̈ܐܕܐ. ܘܥܠ ܬܟܬܘܫܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ. ܘܥܠ ܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܥܠ ܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܘܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ.
It is preceded by a prayer, beginning: ܥܒܘܕܐ ܕܟܠ ܘܣܘܬܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܥܠܡ.
  author: John Saba
  title: A prayer
  incipit: ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܒܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܟ ܩܝ̈ܡܝܢ ܟ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܠܝ̣̈ܠܐ ܘܟܠ ܛܟ̈ܣܝܗܘܢ ܒܐܝܬ܏ܘܬ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܪܝܢܝܬܐ. ܕܡܢܟ ܐܬܬ̣ܩܢܬ݀. ܘ܏ܫ
  author: John Saba
  title: Part 2
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܏ܩܕ ܥܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܕ ܣܓܝ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܘܗܝ ܐܦܝܣܘܗܝ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܣܝ̣ܡܝܢ ܢ̣ܟܬܘܒ. ܠܐ ܐܬܪܡܝ̣ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܥܨܬܗ ܘܠܘܬ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ (sic)
  Only this heading is given.
  author: John Saba
  title: On the training of novices
  rubric: ܥܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
  See Add. 14,728 [...], fol. 239 a.
  author: John Saba
  title: On the visitings vouchsafed by the Spirit for the refreshment of ascetics who are entering on their course, etc.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܣܥܘܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܢ̈ܚܝܢ ܠܒܘܣܡܐ ܕܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܡ̇ܫܪܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙ̇ܟܝܢ
  incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܘܗܪܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 436, no. 2.
  It is preceded by a prayer, beginning: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܘܗܪܐ.
  author: John Saba
  title: Admonitions, and on repentance
  rubric: ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܡܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  See Assemani, p. 440, no. 21.
  title: Admonitions regarding self-custody, and shunning the dissolute and abandoned, etc.
  rubric: ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܢܛܘܪܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܦ̇ܣܝ̣ܩܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܪ̈ܦܝܐ ܘܬܥ̈ܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܡ̇ܡܠܟ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܐܢܫ ܡܐܝ̣ܢܘܬܐ ܘܡܬܡ̣ܠܐ ܡܢ ܚ̇ܫܐ ܛܡ̈ܐܐ. ܘܥܠܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܙܕܗܪ ܡܢ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܛܡ̣ܐܐ ܗܘܢܗ ܒܢܓܝܪܘܬ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ
  See Assemani, p. 436, no. 1.
  author: John Saba
  title: On the demon of fornication
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܝܘܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܡ̇ܐܫ ܗ̈ܕܡܐ ܣ̈ܡܝܐ ܘܚ̈ܫܘܟܐ .. ܘܥܠ ܫܘ̈ܚܠܦܐ ܕܢ̈ܣܝܘܢܐ ܘܦܘ̈ܪܣܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ
  See Add. 14,728 [...], fol. 242 b .
  It is preceded by a prayer, beginning: ܨܡܚܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ ܕܕܢܚ̣ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܥܘܒܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܓܢܝܙܐ.
  author: John Saba
  title: On the demon of blasphemy
  rubric: ܥܠ ܫܐܕܐ ܡ̇ܓܕܦܢܐ ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܐܝܬܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܓܘ̈ܕܦܘܗܝ. ܘܕܠܐ ܚ̇ܣܕ ܐܢܫ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܢ ܠܦ̇ܣܩ ܣܒܪܐ ܠܐ ܢܐܬ݂ܐ ܘܡܬܒܠܥ ܠܗ ܒܥܘܬܐ ܝܬܝܪܬܐ. ܘܕܐܝܟܢ ܡܣܬܚ̣ܦ ܒܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ
  See Add. 14,728 [...], fol. 243 b .
  author: John Saba
  title: On anger and other evil passions
  rubric: ܥܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ. ܘܥܠ ܦܗ̣ܝܐ. ܘܥܠ ܥܩܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܪܡܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,728 [...], fol. 244 a
  It is preceded by a prayer, beginning: ܛܒܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܪܓܙ
  author: John Saba
  title: On the custody of the senses
  rubric: ܥܠ ܢܛܘܪܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܫܐ ܕܠܒܪ ܥܡ ܕܠܓܘ ܘܒܡܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܬܢ̇ܛܪܝܢ
  See Assem., p. 437, no. 10.
  author: John Saba
  title: On the (divine) visitings that are vouchsafed unto solitaries
  rubric: ܥܠ ܣܥܘܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܫܬܟ̈ܢܢ
  See Add. 14,728 [...], fol. 245 a
  It is preceded by a prayer, beginning: ܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܒܘܫܗ ܕܐܒܐ.
  author: John Saba
  title: Story of a brother
  rubric: ܡܬ݀ܢܐ ܐܢܐ̣ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܫܬܥ̣ܝ ܠܝ ܐܚܐ ܚܕ ܥܠ ܩܢܘܡܗ
  Imperfect at the end.

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 36 leaves (Add. 14,729, foll. 199—234), some of which, towards the end, are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, are four in number, the last being imperfect. Leaves are wanting after fol. 229, and at the end. There are from 20 to 25 lines in each page.

36 ff.

- Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 36 leaves (Add. 14,729, foll. 199—234), some of which, towards the end, are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, are four in number, the last being imperfect. Leaves are wanting after fol. 229, and at the end. There are from 20 to 25 lines in each page.

[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 DCXCVIII 2:584-585