London, BL, Add. 14730
source date: xiith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/635, Add. 14,730, London, BL, Add. 14,730, BL Add MS 14730

[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/636, Add. 14,730, foll. 1–111, London, BL, Add. 14,730, foll. 1–111, BL Add MS 14730, foll. 1-111, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 834, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXXXIV

[This manuscript contains: Palladius, Palladius. Part of the Paradise of Palladius; Isaiah of Scete. An extract from Isaiah of Scete on humility; Palladius, Palladius. An extract from the sixth chapter of the Paradise of Palladius; Palladius. The remainder of the Paradise, from the middle of chap. 5 to the end; Part of a discourse in the metre of Jacob of Batnae , on the Crucifixion of our Lord and the Dispersion of the Apostles to different countries; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

author: Palladius
title: Part of the Paradise of Palladius
rubric: ܥܠ [ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ] ܐܒܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܒܪܐ: ܘܣܘܝ̇ܥܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܘܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܟ̣ܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܠܪܝܣ (sic) ܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ: ܥ̇ܡ̈ܠܝ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ: ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦ̇ܘܢܝ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ [ܕܐܚ̈ܐ] ܢܟܦ̈ܐ: ܘܪ̈ܚܡܝ [ܡܝܬܪ]ܘܬܐ
explicit: ܘܟܕ ܚ̣ܙܐ ܣܒܐ ܚܘܫܒܗ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܟ̣ܪܘܟ: ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܗ
In the same redaction as Add. 14,583, no. 1.
The text breaks off in chap. 5 (See Add. 14,583, fol. 23 a).
author: Palladius

author: Isaiah of Scete
title: An extract from Isaiah of Scete on humility
rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܡ̇ܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ

author: Palladius
title: An extract from the sixth chapter of the Paradise of Palladius
in the same redaction as no. 1 (see Add. 14,583, fol. 29 a).
author: Palladius

author: Palladius
title: The remainder of the Paradise, from the middle of chap. 5 to the end
incipit: ܐܫܬ̇ܥܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܥܠ ܓܢ̇ܢܐ ܚܕ ܕܦܠ̇ܚ̣ ܗܘܐ ܓܢܬܐ
Cf. Add. 14,583, fol. 23 b.
In the same redaction as no. 1.

title: Part of a discourse in the metre of Jacob of Batnae, on the Crucifixion of our Lord and the Dispersion of the Apostles to different countries

title: The sixth book of the History of the Death of the blessed Virgin Mary
rubric: ܒܫܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܐܬܒܝܢܢ ܚܕ ܣܦܪܐ ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
See above, no. CLVII., Add. 14,484, fol. 18 b.

title: An extract from Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach, chap. ii. 1—11
rubric: ܡܢ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܣܝܪܐ

title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
rubric: ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ

author: Jacob Batnae
title: A discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Kingdom of Heaven and on Hell
rubric: ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܓܗܢܐ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 315, no. 67.

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: The commencement of another discourse of Jacob of Batnae
incipit: ܏ܡܡܠܠܐ ܏ܕܡܪܝ ܏ܝܥܩܘܒ ܏ܡܠܦܢܐ: ܡܢ ܥܠܝ̈ܐ ܘܡܢ ܬܚ̈ܬܝܐ ܕܐܬܩ̣ܢ ܪܡܙܟ. ܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܘܐܬ݁ܐ ܕܢܗ̣ܘܐ
The incipit is all that remains of the extract.

Paper, about 7 3/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 111 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 57, 65, 82, 91, 92, 102, and 103. The quires are signed with letters from ܐ to ܝܚ, but several are missing and others are imperfect, there being lacunae after foll. 9, 15, 26, 36, 46, 63, 73, 81, 82, 84, 92, and 111. Each page is divided into two columns, as far as fol. 26. The number of lines varies from 17 to 20.

111 ff.

- Paper, about 7 3/8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 111 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 57, 65, 82, 91, 92, 102, and 103. The quires are signed with letters from ܐ to ܝܚ, but several are missing and others are imperfect, there being lacunae after foll. 9, 15, 26, 36, 46, 63, 73, 81, 82, 84, 92, and 111. Each page is divided into two columns, as far as fol. 26. The number of lines varies from 17 to 20.

This manuscript is written in an inelegant, current hand of the xiith cent.

12th 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 DCCCXXXIV 2:865-866

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/637, Add. 14,730, foll. 112–164, London, BL, Add. 14,730, foll. 112–164, BL Add MS 14730, foll. 112-164, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 959, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCLIX

[This manuscript contains: The history of Theophilus and Maria; John of Asia. An excerpt from the history of Susanna by John of Asia; John of Asia. An excerpt from the history of Ḥarpaṭ by John of Asia; The history of Paul the solitary, of the Thebaid; The history of John of Rome; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.]

Syriac

title: The history of Theophilus and Maria
  title: A short introduction
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  title: The narrative
  incipit: ܟܕ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܐܡܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܫ̈ܢܝܐ ܬܫܥ ܐܝ̇ܬܝ ܗ̇ܘܝܬ: ܘܥ̇ܢܐ ܗܘ̇ܝܬ ܘܐܡܝܢ ܗܘ̇ܝܬ: ܒܬ܏ܫܡܫ ܘܒܫܗܪܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܚ̇ܙܐ ܗܘ̇ܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܒܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܡܣܐ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܚܕ ܫܦܝܪ ܚܙܘܐ: ܘܥܡܗ ܬܘܒ ܛܠܝܬܐ ܥܠܝܡܬܐ. ܕܠܐ ܡܬܨܝܪ ܫܘܦܪܗ̇: ܘܚܙܘܗ̇ ܦ̤ܐܐ ܘܬܡܝܗ: ܐܝܟ ܐܣܟܡܐ ܕܦܘܪܢܐ. ܕܒܝܩܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ: ܘܡܬܗ̇ܦܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܐܣܟܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܫܐܝܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܛܥܘܢ ܠܚܙ̈ܝܐ: ܕܕܠܡܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܪܓܫ ܘܢܕܥ ܕܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ: ܘܦܓܢܝܕܝܐ (παιγνίδια) ܘܐܫܬܥܢܝܐ ܥ̇ܒܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ...
  ܘܟܕ ܐܩ̇ܝܡܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܬܒܥܘܢ ܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܝ: ܕܥ ܗܟܝܠ ܠܘܩܕܡ: ܕܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ (read ܕܫܡ̈ܗܰܝܢ) ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܬܐܘܦܝܠܘܣ̣ ܘܡܐܪܝܐ: ܐܝܬܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܒܓܢܣܢ ܡܢ ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ. ܒ̈ܢܝ ܪܝܫܢܝܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ: ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܗܘ̣ܝܢ ܠܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ: ܏ܘܫ
  The names, which are quoted above, occur on fol. 117 a.

author: John of Asia
title: An excerpt from the history of Susanna by John of Asia
rubric: ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܫܘܫܢ ܡܢܗ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܣܝܐ
See Add. 14,650, no. 18, h, and Land, Anecd. Syr., t. ii., p. 29 of the introduction.

author: John of Asia
title: An excerpt from the history of Ḥarpaṭ by John of Asia
rubric: ܡܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܚܪܦܛ
See Add. 14,650, no. 18, k, and Land, loc. cit.

title: The history of Paul the solitary, of the Thebaid
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܐ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܦܘܠܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܙ̣ܠ ܐܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܛܘܢ ܠܘܬܗ
See Add. 14,653, no. 5.

title: The history of John of Rome
rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܪܘܡܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
See Add. 14,649, no. 23.

title: Short sayings
rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ

title: A grace before meat
rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ

title: Sentences from the Proverbs of Solomon, against different evil thoughts
rubric: ܡܢ ܡ̈ܬܠܐ

author: Abbā Pambo
title: A saying of Abbā Pambo
rubric: ܗ̣ܘ ܐܒܐ ܬܐܝܕܘܪܐ ܫܐܠ ܠܐܒܐ ܦܡܒܘ ܏ܘܫ

title: A prayer to be used at the commencement of any service
rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܘܪܝ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܟܠܥܕܢ

title: A prayer at the commencement of Compline
rubric: ܫܘܪܝ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܣܘܬܪܐ

title: A concluding prayer
rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܚܘܬܡܐ

title: The history of Marcus, who dwelt on the hill of Tharmaḳā
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܬܪܡܩܐ ܥܡܪ ܒܩܕܝܫܘܬܐ
See Add. 14,624, no. 4.

Paper, about 7 3/8 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 53 leaves (Add. 14,730, foll. 112—164), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 150-152, 157, 158, and 164. The quires are signed with letters, the remaining signatures being ܝܗ-ܝܚ. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 119, 149, 151, 157, and 163. There are from 16 to 18 lines in each page.

53 ff.

- Paper, about 7 3/8 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 53 leaves (Add. 14,730, foll. 112—164), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 150-152, 157, 158, and 164. The quires are signed with letters, the remaining signatures being ܝܗ-ܝܚ. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 119, 149, 151, 157, and 163. There are from 16 to 18 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a rather inelegant hand of the xiith cent.

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

12th 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 DCCCCLIX 3:1122-1123