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[This manuscript contains: Moses bar Kipha, bishop of Mosul and Nineveh. A treatise of Moses bar Kipha, bishop of Mosul and Nineveh , on freewill and predestination, divided into four discourses; Isidore of Pelusium. A selection from the Epistles of Isidore of Pelusium. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 24 items.]

Syriac

author: Moses bar Kipha, bishop of Mosul and Nineveh
title: A treatise of Moses bar Kipha, bishop of Mosul and Nineveh, on freewill and predestination, divided into four discourses
It is imperfect at the beginning, and has been left unfinished by the scribe; but the name of the author appears from the marginal notes, e.g., fol. 1a, ܕܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦܐ ܐܝܬ[ܝܗܘܢ] ܩܦܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ, and again, fol. 20a, ܡܘܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦܐ ܐܦܣ܏ܩ ܕܡܘܨܠ ܘܕܢܝܢܘܐ صح .
The principal authorities cited in this work are—
Athanasius: on the Psalms , foll. 28 a, 78 a and b; ܏ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܬܒܪܢܫܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܬܐ, fol. 30 a.
Basil: foll. 31 b, 32 a, 33 a, 34 a, 52 b.
John Chrysostom: foll. 39 b, 63 b, 64 b, 68 b, 69 a and b, 70 b, 71 a, 88 b, 99 a.
Cyril of Alexandria: foll. 53 b, 71 b.
Ephraim: foll. 30 b, 53 b, 60 b, 66 a and b, 70 a and b, 71 b, 78 b, 85 a, 88 a, 92 a, 101 a.
Gregory Nazianzen: foll. 30 b, 51 a and b, 97 a, 99 a.
Gregory Nyssen: fol. 30 a.
Jacob of Batnae: foll. 24 a, 29 a.
Jacob of Edessa: Scholia on the Old Test. , fol. 29 b; letter to Bar-hadad, bishop of Tella, ܒܪܗܕܕ ܐܦܝ܏ܣ ܕܬܠܠܐ , fol. 72 b; treatise on theology, fol. 98 b ܕܝܥ܏ܩܘ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܢ ܏ܡ ܕܬܐܠܘܓܝܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܟܠ ܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ ܘܕܠܝܬ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܣܦܝܩܐ ܡܢܗ. ܘܕܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܣܝܟܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܫܟܝܪܐ ܕܢܐܡܪܝܗ ܒܪܢܫܐ. ܏ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܏ܡܫܐܠ. ܪܐܓ ܐܢܐ ܐܫܡܥ ܐܢ ܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܐܢܗܘ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ܆ ܒܐܝܢܐ ܙܢܐ̣ ܘܒܐܝܢܐ ܠܐ܀
John the Monk: ܏ܒܡ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܬܩܝܡ ܚܘܠܡܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ , fol. 96 b.
John bar Aphtunaya: on the character and death ofSeverus, ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܡܦܩܢܗ [ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ] ܗ̇ܝ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ , fol. 31 a.
Severus of Antioch: foll. 30 b, 97 a.
Titus of Bostra: ܛܝܛܘܣ ܕܒܘܨܪ ܒܗܢܝܢ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܐܢܝ fol. 73 a.
  author: Moses bar Kipha, bishop of Mosul and Nineveh
  title: Discourse I
    author: Moses bar Kipha, bishop of Mosul and Nineveh
    title: Chap. 1
    Almost entirely lost.
    author: Moses bar Kipha, bishop of Mosul and Nineveh
    title: Chap. 2
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܡܫܠܛܘܬ ܒܝ̇ܬܐ ܘܚܐܪܘܬܐ
    author: Moses bar Kipha, bishop of Mosul and Nineveh
    title: Chap. 3
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܚܘܐ̣. ܕܡܬܚ̈ܡܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܦܪܘܬܣܡܝܐ (προθεσμία) ܡܕܡ ܡܬܚܡܬܐ ܘܡܡܫܚܬܐ ܐܣܝܪܝܢ. ܘܚܪܝܩܐ ܗܝ ܘܦܣܝܩܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܗܘܢ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ܇ ܕܟܡܐ ܢܕܝܪ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܒܚ̈ܝܐ.
  title: Discourse II
    title: Chap. 1
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܕܦܪܥ ܥܠ ܗܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܢ. ܡܚܘܐ ܕܝܢ܆ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܕܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܝܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܕܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܐܡܪܝܢܢ܆ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܫܠܡܘ ܠܢ ܡܡܠܠܝܢܢ.
    title: Chap. 2
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܘ̈ܬܐ ܓܢܝ̈ܚܐ ܕܩ̈ܛܠܐ ܘܕܚܢܘܩ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܝܩܕ̈ܢܐ. ܘܕܓܪ̈ܘܦܝܐ ܘܕܚܛܘܦܝ̈ܐ. ܕܒܐܕܫ̈ܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܙܢܝ̈ܐ ܦܬܝ̈ܟܐ ܡܛܠܩܝܢ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ. ܐܚܝܕ ܕܝܢ ܗܘܼ ܟܕ ܗܘܼ ܢܝܫܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܡ̇ܚܘܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܡܬܚ̈ܡܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܘܕܒܠܥܕ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܚܕ ܡܐܬ. ܒܪܡ ܐܘ ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܗ̣. ܐܘ ܒܡܫܬܒܩܢܘܬܗ
    title: Chap. 3
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܚܐܪܘܬܐ. ܘܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܨܒܝܢܐ
    title: Chap. 4
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܢ̈ܦܐ ܥܬܝ̈ܩܐ ܕܡܪܝܡܝܢ ܠܚܐܪܘܬܐ
    title: Chap. 5
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܐܢܝ ܘܡܪܩܝܘܢ̇. ܕܥܛܝܢ ܠܚܐܪܘܬܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ̇. ܕܡܢ ܡܘܙܓܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܬܝܗܒܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܬܐ
    title: Chap. 6
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܗ̈ܓܪܝܐ ܕܡܗܝܢܝܢ ܐܦ ܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܠܚܐܪܘܬܐ̇. ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܟܬܝܒܐ ܥܠܝܢ ܛܒܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܝܫ̣ܬܐ.
    title: Chap. 7
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܡ̇ܚܘܐ [ܕܐ]ܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܚܐܪܘܬܐ̣. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܛܝ܏ܠܘ.
    title: Chap. 8
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܐܦ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܘܣܥܘܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ̣. ܒܙܒܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܠܦܘܬ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܢ ܢܦܩ̈ܢ. ܒܙܒܢ ܕܝܢ܆ ܠܦܘܬ ܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ. ܒܙܒܢ ܕܝܢ܆ ܠܦܘܬ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܗܝܢ.
    title: Chap. 9
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܫܥܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܒܝܫ̣ܬܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܡܣܬܒܪܐ ܠܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܕܡܪ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܘܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܡܢܓ̈ܕܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪܘ ܒܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܒ̣ܪ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ.
    title: Chap. 10
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܥܣܪܐ ܕܡܚܘܐ̣. ܕܠܝܬܘܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ ܡܒܚܢܢܐܝܬ.
  title: Discourse III
    title: Chap. 1
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ. ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܐ. ܕܥܠ ܓܢ̈ܣܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܩܘܡ̈ܬܐ.
    title: Chap. 2
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܚܘܐ̣. ܕܠܟܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ̣. ܩܨܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ ܕܝܠܢܐܝܬ ܡܬܚܡ. ܘܒܩܨܗ ܟܠܚܕ ܚ̇ܙܩ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܬܢܢ. ܗ̣ܘ ܕܝܢ ܩܨܐ̣. ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܓܠ̣ܐ ܘܝܕܝܥ. ܠܢ ܕܝܢ܆ ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܗ ܐܠܗܐ. ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܚܪܝܩ܆ ܘܦܣܝܩ ܘܡܬܚܡ. ܡܟܣ ܕܝܢ܆ ܘܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܠܘ ܡܬܚ̈ܡܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ.
  title: Discourse IV
    title: Chap. 1
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܥܘܬܕ̈ܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܙܟܝ̈ܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ
    title: Chap. 2
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܟ̈ܦܢܐ ܘܡܘ̈ܬܢܐ ܘܟ̈ܐܒܐ ܘܟܘܪ̈ܗܢܐ ܘܟܘܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܥܡ̈ܛܢܐ. ܘܫܓܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܐܐܪ̈ܣ ܘܡܛܪ̈ܐ ܬܟܝ̈ܒܐ. ܘܓܠܝܙܘܬ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ. ܘܒܪܕܐ ܘܩܡܨܐ. ܡܓܪܣܢܐ. ܘܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܘܢܘ̈ܕܐ ܘܙܘ̈ܢܙܠܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܪ̈ܥܠܐ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܝܢ
    Imperfect and left unfinished by the scribe.

author: Isidore of Pelusium
title: A selection from the Epistles of Isidore of Pelusium
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܘܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܝܕܝܪܘܣ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܕܒܪܢܐ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܦܝܠܝܣܝܘܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܦܝ̈ܣ܏ܩܘ ܘܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ. ܘܗܘ̈ܦܕܝܩܢܘ ܘܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܘܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܪ̈ܝܫܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ. ܘܥ̈ܠܡܝܐ ܘܟܠ ܩܘ̈ܡܢ ܘܡܘܫ̈ܚܢ. ܚܘܢ ܘܚܣܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܟܬܒ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 43. The letters are numbered, but the names of the persons to whom they were addressed are not given. The manuscript is imperfect in various places, and ends with ep. 262, ܕܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܪܬܝܢ.
  author: Isidore of Pelusium
  title: The first letter
  incipit: ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܬ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ̣. ܕܬܚܘ̈ܝܬܐ ܠܘ ܒܟܠܡܕܡ ܡܬܢ̈ܣܒܢ̇. ܠܡܚܘܝܘ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܐܬܝ̈ܢ. ܘܐܢܕܝܢ ܠܐ̣. ܠܘ ܬܚܘ̈ܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̈ܝܢ. ܐܠܐ ܗܝ̣ ܚܬܝܬܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ
  This letter is Lib. iii., ep. 267 (ed. Paris., 1638).

Paper, about 8¼ in. by 6⅞, consisting of 162 leaves, many of which are much torn, especially foll. 5—7, 15, 24—27, 36—38, 46—50, 74—81, 94, 95, 115, 122—130, 136—139, 141—150, 161, and 162. The quires are signed with letters, but their number is uncertain, as leaves are wanting both at the beginning and end of the volume, as well as after foll. 2, 4, 6, 24, 25, 26, 36, 37, 38,46, 47, 48, 56, 72, 74, 78, 79, 95, 96, 114, 115, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 137, 138, 139, and 140. Each page has from 20 to 29 lines.

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- Paper, about 8¼ in. by 6⅞, consisting of 162 leaves, many of which are much torn, especially foll. 5—7, 15, 24—27, 36—38, 46—50, 74—81, 94, 95, 115, 122—130, 136—139, 141—150, 161, and 162. The quires are signed with letters, but their number is uncertain, as leaves are wanting both at the beginning and end of the volume, as well as after foll. 2, 4, 6, 24, 25, 26, 36, 37, 38,46, 47, 48, 56, 72, 74, 78, 79, 95, 96, 114, 115, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 137, 138, 139, and 140. Each page has from 20 to 29 lines.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular, current hand of about the xith cent.

- Colophon

The name of the scribe, as appears from the concluding words of the title of no. II. (item 23), was Simeon (ܫܡܥܘܢ).

11th 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 DCCCXXVII 2:853-855