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source date: viith or viiith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/71, Add. 12,175, London, BL, Add. 12,175, BL Add MS 12175

[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.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/72, Add. 12,175, foll. 1–48, London, BL, Add. 12,175, foll. 1–48, BL Add MS 12175, foll. 1-48, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 946, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCXLVI

[This manuscript contains: Palladius and Jerome. Lives and Anecdotes of Ascetics, taken chiefly from the works ofPalladiusandHieronymus. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-48
author: Palladius and Jerome
title: Lives and Anecdotes of Ascetics, taken chiefly from the works of Palladius and Hieronymus
  Foll. 2b-27
  author: Palladius of Aspuna
  title: Life of Pachomius
  rubric: ܐܣܩܛܝܩܢ ܕܐܒܐ ܦܟܘܡ
  incipit: ܣܦܩܐܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܣ̇ܒܪ ܐܢܐ̇. ܡܨ̈ܝܢ ܠܡܥܕܪܘ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܟܬܒ. ܗ̇ܝ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܠܘܬܗܝܢ ܟܕ ܠܘܬܗܝܢ ܢܪܗܛ. ܙܗܝܪܐ ܛܒ ܡܥܒܕܐ ܠܗ ܠܫܡܘܥܐ̇. ܠܘܬ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܢ. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܛܠ ܡܐܝܢܘܬܐ ܢܫܬܐܠ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܗܠܝـ̣ܢ. ܩܝܢܕܘܢܘܣ ܡܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܫܬ̇ܐܠ. ܒܕܓܘܢ̣. ܟܕ ܡܢ ܕܪܫ ܪܗܛܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ̣. ܐܚܝ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܚܢܢ܀ ܥܝܕܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܐ̈ܚܐ̣. ܕܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܦܟܘܡ̣. ܒܟܘܠ ܪܡܫܐ ܒܕܘܟܬܐ ܡܬܚܡܬܐ̇. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܠܡܬܟܢܫܘܼ. ܡܛܠ ܕܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ. ܏ܘܫ..
  Foll. 27b-35
  author: Jerome
  title: Life of Malchus, the captive monk, by Hieronymus
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܫܒܝܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܡܠܟܐ.
  Instead of Nisibeni agelli colonus, at the beginning of cap. ii., the Syriac has:ܐܢܐ ܐܬ̇ܝܠܕܬ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܚܣܝܒܢܐ.
  See Rosweyde, Vitae Patrum, p. 93
  Foll. 35a-37b
  author: Palladius of Aspuna
  title: A passage found in some copies of the Paradise, after the account of John of Lycos
  rubric: ܠܗܢܐ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܪܬܚ̇ܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܫ̇ܟܚܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܒܝܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܠܘܩܘܣ.
  See Add. 12,173, fol. 180a. [...]
  Foll. 37a-48
  author: Palladius of Aspuna
  title: Life of Jacob the wandering monk
  rubric: ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܝܪܝܐ.
  After a short introduction, we read as follows,fol. 37 b:ܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܢܝܢܐ ܒܩܘܪܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܦܪܦܘܪܐܘܢ (Porphyreon in Phoenicia) . ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܗܢܐ ܟܕ ܦܪܫ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܣܕܝܩܘܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ. ܥܡ̣ܪ ܒܡܥܪܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܚܡܫܥܣܪܐ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܗܢܐ ܟܠܗ ܒܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܘܒܥܢܘܝܘܬܐ ܐܬܪܒܝ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܡܝܩܪܐ ܘܡܝܬܪܐ ܢܬܚܘܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܘܢܫܬܘܐ ܠܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܐ̈ܕܐ. ܘܕܐܣ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܬܐ. ܒܫܡܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܢܫܡܠܐ. ܟܠܢܫ ܗܟܝܠ ܟܕ ܡܬܕܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܒܕܘܒܪܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܪܗܛܝܢ ܗܘܘ. ܕܣܘܓܐܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܕܫܡܪ̈ܝܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Add. 12,173, fol. 180a. [...]

Vellum, about 9 5/8in. by 6, consisting of 48 leaves. The quires, 5 in number, are now signed with letters. Each page has from 28 to 31 lines. The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the viithor viiithcent., except on fol. 3 (originally one of the fly-leaves), which is of the xiith cent

Vellum

48 ff. 9 5/8 × 6

The quires, 5 in number, are now signed with letters.

Each page has from 28 to 31 lines.

The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the viith or viiith cent.

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

- Fol. 3 (originally one of the fly-leaves) is of the xiith cent.

- Ownership Inscription

On fol. 2a there is a note (perhaps applying to the whole volume, Add. 12,175 [...] ), which states that the manuscript belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, having been purchased for it by Matthew, Abraham, Theodore, and Joseph, of Tagrit:

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܛܐ. ܕܩܢܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܙܢܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܡܬܝ ܘܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܬܐܝܕܪܐ ܘܝܘܣܦ ܬܓܪ̈ܝܬܢܝܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ. ܘܟܠܡܢ ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܢܬܠ̣ܚܐ ܫܡܗ ܡܢ ܣܦܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ..

- These lines are written over a more ancient note, of which only the concluding words are left,

ܒܦܣܩܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܐܢ ܡܡܪܚ ܒܗ ܒܦܣܩܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ.

- A few words lower down inform us that the book was repaired and bound by one Ephraim

ܨܒܬ ܘܕܒܩ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܐܡܝܢ܀.

- On fol. 1a there is a later note, repeating the statement that the manuscript belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara; and under it are the letters G. PP.

Fol. 3 (originally one of the fly-leaves) is of the xiith cent.

7th or 8th 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 DCCCCXLVI 3: 1100-1101

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/73, Add. 12,175, foll. 49–80, London, BL, Add. 12,175, foll. 49–80, BL Add MS 12175, foll. 49-80, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 736, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXXXVI

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 49a-80b
  Foll. 49a-62
  author: Palladius
  author: Hieronymus
  title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
  rubric: ܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ
  rubric: ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
  Foll. 62a-79
  author: Evagrius
  title: Selections from the works of Evagrius
    Fol. 62a
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Short extract
    incipit: ܐܢ ܒܨܘܡܐ ܫ̇ܪܝܬ݂ ܦܓܕ ܠܫܢܟ
    Cf. Add. 14,578, no. 17 [...]
    Fol. 62a
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Extract
    rubric: ܥܘܬܕܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܠܘ̈ܚܐ ܘܝܕܘ̈ܥܬܢܐ
    incipit: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒ̇ܥܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ̣. ܢܬܪܘܨ ܝܬܗ ܕܠܐ ܚ̈ܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    Foll. 62a-64
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Extract
    incipit: ܝܪ̈ܘܬܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܫܡܥܘ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ
    Cf. Add. 14,578, no. 9 [...]
    Foll. 64a-64
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Of the Seraphim
    incipit: ܣܪ̈ܦܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܓܦܝ̈ܗܘܢ̣ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ
    Cf. Add. 14,578, no. 29 [...]
    Fol. 64b
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Of the Cherubim
    incipit: ܟܪ̈ܘܒܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝ ܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ
    Cf. Add. 14,578, no. 30 [...]
    Foll. 64b-65
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Extract
    incipit: ܕܒܚܬܐ ܕܟܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̣̇. ܬܐܪܬܐ ܕܟܝܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܨܘܝܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    Foll. 65a-65
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Extract
    incipit: ܥܩܪܐ ܕܡܫܝ̈ܓܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ ܚܡܝܡܬܐ̇ ܏ܘܫ
    Cf. Add. 14,578, no. 22 [...]
    Foll. 65b-66
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Extract
    incipit: ܐܝܩܛܪܘܣ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܬܐܪܬܐ ܢܣܝܣܬܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̇ ܒܕܟܪܝܗܐܝܬ ܚܝܪܐ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܬܐܘܪܝܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܝܕܐ.
    Cf. Add. 14,578, no. 20 [...]
    Fol. 66a
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Sayings of the disciples of Evagrius
    rubric: ܕܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ
    incipit: ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐܝ̈ܠܝܢ ܕܡܫ̣ܠܡܝܢ ܡܠܬܐ̣ ܚܡܫܐ ܗܘ ܒܫܒܐ. ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܛܝܒܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܬܝܕ݂ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    Foll. 66a-79
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Letters of Evagrius to Melania
    rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܢܝܐ,
    62 in number
    Cf. Add. 14,578, no. 44 [...]
  Foll. 79b-80
  author: Ignatius
  title: Letter of Ignatius to Polycarp of Smyrna
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܓܢܛܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ
  Cf. Cureton's Corpus Ignatianum, p. xxix. and p. 2.

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 32 leaves (Add. 12,175, foll. 49—80), some of which are slightly stained by water. The quires, three in number, are now signed with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 47 to 56 lines. This manuscript is written in a small, neat character of the vith cent., perhaps by the same scribe as foll. 81—254 (see no. DCCXXVII.), in which case its date is A.D. 534.

Vellum

32 ff. 9 5/8 × 6 5/8

The quires, three in number, are now signed with letters

- Some of the leaves are slightly stained by water

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 47 to 56 lines.

This manuscript is written in a small, neat character of the vith cent., perhaps by the same scribe as foll.81-254(See no. DCCXXVII [...] .), in which case its date is A.D. 534.

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- On fol. 80b a reader called Bar-sauma has recorded his name:

ܐܢܐ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܩܪܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ

6th 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 DCCXXXVI 2:657-658

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/74, Add. 12,175, foll. 81–254, London, BL, Add. 12,175, foll. 81–254, BL Add MS 12175, foll. 81-254, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 727, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXXVII

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 69 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 81a-254b
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  Foll. 81a-145
  author: Evagrius
  title: Works of Evagrius
    Foll. 81a-96b
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: The Six Centuries
    ܫ̣ܠܡ ܡܐܘ̈ܬܐ ܫܬ ܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ.
    Cf. Add. 14,578, no. 31 [...]
    Foll. 96b-101
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Concerning the things that happen in dreams
    rubric: ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܚ̈ܠܡܐ ܓܕ̈ܫܢ
    incipit: ܐܡܬܝ ܕܒܫܪ̈ܓܪܓܝܬܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܒܡܢܬܐ ܕܪܓܬܐ ܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܥܡܢ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
    Compare Gallandii Bibl. Vett. Patrum, t. vii., p. 563.
    Foll. 101a-122
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Asceticon, dedicated to Anatolius
    rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܐܣܩܝܛܝܩܘܢ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ
    The introduction,fol. 101 a, is identical with that prefixed to the Capita practica in Gallandii Bibl. Vett. Patrum, t. vii., p. 553; but the treatise is that which, in Add. 14,578, (no. 4, fol. 34 b) [...] , is entitled ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܬܡܢܝܐ ܚ̈ܘܫܒܝܢ, discourse on the eight evil thoughts . Here the title is,fol. 101b, 2nd col., ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܡܢ ܟ̈ܬܒܝ ܩܘܕܫܐ. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܕܝ̈ܘܐ ܕܡܢܣܝܢ ܠܢ, answers from the Holy Scriptures to the demons that tempt us .
    Foll. 122b-123b
    author: Basil
    title: Life of Evagrius, ascribed to Basil
    rubric: ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܫܪܝ ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܫܠܡ ܪܗܛܗ ܕܒܥܠܡܐ
    ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܚ̈ܠܡܐ ܓܕܫܢ. ܘܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܣܩܝܛܝܩܘܢ. ܘܩܘܠܣܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ.
    It is, however, almost identical with the account of Evagrius by Palladius, as given in Bosweyde's Vitae Patrum, p. 763, or in Migne, Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Lat., t. lxxiii., col. 1182;Migne, Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Gr., t. xxxiv., col. 1188
    Foll. 123b-128
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Tract entitled,on thoughts of every kind, in 26 sections
    rubric: ܥܠ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܟܠ ܦܘܪܫܢ
    It corresponds with the treatise de diversis malignis cogitationibus in Nili Opera, ed. Suaresius, p. 512. See Add. 14,578, no. 6 [...] .
    Foll. 128b-129
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    rubric: ܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ
    See Add. 14,578, no. 7. [...]
    Foll. 129b-129b
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    rubric: ܥܠ ܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ
    See Add. 14,578, no. 8. [...]
    Foll. 129b-129b
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    rubric: ܥܠ ܙܘܗܪܐ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܐܠܗܐ ܡܬܕܒܪ
    See Add. 14,578, no. 34. [...]
    129b-132
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    rubric: ܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܗܘܢܐ
    See Add. 14,578, no. 35. [...]
    Foll. 132a-134
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
    It corresponds with the Rerum monachalium rationes in Gallandii Bibl. Vett. Patrum, t.vii.,p. 566. See Add. 14,578, no. 10. [...]
    Foll. 134a-142
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Part of Works of Evagrius
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
    It is the Tractatus ad Eulogium in Nili Opera, ed. Suaresius, p. 408. See Add. 14,578, no. 3. [...]
    Foll. 142b-145
    author: Evagrius of Pontus
    title: Treatise against the eight evil thoughts, viz.,ܚܡܬܐ ܣܪܝܩܐ, ܥܩܬܐ, ܩܘܛܥ ܪܥܝܢܐ, ܫܘܒܚܐ, ܪܒܘܬ ܟܪܣܐ, ܙܢܝܘܬܐ, ܪܚܡܬ ܟܣܦܐ, and ܪܡܘܬܐ
  Foll. 145b-155
  author: Mark the Monk
  title: Discourses of Marcus the monk
  rubric: ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܡܨܪܝܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
    Foll. 145b-149
    author: Mark the Monk
    title: On the Spiritual Law
    See Gallandii Bibl. Vett. Patrum, t. viii., pp. 3-13
    Foll. 149a-155
    author: Mark the Monk
    title: On those who think that they can be justified by works
    Cf. Gallandii Bibl., t. yiii., pp. 13-27.
  Foll. 155b-211
  author: Palladius
  author: Hieronymus
  title: Copious extracts from the works of and Hieronymus on the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
    Foll. 155b-179
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Part of Copious extracts from the works of Palladiusand and Hieronymus on the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
    rubric: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܢ..
    See Add. 12,173, no. 1, a. [...]
    Foll. 179b-180
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Part of Copious extracts from the works of Palladiusand and Hieronymus on the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
    rubric: ܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ
    Foll. 180b-181
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Of the fear of God
    rubric: ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ
    incipit: ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܗܘܝ̣ ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܣܟ݂̈ܠܘܬܐ. ܫܦܠܘܬܐ̣ ܪܕܦܐ ܠܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܫܒܝܘܬܐ ܕܝܼܢ ܪܕܦܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܐ.
    Foll. 181a-182
    author: Antony
    title: The first epistle of Antony
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ
    See Gallandii Bibl. Vett. Patrum, t. iv., p. 659.
    Foll. 182a-182
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Further excerpts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
    Foll. 182b-183
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Of the Vision of God
    rubric: ܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܙܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ
    Foll. 183a-188
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Further extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers, such as Isidore, Didymus, Macarius, Nathaniel, Paul, Aurelius, Stephen, Moses and Pior
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ
    Foll. 188b-189
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Further extracts from the same work
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܐܬ̇ܝܢ ܕܢܬܬܠܡܕܘܢ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ.
    Foll. 189b-190
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: On actions and thoughts
    rubric: ܥܠ ܒܘܝܢܐ ܘܣܘܟܠܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܠܐ ܘܕܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ
    incipit: ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ̣ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ. ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܝ̈ܫܬܐ̣ ܪܡܘܬܐ
    Foll. 190b- 191
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: On good works
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ
    Foll. 191a-191
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Sayings of Antony and Paphnutius
    Foll. 191b-192
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Doctrine of the Fathers
    rubric: ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ
    incipit: ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܣܢܝܩܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ ܒܟܠ ܡܕܡ̣. ܏ܘܫ
    Foll. 192a-194
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: To those who dwell with one another
    rubric: ܠܘܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܥܡ ܚܕ̈ܕܐ ,
    incipit: ܐܢ ܥܠ̣ܬ ܕܬܥܡܪ ܥܡ ܐܚ̈ܐ̣. ܛܪ ܢܦܫܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܣܒ ܦܪܗܣܝܐ̣. ܘܡܫ̇ܠܡ ܐܢܬ ܥܘܡܪܟ݂ ܒܫܠܡܐ..
    ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܝܚܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ..
    Foll. 194b-199
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Sayings of Abbā Poemen
    rubric: ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܐ ܦܘܝܡܢ.
    Foll. 199a-200
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Sayings of Abbā Moses
    rubric: ܗܠܝܢ ܫܒ̈ܥ ܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܐܒܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܦܘܝܡܢ. ܕܟܠ ܕܢܛ̇ܪ ܠܗܝܢ ܡܫܟܚ ܡܬܦܪܩ ܡܢ ܓܗܢܐ. ܘܡܬܬܢܝ̣ܚ ܟܠ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܨܒ̇ܐ ܕܢܥܡܪ. ܐܢ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܝܬ ܒ̈ܢܝܢܫܐ.
    Foll. 200b-211
    author: Palladius
    author: Hieronymus
    title: Anecdotes of the Fathers in the Thebaid
    rubric: ܬܫܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܐܒܗ̣̈ܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܬܒܐܝܣ
    See Add. 12,173, no. 1, b. [...]
  Foll. 211-225
  author: Macarius the Great
  title: Writings of Macarius the Great, or the Egyptian
    Foll. 211a-215
    author: Macarius
    title: Hortatory address to those wishing to become ascetics
    rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܠܬܘܠܡܕܐ.
    incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐ̈ܚܐ ܪ̈ܚܝ̇ܡܐ ܘܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ: ܙܒܢ̈ܬܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܬܐ ܒܝܕ ܪܬܚܐ ܕܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ܆ ܫܐܠܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ: ܘܫ.
    Foll. 215a-217
    author: Macarius
    title: On the inward passions of the soul
    rubric: ܥܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܓܘ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܟܘܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܒܫܪܪܐ ܡܢ ܟܘܠܗ ܠܒܗ ܨܒ̇ܐ ܠܡܫܦܪ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܕܒܐܝܩܪܐ ܢܦܫܗ ܢܐܚܘܕ. ܏ܘܫ.
    incipit: ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܒܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ
    Foll. 217b-220
    author: Macarius
    title: Address to those who draw nigh to the path of truth
    rubric: ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܒܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ
    incipit: ܟܘܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܨܒ̇ܐ ܠܡܬܩܪܒܘ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ: ܕܗ̣ܝ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܡܩܪܒܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܪܕܝܢ ܒܗ̇ ܬܩܢܐܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 220a-221
    author: Macarius
    title: On repentance
    rubric: ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
    incipit: ܢܬܘܒ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܐ. ܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܕܡܘܬ ܥܪܦܠܐ ܚܡܬܐ ܦܪܝܣܐ ܥܠ ܗܘܢܢ.
    Foll. 221a-225
    author: Macarius
    title: Letters of Macarius, eight in number
      Foll. 221a-222
      author: Macarius
      title: Part of Letters of Macarius, eight in number
      incipit: ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܟܬܒ ܠܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܐ. ܟܕ ܡܦܝܣ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܫܐ̇ܠ ܒܫܠܡܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
      Foll. 222a-222
      author: Macarius
      title: Part of Letters of Macarius, eight in number
      incipit: ܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܡܘ̇ܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܠܐܠܗܐ̣. ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܦܫܝܩܘܬܐ. ܕܒܝܕ ܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܐ ܐܥܗܕܟܘܢ̣. ܏ܘܫ..
      Foll. 222b-223
      author: Macarius
      title: Part of Letters of Macarius, eight in number
      incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܢܦܠܚ. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܬܗܘܘܢ ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܥܠܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
      Foll. 223a-223
      author: Macarius
      title: Part of Letters of Macarius, eight in number
      incipit: ܒܥܘ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܬܬܪܨܘܢ ܥܝ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ. ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܠܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܪܓܙܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ..
      Foll. 223b-223b
      author: Macarius
      title: Part of Letters of Macarius, eight in number
      incipit: ܠܝܬ ܕܪܡܐ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
      Foll. 223b-223b
      author: Macarius
      title: Part of Letters of Macarius, eight in number
      incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܫܐܠܬܘܢ ܕܬܐܠܦܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ: ܘܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܗܡܝܬ ܠܡܬܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܝܠܦܬ ܡܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ̣. ܒܦܣܝ̈ܩܬܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
      Foll. 224a-224
      author: Macarius
      title: Part of Letters of Macarius, eight in number
      incipit: ܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܚܫܝܫܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܛ̈ܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
      Foll. 224b-225
      author: Macarius
      title: Part of Letters of Macarius, eight in number
      incipit: ܗܫܐ ܬܠܬ ܐܢܝܢ ܕܡܟܬܪ̈ܢ. ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ̇ ܘܣܒܪܐ̣ ܘܚܘܒܐ. ܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܘܣܓܝ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܨܒܘܬܗ ܕܚܘܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Foll. 225a-232
  author: Ammonius
  title: The Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
  rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܡܘܢܝܣ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  This manuscript reckons only thirteen epistles, the rubrics of the fifth and thirteenth being omitted.
    Foll. 225a-225a
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܩܕܡ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܡܨܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܚܘܠܡܢܟܘܢ ܕܒܕܠܐ ܡܬܚ̈ܙܝܢܝܬܐ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 225b-225b
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܠܚ̈ܒܝܒ ܕܒܡܪܢ. ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܚܒ ܠܡܪܢ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܒܟܠܗ ܠܒܗ ܘܒܟܠܗ ܚܝܠܗ̣. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 226a-226
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܟܬܒܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܗܕܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܒܥ̈ܝܘܗܝ ܒܟܘܠܗ ܠܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ..܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 226b-226b
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܐ ܕܟ݁ܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ. ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܘܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 227a-227
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܠܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܕܒܡܪܢ. ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܥܗܕܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܐܢܫ ܕܚܒܪܗ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 227b-227b
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܡܦܝܣ ܐܢܐ ܕܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܬܝܬܪ ܒܟܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 227b-228
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܠܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ ܕܒܡܪܢ. ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܐܚܫܒܘ ܒܡܢܬܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ. ܗܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܒܥܝܬܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܟܕ ܡܬܕܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐܒ̈ܗܝܟܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 228a-228
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܠܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܕܒܡܪܢ ܟܬ̇ܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܐ. ܐܦ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܚܒܝܢ ܠܒ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ̇. ܐܡܬܝ ܕܠܗܘܢ ܕܡ̇ܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 228b-229
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܥܠܡܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܘܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܥܠܬܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 229a-229
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܟܬܒܬܗ̇ ܠܐܓܪܬܐ̣. ܐܬܕܟܪܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܕܐܕܝܠܬܢܝ ܕܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 229b-230
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܫܡ̇ܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܫܚܩ ܠܟܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ
    Foll. 230b-230b
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܠܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܒܡܪܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܥܒܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ̣. ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܬܕܥ ܠܐܠܗܐ̇. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܪܚܩܬ ܩܢܘܡܗ̇ ܡܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܥܢ̈ܝܢܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 230b-231
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܗܐ ܚܘܝܬܟܘܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ ܕܫܠܝܐ. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܓܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܐܣܐ. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 231a-232
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܫܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܒܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܡܟܝܟܬܐ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܕܫܠܡܐ. ܘܝܗܒܐ ܪܝܚܐ ܒܣܝܡܐ ܒܢ̈ܦܫܬܐ ܕܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
    Foll. 232a-232
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    author: Ammonius of Alexandria
    title: Part of the Epistles of Ammonius, fifteen in number
    incipit: ܗܐ ܗܢܐ ܟܪܛܝܣܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܒܘܟܘܢ. ܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Foll. 232a-251
  title: The book of the ܢܒܝܘܬܗ ܕܐܫܥܝܐ, prophet Isaiah, according to the Pěshīttā version.
  The lessons are sometimes indicated by rubrics in the text, e.g. foll.245a, 246a.
  Foll. 251b-254
  author: Basil of Caesarea
  title: Extracts from the writings of Basil
    Foll. 251b-253
    author: Basil of Caesarea
    title: Letter to Gregory
    rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ ܕܫܕܪ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܓܪܓܪܝܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ
    incipit: ܐܫܬܘܕܥܬܗ̇ ܠܐܓܪܬܟ ܒܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܬܘܕܥܝܢ ܠܛ̈ܠܝܐ܇ ܡܢ ܕܘܡܝܐ ܕܩܢܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ̇.
    See Opera, t. iii., p. 99.
    Foll. 253a-254
    title: Part of Extracts from the writings of Basil
    author: Basil of Caesarea
    title: Part of Extracts from the writings of Basil
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ
    incipit: ܥܡܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܢܣ̇ܒ ܥܝܕܐ ܡܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ̣. ܕܠܐ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܩܝܡܝܢ ܒܗ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܩܕܡܘ ܐܬܕܪܫܘ ܒܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Fol. 254b
  title: Index
  explicit: ܘܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ

Vellum, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 174 leaves (Add. 12,175, foll. 81—254). The quires, 17 in number, are signed with letters, originally from ܝܕto ܠ, but now from ܝـto ܟܘ. A few of the leaves are much stained and slightly torn, and the ink is occasionally so faded that some passages have been retouched by a later hand, for example, foll. 81 b and 200 a. The first quire is imperfect at the beginning. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 68 lines. This manuscript is written in a small, neat hand of the vith cent., the precise date being, apparently, A. Gr. 845, A.D. 534 (see below).

Vellum

174 ff. 9 5/8 × 6 5/8

The quires, 17 in number, are signed with letters, originally from ܝܕ to ܠ, but now from ܝـ to ܟܘ

- A few of the leaves are much stained and slightly torn, and the ink is occasionally so faded that some passages have been retouched by a later hand, for example, foll.81b and 200a.

- The first quire is imperfect at the beginning.

- The writing on fol.254b is much effaced, in part intentionally.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 68 lines.

This manuscript is written in a small, neat hand of the vith cent., the precise date being, apparently,A. Gr. 845, A.D. 534. See additions.

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

- Colophon

Following the index is a note containing the date, which runs nearly as follows:

[ܐܫـ]ـܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܫܢܬ [ܬܡܢـ]ـܡܐܐ ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܚܡ̈ܫ. (؟) . . . ܐ̣ . . . ܪܝܢ. ܕܡܕܒܪܐ (؟) . . ܝ̈ܠܝܬܐ: ܒܩ̈ܕܝܫܘܗܝ (؟) ܕܪܚܡ [ܠ]ـܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ [ܐܦܝ]ܣـܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ [ܡـ]ܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܫܒ[ܝܚܬ]ܐ.

Hence it seems probable that the manuscript was written A. Gr. 845, A.D. 534, when Timothy III., who died in the following year, was patriarch of Alexandria(See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexandrin. Jacob., p. 131;Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 428; and compare Cureton, Corpus Ignat., p. xxix.). The remaining notes appear to contain the names of the scribe and of the person for whom, or at whose expense, the book was written; but neither can now be clearly deciphered. In the second column there is the following anathema:

ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̇ ܘܫܡ̇ܥ ܠܡܠ̣ܟܗ ܕܣܛܢܐ ܘܓܢ̇ܒ ܠܗ̣. ܢܗܘܐ ܝܕ݁ܥ ܕܩܕܡ ܒܝܡ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܕܢܬܠ ܛܝܡ̈ܘܗܝ܀.

- Underneath this are some lines of ancient Arabic writing, probably of the third cent. of the Hijra, much of which is no longer distinctly legible. The latter portion contains one of the usual anathemas:

Whoever reads in this book, and cuts a leaf out of it….., may the curse of the Messiah…..

Observe the ancient punctuation of the kāf,instead of.

- On fol. 254a stands a more modern note, of the xth or xith cent., four lines of which have been purposely erased. Judging by what remains, the book belonged at this time to one Lazarus.

ܐܚ̈ܝ ܐܢܫ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪܚ̈ܡܐ ܕܥ . . . ܕܒܝܬ ܐܣܛܘܢܐ . . . ܕܣܪܘܓ . . . ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܢܘ ܕܥܬܝܕܝܢ . . . ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ̣. ܕܢܒܥܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܕܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܡܪܢ ܚܘܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܚ̈ܛܗܘܗܝ ܣ̈ܓܐܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ . ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܒܕ. ܐܦ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܠܗ. ܘܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܠܥܙܪ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܠܚܛܝܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܠܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ. ܟܠ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܠܦܝܠܓܐ ܨܠܘܬܝ ܥܠ ܕܣܪܛ.

- Some passages have been retouched by a later hand, for example, foll. 81b and 200a.

AG 845 AD 534

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 DCCXXVII 2:633-638