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[This manuscript contains: Extracts from the Scriptures, chiefly of the New Testament, according to the Peshitta version.; Anecdotes of the Egyptian Fathers, being extracts from the works of Palladius and Hieronymus.; The history of Antony by Athanasius.; Additional excerpts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.; The history of Serapion, written by Palladius.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 40 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 2b-14
title: Extracts from the Scriptures, chiefly of the New Testament, according to the Peshitta version.
  Foll. 2b-2
  title: Psalm i. 1—3.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟ̣ܬܒ ܟܬܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܩܕܡܐܝܬ݂. ܪܝܫ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܘܗܝ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ̇ ܘܟܗܢܐ̣ ܘܢܒܝܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܘܝܕ.
  Foll. 2b-5s
  title: Extracts from the Gospels.
    Foll. 2b-2
    title: From S. Matthew.
    rubric: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡ݊ܬܝ
    Foll. 2b-3
    title: From S. Mark.
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡ݊ܪܩܘܣ ܐܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ
    Foll. 3b-4
    title: From S. Luke.
    rubric: ܡܢ ܠܘܩܐ ܡ̇ܣܒܪܢܐ
    Foll. 5a-5
    title: From S. Mark.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܢ ܡ݊ܪܩܘܣ ܡܣܒܪܢܐ
    Foll. 5b-5
    title: From S. John.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܘ݊ܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ
  Foll. 6a-14
  title: Extracts from the Epistles of S. Paul.
  rubric: ܡܢ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
    Foll. 6a-6
    title: From Romans.
    rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ
    Foll. 7a-9
    title: From Corinthians.
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܢܬܝܐ
    Foll. 10a-10
    title: From Galatians.
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܓ̈ܠܛܝܐ
    Foll. 10a-11
    title: From Philippians.
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܦܝ̈ܠܝܦܝܣܝܐ
    Foll.11b-12
    title: From Timothy.
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܛܝܡܬܐܣ. ܒܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ̣. ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ
    Foll. 12b-14
    title: From Hebrews.
    rubric: ܡܢ ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ
  Foll. 14b-15
  title: Extracts from the Epistle of S. James.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܠܝܚܐ

Foll. 15b-63
title: Anecdotes of the Egyptian Fathers, being extracts from the works of Palladius and Hieronymus.
rubric: ܓܠܝ ܘܚ̇ܘܐ ܠܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܘܩܢ. ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܩ̇ܪ̈ܒܢ ܠܢ ܠܘܬܟ ܕܠܐ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ. ܘܚ̇ܝܠ ܠܢ ܕܒܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܘܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ̣. ܢ̇ܫܬܘܫܛ ܒܗ̈ܝܢ ܨܝܕ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ. ܘܢܫ̣ܬܘܐ ܠܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܝܟ ܐܡ̈ܝܢܐ̣. ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܬܐ
Compare Add. 14,582 [...],no.2.

Foll. 63b-119
title: The history of Antony by Athanasius.
rubric: ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܣ ܢܨ̇ܝܚܐ
See Opera, ed. 1698, t. i., pars 2, p. 793.

Foll. 120a-126
title: Additional excerpts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers.
  Foll. 120a-121
  title: The history of Paul the Simple, the disciple of Antony.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܦܘ݊ܠܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ̣. ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐ݊ܢܛܘܢܝܣ
  See Add. 12,174 [...], no. 10.
  Foll. 122a-122
  title: The history of Joseph the Egyptian and Eulogius the Greek.
  rubric: [ܬܘܒ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ] ܕܐܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ ܡܨܪܝܐ̣. ܘܕܐܒܐ ܐܘܠܓܝܘܣ ܝܘܢܝܐ.
  Foll. 123a-124
  title: Pearls, or select sayings, of one of the Fathers of Scete.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܕܣܝ̣̈ܡܢ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܒܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܐ: ܘܡܬ̣ܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܓܢܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܐ̣̇. ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܕܒܚܐ̇. ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܢܓ̇ܕ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܬܢ̣. ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  They are fifty-five (ܢܗ) in number.
  Foll. 125a-126
  title: The history of Abbā Nathaniel.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܢܬܢܝܐܝܠ

title: The history of Serapion, written by Palladius.
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܘܐܒܝܠܐ: ܐܠܗܐ ܥ̇ܕܪ ܠܢ ܒܝܕ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ
See Add. 14,582 [...], no. 14.

Foll. 164a-281
title: The writings of John the monk, or, as he is also called, the Seer of the Thebaid.
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ̣. ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ̇. ܘܚ̇ܙܝܐ ܕܬܒܐܝܣ
  Foll. 164a-166
  title: The history of John the monk by Palladius, bishop of Jerusalem.
  rubric: ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܕܝܢ܆ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܘܚܢ̣ܢ. ܕܡܟ̣ܬܒܐ ܠܦܠܕ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ.
  See the Paradise of Heraclides, cap. xxii., in Rosweyde's Vitae Patrum, p. 965; and compare the Historia Lausiaca, ch. xliii., in the same work, p. 738.
  Foll. 167a-183
  title: The letter to Eutropius and Eusebius, on the spiritual life.
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܘܛܪܦܣ ܘܐܘܣܒܣ: ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  See Add. 17,169 [...], no. 2.
  Foll. 183b-241
  title: The four discourses in the form of dialogues with Eutropius and Eusebius.
  See Add. 17,169 [...], no. 3.
    Foll. 183b-200
    title: The first discourse.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ. ܘܥܠ ܦ̇ܘܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ. ܕܦܓܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܢ̈ܦܫܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܐ.
    Foll. 200b-216
    title: The second discourse.
    rubric: ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠ ܦܘܿܪܫ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܥ̣ܠܬܐ ܕܙܘ̈ܥܝܗܘܢ. ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܟܝܢܗ̣̇ ܘܕܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܟܝܢܗ̇
    Foll. 217a-232
    title: The third discourse.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
    Foll. 232b-241
    title: The fourth discourse.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
  Foll. 241b-246
  title: A letter, divided into six chapters.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘ݊ܚܢܢ ܐܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܕܟܬ̣ܒܗ̇ ܒܪ̈ܝܫܐ
  See Add. 12,167 [...], 220a .
  Foll. 247a-248
  title: An admonitory letter to the solitary brethren.
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ: ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܐܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ
  See Add. 17,170 [...], no. 10.
  Foll. 249a-254
  title: A doctrine.
  rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܢ. ܕܐܡ̣ܝܪܐ ܠܗ̣. ܒܢ̈ܝ̣ܫܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܠܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ̣. ܡ̇ܠܘܐܐ ܕܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܒܣܘܟܠܐ
  See Add. 12,167 [...], 225b .
  Foll. 255a-275
  title: Questions and answers.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܫܘܐ̈ܠܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܪܒܐ ܘܕܬܠܡܝܕܗ
  See Add. 12,170 [...], 165a .
  Foll. 275b-279
  title: Heads of doctrine, in four sections.
  rubric: ܢܝ̈ܫ̣ܐ ܕܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܒ̈ܦܣܝܩܬܐ ܠܟܠ ܪ̈ܥܝܢܝܢ܆ ܏ܘܫ
  See Add. 12,167 [...], 229b .
  Foll. 279b-281
  title: On prayer.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ̣. ܠܐ ܬܣ̣ܒܪ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܬܣ̣ܒܪ ܕܒܡ̈ܠܐ ܡܬܝ̇ܠܦܐ. ܫܡ̣ܥ ܕܝܢ ܡܢܝ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܫܪܝܪܐ̣. ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܬܢܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ̣. ܠܐ ܡܬܓܡ̣ܪܐ.

Foll. 282a-287
title: A discourse of Ephraim.
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܘܗ̈ܕܢܝܢ
See Opera, t. ii., p. 350.

Foll. 287b-287
title: Admonitory and penitential hymns of Jacob of Batnae.
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܬܘܼܬ̇ ܢܦܫܐ: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ: ܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܩ̈ܘܩܝܐ
incipit: ܐܲ. ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܒܗܢܐ ܥܠܡܐ. ܚܕܐ ܩܛܝ̣ܢܐ ܘܐܠܝ̇ܨܐ ܘܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܡܘܒܠܐ. ܗܕܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܦܬܝܐ ܘܪܘܝ̣ܚܐ. ܘܠܓܘ ܡܢܗ̇ ܢܘܪܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܐܟܠܬܐ. ܬܘ ܐ̈ܚܝ ܢܛ̇ܝܒ ܙܘ̈ܕܐ̣ ܥܕ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܐܬܪܐ. ܕܠܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܠܢ ܒܪ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥ̇ ܐ̣ܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ.܀.
Only part of the first remains.

Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 287 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 5, 15, 20, 23, and 24. The quires, signed with letters, are 29 in number, the last being imperfect. There are from 24 to 32 lines in each page.

287 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 287 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 5, 15, 20, 23, and 24. The quires, signed with letters, are 29 in number, the last being imperfect. There are from 24 to 32 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand.

See additions.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.] [N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- The original writing on fol. 63 a has been erased, and other words substituted by a later hand.

- At the end of the history of Serapion, we find the letter of Theophilus of Alexandria to the convent of Pachomius .

ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܬܐܘܦܝܠܘܣ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܦܟܘܡ

- The last two pieces are a later addition, but by the same hand as the rest of the volume, (the Colophon, fol. 281 a).

ܫ̣ܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܬܥ̇ܕܪ ܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬ̣ܘܬܦ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ

- Colophon

The Colophon is followed by a note, giving the name of the scribe, the priest Theodosius.

ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝ܇ ܘܟܕ ܠܐ ܫ̇ܘܐ̣ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝ̇ܣܐ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ܀

- Colophon

On fol. 281 b is a note, stating that this manuscript was written by the said Theodosius, for the Tagritan monks Matthew, Abraham and Jacob, who deposited it in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, at the time when Dionysius was patriarch of Antioch , Jacob patriarch of Egypt , and Basil metropolitan of Tagrit . Now Dionysius of Tell-mahar sat A.D. 818—845; Jacob sat A.D. 819—836; and Basil of Tagrit died A.D. 830 (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 131) . Consequently, this manuscript was written between A.D. 819 and 830.

ܣܡ̣ܘ ܣܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ. ܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܙܢ̇ܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܡܪܝ ܡܬܝ ܘܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܝܥܩܘܒ. ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ. ܡܢ ܬܓܪܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܫܪ̈ܝܪܐ. ܘܡܛܪܘܦܠܝܛܝܣ ܕܡܕܢ̈ܚܝܐ. ܣܡ̣ܘܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܠܣܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܩܝܛܝ. ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ̣. ܏ܘܫ. ܐܬܬܣܝ̣ܡ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܐܬܟ̣ܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܛܘ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܦܐܛܪ̈ܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܝܠܢ: ܕܝ݊ܢܘܣ݊ܝܘ݊ܣ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ. ܘܝ݊ܥܩ݊ܘ݊ܒ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ. ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܒܣ݊ܝܠܝܘܣ ܡܝܛܪܘܦܠܝܛܐ ܕܬܓܪܝܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܕܒܝܕ ܨܠܘܬܗ̈ܘܢ ܚܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܝܫܬܐ̣. ܢܪܡ̣ܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܝܢܗ ܘܫܠܡܗ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ. ܝܕܝܥܐܝܬ ܒ̈ܥܕܬܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܬܐ. ܘܥܠ ܡܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܟܬܒܐ̣. ܢܗܘܘܢ ܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ ܒܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ. ܥܠ ܬܐܘܕܘܣܝ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

- On fol. 2 a is a later note, the former portion of which consists of the usual anathemas, whilst the latter portion informs us that this was one of the hooks conveyed to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis in the year 1308 (A.D. 997). Here there is a double mistake, as Moses did not set out on his journey for at least a hundred years after the book was written, expressly for the convent, and returned to Scete in 1213 (A.D. 932). Probably A.D. 997 was the year in which this note was written, and the writer inadvertently substituted it for A.D. 932.

ܗܘܬ ܡܐܬܝܬܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܠܬ ܡܐܐ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘܐܙܠ ܡܛܠܬܗܘܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܓܕܕ ܘܠܬܓܪܝܬ ܘܠܡܘܨܠ ܘܐܝܬܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܒܘܚܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܗܪܟܐ̣ ܣܘܓܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ. ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܬܓܪ̈ܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܠـ . . . ܬܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

- Fol. 1, which is much mutilated, contains, on the verso, part of a prayer; and on the recto, a Cross, with an inscription, now partially effaced.

- There are some ornamental devices in this manuscript; e.g., on foll. 15 b, 127 a, 164 a, and 167 a.

AD 819-830.

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 DCCLXXX 2:759-762