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source date: A. Gr. 1240
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[This manuscript contains: Palladius. The Lives of the Egyptian Fathers by Palladius, or, as it is here called, "the work of Palladius on the profitable counsels of the holy Fathers.". In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 24 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-184
author: Palladius
title: The Lives of the Egyptian Fathers by Palladius, or, as it is here called, "the work of Palladius on the profitable counsels of the holy Fathers."
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ: ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܝܚܕܝܐ (sic) ܒܪܐ܇ ܘܣܘܿܝܥܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܇ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܘܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܡ̣ܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܠܕܝܣ: ܥܠ ܡ̈ܠ̣ܟܐ ܡܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ܇ ܥ̇ܡ̈ܠܝ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ܇ ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ̣ ܘܦܘܿܢܝ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ܇ ܘܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܝ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ܀
It is a redaction different from that contained in Add. 12,173 [...] (see Add. 17,264 [...], 65b , and Add. 17,263 [...] ).
From the description given by Thomas Maragensis in Assemani's Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, pp. 145, 146, it would appear to be the work of the monk Anan-Yeshua'.
  Foll. 1b-80b
  title: Part I., in eleven chapters, with an introduction.
    Foll. 1b-9
    title: Chap. 1. On abandoning the world, on retirement, fasting, and constant dwelling in the cell.
    rubric: ܩܦܐܘܢ (sic) ܩܕܡܝܐ̣ ܥܠ ܥܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ̣. ܘܫ̣ܠܝܐ̇ ܘܨܘܡܐ̣ ܘܐܡܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܩܠܝܬܐ.
    Foll. 10a-13
    title: Chap. 2. On fasting, abstinence, and other severities.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ: ܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܘܢܙܝܪܘܬܐ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܥ̈ܡܠ̣ܐ
    Foll. 14a-16
    title: Chap. 3. On the reading of the Scriptures, and watching by night, and singing of psalms at the services, and constant prayers.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܠܬܐ: ܥܠ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ: ܘܫܗܪܐ ܕܒ̈ܠܝܠܘܬܐ: ܘܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ: ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܐܡ̈ܝܢܬܐ
    Foll. 17a-19
    title: Chap. 4. That we should weep for our sins, and mourn at all hours.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܢ ܕܢܒ̣ܟܐ ܥܠ ܚ̣̈ܛܗܝܢ: ܘܢܬܐܒܠ ܟܠܫܥ.
    Foll. 19b-21
    title: Chap. 5. On poverty.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܡܫܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ
    Foll. 22a-28
    title: Chap. 6. On endurance.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫܬܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܣܝ̇ܒܪܢܘܬܐ
    Foll. 29a-30
    title: Chap. 7. On obedience to God, and to our fathers and brethren.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܫܒܐ (sic) ܕܥܠ ܡܫ̇ܬܡܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܘܬ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ ܘܐܚ̈ܝܢ.
    Foll. 31a-50
    title: Chap. 8. On proper circumspection in our thoughts, words and actions.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ: ܥܠ ܙܗܝܪܘܬܐ ܚܬܝܬܬܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܫܒܝܢ ܘܡ̣̈ܠܝܢ ܘܥ̇ܒ̣̈ܕܝܢ
    Foll. 50b-60
    title: Chap. 9. On love and compassion, and the receiving of strangers (or guests).
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܫܥܐ: ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܘܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܩܘܿܒܠܐ ܕܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ
    Foll. 60b-74
    title: Chap. 10. On humility, and that a man should despise himself, and deem himself inferior to all men.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ [ܕܥܣܪܐ: ܕܥܠ ܡܟـ]ـܝܟܘܬܐ܆ ܘܕܢܫ̣ܘܛ ܐܢܫ ܠܩܢܘܡܗ: [ܘܕܡܬܚܬܝ ܡܢ ܟܠ] ܐܢܫ ܢܚܫܘܼܒ ܗ̣ܘ ܠܗ
    Foll. 75a-80b
    title: Chap. 11. On fornication.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ: ܕܥܠ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ
    ܫܠ̣ܡܘ ܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܘ̈ܫܒܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ: ܘܦܘܿܢܝ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠܗܘܢ. ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܢ̣ܩܪܒ ܚܠܦܝܢ: ܘܢܬ̣ܠ ܠܥܒ̣̈ܕܘܗܝ ܙܟܘܬܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܗ܀
  Foll. 80b-184
  title: Part II., in 10 chapters.
    Foll. 80b-83
    title: Chap. 1. That repentance is acceptable, and how we should repent in truth.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܩ̇ܒܠܐ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ̣. ܘܕܐܝ̇ܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܢ ܕܢܬܘܒ ܒܫܪܪܐ.
    Foll. 83b-85
    title: Chap. 2. On the workers of miracles.
    rubric: ܐܚܪܢܐ ܥܠ ܣ̇ܥܪ̈ܝ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
    Foll. 86a-90
    title: Chap. 3. On the grandeur of the solitary life.
    rubric: ܥܠ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܘܬܐ
    Foll. 91a-165
    title: Chap. 4. Conversations and actions of the saints, and profitable and concise counsels concerning every sort of virtuous deed.
    rubric: ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ. ܘܕܡ̣̈ܠܟܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܐܝܬ ܘܚܒܘܫܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܼܬܐ
    See Add. 12,173 [...], no. 1.
    Foll. 166a-169
    title: Chap. 5. An encomium on the monks of Egypt, from the commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew, hom. viii.
    rubric: ܩܘܠܣܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ: ܕܥܒܝ̣ܕ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝ݊ܣ ܐܦܝܣ݊ܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܦܘܠܝܣ
    See Opera, t. vii., p. 140, line 26,
    This chapter has been omitted in Add. 14,583 [...] ; but see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, pp. 145, 146.
    Foll. 170a-174
    title: Chap. 6.
    rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܐܫܟ̣ܚܬܗ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
    See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 464, no. 7.
    Marg. ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܢܦ̣ܬܪܝܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ, "This is by Abraham Nephtarenus."
    Foll. 174b-175
    title: Chap. 7. Another chapter of exhortation of the Fathers.
    rubric: ܫܪܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
    incipit: ܬܒܝ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܘܿܝܬܐ .. ܦܠܘܚܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܨܘܡܐ̣ ܘܒܨܠܘܬܐ
    ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܠܚ̈ܡܢ ܠܪ̈ܦܝܐ ܘܠܚܒ̈ܢܢܐ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܝܨ̇ܦܝܢ ܕܢܦܫܗܘܢ
    It contains demonstrations against those who are subject to the different evil passions.
    Foll. 175b-179
    title: Chap. 8. A dialogue between a pupil and a teacher.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܘܦܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
    incipit: ܐܚܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܐܝ̇ܟܢܐ ܡܬ̣ܩܢܐ ܚܘܒܐ (sic) ܡܢ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ
    See Add. 14,582 [...], 42b .
    Foll. 180a-182
    title: Chap. 9. Another dialogue, on mental vision.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܿܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܥܠ ܚ̣ܙܬܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܐ
    incipit: ܐܚܐ ܫ̇ܐܠ ܠܣܒܐ. ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ. ܐܝ̇ܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗ ܠܐܢܫ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܢܬ̣ܒ ܒܩܠܝܬܗ
    Foll. 183a-183
    title: Chap. 10. Hortatory counsels.
    rubric: ܡ̣̈ܠܟܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
    incipit: ܗܠܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܒܟܠ ܫܘܚ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܟܬܒ̇ܬ ܠܟ܆ ܕܠܐ ܬܬ݀ܪܦܐ ܢܦܫܟ܇ ܘܬ̣ܗܘܐ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܕܢܬܕܡ̇ܘܢ ܒܟ. ܏ܘܫ.

Vellum, about 8 1/4 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 184 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 40—43, 48, 57, and 184. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 1 and 8. There are from 23 to 30 lines in each page.

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- Vellum, about 8 1/4 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 184 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1, 40—43, 48, 57, and 184. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 1 and 8. There are from 23 to 30 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand, and dated A. Gr. 1240, A.D. 929.

[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.]

- ܫܠܡܘ ܡ̈ܠ̣ܟܐ ܡ̇ܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܘܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ܀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ: ܏ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܠܐ̣ܝ ܘܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܟ݁ܢ̣ܫ ܘܣ̣ܡ ܣܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܢܬܚ̣ܢܢ ܒܪܚܡ̣ܬ̇ ܐܢܫܘܬܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܖܐܠܗܐ (sic) ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܝ̣ܬܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.

- On fol. 184 b there stood a note, the greater portion of which has been almost completely effaced. Fortunately, the last six lines are still legible, giving the date 1240 (A.D. 929), when Cosmas III [See Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 476; Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexandr. Jacob., p. 336.] was patriarch of Alexandria, and Basil. I. of Antioch . [See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 349, no. 26; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1376.]

ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܡܘܙ ܏ܟܗ [ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡ] ܫܒܬܐ ܒܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܛܘܒ̈ܬܢܐ ܘܚ̈ܣܝܐ ܘܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܪ̈ܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܣ݊ܡܣ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܡܪܝ ܒ݊ܣܝܠܝܘ݊ܣ . . .

- Some words in a previous line show that the scribe was a native of Melitene.

ܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܡܝܠܝܛܝܢܐ

- A more recent note on fol. 184 a has likewise been almost wholly erased. It contained the name of a priest.

. . ܐ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܒܫܡܐ ܏ܩܫܝ ܡܢ . . .

- The note on fol. 1 a, which is also much mutilated, seems to have contained one of the usual forms of anathema. The words ܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ. (the convent of S. Mary Deipara) are legible in the fourth line from the end.

- The monk David of Mar'ash has recorded his name on the margin of fol. 166 b.

ܩ̣ܪܝܬ ܒ̇ܟ̣ܬܒ̇ܐ ܗ̇ܢܐ ܕ݁ܘܝ̣ܕ ܐ̇ܟ̣ܣܢ̣ܝ̇ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܪܥ̇ܫ ܐ̇ܬܪܐ ܐܘ ܩ̇ܪܘܼܝܐ ܨ̇ܠܐ ܚ̇ܛܝܘܼܬܝ̣ (sic) ܐܝ̇ܟ ܗ̇ܝܡ̣̇ܢܘܼܬ݂ܝ ܕܒܨ̇ܠܘܼܬܟ. ܘܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܘܿܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܢܗ̣ܘ̈ܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܠ̣ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܘܡ̇ܨܠܐ

AD 929 AG 1240

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 DCCCCXXVIII 3:1074-1076