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[This manuscript contains: John Chrysostom. Writings of John Chrysostom; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; Basil. A discourse of Basil, to those who are commencing the ascetic life; A commentary on Ecclesiastes, ch. xii.1—7; Jacob of Batnae. Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 77 items.]

Syriac

Fol. 1a-43
author: John Chrysostom
title: Writings of John Chrysostom
  Fol. 1a-8
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: On the glory of the Anchoret
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝܐ
  incipit: ܣܦܩܐܝܬ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܥܒܪܝ ܐܬܒܣܡܢܢ ܒܦܓܥܐ ܕܐܬܠܝ̈ܣܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܛܘܼ̈ܒܢܐ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 647, "contra Anomoeos hom. x."
  Fol. 8a-23
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܒܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ
  incipit: ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܕܡܛܪܝܘܣ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܠܛܘ̈ܒܐ: ܏ܘܫ
  See Opera, t. i., [5 M 2] p. 150, "ad Demetrium monachum de Compunctione".
  Fol. 23b-29
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Epistle to the bishop Cyrius (Cyriacus)
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ. ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܠܩܘܪܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
  incipit: ܢܝܬܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܥܘܕܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܠܬܢ̣. ܘܢܨܘܠ ܠܟܐܒܐ ܕܥ̈ܩܬܟ
  See Opera, t. iii., p. 804. The Syriac text is considerably amplified and expanded.
  Fol. 29a-43
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: On repentance, reproving one who had fallen from his vow
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܚܘܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܦ̣ܠ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܗ
  incipit: ܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܢ ܝܗܒ ܠܪܝܫܝ ܡܝܐ̣. ܘܠܥ̈ܝܢܝ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܕܕܡܥܬܐ. ܦܐܝܐ ܠܢ ܗܕܐ ܗܫܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ܇ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܕܠܢܒܝܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 1, "Adhortatio ad Theodorum lapsum". The Syriac text ends abruptly with the words ܘܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܕܪܝܫܝ ܕܠܚܘܢܝ, corresponding with the Greek καὶ αἱ ὁράσεις τῆς κεφαλῆς μου συνετάρασσόν με, p. 22, 1. 42.

Foll. 43a-47
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  Fol. 43
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Dead
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
  incipit: ܗܐ ܣܕܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܗ̇ ܒܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܬܝܢ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 313, no. 11, serm. ii.
  Fol. 43b-44
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Dead
  rubric: ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  incipit: ܘܥܕܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܝܗܒ̣ ܠܩܒܝܪ̈ܐ ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
  See Assemani, serm. xii.
  Fol. 44b-47
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the End of the World
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ
  incipit: ܪܘܚܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܬܫܒ ܒܝ ܡܪܝ ܥܠ ܓܠܝܢܟ
  See Assemani, p. 314, no. 56, serm. ix.

Foll. 47b-49
author: Basil
title: A discourse of Basil, to those who are commencing the ascetic life
rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܒܣܠܝܘܣ: ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ: ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡ̇ܫܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܣܪܩܘܬܐ
incipit: ܙܕܩ ܠܗ ܠܕܝܪܝܐ̣. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܣܪ̈ܩܐ
See Opera, t. ii., p. 295.

Foll. 49a-51
title: A commentary on Ecclesiastes, ch. xii.1—7
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܘܗܠܬ
See Add. 14,597, no. 6 [...] .

Foll. 51a-69
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Metrical discourses of Jacob of Batnae
  Foll. 51a-54
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Nativity
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ: ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ̣ ܕܡܪܢ
  incipit: ܬܗܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܣܥܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܠܕܐ ܕܒܪܗ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 309, no. 12.
  Foll. 54b-61
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: On the Baptism of our Lord by John
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡܕܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܡܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ
  incipit: ܚܬܢܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܚܠܘܠܐ ܥ̣ܒܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܥܕܬ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ
  See Assemani, p. 312, no. 28.
  Foll. 61a-69
  title: On the Prodigal Son
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܪܐ ܕܦܪܚ ܢܟ̈ܣܘܗܝ
  incipit: ܡܠܬܟ ܡܪܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܗܝ ܠܕܪܚܡ ܠܗ̇
  See Assemani, p. 317, no. 97, serm. ii.

Foll. 69b-94
author: Nilus
title: Three epistles or discourses of Nilus
  Foll. 69b-78
  author: Nilus
  title: On Virtue, and on the true Renunciation of the World, addressed to Theosebius
  rubric: ܡܡܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܦܩ̇ܬܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
  See Add. 14,613 [...], fol. 234 b .
  Foll. 78a-86
  author: Nilus
  title: On Virtue, and on the seven evil Passions which beget one another
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܥܠ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܒ̈ܥܐ ܚܫ̈ܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܘܠܕܝܢ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ: ܕܥܒܝ̣ܕ ܠܘܬ ܐܢܫ ܕܐܦܝܣܗ
  See Add. 14,613 [...], fol. 209 a .
  Foll. 86a-94
  author: Nilus
  title: The third discourse, addressed to Philotheus
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܡܪܝ ܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
  See Add. 14,613 [...], fol. 209 a .

Foll. 94b-105
author: Basil
title: Writings of Basil
  Foll. 94b-99
  author: Basil
  title: The Prooemium to the "Regulae fusius tractatae"
  rubric: ܡܡܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ: ܘܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܐܬܟܢܫܢܢ ܟܠܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܗ ܟܕ ܠܗ ܠܚܕ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܚܦܝܛܝܢܢ ܠܡܫܘܕܥܘ: ܏ܘܫ.
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 457.
  Foll. 99a-103
  author: Basil
  title: Another tract
  incipit: ܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ̣ ܚܕ ܢܝܫܐ ܩܢ̣ܐ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܣܥ̇ܪ ܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܡܨܐ ܘܡܥܕܪ܇ ܏ܘܫ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 452, "sermo asceticus".
  Foll. 103a-105
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ
  incipit: ܟܕ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒ̈ܟܬܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܡܬܝܕܥܢ ܠܢ: ܕܙܕܩ ܠܗܝܢ ܕܢܐܬܝܢ ܠܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܕܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ: ܏ܘܫ
  See Opera, t. ii., p. 1065, ὁμιλία περὶ τελειότητος Βίου μοναχῶν .

Foll. 105a-107
author: S. Peter
title: A discourse ascribed to S. Peter
rubric: ܡܡܠܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
incipit: ܟܕ ܟܢ̣ܫܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ: ܘܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܫ̣ܡܥ ܡܢܗ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܐ̣. ܥܢܐ̣ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܐܚ̈ܝ܆ ܠܐ ܬܬܚܕܘܢ ܒܡܕܡ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ. ܐܠܐ ܢܬܒܛܠܟܘܢ (sic) ܥܠ ܚܝ̈ܝܟܘܢ. ܕܡܐ ܕܡܫܬܕܪ ܒܬܪܟܘܢ ܕܬܫܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܗܪܟܐ̣ ܬܫܬܟܚܘܢ ܟܕ ܡ̈ܛܝܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ

Foll. 107a-117
author: Ammonius
title: Select letters of Ammonius
rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܡܘܢܝܣ
See Add. 12,175 [...], fol. 225 a .
  Fol. 107
  author: Ammonius
  title: The first letter
  incipit: ܩܕܡ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܡܨܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܚܘܠܡܢܟܘܢ ܕܒܠܐ ܡ̈ܬܚܙܝܢܝܬܐ̇ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ
  Foll. 107b-108
  author: Ammonius
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
  incipit: ܠܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ ܕܒܡܪܢ. ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܡ̇ܚܒ ܠܡܪܢ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܢܦܫܗ ܏ܘܫ
  Foll. 108b-109
  author: Ammonius
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
  incipit: ܟܬܒ̇ܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܗܕܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܐܠܗܐ
  Foll. 109b-110
  author: Ammonius
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥ
  incipit: ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܏ܘܫ
  Fol. 110
  author: Ammonius
  title: Part e
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܚܡܫ
  incipit: ܠܚܒܝܒܝ ܕܒܡܪܢ. ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ̣. ܡܥܗܕܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܐܢܫ ܏ܘܫ
  Foll. 110b-111
  author: Ammonius
  title: The sixth letter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܡܫ (sic)
  incipit: ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܒܐܝܡܡܐ ܡܦܝܣ ܐܢܐ̣ ܏ܘܫ
  Foll. 111a-112
  author: Ammonius
  title: Part g
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܫܥ
  incipit: ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܒܥܡܠܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܘܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܥܠܬܘܢ
  Foll. 112a-113
  author: Ammonius
  title: Part h
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܥܣܪ
  incipit: ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܟܬܒܬܗ̇ ܠܐܓܪܬܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
  Foll. 113a-114
  author: Ammonius
  title: Part i
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ
  incipit: ܫ̇ܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܫܚܩ ܠܟܘܢ
  Foll. 114a-115
  author: Ammonius
  title: The twelfth letter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪܐ (sic)
  incipit: ܠܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ ܕܒܡܪܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܥܒ̣ܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
  Fol. 115
  author: Ammonius
  title: The thirteenth letter
  incipit: ܗܐ ܚܘܝܬܟܘܢ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ ܫܠܝܐ ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܡ̇ܐܣܐ
  Without any rubric.
  Foll. 115a-117
  author: Ammonius
  title: Part l
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܣܪ
  incipit: ܫܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܒܫܠܡܟܘܢ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܡܟܝܟܬܐ ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 117a-121
author: Macarius
title: Select letters of Macarius
See Add. 12,175, fol. 221 a.
  Foll. 117a-118
  author: Macarius
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ
  incipit: ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܟܬܒ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܐ̣. ܏ܘܫ
  Fol. 118b
  author: Macarius
  title: Part b
  incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܢܦܠܘܚ
  Without title.
  Foll. 118b-119
  author: Macarius
  title: Part c
  incipit: ܒܥܘ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܬܬܪܨ̣ܘܢ ܥܝ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ
  Foll. 119a-120
  author: Macarius
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ
  incipit: ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܫ̣ܐܠܬܘܢ ܕܬܐܠܦܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ: ܏ܘܫ
  Fol. 120
  author: Macarius
  title: Part e
  incipit: ܪܒܐ ܗܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ
  Foll. 120b-121
  author: Macarius
  title: Part f
  incipit: ܗܫܐ ܬܠܬ ܐܢܝܢ ܕܡܟܬܪ̈ܢ

Foll. 121b-123
title: Dialogue between a disciple and his teacher
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܫ̈ܐܘܠܐ
incipit: ܐܚܐ ܐܡܪ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܩܢܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܡܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ܀ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ.. ܚܘܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܘܕܟܝܐ̣. ܐܘܪܚܐ ܗܝ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 123a-126
title: Profitable discourse of a monk named Chilon (Χίλων or Χείλων)
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܡܠܐ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܟܠܝܘܢ
incipit: ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܕܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܐܚܘܢ ܡܝܬܪܐ: ܐܢܗܘܐ ܕܗܢܝܐܝܬ ܠܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܕܡܢܝ ܬܩ̇ܒܠ. ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܒܝܕ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ̣. ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܦ ܐܢܬ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܣܓܝܐܢ ܐܦܝܣܬܢܝ ܕܐܟܬܘܒ ܠܟ. ܗ̇ܝ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܫ̇ܪܐ ܐܢܫ ܒܕܘܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ̇ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܟܐܡܬ ܐܡܪܚܘ. ܏ܘܫ
ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܟܝܠܘܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ

Foll. 126b-127
author: John the monk
title: A letter of John the monk on tranquillity
rubric: ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝܐ
incipit: ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܕܘܒܪܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܢܪܚܩ ܒܪܐܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܝܕܘ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܘܡܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܒܦܓܪ
See Add. 17,179, no. 1, g [...] .

Foll. 127b-128
author: Basil
title: A short extract from Basil
rubric: ܕܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
incipit: ܪܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܗܪܣܝܣ ܠܐ ܟܬܒܬ ܠܟ. ܠܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬܝܟ ܗܪܣܝܘܛܐ ܚܣ. ܐܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܬܪ ܠܟ܆ ܘܕܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܫܪ̈ܓܪܓܝܬܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Without title

Fol. 128a-128
author: Gregory Nyssen
title: An extract from the first homily on the Beatitudes by Gregory Nyssen
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܠܝܘܣ (sic) ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
incipit: ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܡܬܟܚܕ ܐܢܬ ܐܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܪܥܢܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܠܝܠ ܗܘ̇ܐ ܕܚܝܚܐ.
See Opera, t. i., p. 768 D, εἶτα οὐκ ἐρυθριᾷς ὁ γήϊνος ἀνδριάς, ὁ μετ' ὀλίγου κόνις, κ.τ.λ., as far as p. 769 C, ὡς τὸ τῆς νεότητος ὄναρ ὁμοῦ τε φαινόμενον καὶ εὐθὺς παριπτάμενον .

Foll. 128b-160
author: Isaiah of Scete
title: Part of the writings of Isaiah of Scete
See Add. 14,575, nos. 1—11 [...] .
  Foll. 128b-130
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ̣. ܘܠܕܘܪܫܐ ܘܠܢܘܦܩܐ ܕܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
  Foll. 130b-132
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܬܪܥܣܪ̈ ܡܬܟܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܟܕ ܝܬܒ̈ܝܢ ܐܡܪܘ ܗܠܝܢ
  Foll. 132a-133
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܡ ܚܕܕܐ
  Fol. 133b
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܕܡܛܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  Foll. 133b-134
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part e
  rubric: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܠܗ̈ܢܘܢ ܕܡܬܪ̈ܚܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ
  Foll. 134b-139
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part f
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܡܥ ܘܚܙܐ ܨܝܕ ܣ̈ܒܐ
  Foll. 139a-154
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part g
  rubric: ܨܝܕ ܦܛܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ
  Foll. 154b-156
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part h
  rubric: ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܐ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܥܡܗ
  Foll. 156a-157
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part i
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܗܘܢܐ ܕܒܟܝܢܐ
  Foll. 157a-160
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part j
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܘܝܐ
  Fol. 160a
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: Part k
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܬܐܪܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܩܠܝܬܐ
  Of this tract the scribe has copied nothing but the title.

Foll. 160a-162
author: Evagrius
title: Selections from the writings of Evagrius
  Foll. 160a-160
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̈ܫܐ ܒܝ̈ܫܐ. ܘܥܠ ܒܘܛܠܗܘܢ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 13 [...] .
  Foll. 160b-161
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 15 [...] .
  Foll. 161a-162
  author: Evagrius
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  See Add. 14,578, no. 16 [...] .

Foll. 162a-167
author: Nilus
title: Extracts from a discourse of Nilus, concerning those who wish to embrace the monastic life
rubric: ܕܢܝܠܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܒܝܢ ܠܐܣܟܡܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
incipit: ܐܝܠܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܕܢܫܠܚܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ: ܘܠܡܬܩܪܒܘ ܠܕܘܒܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ̣. ܢܬܒܛܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܬ ܠܡܬܕܡܝܘ ܒܗܢܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܦܪܫܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܘܥܪܩܘ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܓܘܫܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܕܝܢܬܐ: ܘܗܘܘ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܝܓܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 167b-168
title: Extracts from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
rubric: ܬܘ[ܒ ܡܡܠܐ] ܡܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܣܒܐ

Foll. 168a-176
author: John Chrysostom
title: Discourse of John Chrysostom on Ps. li.. 1
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܗܢܝܣ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ.
See Opera, t. v., p. 708.

Foll. 176b-178
author: Julius of Rome
title: Letters of Julius of Rome on the Incarnation of our Lord
rubric: ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܘܠܝܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܘܡܐ ܥܠ ܡܬܒܣܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Foll. 176b-177
  author: Julius of Rome
  title: The first letter
  incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܫܘܛ ܦܓܪܐ ܡܪܢܝܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̇. ܒܥܠܬܐ ܕܠܘ ܒܪ ܐܝܬܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ
  See de Lagarde, Analect. Syr., p. 74; Mai, Scriptorum Vett. Nova Collectio, t. vii., p. 168, ep. 3; and de Lagarde, Titi Bostreni quae ex opera contra Manichaeos etc., p. 122.
  Fol. 177b
  author: Julius of Rome
  title: The second letter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪܬܝܢ
  incipit: ܒܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܕ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢ܆ ܙܕܩ ܠܢ ܕܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ ܢܠܒܟܝܗ̇. ܏ܘܫ
  Foll. 177b-178
  author: Julius of Rome
  title: The third letter
  rubric: ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
  incipit: ܚ̈ܝܐ ܥܬܪ ܠܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ .. ܕܡܢܗ ܝܠܦܢܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 178b-187
title: Selections from the Lives of the Egyptian Fathers
rubric: ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ. ܘܠܘ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܣ̈ܝܡܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܐܠܦ ܕܡܫܚܠܦܐܝܬ ܘܒܟܠ ܦܘܪ̈ܣܝܢ ܡܨܝܢܢ ܕܢܐܬܪ ܘܢܬܥܕܪܢ ܐܢ ܢܨܒܐ
incipit: ܡܢ ܐܠܨܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ܇ ܕܢܥܗܕ ܬܘܒ ܐܠܦ ܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܘܒ̈ܪܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܫܬܪܥܘ ܘܢܦܠܘܿ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܙܘܗܪܐ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ
The several rubrics are as follows:
  Foll. 181b-184
  title: Of longanimity
  rubric: ܡܛܠ ܢܓܝܪܘܬ ܪܘܚܐ
  Foll. 184b-186
  title: Of Paul the simple
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܐ
  Foll. 186b-187
  title: Of Valens of Palestine
  rubric: ܥܠ ܘܠܝܣ ܦܠܝܣܛܝܢܝܐ
  Foll. 187a-187
  title: Of Hero of Alexandria
  rubric: ܥܠ ܗܪܘܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ

Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 6 3/4 , consisting of 187 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—10, 59, 167, 168, 183, and 184. The quires, 19 in number, are signed with letters from ܐ to ܩ, and by a later hand from ܐ to ܝܛ. From fol. 128 b to fol. 160 a the pages are divided into two columns. There are from 22 to 36 lines in each page.

This volume is palimpsest throughout. See also the more ancient text.

187 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 6 3/4 , consisting of 187 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—10, 59, 167, 168, 183, and 184. The quires, 19 in number, are signed with letters from ܐ to ܩ, and by a later hand from ܐ to ܝܛ. From fol. 128 b to fol. 160 a the pages are divided into two columns. There are from 22 to 36 lines in each page.

- This volume is palimpsest throughout. See also the more ancient text.

Written in a good, regular character of the xth cent.

A later hand has signed the quires with letters from ܐ to ܝܛ.

10th 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 DCCCXII 2:819-823

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1489, Add. 17,183, lower text, London, BL, Add. 17,183, lower text, BL Add MS 17183, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 807, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCVII

[This manuscript contains: Several books of the Old Testament in the Sahidic dialect. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.]

Coptic

Foll. 1a-187
title: Several books of the Old Testament in the Sahidic dialect
  Fol. 42b
  title: Esther, ch. iv. 3-8
  This folio has been left partially blank by the later scribe. See BL Add MS 17183, upper text [...] .
  Fol. 60a
  title: Part of Judges, ch. i. 13, 15
  Fol. 108a
  title: Judges, ch. ix. 31-36
  This folio has been left wholly blank by the later scribe. See BL Add MS 17183, upper text [...] .
  Foll. 116a-116b
  title: Part of Judges, ch. ix. 18, 20, 23, 25
  title: Part of Ruth, ch. iii. 14, 16, and ch. iv. 1
  Fol. 164b
  title: Part of Ruth, ch. iv. 13, 16

Each page is divided into two columns of 25 lines.A once handsome volume.

This volume is palimpsest throughout. See also the more modern text.

187 ff.

- Each page is divided into two columns of 25 lines.A once handsome volume.

- This volume is palimpsest throughout. See also the more modern text.

The more ancient text is written in uncial characters, of about the viith cent.

The initial letters of verses are larger than the rest, and there are numerous ornamental figures, principally of birds.

7th 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 DCCCVII 2:823