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CATALOGUE
OF
SYRIAC MANUSCRIPTS
IN
THE BEITISH MUSEUM,
ACQUIBED SINOB THB TEA.B 1838.
BT
W. WRIGHT, LL.D.,
PBOFESaOB OP ABABIC IN THE UNIYEBSITY OP CAMBBISGE, AND LATE ASSISTANT EEEFEB OP THE USS. IN THE BBITISH MUSEUM.
Part II.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES.
SOLD AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM;
AND BT
LONGMANS & CO., 38 to 41, PATERNOSTEE EOW; B. M. PICKEEING, 196, PICCADILLY;
AND ASHEE & CO., 13, BEDFOED STEEET, COVENT GAEDEN,
AiTD 11, UNTEE DEN LINDEN, BEELIN.
1871.
zorrDon :
OIIBEBT AND BIVIKOTON, PBINTEES, 52, ST. JOHN'S SQTJAEE, ASD 28, WHITEFEIARS STBEET, S.C.
This volume, which is the second Part of the new Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum, comprises the class of Theology. The third and last Part, containing the remaining classes, with the Preface and Indices, is already in the press.
CH. RIEU,
KEEPEE OF THE ORIENTAL MSS. 7th July, 1871.
THEOLOGY.
IlfDIYIDUAL AUTHORS.
DXXVII.
Two vellum leaves, both rQuch mutilated. The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the vi''' cent. They contain —
Part of the Epistle of Eusebius of Csesarea to Carpianus, followed by fragments of the Eusebian canons. The subscription of the epistle is : ooAaoson^ .s^.i (<'iii\r^ ioaix.
[Add. 17,213, foU. 4, 5.]
DXXYIII.
Vellum, about 12f in. by 10, consisting of 173 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foU. 1 — 4, 41, 86 — 89, 109, 169, and 173. The quires are 22 in number, but it does not appear what the original signatvires were. Leaves are now wanting after foU. 6, 21, and 167. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 34 lines. This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vi'" cent., and contains —
The works of Aphraates, J^cDv&re*, or Earhad, .iK'eniA, "the Persian Sage," r<>Qoi^ r^soAAo* , a contemporary of Jacob
of Nisibis and Ephraim, and bishop of the convent of Mar Matthew near Mosul (ac- cording to a note in Orient. 1017, fol. 160 a,
,Aoa). He flourished about A.D. 337—345. At some period of his life, perhaps when he was made bishop, he took the name of Jacob, and hence his writings have been ascribed from a very early period to his more widely known namesake Jacob of Nisibis. His works consist of 22 homilies, in the form of Epistles, each commencing with a letter of the alphabet in the usual sequence, and a separate treatise entitled rtr^o^ or " the Cluster of Grapes." They were very soon translated into Armenian, and this translation has been published by N. Antonelli (Rome, 1756), and reprinted in Gallandii Bibliotheca Veterum Patrum, t. v., as also at Venice in 1765, and at Con- stantinople in 1824. The Syriac text has been edited by Wright (London, 1869).*
• For further information regarding Aphraates, see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 20, no. xi., t. ii., p. 398, t. iii., p. 85 ; Cave, Hist. Liter., t. i., p. 189 ; the letter of George, bishop of the Arabs, in de Lagarde's Analecta
/ 3jf
402
THEOLOGY.
1. The alphabetical discourses, prefaced by the letter of a disciple to the author, fol. 1 h. The title of this letter, which is ascribed in the Armenian version to Gregory the Illuminator, has been torn away; but on fol. 1 b, between the columns, a later hand has written : k'^clw^.i r<'A>[i^r<'] .vn
^i*in»T,'ri rd*Qa^ K'tK'i tcncuojjJ.l qa.i i 't\ A< . .Vo r<'<^.'V^..l f^zJt'.TA rd=>d\Aa
a. r^^cusa.cn.1 re'ik.cu*^ , of Faith (Arm., serm. i.). Imperfect. Fol. 1 b.
b. rdacxM.i rA\^CL»»h\, of Love (Arm., serm. ii.). Fol. 7 b.
c. r£23i(^^^ r(h\^eMh\, of Fasting (Arm., serm. iii.). Fol. 15 a.
d. r^i^oV^.-v pc'^cui^, of Prayer (Arm., serm. iv.). Imperfect. Fol. 20 h.
e. v£si\si^ K'lk^OM^, of Wars (Arm., serm. v.). Fol. 26 b.
f. w^-Biin >ji3.i re'ikacui^ , of the Religious, or of Monks (Arm., serm. tI.). Imperfect. Fol. 35 a.
g. r^^asA^^^ rA\^OL»»h\ , of Repentance (Arm., serm. vii.). Fol. 46 b.
h. K'&usQ ivx«j.i K'^cuiit , of the Resur- rection of the Dead (Arm., serm. viii.). Fol. 53 b.
i. re'^a.aLjj&.=q.i t<'<k^cu«ii, of HximiHty (Arm., serm. ix.). Fol. 61 a.
j. rtf'ito^'i.-t rc'^ojj^ , of Shepherds or Pastors (Arm., serm. x.). Fol. 66 b.
k. K'ix'iau^'i r<'iucL»A\ , of the Circum- cision (Arm., serm. xi.). Fol. 70 b.
I. r^Lw^.^.! rc'iK^o-M^, of the Passover (Arm., serm. xiv.). Fol. 76 b.
m. r<'iu=Lx.i T^h>^OLMh\, of the Sabbath (Arm., serm. xii.). Fol. 82 a.
Syriaca, p. 108; Cowper's Syriac Miscellanies (London, 1861), p. 61; the preface to Wright's edition; and Noeldeke's review in the Gott. gel. Anzeigen for 1869, p. 1521.
n. V* ' -'■j T'T K'w I 's.'i (^iv-*o_Mi«, of tho
Deprecation of Dissensions (Arm., sermo unicus, ed. Rom., p. 403). Fol. 87 a. This discourse is dated, fol. 109 a, A. Gr. 655,
A.D. 344 : MV>r^s K'.ico rc'ixi.^ri' rCa^h\Jk.
00
Q °> i\ I «\
. r6:*ooi.& r^aAsa 0. re'AvlAnclsa .z.icLSi Ajws re'Aucu»A< , of the
Distinction of Meats (Arm., serm. xiii.). Fol. 109 b.
relaaai. , of the Substitution of the Gentiles for the one People (Arm., serm. xv.). Fol. 114 6.
q. K'cnlf<'.i das cni^.i rC^cuiJi r<*mTrq A^ , that the Messiah is the Son of God (Arm., serm. xvi.). Fol. 118 b.
r. K'l^oAoiua A.^ . r^.-ioco^t A-Sp^aAn K'^azi.Tiio , against the Jews, on Virginity and Holiness (Arm., serm. xvii.). Fol. 123 6.
S. yi^B^ ^\snr^^ A^ . r^.iocn* AaxjcA oxjA&vni ^ even , against the Jews, because of their saying that it is appointed for them to be assembled unto Jerusalem (Arm., serm. xviii.). Fol. 127 b.
t. r^J^OLSn.i rC^Qoiio^ A^..i r^iucu*^, of the Supporting of the Poor.* Fol. 134 a.
u. Kt&^.t'i.i rfikicujA^, of the Persecuted. Fol. 139 a.
V. rd*VM(<' r^Astio K'itasQ.i K'iueiMit , of Death and of the Last Times. Fol. 146 b.
Subscription, fol. 154 b : ^ix&sol y\r . Kl^Qoi^ r^SOL^^.l ^^H^o ^'ioo.^ rC'i^'iXre'
To this a reader named Zakhe, or Nicolaus, has added : r^i^i^ K^i^ •^—^ • »^ ^ rdjco
* This and the following discourses are no longer extant in the Armenian translation.
APHRAATES.
403
r^\ . ^xint< ^m:^
2. The treatise on " the Cluster " (Isaiah, chap. Ixv. 8), K'iv-i-^aJ^.i re'Au^o-uA*
It was written, according to the author's own statement, fol. 173 b, in the 36th year of the reign of Shahur, king of Persia, A.Gr. 656, A.D. 345, suhsequently to the compo- sition of the 22 alphabetical discourses:
r^.icnoos (<'<&\si r^aijj ^ocni k'^it-i .t-*ii>
.x^o-tco^ rdiJsb.va
>i^o
tlOOJ^
<Ani-m\ . After the doxology, fol. 173 b, the above mentioned Zakhe has written: K'oco r^-*cnAr^ r«lsa-i-&_w r^ooi-^ r^cD
. cnLMO\m»T^ cnjL>;i
The notes on fol. 1 a are much stained and mutilated, and some portions of them have been designedly erased.
[Add. 14,619.]
DXXIX.
Vellum, about lOJ in. by 8|, consisting of 99 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foU. 1, 2, 8, 40 — 42, and 99. The quires, 13 in number, were origi- nally signed with both letters and arith- metical figures (e. g. fol. 16 a, ^and ^,^), but in most cases either the one, or the other.
or both have disappeared. A later hand has erroneously numbered them from r^ to .=u . Leaves are wanting after foll.1,42, 43, 51, and 73. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 23 to 26 lines. This manuscript is written in a good, regular, though by no means elegant Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 785, A.D. 474. Fol. 7 is a later insertion, of about the ix''' cent. It contains —
The first part of the works of Aphraatea. Of the introductory letter only a very small portion remains, fol. 2 a.
1. r^h\OXSa*ea:i rAy^dtths. Eol. 2 a.
2. reiacu>.-l reiktOM^ . Eol. 11 b.
3. rdsoey.i K'lk.cLM^ . Eol. 23 a.
4. t<'i\etA-.i K'^o-uit; imperfect. Eol. 315.
5. r^-sH-D.i K'^o-u^; imperfect. EoL 42 «.
6. r^'-nm tian v^huoM^x', imperfect. Eol. 50 a.
7. r< -1, lAYa rc'Ax-.a-wA* ; imperfect. Eol. 66 a.
8. K'l&iiM iuM.i rciucu*^ . Eol. 75 a.
9. K'l^oA^Asa.i (fiktcu*^ . Eol. 85 b.
10. rc'A\OA-'"i."» r<h\^ci»Mh\ . Eol. 93 b.
Colophon, fol. 99 a : ..aiv.jk.sa-1 y\\ x. r^soA^Ai.t r^h\jsaxJi rc'it*i\j<' i^cn r^ls^x^^
. .X.O . t^sr^
On fol. 99 b there is a note, written by the scribe in a more cursive character, which states that this book was purchased by ,iao >x*iia {Movi/MXi?), priest of the church in the
village of K'iuaL^i^ (perhaps ^j^ , near Damascus, on the road to Hims), in the year 785 (A.D. 474), when Timotheus was bishop of that place and Monimus was periodeutes. The book itself was written in Edessa.
^ 3p2
404
THEOLOGY.
.^ocQiA.I rc'i^ollj rf'wiT'a.i . rtf^oica.iA
^r«li2a^o r^'p^'ins-iT. iux..! AckLt^Miia r^cn
. floral iua.i K'l^UA.'vsn tCOTorcls ,t*7!h>o
Another note on the same page, now par- tially eflPaced, records that it once belonged
to a person named Yeshua. pdaAu^ r^cn
(<'va.t Aa ti^q i-a .:^C\x*.i »CDO^f<'
. »CDCU^. ru^ cos
On fol. 99 a, after the doxology, we find a note, which mentions that the abbat Moses of Nisibis purchased this book at Uas-'aia, for the convent of S. Mary Deipara.
r<*\innf>r<'.t r^va.TSaa.l f^i^'icwa."! K't^.tjc*! A^or coA rdAauJ KVnlr^.l . t^T^iA mA vyO> .zJKlA A -^^ r^o . ooa ^^aiuLK'.i r^ '^ »-<l r^a r<'i^.tl mi^a . ,cpftncif»li KtocfU r^saio* r<i>-^x Aao . rdicn r^:tcDO^ •:• oA vi^cnsa.i r^sa.T^. >cDcd^
On the upper margia of fol. 59 b we read in an old hand the Arabic words ^^ *1]1 *9.j C-^ ^J*i (sic) jisj (sic) Qj» . The same hand has numbered the discourses, ssJ^ , ^Wl (^^UIl) , t-JUl (cjmi) , etc.
Fol. 1 b contains some Coptic letters, an almost illegible Syriac note of comparatively modem date, and one or two ornamental designs in black ink.
[Add. 17,182, foU. 1—99.]
DXXX.
. . Vellum, about 9| in. by 8^, consisting of
76 leaves (Add. 17,182, foil. 100—175), a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foU. 100—102 and 173—176. The quires were once probably 12 in number ; of these the first two are lost, and the third is imperfect, a leaf being missing after fol. 105. The margins have been so closely cut that the original signatures are no longer extant. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 40 lines. This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 823, A.D. 512. It contains— The second part of the works of Aphra- ates ; viz. homilies ii — xxii, and the treatise on " the Cluster." The K'^ioi^i K'<k.<XM^ and r«l»*^.-i r^^ciM^ are entirely lost.
1. r^hKnx.n rtf'AuojjA^; imperfect at the beginning. Eol. 100 a.
2. r(^twi«M .v» reAucxwAx; imperfect. Eol. 102 b.
3. reiJA^Kisa a-ias^ A^.i . Eol. 118 a.
rc^*wv .°>\» oocn.i . Eol. 122 a.
5. r^MJkXSn Aj^ r<'cuo.'i K'ctAps's ocp cnvs.i . Eol. 125 a.
r^i\axA^j>a red>alo^a . Eol. 128 b.
7. ^'i=at<':t Aa. t^Hoco* Annol.i rc'^'i\(^ ax-i^ieal ....oeol oer> ^i&ia.i . Eol. 131 b.
8. r^< •^nn-^t r^oaiici^ A:^.t k'^Om^ . Eol. 136 b.
9. r^&:&o.ii:i K'iuciMii . Eol. 141 a.
10. t^tMr^ T^liat.lO K'l^OSn.l rc'^ClM^ .
Eol. 147 &.
11. r^iKi^c^.t reikicu*^ . Eol. 165 a.
Colophon, fol. 174 a : ^^ua-soA )n \ t,
^cnloA K<^''i\j<' f^as r<la&\Aa
mOcp.1 . r^i-ODV^ r^so.A.^M ,st\n\» ^xsax
r^a\»A»t9\
^ 7
T<':u*o iua ^r^ A^. ^^'i^o ^ioo;^ r^iujsos
The scribe wrote the words .acxn;^ »i»ii by mistake twice, and then erased them. The letters ^a are still quite distinct.
On fol. 174 b there is a long note written by the scribe in a more cursive character.* It contained the date A. Gr. 823, A.D. 512, as well as the name of the owner of the manuscript and of his convent; but these latter particulars have been erased.
a.a.^0 rti'calrC' )a4*io
(^.icn r<'<^VS)a«Qo cnl ^ooo J^i&M^rt'a
Kl<coi-& rc**gii\n .S3an%» ,i^n.i (^'(^iausa K'l&x-z— >.1-a (<'d\-SkO.'tA cn-sca->a [yi \ T.rc'o
\Si ivoja r^it.i.l .... =>Qo ivxa
K'iu-ai n 1 o]u-3 Av->r^.l
'V&_zJO colaioo A-i n 1 r<*M i T*a .^.exz* vyrtfto rdzi.va AAacn.n vyr^* cni.-v-i >cnosa.'t-a ■. .X.O . »cnosa.va oi.^x-.i r<'i>aaar^ .^^ocqIa.i
. »i.Mr^ •^.OJA MTia rdiSeu.i.ss
On fol. 174 a, between the columns, one Abraham bar Nonnus has recorded his name,
Fol. 175 is a small piece of vellum, 4i| in. by 2^, unfortunately torn in the middle and saturated with oil. Each side contains three lines of writing and part of a fourth, in ancient Latin characters, not later than the 'vi"" cent. On the one side are legible the words, S. Luke xii. 23, 24 :
ESCA ET CORPUS QUAM U ESTI ME [N T U M] C O N S I
APHRAATES.— ATHANASIUS. 406
On the other, S. Luke xii. 32 :
QUIA COMPLACU IT PATRI UESTRO DARE [UOBIS REG]
[Add. 17,182, foil. 100-176.]
* See Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i., plate v., no. 12.
DXXXL
Vellum, about 10^ in. by 6J, consisting of 50 leaves, many of which are much stained and' torn, especially foU. 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 18 — 21, 30, 38, 39, 44, 45, and 48—50. The quires are signed with letters, but only one of them {\», fol. 30) is complete, leaves being wanting at the beginning, as well as after foil. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 14, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 39, 42, 46, and 47. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 32 lines. The writing is a good, regular Estran- gela. This volume seems to be dated A. Gr. 910, A.D. 599, and contains —
The commentary of Athanasius of Alex- andria on the Psalms, r^'ioMvso.i x'nx.ftft coci»vaih\r< r^n^.i^.i (Expositiones in Psalmos, Opera, ed. 1698, t. i., p. 1009 etc. ; Migne, Patrologise Cursus Completus, Series Grseca, t. xxvii., col. 59 etc.). The Syriac text is often much shorter than the Greek. The following are the Psalms that remain, most of them being more or less imperfect : xvii., xxi. — XXV., xxxiv., xxxv., xxxix. — xii., xlvii., xlviii., Ivii., Iviii., Ixvii., Ixviii., Ixx. — Ixxii., Ixxiv. — Ixxvi., Ixxxviii., xciii., c. — cviii., ex. — cxvi., cxviii., cxlviii. — cl. On fol. 49 b we have the subscription : ^Axaoiio K'rtfso yAx.
fiT°>.i . a,.ocninT.n«so cdiLm .Tto:!.! ^'io.aavsa
Then follows the apocryphal Ps. cli., with- out any commentary. Colophon, fol. 50 a :
406
THEOLOGY.
On fol. 50 b there is a note, which, besides being stained and torn, has twice suffered alteration and erasure. Of the original writing we can read, in the first and second lines, the words : tt^<yi\-i
^&at i tvi«kiO t^r<**aisT.A< hy \ T, . . .
and below : Ktolri".-! r<A<an i\ pi
r<^&v^ ^..oml o.is:^ ^.^cfA>:i
r<lz*:ial K'lOSavM.i r^n,
which show that the book was purchased by, and in all likelihood written for, certain persons in the year 910, A.D. 599. The next owner was a priest, whose name is now effaced, for in the fourth line we read, in a different hand, the words (sic) >Mjio rd&^u v^jiixn K'etApS'. The third possessor was Isaac bar Abraham bar Dinara of Tagrit, from whose hands the manuscript passed into the library of the convent of S. Mary Deipara, A.D. 932 : r<LaAu^ ,cn[oAv_.»<']
i<1i^'T\^^ . . . r^VU.l iss )aoD'ts>T<' Va fiwtWtrdI •lax..! ^ Aa [orA*.!] rdli^OjA.l \r<^T^ iCoaIb.!
[Add. 14,568.]
DXXXII.
Vellimi, about 10| in. by 7|, consisting of 69 leaves, several of which are slightly soiled, the first being also torn. The quires, signed with letters, are now 7 in number. There are from 26 to 33 lines in each page, This volume is written in a peculiar, rather cursive hand, of about the viii* cent. It contains —
The Festal Letters of Athanasius, rCi^'-ii^r^
joOaSia^h\r^ >T=>a r^z.3.Ta.-l K'livu.irEll^k., preceded
by a chronological introduction, foil. 1 h — 10 a. Of the letters only twenty remain, the last of which is imperfect.
These letters were printed by Dr. Cureton in the order of their discovery, London, 1848 ;
and re-edited, in correct sequence and with a Latin translation, by Cardinal Mai in his Nova Patrum Bibliotheca, torn. vi. (see also Migne, Patrol. Cursus Complet., Ser. Grseca, t. ii. col. 1339, etc.). They were translated into German by Dr. Larsow, Leipzig, 1852 ; and into English by Dr. Burgess, in Dr. Pusey's Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, 1854, where the two leaves (foil. 41 and 48) are printed, which were added to the manuscript since the appearance of the Curetonian text.
On fol. 1 a there is written in large, open characters, a note stating that the book be- longed to the convent of S. Mary Deipara :
it.'iLn ju»XJi K^i^il rdicn r<^^ ,cnoiui^
r^VD.l Aa Oil I \ I hoortf'.i r^'ins-saai K'eolr^
From a note on the margin of fol. 1 6 it appears that a history of the blessed Virgin and a life of Simeon Stylites (Add. 14,484 ?) were at one time bound with these letters.
On the same page a poor monk named Jacob has recorded his inability to under- stand the introduction in these words :
rdJK' .;^.ll r^a K'Axi^rC' K'.lcnl iuia t<*.\ |j
osn
[Add. 14,569.]
DXXXIII.
Vellum, about 9 in. by 5f , consisting of 52 leaves, two of which, foil. 15 and 45, are slightly torn. The quires are 7 in number, the last of which is imperfect, a leaf being
wanting after fol. 45.
What the original
signatures were, is not apparent ; at a com- paratively recent period, they have been signed with letters from .%. to v\ . Each page
is divided into two columns, of from 28 to
EPHRAIM.
407
35 lines. This volume is ■written in a small, elegant Estrangela of tlie v* or vi'^ cent., and contains —
Discourses of Epkraim, K'lsar^so.i K^^ktAi^ pa*i&r^ ,i» r^iaoi^.i rdJi^a ; viz.
1. The first discourse to Hypatius, against false doctrines, rdi^cu AiiiieA.i '^•'"in r(*i^\, beginning: y»tr^ om\«\aA ^ai^pC ?Ax. ..ji^ . Fol. 1 b. See Add, 14,574, fol. 1 6, andOverbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 21. Subscription, fol. 21 a : f<'i°>\cu A^aoX.i (<i.M.Ta K'isnrclsa >iz.
2. On our Lord, >i*iar^ tiso.i cnL.i ^ah\ ».^is9 A^.T r^i=ar«:=a , beginning, fol, 22 a :
On fol. 1 a there is a note, stating that this was one of the 250 volumes, brought to the convent of S, Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Msibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.
[Add. 14,570.]
DXXXIV.
Vellum, about 9§ in. by 5|, consisting of 16 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foil. 1, 7, and 16. The number and signatures of the quires cannot now be ascertained. Leaves are wanting after foU. 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16. There are from 29 to 33 lines in each page. This manuscript is written in a fine, Edessene hand of the v'*" or vi* cent., and contains — Homilies on different subjects by Ephraim, The title, fol. 1 b, has been effaced, and in its place we now read the following mutUated words, written by a later hand : »i]so3 ore' .oi»\\tQflL3l rd\r^ (sic) "uvx. . . . pa<i&[rc' .fttiUr^fluA ; which seem to imply that the
writer ascribed these homilies, not to Ephraim, but to Basil or John Cluysostom. However, on fol. 9 a we can still read the partially effaced running title >«i&r^ .isB.i ; and again, on foil, 12 b and 13 a, r^:3a\io^ ^Lii&re' tisa.i; besides (sic) >*i& .iso.i on the margin of fol, 2 a in a later hand. The several homilies are —
1. On the Miracles wrought by Moses in Egypt, :v=i^,i r^h\ailir^ 1a. rdt.aa.v> r^iaardsa ^i^sas r^jLosq . Eol. 1 b. See S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera selecta, ed, Overbeck, p. 88.
2. On the Coming of the Spirit and the Dividing of the Tongues in the Upper Chamber (Acts, ch. ii.), rej^oi.i r^^r^sq A^ r<'A>>\v-> pdoxi.T r^^ck&o . Eol. 4 b. See Overbeck, p. 95.
3. On Lent, rdsao^ Aa..i ; imperfect. Fol. 6 a. See Overbeck, p. 99.
4. On the Creation of the World (Genesis, ch. i. and ii.) ; imperfect at the beginning and elsewhere. Eol. 9 a. See Overbeck, p. 74.
5. On the transgression of Adam, and that he was created mortal, and that Satan was not created evil by God : in\. A^.i r^iaar<^ . tiaixr^* rC'^o^.sa.i ,cn A^.o . ^.iK".! cai.asa&
Imperfect. Eol. 12 b. See Overbeck, p. 81. On fol. 1 a there is a long note in the usual form, stating that this was one of the 250 volumes, which were brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D, 932.
[Add. 17,189, foU. 1—16,]
DXXXV.
Yellum, about 10| in, by 8, consisting of two quires or 19 leaves, the first two of which are slightly torn. The original sig- natures of the quires are no longer visible. Each page is divided into three columns, of
408
THEOLOGY.
from 34 to 38 lines. This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the ri"' cent., and contains — . A portion of the discourses of Ephraim against false doctrines, addressed to Hy- patius. Title, fol. 1 b : ,isjo.i rc'4»H[^^]
The words r<'i<oi\f<' A^ ^tal'oo.i would appear to imply that there were 22 of these discourses, each commencing with a letter of the alphabet, in the usual order, like those of Aphraates (Add. 14,619 and 17,182) ; but this seems unlikely, as the second discourse begins with the letter ^ (iu-Kiovsi) . Besides, there is no mention of alphabetical arrangement in Add. 14,570. The running title, e.g. fol. 4 b, is simply
.mi\°>oco.t
1. Beginning : >*»r<' c»i\°>oorA ^.iar*" r^ yAx. ...J^aa • Eol. 1 b. See Add. 14,570, fol. 1 b, and Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 21. Subscription, fol. 14 b : Wi.\<soco A^cA.t relisw.vn >Ax..
2. ..o^isso >irao wi^^ocn ixcun ^''ii>.t ^-^liao. Imperfect. Eol. 15 a. See Overbeck, p. 59.
The rest of this manuscript still exists as a palimpsest in Add. 14,628.
Of the notes on fol. 1 a, the upper one has been erased, and the other merely contains one of the usual anathemas : AiuL.i ^J.^ Aa
OK* COS K'ini.T KlxiOA.l Kllcn rdsAwA cnA ^\'\\/\t. eol ivA . »eo."i r^X^r^ K'iuija
Below this there is the figure of a peacock.
The marginal note on fol. 2 a mentions some other works that were once bound with this manuscript. ^jo_. A-^ K'i-sartfa ♦
[Add. 14,574, foU. 1—19.]
DXXXYI.
Vellum, about llf in. by 8f, consisting of 14 leaves (Add. 14,574, foil. 20—33), aU of which are more or less stained and torn. Each page is divided into three columns, of from 32 to 38 lines. The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the v*^ or vi"" cent.
These leaves are all that remain of a volume which once comprised a great part of the metrical works of Ephraim, and in which the madrashe were numbered with arithmetical figures. Erom the mutilated colophon and the running title r^^^^ Aj^..! (fol. 23 6), it appears that the manuscript originally contained 160 discourses on the Church, the Mysteries of our Lord, Vir- ginity, and against Heresies (see Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., pp. 86, 92 and 118). There now remain —
1. Of the discourses k'Ax.i^ A^i , on the Church —
a. No. 11, imperfect at the beginning, ending with the words, fol. 20 b : K'l^eLsa
b. No. 12, ^^, beginning: ooo re'cnl«< .^Tt^ta xxiscan . Eol. 20 b. See Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 88, no. 18.
c. No. 13, ^^ , beginning : ^ciLr^
>SCL.U il n*1T
f^fj > beginning ; K' y>A isotri'.T . Eol. 21 a.
See Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 88, no. 19.
d. No. 14, ^fuy , beginning : ,iso il^p^ f^'v »i -■ vsil^^sa.i w*s °>'t. . ,iu.^i^ . Im- perfect. Eol. 21 6.
e. No. 24, imperfect at the beginning, ending with the words, fol. 22 6 : cAi&x..i
. ^Hx. As. ,caoi3a\^
/. No. 25, .^o » beginning : ^_..i ocra»^
,s^\ >iJ3 o-sT-a.i . Eol. 22 b. See Opera,
t. iii. p. 615, and Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 89,
no. 26.
EPHEAIM.
409
g. No. 26,
^o . beginning : ,isa onx.rc' Fol. 24 a. See Opera, t. iii. p. 608, and Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 89, no. 26.
h. No. 27, yw^o > beginning : .:^az« v^aza •ieoaiii-r^ . Imperfect. Fol. 24 J. See Opera, t. iii. p. 610, and Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 89, no. 27.
i. No. 28. Imperfect. Pol. 25 b. See Opera, t. iii. p. 624, and Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 89, no. 28.
j. No. 29. Imperfect. Fol. 26 b. See Opera, t. iii. p. 555, and Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 89, no. 29.
k. A fragment. Fol. 27.
1. A small fragment. Fol. 28.
m. Imperfect; ending with the words,
fol. 29 6 : . rtf^lso pa ^io . rd^Lsb ^ icu-t
r«^a^o t^\i%-i . See Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 90, no. 38,2.
n. Beginning : .vk . rdi\a> [v\3Q>]
[cfA] .s T°>A>t<'.t A*2i.[io3] . Imperfect. Fol. 29 b. See Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 90, no. 38, 3.
2. Of the discourses '**-v\^' r^i^cu AaAol.i , against Heresies —
a. No. 1. Imperfect. Fol. 30 a. See Opera, t. ii. p. 439, D.
b. No. 2, yi/. Imperfect. Fol. 30 a. See Opera, t. ii. p. 439.
c. No. 40. Imperfect. Fol. 31 a. See Opera, t. ii. p. 530, C.
d. No. 41, ^oo. Imperfect. Fol. 31 b. See Opera, t. ii. p. 532.
e. No. 54. Imperfect. Fol. 32 a., See Opera, t. ii. p. 555, E.
Fol. 32 a. See Opera, Imperfect. Fol. 32 b.
f. No. 55, i^ oo- t. ii. p. 557.
g. No. 56, ^^oo . See Opera, t. ii. p. 559.
Subscription, fol. 33 b : rdt'-isaj a»lx.
Then foUows the colophon, with an index to the contents of the volume, of which the commencement is unfortunately torn away.
I T^ Ii
Of a note in cursive characters, which followed the doxology, only a few letters are left.
[Add. 14,574, foil. 20—33.]
DXXXVII.
Vellimi, about 12f in. by 9|, consisting of 51 leaves, some of which are much stained, and two, foil. 45 and 51, much torn. The quires are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting after foU. 19, 42, 48 and 50. Each page is divided into three columns, of from 40 to 77 lines. The writing, which is small and neat, though not very regular, is evidently that of an Edessene scribe of the V* or vi*'^ cent. The first three pages are in a different hand of somewhat later date. This volume contains —
Part of the metrical works of Ephraim ; viz.
1. Admonitory discourse, r^v-sof^_S9 K'iicuoa^sa.i , beginning, fol. 1 a : vj Aj*.i
(read K'.-iri) r^iri . t<^ r '»' -).i ocn r<l:^cv3=a.-t
2. The discourses on Faith, [r^r.i.ijso] rc'A^cusiueoQi]. Fol. 2 b. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 98, etc., and Ephraemi Opera, t, iii. (vi.), p. 1, etc. The text presents many variations from that of the Roman edition, sometimes even in the division of the hymns.
3g
410
THEOLOGY.
After fol. 19 there is a leaf missing, com- prising from p. 91, A, line 4, to p. 97, F, line 7, of the printed text. The small collection of hymns entitled r^AuA^vsa A^, "of the Pearl," begins on fol. 28 b, but the subscription re'ivii\is3 Ajk-s cL±aJLX. is placed at the end of the 5"^ hymn, fol. 30 a. The subscription to the whole 87 hymns, fol. 31 a, is as follows : relx.1.193 ccsilx.
3. The discourses against False Doctrines,
Fol. 31 a. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 118, etc., and Ephraemi Opera, t. ii. (v.), p. 437, etc.
Two leaves are wanting after fol. 42, com- prising from p. 484, A, line 5, to p. 492, D, line 5, of the printed text ; and six leaves after fol. 48, comprising from p. 515, B, line 8, to p. 539, C, line 5. The text terminates, fol. 50 6, in the second stanza of the 50"" hymn, with the words ollsa . r<><li\^.i ^retk (Opera, p. 547, D, line 7).
4. A small frasrment from the collection of hymns entitled " the hymns of Nisibis," ,*a--i.i r^LsJixsn. Fol. 51. See Add. 14,572, fol. 114 b etc., and Dr. Bickell's edition, p. 141 etc. Subscription: ^icar^.i r«:x.'-i.-i^a omJlx.
. ^*a^-i.i rdiao^ y^\s^r^ %\sn\ [Add. 12,176.]
DXXXYIII.
Vellum, about 9^ in. by Sf, consisting of 118 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foil. 1 — 3, 27, 54, 116 and 118. The quires were originally 15 in number, but of .1 and en only two leaves remain, and .=» and .1 are imperfect. They are signed with both letters and arith-
metical figures (e. g. fol. 16, '^; fol. 28,?^;
etc.). Leaves are wanting after foil. 9, 15, 25, 26, 27, 38, and 44. There are from 24 to 28 lines in each page. This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vi*'' cent., and contains —
A collection of Hymns for the Church of Nisibis, composed and arranged by Ephraim. Title, fol. 2 b : ^•-■-.-'i rdi-'rvsaa ^h\ 1 n i °> >i*iAr<' ji-sa r^vacC^ ^jsa*oo.i . Rimning title, e. g. fol. 4 b, rdvn;^.i rdlx.i.iia . They were originally 77 in number, of which 70 still remaiu, though some of them are in- complete. A minute specification of the titles and subjects is unnecessary, as they have been edited from this and other Nitrian manuscripts, with a Latin translation, pro- legomena and vocabulary, by Dr. Bickell, S. Ephraemi Syri Carmina Nisibena, Leipzig, 1866. Subscription, fol. 117 b: Auan \ t
iTsa Kliao^^n t^ii'."^.! rt^H.TSa.i t<'A\ini'\
On the same page there are two notes, certifying that this was one of the 250 volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr.
1243, A.D. 932. rdtosa »<'.icn riAuniaA p»
r^va.Vsa-a.i f^j^-io_oo:i rC'i-t.TJC-ki r^ 1 \u
At the beginning and end of the manu- script, foU. 1, 2 a, and 118 a, a more recent hand has written a r^^^BCu^.i r<'i\al- .
[Add. 14,572.]
DXXXIX.
VeUum, about 9| in. by 6^, consisting of 114 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foU. 1, 4, 5, 18, 34, 42, 49—51, 58, and 114. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 23 in
EPHRAIM.
411
number, but several of tbem are now either imperfect or altogether lost. Leaves are missing at the beginning of the volume, as weU as after foil. 4, 10, 26, 41 and 50. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 37 lines. This manuscript is written in a fine, regular EstrangSla, and dated A.D. 519 (see below). It contains —
Hymns or metrical discourses of Ephraim; viz.
1. On the Nativity, k'.-vL iua.i r^x.i.-U3a , 16 in number, but imperfect, part of the 1'', 5*, Q'"" and 16'^ and the whole of the 6* 7"^ and 8^ being lost. Eol. 1 a. The text commences, towards the end of the first madrasha, with the words Aoa A^ rd&iak&cn K'ix-A* rijL.r^.f ^j^'i^. Opera, t. ii. p. 414, E. The division is throughout very different from that of the E/oman edition, the 2""* madrasha commencing with the words »±a<x& .;^.i- r^ , p. 416, A ; the 3^ co.t\i-i r^i.rj.1 , p. 418, A; the 4"", r<'."»^v»t<' vy.i=>,
p. 419, C ; the 5^ jtxsnhx ,cp pa , p. 420, E, last line ; the 10"", rd»'i nv iui , p. 424, D ; the 11^ Ato Aicu t<h\ , p. 426, B ; the 12"^,
immediately following Assemani's 9"^; the 13*^ re'vr.ri' vya , p. 428, A ; the 14* rid
^r^, p. 429, A; the 15'^ rciXa:^- Ai:^ , p. 430, D ; and the 16^ r^^a> hv\ vv Av\i^
ai.Txb^ rtd.T . See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 80.
2. On Lent, r^sao^ A^a , 10 in number, but imperfect, the first four and part of the 5"* being lost. Eol. 11 a. The 6"" madrasha begins with the words r<'*-v\A< aocaa eutia.A^re'
r^sao^ o^ ; the 7**', r^a^i-a (-=«<V '^«" Go-^iorelA MOQo-i ; the 8^\ r^h\ i \, » oK"
A\oeo ; the 9*, ^'ih\ jaicore'.i rdsno- kVd ^'■i^cuL ; and the 10*^, Ktoco jjIx. ,,oca.:ii.s:^
3. On the Lord's Supper, r^iJi^.t , two in number, fol. 17 o, the 1** commencing,
and the 2"'', .coo oA ocn.! oeo rel:wo.T.
4. On the Crucifixion, re'^o&^at l^.i , 6 in number, the last imperfect. Eol. 18 b.
The r' begins, rfoen .coMOa t<.i.a^ m**;
the 2"'^, K^jo^a >caaaAii<'.i f<&ciot o^coa
r^\'i '.«v\sm t^ui-iT ; thie 3'', r^<kA^ rdiaeu
^<xA.l vyr^ T^uiT-aaX wA ^iXSO&OO ; the 4*\
crA h\s^ rt*\i\% ,cD(VMja^ ps ,^_flft»i ; the S*'',
i<'va.i as^v^o.i ,au ^cix..i i^i^o.i t'^--"'\
AAj^ >.%i\s.i ; and the 6*^ vA Ar^ vyao^
5. On Palm Sunday, now 3 in nimiber. Eol. 27 a. The 1»* is slightly imperfect at the commencement ; the 2"* begins, r£sg\^
•_^ vA ritocn relai r^sno^ r£=3^; the 3^,
See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 90, no. 38, 3—5.
6. On the Tables of the Law, two madra- she. Eol. 29 a. The T' begins, -^^ -r^
^iv& (<'&UQa& rducA A^.i K'eiAK'a ; the 2"^
rc'i&xaJtiv^ r^MOla . h*»rif >^caa .1^ . See
Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 91, no. 43.
7. On Adam and Eve, six in number. Eol. 31 b. The T' begins, jwrc po.iK' vyiJssAxrtf'a , Opera, t. ii. p. 318; the 2"^
^ ni-ii)^ oca rt^ri -> , p. 320, D; the 3^ cbiu^j:.^ .■^'sur \ rctu* >i=> >ur!f, p. 321, E ; the 4% reljur^ ^i-a.i ,co t^ixhxaxa , p. 323,
A; the 5^ eoAxa
Ou ."Va^
>iir<'.i , p. 324, B ; and the 6*'', r^v-»i y^nr^ vvoxmA, p. 325, E. See Assemani, Bibl.
Orient., t. i. p. 91, nos. 45 and 50.
8. On Longsufieriug, Ereewill, Grace and Justice, K'A^oirdjjo rtf-»»<ki iti— ^m A..^^ 3o2
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THEOLOGY.
f^'i^cur^o rCi^aa^o , 3 in number, the last imperfect. Fol. 39 a. The 1" begins, css^ri GOMai K'ii-^i, Opera, t. iii. p. 359; the 2'"',
p. 362 ; and the 3^ . (sic)..A»o"fc)3 ,en r<3iL.i^ ....A\cuc_ir<'.i oitsa . See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. pp. 86, 87, nos. 8 — 10.
9. Various madrashe ; viz.
a. Imperfect, ending with the words ^xs'ijL A^ tcnoi^a^aW^x..! . Eol. 42 a.
h. Beginning, ,.V3\ »a=3 oavn.i ^s jcasoi* . Eol. 42 a. See Opera, t. iii. p. 615, and Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 25.
c. Beginning, Wk-cissa ^so ,iija >inT p^.
Eol. 44 a. See Opera, t. iii. p. 608, and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 26.
d. Beginning, \msh\x.v< .:^ax. voixs .
Eol. 45 a. See Opera., t. iii. p. 610, and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 27.
e. Beginning, reLixu.i rtf^i re'.'t-.r^ r^v«u ri'Av.'ial . Eol. 46 h. See Opera, t. iii. p. 624, and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 28.
f. Beginning, r<'i°>T, oK" vA isatr^ ^r<
r^Lbuoo . Eol. 48 a. See Opera, t. iii.p. 555, and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 29.
g. Beginning, pa >^j^'i^ .isa ,cd t<\ r\-^ re'^^H-u.-f ri'.vL. . Eol. 49 a. See Opera, t. iii. p. 557, and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 30.
h. Beginning, .sr<:^» AoaI.i rda!^ or^; imperfect. Eol. 50 h. See Opera, t. iii. p. 620, and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 89, no. 31.
i. Imperfect at the beginning. Eol. 51 a. It ends with the words r^^aoiui cnsi\i^ r^cno
y. Beginning, en \ i >» .i -i s t. »j-sa tCDO.TuK'a . Eol. 52 6.
k. Beginning, rt'i^osa oA rrfnco r^-^i^ssn oocn jii^Qorti'.i oo^'v.^ r^v.ul AcurA . Eol. 55 a.
* This and several other hymns in the volume belong to the collection called "the Hymns of Nisibis." See Bickell, Carmina Nisibena, preface, p. 3.
I. Beginning, r<liL..it ^ rtflal vlOrdA^
>*isa ia vyrf »Ji.=iit jcJpC' rdAo . Eol,
58 a.
m. Beginning, cn^ii&r^ ,i=a iuK". Eol.
60 h. See Opera, t. iii. p. 22, and Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 101, no. 10.
n. Beginning, jiaa> r^ ,isa f<L»re'. Eol.
62 a. See Opera, t. iii. p. 24, and Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 101, no. 11.
0. Beginning, K'iTJ.,1 vyjAsa . Eol. 63 h.
See Opera, t. iii. p. 26, and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 101, no. 12. p. Beginning, redaV u\ ...i^ w\Au.s9t
rei,H.T5o.i . Eol. 65 a. See Opera, t. iii. p. 29, and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 102, no. 14.
q. Beginning, tiia^ eoa \sn\ ,isa Aur^ ^-i-ii.icL.^ Ao-^ , Eol. 65 6. See Opera, t. iii. p. 38, and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 102, no. 21.
r. Beginning, Ajk.s» r^si\x.i t^viA Aisa ocn vvri . Eol. 66 h. See Opera, t. iii. p. 40,
and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 103, no. 23.
8. Beginning, rdi^x. one' vA i-satpe" ^t^
KLjt_»s_oo . Eol. 67 h. See above,/.
t. On the Dead, r^.vi^ Aa..i , beginning, . vA re'T-^^ f<A > 1 1 -I » vyiior^ >cn r<'^e\.TM.'l
Eol. 68 h. ^
u. Beginning, vo^oA >u&t<'. Eol. 69 6.
See Opera, t. iii. p. 57, and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 106, no. 32.
V. On the Besurrection, r^soLucu A^.i ,
beginning, . A\oco i>i_5a«<' .-vo.i^ r^o'i ,^,000^.1 nN. .^_ajre' .:^aiA.i . Eol. 70 h.
w. Beginning, ooz&jA . ^oocu rstoco rs'ioi. rdut o\3 . Eol. 74 a.
10. On Paradise, re^ttuii^.i , 15 madrashe, Eol. 77 a. See Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 84. The first 11 are identical with those in the Opera, t. iii. pp. 562—597. The 12"^ begins with the words, %\ T \t.o . ,-3 rctocD .s-1 1 )o.t-sa caaLX.cu*.a , p. 562, D, (the previous stanza being joined to the ll'^) and is considerably
EPHEAIM.
413
longer than in Assemani's text. This, together with the 13*, 14% and IS'*", has been edited by Dr. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 339, etc. To them is appended another madrasha, fol. 104 a, also composed by Ephraim, as appears from the acrostich letters, , (4) i a (2) r^ (7) >j , i. e. ^viarC. See Overbeck, p. 351, and Geiger, in the Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenlandischen GeseUschaft, Bd. xxi., p. 469.
11. On, Julian the Apostate, 4 madrashe. Eol. 105 h. These have also been edited by Dr. Overbeck, p. 3, etc. The subscription, fol. 114 o, speaks erroneously of jivCy >Ar.
The colophon, fol. 114 a, states that this manuscript belonged to one Simeon, a priest, and was written by an Edessene scribe named Julian, ia the year 830 of the era of Apamea, which is identical with the Seleucian era (see Bickell, Carm. Nisib., preface, p. 3, note), A.D. 519. jsos _^~"* r<^TiTn.i p^co rtfnAv^ ,enaiur<'
^^^o rCVelsU-Sa^ ^uxjs ^» )aliuL.r^
.a^^O rdtSa^K'.l rdliXSaa •iwrC' tijLiva cos rt'iji.1 Aa.1 . r^cnior^ rdaoAi^ r<!lA<xA
. r^i<.l ^CU3 fc.OJrC ».a*U pS'cnlr*'.'! .s^O
. w*in\^ p/m'ir.o
r<'ini.i (<''^aA,
on 1 i->,
1a..io rc'i !•»» \^ re'.icbooo
The ancient note, which followed this colo- phon, was carefully erased, and over it there was written another, stating that the volimie belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, but this in its turn has been almost effaced. A third note, on the same page, referring to some person or persons from the city of Tagrit, has shared the same fate.
[Add. 14,571.]
DXL.
Vellum, about 9^ in. by 7, consisting of 28 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foil. 1 — 6, 9, 12 and 23. The quires are now only 4 in number, of which the 3** and 4"* are very imperfect, leaves being wanting after foU. 22, 26 and 28. What the original signatures were, is not apparent ; later hands have marked the quires with letters, and with arithmetical figures, and one reader has numbered the pages with Coptic ciphers (on the verso at the top). Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 33 lines. The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the vi"' cent. ; and a few Greek vowels have been added by a later hand. This volume contains —
Metrical discourses of Ephraim, [K'Tsartfso]
re:iao2^ >.i^r^ [»i="^] \ ^^
1. On Nineveh and Jonah, r<i •w.i-a ^cua t<'[ckiu .iA.a] . Eol. 3 h. See Opera, t. ii. p. 359, etc., and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 140, no. 3. Slightly imperfect at the be- ginning. Subscription, fol. 20 6, poJux.
rellao}^ >l*Q0.1 ^CUO T^COU Ajk..! K'iMrdM
2. Two parsenetic discourses, f^H-sa»^» y^xStvi tisQ.i cnL.i K'lifcaQaAsa.t ; viz.
a. Beginning, . »_1 ^^ i-sopCs r^ar^^ >1 .-vAa, jiaAut.K'.i T-^'^\ . Imperfect. Eol. 21 «.
h. re'A»cuottasa.T ^-■'ii».i , beginning; r^^^ri
Imperfect. Eol. 26 6. See Opera, t. iii. p. 654, etc., and Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 147, no. 19.
On fol. 3 a there are the remains of a note, showing that this was one of the 250 volumes, procured for the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.
414
THEOLOGY.
The torn leaf fol. 2 seems to contain frag- ments of a hymn, of later date.
[Add. 14,573.]
DXLI.
Three vellum leaves, about 13^ in. by 10, all slightly stained and torn (Add. 14,635, foil. 16 — 18). There are three columns, of from 38 to 42 lines, in each page. The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the vi'*' cent., the probable date being A.D. 555. If fol. 18 really belongs to the same manu- script as foil. 16 and 17, these leaves are all that are left of a large volume, which con- tained—
Metrical discourses of Ephraim, 330 in number.
1. Madrashe on the Church, A^s r^ix-'-i.-vsa
KLJr^ A^hoi >isa ocn v^.l r^Lo . The
first, which is the only one remaining, begins, fol. 16 b, . rO^o-s ,i» ^A rsi^oorc'
. ^o^ r«^<u* >cnoxLiM.l
2. Imperfect. Pol. 17 a.
3. Madrasha .^_A<ctA r^inr^i t^* \ n As*.
caacu»a, begirming, fol. 17 a, ,iso ■i^wrc' . r^&^ia vvl^^.l rd^jaiL >iu^i^
4. Madrasha Kl^o-saJL ore".! r<Aj» A.^ r^iiLOjo.! , beginning, fol. 17 b, aca ...^i=»3r<'
5. Madrasha to the same tune, coLa •%= , beginning, fol. 17 b, rCx.co MiK* oiAaA\r<'
^ . Imperfect.
The first colunm of fol. 18 a has been cut away. The second contaias the conclusion of the colophon : r^x.'r-v=aa r^xsnrdsn ^aa^oo.i
. .X.O rdsrtll
Then follows a note, written in a smaller and more cursive character, stating that this manuscript was purchased by one Alexander,
a monk of the convent of Sergius at ,
A. Gr. 866, A.D. 555. ria\ r^i^o.i rfoco*
rdz*aao fdM« CTiwoio oxulaxsoo k'oAk' ^o.ia ^\o A^&jj^T^'.'i r<' .flr»i\ioo ,\sa
The third column of the same page con- tains two notes, the first of which records the presentation of the book to the convent of
by the priest , of the convent
of Naphshatha, in the time of the abbat Thomas.
jjlUSS ^.93 ^ixz.rti'.l Klzi.'U) rti^'isacL^.i
tcoccnixis rtf'^'Tai.t rc'i>.l.l rc^TiTn r<lz^
r<Siar^h\ »iia t^i.s [jtii] rt^TiTn K'eralrC^iM'i.i
The other note is not quite so legible, but it shows that the book belonged to the con- vent of S. Mary Deipara ia the time of the abbat Saliba, when Abraham (or Ephraim) was patriarch of Alexandria (i. e. A.D. 977 — 981 ; see Renaudot, Hist. patr. Jacob. Alexandr., p. 366, and Le Quien, Or. Christ,,
t. U. col. 476). rOt.H.v2a.n rClsAv^ tOsa^K*
yaasvar^ rdi&\=a y^x^r^ »\sa [relx.].To.i
r<i>:iZ''i f^ii\g. »saaos (sic) .tn i ai i^^
JS9 oral fi<\*Ba.i A& . rd2^^xajao.t K'i-Bi**! -i.i
. ^isortf' jcnoAuK' Kl^aiM (sic) h\-»th\ r^x^^sa
[Add. 14,635, foil. 16—18.]
EPHEAIM.
416
DXLII.
Vellum, about 10 in. by 6|, consisting of 27 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foU. 2 — 5, 11, and 27. The quires are signed with letters (fol. 22 a, \). Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as weU as after foU. 1, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 21. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 37 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vi"* or vii'^ cent., and contains —
Hymns or metrical discourses of Ephraim ; viz.
' 1. On Lent, r^sio- li-i, fol. 1 a, origi- nally 10 in number, of which only the last two are complete. See Add. 14,571, no. 2. Subscription, fol. 7 a, ^'"i.tso re'ioo^ pola.
2. On the Lord's Supper, K'li^Ok.i , origi- nally 21 in number. Fol. 7 a. The first two are the same as in Add. 14,571, no. 3. The 3*^ begins with the words ^-i-sais \\n vica
r^t»^<\ •isarc'; the 4"", t<iJl^ re'oii&cJ^ cu^mx.
^'i^S3 CV^a.i ; the 5"", o2kT< rAnlK's cniiortf'
the 6*, which is imperfect, r^i-sort' iui-a
K'.i.i.sal^ osam re'Tsardl . The next of the remaining hymns is imperfect at the com- mencement. The next, which is likewise imperfect, begins, >cDola ^-'-■- rclniacn m-us r^lSKUk. A.naal >L>i^!9.T cn^A^.i . The next is imperfect at the beginning. The 13"" com- mences with the words mtxs ♦jir*' .tsjo oi\ K'iKjccua i-ssrti'.'i »q3Cus-M^j :v^..v^ ^^ii; the 14*^ ,cnali>^i Auiu rela^saoaa k'^Auk'; the 15*
K'io\ couJ^ CRJJS3.1 ; the 16*^ t^^^ rtf'i^CLa re'TO-jk.t r<'vi_o cD.VMre'o ; the l7*^ _^- » r<**yis ^iM jjlAX.(<' rdl . ^ia^. A& ^.TMSa.i «&vv.i ; the 18'^ oiArC rC»t^ o^ rdsois*^
kIxiSOj* ; the lO***, rt'^so rfivx.Ola vsart* ^<vo
the 20'\ pd.c(tA is A^ >^r£' .^-nri dA\ ; and the 21", CUcova K'oooi.i .'ui:&^f<.i r^M^ . Subscription, fol. 17 h, .loio ^ -itv v >»\t
3. On the Crucifixion, K'dioa^m Jl^.i , 3 in number. Fol. 17 h. The 1" begins with the words r^L:^ .a^i.! .vo.i:i oaisal o(< »,_ft.en- ^ia.i osixcd rctoco K'A^K'o ; the 2"'',
^i^sa ; the 3'^, which is imperfect, r^iQai^'"ir<iD
4. On the Resurrection, K'ivsojLa A^.t , at present 5 in number. Fol. 22 a. The first is sHghtly imperfect at the beginning; the second commences with the words
rdL\^ ocb vyaoft •« \ A
r^Qa*:ti& A^ ; the 3^ rd*A\ rdui
»<»A\ ^ i.iAvi.ri'a; the 4*^ .iso ^\ J^or^
A& lii&^a rduvs vvi^o^. ^ Aitn r^ruia;
and the 6*, which is imperfect, rdui* rOcoa
[Add. 14,627.]
rcbcD Tt^nn M
<vi.%
L"« vvAv
DXLIIL
A vellum leaf, about 7| in. by 5f , slightly stained and torn. It contains madrashe of Ephraim on the Nativity and the Epiphany, written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vii* cent. + h- . re's!* Auas rdx-i.-ua CLsnlx. %XSi rtlz«:i.a.i . r^AiJ.i ius A^ t^z.'i.'usa .soot
[Add. 17,218, fol. 43.]
416
THEOLOGY.
DXLIV.
A velliun leaf, 9| in. by 6|. The writing is good, though, rather inelegant, of about the viii'^ cent. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 35 lines. It contains —
Madrashe of Ephraitn on penitence,
beginning : oias ^ \i-iga Klwiore' ^ ^W
KLi.varCll ^jLdoso.i r<!lAiix.o . r^iuxio^o . Im- perfect at the end.
[Add. 17,158, fol. 57.]
DXLV.
Six paper leaves, about 10| in. by 6|.
th
The writing is good and regular, of the xiii cent., with from 18 to 20 Hues in each page. They contain part of two funeral discourses of Ephraim. The second is entitled Aj^i rdib , " on women," and begins : cbAxojai
[Add. 14736, foU. 4—9.]
DXLYI.
VeUum, about 12| in. by 9f , consisting of 49 leaves, aU of which are more or less stained with oil, and some of them much torn, especially foil. 1, 12, 13, and 41—44. The original signatures of the quires are no longer apparent. The volume is imperfect both at the beginning and the end. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 40 to 48 lines. It is written in a small, regular, elegant Estrangela, probably of the v* cent., and contains —
Part of the works of Basil of Csesarea; viz.
1. The homilise in Hexaemeron, or homi- lies on the Six Days of Creation, t^H-ssr^ia r^^cu A^AuL. l^s (see Opera, Paris, 1839, t. i. p. 1 ; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xxix., col. 1). Of these there remain —
a. A small portion of horn. vii. Eol. 1 a.
b. Hom. viii. Eol. 1 6.
c. Hom. ix. ; slightly imperfect at the end. Eol. 7 a.
2. The treatise on the Holy Spirit (see Opera, Paris, 1839, t. iii. p. 1 ; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xxxii., col. 67). Eol. 12 a. It is slightly imperfect at the beginning and towards the end. The title is mutUated, but the sub- scription, fol. 44 a, runs thus : . >_Ljt.
3. The first discourse on Eaith (see Opera, Paris, 1839, t. ii. p. 182 ; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xxxi., col. 463), . A^.1 .(^isa.To .r^xsnr^sn r^^oxsnueo . Eol. 44 a.
4. The second discourse on Eaith (see Opera, Paris, 1839, t. ii. p. 867; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xxxi., col. 1487), . K'ijsar^so t^h\CLUia^m . A^s . ^'iAii; slightly imperfect at the end. Eol. 46 b.
Whether fol. 49 really belongs to this volume is doubtful; it is so much stained and soiled, that the writing upon it is no longer legible.
[Add. 17,143.]
DXLVII.
Vellum, about 9| in. by 7|, consisting of 94 leaves, of which foil. 1, 2 and 6 are slightly stained and torn. The quires, 12 in number, are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (see, for example, foil. 14 b and 15 a). A single leaf is wanting after fol. 6. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 29 lines. This volume is written in a large, regular Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 820, A.D. 509. It contains —
The treatise of Basil of Ceesarea on the
. BASIL Holy Spirit: t» i\ loaj txsni r^'iior^-ss
417
. K*.! IV. Qx\ rclz..tCLa.i rtluoiA ^iuticso
The running title, at the end of each quire, is usually rc^Moi l^.i . There is no division into chapters, with distinct headings, as in the Greek text.
Suhscription, fol. 93 6 : : r^'isardsa . yAs.
i k'.tm.t : t^ii^ . xmls : K'^cu^vA^.i : cmj^ncuL. : f^laaft l h -i . rdurs^ . .vu.l . nf^uicuax.^ : r^ixcuiuliA : ^J-M : r<''^aaLZ.^ . .-v^ : r^h<\ifi : ^i'gi\«fc : 7i\s\o . ^vAjkao : r^x.cD : jiooh\
This is followed by the words: rtf__\ ^cniAK'.i rfivsapcli^ .jcsom.i i-e'T^re' pal^^
^jsarC vyi^lcu.i , "Let not be unjustly
withheld the reward of the five pairs of twins" (the ten fingers), "whose husband- man was the king of the members" (the head), " and the ploughshare with which they ploughed (vrj.i.T = ,""ij3."!.i), the quill of a bird; who toiled (,rdl = ,red), in reliance on Thee, under the yoke of Thy doctrine. Amen."
A long note, in a more cursive character, on fol. 94 a, ioforms us that the manuscript was written in the year 820 (A.D. 509), in the (Arabian) convent of icu^^ , when Thomas was abbat, at the expense of the deacon and ceconomus Simeon. A» < ^ -,
yaAxa r^ual'.i r^XxiJsaa ma voo^iuLSaMLS r^la^ ^livx.rt' ^isir . .^^x.^ rdsj^a K*^^' ia.is°>.l rC'liuii.'wa r^Vt.x^ .tniUw-i lisa.-i rtlico
=3^ .Tu
^'V^o^ coi^icia.i r^i.:uiB A^.o ■■f«^<^ cnarox.
^Vi&.l . •:• . ^isare" axus^ .."vii^ r<lx.lva >^ rtlicn (<'i.sa(\^.a ^i "w^i.i ,_ocnJtA rdiip^ KlA cn^ocnar^.i r^ardl r^«xaaz. . ^iSa«^
rc'.i'iL^Off rtl^noxo r<:z..icuxuoi vyia r^^^vsa K*!^^ rtfLsaaia K*^^ r<'cnau. K'^tooAre'i
r^ar<ll orA h\^r^ .iCUila re'.icn : T<'T.aa.'l cnlaOiA ocn iur^b rc'vnl cix>iuXo .1M Klaru oqA h\^r^ K^rtll miulo r^txA^x. ru r^i-Mrti" K'i-so . ciU.99.1 r<'.TA> r^.-UMjy* ^r<' .aoit r^l^cn . cna ^oajl^^.i coi-al iur^ tcnciarcll K^iVMrtf* pdarCto . (<'.icd< r<:sjr<' f^i.al r<lx..iCUi4Joi Ar^ cos )o.ijL&iu.i ^K* t^
Another note on the same page, in minute cursive characters (see Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i. tab. v., no. 11), states that the name of the scribe was Jacob of Amid (?), and offers up prayers for Malchus, Leontius, from a place called reA^Tu (?) on Mount Lebanon, and Alphseus (ia3u»), also from Mount Le- banon. In this note the diacritical points of the letters .i and i are usually omitted, and the letter sso often takes the form 9 , which is not uncommon in manuscripts of various
ages. (rtL.siap*'?) rd^i^r^ jO n \t rdilt^ Jlx, r^^ K'vo.l pa A& r^CD (<laiv& iua^ A^.o >^!Lt\M h\a\ I M-a A^. .xocuu »^.\^.i ^K" i^^i ^ A:^ »ifcA^ ,.1 -IN ^OT>^
3h
418
THEOLOGY.
V*^ rcbcoi >^(Vi!^ yax.^ iuocn rc'ax. red
.r^i*.t ^Oj^a >coQii w> ^imra r<^uiT*wo r^\\'va f**-'i " po:^ i^^U-sa K^xaxsa col A^o ^^snr^' (?) K'iwj ^^ >^^rdl i-A&i cnxia^ oi^^z..!
»V) Vx&.t r<!)cn Kla^N^ ii=3&\AO K'l&A:^. ^uo
On fol. 94 b there is a note, informing us that this was one of the 250 volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis in the year 1243, A.D. 932.
. rt^iiii^ Al.iicn.i r<'i->xx>i rc^i^no r^\»^s
K'i^.'Ua 'i^r< 1^. .l.t \^\ Atptf' .TA . ^liuK' A}i^.1 oen rAoXr^.i . ena.i r^v>.-|»o r^cn
Aui. .. ■\s,\ pO iaSOK'.t rdl-C03 t<'v..TJt.'i
On fol. 2 a a monk named Eabban George has recorded his name. rCiai K^sa&v^^ "^"^^
Pol. 1 a, part of fol. 94 b, and the margins of foU. 2—10, 12, 13, 74—76, and 85—91, are covered with prayers and hymns, written in a rude hand.
[Add. 14,542.]
DXLYIII.
Vellum, 11 in. by 7, consisting of 28 leaves, all in good preservation. The quires, which are signed with letters, were four in number, but the first is now missing. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 39 to 47 lines. This volume is written in a neat, regular hand, of the viii"" or ix*"" cent., and contains —
1. The first three books of the treatise of Basil against Eunomius ; viz.
Book I., imperfect at the beginning, com- mencing with the passage corresponding to
Sta/SaiVojTe? Se tov ovpavov, kcu irda'a<; Tas virepKoa- fiLOVi Swdfiei^, avrfi he rfi irpdnri ovaia Bia tov vov
avva-n-TOfievoi, See Opera (Paris, 1839), t. i., p. 318, line 20 ; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xxix., col. 541.
Book II., caA.sa.nA.t ^i^l K'TJ^rCso jpcusacuor*' re's. iT.rt . Pol. 7 a.
Book III., A.3.j3oA.i rclklivs rCisorClia jioajsacaar^ . Pol. 23 b.
The original note at the end of the treatise, fol. 27 b, has been erased, and another hand has added —
2. A creed, drawn up in the year 1109, A.D. 798, by Cyriacus, patriarch of the Jacobites, and Gabriel, patriarch of the Julianists, (see Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., p. 342,) and called by them " the Creed of S. James, the brother of our Lord."
..^coArc' : re'wir'-n .^o-x^ ...isj.l casajL^
~^v - *-. AoA-»r<' j>t'i^..a : K'l.icL*! r<*i i \*33 r^h\a..m \ r. ^ocb rC'i\-aoi-v. ^o_> co-a
cD&vOki^a ml&o cn~»i 'fc .1 vox^r^ t^itw >'» ^o
BASIL.
419
. ^jiTln.i K'ioAa.i K'l^uL&J.n rclZa.Ta K'vsaCLi^.a
It commences thus, fol. 27 b : ^.1^.10^
K'.Vu . (<JC^:wa r^Moi-sO PC'i 1 -10 r<^rd=) jU»et rc'A\<U.iTfc*aa i<'.tmO . r^^uo K'i>QorAr<'
The following is the list of signatures appended to the document, fol. 28 a : ^jAcn
r^^o^H-^.l K'AxCLSn \ t -10 . r^oolK' t^acuxa r^.icD po^a . ^ijri 1 t..*! ovwou >sa:i •olcn
ti^Q . ^.1.^ A.&.=3 )n \ f. cnl.i tcn . ^..i^.l t'isao . ^i\-i.i Q n tw I <\r^ rc^i °>\*J3 ,-irt A v .
K'A<Q -1 1 A^-i.i A^r^^i -1 \^ •:• j3a_i_«kir^Ok^
•osaixoo.-icvrc'i^ •:■ .■u^rc'.i ■"""•\- \<>°si \ » *»? •:• .jpQmiiWrdLo.i tt^ 1 \^\ a-x.a r^&CLnjao.jj&K' r<^li\i\{if)Qjo •:• ^i T 1 n.i Ojo&ox^rtf' A^or^^ .floekUK'CU •:• ^ixxjan r«:Ll^O.X.:i Q n tw 1 «\rC' •:■ . n\ »a ornwi°>r<' ^jlmcu •:• •..i-M.i ,ntv7iq>K' ,^ «v«o. •:• w^ 1 nQ \ <Y>.i <•>"«"■ ^r** .jioox.*^
•:• ^isar< ^i«w\^ >\^\ . Klx^.T.D r^Moio
[Add. 17,145.]
DXLIX.
Two vellum leaves, about 13J in. by 10, both much torn. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 45 to 48 lines. The writing is good and regular, of the viii"" or ix* cent. They contain —
Part of the second book of the treatise of BasU against Eunomius. See Opera (Paris,
1839), t. 1., p. 353, line 2, tt)? dp;^? ravTr)<{ • Ov ykp rfjv &jro "xpovov map^iv to Tjv vjro(f)alvei,
K.T.X., as far as p. 357, line 38, 'fli yap e/e«
av6r]T0v to ipamqfia, hrl rov avdp-)(Ov KaX a/yevvriTov i^Tirelv TO avanepov ; and p. 367, line 23, Tov KUTO.
<f>v(Tiv 'Tiov, k.tX, as far as page 372, line 3, to
<TKOT0<S •!rdvT(0<{ ' Et TolvX/V 0(TOV.
[Add. 14,635, foU. 19, 20.]
DL.
Vellum, about 9^ in. by 6J, consisting of 147 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, now signed with letters, are 15 in number. A leaf is wanting after fol. 7; two quires after fol. 87; another quire after fol. 97; and at least one quire at the end of the volume. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 38 lines. The writing is a neat, regular Estrangela of the vi"' cent. This volume contains —
Discourses of Basil of Caesarea ; viz.
1. On Deuteron. xv. 9, i<'T_=ord_[ia] A \ *w^r<'[.i] r<lS^O_oQa-&r^ w 1 \ .oa-a «i.sa.i
reAci:^:! Klso^ixA r^oeru re:=nA.t •icn.ttrf.i vcacona aii-tAttalo vol^ji K'vmSqX vsn\-» ,
more generally known by the shorter 3h 2
420
THEOLOGY.
title v^Wcan^ r^nniir^.i Aj^ . Fol. 1 b. See
Opera (Paris, 1839), t. ii. p. 22 ; Migne, Patrol, Gr., t. xxxi., col. 197. It is imper- fect, a leaf being lost after fol. 7, which contained from p. 27, A, of the Greek text, to p. 28, B.
2. On Baptism, rt'iuiosa^.sa A^s K'tartfsa . Pol. 20 a. See Opera, t. ii. p. 158 ; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 423.
3. On the Study of the writings of the (Greek) Philosophers, k'^ua^ Aj^s K'issr^so re^a^La.i . Pol. 36 6. See Opera, t. ii., p. 243 (ad Adolescentes, etc.) ; Migne, t.xxxi., col. 563.
4. On the Holy Spirit, ^^T^asa.! ^A^re'AoLool
»CDO-sr^.1 ^ K'eoAre'.l re'va.i cn^T*a t.h\ . K'.i_a-^cucA rdx.:tcuii r^jfOvA ^ivuiusqo Pol. 50 b. See Opera, t. iii., p. 1 ; Migne, t. xxxii., col. 67. It is imperfect, as two qxxires are wanting after fol. 87, which con- tained from p. 40, D, to p. 61, E; and another after fol. 97, containing from p. 74, E, to p. 85, B, of the Paris edition. Sub- scription, fol. 107 a: Aj!>-.i r^isapeSsa ylx.
5. The first homily on Lent, A^s t^'isardso r^jsao^ . Pol. 107 b. See Opera, t. ii.,
p. 1 ; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 163.
6. On Anger and Wrath, A^.t r^isartfsa i<vi>^^o rcAxsa** . Pol. 116 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 116 ; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 353.
7. The first homily on Paith, Al^.i re'Tsapda r^^cu=a*a3 . Pol. 127 b. See Opera, t. ii., pi 182 ; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 463.
8. The second homily on Paith, rcisor^ssa r^^o-LdiL>ca A^s ^'ih\n . Pol. 134 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 867; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 1487.
9. Homily on Psalm I., A_i- K'iiapdsa
vAcD reA KdeU-s r^Miori^s . Pol. 141 a.
See Opera, t. i., p. 127; Migne, t. xxix., col. 209. It is imperfect, ending at p. 133, A, of the Paris edition.
Pol. 1 a contains a hymn for the Dead by Simeon (of Harran?)*, ^ i mr^.t K'.i i V s.a [.^•u»."t .^.QNranT.jsa r^iso^ . It begins with the words ^La\s rtf'enApc', "God, who formed us," but is so much effaced that scarcely a line can be read in full. The writing is cursive, but seems to be of nearly the same date as the rest of the manuscript.
[Add. 14,543.]
DLL
VeUum, about 9| in. by 5|, consisting of 43 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foil. 1 — 4, 9, and 30. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 8 in number ; but of these .1 and CO are missiag, and .n , -\^ , and m are imperfect; so that there are lacunae after foil. 9 and 19. The number of lines in each page varies from 25 to 29. This manuscript is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vi* cent., and contains —
Discourses of Basil ; viz.
1. ..,osaAx..i »caoAd^LM t\ax. A^ , in prin- cipium Proverbiorum, beginning, fol. 1 b :
^.-vso A^.o ^ is*7i^vje.5g K'^t-U^x-.i rti'Qaj^.i r<lii.i<x^ A2^ ^on i°>\Acq »_ocrA isar^iog.'i rd.sr<^ ^ ^T^ r^x.cD .:&^aiuU . K'o^^ ocD r^JSa-& .^1-1.1 . ^ .\i^^.i r^sa^Qos pi'cnire'.l t^'Avil'i.vvsa i^ixLstt-a ^io.l . See Opera (Paris, 1839), t. ii., p. 136; Migne,
* If tlie name of Harran be rightly read, this must be Simeon I. See Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., coL 1503.
BASIL.
421
t.xxxi., col. 385. It is imperfectj ending with the words : rduaH.i r^axsa i i s-a.^ r^sn vyrt'o oiAz. A^ rclsd* >\\^, corresponding with the
passage ovk ael Kara Trpv/ivav la-ra/jAvov roO irvev-
/ifflTo?- /CT.X., p. 155, line 21, of the Paris edition. There is also a lacuna after fol. 9, extending from p. 143, line 12, "EireioJiv ttoXXoI
k.tX., to p. 148, line 30, 'ETrel ovv, KUT avTov rov XoKo/M&vTa, k.t.X.
2. r^xJ.i resist. Aa-.i rCt^sartfaa, On sporting with women. Pol. 20 a. This is a fragment from the end of the homily "in Ebriosos" ; see Opera, t. ii. p. 171 ; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 443. It commences with the words : ^xsn . r<am
,.0001*3^ crA >Az.i, corresponding withp. 181, liae 16, of the Paris edition, Ovkow inroSiKol
eleri, Kara ttjv aTtapatTrjTov airo^aaiv tov Kvptov, tS KplfWTi Tfi<; iioij(eia<i.
3. QoAtQaa tisa.i T<iusi JL^ ><VMre^sa , on Usury. See Opera, t. i. p. 151, in partem Psalmi xiv", et contra feneratores; Migne, t. xxix., col. 263. Beginning, fol. 21 b :
. .X.O
At the foot of fol. 43 h, but in a different
hand, we read the rubric k'Au.sj ..jao^
r^Qa<ii&.i Kllna ; this sugltha of Jacob of Batnae has been lost. Prom the marginal note on fol. 2 a we learn that the volume also once contaiaed extracts from the Pathers, and a discourse of Ephraim on the Dead: _ v<:h\cnsr^noL - r<h\.j.^\ A^ K'isap^so •:•
On fol. 1 a are written, in a hand of the ix*'' or x"" cent., rules for finding the rCiooAo.i (<&u)or«'&uL , "fundamentum lunae" or golden number.
At the foot of the same pr^ge stands a note, in which the name of Peter of Hisn Kifa, the nephew of John of Hisn Ki^, has been sub- stituted for that of a former possessor, who intended to leave it to a neighbouring church. The words that underlie ^eua rdiAAu* are ^cniarc'.i r<'ia&, " district of
Edessa." .AsoiA^.l f<lcD r«:aiv& tooo&ure
^.^.^cui
CD
0\-M
KlilflOM rt*i\.»
. cnju.i ^o T<'cnl(<'.i K'^CUt ^ tcruAii.i r<^ilOff» r^oAr^ ^ rdi^CUL orA h\A. ^i .XJrtA rdl ^JkJ\ ^ TM.3 ia-saK^.i cnisQ p9 tCaCLO^U.l
r^ii>CX<l K'iuiL^z. rtil^.a.'l A&.io rCocol ciA Ati^oSQ.i ^1 ooa . cn.T«M.i r^isiciak iu&oi^ r^OAi (<>[isa.i] oot^oi f^.ico A.X. i -i \ o
. »cocA:k.
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Vellum, about 7^ in. by 5|, consisting of 113 leaves, some of which are much stained and sKghtly torn, especially foil. 1, 5, 7, 9, 20, 21, 27, 51, 63, 85 and 90. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 15 in number; but »^ is lost, and leaves are also wanting after foil. 4, 23, and 59. The later signatures are frequently incorrect. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 20 to 23 lines. The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the v* or vi* cent. This volume contains —
The r^re*.! r^re'a*. , " Questions of the Brethren," or *' Eegulae Monasticae," of Basil.
422
THEOLOGY.
See Opera (Paris, 1839), t. ii. p. 457 ; Migne, t. xxxi., col. 889. The Syriac translation follows, however, a different recension of the text. Subscription, fol. 113 a: . a*a\ t,
^i&ivsa . :iJk .. ^_amhvuxja . »cnalr^x..t
Kb CO
QOO
reV^sq^^
VkOOa*
V*iu
ocn&Qo
o o . r^Ai.sa^o . ^iuLO
This is succeeded by the usual doxology, after which there is a line of half-effaced arithmetical figures, 4,^^*, .^ ^oo /^ 700 •> Ky/ij^ , i.e. [rd.i]2^ KLicu, "the sinner
Nonnus."
A later note on the same page tells us that the book once belonged by purchase to three monks, Marcus, Marutha and Atha- nasius. KlaJis p^Lunc^.i rdicn rda^ >ena4urc'
. «ai^r«' tTsao K'^aisa )^.Ma C0(\a-i.:>9 ,\^a
^.^03.10 ^.^cn^T'M.t r^iaio^ ■\\*a >cnor^lDi
,.ocni\s, r^^ cos pe'ia.l Aa^cd ^ A& .^^iv\g>i
r^L>re' rOva cnA AnV,.i (.a.-i Jl& ..
oco . -1 1 nm.! .:^.u
-.^^a
AV«
000.1
»cncd^ ^n±^o
A still later note, on fol. 113 b, written by the priest Sergius, states that it was at one time the property of the convent of Theodore, on the hill of t^i\..n ^^tub , having been piirchased by the abbat Leontius. jcnoAuK"
K'io^^.l : K'io.tiA* >i».l rtf"!*.!.! : r£im rCah\^ t\st p<'i..ix»i oA »caUAi : rc'^^^^ ^ioo.i h\i\:t ^irca ^ : cn*an%. r^Tulo coA : r^i^^ol oco r^oAr^ rd.iia.i : pe'otAri'.i re'^o.i i\ coA ,^siv&l c(A Ar^x..! ^.1 A^ . .X.Q : maax. A2^.1 K'ciAt^.l r^i^Asa iuM^ icooi^ >^r<:^o r^cn . craA rdl^sa.i r^jsn.i.^ >coo^r^ ol^ i^TJas .tvt 1 \iflg r<^i\w rdziXD r^Jr^to
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The r^ne':! rdArfixr., or " Eegulas Monas- ticse," of Basil, as in Add. 14,544.
The note on fol. 1 a is so much torn and effaced as to be no longer legible.
[Add. 14,545.]
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Glosses on the treatise of Basil on the Holy Spirit, imperfect both at the beginning and end, as well as in other places. Those on cap. ii. may serve as a specimen; fol. 53 a. •:• re'(&Oi=a A<aii\y n, en rC'iusa ^oicu^t •:• .s •:•
. CD ^n^' ^K^.^.1 r^ •:• r^l^sb co . I'v-""'^^^
^jc»A Auk'.i Ax^cd r^AAjrC •;• ^Ji^K'ica
r^xJu^O : rellsA CO K'.l.TM ^<\1 rcdj3 h\JtJs\
.:uivsa
CD
^^A^no
&VJLM
kca^rw
j>'r^3.1 ^CD
. r^^aon't'N .^.OJen co »._aaaj yS ■-ii""*^ . K^.ICUXJM (<Aocnl caa.sa.1 >ca.i *. ^i^rC'o rd^.iax.^ .iqm\-) r^ociA curt xsar^ r^i^lsao . rtlAQcn \ 1 "> ^TJsarC'.i v^r^ co-usa.-i icn
. rC^KlA CD
GREGORY OF
T<'*anin r^.i >clmO '. ^^coduaol 6ovl. rt'.'icaao ^Xtih\ ^^ojcb.i K'l&AsQ oAa, :t&.n ■:• ^.ocn^icj^
^cA.i en ^cn.i ^..ocn^cA.i •:• A i.i •anVoK'.'i ca CD i-aA.i ^^cn.i r^i&xioJ^ •'•• r<Laa Br> \ V °>
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VeUum, about 11;^ in. by 8, consisting of 206 leaves, a few of whicb, near the end, are slightly stained and torn. The quires are numbered throughout with letters, but this must have been done, in part at least, by a later hand, as the 10* is also signed with the letter re", and the next four with the arithmetical figures yu j Z'/ > yi/^ and ^ . The quires .=» , .\_and .i are marked on the last leaf with the Coptic ciphers O^, \/~^ and <i) . The manuscript is not aU the work of one hand. EoU. 1 — 42 are written in a neat cursive character. On fol. 43 a, the second scribe began also to write a cursive hand, but almost immediately changed it to Estrangela (fol. 43 b), which he con- tinued as far as fol. 139, reverting then to the cursive. Greek vowels have been occasionally added by later hands. Each page is divided into two columns, but the number of lines in each column varies very considerably. It is dated A. Gr. 1156, A.D. 845, and contains —
The first volume of the works of Gregory TheologusofNazianzus; re'Ausa.To f^^n \\ <\
translated into Syriac by the abbat Paul, in the island of Cyprus, A. Gr. 935, A.D. 624 (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 171 ; t. iii. pars 1, p. 23).
1. An index to the 30 discourses con- tained in this volume, fol. 1 6 : rt'rd-La-Jo
NAZIANZUS.
423
■ T I 1
.• .a>o^aAor<'^ . j»cui.^i^ re'cn-lrdA . PC'orxAr^ ^sn im'^no r^.kjaaa* . '^"^o, "" ^
r^v:abr<Lsa cix.s ^.i ^ •^- «v^« . . rd^^.io.i.'i
•> •> k*ovAm
2. . r<M^A X.V..1 r^Ajsa.t-o r^i-sarf m tCDCLat^ .\ \. iuk^O(<' . re'ivi-MO^ Asa
rc^Ti Tn os.i-a^ relfloucC^iiA ; in sanctum Pascha et in tarditatem. Eol. 2 b. See Opera, ed. 1778, t. i., p. 3; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 395.
3. r<* 1 -ta^.i craJL^.i ^i^.i X'i-SQrd.so
.1^ . rOcoua K'ocd.I i^\s : ft.s\J\ r<:lo
r^AQ n tw <\r^x ,cb.i . ov-i-*VJ.l ri* T i t n.i . rdaivx. n^ ^.1 OCD . >CDCUsK' r^aea ,cdo^(<' rC'ocD i*anv . rc'ocD .1 n ^ rdflaj^cuaooJLA.^ . 0»-J-»"ip^ ^OOG r^vsOr^AuSOS K'ivji-n.rs
. rt'^K' ^^ ocpo ^_gcn *n \, .<i_^.i_^^.-i
cuz-ab ^_..T .^o^cD ; ad eos qui ipsum acciverant, nee occurrerant. Eol. 3 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 68 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 517. 4. A y^-wo i^jjovs . n °> "aa.! coA^.i .i^ cnlL.i
r<'Avl"i<."i ; apologetica, in qua causas ex- ponit, ob quas, post sibi impositam sacer- dotii dignitatem, in Pontum fugerit, etc.
424
THEOLOGY.
Fol. 4 b. See 0pp., t. i. p. 11; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 407.
5. K'^icia.ji A.^1 ■. ooLn n& cnuL.i
funebris in laudem Caesarii fratris oratio, etc. Pol. 22 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 198; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 755.
6. . rC.iia.i K'^cumJSO A.^ •. cnL.l »^ cnL.T . Kba xuaiuc. (<':icD AJ\^.».t tCDCuare* i\cuo
rC^io r^Ltaxflo oaib.<i : r<li*i ii^ r^inivM.t tcnoare' . pctocn 9cnoiuf^."» »ot ^io avuir^ (Cnom!^ A^ra.i K'ooa .i t MAvaa :t& ^sa
-\^.ii>,aa . r<sai^ ^ jici^^^h\T^ ^j^ ^.l
r<lz:»ijj.-i ; in patrem tacentem propter plagam grandinis. Pol. 29 b. See 0pp., t., i., p. 299 ; Migne, t. xxxv,, col. 933.
7. Aj^o .jsoooIaols a^ ooLi n^ CoL.t
: .^Mxflordflo.i r<'A<aantni°kt<':t i<'.i^t<' ,cnai:^
rfiuL.T r^isarcSa; in seipsum, ad patrem et BasUium magnum, post reditum e fuga. Pol. 35 a. See 0pp., t. i., p. 239; Migne, t. xxxv,, col. 827.
8. : f<!»f r*" yilso iAia ,,.ocni\s. s^ ^^cni's.
fcIa^aJLi rCvsarelsa ; apologeticus ad patrem suum Gregorium, prsesente Basilio magno, cum Episcopus Sasimorum creatus est. Pol. 35 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 234 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 819.
9. jaeL>'i^i\^ A^ coL.t .1& oaL>.i .aoix v^" 'i"i tCDO-MK" r<lfiDO-S,l c^^gnflft i «\t<'
r<lus]i>,l K'iiartia : r^^mso A^^o : «<'.'»*«<'; ad Gregorium Nyssenum, Basilii magni fratrem, qui post illius consecrationem
advenerat. Pol. 37 a. See Opp, t. i, p. 241; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 831.
10. .TSk : icoosr^ A^. cnL.l ,1^ oiLl
: oU'Ure',1 r^^,i:w.no .^^f^.t coA jaa&r^
KL^JL^.t rCvssrtlsa; ad patrem, cum ei Nazianzense ecclesise curam commisisset. Pol. 39 a. See Opp., t. i., p. 248 ; Migne, t, xxxv., col. 843.
11. r<lx,S9,%o r^Ksfir^sn ciaL,! ,"»^ mlai
K'^oa.ai&s . rd^v.-i.! r<'^<u:u* A^. .* n^iii t**) rt'i ms .t t^isartfsa . jcoonK'.i ; prima de pace oratio, ob monacborum reconciliation em, post silentium, prsesente patre. Pol. 40 b. See Opp,, t. i., p. 178 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 722,
12. ^^h\^ r^\ \ I ▼*n caA-»i :i-& caA->,i
'■itt^i-u.i K'isardiJa ; tertia de pace oratio, etc, Pol, 48 a. See Opp., t. i., p. 425 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 1151. At tbe end of this discourse, fol. 52 b, there are iaserted two extracts from letters of Severus of Antioch, treating of the doctrine of the Trinity ; viz. r^ioK'oo K^:vo.i ^hmoi
rdiioia r^>»iT*aA , illustration taken from a letter to Caesaria; and eoL.i rCicbeu
>a3aL^ .T^ fcnol^ rCior^'oo r^Jt-i.Tja,!
13. ooCUioi^iJ^ r<^.ix3.l craLi .t^ caL,i
rc'ocn.i Klui-M A,.^ Qtt.jA cla fti «\'\qo o^ns CkX.^^rtf'.l Kt^CLDQoJL&r^ A ^^^7l r<^*ws\ coA
iouik-i^.i r^issrtia K'.txii A\ol ; secunda de pace oratio, in Constantini urbe habita, etc. Pol. 53 b. See Opp., t. i., p. 414; Migne, t. xxxv., col, 1131.
14. A^o r^jsn A.^ cnL.t :i^ ooL.! '■(Qiuw^^.T K'isoreia . r<'oeo ; de suis ser-
GEEGORY OF NAZIANZUS.
426
monibus, et ad Julianum tributorum exsBquatorem (e'lio-wT?;?) . Fol. 60 a. See 0pp., t, i., p, 364; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 1044. At the beginning of this discourse we read the following note : r^Sii.\r^^
K'^it.l T<niVW T^&i»i2^1 (-rrapaypa^) J^o^rq (sic) . r^^Qn<Si°>r<' .ttii\\i°k •WK' A^
!&urd.cuL , which refers to no. 13.
15. Oisaar^ r<'\t\as^ A^. cnL.i .i^ cnL.i
r^i-snr^^a Ktoon \ ,i..\Ji.i KlA-Z—ti A-^o iiQa^^U3ir<'.l ; ad cives (7roXiTei;6//ei/ot) Na-
zianzenos, gravi timore perculsos, et prse- fectum irascentem. Fol. 65 b. See 0pp., t, i., p. 317; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 963.
16. r^^.Tu r<*-i T-i:u» A^.i cnL.1 .i& cnL>.i X*xa . r^sardsa r^.icnoo A^o . r^r^nhx A^o Kliiflri n -» cali^o.l r<A:5qA\ T "n i*\^ r<3JC.3
fio. rfxsnr^^n ; in Novam Dominicam. Fol. 70 a. See 0pp., t. i., p. 835 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 607.
17. wcui-^i.\^ r<!z^.\.a.i caA*i .i& oaL.i
T^isortfsa . cn^UM rc^i l \ia\l r^*aa-^ A;^ ^tv.v A»A» Ti ; funebris oratio in laudem sororis suae Gorgonise. Fol. 74 a. See 0pp., t. i., p. 218; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 789.
18. r^-z_>i-D.l cn\-*.'i .1^ GnA_>.i .s»ah\ K'r^ciao . ,cna=ire'.i f<lA^o^. A:^ ooa*ia^i\^
. 17 ■^ r^isir^sa^ cruLai ^r^ >cdo1^1 •^cv.^. A.-iT-^ rCi5>3p«i>9 ; funebris oratio in patrem, prsesente Basilio. Fol. 81 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 330; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 986.
19. or^ rdMJ.i ius A^ '. coL.i :«& caA>.i
'■^rr,^ A. < *T%\%^ r^i_sqf<:=q ri'utr'vt ; in
Theophania sive Natalitia Salvatoris. Fol.
99 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 663; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 311.
20. QpCuio^i\^ rdjL*.u.i enA*.i .i& eoli.i ioa^^vx.^.i rc'ij^r^sa K'Hoso-i A^.i ; in sancta Lumina (ra ^cora). Fol. 107 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 677 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 335. On fol. 110 b is an illustration from the le*"" epistle of Severus to Caesaria, (<icn<u
At the end of this discourse foUows a section, fol. 116 a, containing explanations of the Greek and other legends referred to by Gregory at the commencement of it : .ica^Axr^'.i ^CD r^Au^jLix.i rdax.CL^a r<*Tia%
,;3oAt '. coJLii ,cDoAu(<'.i . r^ieoou Ax..i am
In the subscription, fol. 121 a, we are told that this section was drawn up by the patriarch Athanasius * : K'lcoo-a cusoA-x.
tXsa QaarC rd^jaoLM K'nArC ^JSn ini*n iAxa
21. . rg^tt>Qni\yl "> A.^.1 ooAt.i .1^ cnL.l
^'■ica^.l T^\snr<sn . r^x>.va rdvoi A^o ;
in Pentecosten. Fol. 121 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 731 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 427.
22. •^ wcu.sackJOrC' AxcA.i caA*.i ns^ cnL.i ."u*»o ^ioi^.i rtf'isariba ; theologica prima, adversus Eunomianos prgevia dissertatio. Fol. 129 a. See 0pp., t. i., p. 487 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 11.
• Athanasius II. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 335. In Greek manuscripts (e.g. Add. 18,231, fol. 318 a, which is dated A.D. 972) this ^waywyri km e^T/yT/o-ts urropuav is ascribed to Nonus (Novo?) or Nonnus, See also Migne, t xxxvi., col. 1066, and the Spicilegium Romanum, t. ii. p. 381.
3 I
426
23. r^i»(<^ r^hs .\\'n : oA^.i :i& cnLn
^\h\<\ ^-.ioi^s ; theologica tertia, de Filio. Pol. 133 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 522 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 74.
24. r^\ja A!\^ ^'ih\^ cnL.l »^ cnL.l
r^iuA^o ^i tw s n K'T_s3rdJso ; theologica quarta, de Filio. Pol. 143 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 540 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 103.
25. . Ktz^.To r^jjoi A^^ra.! cnL.l .ta ooL.i r^ljkijHK'a ^j'itw'b.i r^\:sar£s3 ; theologica quinta, de Spiritu Sancto. Fol. 152 a. See 0pp., t. i., p. 556; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 134.
26. A:^a CLLM.'ir^ h\a\^ cnL.i .1^ cnLi
r^x^suici ^Hiia^.f K'tsorelsa . cojl^ ; ad-
versus Arianos et de seipso. Pol. 163 a. See 0pp., t. i., p. 603; Migne, t. xxxvi., p. 214.
27. . rdxajaso Av.s r^\29ir£si cnL.i .-lak coL.t
K'AuLo ^'-voij^.i ; in Machabseornm laudem. Fol. 168 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 286 ; Migne, t. XXXV., col. 911.
28. ^ r^i^.i ^ cnL:i .1A ooL.t
rd^..jaJLo ; in laudem sancti martyris Cypriani, etc. Fol. 174 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 437; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 1169.
29. r^ciQ>a\>«\ »^cn A_^.i cnLi .TJk. cnL.i
(efopt'a) ; in
laudem Heronis philosophi. Fol. 181 a. See 0pp., t. i., p. 454; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 1198.
30. »^iv.A\rdS30 . r^Ao!^ A^ caL:i n^ cnLa
.*^^T Aft ; in jEgyptiorum adventum. Fol. 188 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 619; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 242.
31. pg'.r.j.Tc.l cnsacu A:k..i cnL.i XA coL.i
r<lxi»)^o ^j'i 0BS..1 r^iiordio
THEOLOGY.
^4AA\.i rfisardsa ; in laudem magni Atha- nasii episcopi Alexandrini. Fol. 192 b. See 0pp., t. i., p. 386; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 1082.
Subscription, fol. 205 b : jah\ASxl y\\ r.
The margins of this manuscript are covered with notes, in the same hand- writings as the text, which are probably due either to the translator Paul or to the patriarch Athanasius II. Many of them are either various readings (see in particular fol. 147 b), or references to Scripture; but others relate to the occasions of the sermons, or are explanatory of words or passages in them. For example —
Fol. 5 a. On the 3*^ sermon : .ins-Axt^ .ta
A^^ .■ .T*nT. rcAo .Aoo^^l^ i-ut. . rc'T i t n
t<i\ T*gi .x.h\ ^o-sin (<'iu:^o\o k'&vA.m.i
A^^-sa . -^ * t'f^'** ^1 l-2k . re'^O—lcn.A.'i
AnacA ^o.A-11 ^.i\ r^.io '. lOcn.i ^A*r^
.V=L^O . OVl->ir<l\ rtfJ-a . rc'enAK'.l ri'AvjVJi
AA^sa . r^^oi-a .n<sra.i r^i— tnrdsa am
rC<&)T^ .T.AO . r<li^.i ,m A:k.o . cn-kuoi.^
oeb .TA^^O . f<^L»>^^.f r<'.Tr<^ ^.ooaiaA. . r^sa±>A vsoptli.i \A~Mr^ : t^^^^.i r^xsnr^^n . ft T °ii ^1 ._Q-Jco . rc'ixrS' ^-Sa oqaa coA_>.i >cb A_2k.o . r^'ioj^t 7>-^ ri-^.i^^o r^ii AAo T.*^.! : i»p^ rdM-a.i K'iajrtfsa.i
om ^^^ocni* s. i •' ^ ^ t^^K* .T.^ ^iovao rd\o rdtioxa OT^.i ^...cucn ^cA.i r<'i»r<l»)
On the passage in the same discourse :
GREGORY OF
jLO . rclxai dvLM^ Ktocttsnl (0pp., t. i., p. 17, A), there is the note, fol. 6 b : .^.t^.i >cd ^so
. r^liuiA 1 -IS AuLJ.-t oA K'lT n rClsiA .XJK'
fObi ^ ».ja^\:n^.i .^ocnl rc'iTn.'i ^Jut^ll
. r^'i-jjrc'.i
On the passage in the 10"* discourse : : cut. K'.i.ti* A^o . ocDTSk^vMl cuiii ^.i \h\s .JLO : r«'^rclA^» i<'^aLsal cuL-i^^Kto (0pp. t. i., p. 190, D), the annotator remarks, fol. 45 b : r^Lw r«l*2n.TJ3 KCicn'ioA ^ A2^
In the 22"'' discourse, the words rdi
K*.! I 1 lO r^.i 1 1 » , TO ayevinjTov Kal to yevvrjTov
(0pp. t. i., p. 530, D), are thus explained, fol. 138 b : rtfjJCUua k's-Jl.o t<'.iA.\.. rd\ »_ot^ck\r^ . T<'iaAo3 ^^\i\a »__aS^ft\j^ »_ocrA Auk*.! ■• KlUCUk p^Au'Avsj r^voivM r<lo re^^i^ r^o r^.-vA> red . rtdskCUio r<'<k^'^
^t vyK* (sic) r^xA*a hc'.tjlL iur<' isonr'
. ^\ \A^r^a (sic) ^\<MO
In the 24*'' discourse on the words : ^oA
.^ru rdlo .■ jaoa^ii«so .fl»oiu!Lo oxuare' .art*.!
^eosaxsa r^vuK' ^A.ri' i^^ri" (0pp. t. i., p.
566, B) there is the note, fol. 157 a: /i.i-M ri'.Ti.i p^icQ-j ^ijsiK' - fwft 1 . »^
NAZIANZUS. 427
r^aa-.! . rCsnjLn . jaooui ^__^\^o> . Acux..i
Many Greek words, especially proper names, are written on the margins in Greek letters; see, for example, foil. 25 a, 28 a, 47 *, 70 a, 116 a, 165 6, 166 a, 183 a and b, and 196 b.
On fol. 205 b, after the doxology, there is a long colophon, stating that the greater part of this volume was written hy one Ephraim, a stylite, of Kephar-Tauretha, near Zeugma,* in the year 1156, A.D. 845, when Dionysiust was patriarch of Antioch, and David hishop of Urem Castra, for the use of one George, a monk of the convent of Job at .*'•^^'
: r^JcD Kla^v.^.^ . <- \J^ *n \ .i-*iv.^.i Aa A^ p^ljJ . {Cno^rC K'lii.i r^iixcu-sa^cixso
.-11 \, Aa, ^k'.t »«» .• re'4\ioA»i.^ak.t K'Aucxii vyr^ rtfien rels^.i enr^^cuto .a^.i . r^sa\ot vyrtf* AS.IO . oqJlIm jjlAz.K'.i rd2a& ^i^o . ciAIm
w* I I y^m iTA .^_ocaAj9k «cDO-Mr^.io *. cnA>.i
T^sao^Aja tcaOL^r<;t »oaoJL3io >coo.t.ujLo
Au»j«Avx.f<' •:• ^a^QK^o ^jsar^a ^r^ . Kbca . -« A .xoo.ai^^i.\^ r^z.^.TJ>3 rc'.ico f<'(ivLm^ ><.i ^aZSOmO rCrdsqo r^^r^ Aux. '. j390\cAore'i&t r^Xj.Viso rd&£a.M >±aoJLC3 . r^Lueu.va A\x.o ,\sn jia-A^\r±*\J!^r^^ KhxAt^ .t i ->\o CUSa&O.lO^'irtf'.-l K'imi\t, rdiXoicx&.l .£0^^£0OXi.l
• On Zeugma and Urem Castra see Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., dissert, de monophys., art. IX.
t Dionysius I., of Tel-mahar, who died on the 22nd of August in this same year. See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., p. 344 i Le Quien, Or. Christ, t. ii., col, 1372, 3i2
428
THEOLOGY.
:u*or«'.'i tVsa .Jor^ar^ r^^o\gO t^^fiOM a 7 s o ^.1 2^^h\r^ . h\\^ Klai rc'icaJ
On fol. 206 a there is a circular ornament, coloured with red, green and yellow paint ; and on fol. 1 a the letters G. PP.
This manuscript was one of those seen by Assemani in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, but which he was fortunately unable to carry oflF. See the Bibl. Orient., t. i. p. 171 (where Assemani has taken some curious liberties with the text), and t. iii., pars i., p. 23, note.
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DLYI.
Vellum, about 10| in. by 7^, consisting of 226 leaves, some of which are much stained ar d torn, especially foil. 8, 87—90 and 226. F ,11. 88 and 89 have been unskilfully re- paired. The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number. Single leaves are missing after foil. 11 and 128. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 34 to 49 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the viii* or ix*** cent., and contains —
I. The second part of the works of Gre- gory Nazianzen, translated by the abbat Paul, comprising 17 discourses (from Kll to
vsa).
1. An Index to the discourses, KVed^
(Bcui.^^i.^ r^z*.iJD3 K'^iur^ r<'A>a^«M
ot.LtVJr^-l r^^OAQOA^r^ osO^cAor^ii) . Eol.
16.
t^h\aerAr^ A^Q ; de moderatione in disputa- tionibus servanda, etc. Fol. 2 b. See Opera, ed. 1778, t. i., p. 579 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 174.
r^acujcaiare'.i ; de dogmate et constitutione episcoporum. Fol. 12 b. See Opera, t. i., p. 376 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 1066.
4. K'^ocoir^ A<ft\\-arw A^99.i ^'i^.i ; de Theologia (theologica secunda). Fol. 16 a. See Opera, t. i., p. 495 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 26.
5. ooca ^oJ^K'.i »_aicn ^cuo coz^ A^
QoA Q °> \ i\i\qo cua.i rd^QoiosA .^nr'i.-t .JcncA^ ;
de seipso, et ad eos, qui ipsum cathedram Constantinopolitanam aifectare dicebant. Fol. 27 b. See Opera, t. i., p. 634 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 266.
6. rCao'ia^K' ^ .i^ cnz^ A^.t ^'i^.i uosoaQoAsa.i ^cn ^hv3 r<i(\t^', in seipsum, cum rure rediisset, post ea quae a Maximo perpetrata fuerant. Fol. 32 a. See Opera, t. i., p. 471 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 1227.
7. _;vj\"\''^"" re:&J3QaJk^r<'.i r<'(^i\rc^ A^.
(marg. CYNT^^KTHPION) ; supremum vale coram centum quinquaginta episcopis. Eol. 386. See Opera, t. i.,p. 748; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 458.
8. ri'ixca^oass dboMi A^q; de pauperum amore. Eol. 47 a. See Opera, t. i., p. 257 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 858.
9. re'AunecaskSa A^.i ; in sanctum Bap- tisma. Eol. 60 b. See Opera, t. i., p. 691 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 359.
10. r^M^ A^.T ; in sanctum Pascha. Fol. 78 a. See Opera, t. i., p. 845 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 623.
11. r^^cioooi^r^ oocuSuoaa r^fzi.'va A:^:i rt*inAi '^" r^'toaa.i; funcbris oratio in laudem Basilii magni. Fol. 88 6. See Opera, t.i., p. 770; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 494. — Commentary
GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS.
429
on this discourse,* fol. 118 h. r^-xJieu&
12. rf^o^ ^ol rtf'^cu.^isa.i , fol. 122 &, comprising the "exhortatio ad Virginem," Opera, t. ii. (Paris, 1840), p. 378, Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 632, and the " hymnus Vesper- tinus," Opera, t. ii., p. 290, Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 511.
13. pt'TiTo h\o\ Qoft»i 1 i\QAr<' A -I ncA
caoaJo.t »\o ; ad Cledonium contra Apollina- rium epistola secunda. Fol. 124 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 93 ; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 193. Subscription, fol. 126 a: 3^ «w \ t.
r^(<:^^Qaai . r^TiTn ooCLUO.iAa ^ol.l K'l^i^K'
. i<'ior<'Qo r<l^V>V^ ^.1 r^z*.vo . cniAs. pa.kX.i . obcuio.'uia ^ali ^^.i r<i\i.\j<' ^.i vyr^
14. craA-».i co^O-1 '. oa_*ooicD A t oq_A
rcAusa^jD r<'A\iX.r<' crcaksa ; ad Cledonium
contra ApoUinarium epistola prima. Fol. 126 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 83 ; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 175.
15. r^XMt-asa r<\sar^^n . ooCkiAcu A^Laol.i KliSQ.vB ; adversus Julianum imperatorem prior invectiva. Fol. 129 h. See Opera, t. i., p. 78 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 531. — Commen- tary on this discourse, K'lki^JL^.t rt^nV ,<\<\ , fol. 161 fi.t
16. . r^.iovsa oocuAcui »cnojL^. .1^ icnoi.^ rdiMuasa ^H^.t »<'is>3r^3o ; secunda in Juli-
* Compare Add. 12,153, no. 20, note • the Greek ma- nuscript Add. 18,231, fol. 319 h ; Migne, t. xxivi., col. 1058 ; and the Spicilegimn Eomanum, t. ii., p. 374.
t See Add. 18,231, fol. 321 a ; S. Gregorii Naz. in Julianum Invectivce dute, ed. R. Montagu (Eton, 1610), p. 127 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 985.
anum imperatorem invectiva. Fol. 177 b. See Opera, t. i., p. 147 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 663. — Commentary on this discourse, T<ViT.a«v K-Auxr.^.! , fol. 190 a*
To fill up the second colvmm of fol. 198 a, the scribe has inserted the names and sayings of the Seven Sages of Greece : r^isba rArciiu.
KV^I^OQo . r^&X<ir<!& oor<lAa . >\u "p^sn
j^.i . (^QoAjfa ooor^K'it . \sav< ^.xss A:^ K'l^an'i^ pi rdUCCn.i-nl .^.oLj^ . </OE&l . (^ia\ ,:w."| (sic) . r^lavA ooQ.rv\i^ . ArCAxx-rf . rc^iA^ t<'^OjjLz:aa=ia . . rd.i-iA ooolasolf^s
17. rdsaAjoA' ^.^ar^.1.1 rdAJct\vao
tocuArdAordA ,s»caji\K'.i ; oratio habita in consecratione EulaUi Doarensium episcopi. Fol. 198 b. See Opera, t. i., p. 253 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 852.
18. »Asax. .v^ . >_ftiV.,^or<'.l re'iAao Aj^
K'Wo rt^\i\\^(5a Anx_r^ : ^oAod r(dsb .^fliz. Cl&AlO ^.licu.! rC'ii %\ .looo*.'! «<l2aoJiiu rd^i.x..io nrrd*\cb rc^xiA coi^ ; in dictum Evangelii : Cum consummasset Jesus hos sermones, etc. (Matth. xix. 1). Fol. 199 b. See Opera, t. i., p. 645 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 282.
Subscription, fol. 206 a: ^AvasoA >ii*.
•:• ov-L^VJr^-l r^^n«euat^ coftii^i^
II. Select epistles of Basil and Gregory Nazianzen, coo i\ toa-a Klx.»:w>.i kwv^j^ o>o^^or<'A» oocui^i^o ; viz.
1. ujAo&ototta.'l ^.OJcb ^oA QoCuLQaa.i
• See Add. 18,231, fol. 327 5 ; Montagu's edition, p. 159 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., coL 1035.
430
THEOLOGY.
f^^tel'oAia A^ACvl , Basil to the people of Sozopolis, against the Phantasiasts. Pol. 206 b. See Opera (Paris, 1839), t. iii., p. 581, epist. cclxi.
CLo^icn ^ oocn , Basil to the priests who were expeDed by the heretics ; beginning ..oAuii- i ■<^^ . re'coAr^.i r^sfVu.i K'ooasai ^^o iijcA.-i rd3eu»3 rJiaAxajs . Fol. 207 6.
3. ^ol ooo^aXorC'^ Qoa*i.^i.^rdx>:uo.'l (tfcuLooa, Gregory to Basil. Pol. 207 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 50, epist. Iviii.
Basil to Gregory. Pol. 209 a. See Opera, t. iii., p. 235, epist. Ixxi.
ttJBuLoxa , Julian the Apostate to Basil. Pol. 210 a. See Opera, t. iii., p. 175, epist. xl.
mh\o\ , reply of Basil to Julian. Pol. 210 6. See Opera, t. iii., p. 176, epist. xli.
A ^.^TiT 1 rdajaou^r^, Gregory to Eusebius of Samosata. Pol. 211 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 58, epist. Ixiv.
8. wcuQas^rtf' h\o\ Qocul>Qa=i:t , Basil to Athanasius. Pol. 211 a. See Opera, t. iii., p. 247, epist. Ixxx.
9. iusi ^sa fta3Hi>«<'.T r^H-»5 h\c\ oA>i jtocuiK', Basil to the monks who were per- secuted by the Arians. Pol. 211 b. See Opera, t. iii., p. 567, epist. cclvii.
10. ttCuiT^ao h\c\ T<h\^iax2^ oocv^alorc'it.i, Gregory to Sophronius. Pol. 211 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 21, epist. xxii.
11. (^l^OJiOOi^K' OoOAaOoor^ ^oX K'^iur^'
rdi^iccao, Gregory to Eusebius. Pol. 212 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 39, epist. xhy.
12. ■io2^t<''i (sic) QoiACTOrt' 4\aX enL.i , Gregory to Eudoxius. Pol. 212 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 145, epist. clxxviii.
X3. r^&AOii^K' QocuicA^ ^cA k'^vmt^,
Gregory to Nectarius. Pol. 213 h. See Opera, t. ii., p. 166, epist. ccii,
14. ooOdi\rdi&^ A^cA cnL.i , Gregory to Philagrius (Eudoxius). Pol. 214 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 72, epist. Ixxx.
15. (sic) QOA^o^ore' AicA.i r^h\\^r^, Gre- gory to Eustochius. Pol. 214 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 158, epist. cxci.
16. r^oocu.i Qoa<n^i\i«oX ooL.i , Gregory to Gregory Nyssen. Pol. 214 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 64, epist. Ixxii.
17. cD^cA i<'i\'v*»f^, to the same. Pol.
214 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 73, epist. Ixxxi.
18. coitol K'Aiijjr^, to the same (to Cle- donius). Pol. 215 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 100, epist. cviii.
19. Qooj^^ordl h\o\ K'A^'ijjK', Gregory to Leontius. Pol. 215 a. See Opera, t.ii., p. 80, epist. xcv.
20. ooQii°>*wcAf^ 4»cA rA\\a»r^, Gregory to Olympianus or Olympius (Asterius). Pol.
215 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 131, epist. clvi.
21. QoQ>\-ino A»cA r<'A\ia»t<', Gi"egory to Nicobulus. Pol. 215 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 48, epist. liii.
22. (sic) Qoo^^nicuao A\cA rt'Aivitre', Gre- gory to Sacerdos. Pol. 215 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 177, epist. ccxiii.
23. .tAa A<cA rcAxvurC, Gregory to Palla- dius. Pol. 215 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 104, part of epist. cxviii., and epist. cxix.
24. (-\pj<' A>oA r<'A>ij*r<', Gregory to Eugenius (Eulalius). Pol. 215 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 104, epist. cxviii., omitting one sentence (see no. 23).
25. ^^^rs*.! cnifcA T<h\\.»»r<, to the same. Pol. 215 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 101, epist.
cxi.
26. cocuoocAo A»cA T^'A^i.Mf^, Gregory to Celeusius. Pol. 215 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 102, epist. cxiii.
27. ooOoio.iJLd h\c\ r<'4\ijjr<', Gregory to Cledonius. Pol. 215 6. See Opera, t. ii., p. 100, epist. cvii.
28. Qoa^o.v4la.i coixcA K'itvMK', to the
GREGORY OP NAZIANZUS.
431
same. Fol. 216 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 101, epist. cix.
29. <oaAx<lar^ h\o\ r^h\\Mt^, Gregory to Eulalius. Fol. 216 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 103, epist. cxvi.
30. wcuLqos h\ol K'i\"v*»r<', Gregory to Basil (Celeusius). Fol. 216 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 102, epist. cxiv.
31. tt)CuLoi3:t m^ol r^h\\Mr^, Gregory to Basil. Pol. 216 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 1, epist. i.
32. otbcocuor^ h\o\ r^h\XMr^, Gregory to Anysius (Procopius). Fol. 216 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 78, epist. xc.
33. ■ieC^MK'Aa ^\o\ r^hxi^r^, Gregory to Quaestor (Philagrius). Fol. 216 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 32, epist. xxxvi.
34<. fry -i \^'i S^ ^clA qpq % \ iQtt.3.1 ttO^cAoK'i* , Basil to Gregory. Fol. 217 a. See Opera, t. iii., p. 132, epist. xiv.
35. tt>oA*Qas ^cd ooo^io^i.^ tt^ii>\. , reply of Gregory to Basil. Fol. 217 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 3, epist. iv.
36. f^xu aop .TA am cd^oX r<'A\i*»j<', Gre- gory to Basil. Fol. 218 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 5, epist. V.
37. Qs'io.ir^it i\o\ coa\o\ar^h\ woai^i^
eoL.i oiAQAi\i'g3 , Gregory to Theodore of Tyana, his metropolitan. Fol. 219 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 128, epist. clii.
Subscription, fol. 219 a, r^h\x\r^ y\\ x. . vux^xi^ oni\»qfl3 rt^.vs.i
III. The Confession of Faith of John, bishop of Telia or Constantina (see Asse- mani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 53), in the form of a letter to the convents around that city. Kl^aoOAaK' (sic) rdztXJio rdtOOM.! K'^CUJaotCD
r^^.1 . Beginning, fol. 219 b : rC'isacisA >^lQo : r^b.via KlsaHcn T<'i>i-X. K* I "n'icnat
Subscription, fol. 226 b : f<'4>v^^ AvsoLi.
After the usual doxology, fol. 226 b, we find the name of the scribe, Abraham of Beth-Siiraya : yicoxar^ 1^ red jj K'is.i A& ws^.t (<l*io^ iua.i r^\ T*»iT*w . A subse- quent note, of later date, has been erased, with the exception of the words ,caaiur^ r<ico r«l=>Auk ; and an Arabic note on fol. 1 a has suffered the same fate.
On the margins of this manuscript, as on those of the preceding, there are written a considerable number of notes, and words in Greek characters.
This seems to be the third codex men- tioned by Assemani in the Bibl. Orient., t. iii., pars, i., p. 23 ; though, if such be the case, his description of it is rather inaccu- rate.
[Add. 14,549.]
DLVIL
VeUum, about 10^ in. by 7^, consisting of 244 leaves, a few of which are much stained and defaced, especially foil. 63, 64 and 244. The quires, signed with letters, are 25 in number, but -^ and eo^ are imperfect, a single leaf being wanting after foU. 119 and 127, and one or two leaves at the end of the volume. Each page (with the exception of foU. 236 J— 244 b) is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 40 lines. The writing is a good, regular EstrangSla of the is"' cent., passing, on fol. 240 a, into a neat, cursive character. This volume contains —
The first part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, translated by the abbat Paul.
1. An iadex to the 30 discourses that forin this part, fol. 2b: . t<h^Jsn^a K'ikAAi&.i r«V^iaia
432
THEOLOGY.
2. In sanctum Pasclia et in tarditatem. Fol. 4 6.
3. Ad eos qui ipsum acciverant, nee oe- currerant. Eol. 6 a.
4. Apologetica. Eol. 8 a.
5. Eunebris in laudem Csesarii fratris. Eol. 33 a.
6. In patrem tacentem propter plagam grandinis. Eol. 43 a.
7. In seipsum, ad patrem et BasUium magnum, post reditum e fuga. Eol. 61 a.
8. Apologeticus ad patrem suum Grego- rium, prsesente Basilio magno. Eol. 52 b.
9. Ad Gregorium Nyssenum. Eol. 54 b.
10. Ad patrem, cum ei Nazianzense eccle- sise curam commiserat. Eol. 57 a.
11. Prima de pace oratio. Eol. 59 b.
12. Tertia de pace oratio. Eol. 68 a. Note, fol. 73 a.
13. Secunda de pace oratio. Eol. 74 a.
14. De suis sermonibus et ad Julianum tributorum exaequatorem. Eol. 80 b.
15. Ad cives Nazianzenos gravi timore perculsos, et prsefectum irascentem. Eol.
86 6.
16. In novam Dominicam. Eol. 91 a.
17. Eunebris in laudem sororis suae Gor- gonise. Eol. 95 b.
18. Eunebris in patrem, prsesente Basilio. Eol. 104 a.
19. In Theophania, sive Natalitia Salva- toris. Eol. 122 b.
20. In sancta Lumina. Eol. 129 a. Notes, fol. 137 b.
.21. In Pentecosten. Eol. 142 b.
22. Ad versus Eunomianos (theologica prima). Eol. 149 b.
23. De Eilio (tbeologica tertia). Eol. 154 a.
24. De Eilio (theologica quarta). Eol. 164 a.
25. De Spiritu Sancto (theologica quinta). Eol. 173 b.
26. Adversus Arianos et de seipso. Eol. 186 a.
27. In Machabseorum laudem. Eol. 193 a.
28. In laudem s. martyris Cypriani. Eol. 200 a.
29. In laudem Heronis philosophi. Eol. 207 6.
30. In iEgyptiorum adventum. Eol. 216 b.
31. In laudem magni Athanasii. Eol. 221 b.
Subscription, fol. 236 a. rC<^o^^ ^toix.
Under this we read : reLico r^aiv^ >iwa
"Thomas, from the holy convent of the monks of Kellat,* collated this book. Let every one who reads, pray for him: 'May God have mercy on him.' "
The margins of this manuscript are covered with notes, and words written in Greek cha- racters, some of which have been added by later hands (see, for example, foil. 12 a and b, 14 a, 15 b, 41 a, etc.). Extracts from the writings of Severus of Antioch are given on foil. 37 a, 71 a (letter to Csesaria), 73 a, 152 b {r^\\os>i \\si), and 174 b (letter to Isidorus Comes). This last has the name of the patriarch Athanasius II., j»cuAui>re', at- tached to it as the annotator.
As an appendix there are added the fol- lowing pieces.
1. Extracts from the writings of Severus, bishop of Nisibis (?), r^x=L«^ (sic) rc'cujoiuartf'; viz.
a. A letter to Sergius, abbat of i^ or Singar (peiJt*.To rd&x.(Xi&.i r<^.ix*io rdxixa
* See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., p. 221.
GREGORY or NAZIAXZUS.
438
«ru\jtt ,isa i^i), on the first discourse of Gregory " de Tilio." Fol. 236 b.
b. On the discourse of Gregory "de Spiritu Sancto." Fol. 239 a.
2. Extracts from the Poems of Gregory Nazianzen;* viz.
K'l&VMix.asj.'i relB^ ps .jaocuio^i^, in lau- dem Virginitatis. Fol. 240 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 298, as far as v. 214; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 521.
b. re'^cuxti A^w, de Patre. Fol. 242 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 206; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 397.
c. ffia A\s9 , de Filio. Fol. 242 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 208 ; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 401.
d. K'i^ A^n, adversus Carnem. Fol. 243 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 936; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1378.
e. f^JTuK', Luctus. Fol. 243 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 942 ; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1384.
/. rdjiMri', ad Animam suam. Fol. 243 b. See Opera, t. ii., p. 976 ; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1427.
g. cni^.i r^jLiSnr^ r^cnici& A^M , contra Diabolum in morbum. Fol. 243 b. Imperfect. See Opera, t. ii., p. 942, as far as v. 102; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 1385.
A note on fol. 1 a informs us that the book was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the deacon David during the time that Saliba was abbat. ^.i cai.^x.
orA r^jseutsa rel*i>:t jtsa n^o.! K^ico rdaix^ r^i*.ix*i r«lajA^ >S)acua >cno.Vi'is\o r^'aApC
^ (^tocoi K^saijjLSa crA ^\sa ore'cnlaLi\^ A&
• In the absence of any distinct statement in tlie manuscript itself, we cannot decide whether these poems are taken from the translation of " Senorinus Chididatus " of Amid (A.D. GG5), or that of Theodosius (A.D. 804—5). See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars i., p. 23, note.
On the same page there are written, in large Greek characters, the words TIMO etYouC EHHCKOnOC TO -APXHMXAT, and on fol. 1 b, tTIMOeeYOC: TO: .APXI MXAT : , which are intended for Tifi60eo<t iTria-Koiro<; rov .\,t*»it if^ and -f- TifwOeov rov \r'^nx.^r^ (Arsamosata, 'AperafioaaTa).
On fol. 2 a there is the following note, in a more modern hand, regarding the chrono- logical arrangement of the discourses of Gregory Nazianzen. rC'i^nr^lsa.i r^.icoa^.
. tr^TiTn tcoahur^ x^ ^A<r<'o . K*TiTn K'ocru.'i ^A«r«'o . fi an I «S T^ Ktoqs.t 'iixs ^ ,sa^ ^A*r^O
. . . cniui..*.t:±iaA K'l^rti'o >^^CU) ^ r^jj^.! AnuCkA.t r<* 1 Mt -1 "^ ^00 ^'ii\ pf'isar^SO ociso . . ir^Ti Yn Ktocoi.! ^:ua ,to<x\ i\cu
r^Moia ji^sn A^.i ocbo . r^iaz.s oio.i ^.OJas rC^io "I n A-^.i ocbo . K'^tcucoJk ■\ \ *in.i K'l^cuiLSa A;^.! ocno . >CDCLMr^ jtocuvflaa.i tCDOar^ A:^o .jpftiVitwrtlB A^i ocbo . (^.li-a.! (^'.■ure' »cocu^ ^..o^jcn 1.1 oocd ^.<v>^v^ x^
. ^_ocni\'^ :u& ^..ocniVv.i ^.1 ocb . r<je&zo
f^z^.V) A:^.! acaa : r^.x*(^ tCDOl^. 09000.1 ii\s
jaaAiOnK^.l >CD<U>r^ r^flooj.i uvfluia^i.^
ooao : K'.tfrC' >&l£0.i Ttl»cu :ia> i^ua K'^r^i
K'^T^.lo .A^r^.i cfA jao^r^* .i& ,coastr^ A^..<|
A^..i 0030 : t^u» T'ab ^'iii ^cbo : ovutreli.!
ocbo : .ty»i\Qnfiini%n:' (^iAa< A:k.o rdiao
r<^axs.TM A.^3 ooso : Kbco t-a^.i i<ixai A^..i
K^i 1 \Jia\?i rd^o:^ A^.i ooso : k'<^.tm
^cD : tCDOST^.t w*i«\ftv A.^.t ocbo : oaiu*
, cfA ^iisar^ .^aax^i^ Kbcp.! i^us K'i.fla.^
, t^flDOnA A^ds jfSkQ . cpivLiiwaaa »cdo^i^ :u& 3k
&Ui.,A.l ocbo : r^nJLf iuL^ A^..l ocbo
434 THEOLOGY
i>oli ocno : re'<^^.t rt^n i T*a3 ocno : n^Xi:ui : r^^LSA^sb Av,:t ocno : en yM A^o cxuHr^ ^.^oicn A^.i ocno : .jucu*i£iaa A^i ocno Aj^.i ocno : r^L3^o\ A^-i ooto : rdajooWi^v '*^""'^\ ^oixSkX. Av;i ocno : Jioo.xsor^r^h\r^ ocno : rdx^^oAoK'ix.i ^'ih\ ^cno : rAX -n -aaa lAua . pCCfloicC^re' ^ r<'A\r«' .1^ cnT<M A^-S : _j^v\ "A ''^<v»i ocno : r<^mifln%*g3.i ^ A^.i omo : r<'^aiAJ3(isa ixsajji AA^.i : r^u^ A^..i Klssi ^T^.i ocno : rC^iosa^.sa GOJC^ A^.1 ocno : K'va A^..i t^&.2a.To ocno rt*»tt)ia^ pctocn -\n:''i.i ^vJar^.i »._oja3 ^oAo
»\'\<WQji3 K'^^o ^ji tws ^cn . >^)^Aii:t cn^ioaji A-^i ^n ocn . . . cnA ^ii.Mrc' ^oA.i r<'^OJL>^T.».-i ocno : .j)»0-iLi-a>r<L=3.i ^oA.i K'^H.^^ ^^1^ ^^cno : K'ixloixa ^^aa ^ cniu^.TSoA r^i^ .i^ : jascuiooAo : r^Twre' ^lOT ^,1 k^cn . . . cnA ^^i i*af^ kIaJO^ot-i-^ A_^.t ocn ^s r<I_ir^ i-Sirf : ..oA^oK's K'Axiia Aa-s ocno (sic) : ..ojo.irs'i."!
kcn
ocno
cnlt.i oA.i ocn vyi<' . ^.ocniuA^ h\jr^ '^*-r ^°> ocns r^iiiAvflaia . ^^Ttsap*" enlo ^x^r^ . ...alps' . crA ij^p^* cn^u^iisaa (sic) ..^oio.iopS'.i A^..-| . au\i\,twQjia ^^A^or^.i K'l&A^a A^.i ^.i ocn tt^s-iT.o ^is-iirt* rc'isop^sa ^^ocolik ^aco^
[Add. 14,547.]
DLVIII.
Vellum, about IQi in. by 7^, consisting of 187 leaves, the first two of wbicb are much
stained and slightly torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number, the last having only 3 leaves. Each page has from 23 to 33 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular hand, and dated A. Gr. 1101, A.D. 790. It contains —
The first part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, translated by the abbat Paul, comprising 30 discourses.
1. The Index. Eol. 2 b.
2. In sanctum Pascha et in tarditatem. Eol. 3 b.
3. Adeos qui ipsum acciverant, nee occur- rerant. Eol. 4 b.
4. Apologetica. Eol. 6 b.
5. Eunebris in laudem Csesarii fratris. Eol. 26 a.
6. In patrem tacentem propter plagam grandinis. Eol. 34 b.
7. In seipsum, ad patrem et Basilium magnum, post reditum e fuga. Eol. 42 a.
8. Apologeticus ad patrem suum Grego- rium, prsesente Basilio magno. Eol. 43 a.
9. Ad Gregorium Nyssenum. Eol. 45 a.
10. Ad patrem, cum ei Nazianzense Eccle- sisB curam commiserat. Eol. 47 b.
11. Prima de pace oratio. Eol. 49 a.
12. Tertia de pace oratio. Eol. 56 b. Notes ; fol. 61 a.
13. Secunda de pace oratio. Eol. 62 a.
14. De suis sermonibus et ad Julianum tributorum exsequatorem. Eol. 68 a.
15. Ad cives Nazianzenos gravi timore perc\ilsos et prsefectum irascentem. Eol. 73 a.
16. In novam Dominicam. Eol. 77 a.
17. Eunebris in laudem sororis suae Gor- goniae. Eol. 80 6.
18. Eunebris in patrem, prsesente Basilio. Eol. 88 a.
19. In Theophania, sive Natalitia Salva- toris. Eol. 104 a.
20. In sancta Lumina. Eol. 110 a. Notes ; fol. 116 a.
21. In Pentecosten. Eol. 120 b.
22. Adversus Eunomianos prima). Fol. 126 a.
23. Derilio(theologioatertia). Fol. 129 ft.
24. De Filio (theologica quarta). Fol. 137 b.
25. De Spiritu Sancto (theologica quinta). Fol. 145 h.
26. Adversus Arianos et de seipso. Fol. 154 a.
27. In Machabseorum laudem. Fol. 158 a.
28. In laudem S. Martyris Cypriani. Fol. 162 S.
29. In laudem Heronis pMlosophi. Fol. 168 a,
30. In Jilgyptiorum adventum. Fol. 174 a.
31. In laudem magni Athanasii. Fol. 177 «.
Subscription, containing the date, fol. 187 a :
K'i.SQt^sa.l r<'ikisa.T^ re'i^a^L^ .^s^x^mI paix.
. rduVk tosnivs . jpoi.i \ twMK'.t.B . rC.T^o r^nrdA ritxsOCL. : *^ : «i^rc'.t . rOQi\^^n.TJr<' : »{4 : ^jsnr^ ^i'ai\s\ r^x*:uo rtUjoiAo r^i-alo
The margins of this manuscript are even more thickly studded with notes of various kinds than those of Add. 12,153 and Add. 14,547.
At the top of fol. 187 h we read the words :
. r^r<l2a\A .sl*gisq.i v^^n r<UjjLfio r<'.VM.i
These are followed by a long note, the first line of which has undergone two succes- sive erasures, so that now only the words reCicn rd=>A\^ ^:^ ,coaiut<' are legible. From the remainder it appears that the name of the scribe was Abraham
r^siuA orA Axd.:i ij^Ask . >coo.T il's .i r<^-i\^
GEEGOEY OF NAZIANZUS.
(theologica
435
VasrS' ,cn : cnlA^i A:^. rC^vz^ r^Av[ax*iL]so
coi^M ^ r^on r<ls&\^ toacux\ili T^r^
: ens ^r<'.i ^ca ^ "pTiSat jaoxo^.i orC
ocb T<*rnyi°> A^ . K'ivb.'vs K'iti.^.i r^iAiiAo ocb .• i -IS, r^Za.va r^axAxl »-^r^ •sm'.'l
>)cn'iar<' cnL.i f^.Vf'r^ ^irtlfta rdicn r^=3&^ .tin I y-a rtf'cnAK' ■\ ^rgo . . . . sa w^i T*an T-a
i*^ COS orA ^oqp.i ^ A& .1^. oolvu
On the margin, opposite lines 3 — 5 of the above note, there are some words, in a diffe- rent hand, now partially effaced, apparently the names of later owners.
,fl9Cu!^iSo[o.i] .... r^SQOre'ii r^is3 ....
jagQ-»i.^\i «\ . . . .^xfioor^.i r^i>Aa . . .
At the foot of the page there was another note of considerable length, but of later date, which has been purposely erased. The few words legible show that it referred to at least two persons as purchasers and donors.
On fol. 2 a there are some words in the handwriting of one George, a bishop, — appa- rently a mere trial of the pen : oAm* A^
^tjcjss r<^uiT*ga [,:^ax* ^]aoi.&o ^..i^.i
rc:zti.j3.-i K'iu^iajr^ r^h\a. \\ °> .A&u&_saA
to which another hand has added j3a*\io\^
. ^SOjicna r^\^ rC'i.A.I Aa (sic) r^&CUku^K'
Here too is recorded the name of Rabban
Mekim of Edessa, who possessed the book by
inheritance from his (spiritual) father Eab-
ban Bar-had-be-shabba, the disciple of Mar
3k2
436
THEOLOGY.
Yuhannan i-ni . This note is written in the form of a St. Andrew's cross.
r^-\ T -i.TiMi.3 ^i (read joacissre'.i) ,oaxii«<'s
On fol. 1 a there is a note, in the usual form, stating that this was one of the 250 volumes, brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932. On the verso of the same leaf is written the name of CT€<l>ANOC, and the word Theologus, once in Greek, eEouAourO[C], and twice in Syriac.
This manuscript was one of those seen and coveted by Assemani, when he was at the convent of S. Mary Deipara. See the Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 172, and t. iii., pars i., p. 23.
[Add. 14,548.]
DLIX.
Vellum, about 10 1 in. by 7^, consisting of 108 leaves, the first and last of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, 11 in number, are signed with letters from .ta to ."li . There is a lacuna after fol. 102. The number of lines in each page varies from 29 to 36. This manuscript is written in a small, neat character of about the ix*'^ cent., with occasional Syriac vowels. Fol. 1 is of some- what later date. It contains —
The second part of the works of Gregory Nazianzen, oocuio^i^ r^AuiMri" rc'i\o^a , comprising 12 discourses. The translation is different from that of the abbat Paul, and may probably be the older Nestorian version (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars i., p. 24, note 1). The handwriting and general appearance of the manuscript are in favour of this supposition.
1. In laudem magni Athanasii, rdsacu A^ r^si jiocutm^K't^b.Ta.i CD^iaa.a.1 . Eol. 1 b.
rei.iJtt.YflajrV. Fol
See Opera, t. i,, p. 386 ; Migne, t, xxxv., col. 1082.
2. De dogmate et constitutione Episcopo- rum, iiolsasa cnuiv*»<'.i f<lA\o\ar<'i\ Ajy»
Eol. 13 b. See Opera, t. i., p. 376 ; Migne, t. XXXV., col. 1066.
3. Supremum vale, coram cl. Episcopis,
rd<^r<lsas i:s3r<'A\r<'.l QiuAa^!\^0Lfl9.1 K'iswKlsa
(sic) hy ■_& or^* r^ i noi — m.1 f^-SO-L-z.
(sic) jaaA Q °> > i^i^cua-3
17 b. See Opera, t. i., p. 748 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 458.
4. Exhortatio ad Virgines, k'^o^ h\o\ r^o\»3 r(\sar£i7i . Eol. 27 a. See Opera, t. ii., p. 378 ; Migne, t. xxxvii., col. 632.
5. Oratio habita in consecratione Eulalii Doarensium Episcopi, ..^nare'.is rdi^oi^i.iikB
pd^cuiitoar^. Eol. 28 a. See Opera, t. i., p. 253 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 852.
6. A Confession of Eaith, which the holy Gregory made public in the Church,
jiui^iX^. Beginning, fol. 29 a : refcrAps" t»» dai^a.! '. K'&vxM K'ivba.l r<^iis*w >cdq^t<'.i K'itasn.'i vao . caioaxijo cnljLM . rdS3Q>n->o . r^lisilsLSS ps.i t^imLlm . cia^ooAr^.i r^i>vx. ,coo^r<'.-t . oraSQh reL>.-u«iL> . r<'i3.i ca.icuu rtfartf
7. Some heathen stories mentioned by the blessed Gregory, i<'iuiJ.A» ^=a ^i^a^ .sah\ r* « — "^ \ 003 ,^.ocfi_l v&.v-M.i r^ '\\ M .1
^cuiai>,.i^. Eol. 30 6.
8. De pauperum amore, A!^ »<'i.=ar^aa rS'i>cuajaiiJ3 ivsa^i . Eol. 31 a. See Opera, t. i., p. 257 ; Migne, t. xxxv., col. 858.
9. In sanctum Baptisma, Aa-.i pc'^^ar^aa PC'Au.iara^'sa . Eol. 45 a. See Opera, t. i.,
GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS.
437
p. 691; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 359. The manuscript from which this discourse was copied was evidently defective, as the text passes at once, on fol. 45 a, line 20, from the
words oaa re aX\a iravrj^vpl^ova-Lv dvdpeoiroi
(Opera, t. i., p. 691, A) to the words ovrm tok
irapovcrc, icav aco<ppovfj<; (p. 698, D).
10. In sanctum Pascha, Aa.s (^•t-soKlaa f^4>^ . Fol. 61 b. See Opera, t. i., p. 845 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 628.
11. Funebris oratio in laudem Basilii magni, r^z*.va.i K'^iaaLa A^-.t r^-i-sar^sa jBcuLflDo. Fol. 74 a. See Opera, t. i., p. 770 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 494. There is a lacuna after fol. 102, extending from p. 828, 0, Kul W9 \vx»o<i <})<orb<!, to p. 830, D,
12. De Theologia (theologica secunda), rdi^oXoK'Ai ^\~«i . Fol. 104 a. See Opera, t, i., p. 495 ; Migne, t. xxxvi., col. 26. It ends on fol. 108 b with the words (p. 507, C)
Kol TOVTO rov •jTOvrjpov TO a6<f)iaiMi to) koX^ Kara'xpTja-afievov Trpo? to KaKov, ola ra ttoXXA tS>v eKeivov KaKovpjTjfiaTCOV,
There are many marginal notes in this manuscript, either referring to various read- ings or explanatory of difficult words.
Fol. 1 a exhibits a list (kI^.icu;.) of the above discourses, underneath which are the letters O PP.
On the margin of fol. 10 a, there is a note, stating that the deacon Severus sent this volume to Michael the patriarch (of Antioch), probably the first of the name. Consequently the date of the present lies between A.D. 1167
and 1200. . paxsa r^'iar^Jio . r^ca K^aixA i.Ti.
[Add. 18,815.]
DLX.
Vellum, about 9^ in. by 6, consisting of
124 leaves, some of which are much stained and otherwise slightly damaged, especially foU. 1—18, 108, and 120—124. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 14 in number ; but leaves are now wanting both at the beginning and end, as well as after foil. 2, 3, and 120. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 41 lines. This volume is written in a small, regular hand of the vi"* or vii*"* cent., and contains —
Ifiscourses of Gregory Nazianzen, in a translation different from that of the abbat Paul, but, judging by nos. 3, 4, 5, and 17, identical with that contained in Add. 18,815. There is, however, nothing distinctively Nes- torian in the appearance of the volume.
1. . rc'^cnlr^ .W-ansa .JtoCuick^i^^f^^.To.l
K'.iA-. ^ua^ A.^ T^xsnr^sn, in Theophania.
Fol. 1 a. See Opera, t. i., p. 663. Of this discourse there remain only two fragments, the one beginning with the words ovre xpwov Ti /lepof ovS^ yh,p fieTp/rjTov' , p. 667, E, and
ending with reXo? Urxyporepov helrai. (fxvyfidicov iirl SeivoTepoi,<: rot? dppcocnrjfiacnv, p. 671, B ;
the other beginning with the passage 'ATrea-ToXr) fiiv, aXX' ws avOpatror , p. 673, A, and ending
with the words ttjv 'HpioSov TraiSo/croviav ,
p. 674, E.
2. reUiJ.i ius A^ , in sancta Lumina, beginning with the words w? ^<rt ITauXo?, Opera, t. i., p. 680, D. Fol. 4 a.
3. i<'(K*.iosii:k99 A^..t r^iAiK:t r^xsnr^sn , in sanctum Baptisma. Fol. 9 b.
4. ^oWsoso ca<^(<'.'i . r<li\^cAorc'(^ .\\'sa
de Dogmate et Constitutione Episcoporum. Fol. 30 a.
5. 1^.1 ^.1 ^H^.-| . r^xsoil."! K'isonisa ^ . v^/> \/%^At , de Theologia (theologica secunda). Fol. 34 b.
438
THEOLOGY Fol
r^is l^^ , de Filio (theolog. tertia) 49 6.
K-ia 1-^1 ^'ih\n r^i-»JrcL=a , de Pilio (theolog. quarta). Eol. 59 b.
8. Klwai A S..1 . rcl*_LioA>s K'i-SOrd-SO rdti.vn , de Spiritu Sancto (theolog. quinta). Fol. 68 b.
rc:i.,-»B rd*»ai A^o , in Pentecosten. Fol. 80 6.
10. l^o pC'-ti\«\ 1^ . r<\ssa^^ K'isirdsa .• .J3oou->v>r^=> >cnft3K' A^. iviA ar<' . r^wTuow \-iA r<'^cxxuu3i rs'.TjK' )alc» ."tA , in sanctum Pascha et in tarditatem. Fol. 87 b.
11. reU*^ AjwS i.iaa.^»-iis r^iiart:»3 , in sanctum Pascha. Fol. 89 a.
12. . PC'r^.iA« Ajk.a . r^^XM rdajtas-w A-Jk-s r^h\:u» ii\^ r<lax3.Ti*a . r^soso r^.icnoo Ai^-o
-ite-^^utsiM.i , in Novam Dominicam, etc. Fol. 101 a.
13. eojcaJi Ajfc.a evu-ir^ i^ols r^i^ardsa , adversus Arianos et de seipso. Fol. 105 a.
14. CLi*.93CUor^ ^oAi ruAjsa^a ^o.=a.A.-ua vmo ■ .'i fvv 1 tenah\^r^n , adversus Euno- mianos prsevia dissertatio (theologica prima). Fol. Ill «.
15. r^acuaoLa ..^co A^s r^isaretsa, in laudem Heronis philosophi, ending with the
words MrjTe TTjv fiovapxMV KaK&<; ti/ajjo-j;?, Opera,
t. i., p. 468, C. Fol. 114 a.
16. ,_ajcn h\o\ . r^iz.c^ Aa.s K'isardsa ckh\r^ r»'^<r^ r*^ ' ^^ -^gyptiorum adventum, beginning with the words Sam twv Sea-fJMv i<7Tiv eXevdepor, Opera, t. i., p. 620, D. Fol. 121 a.
17. r^ia-^oi\ (sic) ^.^iar^s rdua2^ij^ rdacLJUaaL&r^ JUO-^oAor^ .acn^ixK'.i , in consecratione EulaMi Doarensium episcopi.
Of this discourse only the first few lines
remain, as far as Bexerai yap koI UavXov rrjv <f>VTeiav, w? UavKov. Fol. 124 0.
The margins contain occasional notes, in the same handwriting as the text, expla- natory of difficult words or of proper names; e.g. foil. 5 b, 12 a, 14 a and b, 18 a, 21 o, 40 a, 45 6, etc. In one or two instances they relate to various readings, e.g. fol, 36 b.
[Add. 17,146.]
DLXI.
Vellum, about 7^ in. by 5f, consisting of 161 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foU. 6 — 14, 160, and 161. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been 17 in number, but the first and last are imperfect, two or three leaves being wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after fol. 156. There are from 26 to 35 lines in each page. This volume is written in a neat, regular character of the viii*'' or ix**" cent. It contains —
A Commentary on the works of Gregory Nazianzen, as translated into Syriac by the abbat Paul, consisting chiefly of short notes upon difficult words and passages. At the end of these notes, the texts of Scripture cited in each homily are collected under the title of rs'iiardsa.i rt'^KTcu*^, and occasion- ally interspersed, with illustrative passages from other writers.
The first and second homilies are wanting (see Add. 12,153).
1. Apologetica, imperfect at the begin- ning. Fol. 1 a. — Cyril on Isaiah, ^ . "icuj.i rdukjcre'.i K'AAix.i r<''i=ap^sa , fol. 10 6; on Hosea, . aai . .^jLocn.i rc£iix.a& , fol. 11 b ; on Habakkuk, . eia.i , fol. 12 a.
2. Funebris in laudem Csesarii fratris oratio, ,cDcu>r:' .jBcuiflan A^s . Fol. 15 b.
I 3. In patrem tacentem propter plagam
f
GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS.
grandinis, rt'-iias nc'^cuios l:w.i . Pol. 19 a. — Cyril on Nahum, )doao.-i f^ax-cia ^ . em reUa:t , fol. 22 a ; on Joel, ecn.i rCxuLCV^ , fol.
22 6.
4. In seipsum, ad patrem et Basilium magnum, tcnoar^ A^a .aocuLiaaa A^ . Fol.
23 6.
5. Apologeticus ad patrem suum Grego- rium, ■yAjkSo iixa ,cDO^r<'.i rt^^iT..! r^xsnr^sn t<'.-ure'. Fol. 24 6.
6. Ad Gregorium Nyssenum, A v r^.iouio A-^o r^Jtfoa.i .fioO->i^i^. Fol. 25 o.
7. Ad patrem, cum ei Nazianzense ecelesise curam commisisset, oU«VJr<'.t r<'A\.T.^."l . Fol. 26 b
489
A^rCi^ oA ,SaAr( .v&
I
8. Prima de pace oratio, rdisa.io rtiliuxsa . Fol. 27 a.
9. Secunda (tertia) de pace oratio, r^iuxjsa ^••iA,.i . Fol. 31 b.
10. Tertia (secunda) de pace oratio, ■\\*ina rc^*an%.i r<lL.iM AA^o rCi&A^.i r^lLizso r^uijj tODoiuK' .floCkikAA^sar^ . Fol. 34 a.
11. De suis sermonibus et ad Julianum tributorum exsequatorem, r^i-aAoL.* A ^ i joo^BoxSa^ri . Fol. 36 b.
12. Ad cives Nazianzenos, A__^:i
r^oco Wi.^.1 T^xx.i A.:k.o r^\\ n -i . Fol. 38 a.
13. In Novam Domini cam, r«!ajL9.vw Aa. K'it.'u* . Fol. 40 a.
14. Funebris oratio in laudem sororis suse Gorgoniae, cohu* re:±i\jcL^ A^.! . Fol. 42 a.
15. Funebris oratio in patrem, A_^."i >cDO_ar<';i kLi^oj^ . Fol. 45 a. — Homer, jaBaisoore" or u»oij.sooT<', twice, fol. 51 b.
16. In Theopbania, k'.-Ju 4u=» Aa-s . Fol. 516.
17. In sancta Lumina, (<icocl4 A.v..i . Fol. 57 6.— Translation of Job by Sym- machus, ^j»Q_^jaiaj(> , and Theodotion, •..o^oiorcAt (sic), fol. 61 6.
18. In Pentecosten, r^^oiilLiA A.^.i . Fol. 62 a.
19. Theologica prima, adversus Euno- mianos, cu*saiare' A-incA.i . Fol. 66 a.
20. Theologica tertia, de Filio, ods ^
rCia Aa-.t r<,Si^a . Fol. 68 6.
21. Theologica quarta, de Filio, A v ^ r^-va . Fol. 76 a,
22. Theologica quinta, de Spiritu sancto, rt:x..vo r<Ujoi Aa..i . Fol. 82 b.
23. Adversus Arianos et de seipso, ^oA.i cnT«M Aj^o oi^'iK*. Fol. 88 a.
24. In Macchabaeorum laudem, A ^.i
KUaiLaj . Fol. 91 6.
25. In laudem s. martyris Cypriani, A:^.i .flsciui^oa . Fol. 93 a.
26. In laudem Heronis philosophi, A^.i rtftaauoLa ..^cD . Fol. 95 a. — Philo the Hebrew, rc:<ia^ .^^La , fol. 98 a.
27. In ^gyptiorum adventum, A ^3
T<£^'cinsos^T<^ T<h\^h\r£in . Fol. 98 a.
28. In laudem magni Athanasii, A— ^.t jucuAu^r^ relza.To.i mjsaoi* . Fol. 100 a. — Extracts from the ecclesiastical history of
Socrates, jaajA^i^aoo.-i r^aj^flajJuLorC, fol.
104 6. — Subscription, fol. 105 a, AusoAjl.
. T^Au.sa.'us r<'iia^a
29. De moderatione in disputationibus servanda, rr\ \ *»! *an -1.1 r^ms^ ^ovl&x. A-^.<i . Fol. 105 a.
30. De dogmate et constitutione episco- porum, T^aoAfio&rc'n rtf'i&tafiaA^aa A^.i . Fol. 108 a.
31. De Theologia (theologica secunda),
r<'i\aaArc'4»eAAaas9 A^n . Fol. 109 6.
32. De seipso, etc., A\«no cnT«M A.^ .■ ^i-SSKb coa oocn ^iSaaaM.l r<&anfia^r^
440
112 i.
33. In seipsum, cum rure rediisset, etc.,
(sic) a.na:^ k'Am^.i A:^o . r^ft>ia\r<',sa r^iSt, x^ r^^sAsk coojsi^ai^sfA . Fol. 114 a. — Socrates the Philosopher, Kl^cuaoL^ jm^viCJio^ , fol. 116 a. — John Chrysostom, horn. xi. on the epist. to the Ephesians, rt'isar^so ^ ^cu.i r<*MiW.i r£siz.o£i:t r^.i , fol. 116 b.
34. Supremum vale coram cl. episcopis,
A_^0 . pg-AQ n flu 1 'VK'.l K'&Uk^rd^a A-^.i Klsaii, ^r^x-n >.^i\n\icu» . Fol. 116 6: — Cyril on Isaiah, fol. 122 a. — Extract from the ecclesiastical history of Socrates, jaoj^^iacuto.i , fol. 122 b.
35. De pauperum amore, iv:»LMi .L^n r^^cuAALsa . Fol. 122 b.
36. In sanctum Baptisma, .i !^s
K'^.io.sa.^ksa . Fol. 125 b. — Extract from the second epistle of Severus to Sergius Grammaticus, r<'A<i_^r^ ^— » . r^iopeijao."!
JttOAJ^^i.^ .«v» • \j on ^ol.l ^^i^.l , fol.
131 a.
37. In sanctvim Pascha, k:.**^ A-:».i . Fol. 131 b.
38. Funebris oratio in laudem Basilii magni, .««" .\ . fw~. A_^."i . Fol. 135 b. — Extracts from the ecclesiastical history of Theodoret, rs^io.in^A> , foil. 142 b, 143 a and b.
39. Exhortatio ad Virginem, Ji — ^s K-AAoAxa . Fol. 143 i.— Philo the Hebrew, r<l>in^ >..q\i«^ , fol. 144 a.
40. Ad Cledonium epistola prima (secunda), jaaxio.ili) ^oli R'Ausn.Ta r<'<^i\r<' ^ . Fol. 144 a. — Extract from the ecclesiastical his- tory of Eusebius, .flf»i-ny>or<'.i t^aL.A>flr>iYi\ or^p3 rgit-iflrin , fol. 145 b ; and of Socrates, fol. 146 6.
41. Ad Cledonium epist. secunda (prima),
.flffim.-da AioX.! ^A\iA>.T t<'i\i^r<'. Fol. 148 a.
THEOLOGY.
Fol.
42. Adversus Julianum imperatorem prior invectiya, .-noa.i iVo-. A.^.t r^a.si9.i-o . Fol. 149 a. — Extract from the ecclesiastical his- tory of Theodoret, rd2l[^iiT<'it , fol. 156 b ; imperfect at the end.
43. Secunda in Julianum imp. invectiva, imperfect at the beginning. Fol. 157 «. — Extracts from Theodoret, jaooJ^io.iK''&>.i , fol. 158 a and b.
44. In consecratione Eulalii Doarensium episcopi, .^^oiopc'.i A^.i ooa pi . Fol. 159 a.
45. In dictum Evangelii, etc., am pa ^..fti\\iof<'.i r^AiSea A^i . Fol. 159 a.
Subscription, fol. 161 b : .=>^>a»\ >1x.
rdx.>l..£i.'1 rda&v^-a ^rtf'.i K*^ h tw s r<'\*io . ^jcnihT.QA >i^ J3oo\^alor^^ .iuo^i^v^
. r<CAQnn\i°>.TO rt^cxxSo-icD.io r^'i>ix. rttil&lbsa.to
rc'in.iQ rdsip*'."! r^cLt. r^i^sacULa r^hJ^i\.s yi\\\a ^3\JAso r^Lcn . r^x.icui.i rcluO'i.ia
Then followed a scholion, showing in what order the discourses of Gregory Nazianzen were composed and delivered; but of this only a few words of the title remain : ^a^
K'ooas.l ytx^ orA ^iisare' ^Ax^.i : rdz^.vn.'l . j.a . f^T 1 T n Ktocn.i r<l3a ^Ax^o . Klauxo
Compare Add. 14,547, fol. 2 a.
There are words written in Greek charac- ters on foil. 85 a and 132 a.
[Add. 17,147.]
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441
letters. There are from 26 to 31 lines in each page. This manuscript is imperfect at the end, and there are lacunje after foil. 3, 9, and 12. It is written in a small, regular hand of the ix**" or x* cent., and contains — A Commentary on the first volume of the Works of Gregory Nazianzen, as translated by the abbat Paul, compiled by an anony- mous author, who followed the exposition of Benjamin, metropolitan of Edessa : ^ * -
•ao^v-^^.l ^-t-rsa r^'icnoJi r^icnoj .jk.ctx>
r^ T ..Ta.t r^ i -a.T-D T^-s^u^-a ^^u^'^&uM.l rtlaa n nr» i <\r^ .jtoo^oAoK'ii jaDa_.icL^i.\^
»ii *wr^
aJ-3
.0fii^i\°>cvi^yt5q
1. In sanctum Pascha et in tarditatem. Pol. 1 b.
2. Ad eos qui ipsum acciverant, nee oc- currerant ; imperfect. Pol. 3 a.
3. Apologetica; imperfect at the begin- ning and end, as weU as elsewhere. Pol. 10 a.
[Add. 17,197, foU. 1—25.]
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Paper, about 12| in. by 7J, consisting of 116 leaves (Add. 14,725, foil. 100—215), mostly in good preservation. The quires, 12 in number, are signed with letters from «<* to cd (fol. 148 6) and from k* to t . There is an ex- tensive lacuna after fol. 148, and a single leaf is missing after fol. 199. The last quire too is imperfect at the end. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 45 Hues. This manuscript is written in a small, regu- lar, current hand of the x"" or xi*"" cent., and contains —
Scholia on the Homilies of Gregory Na- zianzen. Each homily is preceded by a short introduction, giving an outline of its con-
tents, and a list of the passages of Scripture which are cited in it.
The first section, fol. 100 b, states the order in which the various homilies, 47 in nmnber, were composed and delivered : A^ .soiu^.i ^ijtfa rtUiuxsa .:^(\x^ •^i^O-t oxLjj
r^XM ^\s»<s ,i>jsaK'o . It is followed by a section, fol. 101 a, explaining the intimate connection between the first three homilies, t<'A<Q°>in 1.1 K'^A^ rc'OjjuSa.i ^..o^^MArfoi^
Homily i. (Opera, t. i., hom. 1), fol. 101 b. — Contents, rdi.sa.TD K'i-sardsa.i t<'t^\'Sn , and the passages of Scripture quoted in it, rdaiui ^so.t rdiia, fol. 101 b. — ^Another scholion, by Aitalliiha, regarding the order of the homilies of Gregory Nazianzen, fol.
102 b : A^ k'o.mso.i Qnio>°>-i.i v^k* .^oA&iao
^jJutrC'o . rdJCjJLn Ktocni.-i ^o.Ta cnX ^iiMi< . ojoaoa^K' KtocD.i ^ coAuL.i*Tnn ^i&.aor^
^rC ^il>r<to . .w i\Q«Su\i\twfta ^ v^cot^.i l'-"^ 1 . ...OJrt' cnLn ol.l rdajLOa ^...OorxA^
K'enr^A ,^rdl . — A scholion of Athanasius (II., Baladensis), patriarch of Antioch, fol.
103 a : 'p:ia rdSkJ3&vsa.l rdsix. . -^ . j» j!oeuSoih\r^\ cral !•-'<- i jaoo^^olor^^.l rd=>^\& (sic) rdt&cu&jJ\^r«'.l rtil^iti^O rdlnJtAsa j^VdipdaJi.i pAnlrc' >*»i or*' J^.T . rd*icuao.i ^.,OcnjAv..t<' . .^oi^O^.l rdrsiv^.i r<'.iaiit<' K'l^oicuk.jaoo rdJrc' ■i.SflK' »tl»iap^At ^HA*
iu&or^ rellrd^ r^'isxti>\ .^^hyjx ^\h\.js
^\h\:{ . K'ixooAre' AxalsoJO p3 iu.sa.Ta . rdx-i
. JLO . r<'4«cu_xJV3iwsw iuAOr^ . r<li»aa*i*r<'.i 3l
U2
THEOLOGY.
— A scholion, from whicli it appears that the commentary, whence it was taken, was compiled by E-ahban Benjamin and his school, and revised and corrected by one of his disciples, Daniel. The text, which seems to be corrupt in some passages, is as follows, fol. 103 a: pa.i rdls^cuaaa . •:• . ,» j^.rC r^a.sa:u rujso:^ cai°>\».io r<'^a*ivA^
rd\±a^ ^aA^^^vso rdi^L»>.i (sic) K'^o.t^^ rdlia.i r^j\oL^J3o .so^ua.i ^V£±n r^i^i^ (sic) a&^^^.i crL.i (<''i-aar<lsa=).i f^^ntws, (sic) rdu'-iiivsa r^xSr^ ^so . ...ooajcjaA ^ss
.N'w V • oon p3.i K'A^cu.saJLrsoX .^.oi^.i . ocn.t cn.TiSal^ A^KliJ.i .iso (sic) — i^i^o ^n
vyr<' Ais3A\r<' pi p3.t ^co AurC riaJtsa."! KlSi^r^ iji^^AuK' . osoJio f^au^Kto . r<'d\ouou»
^or^x^9 Ai^tno . r^S^MOX. A^ ^oca r<*niior>
r^^^eshx A^. T^rmw.l r^va^AJaa^n.l >oA fiiT, crA .Otv^Aion :i^ T<^»°>t> r^oia.T crUOcnA
^i^ ^cni^ cA •.j:^ K'oArtAo .jc^ . r<l>cix..t JM AsA.i ^co tSa A(<'ivx.r<' ^rd&jAM.i .Tin ^K'^&u* cu.i ^cn A^. A*i.=Qr<' r^o on\i» .«»<ft.\«Mi r^cvcD vyr^.t.i ^ ^CDO col ^iJ^ru (sic) ■•^'•^ ^rdiorAr^ pi A^ . pVM ii^T.i
K'^Asa pLat ^ixi^.t >Avsar^ ^rt*.! ^:wca r^'istr^ p3 ...oorilia pibrC'.l A}^ iuaJLai\»^
tiiT. «^..ai(<' ^A^rC*.! .J^.t* r^.i AA^a pi.l
•:• cux^^K'.i r^Bii^ne' ,^_ajr<'. — Then follow the scholia, fol. 103 b.
Homily ii. (Opera, t. i., hom. 3). Pol. 109 6. — rtfArdaJo, fol. 109 b; passages of Scripture, fol. 110 a; scholia, fol. 110 a.
Homily iii. (Opera, t. i., hom. 2), imper- fect at the end. Pol. 114 b. — .^m<Ar<i^n , fol. 114 b ; passages of Scripture, fol. 115 b ; passages from the commentary of Cyril of Alexandria on Isaiah, r^\sar<£s3 pa.t iaa .td.i re'is.T.K'.t rdni.aA.1 r<'^'A<.i , fol. 119 a and b, on Hosea, fol. 120 a, and on Habakkuk, fol. 120 b ; scholia, fol. 123 b.
Homily XXVIII. (Opera,t.i., hom. 25). Pol. 149 a. — Passages of Scripture, fol. 149 a; extract from the Ecclesiastical History of Socrates, lib. i., cap. 38, .\ tw i w \ n pa tSkO ps . r^aisa.TX) r^xsnr^isa ^ .flni\^iacu3p.i jjA.t , fol. 149 a ; extract from the Ecclesi- astical History of Theodoret, lib. iv., cap 22, ^ifia.^.1 .Sloi rt.i r^xsar£^a pa re:^'i.ir<'(&i.t
. iil^lArcla , fol. 149 a ', r<dr<l°kii , fol. 150 a ; scholia, fol. 150 a.
Homily xxix. (Opera, t. i., hom. 34). Pol. 172 a. — Passages of Scripture, fol. 172 a; rdXrslSirJ^ii , fol. 172 b; scholia, fol. 172 b.
Homily XXX. (Opera, t. i., hom. 21). Pol. 188 b. — Passages of Scripture, fol. 188 b ; extract from Severus, hom. epithron. xc, .^QAiiAu^r^.i -.1 K'iaardsa ^sa . pe'iortlno.i
j»cuJjajA»r<' A:^ o^rc*.! , fol. 188 b ; extracts from the Ecclesiastical History of Socrates ; viz. fol. 189 a and b, f^oA^r<l»r^io pa oA.T ...or^laji pa oinflo.i (lib. i., cap. 35) ; iol. 189 b, pa ^'ih\^ (<i=ar^sa pj onL.i
GREGOET OP NTSSA.
448
^flcL^AvxjsoM.'i ,^t<v<'\'\n (lib. ii., cap. 17), and >^'i tn \..i ^..ord-lrt* ^ n ^_2a cn-\_>.t r^±saMa (lib. ii., cap. 26) ; fol. 190 a, ooxaoi^
(lib. iii., cap. 14), and ,._oi<lXrd.ajs ^ ^'iina ^iA^.i (lib. i., capp. 31, 32) ; extract from the Ecclesiastical History of Theodoret, lib. iv., cap. 2, t^'i w «k -lir^.i rc'A> i ■>. r.h\ r<i^i.io«<'A<.i , fol, 190 a and b ; rcdrsL^rdii , fol. 190 b ; scholia, imperfect, fol. 191 a.
Though the author, or rather compiler, of these scholia is, so far as we have observed, nowhere expressly named, yet there are pas- sages which show that he was a contemporary and friend of Athanasius II. (Baladensis), patriarch of the Jacobites. For example, fol. 132 a, commenting on horn. ii. § 13 (Opera, t. l., p. 18, UpSixov fiev Btj tovto, mv etiro/iev, evKa^ela-dat, a^iov, k.t.X.), he says : rf.icn p3 (sic) ^xsar<^ ,A.r«' ps ^so )au>ol
003 Ar^^ r^-l^^r^ . r<'<iu=)9.i cn^rii n> ocp ^i
Bar-Hebrseus teUs us that the works of Gre- gory were translated, during the lifetime of Athanasius, by the famous Jacob of Edessa (Assemani,Bibl.Or.,t. ii., p. 307; t. iii., pars i., p. 23, note) ; and it is probable that our commentator is the almost equally celebrated George, bishop of the Arabs, who was consecrated at the express desire of Athanasius (Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 336, no. 10). This guess receives some support from the fact of the name ^i^ior<l_\^ (<.sa-ia.-^.i being written on the margin of fol. 132 b, opposite another passage in which the commentator speaks in the first person: isar^ mLi rdA&cuao Ar< ^.1 ^i^
^^or^h\ .i-n
003 A^&cn i.S9r^ . r^iti>
U.O
If George, bishop of the Arabs, be really
the author or compiler of these scholia, he may have taken the scholia of Aitallaha (fol. 102 b) and of Daniel (fol. 103 a) from the older, Nestorian, version of Gregory Nazian- zen (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 307 ; t. iii., pars i., p. 23, note). Daniel is cited in Add. 14,549, fol. 2 b, marg. : A.rCu:t pi
. rcli^iort'^.t ^'ihx ^ca ^.<ua dusmar^ ^a\.i [Add. 14,725, foil. 100—215.]
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Vellum, about lOJ in. by 8^, consisting of 108 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foil, 1, 70, 78—80, and 88. The quires were once 13 in number, but the 10"^ is lost, and the last two are im- perfect, six leaves being wanting after fol. 100, and several at the end of the book. They were originally signed with arithmetical figures (fol. 69 a, yu/Jw ; fol. 99 a, y^w), but are now numbered with letters. Each page is divided into two coliimns, of from 29 to 36 lines. The writing is a fine, regular Estran- gela of the vi*** cent. This volume contains —
I. "Writings of Gregory Nyssen ; viz.
1. Eive discourses on the Lord's Prayer.
Title, fol. 1 b : t^isa.ui K'iaartlso.i relnx.aai
»j^ ^Irc*.! rdisazs.! ^..tor^.i rc'iioX^.-i
tCDCUir^ooia^i^tisal .i i-i%..i tcoo.i.j^stA^
<Yii\.<»-i.i . See Opera, ed. 1638, t. i., p. 712 ; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xliv., col. 1119.
2. Eight discourses on the Beatitudes (S. Matthew, ch. v. 3—10). Title, fol. 33 a:
. QnAaQoa >V9a.i toaciMK' cii»io^i^ (<isa^
See Opera, t. i., p. 762 ; Migne, t. xliv., col. 1193.
3. Discourse on the life of Gregory Thau-
3l2
444
maturgus, ascribed in this manuscript to Gregory Nazianzen. Title, fol. 81 a : k^jAcvd
. rd.ittLor^.l r^a^QoaK' coiii^i^ r^x^.vo JJ^.
See Opera, t. iii., p. 534; Migne, t. xlvi., col. 893. After fol. 88 there is a consider- able lacuna, extending from t. iii., p. 547, B, to p. 562, B. At the end we read, fol. 100 a :
cnva-M . ov-JV-ire'.'t p^aoooa-AK' oot^t^ yAx. .. rd.iQiiir^.t r«::aaoaa.re' reiai ooi^i^
II. Writings of Gregory Nazianzen ; viz.
1. The first Epistle to Cledonius, k'Ax'iAjk' ttiaAcx^pC A-,nft\t ootiSv^:^ . Pol. 100 a. See Opera, ed. 1778, t. ii., p. 83, epist. ci., from the beginning as far as El fiev ovv
iBi'xP'rio'civ fj vvv rj irporepov, p. 84, D.
• 2. The second epistle to Cledonius, imper- fect at the beginning, commencing with
Sia TO fj-TjBe KeKivrjo'Bat TtjviKavra tovto to ^'^rrjfia
(Opera, t. ii., p. 94, A). Fol. 101 a.
8. Extracts from his writings, against the Eunomians ; viz.
beginning, fol. 103 b : r^ . k'mi\t. ooolcxa
pdlK* . K'T.lptf' oii.l «<1 Ariis . rdxJri' iii.1
crA ^TJio 'rdzjija.l ru . rt'iuSQ ^us ^
: K'iusb dvia ^ cnsoxBt^.i : r^^ao^ss (<1 K'.icn .sa^ K'oolr^ Ot^ . oq3 r<!uia.i rC.icDOo rdl
b. ttttoiorC laaol.i ^oi< , beginning, fol. 105 a : rdxJr*' aia.io rdJb.irC.lo rc'i'aa t..i
THEOLOGY. pC'i-a.T
aa>aio»<', beginning, fol. 105 &: »ot .^j^ ^p^ . PC'ia .T-aSk-.l iqp »«n vyp^ r^are" .vn^.l
d. ojsaiori' AnaaX.i ^oA< , beginning, fol. 106 a : ni'.i I \ .rf Kll .cnoAu.rf red.i >»n-=o
e. Qcaior^ A-inol.t ^<\h\ , beginning, fol. 106 a : ^7--'t' orC Aurt^mT'V r^2a\i\a iuia.l
. .X.O . ^ .Tu >\Q)
/. ottsoior^ Aajiol.'i ^<\h\ , beginning, fol.
108 b : orC* 003 r^:iAtr^ r^ K'luaiL.i KVtjIp^
. J.O . K'.TiJurt'o nr'.Tj-L.r^ r^ . K'.i i i tr^
Imperfect.
On fol. 1 a there is a note stating that this volume belonged to the congregation of Tagrit (Teki-it).
[p9]o T^sspi' p3 poTM rtftoetji . rdloa rdi.ienftaA •:■ K^i-a t^jjOI ^o T^TiS
Of another note, which has been in great part carefully erased, only the latter portion is now legible, containing one of the usual anathemas.
StiU lower down there is a second ana- thema, in which occur the words r^^-»:^ pa r^.tcn , " from this convent ", doubtless mean- ing that of S. Mary Deipara.
Some not very skiKul artist has drawn a head of a saint on this page, and written over it the words r^i^ojsb.i i i °it. r^iao* . The word rel*c»ai beneath the head does not mean " him of Nyssa," but " trial (of the pen),"
[Add. 14,550.]
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Pour vellum leaves, 134 i^- ^7 1^8> ^^ch page of which has three columns, and each column from 49 to 54 lines. The writing is a neat, regular Estrangela of the vi"* cent. They contain —
Fragments of the Commentary of Gregory Nyssen on the Song of Songs, v^ n t.cua «a*ia^iJ^rdz*.-vs.l f<'h\S»SiX.h\ ^mit At.i , fol. 1 b ; viz.
1. Part of hom. xv. See Opera, ed, 1638,
t. 1. p. 703, A, nne 5, orav iv Kaipw avoi^rjrai,
TO a-To/ia Tov Xoyov, as far as p. 709, A, line 9,
But TOV T^5 cr/S6r}<; <j>6^ov, k. t. \. 1 ol. 1 d,
2. Part of a homily, which is not found either in the edition of 1638, or in Migne's Patrol. Gr., expounding ch. vi. 10 — viii. 14. The portion extant commences with the ex- planation of ch. vi. 12. Pol. 3 a.
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The Discourse of Gregory Nyssen on the death of Meletius, bishop of Antioch, See Opera, ed. 1638, t. iii., p. 587 ; Migne, t. xlvi.,
col. 851. Title: cdA»os3 Ijh^s r^i-sarisB
^.axsomo rS'relsa.i oo.icoiooo ^.vo . re'ooOJ.T [Add. 12,163, foU. 305—311.]
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of 195 leaves, many of which are much stained by water, and some also slightly torn, especially foil. 1 — 6, 8, and 189— 195. The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number, but the first is imperfect, a leaf having been lost at the beginning. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 38 lines. This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vi"' or vii*** cent., and contains — The works of Evagrius (Ponticus).
1. 'Life of Evagrius, ,cno-u30.i.i r^iu^j.^ Qo.'i^artf'.T , imperfect at the beginning. Pol. 1 a. Compare E,osweyde, Vitae Patrum, p. 763.
2. Doctrine of Evagrius, addressed to
the Solitaries in the desert, r<'&\ca&\±i9 .^oA*
rtf'ij.i *gi.-i.i , and divided into 151 sections (r^in) . Beginning, fol. 2 b : rC^caJ^oo'ijv . . 1 I mrq r<* u i t •w.t caJ.&Acu *. ax>^(^ t<'(Ai:^.<u fSnci '.K'^oiiusn.i K*.! ns ^ )ajiii\.sg.i
rc'ooAp^ . To sect. 8 is prefixed the special title, KlaiLcu* r<' % I'wAi ^co A:^.i , " on the eight evil thoughts " ; to sect. 16, .-»v ft.. r<*ii*a^ ^ca A^.i .sa^ , "again on the eight evil thoughts " ; to sect. 35, reLiLu A^s , on the passions " ; to sect. 41, re'^o-i-.^-i-sa.i rdA-A-sb , "hortatory pre- cepts"; and to sect. 55, r^ sh\^—^
r^n r, . Y«v. \ \^ J TX/WCTTt/CO? . ScCtioUS 1
103 correspond to Gallandii Bibl., t. vii., p. 554, § i. — ^v. ; p. 575, de octo vitiosis cogitationibus, § i. — ix. ; p. 554, § vi. — p. 557, § XXX. ; p. 563, § xliii. — xlix. ; p. 557, § xxxi. — xxxiv. ; p. 563, § liv. — p. 664, § Ixii. ; p. 557, § xxxv. — ^p. 559, § Ixii. ; p. 565, § xci.— p. 566, § c, as far
as the words koI rh twv 'ayptap Orjpuov S^y-
446
THEOLOGY.
fuiTa 6epair€vovTe<; . Compare Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xl., coU. 1222 and 1271. The remain- ing sections, 104 — 151, do not seem to he extant in Greek.
3. Discourse addressed to Eulogius,
«a_.i\p»<' rcli-acC^."* KL-i-..! , beginning, fol. 16 b : ,.oorni^i r^li-nV. rd\H.5a=».l ^A.ri' r^^sa rid . rtii-i rdlwoi r«ll*Aaa_3 . ^..ocfiA.^ T^-^Oo^.l K'ooi-.&.'l rc*nl \r^l
. .io.iA\ ..oeoioerAo . See NUi Abbatis Trac- tatus, ed. Suaresius (Eome, 1673), p. 408 ; Migne, t. Ixxix., col. 1093.
4. On the eigbt evil thoughts, rc«i»n<i»3
Eol. 34 b. It comprises an introduction and 8 discourses, each discourse being composed of various passages of Scripture bearing on the evil passion under con- sideration. The introduction commences thus: h\ 1 H^ iu.r^.1 rt*\i\ "n r^A_i_A ^-sa
ooA i.%.^JS9 caJLSia .jl^ coJJSs . rc*i*giT.
ocTi >-u. *z.&v.^dv:s3 caJ.=ao . .x.^.T "px^a
. "^"^ 'Y rc'eu.t .^acix.iv.r^ . Subscription,
fol. 77 Ct : rdlr>0^.i rdlcD rdL3i\A >Lx. . ^inT.Aw rrt l*w^ ^CD A^.i : Qti>i.^^r^ . Klx.:tcxa >a^ ^.i rdM.^^^ t^cv^o
5. On the eight evil passions, K'isartfsa
beginning, fol. 77 » : . rdniscD rc'irsla.i r<z*i
This agrees substantially with the treatise " de octo spiritibus malitise " in NUi Opera, ed. Suaresius, p. 456; Migne, t. Ixxix., col. 1145.
6. On the thoughts that are opposed to a pious life, ^:ua.v..i ^Air^ r^aJLcu* A^. . K'orAri' ivLu.l.T r^iAO:! cni^ . i^edsCUato
r<*>»-i<X-a. A\ *w, wi.io . r<l.&Qa— & ^ -^ niir> rdsTA cnJU9k yv->^Qa.sa ^..ooq-s.i . rdn-aioa
rc^ii^co'JA.t . Pol. 82 a. This tract consists of 26 chapters, and corresponds to the treatise " de diversis malignis cogitation- ibus " in Nili Opera, p. 512 ; Migne, t. Ixxix., col. 1200.
7. On the distinctions of the thoughts, r^bJLcLMi rdJiioa Aj^ , in 21 sections, beginaing, fol. 92 a : . tV-i t.cvm.i .^^oeajso
8. A short section entitled r^^vn^'ai^ Aj^ r^-i T.cU»:i , beginning, fol. 93 a : .._oeaA_^
9. Hortatory discourse to brethren dwelling together in a convent, rdLsa
,-*i:ai:^ r«'v*.va, beginning, fol. 93 a:
See Galland. Bibl., t. vii., p. 578 ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1277.
10. On the monastic life, re'itcui.:! A^
beginning, fol. 97 a : reLj-sairia i '-nrf
rrt 1 1 . See Galland. Bibl., t. vii., p. 566, rerum monachalium rationes, etc.; Migne, t. xl., col. 1252.
11. On the just and perfect, r£irt^ Aa-.i
t<'i.i.'w.\o , beginning, fol. 102 a : r^t^
EVAGRIUS.*
447
cans
12. A tract entitled .^ocoja.i r^xli A^ x'^cuit.i.i Klux. ^XLLoJua , beginning, fol. 103 «: ^.20 jaoi-^j Av^r(^\ i\i:i oco-lK'
. .X.O . ^.ftn\^ ^r^iA:io . fA:^ ..oox^.
13. On the passions, oo^i^re'.T K'^cot^iso 'r^xi* A^i , beginning, fol. 104 a: ^r^
14. On humility, Gh_=>.i . r«'i)cu&jL:&.» Aj^.i
AaMLTnA , beginning, fol. 104 6 : oco i*caj . re* Ml T*7i-i.i r^.i I M 'ir^^ K'vao.l » 1 IT.O . ^a*iu^.lo r^x.co.i rt^Mii-i rc^ioox. cnl h\^T^a
15. Tract entitled r^^cLJ->^v93 A_^i , beginning, fol. 107 a : rc'AAski^iss.i r<'A<Q-is\
. v^ vv CLnA rc^A-x.
r^ifoA^.^
p^i>30-
16. Another tract with the same title, beginning, fol. 107 6 : re^^va.i pfiuiiA w\^r^
r^Lxj^-i |Cn rc^l \ca . axj«i^ ii°> t.O irc'r^
17. Tract without title, beginning, fol. 109 a : . v> > t\ .1 \^°> ^'i-z* r^sao^-s •■— T^
ruLos tr*s\^Au
18. Tract entitled p<'A<a_i*A\i-sa Ajk..i , beginning, fol. 110 a: relY^dri.99 ^^ia iul^
19. A short tract entitled : re* n t.cla ».a»Ax,.i rdl&v^.iQ r^isrslLa."! , or explana- tion of certain metaphorical expressions in the proverbs of Solomon, beginning, fol. 110 b : ^\^ . pcAuiCoArs' rciisb >XxiJso
. rtf=3i\&a vsor*'."! re'i.^^ . ^r^ r^i\a^i^JS)i
20. Definitions of the passions of the soul, rc'T <M.i Klxij tsacLu^ lv..i , beginning, fol. Ill a : r^h\^n^h\ >cDoit->(<' teoOL.A_tf^ . relT q> 1.1 r<'^ca...QaJ (marg. rtf_.ior<'A«)
rt'.t I -1 \'i . See Galland. Bibl., t. vii., p. 572 ; Nili Opera, p. 543 — 8 ; and Migne, t. xl.^ col. 1264.
21. On Prayer, r^'i^ol^ A^.i K'rel^, in 35 sections, beginning, fol. 112 a: jar^ ^^
ptf'ooosai ."ui^.i v^-r^ .s^ii . See Nili Opera, p. 478, cap. i. — xxxii. ; Migne, t. Ixxix., col. 1167.
22. Tract entitled i^'Atoi.^ijM , begin- ning, fol. 113 b : . >cno^r«'r«:i^^JLsb.t rt'injk.
r^iAO.iA ^aA<d^.i ^iJLru . nElx->.ija r^ArclLsa
23. Discourse addressed to teachers and disciples, re'.visalixo rdA-a'i ^ol.i i<''i_sor^so beginning, fol. 114 b : oA.i fT^\iiV3a-n r^Xaio . co^r^ ml .si \'rt . ocn kLsoaAo* ^.omA :uso^ . rcii_sa-&_w ca.s i\_iA.i
. >coo.ii'ia\AA
24. Dialogue between a teacher and pupil, pC.iajsoA^o rtlai.t , beginning, fol. 115 b :
r^ AxJK" vy^.l .TA Artf*.*! . OA rd>iA
25. Maxims (yvcofiat,) , cta_L.."i ooa*w 1^ ai.i\ai<' rdis>a\.i , beginning, fol. 116 a :
. orxsacvx.!) iow -1 VI r^xliai cnmiaa. juy
26. By what things the intellect is im- pressed, and by what not, ^. 1 \ .rd-a.i ,^ -.\^A»«i« nil ^r^so . reHoco .si\A^ja ,
448
THEOLOGY.
beginning, fol. 117 a : . rsiiAoco ^ Aup^
r^
.1-^
rA^t
\i\ h\—»r^a
O09 ■ 1 *ic«u.i .sai
27. On unclean thoughts, rdsz-cu* Aj^i rtf'pcSfi ^ , beginning, fol. 117 6 : ..o^^^
28. On the Philistine demons, K'.irilx. A^.i r^AucAa , beginning, fol. 118 a: p^.iriljt, i<'dvl^ rCH-ao.! ij'i^ooo A-inoX ^i*giin.i
29. On the Seraphim, rd&'-ioo 1:^1 , begin- ning, fol. 118 a: . i_acnla\^ r<'Aux-s rt^^'ioo
30. On the Cherubim, rtftaaiA Is^-.t , be- ginning, fol. 118 b : . r£lxL ,t<:i\o<) rdiaoH^
31. The Six Centuries, reLjt-*i A_^i
r^jL.io:iA:i
i-i.sars'.i
.1 K'^x-j.-si^vAo .
!<'Au^.v*t<'.i
Beginning, fol.
119 a : . rdLacUDQo AvjA rc'iui.so.TJi r<'As-i\\ . K'iu-su}^ ca_>&u->r<' cb^o^v— >r«L.=3.i A \y-a
32. Heads of knowledge, reLti A_^."i K'iu^.V'i , in 51 sections, beginning, fol. 144 a : rr'n i t*w A_i_&cn .^f^ »<'» i T*a
rtlsaJLsk.."! r^li» ocn p^ot-=»
cnl
33. On perfection, t<'A\c\iis>a\_^ Aj^-.i , in 16 sections, numbered from 52 to 67, begin- ning, fol. 147 a : rdiOocuM.i K'Avj.iojai vw
34. Admonition to those whose walk is
with God, K'ooAf^J.t r^li-.K'.l t^ieooi A>^
ia.i^ftsQ , beginning, fol. 148 a: refetAptf^.i ooA r^i^VAxa . calAia ^l r<*Ulv-i . crxiocoa rti'oca)
35. Admonition to the intellect, A_^. r^oco.i K'A>ca*A«iai , beginning, fol. 148 b : r^^sco .\«h.i . r^ocn jitioo K'^oasotcn A.^
36. Fourteen short sentences, without any special title, beginning, fol. 148 b : r^
^ A^.i pc'Ax I AS .v»Avaqo rc'iv^a'i r^ioK'^i
37. On sUence, rdAr, Al:^.i , beginning, fol. 149 a : . rCy n*aaA ooi^A^rS' t<'AvLs3i r^Ax.
38. Three sections on prayer, A ^:i
a. Beginning, fol. 150 a ;
5. Beginning, fol. 150 a: \ <^ tr** « c. Beginning, fol. 160 b: hutr^ yar<ji ."ia
vyt
K'lrt-s
^,
39. Sayings and expositions, reLli\_sa pt^nV.cLAo , beginning, fol. 150 b : rt'Auou'i
40. Letter to AnatoHus, regarding the dress of the Egyptian solitaries, beginning, fol. 152 a : A i\siv& rdis\ ^.-va ^.i A\~n r^pi" .niu :»^ : rdz*.va p^io!^ »^a.cD^ pa J.O : ^-.•i^jso.i f^ia_^ <vi i \ ooor^j . See
EVAGRIUS.
419
Galland. Bibl., t. vii., p. 553 ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1220.
41. Exhortation, re'iteiuixisa 'A.^i , begin- ning, fol. 153 J : Aurf r^a^.l vyk.v*».l \\'^
42. Exhortation, rC'^ciu&xisq A:^s , begin- ning, fol. 155 b : f<li.f<'.i : m*«^ iujr^ .jL.t.
. r^s3^ Aur^ojc K'.iisal ...ootasa^.l
43. Letter to a Virgin, A_i.i rtf'A^i.ij^ r^iKAa&us , beginning, fol. 158 b : i-s^r^
See Galland. Bibl., t. vii., p. 580; Migne, t. xl., col. 1283.
44. Letters of Evagrius, cnL.i r^Ax'i\r<' ca.i-^rc';! , 61 in number. Eol. 160 a.
• 45. Letter of Evagrius to Melania, r<'A\i\r^ t^iiVra ^cA.i : oa.i^^r^ r«:r.ui.i , beginning, fol. 187 « : (sic) : ,\:si v\ ^asotooa ,cn r^:^:v>
r^A\nEl*\oo K'AvVijL ^:t : r^ix,i.aso re'icC^.i
. iJ.o . jjL&iuLsa ^TA ^.^^u^.t K'A<°>\>iiT*;ao
Colophon, fol. 195 b: r^eo r^a^ yAx.
. r^iAjjL* Qcu^^^r^ r^XA.oa.l
The note which followed the doxology, on the same page, has been completely erased, and over the erasure is written another, stating that the book belonged to the convent of S.Mary Deipara. oiuiis^orC.i nisAuk .enoAupf
Oi^QorC'.i r^i.si.sna.1 rdu'iooo.i r^i>.iA rdi^\s9 »_ocaA:^ rdl^ (sic) rCiii Aa : ^i*n\\. >i\s\ r^Va.T.=a ^ cnn«M.i .xJr^ .\i\t. r^O ^^r^
tcaJLak ,mn \ V ^ifirtLi r^«- «^^
.1 JL&O vyfio
[Add. 14,578.]
DLXVIII.
Vellum, about 12^ in. by 9|, consisting of 11 leaves (Add. 14,635, foil. 5—15), several of which are much stained and torn, espe- cially foU. 5, 10, 11, 14, and 15. There are lacunae after foil. 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14. Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 36 to 40 lines. The writing is a fine, regular Estrangela of the vi"* cent. These leaves contain —
Fragments of the works of Evagrius ; viz.
1. Life of Evagrius, A v.i -^A. . v ^ A.
^i^sas.n . Fol. 5 b. Imperfect at the end.
2. A tract entitled k'^ouco^ A^.i (foil. 6 J, 7 b), " of asceticism." Fol. 6 a. Very imperfect. It is a translation of the " trac- tatus ad Eulogium," but different from that in Add. 14,578, no. 3.
3. A tract entitled r**""!— sao.i A ^.i
n!'A»oii.siL\;i (fol. 10 6), "of the perfect life." Imperfect both at the beginning and end. Fol. 10 a.
4. The conclusion of the six centuries. Fol. 12 a. See Add. 14,578, no. 31, from fol. 143 b to the end. Subscription : osoU.
5. . r«lx.:i<v.a ^ad^ ^.i «^sq.\^A\^ >icl& ^ ^Qaj.sa.1 K'cu.i .\ aoaA . Fol. 12 b. Very imperfect. See Add. 14,578, no. 4.
6. Part of the tract on the thoughts that are opposed to a pious life. Fol. 14 a. See Add. 14,578, no. 6.
7. A tract, imperfect at the commence- ment, ending with the words : Ar^ ^.i rtfJAcn . K'^osa^ ^cdX^ nfh^xL^d r^i^^o K'^a^i^&x. Fol. 15 a.
8. r^.i.^:»iAito rdi&Lsb A.V..1 . EoI. 15 a. See Add. 14,578, no. 23.
9. A tract beginning: cD^cL&^Asaa.i ocb . i<iVMf<!\ r^n n *h, (<'ocaJ.'i ctrsacoxi ^sm^
3 M
450
THEOLOGY.
en
iicvsai .\ n T.^
Imperfect. Eol. 15 b.
.1 ocqX r<!99l
On fol. 5 a tliere is a note, stating that the priest John, the son of Macarius, abbat of the Syrians in the desert of Scete, helped to bind this book, A. Gr. 1205, A.D. 894.
r^^ ma K'iii.i Aa . <Wi\^inQo.l r^ia.tMa.l js\r^ iuxa ^00 (sic) >i\ai>A . jx.a iCDol^
^X^ cno ^icao
Underneath this, the same John has
written in Coptic: 'f+go ctt^ac itio'f-
A.pic|>JuieYi itTAJUieTe?\A. amok icuArtitHC
ct\k npecRv vc n^i . . . AiAKApi i"y:"^P*> eepe n^QC jhc nertoc jo*. uAJtoRi THpov itHi e&o?\ xe A.icyen^ici en^i xuuaa eeoYAK itT6 A.K&A. evArpioc:— "I pray the God of my fathers, remember my littleness, I John the little, priest, son of
.... Macarius (?). May Christ
Jesus our Lord forgive me all my sins, because I have laboured at this holy book of Abba Evagrius."
[Add. 14,635, foU. 5—15.]
DLXIX.
Two vellum leaves, 10| in. by 7i (Add. 14,541, foil. 50, 51). Each page is divided into two columns of 34 lines. The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the vi"" or vu*"" cent. They contain —
Fragments of the works of Evagrius ; viz.
1. On prayer; imperfect. Eol. 60 «. See Add. 14,578, no. 38, b.
2. To Anatolius, •. cnL.i n-^ cnL.i ^oii
^K*.! KL-..1I i* »■•< . pC-SaAOoi^a rC n T.fta
^h^sis; imperfect. Eol. 50 a. See Add. 14,578, no. 40.
3. A fragment, imperfect both at the beginning and end. Eol. 51.
[Add. 14,541, foU. 50, 51.]
DLXX.
A vellum leaf, 7| in. by 5|. The writing is good and regular, of the ix**" or x"" cent,, with 22 lines in each page. It contains a small portion of the treatise of Evagrius addressed to Eulogius, beginning with the words, near the commencement, rtlUMoi rd^-floiai^]
See Add. 14,578, fol. 16 b, and compare NUi Opuscula, ed. 1673, p. 408; Migne, t. Ixxix., col. 1096, line 3.
[Add. 14,522, fol. 46.]
DLXXI.
Two vellum leaves, 9| in. by 6|, both stained and torn (Add. 17,217, foil. 46, 47). The writing is of the ix*"" and x*'' centuries. They contain —
Extracts from the works of Evagrius ; viz.
1. The conclusion of a tract. Eol. 46 a.
2. A short excerpt, beginning, fol. 46 a,
vyH^aoi ^ ^r^ n^sada^ r^ : .i-is r'-na
3. The tract entitled r<''i*2>a^a »<lipdA A^ (seeAdd. 14,578, no. 11). Eol. 46 6.
4. Another tract, beginning, fol. 47 a,
[Add. 17,217, foU. 46, 47.]
DLXXII.
Vellum, about lOf in. by 8j, consisting of 126 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foil. 1, 61, 62, 120, and 126. The quires, 13 in number,
I
were originally signed with Syriac letters (r^ — ,^) ; afterwards with Syriac and Greek letters (A — I A) ; again with Syriac letters (ri" — ^) ; and finally once more with Syriac letters from .^i. to .ia . Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 31 lines. This manuscript is written in a fine, regular Estrangola, and dated A. Gr. 892 (A.D. 581). It contains —
Works of John the Monk, ^-i-mcl^ .ijsa r<»:u*t^r^, "the Seer of the Thebaid," rd^u* <tt*rei3i>.i (see Add. 17,172, fol. 164 a)* ; viz.
1. Letter to Theodulus (and his disciples), who had written to him, requesting that he would write to them concerning the mystery of the new life after the resurrection. Fol.
1 b. CLa^.i [en m <h .to] oocao.iOr«'')\ ^ol.i 003 r^XJSQ.i . ^eo rc'.ios K'^i.^^.i r<'rt\ ^.i
.1^ r^jA^rClO . rda^iki^ KlxJ'i.a.-l coAA^Oa t^cn\w-3 relxJr^ >J-ia A-j-^.T-^ : .\\-n^r<'
t^luva Ktocru.i jLir^ r^^ t "ai th\.sar^ ^o
. T^JA* •pUCOa Cno\.a..=31OT >CD **^* -nn , PC'o^:WM
»_Oca=3 rd*VM&\=n rdA . ^.Vso^.il &v=3[ca<]^(<'
^..ocn^i.^K' Airi.i iiu3 ^ ^cn.i ^ocni\v..i •:• t^J-Aco isJsrt'.TA ...^aaal i.ii. .^^ . rc'ijao
* On the confusion between John of Lycopolis (Assem., Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 45) and John of Apamea (Assem., Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 430; t. iii., pars 1, p. 50), see Cureton's Corpus Ignatianum, 1849, pp. 351 — 2.
JOHN THE MONK. 451
The letter begins thus, fol. 1 b: A -^^ »
r<*li*wx. K'vaoo rtlioo A^i a3&A.aa.i r^^o!!^&&4» ^ .si t-^GD.! ocb . di\i(^.i rdikSax. ..^o^^
. chiiTiOi*.! r^caSba »CD r^ivAU^ir^ Aa&.t^i ,03 ^ «_o^Vm >"! I n w ^^AuwaT •an ^.sa i.aA
2. Letter to Eutropius and Eusebius on the spiritual life. Fol. 17 a. i.tjls K'A»i^^
cn.A.:M 0^.^.3:1 . >Vi <s\qj i.saM'i r^.iJLML* r^xJt^ ^Jl-m ^ahy T *n ^A*r^.a.i . ^..oonl .so^v&J.n ^.1 ...OmA^r^ . « . (^Xj«01 r<'i.9o:va r^ocal.i r^ooA^ r^Ur^s.l . ^ca K'.ico K'^i.^rc'.t n^xJli ■ ^1 1 "H Aa^.i rCorAt^.i cD^OJ'i.a.i.saa ioMJ K'.icD pt*i •w.ial iu3ca*^r^ K^ Klisa A^^o
r<^oJ3 Aaj3oAo . rc'<&\.vu r<jjj.l rCiv^TjA oJtre'.i j3.it rtd.i .j^.iasa .tj^ . oA osiv&.i r^J-sao . "p^^n »cao^r^.l cnT<M A:^ i -KWi K'^vA-^ A.:k.o . r<* T <Mi en 1 T tV ^..OJK' . r^^du.^ ^.ocoLsa ^r^.io . .^cd^oi^a.^^.'i rtla^so ^rtf'.io . K'i^l r^^n^^hvLSa ^r^.io jjlJue.^ r«!J-&->T<'o . coA .ins ^x-i.^ i^A.i t^hxax^ju >cp i^xsao . cniAS^ >cDa».i-i\T ^ ^AtrClao . r^^ivx.^.l r^izJSO t&lSOK'o . t^T°>l.i ^r!f ^A^reb . aaA<Q 1 °>T. KLuA.iioa rtf'i&AijL (^1J3\ r^su^o . m^o«xA.i ^\ \-> m.! rc'ikWjL .Kf-iT.clM.i i^z.0^^.1 r^a^j<la jur^ K'auusa r^xJia .Tu f^bcojo . nrtarc'Au.i r^ixao ,&i.sapfb *• * "*■ ^A»(<ao . en T°>l A^ »\^i*°> ru.! K'i.sao.i oxsao . cniis i.i p^ii T-t K'l^oif^Ui
3 H 2
452
THEOLOGY.
«z^r^ f^TJLSo K'iiia.1 r^j_>reli30 . rd.oi^
cn^oA r^oca-a.i rdxji-a r^oiucjsq t-^*^ *^\ .lui-l r^ixsa ,iear('o . p^ciAk' ^ rdiA^
•..Oml »..^^^ rt'iAAjL ^AiKb . rc'QoiL^ ^cn
Ard^ th\.snr^C\ . (<'orAr<' ^ol .jia^i r<'V30.'ii cixA rd_>ocD ^^^rC'.'tO . rc't^v.^.i-*! K'i.ao.iA
^:i f^TJtiia . ptli'iit s-an r^'iurC' rtlao-*iA
•:• KliAco ijaorcto r^xJr^ »jiil (<'<^ca&\:M rc'oAp^ The letter begins thus, fol. 17 J : r^txLi^
3. Four discourses on the soul, and on the division of the human passions ; in the form of dialogues with Eusebius and Eutropius (see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 431, no. 2).
Eol. 32 b. reixAl ii^ pcil'iurcr rtlilj ^t\h\
a. The first discourse, fol. 32 h : ^.i rdire*
. co^cA.i ^...^^r<::sa A^. ^^K* . r^iusa.-u) . i^.'I.tmI t^saix. ^co^o . cruiio^ ^1^ ^i .ijk . K'.i.vi* >^.l ^\ \ •WW -I . rC'ixaV^i '«*'•<■«-- . .sh\^h\r^ r<ll.i ^A>r^ . AlsoiirC' r^A\ptf*^^ f<xsn A^^.i . rdiJS9.va ^rx'ax. ^.i ,coo^r<'
J. The second discourse, fol. 47 6 : ^H^.i
r^A»\ \ A_^0 W*T °> 1.1 f< T w A.iflU& A <-
^ inX.io criii%.i ..aj(<' ^al>rc':io .^.oaixibOts cra^^a rt'^T'an T.A\ ^^l*w\t. ^1 .ta . . . ooXi^
,CDa=>ttl& A^ Cfu AA^.i rdli.-UkSO Kl*oor^vyr<'
ru.l . I'itoik^ vyr^ A t<'ocD r<*)s^ Axrz. A r«Ar^ . .^.o^ ■isonr' ...oAuija.i ^Aarc* .leuxls
c. The third discourse, fol. 62 a : ^a^ •TA. . reiiVMrc' ^-s i<:[i:».aA] .. rCi^^.i rcdisaso .^.osA . ^1 xs)r<i^ .ijt . ^il^o CD^cA ^i[:^] . K'l&Ass.i rd&l^ "--^^ ^_r^^h\ r^[A] t""'*?'-
d. The fourth discourse, fol. 76 a : ^oh% ^ . 0Di^.i ^.1 r<li.-w^ . r^:k^ii<'.i reAAsosa r^&tisluoo ^A. . oA 'isardi.i ^i-Z- • ^^^ "V^^a >i^ ^ K'ocD.f pt'iiis-t . ^Qsr^ ^x^ia r^h\£^ vA .sca<.i oorA ^lOrCo ^uit vvixo't&usa
^iM ^'S^-l A^*aa r^t^ . rc'tkacoosa crA^ K'.icn ^iu* ^ooa r<Ai rdsi^rtf' K^zu .^^axJ.T i<''^oiixjSaa ^i^ni^ksa.i rc'onsazs A».>«^\.\-^ A^.l rdlu* 9cno^r<' rc^i^&r^.i .sAr^.i ^'.A
rtf'icni^ca ^T<'i>^ .s*giTl ^^ocaix-io^.i am
. rc'^oi^usas
4. Discourse on S. Matthew, eh. v. 4.
Fol. 83 b. r^2a\A\a Ai.s K'iiardaa ^o4«
._oK:»_s3ivj . Beginning : oeoA rCn in, t
JOHN THE MONK.
.* ^.irt^^l CD^COMiA r^&Q9 iure' i<lo . ^A^.i
5. Discourse showing how a man may be free from Pride, Arrogance and Vainglory.
Fol. 98 b. r^x-sariisa r<li.<U4Ju> r^cn.i .ao^
. Klii^euci rdu-oto K'i^o^io . ix'icoscxx.o Beginning : . ir^jj .^j^.i cn^^oMa.i ocn OCDO . rC(^asa'i.i ^&:^ot Aa ooi^q ^.^rC* ^i\i\-i ru cos r^iixcXM TSO^ . riLnshvsa coxmls.i
6. Another discourse on the same subject, r<:aijL.i ,cnol^ .saa^ , fol. 105 b, beginning :
7. Letter to a convent of Recluses, on the rest of the world from the offences that were
in it. Fol. 113 a. ^ Axi.iixjLrf.i r<'A»'i\r^ ^Ckh\
cos oocD.i T^oxJisQ ^so K'^va.i . Begin- ning : : rfMiT-aa.i rclz^.TJao rd>cnio r<^°>'ki\
: ^..ocni_sa.i r^-&-&o_±a-=> a^ u.i .^.o-ico
K*! 1 **i^ r^aftM, r> >cdcuLm.'1 rc'^oJSi^azAo cnlii\g T^lSQCUa cnAu»0~iT Au.*! : CLsr^h\r^ : K'A^Mi-iT. ^..ocn^ouoK' A^^.i : ».,ooAuc-a a^o%>cn9ax..-i Kluciaak rdJisuLsa .....ocnii.z.a
K'ii-x. .1 M -n »_air^ .tm T^r^ : ^rdx^oo rdsa ^kX. cn<\int.i r^sa.-us.-i ^.j^^ia : r^cnlrf.!
453
8. Discourse on the dispensations of God, showing why the good are afflicted, whilst the evil and wicked prosper in this world. Fol. 121 a. 1^ «<*.-umil..i ooL.i re'isar^so r<i-=\ relL» AA^.l K'crArc'.i rfi^cu-ua.Tia . KlsoLkd ^AXaco^ ruoiLo rtlbao . .cw'-j \ *»« Beginning: odAi^.v. rcdlsa^os reA.i rrtnlr^
9. Letter to a society of his friends, on the maintenance of Love. Fol. 124 b. ^ahi r^i— >.vA r^-».i 1 u t rdtco i.i-z..i K'^v^r^ r^sOM.i cnsa*cia A:^ ,cDCLLa.ij&o.i . Begin- ning: . rC'ofArc'.i K^ciM.l '*'^^-> - ,\ .«;;i v \
...,OAi.=n r^MKb r^v=A.i vyrtf*.! r^A.f^ po
isos . .T>i>Aeq t^mTm.i cnAvaaMi.s
cnso.vso . caao^ ^cA r^m^
. 0.0 . •^v»
>^^ t^Ti'i'in >W. >^ r^viL^ tA:^ ^^^^ crA tsn\r^ ^.^^uL&ia cnieu.i ^ ooA . •:• >ix. itcA.i f^i&^r^ . maeiuzj ^.i ^aco t^xsJd i ml CD^cAo . r(A^.^^ coiv^.T.«.i rdsaoi
On fol. 126 a, after the doxology, there is a long note, which states that this manu- script was written by one Sergius, for the deacon George, his disciple Sergius of cu^ , and their relative Thomas, iu the year of the Greeks 892, A.D. 581. r£^ reUiAo.i rfoeni
T^scuil rdlnaojco r^^eijx*.'i\.'i r^.icaci:^o orujLkZSao K'oAr^ po.i-o rx'mj^.i r^oocu*o
454 THEOLOGY
084.^00 rdur^o »;^aj.^ r^Lx^as. *y^x\
r^'i^cuo K'.-tliOao f^iin\.i
>;^ coMaCkxs Kd^^vsai »<2a rc'crArc'.i : ens vvi-aJ r^;MO^ ,\ix\ orAo . ,jl.o . iCDO^rdlsa i<'crAr<' crA A^o nCi^OAanV-a co\s°i a-J^r^
w* \ ML.lo A-MOa-kPCla t^iooA Kli.s.1 vwr^* Off i\^jaaAo . .X.O r^Aiu.i K'^cd^a A*r<'osaz^ ^.^jio ,cDCUQiui.^.i ed- KlJcn r^iAOS ^iooi
. ^^i^o ^A^JL^o pCKlmi *wA< iux..f
Of the next note only the first two lines are in the handwriting of the ancient scribe, and these contain a later alteration. The more recent addition mentions one Leontius
and his father. r^=ooA\ >v»3.t >cna:»..»s«AiAo
^CkA^ rc^n\ r^-^oi-a rd-i-Jsa ..^ocoA
r^^ re'iji.l A_^ tCocusK' (?) i tn .Q-..t1o . ^jsaK" r^.i ^cu=» «._aAi4jAvi.i
On fol. 126 b there is another note in a somewhat more modern hand, a consi- derable portion of which has been partially- erased. It refers to the presentation of this and some other books to the convent of Mar Maron, by the priest Matthew and his dis- ciples. r<'A\cuL..i\.i r<li.icna:^o rC=\ rOva.o.i CDVSO . Aa z^jLitr^ pdssp*' K'colr^ po.a.o rtf'ocnl
rCi^K* rC'^ioa .aIcui ^:\ t^vsa K^xiJui tisol
>L^ T^l t M 1 ^Imcu iTSa.i r^cn rdaiuk «^,oona
Another note on the same page, also par- tially efiaced, states that the volume was incorporated with the library of the convent of Mar Maron in the year 1056 (A.D. 745).
»aqai-i iuz.o
T*fl t»o
,^r^ iux.9
OTSO
KSaJo\r<' (BevTepapioy K'lT-Los f<liiA<A oua iur^ iVsao >l.ll ,tn I \ju» tTSSo r^^i .1
. T<'i>2ai.i
On fol. 1 a the original note has been erased (with the exception of the first line), and it is now stated there that the manuscript was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the monks Matthew and Abra- ham of Tagrit.
r^^cua-i.lt.t (sic) r^.icn Ore's r<'-^\ rdlijwo.l
rCi-a.iisa-a.l r^u'^cLoo.! re'colr^ ^.-vL* &ui.3.i
^_gcaiY*w r«^^ cos r^ija.t A& . r^A^nJaor^.!
. .JL.O r<lx>.i Aua ^...014*^.1
Underneath this stands one of the . usual anathemas, written in a current hand of the ix*'' or x"* century.
[Add. 17,169.]
DLXXIII.
Vellum, 9^ in. by 6f, consisting of 88 leaves, mostly in good preservation. The quires, 9 in number, are signed with letters
JOHN THE MONK.
455
from A|. to r^A . Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 38 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular Estran- gSla, and dated A.H. 158, A.D. 774—6." It contains —
Works of John the Monk, ^jl^icu »is39 «^.i.xMu> ; viz.
1. The last few words of the second dis- course on the New World, fol. lb: rCovMO
l^iu^o AJ.
Sl.l
-""^ ^
e».i
. T<L>axAr<'
K^o-u .vw : r<^.icua.i KLuoiAo T^i-nAo
. IT* *Bi 1 'fc .1 cnAcL-:^ ^in oqo .si.t K'T^ijL.
^ 1 m \ s ^ \ s \o ^v-A— &_so r^-JLcn
•:• ^jsnr^
: KLso-L^ : A.^» : ^'i^ : r^i^artlsa : a.'n\ t.
•:• K'ot.'v-M
The above has been cancelled by a much later hand.
2. The third discourse to the brethren on the Pulfilment of the Euture Promises, and on the New Life. Eol. 1 b. r^i_2ard=o ^oA<
A^. r^r^ h\c\ r^XJM^ ^Xucu »i.S9 AAsa.i
f<^ A.^.0 ^.v*iv^i t^i\\asa.i KlsaAaz.
K'^x-i* . Beginning : K'.i-^v-.r^ kLso-Lx.
r<!ll&^r^ : »_OT9ar<^.i r^iA^ a\nr. cai^cuL.i . re'.t.ujr^ ncuAs icn ,cp caJ^Aciz..! r^^ck&Jea.f : .s'WTralo T±Qt<aaA Aur^i^LLM ^1^ A^, ocn r<^husa x^zu •:• •^•^ •\-"'^ (^.v*iv^ ir^w^ax.
Subscription, fol. 10 b : r^'i-rxr^sa a sa\ t. .^X'ix^.l r^iAAccsQ Aj^o r^^XM rdsai^ A^.i
3. Questions and answers, fol. 10 b:
CoA-*.!
■ .1 I W 1
^ \ uO— » tvsn:!
Beginning: :oA isarc'o '*'.i.ff.\ Ar^ r£Mi<
. r<l*Qa& A.^.1
4. Discourses on the Beatitudes : ^ah\
^i4*o-> »i.».i cnA->.i n-& ciAt.i T<''i.sar^S)9
^.^i^ »3cnL*.i T<ste^ ^^Oioa A:^ •:• t<*n.MJb*
a. On S. Matthew, ch. v. 3, fol. 14 a: ^^^amjt^OL^n T<**aii ^^AvA ocb A^, r^i^.vo K'ixckAlsa (03 »_ooaA.»:i:i mots f^iSkOa^n^
r<* I *an T..n . Beginning : ^clA.-! ^ i_A__tr^
^As^ K'viSa^ T^vao.tn K'itiiusa r^du*Cknx.^
. ^ocD^caaijiiiSQ >iax. cuca . «._aai.o^.i J. On S. Matthew, ch. v. 9, fol. 27 a: „,^amt=)e\:t •-j^ i»r^.t f^ia\A\a A^ . ^.OTii^ T^cnlrc'?! (ODCUa.i r^saix. ».vn:LA Beginning : . A^ Ati.i sm K'A»ft-ii\.f r<'<^dsaA cnv^^ ^.jx^it ,031 . m\ ^iiX ^t«M-< T^^h\r<
c. On S. Matthew, ch. v. 8, fol. 37 a: ^1.1 ^A.r^ ..^ocovsCL^i r^sa\iva am A:w. . r^cnlrdA ,oiUOV«U »_aieps (sic) ^..ooois Beginning : K'iujLn.rsa K'^oi i in \^ A<ol . JlaTxiSn ^ijLMSa.i coaciV^ . rtlsA.! r^^cu&.i.i re'Av
MtlT
ri >3.i.sa i*^ Aiol ►Li. .• r^cJ^ ^oqaJA ^ iAv»»o
co^aoo
oeb.T r^ovM
rfvMJi ^oivKsa rCvM^xsa r^.i . Subscription,
456
fol. 43 6
THEOLOGY.
5. Discourse on the Epistle to the Eomans, ch. viii. 18, fol. 43 b : v_s3r<'.i »cb
kOX.
rill.-! rdNbAs
Beginning
K'i^CLSO.t even r^iuL^ . ■\ \ •aA\.i rf 1 ^ i<'vn->i<'.1 i^r^ 003 r^A> \ v. . tcnO-SOAt'i.i
6. Discourse on the Epistle to the Ephe- sians, ch. vi. 11 (13), fol. 46 b: ,cn JL^ cnV& eucal.i KUoo^ti:^ r^wlx. r<'ocn i^r^*.-! r^cnlri'.T r£x»\ . Beginning : K'cnlr^.l rCu\ . r^^OSxufiorA . r^^CXA^.tA . K'^OJL^.'uA . rc'ii) . K'^ovsJ-^A . rc'^o.. I \ m\ . pc'A\ai, \y^\
7. Exhortation to Love, rc'^o.i^^i.so r^actu.i , fol. 48 b, beginning : oep pioK'
8. Rules and Orders, fol. 49 b : r(Lao6sa-i r^hvix^x. tM^'il ^istuiA.-i •:• r^.T.acx&o . Be- ginning : crA K'nl* AoAcn "pxsi A^ >3.-v.a pa . tCOQ \ 'fc ^ 1 ft> kUxulm.i cnvJ.i f<li->r<A
9. Exhortation to Virtue, Ai-.i rtl^io\^ K'^oi^v-x-.M , fol. 51 a, beginning : rsiAa
10. Consolatory address to those who are persecuted for the sake of the Messiah, fol. 52 b: 1^ ^^^rCivsa.i ^red ri'rd.aa
LVM^t^oa f*c\ca cnAlicucai ^aJuK*. Begin-
■ -ii-n» OK* ^ r<llr<'
rt^MiTra . Beginning: Kli^or^ Aaacd ^r£^ . rc^MiT*aal eva^rtf'.l ^A>r^ . rfV»,iT*a A\m:t
11. Letter to Marcianus, fol. 54 a : h\c\
A<cA oo^'relso^ ..^OJr^ ^A>r^.io re'A\\i A\'»
ning : vA : r^iusiaa
A Ax-.ptf' . .^^OJr^ vv^O-^K'.-t ^ 1 \ irtAo
. K'&v^ A^ .zahsASKL^ rtliAocoi^
12. Letter to Hesychius, fol. 59 a : QOAAkOoacn ^cA.i ^ImO^ >i^)9.i cnlL.i rc'&tv^r^
. rc'i^oiiu±a.i rc'-i-ao.! A^_ r^<^icoa.i . r^v*.i
Beginning: k'txhsw mjK' ok' Aujp^ .A-.-vi
fi-ix. r<!zM . relsa.icn.t r^ix.icia>.-i . .t»iMY>oco
13. Letter of Thaumasias to John, re- questing him to write concerning the Mystery of the Dispensation of the Messiah, fol. 64 5 : ^30 i^oeo Axi.iAn.pi'.i r^ivi^j^ A^ orA jAoixj.i ^uiaAi-sa ^ol oocu£oos3o^ K'uiT'w.i cD^oj-in.i:=a.i r^co K'tiK'. Begin-
^ox^.taA rCy '^ .1030 >jexz. i&\s K'tirC A:^ Qnns~aalo r^&.asa\ .■ ys h\j>^\b\^r^ h\xi^h\r^ «<ll.33 AV^'ta . r«laiLAXS9.i cn^^r^sa.i >q3 r^isna . poL^ r^h\^ctAr^ r^h\^h\r£:ss . ^000 rdijsa A\^o . r<*uiTria.i cn^cui.=3.'v»i .• A^AxK" i cm-) t^uiiT. r<'tit<' Klicn r<li3alo . QocAo^ kImlAx..! cni\\s9 vy(<'
14. Three Discourses on the Mystery of the Dispensation of the Messiah, in reply to the above letter of Thaumasias.
a. The first discourse, fol. 65 b : >_ia_a
00 ^cA Klt.TUJLt ^luCU >!-» T'UL.'V f^^\A^«»t A^ oA ^0001 r^^v^ja .v\pi oocuAoosao^.i .. A.& .^V.M.t r^ u.ty'ya^ coh\aix=3XS>3i K'nrc' r^L».a.TJj p^vsartlss . Beginning : r^^.toit
nmg :
^.1 . t\sn vs*
OCD
JOHN THE MONK
467
oco
. .Z.O . r^^\s^ ri'AviA^TSa rrtjoo t^^.t r^i.^^
i. The second discourse, fol. 72 a :
oa\'ir<' A^ cnL.i .ta ooL.t ^'i^.l r^'isordsa
rc* «» 1 T *w.i . Beginning : i\_>rtf'ii >^v— m
c. The third discourse, fol. 77 b : ri'vsardsa CD^Cuin.T^a.l r^tir^ A^ cnL.i n^ craL.i rfi&A^.l i^uiT-a »j-»i.i . Beginning: i»\^)osialA
15. Letter of John to Thaumasias, on the same subject, fol. 84 a : cn-L*.i r^i«i_\f<' re^aiJC* A:^ .. .j»a<ooo=QO^ ^a\ . ^iMCUTSa.i ^cD . Beginning: rt'wi ■ <^.i ^r^ rdsoA^ r^sa vyp^a . A<\ n n retaa-M.i v\A\'v\j<'.i A.^ AJlsu.i rdaxAzsa.i cpA<a->i\^^ >3^ax.re'.i
A:w .\*JilT*ail\ ^T^ ^??^ >^oo.l r^rC ^^^.tJ.t
16. Beatitudes, fol. 87 b: ti.sa.i caJ_:i r^aoJ^ Aj^n K'ivucisjL^ ^Xucu. Beginning:
,oaoi-k±alau ,cuo\r<'a . .^,i n\ :v& ca^i_»o
. mS.a , GonAoQo a.av.3 Colophon, fol. 88 a : r^a^ ^iukaol yaSj.
In the second column of the same page there is an imperfect note, stating that this book was written at Edessa, A.H. 168 (^•D- 774—5), by the priest Cypria»> of Nisibis, for a person whose name and place of residence have been erased (those of Seve- rus and Harran having been substituted),
.eniordss r^x^.oa r^eo r<^^ ^i ^^^r^ ^.1 .a^ •:• r<:t\^'giTir<'.i rdi2i^eLzA rdi^a^o
[«...i^.l] cai.sa tt^iTijonsa •:• ^jsar^a ^rC . co^oaj^^.i r^&i&.i r<li\ ^^±»th\
•:• r<*\\~n*n re^ico.i
The doxology and the first part of the above note, at the foot of the first column, have been erased (with the exception of the
words rdsa . vyi 7s\ "r^i-sn ^cotvrk.i^rt'o
rd^ir^.! coala r<**w\no r^i °>\. (<tocb.i) ; and in their place we find the following^ lines, informing us that Moses of Nisibis, abbat of the convent of S. Mary Deipara, bought this volume from the family of the priests Joseph and Melchizedek, and the deacon Lazarus, the sons of Zeluphin of Hairan. r^sr^ reVxaox. ^ f^cD rctsiua ^i . .va KlMoiAo rc'i.ala
rdx.aso . ....i-M ^^ ^cAt oa jtsa iv^Oi
On fol. 88 b there is a note in the usual form, which states that this was one of the 250 voloxmes presented to th,e convent of 3n
A:^ r^^o
458
S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, on his return from Bagdad, in the year 1243, A.D. 932.
[Add. 17,170.]
DLXXIY.
Six yellum leaves, about 9| in. by 6^. The writing is good and regular, of the viii* cent., with from 25 to 32 lines in each page. They contain —
The latter half of the fourth discourse of John the Monk, addressed to Eusebius and Eutropius. See Add. 17,169, no. 3, d. Sub- scription : r^za.vi.l : rda.s'ire'.t f^'iiar^sa >lr. : ■ -Ai * /> « \^ t^i 1 >» -) KL».i I M » ^1 »»Q-« >T2n
[Add. 17,201, foil. 16—21.]
DLXXY.
Vellum, about 12| in. by Q\, consisting of 135 leaves. The quires, signed with letters," are seventeen in number. A few leaves at the beginning and end are much stained and torn, and one leaf is missing after fol. 127. Each page is divided into three columns, of from 25 to 34 lines. This manuscript is written in a fine, bold Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 915, A.D. 604. It contains—
The works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete ; viz.
1. On what is most profitable to the soul, r<T«M.t ptfisi rdii^eu Aa. , beginning, fol. 1 b : ^rCiijLsa .A.it CLX3L.ca;9al pa.-uaoA GoA-^ ooA ocp ..Jt-irC A^ui.io . r^vsoA
2. Sayings of twelve wandering monks, fol. 3 b : ^ I 'th^ .<v.& rdj_&H_&iusa iocL.^'-ii^
THEOLOGY.
, 7* • 'H \^ r^'i^>OQa\ »A ^Ujs ^.oii^ K'iox. . >Aa thMf^ >-icu>.l . » T°>A Auoeo isJor^
3. How brethren should be towards one another, r^LMrelA .^.ocnA riXa rt* i \ iX^.i rc'.-in-i* >.^ ..^eoJ.'i , beginning, fol. 6 a :
4. On humility, K'iiaA^^sa l\s3 , begin- ning, fol. 6 b : rC^eu&.i-9k2a en*iut<' r^isa .
See Gallandii Biblioth. vett. Patrum, t. vii., B. Isaise Abbatis orationes, orat. xx. ; Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. xl., col. 1157.
5. Precepts to those who renounce the
world, ^ ^j-ii.a»^Ax.S3.l .^.oaoaA r^.-uBcL^ rdsaL^ , beginning, fol. 7 a : h^.Jl^^h\t< m.j^ rd\ . rc'ooArdl vocSa ^cnuo : risal^ ^so jt.a . K'oi^i^.sa ^oca . See Galland., orat.
ix. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1133.
6. Concerning what he heard and saw among the Fathers, .van t..i ^^A-.rc' \\'n T€-aa> x»^ rfuta, beginning, fol. 7 6: >iir^
7. To his disciple Peter, r<'i\'\ .i_^ r^i • ^ \ ^ ; beginning, fol. 12 b: r^A.a-.r*'
TZo : ,cn\yw A^na K'oAr^ . See GaUand.,
orat. XXV. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1174.
8. Precepts to the brethren who were
with him, orrsu^.i ,,_oi«n rdureil rdi.ii3ei& , beginning, fol. 29 b : ^..oiioij.i ^is-i.i ^A>r^ r^fctApc' ■\\-ja Cii^snx. »sax. . See GaUand., orat. i. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1105.
9. Of the mind in its natural state, A\?w
ISAIAH OF SCETE.
459
reliA&s.i rc^aocD, beginning, fol. 30 b: k^^^
^ - ** ■ "1 r^-SO-JLV-u r<^T \j cixA i\_>rc' .v^ .X.O . t^h\OLxi.jAa . See Galland., orat. ii. ;
Migne, t. xl., col. 1107.
10. For the training of novices, AcC^
rd^ovx..! rg'tti •>cl\, beginning, fol. 32 a:
•to .^enlajs . See Galland,, orat. iii. ; Migne,
t. xl., col. 1108.
11. Concerning the conscience of those who dwell in the cell, ^cn.i r<'i\ip«'ii\ A^^ f^'ivAna ^iu.i , beginning, fol. 35 a : .^j:^
.x-o . rc^\ t WW . See Galland., orat. iv. ;
Migne, t. xl., col. 1112.
12. Precepts to those who wish to live together in peace, rixsa^cksa rdi.TJbcL^ A!\^ _gj^ '-^ re:ikX.s.-1 ^ajLs.i »,_OJcn.i K^iuso r^.i.T-ii >i_^ , beginning, fol. 44 b : ..j;^
See Galland., orat. v. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1121.
13. Concerning those who wish to live in good peace, etc., ^ ■ s-)a ...ojaj A^'w
r^o . ^..ocoA ^ I n \^ ^..O-JmA .j.i <\ *in \ K'A<o.i 1 s lO rc^i 1 T-i r^\ ->vA >cn-i-iQ n^\ ^_aco^a -1 \ \ ^<» 1 «\-a9.i ^^ca . iVii^i^TSn
^..gco-tcn \ M . Beginning, fol. 49 5: ,eb rc'A\QjL3i\s-> re'.iJu . r^aii^ Qins*gttX .-imI.i
jta . rc'i^o^^o . See Galland., oratt. vi. and vii. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1125.
14. On repentance, in reply to Abba Peter,
Ti*i\«^ r£sr^ crAr^x..i K'ixeia^it A^^ , begin- ning, fol. 53 b : tco r£xsax . i<ai<A oo^r^x.
r^h\o.A^h\ . See Galland., orat. xxi. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1157.
15. Concerning the joy of the soul that seeks to serve God, i<.oa3i r^^o.vu Ao2i^
KbfArdA o.-V3A.A\T^«i\ rt'-.'L-t:! ,6o . rdxA^l ,
beginning, fol. 61 b: A«<di. >i."vs8 A^ ^.vo 0.0 . re'ciAr^ iOu>:ta voaix. rdire*. See Gal- land., orat. xvii. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1146.
16. Extracts from the Scriptures against the passions that war with ascetics, .\\'n
(-a-svo^.l .._OJcn rdzii A-inol 'isQt^.i ,6o K^'o.i ^A>r^ ■Tl\%\ Qw\T-an\ . rdaCd^ >^ cdA<Q-ii\^.1 r^i&^r^ r<xi^a r«^d^ ^ ^.<^*t\ ^ i^alre' ica.-v.a rt'cnXrc'.i . Beginning, fol. 69 a : ^ K'ooiA ^onui.! re'.ir^x. \\'n ^.^ r<ll(<' rc'cn . ooo.^ T^arCo . r<'^i.s.i rr'T^os
. .x-Ck ieosoA «^r^ AtW
17. Of the grain of mustard, r<'(&t.ii,a \\'-n r^.tij*:! , beginning, fol. 80 a : Ao!^ r^tir^ . rdA.ii-M.i r^At.tvA . See Galland., orat. xi. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1135.
18. Of wine, K'isoj* l\sa , beginning, fol. 80 b: cfxx.k.& AA^o . rc'vn.w \\-n f<\t<y re* T IPC i-a."! . See Galland., orat. xii. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1136.
19. Concerning those who have striven, and have attained perfection, ^ i \ irC A \«n ooImlo ojc^itrC.i , beginning, fol. 82 a :
j-o . "^-"VA . See Galland., orat. xiii. ;
Migne, t. xl., col. 1137.
20. Concerning the holy work of the new
man, rCix.-ut r^zJki.a.t rdr.>.TJ) i<xsi^ A\*a<l,
beginning, fol. 84 b: .i-ua pC-i Vi » r^MK* rd*ia^ .^.-wiea ^'i^ooo pCi^^ . See Gal- land., orat. xxii. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1166.
21. Lament, r^LarCi rdji-^oos \ \*a,
3n 2
460
THEOLOGY.
beginniiig, fol. 89 a : rdia . »A >o iA >o r^cQ^ yaxsi ^ ^^\»*h\r^ Ju^.i^ • See Gal- land., orat. xiv. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1139.
22. Concerniag the branches of evil, .^\m P^A./% w . -.1 <Jij_soc» , beginning, fol. 90 b :
Xo . r^xtt .eooAv^rC rdi-so . This is Gal- land., orat. xxviii. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1197 ; but greatly amplified.
23. Of perfection, k'A^o i \ *aii Trw A\sa , beginning, fol. 107 a : oot r<ixm r^r^* . ij»ir^ . ,i.a : rtf'en-lr^js ^Jsa->orut.i ,6a r^JtJre' ii» See Galland., orat. xxiii.; Migne, t. xl., col. 1170.
24. Of impassibility, r^h\ca.axM r^ .^^^ , beginning, fol. Ill b : rVi^'iiusa.i rduior^sa j,o . K'&vL^sn iurc*. See Galland., oratt. xxiy. and xxvii. ; Migne, t. xl., col. 1174,
25. A collection of sayings, beginning, fol. 116 b : toa o— sa— a-sa-A oi i \A<p^ . K'cnlrtA rdA^aa re'^cu&.i . • . f<a^M^&usa.i They correspond in part to Galland., oratt. xxvi., X., and viii.
26. Concerning bodily cares, r^niLcu* M\^
T^AiH-^ , beginning, fol. 127 a: Aoa po.-vo . K'^o^oaSkr^ tcnaiur^ r^iSQ.TJi rdlA^K' >3.i.sa Imperfect, a leaf being lost after fol. 127. See Galland., oratt. xvi. and xviii. ; Migne, t. xl., con. 1142 and 1153.
27. A letter, coL.i K'Aii^rtf', beginning: . ^<n >&0D .xJr^ r^ ^n-l.l dr^ .^QaJ.f .i ^CD .X.O . AvaivSkO A^ivLo . Eol. 133 a.
28. A short collection of sayings, begin- ning : . voA .lij^ . rtfsao-a ^r< r^xxsa .\a . Fol. 133 b.
Subscription, fol. 133 b, r<'\'-nra y\\ ^ reLti^-i rdojcre* r£i=3o\^ , which is followed by the usual doxology.
On fol. 134 a we find a short extract from John Chrysostom, beginning, >i."wn.i j»^\a
jLo . tcacu.icasj ; and on fol. 134 b sayings of Abba Bessarion, ._a^i.«aj rdaco , and other ascetics, extracted from the work of Palladius.
Subscription, fol. 135. a : »_&»»»<' orc* ,io cf>T,«M r<'viJ.1 even v^rt* r^ocni« rdlo
A note on fol. 135 «, in a more cursive character, states that this manuscript was written for the recluse Sha'dun, residing near the village of ._ix_s9 , in the province of Bostra, A. Gr. 915=A.D. 604, who gave for it the sum of "4 dinars, minus 3 carats." r<'caAr^ ^u*! r^cn r^aii^ ^ "^ <- '^ A^^^j^r^ K'r-O-a.i K'io.&Ls.i r<*T i -i » ^^.og^vT. ji-sa
^ 1 Tn ^.1 .six^^rC . onl*! ^o r<'cnAi<'.1 .-nooi.l ) rfi>\rc':t r^i twsT*»i »o r^'^'-n v t Ai . r^lMiAS cos (sic) jj^AxyyiM-) tasa^ jjvrds
cn*»i T. ,\\*a.i am r^ooAr^.i . rC*^^ r^'-wi
. jua ^\a ,\j'>\ *th\t^
Another note, written in a rather inelegant Estrangela, informs us that the book belonged to the convent of the blessed Shu'aidun and of John the recluse, who came after him, which is situated on the hUl of ^-V." » cast of .^.Aj-sa Castra, r<im n^Av^ ^.i ,arioAur^ ,^.oa^i «fc Q-x. txsa rdA-30^i rCAuc^.iJo rfv*.!.! arr..Au>«<'.'t oniAus.i re'r i -i » ^jluOj ,V39.to
cnl ArcLi.1 ^:i Aa
Just below this we read, iu a different hand : Av.iAo . ^Au^r^ r^re'i \n> rdsAui ^Om
. ,v*» . r<*\»\^ , " we books are many, but there is no one who reads us. 0 what a great pity (lJy«»- Ij ?) that we remaia unused ! "
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The note on fol. 1 a tells us that this was one of the volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932. Under it are the letters H. PP.
On fol. 135 b a monk named Sergius has
written: rdJoo r^Lsh^^^a .s.\^.l .^OMt^* or*'
o^.aj3 w* i\m .CQi\jj» A:^ ^^^' ' ^^^ ^^ ^ still later period one Solomon and his brother: r<ljrc'o K'icti^ ^..o^oJu. rdiK*
At the foot of fol. 47 a a reader has written : ^^a^ .Ax-lrc*."! pc^iX^ »» ^JLir^ r^r^ K'jjiVBa-i.i rAtAr^ '^^ iv^si K'loo rt'i^.ts r^ooo rtflA-.r^ r^r<' .J^.t-l r£^a . >\y^innr>t<'.n
« rduuOLsq A\*93 >L^ reAlj . There are
similar, though shorter, notes on foil. 1 b and 2 a.
[Add. 12,170, foU. 1—135].
DLXXVI.
Vellum, about 11 in. by 7^, consisting of 108 leaves, the first two of which are slightly torn. The qviires were originally 12 in num- ber, but the last is now missing. They are signed with both letters and arithmetical
figures (e. g. fol 61, yu^*- ; fol. 71, yu/^)- Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 42 lines. This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vii'*' cent., with the exception of fol. 81, which is a later restoration. It contains' —
The works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete ; viz.
1. rdar^.i r^xAJ.i r^i^CLSO r^ysar^sn
KtAij-r^, discourse profitable to the soul. Fol. 3 b.
fAeo, sayings of twelve wandering monks. Pol. 5 b.
r<'.i.tii )a:^ , how brethren should be towards one another. Pol. 6 6.
4. r^h\OAAiiOi A^n, on humility. Pol. 8 a.
5. K'^wAv ^ ^AAui^ea.! ^.^ciA .r0.iaek&,
precepts to those who renovmce the world. Pol. 8 a.
6. K^oo .T.^ r^u»a .'fc-yiT..! ^AiK* AA^ ,
concerning what he heard and saw among the Fathers. Pol. 9 a.
7. rCauialA* rc'ii^ .-u^ , to his disciple Peter. Fol. 13 a.
8. cn*w»b .1 ...Aiai rdjjr^ r<li.'tiieL& , .'pre- cepts to the brethren who were with him. Fol. 27 a.
9. kIllaa.i r^ocD A^sQ , of the mind in its natural state. Pol. 28 a.
10. r^o'-ix. reu»»^s r^vaAc\ AA^, for the training of novices. Fol. 28 b.
11. rCivAaa ^ica^.t ..^laa.i K'iiir<'<&i Ao^^,
concerning the conscience of those who dwell in the ceU. Fol. 31 b.
12. rdiliao . ni'i*an.«axsa p«^.VDa& A^q
K'.t.i-M ^o^ ^.^mM rfy I T -1.1 .isn.i ^.^cb.1,
precepts to those who wish to live together in peace. Fol. 39 a.
13. r^JUJua ^.^ociu.i ."^-'i ^.^cb A^^
t<±SLJLa r^AaiA >ca*iQn«M ruo . ^...OgqA ^^in\i
■*wi.>»
^ rcd.l ^
CO
K'^Oa ^.1
(ft en
^cciil
,,..050.00^ ^jLaisoo .^_ooqA , concerning those
who wish to live in good peace, etc. Pol. 43 a.
14. K'C^ r^ri" cplr^jL.1 •:■ K'^os^^ A!^,
on repentance, in reply to Abba Peter. FoL 46 6.
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15. ,60 . r<*T°ki\ r^aco.i f<'i\ekiM ^\si rc^nlr^ o.Ta:^ixx2aL r^ivi.i, concerning the joy of the soul that seeks to serve God. Pol. 53 a.
16. ^.^cb w^T it Aaxica i^ar^:^ >« .\\^~a
. n^z*-ia r^iaiv^ ^ Qi 1 °>*n\ r^'o.i vyr^
extracts from the Scriptures against the pas- sions that war with ascetics. Pol. 59 b.
17. rdi.iTMS i<'A>.iiA Ao!^, concerning the grain of mustard. Eol. 68 b.
18. K'isoM A^Q , concerning wine. Fol, 68 J.
19. oaJlsajco euL^^rc'.i ^A*r^ AcJi^ , concerning those who have striven, and have attained perfection. Pol. 69 b.
20. r^ixxM rdxJTA.i Klx.t.'U) K*.! ns Aci\^, concerning the holy work of the new man. Fol. 71 b.
21. r<'\-iK'.i r^i^ooo Al^ , lament. Pol. 75 &.
22. rtf'iiazAs.i t^aooo J\sa, concerning the tranches of evil. Pol. 76 b.
23. K'i»cul=3ajt2>a ^^sa, of perfection. Pol. 89 &.
24i. r<h\oa.aa^ Kll 1^^ , of impassibility. Pol. 92 b.
25. A collection of sayings, beginning :
r<*-imAo3.l ,cp CLSqn*g|\ OVa^^^rC Pol. 96 a.
26. rt^iwNoA.i r^nx.&** A^=a , concerning the cares of work. Pol. 103 b. To this is appended —
27. An extract from Evagrius, r^iso^t^ ^ t<d..iMjL*K' Cfl*i.^r<', beginning, fol. 108 a :
Imperfect.
Pol. 1 b contains an index to the contents of the volume, f^'xsnr^sa:t jm^^^an , drawn up by a later hand. Prom this index, which is not, however, quite accurate, it
appears that the volume once comprised not only the works of Isaiah of Scete, but also certain discourses of John Chrysostom and Jacob of Batnae; viz. tvss.i r^.9s-\^oii
r^cuari' p<''isi A^ r^'u»r<'.^. .a r^&ser^ ru^rC vyr<' en . .1 K'^.t^ .^.iCLa.i n . -^
. o r^h\eLi.^Jia:MCk rti'i^CMk. A^. a . ea «**^\/i
. , rCiOxflaJ i-iiO» VI (sic) » . M r^hy^:sa A^. cd.'Ua Aj^ rd^ jilsa .jQns* >TS)a.i r^a^oit rclMJ.t A^. rdsa^ioit coL.i .^x> . r^ ...Tsa.i A^ caA.n X-» . -^ rc^Mo^ A^. .^ . i-'- isa.l caz.M A^ oaJL>i en* . :u KLl^JLor^ > . o^ ^..i^.i cniv^OiLn A^ ciA^n cu
.T>
*^.i
. ML* r<'i&\z.£j.i .jaQns » >i.ao
On the same page we find, in an old Arabic hand, the words <-— ^ &-**»- Uyoy jJb, followed by the Syriac translation s-»^ r^Tmu rtls^ r^ioo-iij , " in the posses- sion of Bar-sauma there are five books."
On foil. 2 and 3 a we read the lament of Simon Peter after his apostasy, written in a rather rude hand of the viii* cent., begin- ning: .1^3 KlZM ^vA.=ao itirtU* rdsiuia >S»r^ rCocn r^&n rCr w-i r^&rC^r^ ^oi.Si (sic) >xu 'T^^.l A^ r^^iur^ >CDCuA^ cnail.! r<'.iM co^.1.aOi<' >^oA.i KIxmls '•^ '^ -^ .v&
Jacob of Batnae.
[Add. 14,575.]
DLXXYII.
VeUum, about 11^ in. by 7j, consisting of 84 leaves, some of which are much stained
This is a sugitha of
ISAIAH OP SCETE.
463
and torn, especially foil. 3, 4, 59 and 84. The quires, signed with letters, were ori- ginally 21 in number, but the first 12 are lost, and of the 13"" only two leaves remain. The later signatures are incorrect. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 38 to 44 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of about the viii* cent., and contains — ■ The works of Isaiah, abbat of Scete ; viz.
1. A fragment of the tract entitled A\ », r^Qo .T^ rc'VMO .\yyr^ ^A.r^ (Add.
. 14,575, no. 6). Fol. 1 o.
2. Part of the tract addressed k'tL& .v^ K'.ToaoAi* (Add. 14,575, no. 7). Fol. 2 a.
3. en *gi N..1 ..o-ica r^otrtlA r^.i_acu& . Fol. 8 a.
4. p(^u%-i.i r^aea X^pa . Fol. 9 a.
5. rd^aix. reljiK*.! K'oo&o^^ 1^. Fol. 9 b.
6. r<'A\i\nn ^as^.i ^od.1 rti'^ire'^ A\ *i| . Fol. 12 a.
7. rt^iimo . r^isa^mjsa r^.-wocL^ A\ »t) . (<.-|iiM )a^. ^.o^axl r<^l I T -1.1 ^ajLa.i ^.Aicb.i
Fol. 19 a.
8. rcfiiT-i ^.oocia_j.i .'«^-«i »^Jeb A V^
. . JLO i._oenA ^i-i\j . Fol. 22 b.
9. rc'-t^a i<i)f<' orAr^x..! . rc'^cta^^ Aa\^ .
. Fol. 25 b.
10. >cb . rclz&A r^C^m^ rC'^O.Tu AclS^^ K'cnlrdl OTnjk.ivxd!A rdiLa.i . Fol. 31 b.
11. .^cb rdzM AoLQcA i-sardJ.i ,ai AA^
. .Z.O . t^cu^ pBL^ ^VQjsoi . Fol. 37 a.
12. ixd.-iTM.i rCkiia l\si . Fol. 45 a.
13. K'isaj* l\sa . Fol. 45 a.
14. oJeoico az.i\&dir^.i ^lA-tr^ \\^n . Fol. 46 a.
15. rC'^OM r^xiis.i i'Ob:ia K'.iajL A\*sa Fol. 48 a.
16. r<i=ir<'.f KiliswOto Ai^ . Fol. 51 b.
17. r^A>cuc*3.i r^l^ow AJl^ . Fol. 52 b.
18. rCi&fcuWsLsa Ao!^ . Fol. 65 a.
19. r<h\ax.ocut r<A Ai^ . Fol. 68 a.
20. f<M^ 4,oA rd^aou. (Add. 14,575, no. 25). Fol. 71 S.
21. relijjAaSk.i rciaiLcu. A^^ . Fol. 78 b.
22. Extract from Evagrius, r(iLs(x\.i ^ r<l..\ujL.r<' Q(uiiv^or<' (Add. 14,575, no. 27). Fol. 83 a.
23. A letter, cnL.i rc'4<i\pe' (Add. 12,170, fol. 133 a). Fol. 83 b.
Colophon, fol. 84 a : r^siuks .-.A.^>»|\ >»\t.
After the usual doxology, the scribe Agathon has recorded his name in these words, written in cursive characters : (^somH •^sacua m^amj.iji r<'->i\y.j f^flal^ tcaaxu:t t^oA^ -7- «s^.i ..oiC^r^ rdiAgU A^ r^-1-t •:• -r- •:• -T- .a^.1 ^ A^
A note on the same page informs us that the manuscript was written for the convent of the Watch-tower, near Bas'ain, at the expense of the abbat Cyrus and his brother Gabriel, a priest and periodeutes. cC^^^t^
r^Z*.iia K'TJMflL^ K'.ICD r^i\AAl& O.Ta^O i<'i>.'l-z*io W^Ti Tn . QalaatQorC'.'l ».ooaA_^.i A-ti^iia:^ li^o . tict-a %xsn k'vsqo;^.! goA..! r«L>Qo(XM ANy'w . »CDau(<' rC'iojk.oso k'tit d r^'oArC'.l . ».ooa>m^^.l Kllziaaz.0 .^ocaiacui.'!
. .X.O en 'Bat. .W^pn.-i ocb
Of the notes on fol. 84 b, the most ancient appears to be the following: coa}^.ior<'i)«
MLAJCsa.l ^^ ocb ruK* . rdtM*^ K'i-uDo-M.l »cb 1^ \ *W i . rxV^l*.!
r^M-u^
K^io&vA
" I, the humble Theodotus, have pointed this book, without an exemplar (to guide
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me). But let him who can ohtain a suitable exemplar make what corrections are needed, for the love (of God)." At the foot of the page is a deed of gift,
by which one Abi (or Ubai, ^j\?), the son of Saliba, of Tagrit, gave this book, together with a copy of the Acts and the Pauline Epistles, [to his daughter Sara, A. H. 273, A.D. 886-7. It is very carelessly written, and some words are no longer legible, r^rs"
cn.a.-1 rdiiurti' r^Laiv^o jJu.i r<'A^'U3 r^'i(r^oA) ^'^h\ ^m j3oo-lo-& t^iji i\ T.o (.o>in>)A'ta> ca^ijrtf' ^sn (?) .zil ^uA T^ir^flo.! mVa.i KlaixA
»_0_3[r^] r^irtlflo.T )a."».5a ..^oona
ilAJL.! >'i-uT<' ^TJL.^ .... ».t-*f<l3 ^usiu&O
. >3La_i.T (?) rel4v\
A little higher up, there is a note, evidently written by John, a son of the said Abi, laying claim to the ownership of the book : ^[ijjeu].i r^m r^^s^ ,coo^r^
^.1 [rdjLxA-] ,i_» -i-a tsari i^s
,caal^ cA^ r<'&a<.-v99 ^v^^; but this has been altered, in conformity with the above deed of gift, into : rdaiv^ .eooAur^'
. .A.O ^vX.^ ^^ ^JLJJCU V=>
Another note, written by one John, testifies that the volume subsequently belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara. ,caoiuur<
r^i-*.! >q3 r^caOihvLSnct : >^inoot<'.i K'is.T.sa.i A--& * ^ r<lA^_> K'i— n.i 003 . r^^A-ioQon
. . COS jSi^odvz.r^.1
A reader whose name seems to have been Joiaah, has written on fol. 65 b the words :
oco ^r^ >iu. rdilaao K'i.s.i A^(
A^sao
[Add. 14,576.]
DLXXYIII.
A vellum leaf, 10| in. by 6^. The writing is a good, regular Estrangela of the vi* cent., in double columns of 29 or 30 lines. It contains —
Part of the treatise of Isaiah of Scete, entitled ^-i-a^.t »^_OJeo.i K'Axir^Ax A ^"8(1
i^Auiaa . See Add. 12,170, fol. 35 a, and Add, 14,575, no. 11.
[Add. 14,670, fol. 14.]
DLXXIX.
CSix vellum leaves, about 9| in. by 5|, written in a good, regular hand of the ix'*" cent., with from 30 to 34 lines in each page (Add. 14,670, foU. 8—13). They con- tain—
Part of the works of Isaiah of Scete ; viz.
1. r^z&si r^ii\a»> r^\snr£si; imperfect at the beginning. Fol. 8 a.
Pol. 9 a.
3. ^.ooooj.i reliirdA ^^f^ redo r^i^^r^.i
K'.tiiM >:^ ; imperfect at the end. Pol. 10 a.
4. r£^so :v>^ r^VMO .^.six.:i ^A>r^ A\*yi; imperfect at the beginning. Pol. 11 a.
5. cn.v»i^ K^\a n-j.; imperfect. Pol. 13 a.
See Add. 14,575, nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7.
[Add. 14,670, foU. 8—13.]
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DLXXX.
Vellum, 9J in. by 6f , consisting of 11 leaves, the last of which is much torn and the first slightly so. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 30 lines. This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of about the x*"* cent., and contains —
Part of the works of Isaiah of Scete ; viz.
1. t<'.T<M.i r^i^ccn r^iiflrelso . Eol. 1 b.
^oXcn . Eol. 4 a.
3. >^ ..AmJI.i T^re^ a^oeol rdio r^iia^K".! r^.iruj . Eol. 5 b.
4. t<'A>aa^^S9 Ai^ . Eol. 7 b.
Eol. 8 a.
6. rdsib x>^ r^vwo .:b.2az..i ^r^ AA^ .
Eol. 9 a. Imperfect.
See Add. 14,575, nos. 1 — 6.
The note on fol. 1 a states that the njanu- script belonged to one Zachariah, the son of John, who bequeathed it after his death to the monks " of this convent" (S. Mary Dei- para?), to be sold and its price divided among them, that he might be remembered in their prayers, t^tnao ^^^a ^^>^^t<
t^sKVi r^=jA\A (sic) K'l&UMO-i K'.ico K'AxSO.kfls
^ cnl ^ \t^ Ki^v^ioa ^sna . K'orxAi^.i r^i^o.io cax.^1 r^iaio^.l vy*r^ • tcnocaaK* ci« r^iaJ.I ...i^ Ai^ rdlr^ . ,cao.iu3L.i . tCDOcoarcdo r^crArti* ciA r^fiOAO.l >cnal^ r<d^ f^i^m-ardl ^orA cn.l n «\ cnmo^ iiva ^O
. .Z.O f^mA.! Aao
It was at one time bound with another codex containing the works of Isaac of Antioch, for on the margin of fol. 2 a are the words jimso^t^ >i».i ^oiio .
[Add. 12,172, foil. 1—11.]
DLXXXI.
Seven vellum leaves, about 9J in. by 5|, of which the first two and the last are much stained and torn (Add. 17,201, foil. 26—32). The writing is good and regular, of the ix*** or x"* cent., with from 26 to 29 lines in each page. They contain —
Part of the writings of Gregory the monk (fol. 28 b, at the top, kL^oux* jseui^i^). See Asseipani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 170, and Add.12,163, fol. 240&.
1. r^ri ^oli .Bfiifln\f»\n ; imperfect. Eol. 26 a.
2. r^^cis.i K'.ir^x. A:k. . Eol. 26 a.
3. rC'ii^nA ^AaCLoAo.l ^W ^AaK*.*! oA*.!
r<h\c\ i\ «alo K'^cu&nAo r^iuutoi. Eol. 26 h.
4. r<'.'ird[x..i]r^eL\_ A^ ; imperfect. Eol. 26 J.
[Add. 17,201, foil. 26— 32.J
DLXXXII.
Vellum, about 12^ in. by 9, consisting of 135 leaves (Add. 12,142, foU. 108—242), some of which are much stained and torn, especiaUy foU. 110, 230, and 237—242. The quires have been twice numbered with arith- metical figures, once by the scribe, and again by an early corrector (see fol.' 212 a). A third numeration, with letters, is of late date and incorrect. Leaves are wanting both at the beginning and end; and there are lacunte after foU. 113, 114, 120, 171, and 241. Each page is divided into 3 columns, of from 37 to 43 lines. This manuscript is written in a small, elegant, Edessene charac- ter, probably of the beginning of the vi*"" cent., and contains —
The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel according to S. Matthew, homm. i. — ^xxxii. See the Benedictine edition of 3o
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Chrysostom's works, 1834 — 38, t. vii., pp. 1 — 426, and Migne, Patrol. Gr., t. Ivii.
The following portions of the text are missing. At the beginning, horn, i., from the commencement to the words El Si rt vepl
Kaipwv rj Tovav Bi,a(l>6peo<! a-KrfffeCKav (tom. vii.,
p. 6). After fol. 113, horn, ii., from the
words 0^^ w? Tti/e? otovTat, KcircoOev avm ^ovkofievoi
eKdelv (p. 27) to the end ; the whole of hom. iii. ; and hom. iv., from the beginning to the
words KaLTOi ye ov irapaheuy^ariafiov (lovov ^v xrtrevdvvo'; rj roiainr], aXKci, km KoXd^ecrdai ainrjv o vofioi iKekevev (p. 60). After fol. 114, hom. iv., from the words koI yap koL t5)v elprj/jiivav eveKev, Koi iva <f)avr] avrov rj <f>iXoa-o(pM, ava^dWerai rrjv irapovatav (p. 63) to -Et yap Kal firj <rb<; 6 t6ko<;
(p. 67). After fol. 120, hom. v., from the
words Kal TO, trpo toutov 8e elpr]/j,eva rovrov tov \6yov axwloT'Tjaiv (p. 88) to -Kaj/ 'le^eKtrfK ^ 6 irapa- koXmp, aKOVcrerai,, oTt, 'Eav (rrfi N&e (p. 92). After
fol. 171, hom. XV., from the words Tb yap 8t) ffavfiacrrbv, tovto eariv, on ov KoXaKevovre^, ovBe OepaTr€iJovT€<;, aW e'7rurTV<f)0VTe<; wcrTrep to d\a<i
(p. 222) to the end; and hom. xvi., from the beginning to the words "Otov /lij eavroi'i a/xv-
vafiev, ak\' erepovi aKipT&VTa<; ay^iofiev, Kal padv- (lovvTUi €7n,a-rpe(})(ofiev (p. 244). After fol. 241,
the greater part of hom. xxxii., from •n-opevea-de
ie fiaXKov Trpo? ra vpofiara to, cnro'KaiKoTa oXkov
''laparfK (p. 417) to the end ; with the excep- tion of the fragment fol. 242, which contains p. 418, lines 1 — 4, and the last seven lines of p. 419. .
[Add. 12,142, foil. 108—242.]
DLXXXIII.
Vellum, about 9j in. by 6f , consisting of 171 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foil. 9 and 171. The quires, 18 in number, are now signed with letters, but what the original signatures were is not apparent. Two leaves are wanting at the beginning. Each page is
divided into two columns, 'of from 28 to 32 lines. This volume is written in a fine, re- gular Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 868, A.D. 557. It contains —
The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew, homm. i. — xvi. The first homily is slightly imperfect, com- mencing with the words • f^^.^N,^ relialeul . r^uQo k'Hjso.tA ..^oooj-sao , corresponding
to the Greek ol /u,ev Eoy/j,dTcov eveKev, ol Se
piov Kal rpoTTwv, k.t.X.j Opera, t. vii., p. 2, line 27- Subscription, fol. 171 a: ^^ixa^aA yAs.
After the doxology, fol. 171 a, rcLMJsoi.
: ^jsil^ao rclx-en : vCXj^'ir^^a r*f\ .-^^ ^ ^*s3rC ^i*w\s. >L>Ao , we find the name of the scribe, ^^ ^cu r^iirc'; under which, in smaller characters, are the words : •a^.l ocn A^. ,4».t >CDOMui ..ooctai
On fol. 171 b, there is a long note in cursive characters, part of which has been erased, giving the date of the manuscript, and stating that it was written for a certain convent, in the days of the abbat Elias and the priest Netira (?) . ^.i ;iaAA«,t<'
r^MTi-3 ens r^ranu.B .«v»ai ^x-t
r^so^jio r^iivoia t-socua palt .
,i» Tt'TiYnO rdArc* ,iso r<'i..Ti.i rCcolrC's rdJLxIi-D ^.^oeoJLjk.i t<Aix.O . (?) t^^^ . \ | K'&uz^X-o r<'o\a_»»t<' en' *\:io "^^ ^ t*^ t ~rio cApSuiAir^ en "BIT. Aj^.i oeb r^cnlp^.T ».ocnsa^..i
CHRYSOSTOM.
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(CnosaM
HA rd^
».l
^•T Aa •:• ^i=ar<b f»r^ ^^eoiA.t «^ocn^cA
oon^mso
Or*' etxa r^iaJ.i rds^ KLtciA enl ArClx..!
cnA r^\ °>^ r^ooru ruo "« » ^ ,-iftA» «>. <^
•:• f^enAK'.i coA\\*a\ .-ii ».?a K'ooas . »ooo*isal
A later note, on the same page, gives the date of the decease of a woman, whose name has been erased, viz. A. Gr. 917, A.D. 606, on the 30"» of the first Kanun. rtf . . . .i . . . so peL>cn rdsalL. -so A«r.«^^
. . aox. ^.1 ojcn . r^ . . ^3 ^xsa
[ft'i-] w s -1 T o (sic) >•>« >« V T A, A. < V -,
« tx*-iT-i r^xsoLw cn^ )?'^Ui ^t^.^ f^iA&ia
rdiKl^ ,.ocn\A [eoiijal 0:^0^.1 am re'colr^.i
• r^l^.l 0»io K'.imoo : r<*Mi\ t o r^jiii : rdn^'.tto
.ix'TiSarc'.t nllD ^is ,ca .s*giT.A«.i m*o_xJ aca
. JLO . i.u3r<'.i [,co]aa-H=3 (sic) oitK^.i
On fol. 171 a, just above the doxology, a person called Abraham has recorded his name in Greek and Syriac (see Land's Anecd. Syr., t. i., tab. vii) :
♦ ABPAAM.^^4n^ :•
The word .iytiTi»\ , read by the alphabet of Bardesanes, is ^aeniarc', "Abraham." The second line is cAa. ol- r^ixsor^ -pmhar^, "Abraham the prisoner, pray for him" (ckl^ for ,eoal^) . Under the doxology the same man has written :
"Abraham (the son) of Denha : Abraham the monk " {MO for iiovax6<;).
On fol. 18 b the scribe has drawn a bird, apparently pecking at fruit; and on fol, |
171 a, another bird on a tree, beside which he has written the word K'tb {Jf), " goose."
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DLXXXIV.
Vellum, about 10| in. by 8, consisting of 112 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foil. 1 — 12, 45, 59, 69, 82, 83, 87, 88, 91, 92, 94—96, 98—101, 104 and 112. The quires were at least 18 in number (fol. 105, m_> ) . They are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. fol. 47, ^ and yu/wiw) . Leaves are wanting at the begin- ning, as well as after foU. 1, 11, 14, 70, 73, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 97 and 103. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 36 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vi* cent., and contained —
The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew, homm. i. — XX. The text now commences, on fol. 1 a, with the passage corresponding to the Greek
TtVos ovv eveKev h(ivrjadr} ; 'Hvixa efieWev ovtov? TiKTeiv r) 0dfiap , tu>v oihlvmv 'jrapa/yevofievcov , i^veyKe irpSyrov o Zapk tt/v xetpa* «. t. \. ;
Opera, t. vii., p. 42, hom. iii. Homm. vii. — xii. and xx. are complete, with the excep- tion of the two torn leaves, foU. 45 and 59. The rest are all more or less imper- fect, the principal lacunae being : p. 43, 1. 12— p. 62, 1. 22; p. 86, 1. 27— p. 89, 1. 20 ; p. 96, last hne— p. 108, 1. 9 ; p. 203, 1. 26— p. 207, 1. 21 ; p. 210, last line— p. 212, 1. 12 ; p. 230, 1. 40— p. 232, 1. 12 ; p. 235, 1. 19— p. 236, 1. 27 ; p. 238, 1. 3— p. 239, 1. 30 ; p. 240, penvQt line— p. 243, 1. 40 ; p. 245, 1. 19— p. 246, 1. 40; p. 249, 1. 34— p. 264, 1. 25, with the exception of two small fragments from pp. 252—3 ; p. 265, 1. 38— p. 277, 1. 21 ; and p. 287, 1. 32— p. 291, 1. 11.
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DLXXXV.
Vellum, about lOf in. by 6f , consisting of 107 leaves, of which a few are slightly stained and torn, especially foil. 8 and 107. The quires, signed with letters, are at present 11 in number. A leaf is wanting after fol. 18, and several quires after fol. 98. Each page is divided into two coliimns, of from 28 to 33 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vi*'' cent., and contained —
The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew, homm. xvii. — xxxii. Title, fol. 2 b : relntoA.i rt'Au-u.rs' K'ixoS^^ Qaucncu ,T=a rdiacvi^.i .Auss.t . The end of hom. xxiv. is wanting, the whole of homm. XXV. — xxxi. and the beginning of hom. xxxii. Hom. xviii. is also slightly imperfect. Sub- scription, fol. 107 a: r^ik.TjjK' r<'A<a,^A i>sa\x.
A note on fol. 107 b informs us that the manuscript belonged to the monastery of Natpha of Zagal, near Tadmor or Palmyra ; and that it was written at the expense of the abbat Simeon and the brotherhood, in the days of the bishops Jacob and Theodore, when Abu Karib was king. Abu Karib No'man VI., the Ghassanide, reigned, accord- ing to Caussin de Perceval, Essai sur I'his- toire des Arabes, t. ii., p. 245, from A.D. 597 to 600. Besides, Assemani mentions in the Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 167, one Theodore, bishop of al-Hira, who sat from A.D. 551 to 617 (?).
fSncus . corns..! r^ur^i f^Ata. ^jo:^ ^..qs'wx.
: r^.icn K'A\inl<\-» r^hyas^hyax. oA ^oco.n ^ A&o •:• ^L^at^ 'T''^\ f'^^Lik.'io^ oA A^ »..^:? ^.Vi.l . JLru.l ^.1 rC'CkCRLl cni\v )or<lA.i ^
. T^Lu.>iflo r^ .!& crA^.l rC'&vakO.-U ciu v>^GaJ93
Pol. 1 perhaps belonged to some other copy of the homUies of Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew. It exhibits on the recto, in an ancient cursive character, the words : r<liiJt.0^.t r^AuiwK" r<'A>ft;^l^ rc'iu'Ujr^'
s cnlvM A^ jAv^s . Here there
is a note of more recent date, stating that the volume was the property of the convent of Moses, on the hill called "the Great Head," east of (?) Natpha (?), in the pro- vince of Damascus, having been procured for it at the expense of the abbat George, bishop
of Tadmor. pCii.i.i Klico r^^iv^ ^c^o^^^
rtf'^ia (sic) pc^\<M.l (sic) caiMl*a3 reiai r^lx^i ^.1 JlL^M^trtf' r^h\i^x^Pi jaoQoJsai.t.l rf*^\\Qjm
rdla ctA Afli-s Aa r^r^ . K'Avu.TSa io.»i.iit.i r^ocol ^«^^ -2>3 iiiari'.l rtf'isocwiA coA r^s&sn
Beneath is recorded the name of one Eusebuna , r^\ -itwoK' .
The same information is repeated in a somewhat different form on the verso.
,r^50 r<'.-lco pt'Ax I n 1 "t po-ooa .\ °> ui\r^
K'i..! ^.1 : iso.taA^s relA&ntrt '\K' iX^o*"^^
T^va^xjss.i t^io^^ r^aAus r^x.ajx «v=n.i
. re'Av.vn (sic) rdAAJ (sic) Anirq rdai r^x."i
Ajk : jttjAoAr^vA^w jjcvflaai'i.i.i rc^^\\<xx.
rdlo . tcnccL^ ^n-p^AO : coa p^ioJ.T col Ajax..i
CHRYSOSTOM.
cnsojc, rtfbcn] : (i.e. »\ior<i\^) A^oi V^*
♦ fiSopt' ^iSaii- yi\ \\ vv ia.i»3 r(l.-v»i.i
On fol. 107 b, a note, which has been in great part erased, states that this was one of the volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.
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DLXXXYI.
Vellum, about 10^ in. by 6|, consisting of 161 leaves, two of which, foil. 6 and 7, are much stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are now 17 in number. One leaf is wanting at the beginning, two leaves after fol. 6, and several quires after fol. 116. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 35 to 43 lines. This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vi"* or vii"* cent., and contained —
The Commentary of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. John, homm. i. — xliii. Of these, homm. i., ii., xxix., and xxxv. are imper- fect ; whilst homm. xxx. — xxxiv. are wanting. The text commences with the words w<\sA''^ r^sal^ ^S3 eol , corresponding with the Greek
aW dvarepot) Travrayv eaTavai twv ^kotikcov k.t.X.,
Opera, t. viii., p. 2,