Miscellaneous Syriac texts : manuscript

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Title
Miscellaneous Syriac texts : manuscript
Contributor
Moses bar Kēphā, 813?-903.
Philoxenus, Bishop of Hierapolis, approximately 440-523.
Published / Created
18th century.
Publication Place
Place not identified
Abstract

Miscellaneous Syriac texts, as follows: 1. "Pauline Epistles". The end only (folio 1a). 2. "Questions by Queen of Sheba to King Solomon" (folios 1b-2b). 3. Letter of Philoxenus of Mabbug to Patrikios (Patricius) of Edessa (folios 3a-4b). 4. Miscellaneous sayings: 2 by Philoxenus?, 4 by Euagrius, 1 by Abba Isaiah (folio 4b). 5. "Confession of faith" by Philoxenus of Mabbug (folios 4b-7b). 6. Holy Commandments of the Gospel (folios 7b-9a), attributed to John of Lycopolis (or of Apameia), also the Solitary, or "Seer and Prophet". 7. "Commandments" (folios 9a-29b), from the Gospels, the Pauline and Catholic Epistles, and the Prophets. 8. "About the Sacraments" (folios 29b-56b). The codex ends with a long colophon in verse (page 111) followed by (page 112) a quotation from Moses bar Kēphā (813?-903) on the resurrection of the bodies. Name of copyist and place and date of copying not, mentioned probably from the early 18th century

Description
In Syriac.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Romanization supplied by cataloger.
1. "Pauline Epistles", end only (folio 1a): "... ʻAm kulkún. Amín. Šelmat Egartā dalwat ʻEbrāyē d-etkatbat men Íṭālyā b-yad Ṭímataʼwus d-ʼít bāh qeryānē KB ... Šlemy Egrātā d-Ṭúbānā Šlíḥā Pawlús d-ítayhún arbaʻesrē egrātā ..." (With all of you. Amen. The Epistle to the Hebrews which was written from Italy, of twenty-four readings, was written in the hand of Timotheus, is completed ... The Epistles of the blessed Apostle Paul which are fourteen epistles are completed ...).
2. "Questions by Queen of Sheba to King Solomon" (folios 1b-2b) start with: "Šúʼālē d-šʼelat Malktā d-Šibā la-Šlémún ..."
3. Letter of Philoxenus of Mabbug to Patrikios (Patricius) of Edessa (folios 3a-4b): "Ḥúpāṭā awkít zúhārā meṭúl nāṭúrút púqdānē da-Mšíḥā da-mkanaš men Ktābē Alāhāyē men ʼegartā d-Qadíšā Māry Píllúksínos da-lwāt Paṭríq Yíḥídāyā"
4. Miscellaneous sayings (folio 4b): "ʼEn lā ḥāzē ʼanaš l-šemšā lā metbasam b-núhreh ..."
5. "Confession of faith" by Philoxenus of Mabbug (folios 4b-7b): "Haymānútā d-Qad. Māry Píllúksínús Apís. d-Mabúg ..."
6. Holy Commandments of the Gospel (folios 7b-9a): "Púqdānē d-Ewangelyún Qadíšā ..."
7. "Commandments from the Gospels, the Pauline epistles, the Prophets, etc. ..." (folios 9a-29b): "Púqdānē Alāhāyē ..."
8. "About the Sacraments" (folios 29b-56b): "B-yad Alāhā mḥaylānā da-mḥílē mšarénan d-nektúb mnātāʼít men ʼrāzānyātā ..."
18 x 28 cm; written surface: 13.5 x 22.5 cm; 35 lines per page (in two columns: 6.5 x 22.5 cm, each).
Binding: In cardboard, covered with red cloth (half torn) .
In West Syriac script, in black ink, on cream color paper; headings in red.
Pages are numbered A to QW (in Syriac) and 1 to 109 (in Arabic numerals); pages [110 to 112] are curiously numbered (200 to 202).
On the front cover: "Ktābā d-Púšāqā d-puqdānē" (Book of Explanation of commandments).
Inside the front cover (in pencil): "Ktābā d-ʼEgrātā u-púšāqā d-lā síqúmā." (Book of the Epistles and explanation, without date).
Laid in: 1. Three printout from a microfilm of the manuscript. 2. a slip "Sorbonne. No. 2", and a note in French. 3. Blue slip of paper "No. 2".
On folio 1a: A decorative design.
On page 110: A statement by Temotheos ʻĪsā "Nāṭúr Kúrsyā" (Patriarchal Vicor) with his seal, as follows: "B-šem ʼÍtāyā Mtúmāyā d-kul āḥíd Ṭímetāʼ́wus Nāṭúr Kúrsyā d-hú ʻÍsā."
On folio 110: An endowment statement (dated 2036 of the Greeks = 1724/1725) of the codex to the monastery of "Dayr al-Zaʻfarān" during the reign of the Patriarch Gewargis al-Mawṣilī (1687-1708), in Garshūnī (Arabic in Syriac letters), as follows: "Sabab taḥrīrih wa-mūjib tasṭīrih. Yaʻlam kull wāqif ʻalá hādhihi al-aḥruf: Qad ūqifa hādhā kitāb al-Injīl wa-Tafsīr Ibn Ṣalībī ilá Dayr al-Zaʻfarān ʻalá zamān al-marḥūm Baṭrak Gewargīs al-Mawṣilī, wa-li-ajl maḥabbatihi awqafahu, wa-mā li-aḥad sulṭah bi-an yamlikahu bi-nawʻ al-khiyānah wa-al-ṭamaʻ, wa-kullman yaqraʼ fīhi yataraḥḥam ʻalá rūḥ ṣāḥibihi wa-ʻalá rūḥ Baṭrak Gewargīs alladhī ṣāra sabab li-waqfihi. Unjiza hādhā sanat KLW Yu."
Provenance
Purchased from Mrs. Melahat Menemencioglu on the Library Associates Fund, 1968.
Extent
1 volume (56 leaves) ; 28 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
Syriac, Modern

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Syriac MSS 8

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Early works to 1800
Texts
Manuscripts, Syriac 18th century
Syriac manuscripts
Resource Type
text
Subject (Name)
Isaiah, Abba, -489 or 491.
John, the Solitary, of Apamea, active 5th century.
Moses bar Kēphā, 813?-903.
Philoxenus, Bishop of Hierapolis, approximately 440-523.
Sheba, Queen of.
Solomon, King of Israel.
Subject (Topic)
Sacraments
Syrian churches
Resurrection
Syriac language
Theology, Doctrinal
Subjects
Isaiah, Abba, -489 or 491
John, the Solitary, of Apamea, active 5th century
Moses bar Kēphā, 813?-903
Philoxenus, Bishop of Hierapolis, approximately 440-523
Sheba, Queen of.
Solomon, King of Israel
Sacraments > Syrian churches > Early works to 1800
Bible. Epistles of Paul
Resurrection > Early works to 1800
Syriac language > Texts > Early works to 1800
Theology, Doctrinal > Early works to 1800
18th century
Syriac manuscripts

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Citation
Miscellaneous Syriac texts. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

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Orbis Record
16520438
Object ID (OID)
2054609

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