MS. Huntington 83 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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Contents

Summary of Contents: 3 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Christian writings, Sermons, and Moral exhortation
1. ff. 1r-161r
Author: Ibrāhīm ibn Yuḥannā al-Anṭākī, protospatharius of Antioch sec. half of 10th cent.
Title: Translation [from Greek] of Ephraem, Syrus, Saint, 303-373 ʼs 52 works, followed by an encomium of Ephraim by Gregory of Nyssa
Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf II, p. 46
[UAC. 65 (1, 2)]
2. ff. 161v-170r
Author: John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407
Title: Four sermons to the monks
Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, p. 350
[UAC. 65 (3)]
3. ff. 170r-177r
Author: Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, ca. 250-355 or 6
Title: Moral teachings in 20 chapters

f. 177v contains a list of contents of the entire MS

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, p. 458
[UAC. 65 (4)]

Physical Description

Form: codex
161 ff. 10 ff. 8 ff.

History

Origin: 1267 CE 1267 CE 1267 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

The collections of Robert Huntington, d. 1701.

Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1693.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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