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A Collection of Lives of Saints in Arabic

1.
Title: Imperfect index which relates to a treatise on the sacraments of the church
Colophon: f. "200v"
Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

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Translator: Macarius III, Patriarch of Antioch, active 1636-1666 Ḥalabī, Makāriyūs
Title: Miracles of the Virgin Mary

Translated from the Greek

Colophon: f. "200v"
Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

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3.
Title: History of Mar Dimet, or Domitius, the physician
Title: ܩܨܬ ܐܠܩܕܝܣ ܡܐܪ ܕܝܡܛ ܨܠܐܬܗ ܘܒܪܟܐܬܗ ܬܚܪܣܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ
Colophon: f. "200v"
Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

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4.
  • Attributed to(Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 329-379.)
    • Title: History of Joseph and his Brethren, as drawn up by Basil the Great
    Title: ܩܣܗ̈ ܝܘܣܦ ܐܠܚܣܢ ܐܒܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܡܐ ܓܪܐ ܠܗ ܡܥ ܐܩܘܬܗ ܘܩܝܦ ܨܐܪ ܡܠܟ ܥܠܝ ܡܨܪ. ܬܪܬܝܒ ܐܠܐܒ ܒܐܣܝܠܠܘܣ ܐܠܟܒܝܪ ܐܣܩܦ ܩܐܒܐܕܘܩܝܐ
    Colophon: f. "200v"
    Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

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    5.
    Author: Anonymous
    Title: Story of the King's daughther and the female intendant and interpreter, and how the King's son answered all their questions, etc.
    Title: ܟܒܪ ܐܠܩܗܪܡܐܢܗ ܘܐܠܬܪܓܡܐܢܗ ܘܟܝܦ ܓܠܒܗܐ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܡܠܟ ܒܐܠܡܣܐܝܠ ܦܝܡܐ ܓܪܐ ܠܗ ܦܝ ܡܕܝܢܗ̈ ܪܘܡܝܗ
    Colophon: f. "200v"
    Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

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    6.
    Author: Anonymous
    Title: Story of the sage Hiqār
    Title: ܟܒܪ ܚܝܩܐܪ ܐܠܚܟܝܡ ܘܙܝܪ ܣܢܚܐܪܝܒ ܐܠܡܠܟ ܘܢܐܕܐܢ ܐܒܢ ܐܟܬ ܚܝܩܐܪ ܐܠܚܟܝܡ

    Story of the sage Ḥiqār the vizir of Sennacherib, King of Assyria, -681 B.C. and of this nephew Nādān

    Colophon: f. "200v"
    Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

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    7.
    Title: History and martyrdom of S. George
    Title: ܩܨܗ̈ ܐܠܩܪܝܣ ܐܠܡܩܐܬܚ ܘܐܠܫܗܝܕ ܐܠܓܠܝܠ ܡܐܪ ܓܪܓܣ ܨܐܚܒ ܦܪܣ ܐܠܫܗܒܗ
    Colophon: f. "200v"
    Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

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    8.
    Title: History of John the possessor of the Golden Gospel, from the city of Rome
    Title: ܩܨܗ̈ ܐܚܩܪܝܣ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܐ ܨܐܚܒ ܐܢܓܝܠ ܐܠܕܗܒ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܗ̈ ܪܘܡܝܗ ܐܠܟܒܪܗ
    Colophon: f. "200v"
    Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

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    1.
    Title: History of Susanna and the Elders
    Title: ܩܨܗ̈ ܐܠܦܐܛܠܗ ܫܘܫܐܢ ܘܡܐ ܓܪܐ ܠܗܐ ܡܥ ܫܝܘܟ ܒܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܝܠ ܘܗܝ ܗܟܕܐ ܘܓܕܢܐ ܦܝ ܒܥܛ ܐܠܟܬܒ ܐܠܡܩܕܣܗ
    Colophon: f. "200v"
    Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

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    10.
    Title: History of Job the just
    Title: ܩܨܗ̈ ܐܝܘܒ ܐܠܨܕܝܩ ܘܡܐ ܐܚܬܡܠ ܡܢ ܐܠܛܝܩܐܬ
    Colophon: f. "200v"
    Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

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    11.
    Title: History of the Captivity of the Children of Israel
    Title: ܩܨܗ̈ ܣܒܝ ܒܢܝ ܐܣܪܐܝܝܠ ܐܠܝ ܒܐܒܠ ܥܠܝ ܝܕ ܒܟܬܢܨܪ ܐܠܡܠܟ ܦܝ ܐܝܐܡ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܐܠܢܒܝ

    History of the Captivity of the Children of Israel, how they were carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylonia, -562 B.C. in the days of Jeremia Prophet ca. v600.

    Colophon: f. "200v"
    Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

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    Physical Description

    Form: codex
    Support: Paper
    Extent: 202 ff.
    Dimensions (leaf):
    Dimensions (written):

    Collation

    Originally 22 quires, of 10 leaves (except one which has only 8, and the last which has only 4). Quires signed with Arabic words or Syriac letters

    Condition

    A leaf is wanting at the beginning, tow after ff.8 and 22, one fater ff. 76, 122, and 182, and two after ff. 190, 198, 200

    Layout

    21 lines to the page

    Hand(s)

    Written in a good, regular Jacobite Karshiuni XVIIIth cent. This volume was written by rabban 'Abdallah of Sadad/ Sadad (Siria), son of the deacon Namusi, son of Tilijan, of the family of Abu Thabit f. 200v

    Additions: f.1r f.202v Gregorian ff. 203-205 are a modern index to the contents of the volume in Arabic

    History

    Origin: The town of the scribe is An Nabk The scribe is a monk of the Convent of Mar Musa al- Habashi

    Record Sources

    "Manuscript description based on Wright, W. : A catalogue of the Syriac manuscripts preserved in the library of the University of Cambridge. (vol 2), 1901".

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