Add. 2886 (University Library, Cambridge University)

Syriac Manuscripts

Contents

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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2.

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

References

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

References

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

References

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

References

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

References

10.

Title: History of Job the just

Title: ܩܨܗ̈ ܐܝܘܒ ܐܠܨܕܝܩ ܘܡܐ ܐܚܬܡܠ ܡܢ ܐܠܛܝܩܐܬ

Colophon: f. "200v"

Language(s): Syriac; Arabic

References

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

References

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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Subjects

Syriac Christian saints

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