MS. Huntington 245 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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Summary of Contents: 15 works by 9 authors on the subjects of Christian writings, Monasticism and religious orders, Christian Theology, and Tales

1. ff. 1r-8v

Author: Evagrius Ponticus d. 399

Title: Letter [also attributed to Nilus of Ancyra d.c. 430 ] to Eulogius concerning monastic life, followed by a commentary on the Lordʼs Prayer

Incomplete

ff. i and 203 Coptic leaves forming wrapper to MS.

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, p. 397

[UAC. 64 [1]]

2. ff. 9r-17v

Author: Macarius of Egypt d.c. 390

Title: Collection of directives to his monks, followed by Macariusʼ reply to what a man should do when misled by the Devil

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, p. 394

[UAC. 64 [2]]

3. ff. 17v-19v

Author: Antony of Egypt d. 356

Title: Rules for his monks at Dayr al-Naqlūn

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, pp. 457-58

[UAC. 64 [3]]

4. ff. 19v-28v

Author: Pachomius d. 346

Title: Treatise on the discipline of monks

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, pp. 459-61

[UAC. 64 [4]]

5. ff. 29r-30v

Author: Anonymous

Title: Collection of rules for those entering the order, by one [??](?).

Language(s): Arabic

References

Christian Appendix Sermons and Theological Treatises

[UAC. 64 [5]]

6. ff. 31r-36r

Author: John Thebaita fl. 4th cent.

Title: General reflections of a theological nature

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, p. 396

[UAC. 64 [6]]

7. ff. 36v-44r

Author: Anonymous

Title: Collection of directives etc. on the salvation of the soul, assembled by the [?] scribe or compiler of the MS.

Language(s): Arabic

References

Christian Appendix Sermons and Theological Treatises

[UAC. 64 [7]]

8. ff. 44v-87r

Author: Isaiah of Scete d. 488

Title: Directives to the monks

f. 70r (subsequently crossed through) repeats f. 64r, and both bear the same Coptic numeration; there is no folio bearing the number 249 in Coptic numeration

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, pp. 402-3

[UAC. 64 [8]]

9. ff. 87r-90r

Author: Anonymous

Title: Story of the three women in the time of Constantine

Language(s): Arabic

References

Appendix Tales

[UAC. 64 [9]]

10. ff. 90r-91v

Author: Gregory, of Nazianzus, Saint d. c. 390

Title: Short treatise affirming his faith

f. 91 contains debate demonstrating the virtues of silence, including the story of John [-? the Baptist]ʼs silence; a note on 91v identifies the MS. as the property of the monastery at Baramūs

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, pp. 330-32

[UAC. 64 [10]]

11. f. 92r

Title: Ecclesiastes 11, ix - 12, viii, entitled Li-ajl inqiḍāʼ ḥayāt al-insān wa-mawtihi min ākhir kitāb Amthāl Sulaymān

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, pp. 127-31

[UAC. 64 [11]]

12. ff. 92v-120v

Title: Anonymous treatise on the purity of the soul and cleanliness of the body [ ṭahārat al-nafs wa-naqāwat al-jasad ]

Language(s): Arabic

References

Christian Appendix Sermons and Theological Treatises

[UAC. 64 [12]]

13. ff. 121r-122r

Author: Theodorus, disciple of Pachomius

Title: Risālah

Language(s): Arabic

References

Christian Appendix Sermons and Theological Treatises

[UAC. 64 [13]]

14. ff. 122r-186r

Author: Anonymous

Title: A collection of directives etc. by Antony of Egypt d. 356 and others, assembled by the [?] scribe or compiler of the MS.

Language(s): Arabic

References

Graf I, pp. 456-59

[UAC. 64 [14]]

15. ff. 186r-202v

Author: Anonymous

Title: Collection of dicta etc. [ Majmūʻ min qawl al-qiddīsīn ʻalá taqwīm al-faḍāʼil ], assembled by the [?] scribe or compiler of the MS.

ff. 197-202 in a different hand, from another MS.

Language(s): Arabic

References

Christian Appendix Sermons and Theological Treatises

[UAC. 64 [15]]

Physical Description

Form: codex

8 ff. 9 ff. 3 ff. 10 ff. 2 ff. 6 ff. 9 ff. 44 ff. 4 ff. 2 ff. 1 f. 29 ff. 2 ff. 65 ff. 17 ff.

History

Origin: n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.

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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