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Country Iraq Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
City Alqūsh Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Repository Chaldean Catholic Church. Diocese of Alqūsh
Shelfmark MS 61
Current Status Unknown
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 280 leaf(ves)
Century(ies) 19th century (?)
Language(s) Arabic Garshuni; Greek; Syriac
Genre(s) Scientific works; Dictionaries; Commentaries; Correspondence; Canon law; Sermons; Poems
Feature(s) Border(s), Decorative; Chart(s); Decoration, Geometric; Marginalia; Table(s)
Bibliography

H. Sana, "Manuscripts of Al-Qosh Church," in Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in Iraq, vol. I (1978); Grigory Kessel, "Field Notes on Syriac Manuscripts III: A Previously Unknown Philosophical Manuscript from Alqosh," Hugoye 23/1 (2020): 99-130.

HMML Proj. Num.

DCA 00061

Permanent Link https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/500563
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Acknowledgments Digitized in collaboration with Centre Numérique des Manuscrits Orientaux (CNMO), Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq; Cataloged by Grigory Kessel; revised by David Calabro
Surrogate Format Digital
Access Restrictions Registered
Rights http://www.vhmml.org/terms
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 280 leaf(ves)
Foliation Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding

Bound in leather over wood boards

Binding Dimensions 23 x 16 x 7 cm
Condition Notes

Imperfect: wanting leaves at end

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 1r-221r
Century(ies) 19th century (?)
Year Range 1800-1900
Support Paper
Page Layout 1 column, 22 lines per page
Catchwords Yes
Signatures Yes
Writing System Syriac
Script(s) East Syriac
Notes

Copied by ܩܫܝܫܐ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܒܪ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܡܪܟܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܐܠܩܘܫ ܕܢܚܘܡ ܢܒܝܐ. Colophon, fol. 209v

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 223r-280v
Century(ies) 19th century
Year Range 1865
Date Precise 1865
Support Paper
Page Layout 1 column, 23 lines per page
Catchwords Yes
Signatures Yes
Writing System Syriac
Script(s) East Syriac
Notes

Colophon, fol. 239v

Item Location fol. 1v-118r
Author Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ
Title Teʼgrat teʼgrātā
Title NS ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܐܓܪܬ ܬܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ
Uniform Title Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286. Teʼgrat teʼgrātā
Alternate Title Commerce of commerces
Alternate Title Treatise of treatises
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 118r-151r
Author ʼEliyā, of Nisibis, 975-1046 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܐܠܝܐ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐ ܕܨܘܒܐ
Title Ktābā d-targmānā
Title NS ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܘܫܩ ܫܡܗ̈ܐ
Uniform Title Elias, of Nisibis, 975-1046. Kitāb al-turjumān fī taʻlīm lughat al-Suryān
Alternate Title Book of the translator
Alternate Title Book of the interpreter
Alternate Title Ktābā d-púšāq šmāhe
Language(s) Arabic Garshuni; Syriac
Item Notes

Dedicated to Shams al-Dīn Yūsuf

Item Location fol. 151r-154v
Author Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ
Title Ktābā d-túnāye mgaḥkāne. Selections
Title NS ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ
Uniform Title Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286. Ktābā d-túnāye mgaḥkāne Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Alternate Title Laughable stories
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܣܥܪܐ ܪܟܝܟܐ ܥܠ ܕܚܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ ܡܫܘܕܥ ܘܣܥܪܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܘܬܐ
Item Notes

Includes chapter 20, on physiognomy

Item Location fol. 154v-157r
Author ʻAbdíšoʻ bar Bríkā, -1318 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܪܝܟܐ
Title Penqítā d-túkās díne ʻedtānāye
Title NS ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܕܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ
Uniform Title ʻAbdisho bar Berīkā, -1318. Penqítā d-túkās díne ʻedtānāye
Alternate Title Ordo iudiciorum ecclesiasticorum
Alternate Title Order of ecclesiastical judgments
Alternate Title Ḥúšbānā d-s‎únhādāws
Language(s) Syriac
Item Notes

Fragment of book 1, chapter 10

Item Location fol. 157r-184r
Title Physiologus
Title NS ܦܘܫܩ ܟܪ̈ܕܠܢܐ ܕܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ
Uniform Title Physiologus Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Alternate Title P‎úšāq kardlāne d-Yāwnāye
Associated Name Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE (Attributed name) Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܟܪ̈ܕܠܢܐ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܘܡܠܘ̈ܟܐ ܕܦܦܐ ܡܬܦܫܩܝܢ
Item Location fol. 184r-209v
Author Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ
Title Swād súpiyā
Title NS ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܘܕ ܣܘܦܝܐ
Uniform Title Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286. Swād súpiyā
Alternate Title Conversation of wisdom
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 210r-213r
Title Exposition on the stones of the ephod
Title NS ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܕܡܫܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ
Alternate Title Núhrā d-kiʼpe d-maškan zabnā
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܣܘܡܩܐ ܘܙܪܓܐ ܘܒܪܩܐ
Item Notes

On the stones in Exodus 28:17-20

Item Location fol. 213r-215v
Author ʻEnāníšoʻ, active 7th century Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܥܢܢܝܫܘܥ
Title Rules for homographs
Title NS ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ
Alternate Title Liber canonum de aequilitteris
Alternate Title Ktābā d-qānúne
Associated Name Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq al-ʻIbādī, 809?-873 (Attributed name) Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܐܡܪ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܬܐܡܪ ܐܝܟ ܗܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ
Item Location fol. 215v-216v
Author Šlémon, Bishop of Basra, active 1222 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܫܠܝܡܘܢ
Title Ktābā d-lúqāṭe. Selections
Title NS ܥܠ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܠܐܟ̈ܐ
Uniform Title Solomon, Bishop of Basra, active 1222. Ktābā d-lúqāṭe Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Alternate Title Book of the bee
Language(s) Syriac
Item Notes

From chapter 5, on the creation of the angels

Item Location fol. 217r-219r
Title Greek-Syriac glossary
Title NS ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܥܣܩܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܦܪܝܪܡܐܢܝܐܣ
Language(s) Greek; Syriac
Item Notes

Greek written in Syriac script

Item Location fol. 219r-221r
Author Bar Zoʻbí, Yoḥanān, active 13th century Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܒܪ ܙܘܥܒܝ، ܝܘܚܢܢ
Title Qān‎únā gawānāyā
Title NS ܩܢܘܢܐ ܓܘܢܝܐ
Alternate Title Universal canon
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 223rv
Title Account of the Jewish sects
Title NS ܠܟܡܐ ܗܪܣܝ̈ܣ ܐܣܬܕܩ ܝܗܘܕܝܘܬܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܘ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܙܕܘܩ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܣ̈ܢܐ ܘܗܡ̈ܙܐ ܘܒܣܛܣ̈ܛܐ ܘܢܙܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܗܪ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ
Item Location fol. 223v
Title Explanation of the wood from which the altar and table are made
Title NS ܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܬܥܒܕ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܕ̈ܦܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 223v-224r
Title Explanation of the signs of the zodiac
Title NS ܫܘܕܥܐ ܕܫܡܫܐ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܡܠܘܫܐ ܗܘܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 224rv
Title Explanation of the difference between nature, essence, and person
Title NS ܒܡܢ ܦܪܝܫ ܟܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܡܢ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 224v-230r
Author Severus Sebokht, -667 VIAF
Author NS ܣܐܘܪܐ ܣܒܘܟܬ
Title Letter to Yāwnān on terms from Aristotle's Peri hermēneias (De interpretatione) and Analytika protera (Prior analytics)
Title NS ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܢܢ ܡܛܠ ܒܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܕܡ ܕܒܦܝܐܝܪܡܢܝܣ ܕܐܪܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
Associated Name Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܠܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܚܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܚܘܢ ܪܘܚܢܐ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܣܠܘܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܢܢ ܫܠܡ
Item Location fol. 230r-239v
Author Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܐܪܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ
Title Prior analytics
Title NS ܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܐ
Uniform Title Aristotle. Prior analytics Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܩܕܡܝܬ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܕܥܠ ܡܢܐ ܘܕܡܘܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܬܚܫܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܘܕܟܣܝܣ
Item Notes

From book 1, chapters 1-7

Item Location fol. 240rv
Author Probā, of Antioch, active 6th century VIAF
Author NS ܦܪܘܒܐ
Title Commentary on Aristotle's Peri Hermēneias (De interpretatione)
Title NS ܦܘܫܩ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܦܣܘܩܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܝܐܪܡܢܝܣ ܕܐܪܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܦܪܘܒܐ
Associated Name Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܒܥܝܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܗܢܐ ܦܣܩܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܫܚܝܢ ܠܢ ܒܗ
Item Location fol. 241rv
Author Dawíd bar Pawlos, active 785 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܕܘܝܕ ܒܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ
Title Discussion of different types of nominal forms
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 242rv
Title History of scientific discoveries
Title NS ܫܪܒܐ ܕܡܘܕܥ ܫܟܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܩܕܡܝ̈ܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܒܠܝ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܟܠܕܝ̈ܐ
Item Location fol. 242v-247r
Title Greek-Syriac glossaries
Language(s) Greek; Syriac
Item Notes

Greek written in Syriac script

Item Location fol. 247r-278v
Title Book of definitions
Title NS ܦܘܫܩ ܬܚܘ̈ܡܐ
Alternate Title Púšāq tḥúme
Associated Name Míkā'yel Bādoqā, active 6th century-7th century (Attributed name) VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܡܦܣܐ ܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܟ ܐܘ ܡܪܝ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܨܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܟܝܢܐܝܬ ܪܚܝܐ ܢܗܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܝܢ ܒܟܝܢܗܝܢ
Item Location fol. 278r-280r
Author Qāmíšoʻ, of Beth Nuhadrā, active approximately 7th century
Author NS ܪܒܢ ܩܡܝܫܘܥ ܐܣܝܐ ܢܘܗܕܪܝܐ
Title Metrical letter
Title NS ܐܓܪܬܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܠܪܚܡܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܒܠܝܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܓܒܐ ܠܡ ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܚܢܢܐ ܕܚܐܢ ܠܚ̈ܛܝܐ
Item Location fol. 280rv
Author ʼÍsḥāq, of Antioch Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܐܝܣܚܩ
Title Memra on learning
Title NS ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ
Alternate Title Homily on learning
Language(s) Syriac
Country Iraq Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
City Alqūsh Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Repository Chaldean Catholic Church. Diocese of Alqūsh
Shelfmark MS 61
Current Status Unknown
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 280 leaf(ves)
Century(ies) 19th century (?)
Language(s) Arabic Garshuni; Greek; Syriac
Genre(s) Scientific works; Dictionaries; Commentaries; Correspondence; Canon law; Sermons; Poems
Feature(s) Border(s), Decorative; Chart(s); Decoration, Geometric; Marginalia; Table(s)
Bibliography

H. Sana, "Manuscripts of Al-Qosh Church," in Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in Iraq, vol. I (1978); Grigory Kessel, "Field Notes on Syriac Manuscripts III: A Previously Unknown Philosophical Manuscript from Alqosh," Hugoye 23/1 (2020): 99-130.

HMML Proj. Num.

DCA 00061

Permanent Link https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/500563
Processed By HMML
Acknowledgments Digitized in collaboration with Centre Numérique des Manuscrits Orientaux (CNMO), Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq; Cataloged by Grigory Kessel; revised by David Calabro
Surrogate Format Digital
Access Restrictions Registered
Rights http://www.vhmml.org/terms
Type of Record Manuscript
Extent 280 leaf(ves)
Foliation Modern foliation in Arabic numerals
Binding

Bound in leather over wood boards

Binding Dimensions 23 x 16 x 7 cm
Condition Notes

Imperfect: wanting leaves at end

Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 1r-221r
Century(ies) 19th century (?)
Year Range 1800-1900
Support Paper
Page Layout 1 column, 22 lines per page
Catchwords Yes
Signatures Yes
Writing System Syriac
Script(s) East Syriac
Notes

Copied by ܩܫܝܫܐ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܒܪ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܡܪܟܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܐܠܩܘܫ ܕܢܚܘܡ ܢܒܝܐ. Colophon, fol. 209v

Item Location fol. 1v-118r
Author Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ
Title Teʼgrat teʼgrātā
Title NS ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܐܓܪܬ ܬܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ
Uniform Title Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286. Teʼgrat teʼgrātā
Alternate Title Commerce of commerces
Alternate Title Treatise of treatises
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 118r-151r
Author ʼEliyā, of Nisibis, 975-1046 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܐܠܝܐ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐ ܕܨܘܒܐ
Title Ktābā d-targmānā
Title NS ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܘܫܩ ܫܡܗ̈ܐ
Uniform Title Elias, of Nisibis, 975-1046. Kitāb al-turjumān fī taʻlīm lughat al-Suryān
Alternate Title Book of the translator
Alternate Title Book of the interpreter
Alternate Title Ktābā d-púšāq šmāhe
Language(s) Arabic Garshuni; Syriac
Item Notes

Dedicated to Shams al-Dīn Yūsuf

Item Location fol. 151r-154v
Author Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ
Title Ktābā d-túnāye mgaḥkāne. Selections
Title NS ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܕܒܪܢܫܐ
Uniform Title Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286. Ktābā d-túnāye mgaḥkāne Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Alternate Title Laughable stories
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܣܥܪܐ ܪܟܝܟܐ ܥܠ ܕܚܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ ܡܫܘܕܥ ܘܣܥܪܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܘܬܐ
Item Notes

Includes chapter 20, on physiognomy

Item Location fol. 154v-157r
Author ʻAbdíšoʻ bar Bríkā, -1318 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܪܝܟܐ
Title Penqítā d-túkās díne ʻedtānāye
Title NS ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܕܣܘܢܗܕܘܣ
Uniform Title ʻAbdisho bar Berīkā, -1318. Penqítā d-túkās díne ʻedtānāye
Alternate Title Ordo iudiciorum ecclesiasticorum
Alternate Title Order of ecclesiastical judgments
Alternate Title Ḥúšbānā d-s‎únhādāws
Language(s) Syriac
Item Notes

Fragment of book 1, chapter 10

Item Location fol. 157r-184r
Title Physiologus
Title NS ܦܘܫܩ ܟܪ̈ܕܠܢܐ ܕܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ
Uniform Title Physiologus Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Alternate Title P‎úšāq kardlāne d-Yāwnāye
Associated Name Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE (Attributed name) Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܟܪ̈ܕܠܢܐ ܝܘܢܐܝܬ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܘܡܠܘ̈ܟܐ ܕܦܦܐ ܡܬܦܫܩܝܢ
Item Location fol. 184r-209v
Author Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ
Title Swād súpiyā
Title NS ܟܬܒܐ ܕܣܘܕ ܣܘܦܝܐ
Uniform Title Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286. Swād súpiyā
Alternate Title Conversation of wisdom
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 210r-213r
Title Exposition on the stones of the ephod
Title NS ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܕܡܫܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ
Alternate Title Núhrā d-kiʼpe d-maškan zabnā
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܣܘܡܩܐ ܘܙܪܓܐ ܘܒܪܩܐ
Item Notes

On the stones in Exodus 28:17-20

Item Location fol. 213r-215v
Author ʻEnāníšoʻ, active 7th century Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܥܢܢܝܫܘܥ
Title Rules for homographs
Title NS ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ
Alternate Title Liber canonum de aequilitteris
Alternate Title Ktābā d-qānúne
Associated Name Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq al-ʻIbādī, 809?-873 (Attributed name) Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܐܡܪ ܡܡܠܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܟܕܘ ܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܬܐܡܪ ܐܝܟ ܗܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ
Item Location fol. 215v-216v
Author Šlémon, Bishop of Basra, active 1222 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܫܠܝܡܘܢ
Title Ktābā d-lúqāṭe. Selections
Title NS ܥܠ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܡܠܐܟ̈ܐ
Uniform Title Solomon, Bishop of Basra, active 1222. Ktābā d-lúqāṭe Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Alternate Title Book of the bee
Language(s) Syriac
Item Notes

From chapter 5, on the creation of the angels

Item Location fol. 217r-219r
Title Greek-Syriac glossary
Title NS ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܦܬܓܡ̈ܐ ܥܣܩܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܦܪܝܪܡܐܢܝܐܣ
Language(s) Greek; Syriac
Item Notes

Greek written in Syriac script

Item Location fol. 219r-221r
Author Bar Zoʻbí, Yoḥanān, active 13th century Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܒܪ ܙܘܥܒܝ، ܝܘܚܢܢ
Title Qān‎únā gawānāyā
Title NS ܩܢܘܢܐ ܓܘܢܝܐ
Alternate Title Universal canon
Language(s) Syriac
Type Manuscript
Part Location fol. 223r-280v
Century(ies) 19th century
Year Range 1865
Date Precise 1865
Support Paper
Page Layout 1 column, 23 lines per page
Catchwords Yes
Signatures Yes
Writing System Syriac
Script(s) East Syriac
Notes

Colophon, fol. 239v

Item Location fol. 223rv
Title Account of the Jewish sects
Title NS ܠܟܡܐ ܗܪܣܝ̈ܣ ܐܣܬܕܩ ܝܗܘܕܝܘܬܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܣܦܪ̈ܐ ܘ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܘܙܕܘܩ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܣ̈ܢܐ ܘܗܡ̈ܙܐ ܘܒܣܛܣ̈ܛܐ ܘܢܙܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܗܪ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ
Item Location fol. 223v
Title Explanation of the wood from which the altar and table are made
Title NS ܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܕܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܬܥܒܕ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܕ̈ܦܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 223v-224r
Title Explanation of the signs of the zodiac
Title NS ܫܘܕܥܐ ܕܫܡܫܐ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܡܠܘܫܐ ܗܘܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 224rv
Title Explanation of the difference between nature, essence, and person
Title NS ܒܡܢ ܦܪܝܫ ܟܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܡܢ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 224v-230r
Author Severus Sebokht, -667 VIAF
Author NS ܣܐܘܪܐ ܣܒܘܟܬ
Title Letter to Yāwnān on terms from Aristotle's Peri hermēneias (De interpretatione) and Analytika protera (Prior analytics)
Title NS ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܢܢ ܡܛܠ ܒܢܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܕܡ ܕܒܦܝܐܝܪܡܢܝܣ ܕܐܪܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ
Associated Name Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܠܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܚܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܚܘܢ ܪܘܚܢܐ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܣܠܘܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܢܢ ܫܠܡ
Item Location fol. 230r-239v
Author Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܐܪܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ
Title Prior analytics
Title NS ܐܢܘܠܘܛܝܩܐ
Uniform Title Aristotle. Prior analytics Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܩܕܡܝܬ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܕܥܠ ܡܢܐ ܘܕܡܘܢ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡܬܚܫܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܘܕܟܣܝܣ
Item Notes

From book 1, chapters 1-7

Item Location fol. 240rv
Author Probā, of Antioch, active 6th century VIAF
Author NS ܦܪܘܒܐ
Title Commentary on Aristotle's Peri Hermēneias (De interpretatione)
Title NS ܦܘܫܩ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܦܣܘܩܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܪܝܐܪܡܢܝܣ ܕܐܪܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ ܦܪܘܒܐ
Associated Name Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܒܥܝܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܗܢܐ ܦܣܩܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܫܚܝܢ ܠܢ ܒܗ
Item Location fol. 241rv
Author Dawíd bar Pawlos, active 785 Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܕܘܝܕ ܒܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ
Title Discussion of different types of nominal forms
Language(s) Syriac
Item Location fol. 242rv
Title History of scientific discoveries
Title NS ܫܪܒܐ ܕܡܘܕܥ ܫܟܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܩܕܡܝ̈ܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܒܠܝ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܟܠܕܝ̈ܐ
Item Location fol. 242v-247r
Title Greek-Syriac glossaries
Language(s) Greek; Syriac
Item Notes

Greek written in Syriac script

Item Location fol. 247r-278v
Title Book of definitions
Title NS ܦܘܫܩ ܬܚܘ̈ܡܐ
Alternate Title Púšāq tḥúme
Associated Name Míkā'yel Bādoqā, active 6th century-7th century (Attributed name) VIAF
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܡܦܣܐ ܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܟ ܐܘ ܡܪܝ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܨܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܟܝܢܐܝܬ ܪܚܝܐ ܢܗܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗܝܢ ܒܟܝܢܗܝܢ
Item Location fol. 278r-280r
Author Qāmíšoʻ, of Beth Nuhadrā, active approximately 7th century
Author NS ܪܒܢ ܩܡܝܫܘܥ ܐܣܝܐ ܢܘܗܕܪܝܐ
Title Metrical letter
Title NS ܐܓܪܬܐ
Language(s) Syriac
Incipit ܠܪܚܡܐ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܒܠܝܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܓܒܐ ܠܡ ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܚܢܢܐ ܕܚܐܢ ܠܚ̈ܛܝܐ
Item Location fol. 280rv
Author ʼÍsḥāq, of Antioch Library of Congress Authorities VIAF
Author NS ܐܝܣܚܩ
Title Memra on learning
Title NS ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ
Alternate Title Homily on learning
Language(s) Syriac
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