MBM 00364 - Iraq - Mosul - Mar Behnam (Monastery) - MS 364 - Reading Room

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0 CE - 2025 CE

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Country	Iraq VIAF
City	Mosul VIAF
Repository	Mar Behnam (Monastery) VIAF
Shelfmark	MS 364
Current Status	In situ
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	190 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	13th century
Language(s)	Syriac
Genre(s)	Hagiographies; Sermons; Correspondence
Feature(s)	Marginalia
Notes	Sony MS 396; formerly MS 213. Note dated 1966 AG (1655 CE), fol. 1r; note on the date of Easter in 1542 AG (1231 CE), fol. 29v. Leaves from a liturgical book, rear flyleaves and pastedown
Bibliography	Bahnām Sūnī, Fihris makhṭūṭāt Dayr Mār Bahnām al-Shahīd (2005).
HMML Proj. Num.	MBM 00364
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/131662
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Digitized in collaboration with Centre Numérique des Manuscrits Orientaux (CNMO), Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq; Initial metadata by Joshua Falconer; cataloged by Joshua Mugler
Surrogate Format	Digital
Capture Date	2011/12/04
Access Restrictions	Registered
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

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Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	190 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Eastern Arabic numerals; contemporary foliation in Syriac letters
Binding Dimensions	17 x 13 x 6 cm
Provenance	Ownership note of ܨܠܝܒܘܢܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ, fol. 90v; note of gift from ܨܠܝܒܐ ܡܕܝܝܐ, fol. 32v; note of waqf from ܩܫܝܫܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܝܘܣܦ to ܥܕܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟܘܕܝܕܐ, dated 11 April 1888 CE, fol. 132v
Condition Notes	Imperfect: tearing, holes, and leaf deterioration with some loss of text

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Century(ies)	13th century
Year Range	1200-1231
Support	Paper
Page Layout	1 column, 17 lines per page
Signatures	Yes
Writing System	Syriac
Script(s)	Serto

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Part 1

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 1r-67r
Author	Mark, the Hermit, -approximately 430 VIAF
Author NS	ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Title	Homilies
Language(s)	Syriac
Contents Detail	On the spiritual law, fol. 1r-17r; against those who think that by works they are justified, fol. 17r-41v; the mind's advice to the soul, fol. 41v-48r; on the world of the Christians, fol. 48r-67r

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 67r-78v
Author	Ammonas, active 4th century VIAF
Author NS	ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
Title	Letters
Title NS	ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ
Language(s)	Syriac
Item Notes	10 letters

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 78v-100v
Author	Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399 VIAF
Author NS	ܐܒܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Title	Treatise to the monk Eulogius
Title NS	ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ
Language(s)	Syriac

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 101r-117v
Author	ʼAbrāhām, Natprāyā, active 6th century-7th century VIAF
Author NS	ܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܢܦܬܪܝܐ
Title	Homilies on the monastic and ascetic way of life
Title NS	ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘ ܘܡܝܬܪܘ
Language(s)	Syriac
Item Notes	5 homilies

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 117v-130v
Author	Macarius, the Egyptian, active 4th century VIAF
Author NS	ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܪܒܐ ܡܨܪܝܐ
Title NS	ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ
Language(s)	Syriac
Item Notes	Includes a letter, fol. 130rv

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 131r-139v
Author	Basil, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 329-379 VIAF
Author NS	ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ
Title	Letter
Title NS	ܐܓܪܬܐ
Associated Name	Gregory, of Nyssa, approximately 335-approximately 394 (Recipient) VIAF
Language(s)	Syriac

Item 7
Item Location	fol. 139v-142r
Title	Letter
Title NS	ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ
Language(s)	Syriac

Item 8
Item Location	fol. 142r-151r
Author	Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399 VIAF
Author NS	ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܘܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ
Title	Ascetic excerpts
Language(s)	Syriac
Item Notes	Includes Eight spirits of wickedness, fol. 147v-150v

Item 9
Item Location	fol. 151r-190v
Title	Paradise of the Fathers. Selections
Associated Name	ʻEnāníšoʻ, active 7th century (Compiler) VIAF
Associated Name	Palladius, Bishop of Aspuna, -approximately 430 VIAF
Associated Name	Jerome, -419 or 420 VIAF
Language(s)	Syriac
Item Notes	Stories and teachings of early monks compiled by ʻAnān-Íshoʻ from the works of Palladius and Jerome

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Country	Iraq VIAF
City	Mosul VIAF
Repository	Mar Behnam (Monastery) VIAF
Shelfmark	MS 364
Current Status	In situ
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	190 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	13th century
Language(s)	Syriac
Genre(s)	Hagiographies; Sermons; Correspondence
Feature(s)	Marginalia
Notes	Sony MS 396; formerly MS 213. Note dated 1966 AG (1655 CE), fol. 1r; note on the date of Easter in 1542 AG (1231 CE), fol. 29v. Leaves from a liturgical book, rear flyleaves and pastedown
Bibliography	Bahnām Sūnī, Fihris makhṭūṭāt Dayr Mār Bahnām al-Shahīd (2005).
HMML Proj. Num.	MBM 00364
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/131662
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Digitized in collaboration with Centre Numérique des Manuscrits Orientaux (CNMO), Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq; Initial metadata by Joshua Falconer; cataloged by Joshua Mugler
Surrogate Format	Digital
Capture Date	2011/12/04
Access Restrictions	Registered
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

Object
Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	190 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Eastern Arabic numerals; contemporary foliation in Syriac letters
Binding Dimensions	17 x 13 x 6 cm
Provenance	Ownership note of ܨܠܝܒܘܢܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ, fol. 90v; note of gift from ܨܠܝܒܐ ܡܕܝܝܐ, fol. 32v; note of waqf from ܩܫܝܫܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܝܘܣܦ to ܥܕܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܟܘܕܝܕܐ, dated 11 April 1888 CE, fol. 132v
Condition Notes	Imperfect: tearing, holes, and leaf deterioration with some loss of text

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Century(ies)	13th century
Year Range	1200-1231
Support	Paper
Page Layout	1 column, 17 lines per page
Signatures	Yes
Writing System	Syriac
Script(s)	Serto

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 1r-67r
Author	Mark, the Hermit, -approximately 430 VIAF
Author NS	ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Title	Homilies
Language(s)	Syriac
Contents Detail	On the spiritual law, fol. 1r-17r; against those who think that by works they are justified, fol. 17r-41v; the mind's advice to the soul, fol. 41v-48r; on the world of the Christians, fol. 48r-67r

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 67r-78v
Author	Ammonas, active 4th century VIAF
Author NS	ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܡܘܢܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
Title	Letters
Title NS	ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ
Language(s)	Syriac
Item Notes	10 letters

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 78v-100v
Author	Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399 VIAF
Author NS	ܐܒܐ ܐܘܓܪܝܣ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Title	Treatise to the monk Eulogius
Title NS	ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܗ
Language(s)	Syriac

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 101r-117v
Author	ʼAbrāhām, Natprāyā, active 6th century-7th century VIAF
Author NS	ܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܢܦܬܪܝܐ
Title	Homilies on the monastic and ascetic way of life
Title NS	ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘ ܘܡܝܬܪܘ
Language(s)	Syriac
Item Notes	5 homilies

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 117v-130v
Author	Macarius, the Egyptian, active 4th century VIAF
Author NS	ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܪܒܐ ܡܨܪܝܐ
Title NS	ܡܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ
Language(s)	Syriac
Item Notes	Includes a letter, fol. 130rv

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 131r-139v
Author	Basil, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 329-379 VIAF
Author NS	ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ
Title	Letter
Title NS	ܐܓܪܬܐ
Associated Name	Gregory, of Nyssa, approximately 335-approximately 394 (Recipient) VIAF
Language(s)	Syriac

Item 7
Item Location	fol. 139v-142r
Title	Letter
Title NS	ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܚ̈ܐ
Language(s)	Syriac

Item 8
Item Location	fol. 142r-151r
Author	Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399 VIAF
Author NS	ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܪܝܘܣ ܛܘܒܢܐ
Title	Ascetic excerpts
Language(s)	Syriac
Item Notes	Includes Eight spirits of wickedness, fol. 147v-150v

Item 9
Item Location	fol. 151r-190v
Title	Paradise of the Fathers. Selections
Associated Name	ʻEnāníšoʻ, active 7th century (Compiler) VIAF
Associated Name	Palladius, Bishop of Aspuna, -approximately 430 VIAF
Associated Name	Jerome, -419 or 420 VIAF
Language(s)	Syriac
Item Notes	Stories and teachings of early monks compiled by ʻAnān-Íshoʻ from the works of Palladius and Jerome

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