USJ 00621 - Lebanon - Beirut - Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale - MS 621 - Reading Room

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0 CE - 2025 CE

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Country	Lebanon VIAF
City	Beirut VIAF
Repository	Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale VIAF
Shelfmark	MS 621
Current Status	In situ
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	116 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	17th century (?)
Language(s)	Arabic
Genre(s)	Hagiographies
Bibliography	Louis Cheikho, Catalogue raisonné des manuscrits historiques de la Bibliothèque Orientale de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Arabic mss. 1-792 (1913-1929).
HMML Proj. Num.	USJ 00621
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/505011
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Cataloged by Celeste Gianni
Surrogate Format	Digital
Access Restrictions	Registered
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

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Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	116 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals, 1-116; Modern pagination in Eastern Arabic numerals, 1-238
Binding Dimensions	20 x 14 cm
Provenance	Purchased by Louis Cheikho in Aleppo in 1914 CE
Condition Notes	Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning; leaf deterioration; water damage; worming with some loss of text

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 3r-116v
Place of Origin	Syria (?), Aleppo (?)
Century(ies)	17th century (?)
Year Range	1600-1700
Support	Paper
Page Layout	1 column, 18 to 20 lines per page
Catchwords	Yes
Writing System	Arabic
Script(s)	Naskh
Notes	Colophon, fol. 116v. Copied byنعمة ابن الشماس عبد الله ابن الحاج ميخائيل ابن الجبير الحلبي

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Part 1

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 3r-13r
Title	Testament of Jesus
Title NS	وصية السيد المسيح
Language(s)	Arabic
Item Notes	Apocryphon

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 13v-27v
Title	Life of Pantaleon
Title NS	خبر بندالايمون
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	في تلك الأيام كثير من النصاري

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 28r-40v
Title	Story of Moses' solitary stay in Egypt
Title NS	خبر القديس موسى الذي ساح في وادي هبيب
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	كان هذا القديس يا حباي راهبا

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 41r-45r
Title	Story of a female Saint disguised as a male
Language(s)	Arabic

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 45v-48r
Title	Miracle of Mary in Apamea
Title NS	عجيبة سيدتنا في مدينة اوفيميا
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	كان في مدينة اوفيميا رجل مومن بالله

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 48v-51v
Title	Story of the martyrdom of a converted son of a prince
Language(s)	Arabic

Item 7
Item Location	fol. 52r-57v
Title	Story of King Solomon and Aphīqā, wife of Jesus the son of Sirach of Jerusalem
Title NS	قصة افيقا زوجة يشوع ابن شيراخ وما جري لها مع سليمان
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	قال انه كان هذا يشوع ابن شيراخ صاحب هذا الكتاب

Item 8
Item Location	fol. 58r-79r
Title	Ahiqar
Title NS	قصة حيقار
Uniform Title	Ahikar (Folktale) VIAF
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	كان في ايام الملك سنحاريب ابن سرحادوم ملك اتور ونينوى رجل حكيم يقال له حيقار وكان وزير الملك سنحاريب

Item 9
Item Location	fol. 79v-94v
Author	Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh, active 7th century VIAF
Title	Homily on Penitence
Title NS	ميمر على التوبة والزهد في الدميا
Uniform Title	Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh, active 7th century. Ascetical homilies VIAF
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	قال القديس اربع خصال

Item 10
Item Location	fol. 95r-107r
Title	Life of James Intercisus
Title NS	خبر مار يعقوب المقطع
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	وكان في الزمان الماضي رجل اسمه يعقوب

Item 11
Item Location	fol. 107v-116v
Title	Story of Armanius king of Tarsus and his children
Title NS	خبر الملك ارمانيوس ملك طرسوس وأولاده
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	اخبرنا القديس الطوباني

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Country	Lebanon VIAF
City	Beirut VIAF
Repository	Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale VIAF
Shelfmark	MS 621
Current Status	In situ
Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	116 leaf(ves)
Century(ies)	17th century (?)
Language(s)	Arabic
Genre(s)	Hagiographies
Bibliography	Louis Cheikho, Catalogue raisonné des manuscrits historiques de la Bibliothèque Orientale de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Arabic mss. 1-792 (1913-1929).
HMML Proj. Num.	USJ 00621
Permanent Link	https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/505011
Processed By	HMML
Acknowledgments	Cataloged by Celeste Gianni
Surrogate Format	Digital
Access Restrictions	Registered
Rights	http://www.vhmml.org/terms

Object
Description

Type of Record	Manuscript
Extent	116 leaf(ves)
Foliation	Modern foliation in Arabic numerals, 1-116; Modern pagination in Eastern Arabic numerals, 1-238
Binding Dimensions	20 x 14 cm
Provenance	Purchased by Louis Cheikho in Aleppo in 1914 CE
Condition Notes	Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning; leaf deterioration; water damage; worming with some loss of text

Part 1

Type	Manuscript
Part Location	fol. 3r-116v
Place of Origin	Syria (?), Aleppo (?)
Century(ies)	17th century (?)
Year Range	1600-1700
Support	Paper
Page Layout	1 column, 18 to 20 lines per page
Catchwords	Yes
Writing System	Arabic
Script(s)	Naskh
Notes	Colophon, fol. 116v. Copied byنعمة ابن الشماس عبد الله ابن الحاج ميخائيل ابن الجبير الحلبي

Item 1
Item Location	fol. 3r-13r
Title	Testament of Jesus
Title NS	وصية السيد المسيح
Language(s)	Arabic
Item Notes	Apocryphon

Item 2
Item Location	fol. 13v-27v
Title	Life of Pantaleon
Title NS	خبر بندالايمون
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	في تلك الأيام كثير من النصاري

Item 3
Item Location	fol. 28r-40v
Title	Story of Moses' solitary stay in Egypt
Title NS	خبر القديس موسى الذي ساح في وادي هبيب
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	كان هذا القديس يا حباي راهبا

Item 4
Item Location	fol. 41r-45r
Title	Story of a female Saint disguised as a male
Language(s)	Arabic

Item 5
Item Location	fol. 45v-48r
Title	Miracle of Mary in Apamea
Title NS	عجيبة سيدتنا في مدينة اوفيميا
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	كان في مدينة اوفيميا رجل مومن بالله

Item 6
Item Location	fol. 48v-51v
Title	Story of the martyrdom of a converted son of a prince
Language(s)	Arabic

Item 7
Item Location	fol. 52r-57v
Title	Story of King Solomon and Aphīqā, wife of Jesus the son of Sirach of Jerusalem
Title NS	قصة افيقا زوجة يشوع ابن شيراخ وما جري لها مع سليمان
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	قال انه كان هذا يشوع ابن شيراخ صاحب هذا الكتاب

Item 8
Item Location	fol. 58r-79r
Title	Ahiqar
Title NS	قصة حيقار
Uniform Title	Ahikar (Folktale) VIAF
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	كان في ايام الملك سنحاريب ابن سرحادوم ملك اتور ونينوى رجل حكيم يقال له حيقار وكان وزير الملك سنحاريب

Item 9
Item Location	fol. 79v-94v
Author	Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh, active 7th century VIAF
Title	Homily on Penitence
Title NS	ميمر على التوبة والزهد في الدميا
Uniform Title	Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh, active 7th century. Ascetical homilies VIAF
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	قال القديس اربع خصال

Item 10
Item Location	fol. 95r-107r
Title	Life of James Intercisus
Title NS	خبر مار يعقوب المقطع
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	وكان في الزمان الماضي رجل اسمه يعقوب

Item 11
Item Location	fol. 107v-116v
Title	Story of Armanius king of Tarsus and his children
Title NS	خبر الملك ارمانيوس ملك طرسوس وأولاده
Language(s)	Arabic
Incipit	اخبرنا القديس الطوباني

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