Synodical letter from the Western Fathers to Mar Papa catholicos
[ܬܘܒ] 1 ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܣܘܢܗܘܕܝܼܩܘܢ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬܸ ܡܼܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܡܥܪ̈ܒܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ [ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ] 2 ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗܿ ܫܪܵܝܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܣܬܥܲܪ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ ܡܼܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܝܼܠܝܣ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ.
ܠܡܝܬܪܐ 3 ܐܚܘܢ ܘܒܪ ܬܫܡܫܬܢ ܣܒܝܣ ܒܢܨܚ̈ܢܐ 4. ܐܠܝܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܒܚܡܝܡܘܬ ܛܢܢܗ ܕܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܘܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐ 5 ... ܓܲܐܝܼܘܣ ܘܦܛܪܐ ܘܦܲܘܠܸܐ ܘܲܟܠܘܝܵܢܘܣ 6 ܘܩܠܝܼܘܢ ܘܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܘܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ 7 ܘܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܘܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ. [ܘܡܲܓܢܘܣ 8 pb. A 52r ܘܲܓܕܝܼܘܣ. ܘܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ] 9 ܘܐܲܪܡܲܢܝܛܝܣ 10 ܘܒܲܣܝܼܠܝܼܩܘܣ ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܚܝܢ̈ ܐܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ ܕܥܡܢ: ܒܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܥܕܬܢܝܐ܆ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܪܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܫܠܡܐ pb. E 75r [ܢܣܓܐ pb. B 118v/236; M1 43r ܠܟܘܢ 11. ܟܕ] 12 ܒܚܕ ܚܘܫܒܐ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܠܚܣܝܘܬܟ ܟܬܒܢܢ 13 ܐܘ ܡܪܝ܆ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܕ ܟܢܝܫܝܢ ܗܘܼܝܢ ܕܛܵܟ 14 ܒܐܘܝܘܬܢ ܕܥܡ ܚܕܕ̈ܐ : ܢܫܟܚ ܕܡܼܢ ܡܸܠܟܐ 15 ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܐ ܫܘܘܙܒܐ ܢܫܟܚ ܠܥܕܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܘܬܢ 16܆ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܕ ܠܐ ܐܫܬܘܙܒܬܸ ܡܼܢ ܡܫܒ̈ܐ ܘܓܠܠܐ̈ 17 ܕܚܢܦܘܬܐ: ܒܕܠܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܡܛܬܸ ܐܠܦܐ ܠܠܡܐܢܐ 18܆ ܢܦܩܘ ܥܠܝܢ ܟܝܡܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܪܝܘܣ܆ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܒ̈ܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܚܒ̈ܠܢܐ ܥܠܘ ܥܠ ܓܙܪܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ: ܘܟܕ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܒܝܠܝܢ ܗܘܼܝܢ: ܘܡܬܬܢܚܝܢ ܘܒܵܟܵܝܢ̈ 19 ܗܘܼܝܢ ܕܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܦܘܪ̈ܣܸܐ ܕܡܕܘܕܝܢ ܨܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܥܘܬ̈ܐ ܢܛܘܪ ܠܗܿ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ: ܘܟܕ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܠܐܒܠܢ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܝܢ: ܐܬܬܘܣܦܬܸ ܠܢ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܫܘܚܢܢ 20 ܩܫܝܐ ܘܡܪܝܪܐ܇ ܡܼܢ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ 21 ܕܐܫܬܕܪ ܠܢ ܡܼܢ ܐܚܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ. ܘܡܼܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܪܡܝܐ. ܕܐܝܟ ܢܒܝܐ ܒܕܪܢ ܐܸܬܼܚܙܝ. ܘܟܕ 22 ܐܓܪ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܡܼܢ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ ܢܦܼܩ ܘܐܬܩܪܝ ܒܟܢܘܫܝܐ 23܆ ܘܡܸܢܗܝܢ ܐܬܝܼܕܥ ܠܢ ܥܠ ܡܪܚܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܲܕܘ ܛܥܝܐ̈ 24 ܦܩܪ̈ܐ ܒܫܠܡܘܬܐ ܕܐ̄ܢܫܐ ܡܩܕ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܸܢܟ 25 ܐܬܟܲܢܝܼܘ ܐܦܝܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ. ܗܿܢܘܢ ܕܫܒܪܝܢ ܠܝܕܥܬܐ 26 ܘܒܪܝܪܝܢ ܠܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܥܡܠܐ ܘܕܘܪܫܐ܇ ܒܫܡܐ 27 ܠܡ ܕܡܝܬܪܘܬܐ pb. M3 112r ܐܣܒܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܠܡ ܫܠܝܛܝܢ ܠܡܣܥܪ. ܘܝܗܼܒܘ ܐܝܕܐ ܠܓܘܡ̈ܕܢܐ ܘܠܡܪ̈ܚܐ ܗܿܢܘܢ ܕܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܗܝܸ [ܥܸܠܬܐ] 28 ܡܼܢ ܩܕܝܫܘܬܟ ܐܬܒܛܠܘ ܘܐܫܬܡܕܘ. ܘܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ 29 ܕܐܙܕܓܪܘ ܒܬܘܚܡܐ ܕܡܼܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܕܪ̈ܓܝܗܘܢ. ܘܩܛܪܘ ܓܘܕܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܒ̈ܐ ܚܪ̈ܡܢܐ: ܘܒܥܘ 30 ܠܡܘܒܕܘ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܪܕܝܦܬܐ ܕܒܡܕܢܚܐ ܒܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܘܢ ܣܛܢܐ. ܘܐܬܚܫܼܒܘ ܕܠܘܩܕܡ 31 ܒܪܒܐ ܘܪܫܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܢܪܡܘܢ ܐܿܝܕܐ. ܘܠܐ ܐܸܬܟܚܕܘ ܡܼܢ ܥܡܠܝܟ̈ ܣܒܝܣܐ̈ ܘܡܼܢ ܥܘܡܩܐ ܕܣܝܒܘܬܟ܆ ܘܡܼܢ ܡܬܚܐ ܘܢܘܓܪܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ 32. ܕܗܐ ܫܬܿܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܫܢܝܢ̈ ܡܬܚܬܸ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ 33 ܕܪܒܘܬܼ ܒܝܬܝܘܬܟ ܒܓܘ pb. M1 43v ܥܕܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܐܬܗܪܬܸ 34 ܪܒܘܬܼ ܟܗܢܘܬܟ ܠܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܠܡܥܪܒܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ. ܘܠܐ ܙܥܘ ܘܕܚܸܠܘ 35 ܡܼܢ pb. B 119r/237 ܕܝܢܐ ܟܐܢܐ 36 ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܗܿܢܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܚܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ. 37 ܕܡܸܢܗܘܢ ܢܸܗܘܘܢ ܩܛܐܓܪ̈ܢܐ. ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܕܒܡܨܥܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܐܠܸܦܘ ܠܫܢܗܘܢ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܐܠܗܿ ܘܕܠܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ. ܘܕܠܐ ܒܗܬܬܐ ܐܡܪܚܘ ܠܡܚܘܝܘ ܣܝܵܢܵܐ ܣܪܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܝܕ ܩܘܛܪ̈ܓܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܒܘܬ ܟܗܢܘܬܟ. ܘܛܥܼܘ ܘܐܥܒܪܘ ܡܼܢ ܩܕܡ ܥܝܢܝܗ̈ܘܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܘܫܒܝܚܬ̈ܐ ܕܐܣܬܥܪ ܠܘܬܗܘܢ: ܡܼܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܕ̈ܝܟ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܨܿܝ̈ܢ ܕܒܦܓܪܟ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܬܗܝ̈ܡܢܢ. ܐܡܪܚܘ ܘܟܬܒܘ ܘܩܪܘ ܒܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܐܦܢ ܢܛܪ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܚܕܐ ܡܼܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܘܬܸ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܒܗܘܬܟ܆ ܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ܆ ܚܝܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܢܼܛܪܘܢ ܩܝܡܐ ܠܥܡ̈ܠܝܟ ܕܚܠܦܝܗܘܢ. ܟܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܚܝܵܒܝܢ ܗܫܐ܆ ܕܫܩܠܼܬܿ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܕܟܠܗܿ ܡܕܢܚܐ. ܘܣܝܒܼܪܬܿ ܚܫ̈ܐ ܣܒܝ̈ܣܐ ܕܥܛܠܘܬܗܘܢ܇ ܘܡܛܠܬܗܘܢ ܦܪܕܬܸ ܫܼܢܬܐ ܡܼܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ. ܘܢܝܚܐ ܡܼܢ ܓܘܫܡܟ. ܘܗܫܐ ܕܒܛܠܸܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܕܡ̈ܝܟ ܡܼܢ ܥܡܠܐ܆ ܟܡܐ ܚܝܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܢܦܪܥܘܢ ܚܘ̈ܒܠܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܠܐܒܗܘܬܟ܆ ܕܐܝܟ ܐܒܐ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܩܲܒܠܬܿ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܚܠܦ ܗܠܝܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܢܟ܆ ܗܼܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܘ̈ܘܬܐ pb. M3 112v ܚܪ̈ܡܢܐ ܣܥܘ ܥܠ ܣܝܒܘܬܟ ܗܕܝܪܬܐ ܕܥܡ ܚܪܡܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܫܐܕ̈ܐ ܚܝܓܝܢ ܘܗܦܟܝܢ ܠܒܣܬܪܗܘܢ ܡܼܢ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܟܠܝܠܐ ܡܫܒܚܐ ܕܣܝܒܘܬܟ. ܘܐܢ ܗܿܢܘܢ ܐܘܫܒܘ ܐܝܕܐ ܥܠ ܪܒܘܬ ܟܗܢܘܬܟ܆ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܗܕܐ ܢܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܡܛܝܒܝܢ. ܚܣܝܘܬܟ܆ ܠܡܢܐ ܠܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܡܚܝܐ ܗܘܬܸ. ܘܒܨܝܪ ܩܠܝܠ܆ ܠܚܒܩܘܩ ܢܒܝܐ ܐܬܕܡܝܬܿ. ܕܡܛܠ ܥܘܼܠܐ ܕܚܼܙܐ ܥܠ ܒܪܘܝܗ܆ ܡܛܝܒ ܗܘܼܐ ܕܢܕܘܢ. ܘܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܓܙܪ ܕܝܢܐ ܒܩܢܘܡܟ ܩܒܠܬܿ. ܘܠܘ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܬܡܢ ܐܬܗܝܡܢܬܸ ܠܣܟܠܐ̈: ܕܡܛܠ ܫܟܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܘܼܐ ܒܗ ܩܿܒܠ ܦܦܐ ܡܣܡ ܒܪܫܐ. ܚܣ ܕܚܢܢ ܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܬܪܥܐ. ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܪܩܘ ܒܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܚܐܘܗܝ ܥܠ pb. M1 44r ܦܟܘ̈ܗܝ. ܘܩܦܚܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܪܫܗ ܘܒܙܚܘ ܒܗ܆ ܘܒܬܪ ܒܬܪ ܥܩܪܘ ܡܕܒܚܐ̈ ܘܩܛܼܠܘ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ܆ ܘܕܵܫܼܘ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܦܓܪܗ pb. B 119v/238 ܡܚܣܝܢܐ: ܘܗܼܢܝܢ̈ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܼܢ ܒܥܠܕܒܒ̈ܐ ܐܫܬܡܫ 38܆ ܐܠܐ ܡܼܢ ܒܝ̈ܬܝܐ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܼܢ ܗܿܢܘܢ ܕܩܿܪܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ܆ ܕܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܢܘܪܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܣܲܦܝ̈ܦܐ ܒ̈ܥܕܬܢ. ܘܠܐ ܣܒܥܝܢ ܡܼܢ ܩܛܠܐ ܘܐܒܕܢܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܘܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܐ ܕܥܡܢ pb. A 52v ܘܡܣܡ ܒܪ̈ܫܐ ܠܐ ܩܲܒܠܘ. ܩܕܝܫܘܬܟ ܕܝܢ ܠܘ ܡܛܠ ܗܿܢܝܢ̈ ܕܥܠܝܟ ܐܬܐܡܪ ܩܒܼܠܬܿ ܡܣܡ ܒܪܫܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܓܠܝ̈ܢ ܘܕܢܝ̈ܚܢ. ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܥܘܼܠܐ ܐܢܝܢ̈ ܘܕܛܠܘܡܝܐ ܒܡܪܚܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܡܕܒܚܐ pb. E 75v ܘܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ. ܘܢܛܝܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܬܒܥܬܐ ܕܚܝܠܬܐ ܒܗܿܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܝܼܠܐ ܕܕܝܵܢܼܐ. ܗܝܿ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܿܕܝܫܘܬܟ ܟܕ ܐܙܕܟܝܬܸ ܡܼܢ ܚܡܬܐ ܕܛܠܘܡܘܬܗܘܢ܆ ܐܡܪܚܬܸ ܥܠ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܠܐ ܨܒܼܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܢܛܥܐ ܥܒܕ̈ܝܟ ܛܒ̈ܐ. ܘܢܼܛܠܘܡ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܟ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ: ܘܢܛܘܿܪ ܠܟ ܗܕܐ܆ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ. ܕܐܝܟ ܗܿܢܘܢ ܡܬܬܕܝܢܝܢ ܒܡܪܚܘܬܗܘܢ 39. ܐܦ ܐܢ̄ܬ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܬܬܕܝܢ. ܐܠܐ ܗܿܘ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܡܪܟ ܕܒܠܒܐ ܕܟܝܐ ܦܠܚܬܝܗܝ: ܘܒܟܠܙܒܢ pb. M3 113r ܩܿܒܠ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܟ ܕܩܪܒܬܿ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܡܬܚܐ ܕܡܵܐܐ ܫܢܝܢ̈ ܘܝܬܝܪ. ܗܸܘ ܢܣܼܒ ܒܐܦܝܟ̈ ܘܚܲܣܝ ܘܲܫܒܲܩ ܠܟ ܣܟ̈ܠܘܬܟ. ܒܡܣܡܒܪܝܫܐ ܩܠܝܠܐ: ܕܐܦܿܩ ܥܠ ܓܘܫܡܟ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܘܒܓܙܪ ܕܝܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܥܒܘܪܐ ܘܡܫܬܪܝܢܐ܆ ܐܥܒܪܗ ܡܢܟ ܠܕܝܢܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ܆ ܘܟܕ ܛܒ ܚܫܟ ܒܗ 40 ܟܠܢ ܫܘܬܦ̈ܐ ܐܝܬܝܢ܆ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܒܗܕܐ. ܕܫܡܥܢܢ܆ ܕܒܪ ܫܥܬܗ ܒܥܩܒܐ ܕܣܟܠܘܬܐ܆ ܡܣܡ ܒܪܫܐ ܕܓܘܫܡܟ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܆ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܗܝܼ ܣܗܕܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܠܝܟ. ܕܪܒܝܬܗ ܐܝܬܝܟ 41 ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܫܪܝܪܐ. ܘܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܥܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܪܒܝܬܿ܆ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܘܪܥܬܐ ܗܝܿ. ܘܐܦ ܠܗܿ ܠܗܝܿ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܒܪܐ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܡܚܟ ܒܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܪܕܘܬܗ. ܘܗܿܢܘܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ܆ ܡܛܠ ܗܕܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܗܒܬܸ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܐܟܡܐ 42 ܕܐܬܝܗܒܬܸ ܠܐܒܗܘܬܟ܆ ܐܢ̄ܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܚܿܡ ܗܘܼܐ pb. M1 44v ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܪܕܟ ܘܩܢܟ. ܘܐܦ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܗܿܢܘܢ ܕܟܪܝܐ ܠܟ ܕܢܛܝܪܝܢ ܠܬܫܢܝܩܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ. ܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܠܦ ܟܠܗܿ ܡܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ pb. B 120r/239 ܕܝܠܹܦܢܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܒܠܝܠܬܐ̈ ܘܫܓܫ̈ܬܐ ܘܦܠܓ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܪܡܝ ܣܛܢܐ ܒܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܣܦܩܘ ܒܝܬܝܐ̈ ܠܡܩܪܒܘ ܥܡ ܒܪ̈ܝܐ܆ ܐܦ ܗܼܢܘܢ ܢܲܦܼܠܘ ܚܕ ܒܚܕ. ܘܐܬܩܫܝ ܩܪܒܐ ܕܠܓܘ ܡܼܢ ܕܠܒܪ. ܘܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܠܚܪܬܐ܆ ܚܝܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܫܩܼܠ ܩܪܒܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܼܢ ܗܢܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܕܓܘܝܐ̈. ܒܗܝܿ ܕܗܿܢܘܢ ܡܫܡܕ̈ܐ ܘܒ̈ܛܝܠܐ܆ ܡܚܘܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܒ̈ܝܠܐ܆ ܘܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ̈. ܘܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܬܚܙܘܢ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܪܒܐ܆ ܕܡܩܝܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܥܕܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ. ܘܒܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܠܡܐܡܪ. ܕܦܩܚܐ ܗܘܼܬ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܝܗܒܬܸ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܘܬܐ܆ ܠܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܘܬܟܘܢ. ܘܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܬܣܝܡܘ ܡܝܛܪ̈ܦܘܠܝܛܐ ܒܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ܆ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ܆ ܡܫܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܗܘܼܘ ܠܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܘܬܟܘܢ. ܘܗܫܐ ܒܥܸܠܲܬܼ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܘܬܐ ܐܝܩܪܟܘܢ ܐܬܒܨܪ. ܘܓܠܝܐ ܗܝܼ ܕܡܛܠ ܪܡܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ pb. M3 113v ܡܬܛܦܝܣܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܛܪ̈ܦܘܠܝܛܐ ܕܣܡܬܘܢ܆ ܐܬܒܨܪ ܐܝܩܪܟܘܢ. ܘܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܡܝܛܪ̈ܦܘܠܝܛܐ܆ ܐܠܘ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܡܫܥܒܕܐ ܩܢܹܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܘܬ ܦܛܪܝܪ̈ܟܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ܆ ܠܐ ܫܒܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܢܬܪܒܘܢ ܚܪ̈ܝܢܐ 43 ܒܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܐܬܝܕܥܬܸ ܡܼܢ ܣܘܟܠܐ 44. ܘܐܦ ܡܼܢ ܟܬܝܒܬܗ̈ ܕܐܚܘܢ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ܆ ܕܗܼܢܘܢ ܡܘܠܕܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ܆ ܘܗܢܼܘܢ ܡܪܒܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ. ܒܕܠܐ ܪܥܸܝܢ ܡܝܛܪ̈ܦܘܠܝܛܐ܇ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܢܗܘܐ ܕܝܿܢܐ ܘܬܒܘܥܐ ܕܣܟܠܘܬ̈ܗܘܢ܆ ܘܒܙܒܢ ܙܒܢ ܒܒܘܓܢܐ ܕܡܼܢ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ܆ ܐܠܙܘ 45 ܠܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܘܟܕ ܐܬܦܩܕܘ ܘܐܬܒܚܢܘ ܩܘܛܪ̈ܓܝܗܘܢ. ܠܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܙܟܝ̈ܐ ܐܫܬܟܚܘ ܦܛܪܝܪ̈ܟܐ ܒܩܘܛܪ̈ܓܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ܆ ܐܠܐ ܡܝܛܪ̈ܦܘܠܝܛܐ ܘܐܦܝܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܆ ܚܝܒܐ̈ ܐܫܬܟܚܘ. ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܫܬܡܕܘ ܘܒܛܠܘ ܡܼܢ ܕܪ̈ܓܝܗܘܢ. ܘܡܛܠ ܥܩܬܐ ܘܣܢܐܬܐ ܕܐܬܪܒܝܬܸ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ܆ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ 46 ܠܐ ܩܲܒܠܘ ܘܬܘܪܨܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܼܕܘ. ܘܗܐ ܡܚܝܢ 47 ܠܗܿ 48 ܠܥܕܬܐ ܕܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ ܒܥܪ̈ܩܐ ܕܣܕ̈ܩܝܗܘܢ ܘܒܥܘܪܐ 49 ܕܦܠܓܘܬܗܘܢ 50. ܘܗܕܐ ܕܢܢ 51 ܘܐܬܪܥܝܢܢ 52 ܒܢܦܫܢ܆ ܕܥܕܪܐ pb. M1 45r ܠܥܕܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܦܢܝܬܢ ܘܕܦܢܝܬܟܘܢ܆ ܕܗܝܿ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ̈ ܙܕܩܘ 53 ܕܟܕ ܝܗܒܼܘ ܡܦܣܢܘܬܐ pb. B120v/240 ܗܝܿ ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܘܬܐ ܠܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܗܘܿ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܕܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܐ܆ ܕܗܘܸ ܢܣܝܡ ܡܝܛܪ̈ܦܘܠܝܛܐ. ܐܝܟܐ ܕܗܘܸ ܝܿܕܥ ܕܥܕܪܐ: ܘܗܘܸ ܢܗܘܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܒܗܘܢ [ܘܐܦ] 54 ܠܡܩܡܘܬܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܫܘܸܝܢ܆ ܘܠܡܒܛܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܣܟܠܘܬ̈ܗܘܢ܆ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ: ܗܘܸ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܢܗܘܐ ܬܒܘܥܐ ܘܕܲܝܵܢܐ ܒܟܠܗܿ ܥܕܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ 55. ܗܸܘ ܢܫܬܠܛ ܘܢܐܚܘܕ. ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܟܕ ܫܠܡܢܢ ܠܗܕܐ܆ ܙܕܩܢܢ. ܕܟܠ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܬܚܪܐ 56 ܘܫܿܓܫ: ܘܡܦܠܥ 57 ܨܘܪܗ ܡܼܢ ܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܪܫܢܘܬܗ 58 ܕܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ܆ ܗܘܸ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܢܒܛܠܝܗܝ 59 ܠܦܪܨܘܦܐ ܗܿܘ܆ ܘܢܣܝܡ ܐ̄ܚܪܢܐ ܚܠܦܘܗܝ. ܘܗܘܸ 60 ܫܠܝܛ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܣܝܡܐ̈ ܘܫܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܘ̈ܛܠܐ pb. A 53r [ܕܕܲܝ̈ܢܐ] 61 ܘܬܘܪ̈ܨܐ ܘܣܝܡܐ ܕܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ. ܘܠܡܘܣܦܘ ܘܠܲܡܒܲܨܪܘܼ 62 ܥܕܬ̈ܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ. pb. M3 114r ܘܐܦ ܟܘܖ̈ܣܘܬܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ 63 ܘܐܦܢ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܡܒܨܪܘ ܡܛܠ ܩܘܝܡܐ ܘܝܘܬܪܢܐ 64 ܕܥܕ̈ܬܐ ܐ̄ܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܘܕܟܘܪ̈ܣܘܬܐ pb. E ends in lacuna; M3 ends (the rest of f. 114r is left blank) ܕܐܦܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ pb. A ends (the rest of f. 53r is left blank) ܫܠܡܝܢܢ pb. M1 ends [ܕܗܘܸ] 65 pb. B ends (the rest of f. 120v is left blank)
Footnotes
1 M1 add
2 M1 add
3 E partially illegible (due to the damaged margin), ...ܠܡ ; A ܠܡ followed by a blank space; B ܠܡܪܐ (a blank space follows); M3 ܠܡܪܢ
4 B ܒܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܢܗܝ, followed by a blank space; E partially illegible (due to the damaged margin); A ܒܢܨ followed by a blank space.
5 M1 om. Being E partially damaged, a blank space follows in all the other witnesses.
6 The name is probably a mistake for ܦܠܘܝܵܢܘܣ, inherited in all the witnesses. Being E partially damaged, a blank space follows in all the other witnesses.
7 Being E partially damaged, a blank space follows in all the other witnesses.
8 E partially illegible (due to the damaged margin), ... ܘܡܓ ; Being E partially damaged, a blank space follows in all the other witnesses.
9 B om (saut même au même)
10 E partially illegible (due to the damaged margin)... ܘܐܲܪܡܲܢܝ ; M3 ܘܐܪܡܢܝ followed by blank; A ܘܐܲܪܡܲܢܝܓܝܣ ; M1 ܘܐܲܪܡܲܢܝܛܪܝܘܣ.
11 M1 ܐܲܚܘܼܢ
12 E lacuna
13 M3 ܟܬܲܒܼܘ
14 E lacuna (for damaged margins); A has the final ܟ preceeded by a blank space
15 E lacuna (for damaged margins); A has the final ܐ preceeded by a blank space; M3 ܠܟܐ
16 E lacuna (for damaged margins); A has the final ܬܢ preceeded by a blank space
17 E lacuna (for damaged margins); A has the final ܠܐ preceeded by a blank space
18 E lacuna (for damaged margins); A has the final ܐܢܐ preceeded by a blank space
19 E lacuna (for damaged margins); A om seyome ; M3 ܒܵܥܲܝܢ ; M1 ܘܲܟܿܪܝܼܗܝܢ
20 E lacuna (for damaged margins); M3 om (blank space); M1 ܕܫܘܚܢܢ
21 M3 ܐܲܝܠܝܹܢ
22 M3 om (blanck space)
23 M3 ܠܟܢܘܫܝܐ
24 E lacuna; the reading elsewhere is uncertain ( ܛܠܝܐ̈ ?).
25 M3 om (spazio)
26 E lacuna; M1 ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ; M3 has the final ܥܬܐ preceeded by a blank space.
27 E lacuna; AM3 have final ܡܐ preceeded by a blank space.
28 M1 add (E lacuna; ABM3 leave a blank space)
29 E lacuna; A has the final ܪ̈ܢܐ preceeded by a blank space; M3 ܘܠܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
30 E lacuna; M1 ܨܒܼܵܘ ; M3 ܘܐܸܬܼܵܘ
31 E lacuna ; AM3 ܠܘܼܩܕܵܡ
32 E lacuna; M3 om (blank); A has the final ܘܢ preceeded by a blank space; M1 ܕܲܥܠܲܝܗܘܿܢ
33 E lacuna; M3 ܦܵܛܪܝܼܵܪܟܿܘܼܬܼܐ
34 E lacuna; M3 ܘܐܸܬܼܢܲܗܪܲܬܸ
35 M3 om
36 E lacuna; M3 om; A om (blank); M1 ܕܚܝܼܠܵܐ
37 E lacuna; A has the final ܓܠܝܘܢ preceeded by a blank space
38 BM1 ܐܫܬܡܫܘ
39 In E, added by a second hand (after erasing a previous reading, now lost).
40 B om
41 For a matter of general meaning, here I accept the reading of M1 (it is not possible to state if it is based on a different antigraph or made by the copyist ope ingenio). All other witnesses have ܐܝܬܘܗܝ
42 B ܟܡܐ
43 E lacuna; AM3 have the initial ܚ followed by a blank space
44 E lacuna ; M3 ܣܘܓܼܵܐܐ ; B ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܸܐ
45 E lacuna; AM3 have the initial ܐܠ followed by a blank space; M1 ܐܲܠܐܝܼܘ
46 E lacuna; M3 blank space; A has the initial ܘ followed by blank space
47 E lacuna; M3 blank space
48 E lacuna; Aܾ blank space
49 Difficult word. The extant reading are mosty unacceptable. E incerte legitur (ܘܒܟܝܘܪܐ or ܘܒܥܝܘܪܐ); A ܘܒܟܝܘܪܐ; BM3 ܘܒܥܝܘܪܐ (Braun suggests to correct B in ܒܥܝܪܐ; M3 could be read as ܘܒܥܘܪܐ) ; M1 ܘܲܒܼܚܘܼܛܪܹ̈ܐ. Another possible hypotesis could be ܒܥܪܘܪܐ
50 M1 add seyome
51 E lacuna; M3 has the initial ܕܢ than blank space
52 E lacuna; AM3 om (blank space); M1 ܘܲܦܼܣܲܩܢ
53 E lacuna; AM3 om (blank space); M1 ܗܵܢܿܘܿܢ
54 M1 add; M3B om; E lacuna; A blank space
55 E lacuna; A om (blank space); M3 ܗܵܕܐ
56 E lacuna; AM3 have the initial ܕܡ followed by blank space
57 M1 ܘܲܡܦܲܠܸܛ
58 E lacuna; M3 om; A om (blank space); M1 ܕܝܼܠܹܗ
59 E lacuna; M3 ܢܒܛܠ
60 E lacuna; AM3 om; M1 ܕܗܘܸ
61 E lacuna; M1 add ; B blank space
62 E lacuna; M3 om; A om (blank space); B ܘܠܡܪܥܐ
63 E lacuna; A has the initial ܕܐ followed by blank space
64 E lacuna; AM3 om (blank space)
65 E lacuna; B add; a marginal note in Latins says: cetera vide pag. 228
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