John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century. Scala paradisi

Often includes the life of John Climacus by Daniel of Raithu

HMML ID
772036848335
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/work/772036848335
LC access point
John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century. Scala paradisi
HMML native script
Κλῖμαξ
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2017001516
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/95152138557910980441

Variants

  • Klimax theias anabaseōs
  • Ladder of divine ascent
  • Logos askētikos

Work information

Title
Klimax
Author
Centuries
6th century CE
Original languages

Associated names

Dedicatees
Contributors
Daniel, of Raithu, active 7th century (Author of selected text)
Associated names

Associated works

Contains

Versions

Expression
John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century. Scala paradisi. Arabic (al-Daraj)
Language
Arabic
Title
Kitāb al-daraj
HMML native script
كتاب الدرج
Incipit
هذا الكتاب المدعو إكليمقس أي الدرج الروحانية
Alternate incipits
قبلت كرمتك بل أمرك الذي يفوق طاقتنا الذي بعثت به إلينا
Description
Likely produced in a Syriac or Coptic context. 31 darajāt
Expression
John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century. Scala paradisi. Arabic (al-Sullam al-rāfiʻah)
Language
Arabic
Title
al-Sullam al-rāfiʻah ilá al-samāʼ
HMML native script
السلم الرافعة إلى السماء
Alternate titles
  • al-Alwāḥ al-rūḥānīyah wa-al-sullam al-rāfiʻah ilá al-samāʼ
  • Sullam al-faḍāʼil
Incipit
من السيد الصالح والعالي على الصلاح والكلي صلاحه إلهنا وملكنا
Alternate incipits
إن الناطقين منهم أصدقاء الله ومنهم عبيد الله حقيقيون
Description
Old translation produced in Palestine, approximately 10th century. 31 mayāmir. Also circulates in a version abridged by Jirmānūs Farḥāt
Expression
John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century. Scala paradisi. Ancient Greek
Language
Greek, Ancient
Title
Klimax
HMML native script
Κλῖμαξ
Incipit
Τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ καὶ ὑπεραγάθου καὶ παναγάθου ἡμῶν θεοῦ
Expression
John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century. Scala paradisi. Arabic (Nakhlah)
Language
Arabic
Title
Sullam al-faḍāʼil
HMML native script
سلم الفضائل
Date created
1938
Translator
Incipit
من الصواب أن أبدأ كلامي باسم الله إذ أنا آخذ بالكلام عن عبيده
Description
Translated from French
Expression
John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century. Scala paradisi. Arabic (Antōnios)
Language
Arabic
Title
Sullam al-faḍāʼil al-ʻāliyah al-sharīfah wa-daraj al-maṣāʻid al-sāmiyah al-munīfah
HMML native script
سلم الفضائل العالية الشريفة ودرج المصاعد السامية المنيفة
Translator
Incipit
الحمد لله الذي رقانا إلى درجات العلاء بعمل الفضائل السامية وأنقذنا من ضلال الكفر المؤدي إلى نار الجحيم الحامية
Alternate incipits
المجد لله الذي رقانا إلى درجات العلاء بعمل الفضائل السامية وأنقذنا من ضلال الكفر المؤدي إلى نار الجحيم الحامية
Description
30 maqālāt, with an additional unnumbered maqālah (Liber ad pastorem)

General notes

Citations
ACK 00099, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed October 27, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/132900.

Preferred citation

"John, Climacus, Saint, active 6th century. Scala paradisi." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified November 11, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/work/772036848335

Change notes

Date added
2021-06-30
Last edited
2024-11-11