London, BL, Add. 17231
source date: A. Gr. 1795
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1014, Add. 17,231, London, BL, Add. 17,231, BL Add MS 17231, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 364, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLXIV

[This manuscript contains: Services for various Feasts, Saints' Days, etc. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 45 items.]

Syriac

title: Services for various Feasts, Saints' Days, etc.
A full service comprises ܨܠܘܬܐ, ܦܪܘܡܝܘܢ, ܣܕܪܐ, ܥܛܪܐ, and ܚܘܬܡܐ.
  Foll. 1a-50
  title: The Resurrection, in eight orders.
  The first order is wanting.
    Foll. 1a-2
    title: Second order.
    It is imperfect at the beginning.
    Foll. 2b-10
    title: Third order.
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
    title: Fourth order.
    Foll. 16b-24
    title: Fifth order.
    Foll. 25a-31
    title: Sixth order.
    It is Imperfect at the end.
    Foll. 32a-40
    title: Seventh order.
    It is imperfect at the beginning.
    Foll. 40b-50
    title: Eighth order.
  Foll. 51a-58
  title: New (or Low) Sunday.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܲܰܒܳܐ ܚ̣ܰܕܬܳܐ
  Foll. 59a-68
  title: The Ascension of our Lord.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕ[ܣܘܠܩܗ] ܕܡܪܢ ܠܫܡܝܐ
  Foll. 68b-76
  title: Whitsun Day.
  rubric: ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
  Foll. 77a-82
  title: The Commemoration of the twelve Apostles.
  rubric: ܛܶܟܣ̣ܳܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪܶܥܣ̣ܰܪ ܫ̈ܠܻܝ̣ܚܶܐ ܓܲܰܘܳܢܳܐܻܝܬ
  Foll. 83a-85
  title: The Commemoration of Addai or Thaddaeus.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ
  Foll. 85b-87
  title: The Commemoration of Macarius, Bishoi or Pisoes, John the Less, Maximus, and Domitius.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܡ̇ܰܩܰܪܻܝܣ ܘܐܒܐ ܒܻܝܫܳܘܝ ܘܐܒܐ ܝܘܼܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܼܪܐ ܘܡ̇ܰܟܣܝܺܡܳܘܣ ܘܕܽܘܡܶܛܻܝܳܘܣ
  Foll. 87b-96
  title: The Transfiguration of our Lord
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܠܐ
  Foll. 96b-105
  title: The Decease of the blessed Virgin.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܽܘܢܳܝܳܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܳܠܕܰܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
  Foll. 105b-107
  title: The Commemoration of Simeon Stylites.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܫܡ̣ܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܗ
  Foll. 107b-117
  title: The Invention of the holy Cross.
  It is imperfect both at the beginning and the end.
  Foll. 118a-123
  title: The Commemoration of any one Ascetic.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܼܡܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܘܝܐ
  Foll. 124a-130
  title: Of any one Martyr.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܕ ܩܢܘܼܡܐ ܣܗܕܝܐ
  Foll. 131a-137
  title: Of all Martyrs.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܲܘܢܐܝܬ
  Foll. 137b-142
  title: Another service for the Commemoration of all Martyrs, but specially of such as Sergius and Bacchus.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ܇ ܘܚ̇ܫܚ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܐܟܘܣ ܘܕܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ
  Foll. 143a-145
  title: The Commemoration of Isaiah of Aleppo.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܚܴ̇ܠܴܒܴܝܴܐ
  Foll. 146a-148
  title: Of Jacob of Batnae.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩ̣ܘܒ ܏ܡܠ
  It is imperfect at the beginning.
  Foll. 148b-151
  title: Of Mār Simeon and Mār Samuel of Kartamīn.
  rubric: ܣܕܪܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܫܡ̣ܥܘܢ ܘܡܪܝ ܫܡ̣ܘܐܝܠ ܕܥܘܼܡܪܐ ܕܩܲܪܬܡܝܢ
  Foll. 152a-155
  title: Of Mār Gabriel of Kartamīn.
  rubric: ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܕܥܘܼܡܪܐ
  Foll. 155b-158
  title: Of Antony.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܏ܩܕ ܐܒܐ ܐܰܢܛܳܘܢܻܝܘܳܣ
  Foll. 159a-160
  title: Of Mār Ahā the ascetic.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܰܚܳܐ ܥ̇ܳܢܘܳܝܳܐ
  Foll. 161a-163
  title: Of Philoxenus of Mabūg.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܩ̇ܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܻܝܠܳܠܘܟܣܶܢܳܘܣ ܐ܏ܦܝܣ ܕܡܲܰܐܒܽܘܓ.
  Foll. 163b-166
  title: Of Malchus, the nephew of Eugenius.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܲܰܠܟܶܐ ܒܪ ܚܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܶܘܓܺܝܢ
  Foll. 166b-168
  title: Of Febronia and other female martyrs.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗܕܬܐ ܦܶܒܪܽܘܢܺܝܰܐ. ܘܥܠ ܫܲܪܟܐ ܕܢܫ̈ܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܬܐ
  Foll. 169a-171
  title: Of Elias the prophet.
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܣܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܻܠܻܝܳܐ ܢܒܝܐ
  Foll. 171b-173
  title: Of George the martyr.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܗܕܐ ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܓܐܘܪܓܝܣ
  Foll. 173b-179
  title: Of Mār Aaron.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܗܪܘܢ
  Foll. 180a-186
  title: Of S. Peter and S. Paul.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫ̣ܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝ̣ܚܐ. ܦܐܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܲܐܘܠܠܘܣ
  Foll. 186b-192
  title: Of S. Thomas.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ
  Foll. 193a-199
  title: Of Cyriacus the martyr, S. Andrew the Apostle, and Abhai, bishop of Nicaea.
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܣ̣ܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܣ̇ܗܕܐ ܢܲܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ. ܘܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܢܕܪܐܣ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܐܰܒܚܰܝ ܐܦܝܣ̣ܩܦܐ
  Foll. 199b-204
  title: Of S. John the Evangelist.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚ݊ܢܢ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ ܘܐܘܢܓܠܝ̣ܣܛܐ
  The sedra in this service is by Abraham of Chabūr, as appears from the acrostic, fol. 202 a, ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܨܝ̣ܪܐ ܕܚܲܒܘܪܐ ܛܲܟܣܗ.
  Foll. 204b-206
  title: Of the Maccabees, viz. Shamūnī, her sons, and their teacher Eleazar.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܗ̇ ܘܐܠܝ̣ܥܙܪ ܡܲܠܦܢܗܘܢ
  The sedrā is by Jacob (or Dionysius) bar Salībī, bishop of Amid: ܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܒܪܨܠܝܒܝ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܰܡܝܺܕ.
  Foll. 207a-211
  title: Of the martyrs Sergius and Bacchus.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܶܪܓܝܺܣ ܘܒܰܟܳܘܣ ܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܏ܩ̈ܕ
  Foll. 211b-214
  title: Of the martyrs Agrippas and Laurentius.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܰܓܪܻܝܦܰܐܣ ܘܠܰܒܪܷܢܛܻܝܘܳܣ ܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܏ܩ̈ܕ
  Foll. 214b-217
  title: Of the martyrs Barbara and Juliana.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣ̈ܗܕܬܐ ܏ܩ̈ܕ ܡܪܬܝ ܒܰܪܒܰܪܰܐ ܘܝܽܘܠܻܝܰܢܰܐ
  Foll. 217b-219
  title: Of the martyr Behnām.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣ̇ܗܕܐ ܚܠܝ̣ܨܐ ܘܐܬܠܝ̣ܛܐ ܙܪܝ̣ܙܐ ܘܢ̇ܨ̣ܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܒ݊ܗ݊ܢ݊ܡ ܛܘܼܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܦܲܫܩ ܫܲܦܝܪ ܫܡܐ
  title: The Festival of the holy Cross.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨ݊ܠ݊ܝ̣ܒ݊ܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܝܐ
  The prooemium (ܦܪܘܡܝܘܣ) is by Abū Sa'īd bar Sabūnī: ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܐܒܘܣܝܥܝܕ ܒܪ ܨܒܘܼܢܝ.

Paper, about 12 3/4 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 222 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 31, 59, 68, 96, 107, 118, 221, and 222. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 24 in number, but the first two have been lost. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 31, and another after fol. 168; and nearly the whole of fol. 145 has been torn out. Each page is divided into two columns of 25 lines.

222 ff.

- Paper, about 12 3/4 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 222 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 31, 59, 68, 96, 107, 118, 221, and 222. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 24 in number, but the first two have been lost. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 31, and another after fol. 168; and nearly the whole of fol. 145 has been torn out. Each page is divided into two columns of 25 lines.

This manuscript is written, by two persons, in a neat, regular character, with numerous Greek vowels (%) . Syriac vowels and the points rukkākh and kushshāI are more rare.

The writer of the latter portion (foll. 169 —222) does not mention his name.

See additions.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- On the margin of fol. 68 b we find the following note, relating to the service for the Friday of Gold.

ܒܥܝ̣ ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܗܘܿܝܐ ܒ݁ܬܪ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ. ܒܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܡܢܝܢܐ ܠ܏ܚ.

- Colophon

The colophon states that this book was written A. Gr. 1795, A.D. 1484, in the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܘܗܠܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܐ܏ܥܨܗ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܗ̇ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܬܟܲܢܝܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܣܘܼܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܵܗܝܲܬ݀ ܬ݀ܩܠ ܠܒܐ ܡܣܐܬܐ ܕܚܘܼܫ̈ܒܐ. ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܐܢܫ ܚܠܫܐ ܘܣܢܝ̣ܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡ܏ܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܨܝ̣ܪܐ ܒܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܒܟܠ ܡܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܘܚ̈ܫܝܢ ܕܚܛܝ̣ܬܐ. ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܘܚܲܒܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܏ܟܟ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ. ܘܥܘܼܗܕܢܐ ܢܛܝܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ. ܒܒܥܘ ܏ܘܫ.

- Colophon

The former portion was written by one Jacob, as appears from the subscription on fol. 24 b.

ܗܪܟܐ ܨܲܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܿܝܐ. ܚܲܛܝܐ ܝܥܩܘܼܒ ܥܒ̣ܕܟ. ܘܟܬ݂ܒ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܗ ܠܟ̣ܬܒܟ. ܐܠܗܐ ܚܲܣܐ ܠܗ ܚܘ̈ܒܘܗܝ.

- There are ornamental devices at the commencement of some of the services; e.g. foll. 2 b, 10 b, 16 b, 25 a, 40 b, 51 a, and 77 a. Blue paint has been used in writing one of the rubrics, fol. 7 b.

AD 1484 AG 1795

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 CCCLXIV 1:299-301