Add. 17,234

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1019
Description based on Wright CCCCVII (317-318) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Melkite Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 150 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books; Service-books
The second part of the Triôdion

Physical Description

Paper, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 150 leaves, a few of which are much torn, especially foll. 1, 6, and 13. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 21 in number; but ܐ and ܟܐ are lost, and ܒ and ܟ are very imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 1, 5, and 149. There are from 19 to 21 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Melkite Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular, Malkite hand of the xiiith cent.
Decoration (Marginal): There are some rude attempts at ornamentation on the margins.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The second part of the Triôdion [defective]
Note: The authors of the canons are: John of Damascus, ܐܒܐ ܝܘܐܢܝ ܕܕܪܘܡܣܘܩ ; Cosmas ܐܒܢ ܩܘܙܡܐ (ܩܘܣܡܐ) ; Andrew (of Crete), ܚܣܝܐ ܐܢܕܪܘܣ (ܐܢܕܐܪܘܣ) , foll. 56 a, 84 b; Joseph, ܐܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ , foll. 71 a, 95 b, 113 a; Mark ܐܒܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ , fol. 36 a and 36 b; and Theophanes, ܚܣܝܐ ܬܘܦܢܘܣ , foll. 81 a, 136 a.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Palm Sunday [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 6a): Passion week [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 40b): Easter Sunday
Item 5 (Fol. 46a): New Sunday
Item 6 (Fol. 54b): The second Sunday of Pentecost; the Commemoration of Joseph of Arimathaea, Nicodemus, and the women who brought the spices
 
Title:
ܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ ܒ ܕ܏ܦܝܢܛ ܕܘܟܪܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܘܢܩܕܘ܏ܡܝܘ ܕܥ̈ܦܝܘ ܠܡܪܢ ܘܕܢܫ̈ܐ ܗܪ̈ܘܡܢܝܬܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 61a): The third week after Easter
 
Title:
ܫܒ ܏ܓ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܨܚܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 70b): The third Sunday after Easter; of the Paralytic
 
Title:
ܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ: ܏ܓ: ܕܒܬܪ ܦܨܚܐ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܫܪܝܐ ܕܐܣܝ̣ ܡܪܢ ܒܒܝܬ ܚ̣ܣܕܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 76a): The fourth week of Pentecost
 
Title:
ܫܒ: ܏ܕ: ܕܦܢܛܝ܏ܟܝ
Item 10 (Fol. 94b): The fifth (fourth) Sunday of Pentecost; of the Samaritan woman
 
Title:
ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܏ܗ: ܏ܕܦܢܛ ܥܠ ܗܝ ܫܡܪܝܬܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 102a): The fifth week of Pentecost
 
Title:
ܫ ܏ܗ ܏ܕܦܢܛܝ
Item 12 (Fol. 112a): The fifth Sunday; of the blind man
 
Title:
ܕܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ ܏ܗ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܣܡܝܐ ܕܐܣܝ̣ ܡܪܢ
Item 13 (Fol. 118a): The sixth week of Pentecost
 
Title:
ܫܒ: ܏ܘ: ܕܦ܏ܢܛܝ
Item 14 (Fol. 122a): The Ascension
 
Title:
ܝܘܡ ܏ܗ: ܏ܒܫ: ܏ܕܫܒ: ܏ܘ: ܏ܕܦܢܛܝ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܠܫܡܝܐ.
Item 15 (Fol. 134a): The seventh (sixth) Sunday of Pentecost; the Commemoration of the Nicene Fathers
 
Title:
ܚܕ܏ܒܫ ܏ܙ ܕܦ܏ܢܛܝ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܬܪ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ. ܕܣܝܢܘܕܘܣ ܗܝ ܕܢܩܝܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 139b): The seventh week of Pentecost
 
Title:
ܫ ܏ܙ ܕܦ܏ܝܢܛ
Item 17 (Fol. 147a): Saturday, the Commemoration of the Dead
 
Title:
ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܫܘܡܠܝ ܦܢ܏ܛܝ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܕܘ ܒܥܠܡܐ. ܗܢܐ ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܩܪܝ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܫܒܬܐ ܕܒܣܪܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 147a): The last Sunday of Pentecost (Whitsun Day) [defective]
 
Title:
ܚܕܒ܏ܫܒ ܕܫܘܡܠܝ ܦܢ܏ܛܝ

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