Add. 17,235
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1020
Date:
13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 90 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books
This manuscript contains: The first volume of a collection of Anthems, Chants, and Prayers, for the festivals of the whole year, according to the use of the Maronites of Mount Lebanon. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 10 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 90 leaves, some of which are much torn, especially foll. 46, 55, 56, 60—62, 68, 69, and 90. The quires, 13 in number, are signed with letters, from ܐ to ܘ and from ܗ to ܝܐ. Leaves are wanting after foll. 55, 61, 67, and 89. There are from 21 to 28 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a regular, though rather inelegant hand, of the
earlier part of the xiiith cent. (see below, and compare Add 14,707
).
Hand 2 (minor, ):
See additions.
Decoration (Illustration):
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The first volume of a collection of Anthems, Chants, and
Prayers, for the festivals of the whole year, according to the use of the Maronites
of Mount Lebanon. [defective]
Title: [ܥـ]ܠ ܚܝܠܐ . . . ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘ[ܬܐ] ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕ ܡ̈ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡ̈ܪܢܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܫ̣ܢܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܐܪܘܢܝܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܡܒܪܟܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ.
Title: [ܥـ]ܠ ܚܝܠܐ . . . ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘ[ܬܐ] ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕ ܡ̈ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡ̈ܪܢܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܫ̣ܢܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܐܪܘܢܝܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܡܒܪܟܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Nativity of our Lord
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܒܣܪ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܒܣܪ
Item 3 (Fol. 47a): The Praises of the blessed Virgin
[defective]
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 4 (Fol. 69b): The Massacre of the Innocents
Title: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ ܕܩܛܠ ܐܝܪܘܕܝܣ ܒܒܝܬܠܚܡ
Title: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ ܕܩܛܠ ܐܝܪܘܕܝܣ ܒܒܝܬܠܚܡ
Item 5 (Fol. 88b): The Commemoration of Basil and Gregory Nazianzen
[defective]
Title: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ ܘܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܓܘܣ
Title: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ ܘܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܓܘܣ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
A later hand has marked the quires with Coptic arithmetical figures (beginning
at fol. 24), and has also numbered the leaves from fol. 24 to 54
Addition 2 (Fol. 46a):
On fol. 46 a there remains part of an Arabic note, which seems to date from the
year 154—, A.D. 123—, and to have been written by a priest named ‘Abd
al-Masīh ibn Sim’ān
بس[م الله.....] لما كان [سنة الف] وخمس ميه ..... واربعين
[سنه من] سنين لس[كندر ابن] فليبوس ال[يوناني] ارتسمت انا.....عبد لمسيح (sic)
ابن.....سمعان من سب....قسيس ارب (?) يسم.....علي خطيت وانا مسد.....خطي.
Addition 3 (Fol. 46b):
On the other side of the same leaf, there is a drawing of a galley.
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