London, BL, Add. 17235
source date: 13th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1020, Add. 17,235, London, BL, Add. 17,235, BL Add MS 17235, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 333, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCXXXIII

[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.]

Syriac

title: 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.
rubric: [ܥـ]ܠ ܚܝܠܐ . . . ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘ[ܬܐ] ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩ܏ܘܕ ܡ̈ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡ̈ܪܢܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܫ̣ܢܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܐܪܘܢܝܐ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܡܒܪܟܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ.
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܒܣܪ
  title: The Praises of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents
  rubric: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ̣ ܕܥܠ ܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ ܕܩܛܠ ܐܝܪܘܕܝܣ ܒܒܝܬܠܚܡ
  title: The Commemoration of Basil and Gregory Nazianzen
  rubric: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ ܘܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܓܘܣ

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.

90 ff.

- 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.

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 [...] ).

See additions.

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

- 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

- 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.

- On the other side of the same leaf, there is a drawing of a galley.

13th century

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 CCCXXXIII 1:276-277