London, BL, Add. 17236
source date: A.Gr. 1595
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1021, Add. 17,236, London, BL, Add. 17,236, BL Add MS 17236, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 408, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCVIII

[This manuscript contains: The second part of an 'Εκλογάδιον, ܟܠܘܓܘܕܝܘܢ, or selection from the Menaea, comprising the months of Shĕbāt — Ab (February—August). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 41 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-242
title: The second part of an 'Εκλογάδιον, ܟܠܘܓܘܕܝܘܢ, or selection from the Menaea, comprising the months of Shĕbāt — Ab (February—August).
  Foll. 1a-20
  title: Shĕbāt, February.
    Foll. 1a-2
    title: On the 1st, the προέορτιον, profestum, or Vigil, of the Presentation.
    Foll. 2b-9
    title: On the 2nd, the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple.
    rubric: ܒ: ܒܫܒܛ: ܥܐܕܐ ܡܪܐܢܝܐ ܕܡܥܠܬܗ̣ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
    Foll. 10a-14
    title: On the 17th, the Commemoration of the martyr Theodore.
    rubric: ܝܙ: ܒܫܒܛ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣܗܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ
    Foll. 15a-20
    title: On the 24th, the Invention of the Head of S. John the Baptist.
    rubric: ܟܕ: ܒܫܒܛ ܫܟܝܚܬܐ(sic) ܕܪܝܫܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
  Foll. 21a-52
  title: Adār, March.
    Foll. 21a-34
    title: On the 9th, the Commemoration of the forty Martyrs.
    rubric: ܛ: ܒܐܕܪ: ܥܐܕܐ: ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܐܣܗ̈ܕܘ ܒܝܡܬܐ ܕܣܒܣܛܝܐ
    Foll. 34b-38
    title: On the 24th, the Vigil of the Annunciation.
    rubric: ܟܕ: ܒܐܕܪ ܕܩ̇ܕܝܡܘܬ̤ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܐ
    Foll. 38b-52
    title: On the 25th, the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin.
    rubric: ܟܗ: ܒܐܕܪ܀ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܐ ܡܪܐܢܝܐ܀ ܕܡܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܬ܏ܘ ܕܟܝܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ
  Foll. 52b-69
  title: Nīsān, April.
    Foll. 52b-63
    title: On the 23d, the Commemoration of the martyr George.
    rubric: ܟܓ: ܒܢܝܣܢ. ܟܘܠܠ ܣܗܕܐ ܓܐܘܪܓܝܘܣ ܪܒܐ
    Foll. 63b-79
    title: On the 25th, the Commemoration of S. Mark the Evangelist.
    rubric: ܟܗ: ܒܢܝܣܢ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ. ܕܫܠܝܚܐ: ܡܪܩܘܣ ܐܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ (sic)
  Foll. 70a-91
  title: Iyār, May.
    Foll. 70a-77
    title: On the 8th, the Commemoration of S. John the Evangelist and of Arsenius.
    rubric: ܐܝܐܪ ܝܪܚܐ: ܏ܚ ܒܗ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܐܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ: ܘܕܚܣܝܐ ܐܪܣܢܝܘܣ
    Foll. 77b-82
    title: On the 15th, the Commemoration of the blessed Virgin.
    rubric: ܝܗ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
    Foll. 83a-91
    title: On the 24th, the Commemoration of Simeon Stylites.
    rubric: ܐܝܐܪ ܝܪܚܐ: ܏ܟܕ: ܒܗ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܚ̇ܣܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܬܡܝܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܗ ܕܝ̇ܡܐ ܘܐܣܛܘܢܝܐ
  Foll. 91b-127
  title: Hazīrān, June.
    Foll. 91b-91
    title: On the 8th, the Translation of the body of the martyr Theodore.
    rubric: ܚ: ܒܚܙܝܪܐܢ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܣܗܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ: ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܝܠܗ. ܒܥܝ̣: ܏ܝܙ: ܒܫܒܛ
    Foll. 91b-97
    title: On the 11th, the Commemoration of the Apostles, S. Bartholomew and S. Barnabas.
    rubric: ܚܙܝܪܐܢ ܝܪܚܐ: ܏ܝܐ: ܒܗ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܩ̈ܕ܏ܝܫ ܒܪܬܘܠܡܐܘܣ܀ ܘܒܪܢܒܐ܀
    Foll. 98a-102
    title: On the 14th, the Commemoration of the prophet Elisha.
    rubric: ܚܙܝܪܐܢ ܝܪܚܐ: ܏ܝܕ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܐܠܝܫܥ
    Foll. 103a-112
    title: On the 24th, the Nativity of S. John the Baptist.
    rubric: ܚܙܝܪܐܢ ܝܪܚܐ: ܏ܟܕ: ܒܗ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ: ܪܗܛܐ ܘܡܥܡܕܢܐ
    Foll. 112b-127
    title: On the 29th, the Commemoration of S. Peter and S. Paul.
    rubric: ܚܙܝܪܐܢ ܝܪܚܐ: ܏ܟܛ ܒܗ ܟܘܠܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ: ܦܛܪܘܣ: ܘܦܘܠܘܣ: ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  Foll. 127b-170
  title: Tāmūz, July.
    Foll. 127b-127
    title: On the 1st, the Commemoration of the martyrs Cosmas and Damian.
    rubric: ܐ: ܒܬܡܘܙ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩܘܙܡܐ ܘܕܡܝܐܢܘܣ: ܒܥܝ̣ ܐܩܘܠܬܝܐ: ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܬܫܪܝܢ: ܏ܒ.
    Foll. 127b-132
    title: On the 2d, the Festival of the Garment of the blessed Virgin.
    rubric: ܒ: ܒܬܡܘܙ: ܚ̇ܓܐ ܕܡܩܢܥܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܢ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ: ܟܕ ܐܬܬܣܝܡ ܠܒܘܫܗ̇ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܠܐܫܪܢܐܣ (βλαχέρναι)
    Foll. 133a-137
    title: On the 8th, the Commemoration of the martyr Procopius.
    rubric: ܚ: ܒܬܡܘܙ܀ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣܗܕܐ ܪܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܘܦܝܘܣ
    Foll. 138a-142
    title: On the 17th, the Commemoration of the martyr Marina.
    rubric: ܝܙ: ܒܬܡܘܙ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣܗܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡ̇ܪܝܢܐ
    Foll. 143a-153
    title: On the 20th, the Ascension of Elijah the prophet.
    rubric: ܟܟ: ܒܬܡܘܙ: ܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܢܒܝܐ. ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܐܝܠܝܐ: ܪܒܐ
    Foll. 153b-158
    title: On the 25th, the Decease of Anna, the mother of the Virgin Mary.
    rubric: ܟܗ: ܒܬܡܘܙ: ܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܚܢܹܐ: ܙܕܝܩܬܐ: ܐܡܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
    Foll. 159a-170
    title: On the 27th, the Commemoration of the martyr Panteleemon.
    rubric: ܟܙ: ܒܬܡܘܙ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܪܒ ܒܣܗ̈ܕܐ: ܦܢܛܐܠܹܐܝܡܘܢ
  Foll. 170b-242
  title: Ab, August.
    Foll. 170b-177
    title: On the 1st, the Commemoration of the Maccabees, Shamūnī, her seven sons, and their tutor Eleazar.
    rubric: ܝܪܚܐ: ܐܒ܀ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܗ: ܏ܠܐ: ܐܝܡܡܐ ܫ̈ܥܐ: ܏ܝܓ: ܘܠܠܝܐ ܫ̈ܥܐ : ܏ܝܐ : ܏ܝܐ : ܒܗ : ܟܘܠܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܡܩܒ̈ܝܐ. ܫܡܘܢܝ܀ ܏ܘܙ : ܒ̈ܢܝܗ̇ ܀ ܘܠܥܙܪ ܡܠܦܢܗܘܢ.
    Foll. 177b-182
    title: On the 5th, the Vigil of the Transfiguration of our Lord.
    rubric: ܗ: ܒܐܒ: ܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܫܘܚܠܦܐ: ܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܬܐܒܘܪ
    Foll. 183a-196
    title: On the 6th, the Feast of the Transfiguration.
    rubric: : ܏ܘ : ܒܐܒ : ܥܐܕܐ ܕܫܘܚܠܦ ܚܙܘܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܬܐܒܘܪ
    Foll. 197a-201
    title: On the 7th, the Commemoration of the martyr Domitius.
    rubric: : ܏ܙ : ܒܐܒ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܕܘܡܝܛܝܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ
    Foll. 201b-204
    title: On the 9th, the Commemoration of S. Matthias the Apostle.
    rubric: ܛ: ܒܐܒ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܡܛܬܝܐ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܠ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ: ܏ܝܒ: ܚܠܦ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ
    Foll. 205a-209
    title: On the 14th, the Vigil of the Decease of the blessed Virgin.
    rubric: ܝܕ: ܒܐܒ: ܩ̇ܕܝܡܘܬ ܥܘܢܕܢܐ
    Foll. 209b-225
    title: On the 15th, the Commemoration of the Decease of the blessed Virgin.
    rubric: ܝܗ: ܒܐܒ: ܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇ ܕܡܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܬ܏ܘ ܕܟܝܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ
    Foll. 226a-236
    title: On the 29th, the Commemoration of the Decollation of S. John the Baptist.
    rubric: ܟܛ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܦܣܩ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܪܗ̇ܛܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ: ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
    Foll. 237a-242
    title: On the 31st, the Commemoration of the Girdle of the blessed Virgin.
    rubric: ܠܐ: ܒܐܒ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܙܘܢܪܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܒܬ܏ܘ ܡܪܝܡ

Paper, ahout l0 5/8 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 242 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 7—15 and 242. The quires, signed with letters, are 25 in number; but ܐ and ܒ are imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning and after fol. 6. There are 20 lines in each page.

242 ff.

- Paper, ahout l0 5/8 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 242 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 7—15 and 242. The quires, signed with letters, are 25 in number; but ܐ and ܒ are imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning and after fol. 6. There are 20 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular, Malkite hand.

See additions.

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

- Colophon

The colophon on fol. 242 a and the following note state that this book was written, A.Gr. 1595, A.D. 1284, in the convent of S. Mary Deipara on the river (كفتون) ܟܦܬܘܢ , near Tripolis, under the rule of the first abbat of the convent, Sim 'ān ibn Jākir (?), by one Gerasimus (Γεράσιμος, جراسمه) ibn Sim 'ān, from the village of Ar-Rummāna (الرُّمَّانَة) in the district of Az-Zabadānī (الزبداني), near Damascus.

ܐܬܟܬܒ ܘܐܫܬܡܠܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ: ܕܐܝܬ܏ܘ: ܟܠܘܓܘܕܝܘܢ ܦܠܓܐ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܓܒܝܘܬܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܝܐ܀ ܫܩܠ ܕܝܢ ܣܟܐ ܘܫܘܡܠܝܐ܀ ܝܘܡ ܏ܗ܀ ܏ܒܫ܀ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܢܝܣܢ ܝܪܚܐ܀ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ: ܘܬ܏ܩ܀ ܘܨ܏ܗ܀ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܪܬܢ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ܀ ܥܠ ܢܗܪܐ ܕܟܦܬܘܢ܀ ܥܠ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܐ: ܘܒܨܝܪ ܒܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܓܪܐܣܡܗ. ܡܢܝܚ ܢܦܫܗ ܐܠܗܐ܀ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܟܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܚܘܣܝܐ: ܡܚ̈ܣܐ ܠܟܬܘܒܐ ܏ܘܫ.

- Colophon

This, the first of the Arabic notes on fol. 242 b, offers similar details as the colophon above.

كان الفراغ من نصحة (sic) هذه (sic) المعيد يوم الثلتا (sic) .... سنه الف وخمسه مايه وخمسه وتسعين سنه يونانيه بدير السيده كفتون من اعمال اطرابلس في ايام الاب الفاضل ريس الدير ابا سمعان ابن جاقر اول ريس قام على الدير المقدس, كتبه العبد الخاطي المسكين الفقير من عمل البر الحقير في الكهنه والرهبان جراسمه ابن سمعان من قِريِة الرمانه من عمل الرىداني (sic) من اقليم دمشق وهو يسال لكل من يقرا في هده (sic) الكتاب او ينصخ (sic) منه يترحم عليه وعلَي والديه الله يغفر للكاتب وللقاري وللمعتنى فس هده (sic) الكتاب ولكل من يقول امين امين امين

- On fol. 242 b there are two other notes in Arabic, of later date, and both much effaced. The writer of one of them was named Daniel, ذنايال

AG 1595 AD 1284

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 CCCCVIII 1:318-320