London, BL, Add. 17237
source date: 13th or 14th 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/1022, Add. 17,237, London, BL, Add. 17,237, BL Add MS 17237, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 378, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Services for the following occasions; viz. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.]

Syriac

title: Services for the following occasions; viz.
  title: The Resurrection
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܗ ܕܦܪܘܩ
  Consisting chiefly of Greek canons, arranged in eight parts.
    title: First order
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
    title: Second order
    title: Third order
    title: Fourth order
    title: Fifth order
    title: Sixth order
    title: Seventh order
    title: Eighth order
  title: New (or Low) Sunday
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ
  title: The Commemoration of Mār Zākhē or Nicolaus
  rubric: ܡܪܝ ܙܟ݁ܐ or ܡܪܝ ܢܝܩܘܠܐܘܣ
  title: Another order of the Resurrection, apparently exclusively Syrian
  It is also divided into eight parts, but is very imperfect

Paper, 10 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 118 leaves, some of which are much torn, especially foll. 36, 112, 113, 117, and 118. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 35 in number; but there now remain only ܝܒ ــ ܒ and ܠܗ ــ ܠܒ, and even some of these are very imperfect, since leaves are wanting after foll. 8, 18, 26, 108, 109, 111, and 114. There are from 16 to 18 lines in each page.

118 ff.

- Paper, 10 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 118 leaves, some of which are much torn, especially foll. 36, 112, 113, 117, and 118. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 35 in number; but there now remain only ܝܒ ــ ܒ and ܠܗ ــ ܠܒ, and even some of these are very imperfect, since leaves are wanting after foll. 8, 18, 26, 108, 109, 111, and 114. There are from 16 to 18 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith or xivth cent.

See additions.

- On foll. 116 a and 118 b there are some fragments of hymns, in different hands.

- Foll. 117 b contains part of a canon for the Commemoration of the blessed Virgin on the 15th of Iyār:

ܬܘܒ ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܕܡܫܬܡܠܐ ܒܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܐܝܪ ܐܝ܏ܟܘܣ ܬܡܝܢܝܐ

13th or 14th 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 CCCLXXVIII 1:306-307