London, BL, Add. 17239
source date: xivth cent
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/1024, Add. 17,239, London, BL, Add. 17,239, BL Add MS 17239

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1025, Add. 17,239, foll. 1–15, London, BL, Add. 17,239, foll. 1–15, BL Add MS 17239, foll. 1-15, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 278, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: The order of the celebration of the holy Eucharist, ܩܘܿܪܒܐ, comprising lessons from the Gospels and Epistles, prayers, etc. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: The order of the celebration of the holy Eucharist, ܩܘܿܪܒܐ, comprising lessons from the Gospels and Epistles, prayers, etc.

Paper, about 8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 15 leaves, several of which are slightly torn and otherwise damaged. There are from 18 to 20 lines in each page.

15 ff.

- Paper, about 8 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 15 leaves, several of which are slightly torn and otherwise damaged. There are from 18 to 20 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in an inelegant hand of the xivth cent.

- On fol. 1a, there is an Arabic note, rather indistinct and somewhat mutilated, from which it appears that this volume was written for the convent of S. Mary Deipara by a monk from the city of Amid. There is also a Syriac note, partly to the same effect.

مما عمل برسم الدير المعمور للسيده عرف بدير السريان علي جانب الدير العظيم الذي علي اسم الاب العظيم ال...... الذي في ديار المصرية المحروسه في بريه ابو مقار القديس ص[لاته] تكون مع الكاتب هذه الاصطر الصغير شماس ....ا من مدينة امد المحروسه الخ.

ܐܝܬ܏ܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝ̣ܛܝ ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܢܐܦ̣ܩ ܠܗܢܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܏ܘܫ.

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 CCLXXVIII 1:212-213

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1026, Add. 17,239, foll. 16–60, London, BL, Add. 17,239, foll. 16–60, BL Add MS 17239, foll. 16-60, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 396, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCXCVI

[This manuscript contains: Services for the canonical hours of the ferial days. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.]

Syriac

title: Services for the canonical hours of the ferial days
There now remain only the canonical hours for Friday and Saturday.
  title: Services for the canonical hours for Friday
    rubric: ܛܟܼܣܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ
    rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ
    rubric: ܕܨܦܪܐ
    rubric: ܕܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
  title: Services for the canonical hours for Saturday
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܢܓܗ ܫܲܒܬܐ
    rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ
    rubric: ܕܨܦܪܐ
    rubric: ܕܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ

Paper, about 8 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 45 leaves (Add. 17,239, foll. 16—60), of which the first and the last but one are much torn. The quires are signed with letters (from ܝܗ to ܝܛ), and also with Arabic words at the upper lefthand corner of the first page (see foll. 34a and 44a). There is a lacuna after fol. 53. The number of lines in each page is 15 or 16.

45 ff.

- Paper, about 8 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 45 leaves (Add. 17,239, foll. 16—60), of which the first and the last but one are much torn. The quires are signed with letters (from ܝܗ to ܝܛ), and also with Arabic words at the upper lefthand corner of the first page (see foll. 34a and 44a). There is a lacuna after fol. 53. The number of lines in each page is 15 or 16.

The writing is neat and regular, with occasional Syriac vowels.

See additions.

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- On fol. 57b, there is a note, which states that it was written in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, by a monk named John, for the Comes John the Cyprian, A. Gr. 1829, A.D. 1518.

ܨܲܠܘ ܥܠ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܐܝܘܐܢܢܝܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܩܘܡܣ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܘܦܪܵܣܝܐ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܘܕܟܝܐ ܘܡܝ̣ܩܪܐ ܘܟܐܢܐ ܘܡܨܠܠܐ ܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܢܣ̣ܬܲܟܠ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܟܬܝܒ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩܝܛܝ ܫܢ̣ܬ݀ ܏ܐܦܟܛ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܏ܫܘ ܐܡܝܢ.

- On fol. 39b, there is the following note in Arabic. هَذَا مَا كتب الحقير مثل قواه ولَا تعتبُوا عَلَى الذي شَرشَط فاني ليس بكاتب بَل مفسد الوَرق وهَذه الثَلث اربَع كَرّاریز لَم كان يحملوا خط العربي عَلي السريَاني لان الوَرق رفیق ،

- Fol. 60 contains madrāshē, in a modern hand.

AD 1518 AG 1829 The Convent of S. Mary Deipara

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 CCCXCVI 1:314