Add. 17,240
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1027
Date:
13th century
Melkite Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 258 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books
This manuscript contains: The Octôechus of the services of Sunday and of the ferial days, according to the Malkite use.; Lessons from the Epistles and Gospels for the ferial days.; Lessons from the Epistles and Gospels, to be read at the celebration of the holy Eucharist, on Sundays, arranged according to the eight tones.; Lessons for Whitsun Day, to be read at the celebration of the holy Eucharist.; Lessons from the Gospels, to be read at morning prayer, on Sundays.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 36 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 7 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 258 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 8—10, and 252. The quires are 33 in number. From the first to the twenty-sixth, they are marked with Arabic words at the upper corner of the first page (e.g. foll. 19, 27, etc.); the remaining seven are marked with both Arabic words and Syriac letters (from 1 to 7), but have also later Coptic signatures in ciphers (from 27, % to 33, %). Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 4 and 110. There are 14 or 15 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Melkite Syriac script):
This volume is written in a neat, regular, Malkite hand of the xiiith
cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Octôechus of the services of Sunday and of the
ferial days, according to the Malkite use. [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Part One. [defective]
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܐ
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 5a): A mere fragment.
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܒ
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܒ
Item 4 (Fol. 5a): Part Three.
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܓ
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܓ
Item 5 (Fol. 12a): Part Four.
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܕ
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܕ
Item 6 (Fol. 20b): Part Five.
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܗ
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܗ
Item 7 (Fol. 25b): Part Six.
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܘ
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܘ
Item 8 (Fol. 30a): Part Seven.
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܙ
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܙ
Item 9 (Fol. 36a): Part Eight.
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܚ
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܚ
Item 10 (Fol. 41b): Lessons from the Epistles and Gospels for the
ferial days.
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܣܒܪ̈ܬܐ, with ܙܘܡܪܐ and ܗܘ̈ܠܠܐ.
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܣܒܪ̈ܬܐ, with ܙܘܡܪܐ and ܗܘ̈ܠܠܐ.
Item 11 (Fol. 64a): Lessons from the Epistles and Gospels, to be read
at the celebration of the holy Eucharist, on Sundays, arranged according to
the eight tones.
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܣܒܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܚ ܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܬܡܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ: ܕܚܕܒܫܒ, with ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ and ܗܘ̈ܠܠܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܣܒܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܚ ܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܬܡܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ: ܕܚܕܒܫܒ, with ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ and ܗܘ̈ܠܠܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 78b): Lessons for Whitsun Day, to be read at the
celebration of the holy Eucharist.
Title: ܒܟܘܿܗܢܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣ
Title: ܒܟܘܿܗܢܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣ
Item 13 (Fol. 80b): Lessons from the Gospels, to be read at morning
prayer, on Sundays.
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ
Note: These are the eleven Gospels of the Resurrection.
Item 14 (Fol. 94b): Services for various Commemorations. [defective]
Item 15 (Fol. 94b): Of Moses.
Title: ܠܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܢܒܝܐ
Title: ܠܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܢܒܝܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 102b): Of any Apostle. [defective]
Title: ܥܠ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ
Title: ܥܠ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ
Item 17 (Fol. 111a): Of any Saint and Bishop.
Title: ܥܠ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܪܝܫܟܗ
Title: ܥܠ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܪܝܫܟܗ
Item 18 (Fol. 125b): Of Michael the Archangel.
Title: ܠܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܠܐܟܐ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ
Title: ܠܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܠܐܟܐ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ
Item 19 (Fol. 135b): Of the Ascension of Elijah
(20th of Tāmūz).
Title: ܟ ܒܬܡܘܙ ܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܐܠܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ
Title: ܟ ܒܬܡܘܙ ܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܐܠܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 147a): Of any Prophet.
Title: ܥܠ ܢܒܝܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ
Title: ܥܠ ܢܒܝܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ
Item 21 (Fol. 157a): Of Bishops and Martyrs.
Title: ܐܩܘܠܘ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܟܗ ܘܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܐܩܘܠܘ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܟܗ ܘܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 166a): Of Martyrs.
Title: ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 176a): Of any one Martyr.
Title: ܠܣܗܕܐ ܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Title: ܠܣܗܕܐ ܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 184b): Of any female Martyr.
Title: ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܬܐ (sic) ܐܝܕܐ ܕܗܝ
Title: ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܬܐ (sic) ܐܝܕܐ ܕܗܝ
Item 25 (Fol. 192a): Of any female Saint.
Title: ܥܠ ܚܣܝܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ
Title: ܥܠ ܚܣܝܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ
Item 26 (Fol. 201a): Of Bishops and of Martyrs.
Title: ܠܪ̈ܝܫܝܟܗ ܘܣ̈ܗܕܐ
Title: ܠܪ̈ܝܫܝܟܗ ܘܣ̈ܗܕܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 204b): A Calendar of Saints' Days, with occasional brief
indications of the services, abridged from the Menaea.
Title: ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܟܠܗ̇
Title: ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܟܠܗ̇
Item 28 (Fol. 249a): An index to the services of the two parts of the
Triôdion.
Incipit: ܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ
Explicit: ܚܕܒܫ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܥܠܡܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 255b): A few hymns.
Item 30 (Fol. 255b):
Title: ܠܨܠܝܒܐ
Title: ܠܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 255b):
Title: ܠܢܒ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܠܢܒ̈ܝܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 255b):
Title: ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Title: ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 255b):
Title: ܠܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܠܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 255b):
Title: ܠܣܗܕܐ
Title: ܠܣܗܕܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 255b):
Title: ܠܚܣܝܐ
Title: ܠܚܣܝܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 255b):
Title: ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Title: ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
The name of the scribe was John, as appears from
the subscriptions on foll. 41 a and 94 a.
ܘܨܠܝ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ
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