London, BL, Add. 17240
source date: xiiith cent
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1027, Add. 17,240, London, BL, Add. 17,240, BL Add MS 17240, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 417, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXVII

[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.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-41
title: The Octôechus of the services of Sunday and of the ferial days, according to the Malkite use.
  Foll. 1a-4
  title: Part One.
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܏ܐ
  Foll. 5a-5
  title: A mere fragment.
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܏ܒ
  Foll. 5a-11
  title: Part Three.
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܏ܓ
  Foll. 12a-20
  title: Part Four.
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܏ܕ
  Foll. 20b-25
  title: Part Five.
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܏ܗ
  Foll. 25b-29
  title: Part Six.
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܏ܘ
  Foll. 30a-35
  title: Part Seven.
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܏ܙ
  Foll 36a-41
  title: Part Eight.
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܏ܚ

Foll. 41b-63
title: Lessons from the Epistles and Gospels for the ferial days.
rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܣܒܪ̈ܬܐ, with ܙܘܡܪܐ and ܗܘ̈ܠܠܐ.

Foll. 64a-78
title: Lessons from the Epistles and Gospels, to be read at the celebration of the holy Eucharist, on Sundays, arranged according to the eight tones.
rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܣܒܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܏ܚ ܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܬܡܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ: ܕܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ, with ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ and ܗܘ̈ܠܠܐ

Foll 78b-80
title: Lessons for Whitsun Day, to be read at the celebration of the holy Eucharist.
rubric: ܒܟܘܿܗܢܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܦܢܛ܏ܝܩܘܣ

Foll. 80b-94
title: Lessons from the Gospels, to be read at morning prayer, on Sundays.
rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ
These are the eleven Gospels of the Resurrection.

Foll. 94b-204
title: Services for various Commemorations.
  Foll. 94b-102
  title: Of Moses.
  rubric: ܠܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܢܒܝܐ
  Foll. 102b-110
  title: Of any Apostle.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ
  Foll. 111a-125
  title: Of any Saint and Bishop.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܣܝܐ ܘܪܝܫ܏ܟܗ
  Foll. 125b-135
  title: Of Michael the Archangel.
  rubric: ܠܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܠܐܟܐ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ
  Foll. 135b-146
  title: Of the Ascension of Elijah (20th of Tāmūz).
  rubric: ܟ ܒܬܡܘܙ ܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܐܠܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ
  Foll. 147a-156
  title: Of any Prophet.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܢܒܝܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܗܘ
  Foll. 157a-165
  title: Of Bishops and Martyrs.
  rubric: ܐܩܘ܏ܠܘ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫ܏ܟܗ ܘܣܗ̈ܕܐ
  Foll. 166a-175
  title: Of Martyrs.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
  Foll. 176a-184
  title: Of any one Martyr.
  rubric: ܠܣܗܕܐ ܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
  Foll. 184b-191
  title: Of any female Martyr.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܬܐ (sic) ܐܝܕܐ ܕܗܝ
  Foll. 192a-200
  title: Of any female Saint.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܣܝܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ
  Foll. 201a-204
  title: Of Bishops and of Martyrs.
  rubric: ܠܪ̈ܝܫܝ܏ܟܗ ܘܣ̈ܗܕܐ

Foll. 204b-248
title: A Calendar of Saints' Days, with occasional brief indications of the services, abridged from the Menaea.
rubric: ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܟܠܗ̇

Foll. 249a-255
title: An index to the services of the two parts of the Triôdion.
incipit: ܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ
explicit: ܚܕ܏ܒܫ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܥܠܡܐ

Foll. 255b-258
title: A few hymns.
  Foll. 255b-258
  rubric: ܠܨܠܝܒܐ
  Foll. 255b-258
  rubric: ܠܢܒ̈ܝܐ
  Foll. 255b-258
  rubric: ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
  Foll. 255b-258
  rubric: ܠܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  Foll. 255b-258
  rubric: ܠܣܗܕܐ
  Foll. 255b-258
  rubric: ܠܚܣܝܐ
  Foll. 255b-258
  rubric: ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ

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.

258 ff.

- 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.

This volume is written in a neat, regular, Malkite hand of the xiiith cent.

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

- Colophon

The name of the scribe was John, as appears from the subscriptions on foll. 41 a and 94 a.

ܘܨܠܝ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ

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 CCCCXVII 1:326-327