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Add. 17,246

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1035
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Add. 17,246, foll. 1–74

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1036
Description based on Wright CCCLXXX (1:307-308) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1239 / AG 1550
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 74 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: A Choir-book, containing the following services. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 74 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn. In the first half, foll. 1—39, the quires are without signatures; in the second half, foll. 40—74, they are signed with letters, from ܐ to ܗ. Leaves are wanting after foll. 40, 53, and 57. The number of lines in each page varies from 15 to 19.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The volume is written in a rather inelegant hand, and dated A. Gr. 1550, A.D. 1239.

Contents

This manuscript contains 11 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1b): A Choir-book, containing the following services [defective]
Note: Foll. 69, 70 a, and 74, contain ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ on George, Theodore, and Cyriacus
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Commemoration of any one Teacher or Ascetic
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܘܝܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 14a): The Commemoration of any one Martyr
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܢܐ. ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܫ̇ܬ̣ܡܠܝ ܒܣܗܕܘܬܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 23b): The Commemoration of Macarius, Domitius, Abba Bishoi (Pisoes), and John the Less (or the Younger)
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܒܐ ܡ̇ܐܩܪܝܣ܀ ܘܡ̇ܐܟܣܝܡܘܣ ܘܕܘܡܛܝܘܣ܀ ܘܐܒܐ ܒܝܫܘܝ. ܘܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 40b): Common anthems, arranged according to the eight tones [defective]
 
Title: ܥ̈ܢܝ̣ܢܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܩܝ̈ܢܬܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 54a): Hymns and prayers of the holy Cross [defective]
 
Title: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕܨܠܝ̣ܒܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 58a):
 
Title: ܥܛܪ̈ܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܘܚ̣̈ܠܦܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܬ݂ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡܪ̈ܢܝܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 69a): ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ on George
Item 9 (Fol. 70a): ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ on Theodore
Item 10 (Fol. 70b): A Calendar of Festivals and Saints' Days, from the first Teshrīn to Ilūl
 
Title: ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܡܚܲܘܝܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 74a): ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ on Cyriacus

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 68b): On foll. 68 b and 69 a there is a note, stating that this book was written in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, A. Gr. 1550, A.D. 1239. ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܠܐܝܩ̣ܪܐ ܘܠܪܘܡܪܡܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫ̇ܘܝ̣ܬ݀ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ. ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܐܬܟܬ݂ܒ ܕܝܢ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܗܕܐ. ܒܥܘܼܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܕܒܝܬ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡ̇ܕܒܪܐ ܕܣܩܝܛܝܘܣ. ܫܢ̣ܬ݀ ܐܠܦ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܡܐܐ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܝܢ ܕܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ. ܐܫܬ݁ܡܠܝ̣ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ. ܒܝܘܼܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܕܐܕܪ ܒܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܒܗ. ܟܬܒ̣ܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ. ܘܒܫܡ ܠܡ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܘܒܫܡ ܩܫܝ̣ܫܐ. ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܕܢܬܟ̣ܬܒ ܫܡܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

Add. 17,246, foll. 75–84

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1037
Description based on Wright CCCLXXXI (1:308) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1239
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 10 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: ; ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ on George; ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ on Theodore; A Calendar. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.

Physical Description

Ten paper leaves, about 9 3/8 in. by 6 1/2, forming the last quire (marked ܣ) of a manuscript (Add. 17,246, foil. 75—84), precisely similar to no. ccclxxx.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript was written by the same person as no. ccclxxx in the same year, A.D. 1239.

Contents

This manuscript contains 4 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 75a): [defective]
 
Title: ܥܛܪ̈ܐ
Notes:
Item 2 (Fol. 80a): ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ on George
Item 3 (Fol. 81a): ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ on Theodore
Item 4 (Fol. 81b): A Calendar
Note: See fol. 70 b.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 79b): On foll. 79 b and 80 a there is a note, giving the date, etc., precisely as on fol. 68 b in no. ccclxxx.

Add. 17,246, foll. 85–90

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1038
Description based on Wright CCCLXXXII (1:308) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 14th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 6 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Hymns and prayers of the holy Cross; Other hymns;. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.

Physical Description

Six paper leaves, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, from a manuscript of the xivth cent. (Add. 17,246, foll. 85—90). There are from 14 to 16 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):

Contents

This manuscript contains 2 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 85a): Hymns and prayers of the holy Cross [defective]
Note: See fol. 54a of no. ccclxxx.
Item 2 (Fol. 89a): Other hymns; [defective]
Note: Very imperfect.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17246” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1035.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17246.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1035.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17246

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