Add. 17,247
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1039
Date:
12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 96 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Hymns
This manuscript contains: Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., in number 396 (ܫܨܘ). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 39 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 8 1/2 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 96 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—5 and 13. The quires, signed with letters, are 10 in number; but the first three are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 1, 2, and 3. There are from 20 to 24 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a neat, regular hand of the xiith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. The Hymns of Severus,
John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., in number 396 (ܫܨܘ). [defective]
Title: ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܚܲܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܣ݊ܐ݊ܘ݊ܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ. Subscription : ܫ̣ܠܡ ܠܡܟ̣ܬܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܣ݊ܐ݊ܘ݊ܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ̣. ܘܐܦ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܒܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܚܲܝܠ ܘܥܲܕܪ ܠܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܟܬ݂ܒ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܟܢܘ̈ܬܗ. ܫܘܒܚ̣ܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܫ. ܠܦܘܡܐ ܕܡܲܠܠ ܚܘܣܝܐ̣. ܘܠܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܕܟ̣ܬܒܬ݁ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ. ܠܐܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ̣. ܢ̣ܚܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝ̣ܢܐ܀ ܒܒܥܘ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܬܪܝܨ ܫ̣ܘܒܚܐ ܕܦܓ̇ܥ ܘܩ̇ܪܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܕܢܒܥ̣ܐ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ̣ ܘܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܐܝܟ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܗ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܚܲܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܣ݊ܐ݊ܘ݊ܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ. Subscription : ܫ̣ܠܡ ܠܡܟ̣ܬܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܣ݊ܐ݊ܘ݊ܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ̣. ܘܐܦ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܒܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܚܲܝܠ ܘܥܲܕܪ ܠܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܟܬ݂ܒ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܟܢܘ̈ܬܗ. ܫܘܒܚ̣ܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܫ. ܠܦܘܡܐ ܕܡܲܠܠ ܚܘܣܝܐ̣. ܘܠܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܕܟ̣ܬܒܬ݁ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ. ܠܐܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ̣. ܢ̣ܚܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝ̣ܢܐ܀ ܒܒܥܘ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܬܪܝܨ ܫ̣ܘܒܚܐ ܕܦܓ̇ܥ ܘܩ̇ܪܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܕܢܒܥ̣ܐ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ̣ ܘܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܐܝܟ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܗ. ܘܫ.
Note: Each hymn is marked in the usual way by a letter denoting its
tone.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Nativity of our Lord. [defective]
Title: ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
Note: ܐ, ܒ
Item 3 (Fol. 2a): Lent. [defective]
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
Note: ܠܐ-ܠܕ
Item 4 (Fol. 3a): The Consecration of the Church.
Title: ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
Note: This is only a small fragment of ܣܙ.
Item 5 (Fol. 3a): On Judas the
traitor.
Title: [ܕܥܠ] ܝܘܕܐ ܡܫ̣ܠܡܢܐ
Title: [ܕܥܠ] ܝܘܕܐ ܡܫ̣ܠܡܢܐ
Note: ܣܚ,ܣܛ
Item 6 (Fol. 4a): The holy Cross.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Note: ܦܕ - ܥܘ
Item 7 (Fol. 6a): The Resurrection.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ Incipit: ܦܗ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ Incipit: ܦܗ
Item 8 (Fol. 13a): On Baptism and the newly baptized.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܡ̈ܝܕܐ Incipit: ܩܝ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܡ̈ܝܕܐ Incipit: ܩܝ
Item 9 (Fol. 16a): The midweek of Pentecost.
Title: (ܩܟܐ), ܕܡܨܥܬ ܦܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
Title: (ܩܟܐ), ܕܡܨܥܬ ܦܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
Item 10 (Fol. 16b): The Ascension.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܼܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ Incipit: ܩܟܒ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܼܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ Incipit: ܩܟܒ
Item 11 (Fol. 18b): Whitsun Day.
Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛ Incipit: ܩܟܙ
Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛ Incipit: ܩܟܙ
Item 12 (Fol. 21b): The blessed Virgin.
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ Incipit: ܩܠܕ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ Incipit: ܩܠܕ
Item 13 (Fol. 27a): The Massacre of the Innocents.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩ̣ܛܠܐ ܕܝ̈ܠ̣ܘܕܐ Incipit: ܩܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩ̣ܛܠܐ ܕܝ̈ܠ̣ܘܕܐ Incipit: ܩܢܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 28a):
S. John the Baptist.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܝܘ݊ܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ Incipit: ܩܢܓ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܝܘ݊ܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ Incipit: ܩܢܓ
Item 15 (Fol. 29a): The Presentation of our Lord.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ Incipit: ܩܢܙ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ Incipit: ܩܢܙ
Item 16 (Fol. 29b): The various Apostles, Prophets, Martyrs,
etc.
Title: ܩܢܛ
Title: ܩܢܛ
Item 17 (Fol. 50a): John bar Aphtūnāyā, the first abbat of Kinnesrīn
. Hymns of John bar Aphtūnāyā, the first abbat of Kinnesrīn.
Title: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ̣. ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܢܢܫܪܐ
Title: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ̣. ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܢܢܫܪܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 51b): Hymn by an Alexandrian poet.
Title: ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܐܢܫ ܦܘܐܝܛܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
Title: ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܐܢܫ ܦܘܐܝܛܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 52a): John Psaltes, abbat of the convent of Beth Aphtūnāyā
. Hymns of John Psaltes, abbat of the convent of Beth Aphtūnāyā.
Title: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܣܐܠܛܝܣ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ
Title: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܣܐܠܛܝܣ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 53b): The holy Church.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ Incipit: ܪܠ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ Incipit: ܪܠ
Item 21 (Fol. 54a): The believing and victorious Emperors, viz.
Constantine, Honorius,
Gratianus, and Theodosius the Great.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܙܟ̈ܝܐ Incipit: ܪܠܒ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܙܟ̈ܝܐ Incipit: ܪܠܒ
Item 22 (Fol. 55b): The Friday of the Cemetery.One hymn.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܩܘܡܛܝܪܝܘܢ
Title: ܪܠܘ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܩܘܡܛܝܪܝܘܢ
Title: ܪܠܘ
Item 23 (Fol. 56a): After the lesson from the Gospel, before the
celebration of the holy Eucharist.
Title: ܕܒܬܪ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܩܘܪܒܐ Incipit: ܪܠܙ
Title: ܕܒܬܪ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܩܘܪܒܐ Incipit: ܪܠܙ
Item 24 (Fol. 57b): In time of calamity, scarcity of rain,
earthquakes, wars, etc.
Incipit: ܪܡܓ
Item 25 (Fol. 65a): Paraenetic hymns on various subjects.
Title: ܪܣܚ
Title: ܪܣܚ
Item 26 (Fol. 72b): Morning hymns.
Title: ܕܨ̇ܦܪܐ Incipit: ܪܨ
Title: ܕܨ̇ܦܪܐ Incipit: ܪܨ
Item 27 (Fol. 76a): Evening hymns.
Title: ܕܪܡܫܐ Incipit: ܫܝܕ
Title: ܕܪܡܫܐ Incipit: ܫܝܕ
Item 28 (Fol. 78b): The Consecration of a church.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩ̇ܘܕܫܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ Incipit: ܫܠܓ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩ̇ܘܕܫܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ Incipit: ܫܠܓ
Item 29 (Fol. 80a): The Reception of Bishops.
Title: ܕܩܘܒ̇ܠܐ ܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ Incipit: ܫܠܙ
Title: ܕܩܘܒ̇ܠܐ ܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ Incipit: ܫܠܙ
Item 30 (Fol. 81a): Before the lesson from the Epistles.
Title: ܡܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܡܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 80a): One hymn
Title: ܫܡܒ
Title: ܫܡܒ
Item 32 (Fol. 81b): On Lucian (ܠܘܩܝܐܢܘܣ) the
martyr, and on Julian Sābā
Item 33 (Fol. 81b): Two hymns
Title: ܫܡܓ
Title: ܫܡܕ
Title: ܫܡܓ
Title: ܫܡܕ
Item 34 (Fol. 82a): On the tonsure of novices.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܦܪܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬ݁ܝܢ ܠܬܘܠܡܕܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ Incipit: ܫܡܗ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܦܪܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬ݁ܝܢ ܠܬܘܠܡܕܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ Incipit: ܫܡܗ
Item 35 (Fol. 83a): On a woman who was converted from the Arian
heresy, and became a nun.
Title: ܥܠ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܦܢܬ݁ ܡܢ ܐܪܐܣܝܣ ܕܐܪܝܘܣ ܠܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬ݀ ܫܘܼܒܚܐ̣. ܘܗ̣ܘܬ݀ ܕܝܪܝܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܦܢܬ݁ ܡܢ ܐܪܐܣܝܣ ܕܐܪܝܘܣ ܠܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬ݀ ܫܘܼܒܚܐ̣. ܘܗ̣ܘܬ݀ ܕܝܪܝܬܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 83a): One hymn
Title: ܫܡܙ
Title: ܫܡܙ
Item 37 (Fol. 83a): Rogationary hymns.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ Incipit: ܫܡܚ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ Incipit: ܫܡܚ
Item 38 (Fol. 84a): Of Repentance.
Title: ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ Incipit: ܫܢܒ
Title: ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ Incipit: ܫܢܒ
Item 39 (Fol. 85b): Of the Dead, priests, monks, nuns, widows,
etc.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ Incipit: ܫܣܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ Incipit: ܫܣܐ
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