Add. 17,247

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1039

Description based on Wright CCCCXXXVI (350-351)

Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record

Date: 12th century

Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 96 leaves.

Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns; Service-books

Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., in number 396 (ܫܨܘ).

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.

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 ܕܒܒܣܕ

Note: Very imperfect (ܐ, ܒ)

Item 3 (Fol. 2a): Lent. [defective]

Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ

Note: (ܠܐ-ܠܕ)

Item 4 (Fol. 3a): The Consecration of the Church.

Title: ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ

Note: This is only a small fragment of ܣܙ.

Item 5 (Fol. 3a): On Judas the traitor. [defective]

Title: [ܕܥܠ] ܝܘܕܐ ܡܫ̣ܠܡܢܐ

Note: (ܣܛ ,ܣܚ)

Item 6 (Fol. 4a): The holy Cross. [defective]

Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ

Note: (ܦܕ - ܥܘ)

Item 7 (Fol. 6a): The Resurrection.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ

Note: Beginning with ܦܗ

Item 8 (Fol. 13a): On Baptism and the newly baptized.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܡ̈ܝܕܐ

Note: Beginning with ܩܝ

Item 9 (Fol. 16a): The midweek of Pentecost.

Title: ܕܡܨܥܬ ܦܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ

Note: (ܩܟܐ)

Item 10 (Fol. 16b): The Ascension.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܼܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ

Note: Beginning with ܩܟܒ

Item 11 (Fol. 18b): Whitsun Day.

Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛ

Note: Beginning with ܩܟܙ

Item 12 (Fol. 21b): The blessed Virgin.

Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ

Note: Beginning with ܩܠܕ

Item 13 (Fol. 27a): The Massacre of the Innocents.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܩ̣ܛܠܐ ܕܝ̈ܠ̣ܘܕܐ

Note: Beginning with ܩܢܐ

Item 14 (Fol. 28a): S. John the Baptist.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܝܘ݊ܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ

Note: Beginning with ܩܢܓ

Item 15 (Fol. 29a): The Presentation of our Lord.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ

Note: Beginning with ܩܢܙ

Item 16 (Fol. 29b): The various Apostles, Prophets, Martyrs, etc.

Note: Beginning with ܩܢܛ

Item 17 (Fol. 50a): John bar Aphtūnāyā, the first abḅat of Ḳinnesrīn . Hymns of John bar Aphtūnāyā, the first abḅat of Ḳinnesrīn.

Title: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ̣. ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܢܢܫܪܐ

Item 18 (Fol. 51b): Hymn by an Alexandrian poet.

Title: ܕܐܡܝܪܐ 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

Item 20 (Fol. 53b): The holy Church.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ

Note: Beginning with ܪܠ

Item 21 (Fol. 54a): The believing and victorious Emperors, viz. Constantine, Honorius, Gratianus, and Theodosius the Great.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܙܟ̈ܝܐ

Note: Beginning with ܪܠܒ

Item 22 (Fol. 55b): The Friday of the Cemetery.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܩܘܡܛܝܪܝܘܢ

Notes:

One hymn.
(ܪܠܘ)

Item 23 (Fol. 56a): After the lesson from the Gospel, before the celebration of the holy Eucharist.

Title: ܕܒܬܪ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܩܘܪܒܐ

Note: Beginning with ܪܠܙ

Item 24 (Fol. 57b): In time of calamity, scarcity of rain, earthquakes, wars, etc.

Note: Beginning with ܪܡܓ

Item 25 (Fol. 65a): Paraenetic hymns on various subjects.

Note: Beginning with ܪܣܚ

Item 26 (Fol. 72b): Morning hymns.

Title: ܕܨ̇ܦܪܐ

Note: Beginning with ܪܨ

Item 27 (Fol. 76a): Evening hymns.

Title: ܕܪܡܫܐ

Note: Beginning with ܫܝܕ

Item 28 (Fol. 78b): The Consecration of a church.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܩ̇ܘܕܫܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ

Note: Beginning with ܫܠܓ

Item 29 (Fol. 80a): The Reception of Bishops.

Title: ܕܩܘܒ̇ܠܐ ܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ

Note: Beginning with ܫܠܙ

Item 30 (Fol. 81a): Before the lesson from the Epistles.

Title: ܡܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ

Notes:

One hymn
(ܫܡܒ)

Item 32 (Fol. 81b): On Lucian (ܠܘܩܝܐܢܘܣ) the martyr, and on Julian Sābā

Notes:

Two hymns
(ܫܡܓ)
(ܫܡܕ)

Item 34 (Fol. 82a): On the tonsure of novices.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܦܪܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬ݁ܝܢ ܠܬܘܠܡܕܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ

Note: Beginning with ܫܡܗ

Item 35 (Fol. 83a): On a woman who was converted from the Arian heresy, and became a nun.

Title: ܥܠ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܦܢ݂ܬ݁ ܡܢ ܐܪܐܣܝܣ ܕܐܪܝܘܣ ܠܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬ݀ ܫܘܼܒܚܐ̣. ܘܗ̣ܘܬ݀ ܕܝܪܝܬܐ

Notes:

One hymn
(ܫܡܙ)

Item 37 (Fol. 83a): Rogationary hymns.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ

Note: Beginning with ܫܡܚ

Item 38 (Fol. 84a): Of Repentance.

Title: ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ

Note: Beginning with ܫܢܒ

Item 39 (Fol. 85b): Of the Dead, priests, monks, nuns, widows, etc.

Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ

Note: Beginning with ܫܣܐ

Additions

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

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