Add. 17,248
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1040
Date:
12th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 140 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Hymns
This manuscript contains: A collection of Hymns.; Comprising prayers of Jacob and Ephraim.; A prayer of Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 20 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 140 leaves, some of which are much stained, and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 53, 54, 121, and 136—140. The quires, signed with letters, were 15 or 16 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 4, 12 (one), 52 (one), and 136. There are from 18 to 25 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a neat, regular hand of the xiith
cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
The handwriting on the flyleaves is cursive, but of not much later date than
the rest of the manuscript. The writer seems to have been the same
Rabban Samuel bar Mẹ̆khīr, whose name appears on the margin
of fol. 136 b.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
This [prayer of Ephraim] is in a different hand, apparently that of
Rabban Iyūb of Māridīn, who has recorded his name, and the date A. Gr.
1552 (A.D. 1241), on fol. 140 a.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A collection of Hymns. [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Hymns of the Vigils. [defective]
Title: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܫܗܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ
Title: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܫܗܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 27b): Cantus ad Magnificat.
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܘܪ̈ܒܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܘܪ̈ܒܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 35a): The Hymns of Severus. [defective]
Title: ܣܚܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܝܢܝܬܐ (sic) ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
Title: ܣܚܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܝܢܝܬܐ (sic) ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
Note: Each hymn is marked by a letter denoting its tone.
Item 5 (Fol. 35a): Epiphany.
Title: ܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܕܢ̣ܚܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܕܢ̣ܚܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 38a):
S. Simeon the aged.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 39a): Lent.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
Item 8 (Fol. 41b): The Miracles of our Lord.
Title: ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܥ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ
Title: ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܥ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ
Item 9 (Fol. 45a): Palm Sunday.
Title: ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Title: ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 47a): Passion Week.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܕܚܫܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 50a): The holy Cross.
Title: ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Title: ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 51a): The Resurrection. [defective]
Title: ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
Title: ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 59b): The Ascension.
Title: ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Title: ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 14 (Fol. 61b): Pentecost.
Title: ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
Title: ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
Item 15 (Fol. 63b): Arranged according to the eight
tones.
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 110b): Supplicatory hymns, arranged according to the
eight tones.
Title: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܛܟ̣̈ܣܐ
Title: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܛܟ̣̈ܣܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 131b): Additional.
Title: ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ
Title: ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 135b): Additional hymns on the Miracles. [defective]
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܬܡܪ̈ܬܐ (sic)
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܬܡܪ̈ܬܐ (sic)
Item 19 (Fol. 137): Comprising prayers of Jacob and Ephraim.
Title: ܩܘܩܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܩܘܩܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 139): A prayer of Ephraim.
Title: ܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Title: ܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
The writer of the prayers on the flyleaves seems to have been the same
Rabban Samuel bar Mẹ̆khīr, whose name appears on the
margin of fol. 136 b.
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܨܚܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܪܒܢ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܒܪ ܡܟܝܪ
Addition 2:
Rabban Iyūb of Māridīn, who has recorded his name, and the date A.
Gr. 1552 (A.D. 1241), on fol. 140 a.
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܨ[ܚܚܐ ܗܢܐ] ܠܪܒܢ ܐܝܘܒ ܕ . . . ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ
ܡܒܪܟܐ ܕܡܪܕܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܘܗ[ܝ] ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܫܬܘܬܦ (sic) ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ
ܘܚ̈ܡܫܡـ̣[ܐܐ] ܘܢܒ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܢܟܝ̈ܠܐ.
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