London, BL, Add. 17248
source date: A. Gr. 1552
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1040, Add. 17,248, London, BL, Add. 17,248, BL Add MS 17248, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 464, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCLXIV

[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.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-140
title: A collection of Hymns.
  Foll. 1a-27
  title: Hymns of the Vigils.
  rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܫܗܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ
  Foll. 27b-34
  title: Cantus ad Magnificat.
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܘܪ̈ܒܐ
  title: The Hymns of Severus.
  rubric: ܣܚܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܝܢܝܬܐ (sic) ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
  Each hymn is marked by a letter denoting its tone.
    Foll. 35a-37
    title: Epiphany.
    rubric: ܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܕܢ̣ܚܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ
    Foll. 38a-38
    title: S. Simeon the aged.
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ
    Foll. 39a-41
    title: Lent.
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
    Foll. 41b-44
    title: The Miracles of our Lord.
    rubric: ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܥ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ
    Foll. 45a-46
    title: Palm Sunday.
    rubric: ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
    Foll. 47a-49
    title: Passion Week.
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܩ܏ܕܝܫ ܕܚܫܐ
    Foll. 50a-50
    title: The holy Cross.
    rubric: ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
    Foll. 51a-59
    title: The Resurrection.
    rubric: ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
    Foll. 59b-61
    title: The Ascension.
    rubric: ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
    Foll. 61b-63
    title: Pentecost.
    rubric: ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
    Foll. 63b-110
    title: Arranged according to the eight tones.
    rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ
  Foll. 110b-131
  title: Supplicatory hymns, arranged according to the eight tones.
  rubric: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܛܟ̣̈ܣܐ
  Foll. 131b-135
  title: Additional.
  rubric: ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ
  Foll. 135b-136
  title: Additional hymns on the Miracles.
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܬܡܪ̈ܬܐ (sic)

Foll. 137-139
title: Comprising prayers of Jacob and Ephraim.
rubric: ܩܘܩܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ

Foll. 139-140
title: A prayer of Ephraim.
rubric: ܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ

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.

140 ff.

- 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.

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

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.

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.

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

- Colophon

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

- 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.

12th 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 CCCCLXIV 1:369