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Add. 17,249

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1041
Description based on Wright CCCLXXIII (1:303-304) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th or 14th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 117 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Services for the Friday of the Crucifixion (Good Friday). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 41 items.

Physical Description

Paper, 7 7/8 in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 117 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 8—12, 106—111, 116, and 117. The quires, signed with letters, were not less than 16 in number; but the first three are now missing, and leaves are also wanting after foll. 8, 17, 107, 109, and 117. There are from 13 to 15 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, cursive hand of the xiiith or xivth cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Services for the Friday of the Crucifixion (Good Friday) [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): First nocturn. [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Lesson from the Gospels.
Item 4 (Fol. 3b): Part 2
 
Title:
ܩܠܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 4a): Part 3
 
Title:
ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 5a): Part 4ܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Item 7 (Fol. 6a): Troparia
 
Title:
ܛܪܘܦܪ̈ܝܢܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 7b): Part 6ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 9a): Second nocturn [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 9a): Part 1
 
Title:
ܩܠܐ ܕܩܘ̈ܩܝܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 10a): Lessons from the Old Testament
Item 12 (Fol. 13b): Lessons from the New Testament
Item 13 (Fol. 17a): Part 5
 
Title:
ܩܠܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 18a): Part 6
 
Title:
ܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Item 15 (Fol. 19a): Troparia
Item 16 (Fol. 20b): Sūgīthāon Judas the traitor
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 26b): Another sūgīthā
Item 18 (Fol. 30a): John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom
 
Title:
ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ
  Incipit: ܝܘܡܢܐ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ̣. ܪܐܙܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܚܦܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܘܡܢ ܕܪ̈ܐ̣. ܒܡܨܥܬܗ̇ ܕܬܝܒܝܠ ܐܬܓܠܝ ܘܐܬܝܕܥ. ܘܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ̣. ܘܐܬܟܪܙ ܒܝܬ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܨ̇ܒܐ ܗܘܿܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܫܘܪܝ ܡܠܬܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 19 (Fol. 41a): Third nocturn
 
Title:
ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 41a): Part 1
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܘܩܢܘܢܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 41b): Part 2
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܘܡܥܢܝܬܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 42b): Lessons from the Old Testament
Item 23 (Fol. 47a): Lessons from the New Testament
Item 24 (Fol. 53b): Part 5
 
Title:
ܩܠܐ ܕܩܘ̈ܩܝܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 55a): Part 6
 
Title:
ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 56b): Part 7
 
Title:
ܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Item 27 (Fol. 57b): Troparia
Item 28 (Fol. 58b): Part 9
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 61b): Fourth nocturn
 
Title:
ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 61b): Part 1
 
Title:
ܥܢܝܢܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 64a): Part 2
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܘܡܥܢܝܬܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 64b): Part 3
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܘܩܠܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 65b): Part 4
 
Title:
ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 66b): Part 5
 
Title:
ܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Item 35 (Fol. 67b): Part 6
 
Title:
ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܡܫܡܫܢܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 72b): Jacob of Batnae. Part of a metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion
 
Title:
ܦܣܘܩܐ ܕܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܠܒܟܘܗܝ ܠܒܪܐ ܘܢܦ̣ܠ ܙܘܥܐ ܒܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 324, no. 163, 4.
Item 37 (Fol. 103a): Morning prayer [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 103a): Part 1
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 105b): Part 1
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܬܝܣܡܐ
Item 40 (Fol. 108a): Lessons from the New Testament.
Item 41 (Fol. 111a): Extract from a discourse of John Chrysostom on S. Matthew, ch. xxvi. 39
  Incipit: ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ܆ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܠܐܡ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܢ ܝ̈ܠܕܝܗܝܢ ܕܡ̈ܝܢ. ܕܥܡܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܡܣܝܒܪ̈ܢ ܒܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܕܚܒ̈ܝܒܝܗܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17249” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1041.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17249.” 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/1041.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17249

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