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Add. 17,251

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1043
Description based on Wright CCCCXLI (1:354-355) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 196 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns
This manuscript contains: Severus. The Hymns of Severus, etc., in number 383.; Supplicatory hymns, in number 124 (ܩܟܕ), arranged according to the eight tones. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 21 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 5 1/4 in. by 3 3/4, consisting of 196 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 8, 9, 11, 12, 20, and 21. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number, of which the first two are missing. Leaves are also wanting after foll. 8, 55, 138, 165, and 196. There are from 16 to 22 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a small, neat hand.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Severus. The Hymns of Severus, etc., in number 383. [defective]
 
Title:
ܫܦܓ
  Subscription (Fol. 158b): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܨܚܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܘܕܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܨܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ ܕܡܛܟ̈ܣܢ ܡܢ ܩܘܕܫ̇ ܥܕܬܐ ܘܟܠ ܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܒܥܐܕܗ ܘܟܠ ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܒܛܟܣ̣ܗ ܘܡܚ̣ܕܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡܝܢܝܐ ܨܲܠܐ ܐܚܘܢ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ.
Note: Each hymn is marked by a letter denoting its tone.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Beheading of S. John the Baptist. [defective]
 
Title:
ܡ, ܠܛ
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): S. Stephen.
 
Title:
ܡܒ, ܡܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 2b): S. Simeon and the Presentation.
 
Title:
ܡܓ, ܡܕ
Item 5 (Fol. 2b): Lent. [defective]
  Incipit: ܡܗ
Item 6 (Fol. 9a): The forty Martyrs.
  Incipit: ܢܗ
Item 7 (Fol. 12a): The Miracles of our Lord.
  Incipit: ܣـ
Item 8 (Fol. 22a): Palm Sunday.
  Incipit: ܥܙ
Item 9 (Fol. 26b): Passion Week.
  Incipit: ܦܕ
Item 10 (Fol. 37a): The Resurrection, according to the eight tones.
  Incipit: ܩܕ
Item 11 (Fol. 48a): The Baptistery.
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
  Incipit: ܩܠ
Item 12 (Fol. 53b): After the lesson from the Gospel, before the celebration of the holy Eucharist.
 
Title:
ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܩ̣ܕܡ ܩܘܪܒܐ ܡ̈ܬܐܡܪܢ
  Incipit: ܩܡܕ
Item 13 (Fol. 54b): The midweek of Pentecost.
 
Title:
ܕܡܨܥ̣ܬ݀ ܦܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
Note: No. ܩܡܚ.
Item 14 (Fol. 55a): The Ascension. [defective]
  Incipit: ܩܡܛ
Item 15 (Fol. 56b): Whitsun Day.
  Incipit: ܩܢܕ
Item 16 (Fol. 61a):
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܘܕܬ܏ܝܒܘ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
  Incipit: ܩܣܐ
Note: These are arranged according to the eight tones.
Item 17 (Fol. 152b): Hymns for compline.
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ̈ܝܢ ܠܣ̣ܘܬܪܐ
  Incipit: ܫܣܓ
Item 18 (Fol. 156a): The reception of bishops.
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܘܒ݁ܠܐ ܕܐܦܝܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ
  Incipit: ܫܥܚ
Item 19 (Fol. 157b): The tonsure of monks.
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܣܘܦܪܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Note: No. ܫܦܒ.
Item 20 (Fol. 158a): For priests, monks, and the clergy.
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܩܠܝܪ̈ܝܩܘ
Note: No. ܫܦܓ
Item 21 (Fol. 159a): Supplicatory hymns, in number 124 (ܩܟܕ), arranged according to the eight tones. [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܟ݁ܬܒܝܢܢ ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܡܛܟ̈ܣܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡ̇ܝܢܝܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܘܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܘܕܬ܏ܝܒܘ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: On the margin of fol. 70 b, the names of Severus and Ignatius are traced in rude Greek letters,ⲤⲈⲎⲢⲈ ⲎⲄⲚⲀⲦⲎⲞⲤ.
Addition 2: On fol. 55 b a later possessor has written the Armenian alphabet.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17251” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1043.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17251.” 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/1043.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17251

Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:

  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
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