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Add. 17,252

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1044
Description based on Wright CCCLVIII (1:296-297) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th or 14th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 77 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Cathismata, ܩ̇ܐܬܝ̣̈ܣܡܐ or ܩܬܝ̈ܣܡܐ (καθίσματα), and other hymns, for various festivals. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 28 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 77 leaves, a few of which are more or less torn, especially foll. 7, 8, and 68—77. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 11 in number; but the first four are very imperfect, there being large lacunae after foll. 6 and 7. There are from 15 to 28 lines in each page.

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

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Cathismata, ܩ̇ܐܬܝ̣̈ܣܡܐ or ܩܬܝ̈ܣܡܐ (καθίσματα), and other hymns, for various festivals. [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Dedication of the Church. [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܚܘܕܬ ܥܕܬܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 1a):
 
Title:
ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܚܘܿܕܬܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 2b):
 
Title:
ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 4b):
 
Title:
ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠ̈ܬܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 7a): The Annunciation of Zacharias. [defective]
Note: It is a "a mere fragment."
Item 7 (Fol. 8a): The Epiphany. [defective]
Item 8 (Fol. 10a): The Encomium of S. John the Baptist, ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܘܿܠܣܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ with ܩܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܝ̣ܕܐ.
Item 9 (Fol. 17a): The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple.
Item 10 (Fol. 21b): The Fast of Nineveh.
 
Title:
ܫܘܿܒܚܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 21b): The Friday of Priests.
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 23b): The Friday of the Dead.
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 28a): The Friday of Strangers.
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 28b): Lent, concluding with the commemoration of the forty Martyrs of Sebaste (ܣܒܣܛܝܐ) and ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ ܡܬܝ̈ܕܥܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܫ̈ܚܝ̣ܡܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ.
Item 15 (Fol. 33b): Palm Sunday.
Item 16 (Fol. 35b): Passion Week.
Item 17 (Fol. 38a): Cyril of Jerusalem . Troparia.
 
Title:
ܛܪ̈ܘܦܝܘܢܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܠܘܣ ܐܦ̣ܝܣܩܘܿܦܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
Item 18 (Fol. 44b): Easter Sunday.
 
Title:
ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 46a): The first order of the Resurrection.
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܝܛܐ (sic)
Item 20 (Fol. 48a): New (Low) Sunday.
Item 21 (Fol. 50a): The second order or tone of the Resurrection, ܩܝ̣ܢܬܐ ܬܪܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ, and the subsequent tones.
Item 22 (Fol. 64a): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin.
 
Title:
ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܠ ܫ̣̈ܒܠܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 65b): The Ascension.
Item 24 (Fol. 67b): Pentecost.
Item 25 (Fol. 70a): The Commemoration of S. Thomas.
Item 26 (Fol. 71b): The Transfiguration of our Lord.
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܬܓܲܠܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܬܒܘܪ
Item 27 (Fol. 73a): The Obsequies of the blessed Virgin.
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܘܿܦܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ . . . ܒܐܒ
Item 28 (Fol. 76a): The Invention of the Cross. [defective]
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܐܫܟ̣ܚܬܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17252” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1044.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17252.” 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/1044.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17252

Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:

  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
  • , editor, A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library
  • William Wright, David A. Michelson, Robert Aydin, Jessica Pagan, and Justin Arnwine, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 17252

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  • Created by Jessica Pagan
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by Lindsay Ruth
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by William L. Potter
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors edited by Justin Arnwine
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors checked by Alexys Ahn Joseph DAlfonso
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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