Add. 17,252
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1044
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
Title: ܕܚܘܕܬ ܥܕܬܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 1a):
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܚܘܿܕܬܐ
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܚܘܿܕܬܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 2b):
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 4b):
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠ̈ܬܐ
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
Title: ܫܘܿܒܚܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 21b): The Friday of Priests.
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 23b): The Friday of the Dead.
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 28a): The Friday of Strangers.
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܐ
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
Title: ܛܪ̈ܘܦܝܘܢܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܠܘܣ ܐܦ̣ܝܣܩܘܿܦܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
Item 18 (Fol. 44b): Easter Sunday.
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 46a): The first order of the Resurrection.
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܝܛܐ (sic)
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
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
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܬܓܲܠܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܬܒܘܪ
Item 27 (Fol. 73a): The Obsequies of the blessed Virgin.
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܘܿܦܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ . . . ܒܐܒ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܘܿܦܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ . . . ܒܐܒ
Item 28 (Fol. 76a): The Invention of the Cross. [defective]
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܐܫܟ̣ܚܬܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܐܫܟ̣ܚܬܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
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