Add. 17,254
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1048
Date:
13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 201 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Hymns
This manuscript contains: Severus. The Hymns of Severus, etc., in number 310 (ܫܝ), each marked with a letter denoting its tone.; Rabulas of Edessa, Maruthas of Tagrit, Ephraim. Supplicatory hymns, ascribed to Rabulas of Edessa , Maruthas of Tagrit , and Ephraim.; Similar hymns of the Resurrection, arranged according to the eight tones. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 21 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 5 3/4 in. by 3 7/8, consisting of 201 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 27, 141, 142, 187—189, and 194—201. The quires seem to have been 21 in number; but the first two and the last are now lost. Those that remain are signed with letters from ܓ to ܝܕ, and from ܝܕ to ܝܛ. Leaves are wanting after foll. 6, 16, 27, 75, 86, 97, and 129. The number of lines in each page varies from 13 to 20.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, current hand of the xiiith
cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Severus. The Hymns of Severus, etc., in
number 310 (ܫܝ), each marked with a letter
denoting its tone. [defective]
Subscription (Fol. 163b): ܫܠܡ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܘܕܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
ܡܫ̣ܡܠܝܐܝܬ ܘܡܛܟܣܐܝܬ ܕܠܐ ܒܘܨܪ.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Arranged according to the eight tones. [defective]
Title: ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ (ܕܟܠܗܘܢ) ܐܝܟܘܣ: ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
Title: ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ (ܕܟܠܗܘܢ) ܐܝܟܘܣ: ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Third tone.
Item 4 (Fol. 1b): Fourth.
Item 5 (Fol. 14a): Fifth.
Item 6 (Fol. 31b): Sixth.
Item 7 (Fol. 51a): Seventh.
Item 8 (Fol. 74a): Eighth.
Item 9 (Fol. 89b): The Epiphany.
Item 10 (Fol. 96b): Lent. [defective]
Item 11 (Fol. 101b): The Miracles.
Item 12 (Fol. 115b): Palm Sunday.
Item 13 (Fol. 121a): Passion Week. [defective]
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܚ̣ܫܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܚ̣ܫܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 133a): The Resurrection.
Item 15 (Fol. 146b): Of Baptism.
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ.
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ.
Item 16 (Fol. 152a): The Ascension.
Item 17 (Fol. 156a): Pentecost.
Item 18 (Fol. 161a): The holy Church.
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ.
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ.
Item 19 (Fol. 163a): The reception of bishops.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ.
Item 20 (Fol. 163a): Rabulas of Edessa
, Maruthas of Tagrit
, Ephraim. Supplicatory hymns, ascribed to Rabulas of Edessa, Maruthas of Tagrit, and
Ephraim.
Title: ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܝܣ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܬܐ ܐܦܝܣ ܕܬܐܓܪܝܬ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. Subscription : ܫܠ̣ܡ ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ.
Title: ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦܝܣ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܬܐ ܐܦܝܣ ܕܬܐܓܪܝܬ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. Subscription : ܫܠ̣ܡ ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ.
Note: These are 89 (ܦܛ) in number, and are
arranged according to the eight tones.
Item 21 (Fol. 196): Similar hymns of the Resurrection, arranged
according to the eight tones. [defective]
Title: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Title: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Note: They are now only 12 in number, the last being imperfect.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
Fol. 201 is a small fragment of some other paper manuscript.
Addition 2:
On the margin of fol. 21 b, which is now slightly mutilated, an owner
has recorded his name in barbarous Greek.
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