London, BL, Add. 17256
source date: A. G. 1562
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1050, Add. 17,256, London, BL, Add. 17,256, BL Add MS 17256

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1051, Add. 17,256, foll. 1–82, London, BL, Add. 17,256, foll. 1–82, BL Add MS 17256, foll. 1-82, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 208, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCVIII

[This manuscript contains: The first part of a Choir-book, comprising the Psalms and Canticles, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: The first part of a Choir-book, comprising the Psalms and Canticles, according to the Peshitta version.
The Psalms are not numbered or distinguished by headings, but the ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ and ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ are rubricated in the text (e. g. foll. 3b, 6a, etc.).
The commencement of each versicle is marked by the letter ܐ, and the versicle is divided by ܗ (ܗܠܠܘܝܗ).
There are now missing: Ps. i. 1—xx. 5; large portions of Ps.lxix.—lxxiv., and lxxx.— lxxxvii.; Ps. cxviii. 170—176; and the greater part of Ps. cxix.—cl., as well as of the Canticles.
For the date, etc., see no. CCIX., which is bound up with it.

Paper, about 9 3/8 in. by 6 3/4 consisting of 82 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 30, 35—39,43— 47, and 74—82, whilst others have been repaired at a comparatively early period. The quires, signed with letters, were probably 11 in number; but the first is lost, and of the last two only a few fragments remain. There are, besides, lacunae after foll. 37 and 46. Each page has 15 lines.

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- Paper, about 9 3/8 in. by 6 3/4 consisting of 82 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 30, 35—39,43— 47, and 74—82, whilst others have been repaired at a comparatively early period. The quires, signed with letters, were probably 11 in number; but the first is lost, and of the last two only a few fragments remain. There are, besides, lacunae after foll. 37 and 46. Each page has 15 lines.

This manuscript is written in a large, regular character, dated A. G. 1562, A.D. 1251.

At the commencements of the ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ, in both parts of this Choir-book, there are interlaced ornaments, highly coloured with different paints; e.g. foll. 3 b, 19 a, 32 b, 89 a, 96 a, 108 a, etc.

AG 1562 AD 1251

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 CCVIII 1:141-142

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1052, Add. 17,256, foll. 83–132, London, BL, Add. 17,256, foll. 83–132, BL Add MS 17256, foll. 83-132, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 209, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCIX

[This manuscript contains: The second part of a Choir-book, comprising the Psalms and Canticles, according to the Peshitta version. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: The second part of a Choir-book, comprising the Psalms and Canticles, according to the Peshitta version.
Accordingly, the commencement of each verse is marked by the letter ܒ.
Ps. i. 1—lxxxiv. 11 are wanting, with the exception of part of Ps. xxxii. and xxxiii. (fol. 83).
The Canticles are complete, viz., the first song of Moses, fol. 126 b; the song of Isaiah, fol. 127 b; and the second song of Moses, fol. 128 a.

Paper, about 9 3/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 50 leaves (Add. 17,256, foll. 83—132), some of which are stained and torn, especially foll. 83, 93, 94, 103, 104, 131, and 132. The. quires, 11 in number, are, signed with letters, and also with Coptic, ciphers at the top, (fol. 84 a, ; fol. 94 a, ). The first six have been lost, with the exception of a single loaf.

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- Paper, about 9 3/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 50 leaves (Add. 17,256, foll. 83—132), some of which are stained and torn, especially foll. 83, 93, 94, 103, 104, 131, and 132. The. quires, 11 in number, are, signed with letters, and also with Coptic, ciphers at the top, (fol. 84 a, ; fol. 94 a, ). The first six have been lost, with the exception of a single loaf.

The writing, date, etc., are the same as of the preceding number.

See additions.

At the commencements of the ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ, in both parts of this Choir-book, there are interlaced ornaments, highly coloured with different paints; e.g. foll. 3 b, 19 a, 32 b, 89 a, 96 a, 108 a, etc.

- On fol. 131 a there is a note, stating that the two parts of this Psalter were written, A. G. 1562, A.D. 1251, in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, by a monk named Bacchus, when Ignatius was patriarch of Antioch [Ignatius II. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii. P. 371; Le Quien, Oriens Christ, t. ii., col. 493.] and Athanasius of Egypt. [See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexander., p. 599; Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 493.]

ܫܩ̣ܠܬ݀ ܣܟܐ ܘܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡܲܠܟܐ ܘܢܒܝܐ ܥܡ ܚܒܪܬܗ̇܀ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܡܐܐ ܘܐܫ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܢܟ̈ܝ̣ܠܐ. ܒܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܒ܏ܝܘ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܒܐܝܠܘܠ ܝܪܚܐ܀ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܩܝ̈ܘܡܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ. ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐܐ ܘܡܪܝ ܐܬܢܐܣܝܘܣ ܏ܦܛܪ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ܀ ܐܬܟ̈ܬܒܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܗ̣ܝ ܘܚܒܪܬܗ̇ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܣܵܘܪ̈ܝܐܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܬ݀ܩܠ ܠܒܐ܀ ܟܬ݂ܒ ܕܝܢ ܣܒܐ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܡܠܸܐ ܡ̈ܘܡܐ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܒܐܟܘܣ. ܠܗ̇ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܡܝ̣ܪܐ܇ ܐܟܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܫ̇ܡܫܘܢ ܘܢܙ̇ܡܪܘܢ ܒܗܝܢ. ܘܢܨ̇ܠܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܐܒ̈ܗܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ. ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܝ ܘܐܚ̈ܝ܆ ܦܠܓܐ ܚܲܝܠܬܢܝܬܐ ܘܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܘܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܒܚܝ̣ܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ. ܥܡ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ. ܡܬܚ̇ܢܢܢ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܓ݁ܪܓܚ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ. ܕܠܐ ܬܥܕܠܘܢܢܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܚ̣ܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܐ ܠܐ ܒ݁ܨܪܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܣ̇ܗܕ. ܡܛܠ ܕܣ̇ܓܝ ܡܚ̣ܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܘ̈ܐܝܕܝ ܗܐ ܪ̈ܥ[ܠܢ] ܘܟܘܪ̈ܗܢܐ ܐܡ̈ܝܢܐ ܗܐ ܬܟ݁ܒܝܢ ܥܠܝ. ܘܟܠܝܘܡ ܡ̇ܘܬܐ ܫ̇ܐܠ [ܐܢܐ.] ܘܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܛܝ̈ܒܘܬܟܘܢ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܡܨ̈ܥܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܝ . . . ܕܟܒܪ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܚ̇ܐܢ ܠܝ ܘܡܚܲܣܐ ܠܝ܀ ܘܗ̇ . . . ܘܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ ܡܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ. ܐܦ ܗܘܼ ܢܬܚܣܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. . . ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ. ܘܥܠ ܐܚܐ ܕܝܠ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܪܒܢ ܚ[ܒܝܒ]. . . ܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܕܡ̇ܢܝܐ ܪܒܢ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܕܥܢ̣ܕ. ܘܨܲܠܘ ܥܠ . . . ܪܒܢ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܕܥܢ̣ܕ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܐܠܦܢܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚ̇ܣܐ ܠܢܦܫܗ [ܐܡܝܢ.]

- Foll. 131 b and 132 contain Ps. li., written in an inelegant hand of somewhat later date.

AD 1251 AG 1562 Convent of S. Mary Deipara

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 CCIX 1:142-143