London, BL, Add. 17268
source date: 12th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1092, Add. 17,268, London, BL, Add. 17,268, BL Add MS 17268, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 184, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLXXXIV

[This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, divided, as usual, into ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ and ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ.; The Canticles.; Services for the principal canonical hours of the ferial days of the week, consisting of hymns (ܩ̈ܠܐ) and prayers of Ephraim and Jacob.; Cantus ad Magnificat, ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܘܪ̈ܒܐ, arranged according to the eight tones. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 16 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-100
title: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, divided, as usual, into ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ and ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ.
The missing portions are: Ps. i. 1—vi. 5; viii. 1—xii. 5; xv. 1—xviii. 49; xxviii. 1—xxxii. 6; xxxvi. 12—xxxviii. 3; ciii. 17—civ. 11; and cix. 2—22.

Foll. 100b-105
title: The Canticles.
  Foll. 100b-101
  title: The first song of Moses.
  Imperfect at the end.
  Foll. 102a-102
  title: The second song of Moses.
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܡܲܠܟܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  Foll. 103a-103
  title: The song of Mary.
  Foll. 103a-103
  title: The Beatitudes.
  Foll. 103b-103
  title: The Lord's Prayer.
  Foll. 104a-104
  title: The Nicene Creed.
  Foll. 105a-105
  title: The hymn "Gloria in excelsis."
  rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ

Foll. 106a-147
title: Services for the principal canonical hours of the ferial days of the week, consisting of hymns (ܩ̈ܠܐ) and prayers of Ephraim and Jacob.
Monday is wanting.
  Foll. 106a-111
  title: Tuesday.
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  Foll. 112a-122
  title: Wednesday.
  Foll. 122b-128
  title: Thursday.
  Imperfect.
  Foll. 129a-138
  title: Friday.
  Foll. 139a-147
  title: Saturday.
  Imperfect at the end.

Foll. 148a-152
title: Cantus ad Magnificat, ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܘܪ̈ܒܐ, arranged according to the eight tones.
Imperfect.

Paper, about 6 ¾ in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 152 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 9, 10, 14, 15, 72, 122, 151, and 152. The quires, signed with letters, are 20 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 2, 9, 13, 63, 71, 101, 105, 122, 126, and 147. There are from 15 to 20 lines in each page.

152 ff.

- Paper, about 6 ¾ in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 152 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 9, 10, 14, 15, 72, 122, 151, and 152. The quires, signed with letters, are 20 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 2, 9, 13, 63, 71, 101, 105, 122, 126, and 147. There are from 15 to 20 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand.

See additions.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- A note on the lower margin of fol. 71 b states that this book once belonged to a deacon named Rabban Simeon.

.ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒ ܗܢܐ ܠܪܒܢ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܏ܡܫܡ. ܘ܏ܫ

- On the margins of fol. 110 b, were written the names of several deacons, most of which have been purposely erased.

- There are rude drawings of birds, etc., on foll. 38 b, 40 b, 41 a, and 50 a.

12th century

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 CLXXXIV 1:129