Add. 12,139

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Date: AD 1000 / AG 1311

Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 139 leaves.

Features: Decoration

Wright's Subject Classification: Lectionaries

This manuscript contains: A Jacobite Lectionary from the Old and New Testaments, part first, collected and arranged by Athanasius, patriarch of AntiochAthanasius V., patriarch from A. Gr. 1298 to 1314. See Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 1379, and Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., p. 351, no. 32 . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 54 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, 11 in. by 8 3/8, consisting of 139 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 13 in number. There are from 22 to 32 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): The writing is a stiff, formal Estrangela, with occasional vowel points (e.g. fol. 12 b, ܓܶܠܴܝ̇ܽܘܢܐܳ; fol. 111 a, ܡܰܦ̣ܩܶܕ; fol. 131 a, ܡܢ ܩܲܪܷܐ ܠܰܩܲܪܷܐ).

Hand 2 (minor, ): See additions.

Decoration (Illustration): On fol. 57 a, there are two rudely drawn figures, representing the Annunciation of the Virgin; and on fol. 114 b, a head.

Decoration (Ornamentation): There are also coloured ornaments in various patterns at the end of several lessons; e.g. foll. 4 a, 6 b, 13 b, 15 b, 57 b.

Decoration (Illustration):

Decoration (Ornamentation):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.

Item 1 (Fol. 1b): A Jacobite Lectionary from the Old and New Testaments, part first, collected and arranged by Athanasius, patriarch of Antioch.

Title: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝܠ̣ܐ ܘܣܘܿܝܥܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ: ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ ܦ̇ܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܕܚ̇ܕܬܐ Subscription : ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡ̣ܟܬܒ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ. ܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܕܕܝܐܬܝܩܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܚ̇ܕܬܐ: ܫܢܬ ܐ̇ܠܦܐ ܘܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܚܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ: ܒܪܝܟ ܡܚ̇ܝܠܢܗ̇ ܕܫܦܠ̣ܘܬܝ. Colophon: See additions.

Notes:

*Athanasius V., patriarch from A. Gr. 1298 to 1314. See Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 1379, and Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., p. 351, no. 32.
The lessons are taken from the Peshitta, with the exception of a few at the beginning, which are from the LXX. and the Harklensian versions.
On the margins of the manuscript Greek words have been occasionally written by the scribe; e.g. foll. 3 b, ϹΤΑΜΝΟϹ (Hebr. ix. 3, Harkl.), 75 a, ΕΠΑΦΡΑ (Coloss. i. 7), 104 a, 109 b. The word ܐܣܛܪܢܝܐ (1 Tim. v. 6), from στρῆνος, στρηνιάω, is explained on the margin of fol. 119 a by ܦܘܿܢܩܐ ܘܙܢܝܘܬܐ.
* ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܢܒܝ̈ܐ, and so with all the twelve minor Prophets.
* ܢܒܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܡܝܐ and so always.
*In the MS. wrongly Hebr.

Item 2 (Fol. 1b): For the Annunciation of Zacharias

Title: ܕܣܘܿܒܪܐ ܕܙܟܐܪܝܐ

Note: Levit. xxvi. 42—46 (Sept.); Jerem. xxxi. 23—34 (Sept. xxxviii. 23—36); Hebr. viii. 3—ix. 10 (Harkl.).

Item 3 (Fol. 4b): Lessons for the Annunciation of the Mother of God

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܿܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݁ ܐܠܗܐ

Note: Num. xxiii. 18—xxiv. 7 (Sept.); Ezek. xxxiv. 22—31 (Sept.); Rom. xv. 1 —13 (Harkl.) .

Item 4 (Fol. 6b): Lessons for the Nativity of our Lord

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ

Notes:

Exod. ii. 1—10; Deut. xviii. 9—19; Joshua, xxiv. 14—25; 1 Sam. i. 19—ii. 10; Wisdom, vii. 7—15; Micah, v. 1—8 (2—9) *; Dan. ii. 31 —35; Isaiah, viii. 16—ix. 7; Galat. iv, 1— 12.
* ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܢܒܝ̈ܐ, and so with all the twelve minor Prophets.

Item 5 (Fol. 11b): Lessons for the Commemoration of the Mother of God

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݁ ܐܠܗܐ

Notes:

Exod. xvi. 28—35; 2 Epist. of Baruch, iii 21—iv. 1 *; Isaiah, vii. 21— viii. 15; Hebr. viii. 10—ix. 10.
* ܢܒܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܡܝܐ and so always.

Item 6 (Fol. 14a): Lessons for the Commemoration of the Infants

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܘܕ̈ܐ

Note: Exod. i. 15—22; Micah, vii. 1—20; Hebr. xi. 11—23.

Item 7 (Fol. 15b): Lessons for the night (eve) of the Epiphany

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ

Note: Gen. xxiv. 10—28; 2 Kings, ii. 19—25; Isaiah, xi. 11—xii. 6; Hebr. x. 15—25.

Item 8 (Fol. 17b): Lessons for the morning of the Epiphany

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܨ̇ܦܪܐ ܕܕܢܚ̣ܐ

Note: Levit. viii. 1—13; Deut. xxxiii. 1—16; Joshua, iii. 7—iv. 3; 1 Sam. vii. 8—15; Prov. viii. 22—35; Zech. v. 5—vi. 15; Song of the three Children, 35—51 (Dan. iii. 57—73); Titus, ii. 11—iii. 7.

Item 9 (Fol. 22a): Lessons for S. John the Baptist, and Mār Sergius, and Mār George

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ. ܘܕܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ

Note: Gen. xli. 38—52; Wisdom, xviii. 20—xix. 1; Isaiah, xl. 3— 8; Rom. x. 4—18.

Item 10 (Fol. 24a): Lessons for the (first) Sunday after Epiphany

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ

Note: Exod. xxxii. 30—xxxiii. 6; 2 Epist. of Baruch, iv. 36—v. 9; Isaiah, xiii. 17— xiv. 2; Hebr. vi. 1—8.

Item 11 (Fol. 26a): Lessons for the second Sunday after Epiphany

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ

Notes:

Exod. xxxiv. 32—xxxv. 19; Jerem. 1. 4—16; Rom. vii. 22—viii. 11.*
*In the MS. wrongly Hebr.

Item 12 (Fol. 28a): Lessons for the third Sunday after Epiphany

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ

Note: Gen. xliii. 24—xliv. 2; Wisdom, vi. 1—9 (8); Isaiah, xvii. 1—14; Rom. viii. 12—27.

Item 13 (Fol. 30a): Lessons for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ

Note: Exod. xxxv. 30— xxxvi. 5; Jerem. li. 1—12; Rom. ix. 14— 26.

Item 14 (Fol. 31b): Lessons for the fifth Sunday after Epiphany

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ

Note: Gen. xliv. 18—xlv. 1; Wisdom, vi. 24 (22)—vii. 6; Isaiah, xxi. 1—10; Rom. xiv. 19—xv. 7.

Item 15 (Fol. 33b): Lessons for the sixth Sunday after Epiphany

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ

Note: Exod. xxxvi. 23—38; Jerem. li. 15—29; Rom. vii. 4—13.

Item 16 (Fol. 35b): Lessons for the seventh Sunday after Epiphany

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ

Note: Gen. xlvii. 5—13; Wisdom, viii. 17—ix. 12; Isaiah, xxix. 15— 24; Galat. iv. 28—v. 10.

Item 17 (Fol. 37b): Lessons for the first Sunday in Lent

Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܡ̇ܰܥ̈ܳܠܰܝ ܨܘܡܐ

Note: Levit. xxiii. 23—32; Joel, ii. 12— 20; Dan. i. 3—21; Rom. xii. 1—21.

Item 18 (Fol. 40b): Lessons for the first Monday in Lent

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Note: Gen. ii. 15—24; Levit. iv. 1—12; Deut. iv. 1—14; Joshua, xxi. 43—xxii. 6; 1 Sam. vii. 2—8; Wisdom, i. 1—7; Ezek. iii. 10—21; Ephes. iv. 21—24.

Item 19 (Fol. 44a): Lessons for the second Sunday in Lent

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Note: Gen. xxxii. 24—32; Prov. iii. 1—18; Jerem. xxxvi. 21—31; 2 Corinth, vi.1—16.

Item 20 (Fol. 46b): Lessons for the third Sunday in Lent

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Note: Gen. xviii. 20—33; Prov. xv. 33—xvi. 15; Jerem. xi. 1—10; Ephes. vi. 10—20, iv. 25—v. 2.

Item 21 (Fol. 49a): Lessons for the fourth Sunday in Lent

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Note: Gen. xix. 1—14; Prov. iii. 27—iv. 9; Ezek. xviii. 5—20; Rom. xiii. 8—xiv. 4.

Item 22 (Fol. 51b): Lessons for the fifth Sunday in Lent

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Note: Gen. xv. 1—21; Prov. viii. 10—21; Ezek. xviii. 23—32; Galat. v. 16—21.

Item 23 (Fol. 53b): Lessons for the sixth Sunday in Lent

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܏ܘ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Note: Gen. xxxi. 55—xxxii. 21; Prov. x. 27—xi. 9; Jerem. xi. 19—xii. 4; Ephes. i. 3—14.

Item 24 (Fol. 55b): Lessons for the Annunciation of the Mother of God

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܿܒܪܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݁ ܐܠܗܐ

Note: Gen. xviii. 1—19; 1 Sam. i. 9—19; Galat. iii. 15—22.

Item 25 (Fol. 57b): Lessons for Palm Sunday

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ

Note: Gen. xlix. 1— 28; Levit. xxiii. 34—44; Deut. viii. 6—20; Joshua, i. 1—9; 2 Sam. vi. 1—12; Prov. i. 20—33; Zech. ix. 9—10; Dan. viii. 1—10; Isaiah, xl. 9—27; Rom. xi. 13—24.

Item 26 (Fol. 63a): Lessons for the Thursday of the Mystery (Thursday in Passion-week)

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪܐܙܐ

Note: Exod. xii. 1—14; Zech. xi. 4—14; Ezek. xxi. 8—17; 1 Corinth, xi. 17—26.

Item 27 (Fol. 65a): Lessons for the Consecration of the Chrism (μύρον)

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩ̇ܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ

Note: Gen. xxviii. 18—22; Levit. viii. 1— 13; 2 Kings, ix. 1—10; Ezek. xliii. 18—27; 2 Corinth, ii. 14—iii. 6.

Item 28 (Fol. 67b): Lessons for the Friday of the Crucifixion

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ

Note: Gen. xxxvii. 12—34; Levit. xxiv. 11—23; Job, xl. 1—xii. 3; 1 Sam. xxvi. 1—16; Wisdom, ii. 12—25 (24); Jerem. xxxvii. 12—21; Ezek. xxi. 24—xxii. 4; Rom. v. 1—11.

Item 29 (Fol. 72b): Lessons for the Saturday of Annunciation

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ

Note: Gen. xl. 1—15; Num. xxviii. 16—25; Job, xxvii. 1—23; Jonah, i. 15—ii. 11; Coloss. i. 3—14.

Item 30 (Fol. 75a): Lessons for the Sunday of the Resurrection

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ

Note: Gen. viii. 1—19; Levit. xxiii. 1—8; Deut. xvi. 1—8; Joshua, v. 10—vi. 4; 1 Sam. xvii. 37—54; Prov. ix. 1—12; Zeph. iii. 14—20; Dan. vi. 19—28; 1 Corinth, xv. 1—19.

Item 31 (Fol. 81a): Lessons for New (Low) Sunday

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ

Note: Gen. i. 1—ii. 3; Levit. i. 1—13; Deut. i. 1—14; Judges, i. 1—7; Prov. ii. 1—15; Jerem. i. 1—10; Hebr. vi. 11—17.

Item 32 (Fol. 85b): Lessons for the third Sunday after the Resurrection

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ

Note: Exod. ii. 11— 22; Ezek. iii. 22—iv. 3; 1 Corinth, ii. 6—iii. 3.

Item 33 (Fol. 87b): Lessons for the fourth Sunday after the Resurrection

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ

Note: Exod. iii. 13—22; Ezek. v. 5—15; Rom. x. 17—xi. 12.

Item 34 (Fol. 89b): Lessons for the fifth Sunday after the Resurrection

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ

Note: Exod. v. 1— 9; Ezek. vi. 1—9; Rom. xiii. 12—xiv. 13.

Item 35 (Fol. 91b): Lessons for the sixth Sunday after the Resurrection

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ

Note: Exod. v. 10—vi. 1; Ezek. viii. 14—ix. 10; Rom. vi. 12— 23.

Item 36 (Fol. 94a): Lessons for the Ascension of our Lord

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ

Note: Gen. xli. 14—37; Num. ix. 15—23; 2 Kings, ii. 1—14; Isaiah, vi. 1—13; 1 Tim. iii. 14—iv. 8.

Item 37 (Fol. 97b): Lessons for the seventh Sunday after the Ascension

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܣܘܠܩܐ

Note: Wisdom, xii. 2—18; Isaiah, li. 9—16; Ephes. iv. 1—16.

Item 38 (Fol. 99b): Lessons for the Sunday of Pentecost

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ

Note: Exod. iii. 1—12; Num. xi. 16—29; Job, xxxii. 6—xxxiii. 13; Wisdom, vii. 15—28; Joel, ii. 28—32; Ezek. ix. 11—x. 22; 1 Corinth, xii. 1—18.

Item 39 (Fol. 105b): Lessons for the (first) Sunday after Pentecost

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ

Note: Exod. xvi. 9—26; Job, vi. 1—30; 1 Corinth, vi. 1—11.

Item 40 (Fol. 108a): Lessons for the second Sunday after Pentecost

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ

Note: Exod. xviii. 1—12; Job, vii. 1—21; Coloss. iii. 1—17.

Item 41 (Fol. 110a): Lessons for the third Sunday after Pentecost

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ

Note: Exod. xviii. 13—27; Job, viii. 1—22; 1 Thessal. i. 2—10.

Item 42 (Fol. 112b): Lessons for the fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܩܣܛܐ

Note: Exod. xx. 1— 20; Job, ix. 1—28; 1 Corinth, vii. 1—15.

Item 43 (Fol. 115a): Lessons for the fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ

Note: Exod. xx. 21—xxi. 6; Job, ix. 29—x. 22; 2 Thessal. i. 3—12.

Item 44 (Fol. 117a): Lessons for the sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ

Note: Exod. xxi. 26—xxii. 4; Job, xi. 1—20; 1 Tim. iv. 11— v. 8.

Item 45 (Fol. 119a): Lessons for the seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ

Note: Exod. xxii. 5—20; Job, xii. 1—xiii. 1; 2 Thessal. ii. 15 —iii. 9.

Item 46 (Fol. 121b): Lessons for the Commemoration of the holy Martyrs

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ

Note: Gen. iv. 1—16; Judges, xi. 29—40; Amos, vii. 10—17; Isaiah, xliii. 1—21; Hebr. xi. 32—xii. 2.

Item 47 (Fol. 124b): Lessons for the Commemoration of the Righteous and of the Fathers

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܘܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ

Note: Num. xx. 23—xxi. 3; Prov. x. 7—25; Isaiah, lxv. 13—25; Hebr. xi. 1—10.

Item 48 (Fol. 126a): Lessons for the Commemoration of the Prophets and of the Dead

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܢ̈ܒܝܐ ܘܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ

Note: Deut. xxxii. 48—xxxiii. 5; Hosea, xiii. 9—xiv. 3; 2 Corinth, v. 1—10.

Item 49 (Fol. 127a): Lessons the Reception of a Bishop

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩ̇ܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ

Note: Gen. viii. 20—ix. 11; 1 Sam. xi. 14—xii. 15; Isaiah, xlii. 1—9; 1 Corinth. xii. 28—xiii. 12.

Item 50 (Fol. 129b): Lessons for a Scarcity of Rain

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܨܝ̣ܪܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ

Note: Num. xiv. 10—23; Jerem. xiv. 1—10; Amos, v. 6—14; 1 Corinth, x. 1—13.

Item 51 (Fol. 131a): Lessons for a time of Wrath (θεομηνία)

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ

Note: Gen. xlvii. 13—26; Num. xvi. 21—35; Jerem. viii. 18—ix. 9; Hebr. xii. 3—13.

Item 52 (Fol. 133a): Lessons for the Dedication of the Cross

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚ̇ܘܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ

Note: Gen. xlviii. 8—20; 1 Sam. xiv. 24—36; Isaiah, xlv. 18—xlvi. 4; 1 Corinth. i. 18— 31.

Item 53 (Fol. 135b): Lessons for the Sunday before the Nativity

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܒܝܬ ܝܠ̣ܕܐ

Note: Num. xvi. 41—50; Jerem. xxx. 7—22; Hebr. viii. 3—10.

Item 54 (Fol. 137a): Lessons for the Sunday after the Nativity

Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܒܝܬ ܝܠ̣ܕܐ

Note: Gen. xxv. 27—34; Num. xxiii. 16—26; Isaiah, xxii. 20—25; Hebr. i. 1— ii. 1.

Additions

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

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.

Addition 1: At the end are the following rubric and epigraph, stating that this volume was compiled by Athanasius, patriarch of Antioch, and written by his disciple Romanus in the year 1311, A.D. 1000. ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡ̣ܟܬܒ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ. ܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܕܕܝܐܬܝܩܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܚ̇ܕܬܐ: ܫܢܬ ܐ̇ܠܦܐ ܘܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܚܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ: ܒܪܝܟ ܡܚ̇ܝܠܢܗ̇ ܕܫܦܠ̣ܘܬܝ. ܥܒ̣ܕ ܘܟ̇ܢܫ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܦ̇ܪܫ ܠܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܪܝ ܐ݊ܬܢܐܣܝܘܣ ܦܐ݊ܛܪܝܐܪܟܝܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܟܬ̣ܒ ܕܝܢ ܪܘܡܐܢܘܣ ܒ̣ܨܝܪܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܘܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܕܝܠܗ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ̣ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ.

Addition 2 (Fol. 139a): On fol. 139 a, there is the following note in Estrangela characters: ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦ̇ܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܢܨ̇ܝܚ ܫ̈ܘܦܪܐ ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܝܟ ܚ̇ܝܠܗ ܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܒܡ̈ܫܡܢܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܢܫ: ܐܠܗܐ ܢ̇ܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܡ̇ܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܐܡܝܢ. "This Lectionary belongs to the holy church of the glorious and holy Mār Barsaumā ; may his blessing be upon the sinner who wrote (this) according to his ability, Constantine,” etc.

Addition 3 (Fol. 139a): Beside it there is written in small cursive characters: ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡ̣ܠܐ ܡܘܡ̈ܐ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܬܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ. ܕܫܢܬ ܐܘܢ̇܏ܠܓ ܪܕܝܦ ܗܘܐ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ. ܒܐܢܛܝ. ܘܐܬܛܝܒ ܠܝ ܐܢܫ ܕܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܠܗܐ. ܪܒܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܘܠܒܒ̣ܢܝ ܘܥܙܝܢܝ: ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܐܡܝܢ. "Whosoever reads, let him pray for the sinner Yeshūa’, full of faults and sores, who read in it; who, in the year 1533 (A.D. 1222) was persecuted in the holy church of Mār Bar-saumā in Antioch. And there was with me a man, who feared God more than all of us, Rabban Jacob, of the convent of Mār Bar-saumā, and he strengthened and comforted me;" etc.

Addition 4 (Fol. 139a): Across the foot of the page is a still later note, written by a deacon of Melitene, named Agrippas (ܐܓܪܝܦܘܣ), who visited the church of Bar-saumā in company with a periodeutes, whose name has been erased. ܐܝܬܘܿܗܝ ܟܬܒ̇ܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܡܪܝ. ܒܪܨܘܡܐ. ܡ̇ܪܐ. ܕܝ̇ܠܢ. ܨܠܘܬܗ. ܬܥܕܪ ܘܬܣܝ̇ܥ. ܠܕܘܝܐ ܘܚ̇ܛܝܐ. ܘܡܣܟ݂ܢܐ. ܐܓܪܝܦܘܣ: ܒܨܝܪܐ ܏ܒܡܫܡ ܕܡܢ ܡܝܠܝܛܝ̇ܢܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܫܒܚܬܐ ܘܐܬܛܝ̇ܒ ܗܪܟܐ. ܥܡ ܣܥܘܪܐ........ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟ̇ܠ ܕܡܚ̇ܣܐ ܠܗ. ܘܠܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܘܟܠܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܗ̇ ܢܩܒܠ ܒܐܥܦܐ ܥ̇ܦܝܦܐ.

Addition 5 (Fol. 139a): In an older hand than that of either of these notes are the words, now partially erased: ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ.

Addition 6 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a, there is written in rude Arabic characters, with scarcely any diacritical points: نظر في هذا الكتاب العزيز الخاطي سركس الراجي رحمة الله غفر الله لمن قرا وترحم عليه و علي جميع اولاد المعمودية "The sinner Serkis (Sergius), who hopes for the mercy of God, looked into this holy book. May God forgive him who reads,” etc.

Addition 7 (Fol. 1a): Beneath this is the following epistolary form, a part of which is repeated with one or two slight variations. The writing is much faded and very indistinct. ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܐ ܘܚ̇ܢ̣ܢܐ ܠܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܡܨܒܬ ܒܟ̈ܠܗܝܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ. ܪܝܫܢܐ ܡܫܒܚܐ. ܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܦܠܢ ܢܛܝܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܐܡܝܢ. ܐܚܝ̈ܟ ܒܡܪܝܐ. ܘܡܨ̈ܠܝܢܐ ܐܡܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܚܠܦܝܟ. ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܕܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܟܗܢܝܐ ܕܢ̇ܨܝܚܐ ܘܓ݁ܒܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ. ܏ܫܩIn the portion repeated, ܏ܫܠܩܕ; for ܫܠܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܡܩܪܒܝܢܢ. ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܪܒܢ ܦܠܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ. ܘܣܥܘܪܐ ܪܚܡ ܐܠܗܐ. ܩܒܠ ܏ܒܗܝܡ ܐܝܟ ܥܝ̈ܕܝܟ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܥ̇ܕܪ ܐܝܟ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܡܨܝܐ. ܘܥܘܗܕܢܟ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܘܛܒܐ. ܘܥܢܝ̈ܕܝܟ ܡܢ̈ܚܐ. ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ. ܐܚ̈ܝܢ ܣܥܘܪ̈ܐ. ܐܘܕܝܘ ܡܢܟ ܣܓ̈ܝܐܬܐ. ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܗ̣ܘ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܢܦܪܥܟ ܦܘܪ̈ܥܢܐ ܐܘܢܓ̈ܠܝܐ. ܘܠܐ ܥܒܘܪ̈ܐ. ܘܢܒܪܟ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܘܩܢܝܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܟ. ܘܢܢـ . . . . ܡܢܚ̈ܐ. ܒܝܕ ܨܠܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡܢ ܘܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ. ܐܡܝܢ.

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