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[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.]

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title: A Jacobite Lectionary from the Old and New Testaments, part first, collected and arranged by Athanasius, patriarch of Antioch.
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.
rubric: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝܠ̣ܐ ܘܣܘܿܝܥܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ: ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ ܦ̇ܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܕܚ̇ܕܬܐ
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.
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡ̣ܟܬܒ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ. ܡܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܕܕܝܐܬܝܩܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܚ̇ܕܬܐ: ܫܢܬ ܐ̇ܠܦܐ ܘܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܚܕܥܣܪ̈ܐ: ܒܪܝܟ ܡܚ̇ܝܠܢܗ̇ ܕܫܦܠ̣ܘܬܝ.
See additions.
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.
  title: For the Annunciation of Zacharias
  rubric: ܕܣܘܿܒܪܐ ܕܙܟܐܪܝܐ
  Levit. xxvi. 42—46 (Sept.); Jerem. xxxi. 23—34 (Sept. xxxviii. 23—36); Hebr. viii. 3—ix. 10 (Harkl.).
  title: Lessons for the Annunciation of the Mother of God
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܿܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݁ ܐܠܗܐ
  Num. xxiii. 18—xxiv. 7 (Sept.); Ezek. xxxiv. 22—31 (Sept.); Rom. xv. 1 —13 (Harkl.) .
  title: Lessons for the Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  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) [ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܢܒܝ̈ܐ, and so with all the twelve minor Prophets.]; Dan. ii. 31 —35; Isaiah, viii. 16—ix. 7; Galat. iv, 1— 12.
  title: Lessons for the Commemoration of the Mother of God
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݁ ܐܠܗܐ
  Exod. xvi. 28—35; 2 Epist. of Baruch, iii 21—iv. 1 [ܢܒܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܪܡܝܐ and so always.]; Isaiah, vii. 21— viii. 15; Hebr. viii. 10—ix. 10.
  title: Lessons for the Commemoration of the Infants
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܘܕ̈ܐ
  Exod. i. 15—22; Micah, vii. 1—20; Hebr. xi. 11—23.
  title: Lessons for the night (eve) of the Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ
  Gen. xxiv. 10—28; 2 Kings, ii. 19—25; Isaiah, xi. 11—xii. 6; Hebr. x. 15—25.
  title: Lessons for the morning of the Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܨ̇ܦܪܐ ܕܕܢܚ̣ܐ
  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.
  title: Lessons for S. John the Baptist, and Mār Sergius, and Mār George
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ. ܘܕܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ
  Gen. xli. 38—52; Wisdom, xviii. 20—xix. 1; Isaiah, xl. 3— 8; Rom. x. 4—18.
  title: Lessons for the (first) Sunday after Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ
  Exod. xxxii. 30—xxxiii. 6; 2 Epist. of Baruch, iv. 36—v. 9; Isaiah, xiii. 17— xiv. 2; Hebr. vi. 1—8.
  title: Lessons for the second Sunday after Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ
  Exod. xxxiv. 32—xxxv. 19; Jerem. 1. 4—16; Rom. vii. 22—viii. 11. [In the MS. wrongly Hebr.]
  title: Lessons for the third Sunday after Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ
  Gen. xliii. 24—xliv. 2; Wisdom, vi. 1—9 (8); Isaiah, xvii. 1—14; Rom. viii. 12—27.
  title: Lessons for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ
  Exod. xxxv. 30— xxxvi. 5; Jerem. li. 1—12; Rom. ix. 14— 26.
  title: Lessons for the fifth Sunday after Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ
  Gen. xliv. 18—xlv. 1; Wisdom, vi. 24 (22)—vii. 6; Isaiah, xxi. 1—10; Rom. xiv. 19—xv. 7.
  title: Lessons for the sixth Sunday after Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ
  Exod. xxxvi. 23—38; Jerem. li. 15—29; Rom. vii. 4—13.
  title: Lessons for the seventh Sunday after Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ
  Gen. xlvii. 5—13; Wisdom, viii. 17—ix. 12; Isaiah, xxix. 15— 24; Galat. iv. 28—v. 10.
  title: Lessons for the first Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܡ̇ܰܥ̈ܳܠܰܝ ܨܘܡܐ
  Levit. xxiii. 23—32; Joel, ii. 12— 20; Dan. i. 3—21; Rom. xii. 1—21.
  title: Lessons for the first Monday in Lent
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
  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.
  title: Lessons for the second Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܨܘܡܐ
  Gen. xxxii. 24—32; Prov. iii. 1—18; Jerem. xxxvi. 21—31; 2 Corinth, vi.1—16.
  title: Lessons for the third Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
  Gen. xviii. 20—33; Prov. xv. 33—xvi. 15; Jerem. xi. 1—10; Ephes. vi. 10—20, iv. 25—v. 2.
  title: Lessons for the fourth Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
  Gen. xix. 1—14; Prov. iii. 27—iv. 9; Ezek. xviii. 5—20; Rom. xiii. 8—xiv. 4.
  title: Lessons for the fifth Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
  Gen. xv. 1—21; Prov. viii. 10—21; Ezek. xviii. 23—32; Galat. v. 16—21.
  title: Lessons for the sixth Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܏ܘ ܕܨܘܡܐ
  Gen. xxxi. 55—xxxii. 21; Prov. x. 27—xi. 9; Jerem. xi. 19—xii. 4; Ephes. i. 3—14.
  title: Lessons for the Annunciation of the Mother of God
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܿܒܪܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݁ ܐܠܗܐ
  Gen. xviii. 1—19; 1 Sam. i. 9—19; Galat. iii. 15—22.
  title: Lessons for Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
  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.
  title: Lessons for the Thursday of the Mystery (Thursday in Passion-week)
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪܐܙܐ
  Exod. xii. 1—14; Zech. xi. 4—14; Ezek. xxi. 8—17; 1 Corinth, xi. 17—26.
  title: Lessons for the Consecration of the Chrism (μύρον)
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩ̇ܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ
  Gen. xxviii. 18—22; Levit. viii. 1— 13; 2 Kings, ix. 1—10; Ezek. xliii. 18—27; 2 Corinth, ii. 14—iii. 6.
  title: Lessons for the Friday of the Crucifixion
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ
  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.
  title: Lessons for the Saturday of Annunciation
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
  Gen. xl. 1—15; Num. xxviii. 16—25; Job, xxvii. 1—23; Jonah, i. 15—ii. 11; Coloss. i. 3—14.
  title: Lessons for the Sunday of the Resurrection
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
  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.
  title: Lessons for New (Low) Sunday
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ
  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.
  title: Lessons for the third Sunday after the Resurrection
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
  Exod. ii. 11— 22; Ezek. iii. 22—iv. 3; 1 Corinth, ii. 6—iii. 3.
  title: Lessons for the fourth Sunday after the Resurrection
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
  Exod. iii. 13—22; Ezek. v. 5—15; Rom. x. 17—xi. 12.
  title: Lessons for the fifth Sunday after the Resurrection
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
  Exod. v. 1— 9; Ezek. vi. 1—9; Rom. xiii. 12—xiv. 13.
  title: Lessons for the sixth Sunday after the Resurrection
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
  Exod. v. 10—vi. 1; Ezek. viii. 14—ix. 10; Rom. vi. 12— 23.
  title: Lessons for the Ascension of our Lord
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Gen. xli. 14—37; Num. ix. 15—23; 2 Kings, ii. 1—14; Isaiah, vi. 1—13; 1 Tim. iii. 14—iv. 8.
  title: Lessons for the seventh Sunday after the Ascension
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܣܘܠܩܐ
  Wisdom, xii. 2—18; Isaiah, li. 9—16; Ephes. iv. 1—16.
  title: Lessons for the Sunday of Pentecost
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ
  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.
  title: Lessons for the (first) Sunday after Pentecost
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ
  Exod. xvi. 9—26; Job, vi. 1—30; 1 Corinth, vi. 1—11.
  title: Lessons for the second Sunday after Pentecost
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ
  Exod. xviii. 1—12; Job, vii. 1—21; Coloss. iii. 1—17.
  title: Lessons for the third Sunday after Pentecost
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ
  Exod. xviii. 13—27; Job, viii. 1—22; 1 Thessal. i. 2—10.
  title: Lessons for the fourth Sunday after Pentecost
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܩܣܛܐ
  Exod. xx. 1— 20; Job, ix. 1—28; 1 Corinth, vii. 1—15.
  title: Lessons for the fifth Sunday after Pentecost
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ
  Exod. xx. 21—xxi. 6; Job, ix. 29—x. 22; 2 Thessal. i. 3—12.
  title: Lessons for the sixth Sunday after Pentecost
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ
  Exod. xxi. 26—xxii. 4; Job, xi. 1—20; 1 Tim. iv. 11— v. 8.
  title: Lessons for the seventh Sunday after Pentecost
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ
  Exod. xxii. 5—20; Job, xii. 1—xiii. 1; 2 Thessal. ii. 15 —iii. 9.
  title: Lessons for the Commemoration of the holy Martyrs
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  Gen. iv. 1—16; Judges, xi. 29—40; Amos, vii. 10—17; Isaiah, xliii. 1—21; Hebr. xi. 32—xii. 2.
  title: Lessons for the Commemoration of the Righteous and of the Fathers
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܘܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
  Num. xx. 23—xxi. 3; Prov. x. 7—25; Isaiah, lxv. 13—25; Hebr. xi. 1—10.
  title: Lessons for the Commemoration of the Prophets and of the Dead
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܢ̈ܒܝܐ ܘܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  Deut. xxxii. 48—xxxiii. 5; Hosea, xiii. 9—xiv. 3; 2 Corinth, v. 1—10.
  title: Lessons the Reception of a Bishop
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩ̇ܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
  Gen. viii. 20—ix. 11; 1 Sam. xi. 14—xii. 15; Isaiah, xlii. 1—9; 1 Corinth. xii. 28—xiii. 12.
  title: Lessons for a Scarcity of Rain
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܨܝ̣ܪܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ
  Num. xiv. 10—23; Jerem. xiv. 1—10; Amos, v. 6—14; 1 Corinth, x. 1—13.
  title: Lessons for a time of Wrath (θεομηνία)
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ
  Gen. xlvii. 13—26; Num. xvi. 21—35; Jerem. viii. 18—ix. 9; Hebr. xii. 3—13.
  title: Lessons for the Dedication of the Cross
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚ̇ܘܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
  Gen. xlviii. 8—20; 1 Sam. xiv. 24—36; Isaiah, xlv. 18—xlvi. 4; 1 Corinth. i. 18— 31.
  title: Lessons for the Sunday before the Nativity
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܒܝܬ ܝܠ̣ܕܐ
  Num. xvi. 41—50; Jerem. xxx. 7—22; Hebr. viii. 3—10.
  title: Lessons for the Sunday after the Nativity
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܒܝܬ ܝܠ̣ܕܐ
  Gen. xxv. 27—34; Num. xxiii. 16—26; Isaiah, xxii. 20—25; Hebr. i. 1— ii. 1.

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- 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.

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).

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

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.

[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.]

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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.

- Colophon

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.

- 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.

- 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.

- In an older hand than that of either of these notes are the words, now partially erased:

ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ.

- 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.

- 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. ܏ܫܩ [In 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.

AD 1000 AG 1311

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 CCXXIV 1:154-159