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Add. 17,272

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1100
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Add. 17,272, foll. 1–29

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1101
Description based on Wright CCCLXXXVIII (1:311) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 29 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: A service for the Commemoration of Gabriel of Kartamīn, on the 23d of the 1st Kānūn. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 3/4 in. by 5, consisting of 29 leaves, the first of which is slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are four in number. There are from 13 to 17 lines in each page. This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith cent.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): A few words, in a different hand, request a prayer for one Aaron, a priest, and his brother Phineas.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A service for the Commemoration of Gabriel of Kartamīn, on the 23d of the 1st Kānūn [defective]
 
Title: ܒܫܡܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܦܪܘܩܢ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܘ[ܩܕܝܫܐ] ܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ. ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܩܪܬܡܝܢ ܕܒܛܘܪ ܥܒ̣̈ܕ[ܝܢ]   Excerpt: ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ  Excerpt: ܨܠܘ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܗ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܐܚܗܘ̈ܗܝ (sic) ܘܥܠ ܐܚܐ ܕܝܲܠ (sic) ܦܝܢܚܣ ܘܥܠ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܒܫܡ ܩܲܫܘܢܐ.  Colophon: See below.
Notes:
  • Margain:
  • A few words, in a different hand, request a prayer for one Aaron, a priest, and his brother Phineas

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 29): The colophon states that it was written for one rabban Bar-saumā ܨܲܠܘ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܗ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ. ܘܥ̈ܠ ܪܒܢ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܘܥ̈ܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝ̣ܨܦ ܕܢܬܟ̣ܬܒ ܘ܏ܫ.

Add. 17,272, foll. 30–63

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1102
Description based on Wright DCLXXI (2:517) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1565 / AG 1876
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 34 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Ascribed to Jacob of Batnae. A metrical discourse on Gabriel of Kartamīn. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 1/2, consisting of 34 leaves, of which the first and the last two are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 5 in number, but the first is imperfect at the beginning. There are from 14 to 19 lines in each page. This manuscript, which is written in an inelegant hand, with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels, and dated A. Gr. 1876, A.D. 1565

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript, which is written in an inelegant hand, with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels, and dated A. Gr. 1876, A.D. 1565

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 30a): Ascribed to Jacob of Batnae. A metrical discourse on Gabriel of Kartamīn [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 63): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘ܏ܬܬܥܘ. ܐܠܗܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܪܕܝ ܠܢ ܏ܘܫ.

Add. 17,272, foll. 64–67

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1103
Description based on Wright DCCCCLXVIII (3:1148) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 4 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Single Lives
This manuscript contains: Part of a life ofBasil of Caesarea, perhaps that ascribed to his successorHelladius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.

Physical Description

Four paper leaves, about 6 5/8 in. by 5 1/8, all more or less stained and torn. The number of lines in each page varies from 22 to 25. The writing is good and regular, apparently of the xiith cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is good and regular, apparently of the xiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 3 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 64): Part of a life of Basil of Caesarea, perhaps that ascribed to his successor Helladius [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 64): [defective]
 
Title: ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܠܐ ܟܬܝܒܐ ܒܕܘܟܬܗ̇
Item 3 (Fol. 64): [defective]
 
Title: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܒ̣ܩ ܠܗ̇ ܚ̈ܛܗܗ (sic) ܒܝܕ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ

Add. 17,272, foll. 68–74

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1104
Description based on Wright DCCCLXXIX (2:1022-1023) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 7 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Anonymous Works
This manuscript contains: An account of a Letter that was sent down from Heaven to the church of S. Paul at Constantinople, in the year 1057 (A.D. 746). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Seven paper leaves, about 7 3/4 in. by 5, several of which are slightly torn. There are from 13 to 15 lines in each page. They are written in an inelegant hand of the xiiith cent.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): Written in an inelegant hand of the xiiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 68): An account of a Letter that was sent down from Heaven to the church of S. Paul at Constantinople, in the year 1057 (A.D. 746) [defective]
 
Title: . . . ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚـ[ـܐ] ܟܬ[ܒܝـ]ـܢܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܢܚܬܬ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ܀ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ. [ܘܥܠ] ܐܪܥܐ ܫܠܡܐ. ܘܣܒܪܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܠܒܢܝـ[ـܢ̈ܫܐ.] ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܝܢ ܘܫ̈ܒܥ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܝܐܪܚܐ ܢܝـ[ـܣܢ] ܐܬܚ̣ܙܝܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ. ܟܕ ܥܡܐ ܣ̇ܓܝܐܐ ܟܢܝ̣ܫ ܗܘܐ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.   Excerpt: ܘܟܬܝܒ ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܗܟܢܐ. ܕܫܕܪܬ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܬܘܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܐ (sic) ܒܗ̇. ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ. ܘܫܕܪܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܝܢ. ܕܬܬܘܒܘܢ ܡܢ ܥ̣ܒ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Notes:
  • In the letter itself allusion is made to previous letters of the year 1042 and 1050.
  • Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars i, p. 638, cod. Arab, xviii.; Dillmann's Catal. of the AEtbiopic MSS. in the Bodleian Library, p. 13, cod. xiv., A; Praetorius, Mazbafa Tomār, Leipzig, 1869

Add. 17,272, foll. 75–99

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1105
Description based on Wright CCCLXI (1:298) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 25 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Services for various festivals, comprising ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ, ܦܪ̈ܘܡܝܘܢ , ܣܕܪ̈ܐ , ܥܛܪ̈ܐ, and ܚܘ̈ܬܡܐ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, consisting of 25 leaves, and made up of fragments of three manuscripts of the xiiith cent. (Add. 17,272, foll. 75—99).

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): Made up of fragments of three manuscripts of the xiiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Made up of fragments of three manuscripts of the xiiith cent.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Made up of fragments of three manuscripts of the xiiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 11 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 75a): Services for various festivals, comprising ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ, ܦܪ̈ܘܡܝܘܢ , ܣܕܪ̈ܐ , ܥܛܪ̈ܐ, and ܚܘ̈ܬܡܐ [defective]
Note: Made up of fragments of three manuscripts of the xiiith cent
Item 2 (Fol. 75a): The Nativity of our Lord
Item 3 (Fol. 78a): The Epiphany
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܡ̇ܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 81a): The Miracles
Item 5 (Fol. 83a): Palm Sunday
Item 6 (Fol. 88b): Passion Week
 
Title: ܕܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 7 (Fol. 91a): The Resurrection and Ascension [defective]
Note: Imperfect.
Item 8 (Fol. 92a): The holy Cross
Item 9 (Fol. 93b): The Resurrection
Item 10 (Fol. 96a): The Ascension
Item 11 (Fol. 97a): Pentecost [defective]
Note: Imperfect

Add. 17,272, foll. 100–105

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1106
Description based on Wright CCCLVI (1:296) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 6 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Greek canons of the 3d, 4th, and 5th tones. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Six paper leaves, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, numbered with Coptic arithmetical figures from 𐋳𐋱𐋣 (183) to 𐋳𐋱𐋨 (188). There are from 18 to 20 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): Written in a good hand of the xiiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 100): Greek canons of the 3d, 4th, and 5th tones

Add. 17,272, foll. 106–112

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1107
Description based on Wright CCCCXI (1:324) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 7 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Part of a Greek canon. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Seven paper leaves, about 6 7/8 in. by 4 7/8, the last of which is much torn. They contain part of a Greek canon, written in a good Malkite hand of the xiiith cent., with 15 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): Written in a good Malkite hand of the xiiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 106): Part of a Greek canon [defective]

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