Add. 17,273
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1108
Date:
11th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 114 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Hymns
This manuscript contains: A ܬܟܫܦܬܐ of the third tone; A ܬܟܫܦܬܐ of the seventh tone; Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., in number 165 (ܬܣܗ); Severus, Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae. A collection of Prosphorici for the principal festivals, etc.; A hymn. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 34 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 7 1/2 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 114 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 9 in number. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 113. There are from 21 to 30 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in an inelegant, though tolerably regular, current hand; it belongs to the xith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Decoration (Illustration):
Salībā bar Zechariah
S. George (ܩܕܝܫܐ
ܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ)
Domitius (ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ
ܕܝܡܛ)
fol. 1 b
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā,
etc., in number 165 (ܬܣܗ)
Title: ܒܫܡܐ ܡ̇ܫܒܚܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܩܢ̈ܘܡܐ ܘܒܫ̣ܘܝܘܬ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܘܟܝܢܐ ܚܕ. ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟ̣ܬܘܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
Title: ܒܫܡܐ ܡ̇ܫܒܚܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܩܢ̈ܘܡܐ ܘܒܫ̣ܘܝܘܬ ܐܘܣܝܐ ܘܟܝܢܐ ܚܕ. ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟ̣ܬܘܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 2b): The Nativity of our Lord
Item 5 (Fol. 6b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡ݊ܪܝܡ
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡ݊ܪܝܡ
Item 6 (Fol. 11a): The Massacre of the Innocents
Item 7 (Fol. 11b): The Commemoration of
Basil and
Gregory
Item 8 (Fol. 12b): The Epiphany
Item 9 (Fol. 16b): The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
Item 10 (Fol. 18a): Of S.
Stephen
Item 11 (Fol. 18b): Of Sergius and
Bacchus
Item 12 (Fol. 19a): Of S. Simeon the Aged
Item 13 (Fol. 19b): Of Severus the patriarch
Item 14 (Fol. 20b): Lent
Item 15 (Fol. 23a): The Miracles of
our Lord
Item 16 (Fol. 29a): The forty Martyrs
Item 17 (Fol. 30b): Palm Sunday
Item 18 (Fol. 33a): Passion Week
Item 19 (Fol. 34b): The Consecration of the
Chrism
Item 20 (Fol. 35b): The Consecration of a Church
Item 21 (Fol. 37a): The Reception of a Bishop
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 38b): On the Passion and the Cross
Item 23 (Fol. 42a): The Resurrection, arranged according to
the eight tones (ܐܝܟܘܣ), including some on Baptism
Title: ܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 53a): The Ascension
Item 25 (Fol. 54b): Pentecost
Item 26 (Fol. 57a): The Martyrs, etc., arranged according to
the eight tones
Item 27 (Fol. 73a): Of repentance, in times of wrath,
drought, etc., and for various other occasions; arranged
according to the eight tones
Item 28 (Fol. 93b): Of the Dead, arranged according to the
eight tones
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 107a): Before the reading of the
Epistle
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩ̣ܕܡ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩ̣ܕܡ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 107a): The Commemoration of
Lucian,
Athanasius, and others
Item 31 (Fol. 108b): For Compline
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܣܘܬܪܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܣܘܬܪܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 109b): Severus, Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae. A collection of Prosphorici for the
principal festivals, etc. [defective]
Title: ܒܝܕ ܣܘܝܥܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܬܒ̇ܝܢܢ ܦܪܘܣܦܪܝܩܘ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ
Title: ܒܝܕ ܣܘܝܥܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܬܒ̇ܝܢܢ ܦܪܘܣܦܪܝܩܘ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 109b): A ܣܘܓܝܬܐ for
Lent
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 114a): A hymn
Excerpt: ܟܬ݂ܒܗ ܕܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܒܪ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܩܫ ܘܫ
Note: See additions.
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 109a):
Colophon
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ
ܩܐܠܝܘܓܪܐܦܘܣ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܢܫܪܐ ܘܕܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ. .
ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ
ܗܢܐ ܪܨܗ: ܗܠܝܢ ܕܫܪܟܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ̣ܢ. ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ
ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܢܫܪܐ: ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ.
ܘܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܝ̣ܕܝܥܝܢ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܗܘܢ. ܫܘܒ̣ܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܚ̇ܝ̣ܠ
ܘܥܲܕܪ. ܘܫ. ܒܪܐ ܕܐܬܝ̣ܠܕ ܡܢ ܒܪܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܦܓܪܢܐܝܬ݂. ܐܫܦܥ
ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܝܟ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܥܬܝܪܐܝܬ. ܘܠܩܲܢܝܐ ܚ̣ܘܢ ܒܚ̣ܢܢܟ
ܒܣܝܡܐܝܬ݂. ܘܠܩܪܘܝܐ ܚ̇ܣ̣ܐ ܘܫܒ̣ܘܒ ܡܪܚܡܢܐܝܬ
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1 a there is a note stating that this manuscript was
the property of a monk named
Bar-had-bĕ-shabbā.
ܐܬܚ̇ܦܛܘ (sic) ܘܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܠܣܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܗܕܐ
ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ
ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܥܡ̣ܠܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܘܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ
ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܕܢܬܗ̇ܓܐ ܒܗ ܘܕܢܩܪܐ ܒܗ. ܘܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ
ܟܬܘܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܩܢ̣ܝܐ ܚܦܝܛܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܘܩ̣ܢܝܗܝ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ.
ܘܟܠ ܕܫ̇ܩܠ ܠܗ ܕܢܩ̣ܪܐ ܒܗ ܐ̇ܘ ܕܢܦܚ̇ܡ ܡܢܗ ܢܗܦܟܝܘ ܥܡ
ܩܘܒܠܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܡܪܗ ܗܢܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܝܪ. ܐܢ̣ܕܝܢ ܘܡܙܕܪܥ ܒܠܒܗ ܙܪܥܐ
ܙܝܙܢܝܐ ܕܓܢܒܘܬܐ: ܢ̇ܐܬܝܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܘ̈ܛܬܐ. ܚܫܟܐ ܠܥ̈ܝܢܘܗܝ.
ܠܐܝ̣̈ܕܘܗܝ ܟܘ̈ܒܐ. ܠܚܢܗ ܩܝܠܬܐ. ܠܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ ܬܘܩ̈ܠܬܐ. ܢܐܟܘܠ ܘܠܐ
ܢܣܒ̣ܥ. ܘܢܦܠܘܼܚ ܘܠܐ ܢܘܬܪ. ܙܘܥ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܚ̇ܝ̣ܒ ܢܦܫܟ.
ܗܠܝܢ ܣ̇ܦ̈ܩܢ ܠܡ̈ܠܝܠܐ
Addition 3 (Fol. 2a):
The ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ of the third and seventh tones, on fol. 2 a, are written in a different hand.
Addition 4 (Fol. 114a):
The hymn on fol. 114 a is in the handwriting of a priest named Salībā bar Zechariah.
ܟܬ݂ܒܗ ܕܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܒܪ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܩܫ ܘܫ
Addition 5 (Fol. 1b):
The same Salībā bar Zechariah has written some words on fol. 1 b.
Addition 6 (Fol. 114b):
On fol. 114 b we find the following note referring to
Salībā bar Zechariah's decease:
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܣܚܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܩܫܝܫ ܡܢܚ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܡܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ
Addition 7 (Fol. 114a):
On fol. 114 a some person unnamed has recorded the deaths of
his two daughters
ܐܪܟܝܬܝܣܗ
and
ܒܘܪܝܟܗ, in the year of the Greeks
1391, A.D. 1080.
♰ ܢܦܩܬ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗ̇ܢܐ ܡܠܐ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ ܘܬܢܚ̈ܬܐ
ܠܥܠܡܐ ܕܡܠܐ ܚܕ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܒܘ̈ܣܡܐ ܐܪܟܝܬܝܣܗ ܒܪܬܝ ܝܘܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ
ܠܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܚܕܥܣܪ ܒܬܫܪܝܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܕܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ
ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܕܒܪܗ̇ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ
ܢܫ̇ܘܗܝ (sic) ܠܓ[ـܢܘܢـ]ܗ ܕܠܐ ܦܛܪ ܐܡܝܢ ܒܝܕ ܨܠܘܬܐܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ
ܐܠܗܐ. ♰ ܢܦܩܬ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܠܐ ܥ̈ܩܬܐ ܘܬܢ̈ܚܬܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܕܡܠܐ
ܚܕ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܒܘ̈ܣܡܐ ܒܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܒܘܪܝܟܗ ܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܠܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ
ܬܪܥܣܪ ܒܠܘܝܠ (sic) ܝܪܚܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܕܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ
ܐܠܦܐ ܘܬܠܬܡܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܕܒܪܗ̇ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܐ
ܢܫܘܝـ[ܗ̇] ܠܓܢܘܢܗ ܕܠܐ ܦܛܪ . . .
Addition 8 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1 a a later hand has written the following exercise
in the alphabet of Bardesanes.
ܛ ܛܥܢܛ (ܐܠܗܐ) ܥ ܥܣܨܗܛ (ܠܡܝܢܐ) ܚ ܚܫܕܨܛ
(ܒܪܘܝܐ) ܣ ܣܒܨܗܛ (ܡܚܝܢܐ) ܙ ܙܚܕܥܛ (ܓܒܘܠܐ) ܗ . . . ܘ ܘܨܗܛ
(ܕܝܢܐ) ܡ ܡـ . . . (ܣـ . . . ) ܢܢ ܢܘܨܛ (ܗܕܝܐ) ܠ ܠܘܕܫܛ
(ܥܕܘܪܐ) ܕ ܕܫܘܛ (ܘܪܕܐ) ܟ ܟܫܕܬܛ (ܦܪܘܩܐ) ܓ ܓܨܕܗܛ (ܙܝܘܢܐ) ܝ
ܝܨܫܛ (ܨܝܪܐ) ܒ ܒܗܗܛ (ܚܢܢܐ) ܬ ܬܘܨܪܛ (ܩܕܝܫܐ) ܐ ܐܚܛ (ܛܒܐ) ܫ
ܫܪܕܨܛ (ܪܫܘܝܐ) ܨ ܨܢܕܚܛ (ܝܗܘܒܐ) ܪ ܪܚܕܬܛ (ܫܒܘܩܐ) ܦ ܟܛܢܛ
(؟ܦܛܗܛ] ܩ ܩܚ . . . (ܬܒ . . . ) (ܦܐܗܐ ؟ܟܐܢܐ)
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