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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1117, Add. 18,716, London, BL, Add. 18,716, BL Add MS 18716, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 851, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLI

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1473, Add. 18,716, foll. 1, 58, London, BL, Add. 18,716, foll. 1, 58, BL Add MS 18716, foll. 1, 58, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 851, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLI

[This manuscript contains: Fragments of a Nestorian Service-book; Fragments of a Nestorian Service-book. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: Fragments of a Nestorian Service-book

title: Fragments of a Nestorian Service-book

Foll. 1 and 58 are fly-leaves. These leaves are much torn.

2 ff.

- Foll. 1 and 58 are fly-leaves. These leaves are much torn.

Date unknown

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 DCCCLI 2:903

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1474, Add. 18,716, foll. 2–57, London, BL, Add. 18,716, foll. 2–57, BL Add MS 18716, foll. 2-57, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 851, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLI

[This manuscript contains: An exposition of the Order of the holy Eucharist, according to the Nestorian use; Kamis. Extracts from the hymns of Kamis or Khamis; Canons for various occasions; A penitential Anthem in rhymed stanzas. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: An exposition of the Order of the holy Eucharist, according to the Nestorian use
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܹܟܬܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܗܝܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܓܡܪܐ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܐܚܝܕ̈ܝ ܬܵܘܕܝܬܐ ܏ܘܫ
  title: Introduction
  incipit: ܠܘܩܕܡ ܕܝܢ ܥܲܗܕܝܢܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘ̇ܢ ܛܟ̣ܣ̈ܐ ܕܡܸܬܓܡܪܝܢ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܡܸܬܩܲܕܫܢܘܼܬܗܘܿܢ ܘܲܕܡܢܐ ܡܪܲܙܸܙ ܘܲܡܛܦܣ ܟܠܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܿܢ ܛܟ̣ܣ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܪܹܥܝܵܢܹܗ ܕܲܚܣܹܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܏ܡܪܝ ܬ܏ܐܕܘܼܪܿܘܣ ܏ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܡܦܫܩܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܦܹܢܩܝܼܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܦܘܿܫܵܩ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܥܒܝܼܕܝܢ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܡܠܦ̈ܢܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܟܕ ܝ̇ܬܒ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܫܹܠܝܵܐ ܒܫܒܘܿܥܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܨܵܘܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ. ܘܣܠܩܬ݀ ܠܗ ܬܹܐܘܪܝ̣ܵܐ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܒܘܼܬܗܘܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܪܹܬܚܵܐ. ܘܢܲܒ̣ܪܫܬ̣ܐ ܕܚܘܼܒܗ ܛܲܟ݁ܣ ܘܣܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ. ܗܢܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܩܢܘܼܡܗ ܘܲܠܟܠ̣ܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܲܓ̣ܥܝ̣ܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܡܝܼܗܐ. ܕܟܕ ܢܩܪܘܢ ܒܗ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܙܗܝܼܪܝܢ ܕܲܒܕܚܠ̱ܬܐ ܢܓ̣ܡܪܘܿܢ ܬܹܫܡܫܬܗܘܢ. ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܟ݂ܡܐ ܬܘܼܒ ܒܲܪܬܝܸܬܵܐ ܢܩܘܼܡܘܿܢ ܒܗܲܝܟ݁ܠܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܡܸܬܩܲܕܫܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܚܝ̣̈ܠܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܲܢܩܘܿܡܘܿܢ ܟܕ ܫܲܬܝܼܩܝܼܢ ܘܲܫܠܝܼܢ ܘܲܡܣܟܹܢ ܒܓܵܘܼ ܡܲܕܥ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܠܩܘܼܒܠܐ ܕܡܵܘܗܒ݂ܬܐ. ܪܲܒܬ݂ܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܦܩ̈ܢ ܠܗ̇ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܟܠܗ̈ܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ
  The introduction is written in prose.
  title: The discourse
  incipit: ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܫܲܪܝܼܢܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܏ܒܥܘܼܕܪܢܗ ܏ܕܡܪܢ ܏ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒ܏ܩܪܝܬܐ ܏ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܏ܕܡܪܝ ܏ܢܪܣܝ ܏ܛܘܒܢܐ ܏ܐܪܬܕܘܼܟ݁ܣܵܐ ܒܚܝܼܪܐ. ܒܐܪ̈ܙܝ ܥܕܬܐ ܗܪܲܓ݂ܘ ܚܘܼܫ̈ܒܝ ܐ̄ܪܙܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂. ܘܲܨܒܝܼܬ ܕܐܹܓ݂ܠܹܐ ܗܹܪܓܵܐ ܕܠܒ݁ܐ ܒܡܠܬ݂ܐ ܕܦܘܡܐ. ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܦܘܡܐ ܨܒܝܼܬ ܕܐܸܫܬ݂ܥܸܐ ܥܠ ܪܲܒ݁ܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ. ܘܲܒܦܹܬ݂ܓ݂̈ܡܐ ܐܹܨܘܼܪ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܲܫܒܝܼܚܘܼܬܗܘܢ. ܒܲܫܒܝܼܚܘܼܬܗܘܢ ܐܲܨܕ ܡܲܕ̈ܥܝ ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ. ܘܐܲܚܕܵܢܝ ܙܵܘܥܐ ܘܐܲܪܦܝܼ ܫܲܒ݂ܩܢܝ ܕܠܐ ܣܵܥܘܼܪܘܼ. ܕܠܐ ܣܵܥܘܼܪܘܼ ܦܵܫܹܬ݂ ܩܵܡܹܬ݂ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܘܼܠܗܵܝܵܐ. ܘܫܵܪܝܼܬ݂ ܕܹܐܒ݂ܥܹܐ ܚܫܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ ܥܡ ܒܪ ܐܡܘܿܨ. ܥܡ ܒܪ ܐܲܡܘܿܨ ܝܗܒܹ݁ܬ݂ ܘܵܝܵܐ ܠܲܩܢܘܿܡܝ ܛܲܡܵܐܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  The discourse is composed in dodecasyllabic metre.

author: Kamis
title: Extracts from the hymns of Kamis or Khamis
rubric: ܏ܬܘܼܒ ܏ܒܝܕ ܏ܐܠܗܐ ܏ܟܬܒܢܐ ܏ܩܠܝܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܏ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܏ܕܟܡܣ. ܠܪܫܘܿܡ ܐܕܫܟ ܗܘܼܠܹܐ ܕܠܒ݁ܐ ܠܘܼܚܐ ܩܵܡܹ̇ܬ: ܘܟܕ ܐܸܬ݂ܩܲܛܓ̣ܪ ܛܘܼܦܣܟ ܡܹܚܕܐ ܒܗ ܐܸܨܛܲܠܡܹܬ. ܘܕܐܹܬܚܲܝܵܕܢܲܢ ܠܵܐ ܬܘܼܒ݂ ܐܢܵܐ ܒܝܼ ܐܸܬܪܫܡܹܬ. ܚܘܒܟ ܘܒܹܗܹܘ ܫܹܠܡܹܬ. ܏ܘܫ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 566.
The hymns, 13 in total, are composed in dodecasyllabic metre.

title: Canons for various occasions
rubric: ܒܫܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܟ݁ܬܒܹܢܐ ܩܢܘܼ̈ܢܐ ܕܫܒܲܚ ܠܡܪܝܐ
They are in heptasyllabic metre, with rhyme.
  title: The first hymn
  rubric: ܕܐܒܘܢ
  incipit: ܒܪܫܝܬ ܩܵܡܘ ܗܘ̣ܘ ܒܕܘܼܡܪܐ. ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܘܢܘܪܐ. ܘܝܲܒܸ݁ܒ݂ ܗܘ̣ܘ ܫܘܼܒܚܐ ܘܗܕܪܐ. ܒܕܘܼܟ݂ܪܢܗ ܕܐܒ݂ܘܢ ܕܡܝܼܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܠܢ ܦܲܠܚܵܐ ܒܚܝܼܪܐ. ܕܫܵܛ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܥܵܒܘܪܐ. ܘܲܠܥܘܼܬܪܗ ܣܢ̣ܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܘܲܫ̣ܪܐ. ܘܠܨܠܝܒܗ ܛܥ̣ܢ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܟ݂ܘܼܫܪܐ. ܘܲܠܡܪܗ ܪܚܹܡ ܒܲܫܪܪܐ. ܘܐܲܙܝܼܥ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܩܵܠܗ ܗܕܝܼܪܐ. ܠܣܝܼ̈ܥܬܐ ܕܒܥܹܠܕܪܵܐ. ܘܐܲܠܒܸ݁ܫ ܐܢܘܿܢ ܟܘܼܐܪܵܐ. ܘܲܠܦܠܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܹܗܬ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܚܸܦܪܐ. ܘܥܠ ܗܲܕ ܥܕܬܐ ܠܗ ܡܝܲܩܪܐ. ܒܗܘܼ̈ܠܠܐ ܘܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܬܲܗܪܐ. ܘ̇ܒܦܘܿܡ ܟܠ ܩܵܥܝܵܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܗ ܠܕܲܫܪܹܐ ܒܢܘܼܗܪܐ ܝ̇ܗܒ݂ ܢܘܗܪܐ
  title: For the for the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth Sundays in Lent
  rubric: ܕܨܵܘܡܵܐ
  All of these canons receive the same title, ܕܨܵܘܡܵܐ.
  title: For Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܕܐܘܫܥ̈ܢܐ
  title: Easter
  rubric: ܕܩܝܵܡܬܐ
  title: Ascension
  rubric: ܕܣܘܠܩܐ
  title: Pentecost
  rubric: ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘ̈ܣܛܐ

title: A penitential Anthem in rhymed stanzas
rubric: ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ
incipit: ܐܘ ܠܟ݂ܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܘܝܼܬܐ. ܙܘܼܥܝ ܘܐܣܬܪܕ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ .. ܟܕܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬ݂ܝ ܒܡܗܡܝܵܢܘܼܬܐ. ܩܘܡ ܐܸܬܦܢܲܝ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ܀ ܐܘ ܠܟܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܸܬܦܢܲܝ ܡܢ ܐܘܼܪܚ (sic) ܕܬܵܘܫܐ. ܘܗܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܕܪܝܼܫܐ ܠܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܕܬ ܩܘܕܫܐ܀ ܐܘ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܹܬܘܲܝ ܚܘܼܪ ܒܲܩܢܘܼܡܟܝ ܘܹܐܬܒܲܩܝ. ܕܡܵܘܬܟ݂ܝ ܥܠ ܒܵܠܟ݂ܝ ܐܲܝܬܝ. ܕܛܲܝܒ݂ ܠܟ݂ܝ ܡܘܪܐ ܘܥܸܠܘܝ ܀ ܏ܘܫ
It is slightly imperfect.

Paper, about 6 1/4 in. by 4 1/4, consisting of 56 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are six in number. There are from 16 to 18 lines in each page.

56 ff.

- Paper, about 6 1/4 in. by 4 1/4, consisting of 56 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are six in number. There are from 16 to 18 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular, Nestorian hand, of the xvth or xvith cent., with numerous vowel points.

See additions.

See additions.

foll. 2 b 44 a 51 b

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

- On fol. 51 b, at the foot of the page, we read, in a more recent hand, the date "A. Gr. 1496" (A.D. 1185), which is evidently wrong.

ܫܢ̣ܬ݀ ܐܠܦ ܘܐܪܒܥܡܐܐ ܘ܏ܨܘܝܘܢ

- On fol. 2 a are written the words: "This is a Nestorian book, the property of the metropolitan Zaitūn, A.D. 1848."

هذا كتاب نساطره مال مطران زيبون سنة %

15th or 16th 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 DCCCLI 2:901-903