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Add. 21,031

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1135
Description based on Wright CCCCXVIII ()
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Add. 21,031, foll. 1–317

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1457
Description based on Wright CCCCXVIII (1:327-328) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1213 / AG 1524
Melkite Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 317 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: The Octôechus of the ferial days, according to the Malkite use. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 10 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 324 leaves, the last eight of which are much stained and torn. The quires, 39 in number, are signed with letters, and by a later hand with Coptic arithmetical figures. There are from 14 to 24 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Melkite Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular, Malkite hand; dated A. Gr. 1524, A.D. 1213.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Coptic script): By a later hand Coptic arithmetical figures were added to the quires.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Arabic script): See additions.
Decoration (Ornamentation): In this manuscript there are rudely executed ornaments at the beginning of each day's canon.

Contents

This manuscript contains 15 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. 1a): The Octôechus of the ferial days, according to the Malkite use
 
Title: ܟܬܒ̈ܝܢܢ ܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܫܚ̈ܝܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): First tone
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Monday
 
Title: ܩܕܡܝܬ ܒܪܟܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܝܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܬܝ܏ܒܘ ܘܕܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 9a): Tuesday
 
Title: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ ܏ܓ ܠܡܪܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡ܏ܕ
Item 5 (Fol. 12a): Wednesday
 
Title: ܝܘܡ: ܏܏ܕ: ܏ܒܫ: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܡܬܟܫ܏ܦ ܥܠ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 15a): Thursday
 
Title: ܝܘܡ ܏ܗ ܏ܒܫ ܩܢܘܢܐ ܡܬܟܫܦܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 19a): Friday
 
Title: ܝܘܡ ܥܪ܏ܘ ܥܠ ܨ̇ܠܝܒܐ ܩܢܘܢܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 25a): Saturday
 
Title: ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 28b): Second tone
Item 10 (Fol. 63b): Third tone
Item 11 (Fol. 111a): Fourth tone
Item 12 (Fol. 158a): Fifth tone
Item 13 (Fol. 192a): Sixth tone
Item 14 (Fol. 229b): Seventh tone
Item 15 (Fol. 275b): Eighth tone

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 110b): A note on fol. 110 b gives the date and the name of the scribe, Joseph bar 'Antar; but the name of his village has been erased (it began with the letter ܨ), and that of Ma'lula substituted. ܐܫܬܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫ ܡܐܐ ܘ܏ܟܕ ܡܢ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܟܣ܏ܢܕܪܘ: ܏ܟܛ: ܒܫܒܛ: ܟܬܒܗ: ܒܨܝܪܐ: ܘܚܛܝܐ: ܝܘܣܦ ܒܪܐ ܕܥܢܬܪ: ܕܢܬܩܪܐ ܒܫܡܐ: ܘܠܐ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܏ܒܩܪܝܬ: ܕܨ . . . ܐ ܟܠ ܡܢ: ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗ̣ ܐܘ: ܢܣܚ ܡܢܗ: ܢܬܪܚܡ: ܥܠ: ܟܬܘܒܗ ܐܡܝܢ: ܘܐܡܝܢ
Addition 2 (Fol. 73a): Fol. 73 a. A rudely written note, containing the name, ابن سمعان مرزوق
Addition 3 (Fol. 104b): Fol. 104 b. A note, stating that this manuscript was given as a wakf to the convent of Sergius and Bacchus at Ma'lūlā وهو وقفًا على دير القديسين الشهد (sic) سرجيوس وفاكوخوس في قرية معلولا
Addition 4 (Fol. 110b): Fol. 110 b. A note to the same effect, written by the priest Elias of Ma'lūlā, هذا الدفتر برسم مر سرجس ومر فخس المعروف بقريه معلولا واي من اخذه وجحده عن هذا المكان يكون محروم ملعون مفروز من النصارا وجميع الخلايق وكتب الحقير في الكهنه والرهبان القس الياس من قريه معلولا غفر الله له امين
Addition 5 (Fol. 110b): The priest Rizḳ-allāh has added a few words in Syriac to the preceding note. ܐܬܕܟܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܒܕܟ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܪܙܩܠܗ
Addition 6 (Fol. 232b): The same Rizḳ-allāh has written on fol. 232 b يا رب اذكُر الخاطي المسكين القس رزق الله امين امين
Addition 7 (Fol. 298a): The deacon Yaḥyā bin Salmān (or Sulaimān) has recorded his name on fol. 298 a. نصر (نظر) في هده الكتاب المبارك الشماس يحيا ابن سلمان (سليمان)......... رحمه الله
Addition 8 (Fol. 306a): On fol. 306 a we find a similar entry, by the priest Naṣr-allāh ibn Mūsā of Ma 'lūlā. نصر (نظر) في هد الكتاب (sic) المبارك العبد الخاطي الخوري نصر لله (sic) ابن موسي من قريه معلولا رحم الله له ولوالديه ولمن قرا وترحم عليه امين
Addition 9 (Fol. 314b): On fol. 314 b, one Michael, patriarch of Antioch has entered his name, with a date expressed in Coptic arithmetical figures, %, apparently A. M. 7042, A.D. 1534. On Michael, see Le Quien, Or. Christ., col. 770. عرَمَ (sic) هَذا الكتابَ المَبارك أَلحقير في رُوَسا الكهنه ميخآئيل البطريرك الانطا (sic) في تاريخ عاشر تشرين الثاني وهو يسال كل من يقرافيه يدعي لهُ بالمغفره ويترحم عليه يكون لهُ نظير ذلك من السيد المسيح المجَازي علي الاعمال والافكار Μιχαὴλ ἐλέῳ Θεοῦ πατριάρχης τῆς μεγάλης θεουπόλεως Ἀντιοχείας καὶ πάσης ἀνατολῆς

Add. 21,031, foll. 318–324

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1458
Description based on Wright CCCCXVIII (1:327-328) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Melkite Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 7 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Fly Leaves
This manuscript contains: Fragments of a Malkite lectionary. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Paper, used by the last oriental binder as fly-leaves.

Hand 1 (sole, Melkite Syriac script): Malkite, 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. 318): Fragments of a Malkite lectionary
Note: The lessons are taken from the Old Testament, according to the Pěshῑṭtā version.

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 21031” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1135.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 21031.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1135.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 21031

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  • Created by Jessica Pagan
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  • Based on the work of William Wright
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  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by William L. Potter
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Form and material support designations edited by Claire Chen
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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