London, BL, Add. 21031
source date: A. Gr. 1524
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1135, Add. 21,031, London, BL, Add. 21,031, BL Add MS 21031, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 418, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXVIII

[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.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1457, Add. 21,031, foll. 1–317, London, BL, Add. 21,031, foll. 1–317, BL Add MS 21031, foll. 1-317, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 418, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXVIII

[This manuscript contains: The Octôechus of the ferial days, according to the Malkite use. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 15 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

Foll. 1a-1
title: The Octôechus of the ferial days, according to the Malkite use
rubric: ܟܬܒ̈ܝܢܢ ܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܪ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܫܚ̈ܝܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
  Foll. 1a-28
  title: First tone
    Foll. 1a-8
    title: Monday
    rubric: ܩܕܡܝܬ ܒܪܟܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܝܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܬܝ܏ܒܘ ܘܕܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ
    Foll. 9a-11
    title: Tuesday
    rubric: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ ܏ܓ ܠܡܪܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡ܏ܕ
    Foll. 12a-14
    title: Wednesday
    rubric: ܝܘܡ: ܏܏ܕ: ܏ܒܫ: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܡܬܟܫ܏ܦ ܥܠ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
    Foll. 15a-18
    title: Thursday
    rubric: ܝܘܡ ܏ܗ ܏ܒܫ ܩܢܘܢܐ ܡܬܟܫܦܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
    title: Friday
    rubric: ܝܘܡ ܥܪ܏ܘ ܥܠ ܨ̇ܠܝܒܐ ܩܢܘܢܐ
    Foll. 25a-28
    title: Saturday
    rubric: ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
  Foll. 28b-63
  title: Second tone
  Foll. 63b-110
  title: Third tone
  Foll. 111a-157
  title: Fourth tone
  Foll. 158a-191
  title: Fifth tone
  Foll. 192a-229
  title: Sixth tone
  Foll. 229b-275
  title: Seventh tone
  Foll. 275b-324
  title: Eighth tone

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.

317 ff.

- 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.

This volume is written in a good, regular, Malkite hand; dated A. Gr. 1524, A.D. 1213.

By a later hand Coptic arithmetical figures were added to the quires.

See additions.

See additions.

In this manuscript there are rudely executed ornaments at the beginning of each day's canon.

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

- Colophon

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

- Fol. 73 a. A rudely written note, containing the name,

ابن سمعان مرزوق

- 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

- 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

- The priest Rizḳ-allāh has added a few words in Syriac to the preceding note.

ܐܬܕܟܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܒܕܟ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܪܙܩܠܗ

- The same Rizḳ-allāh has written on fol. 232 b

يا رب اذكُر الخاطي المسكين القس رزق الله امين امين

- 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

- 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

- 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

AD 1213 AG 1524

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 CCCCXVIII 1:327-328

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1458, Add. 21,031, foll. 318–324, London, BL, Add. 21,031, foll. 318–324, BL Add MS 21031, foll. 318-324, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 418, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Fragments of a Malkite lectionary. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.] [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

foll. 318-324
title: Fragments of a Malkite lectionary
The lessons are taken from the Old Testament, according to the Pěshῑṭtā version.

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

Paper

7 ff.

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

Malkite, of the xiiith cent.

13th 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 CCCCXVIII 1:327-328