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Add. 26,552

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1150
Description based on Wright CXCVIII ()
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.

Add. 26,552, fol. 1

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1460
Description based on Wright CXCVIII (1:137-138) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Leaf, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: The commencement of a dissertation on the Genealogies of our Lord. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Fol. 1 is a torn leaf from a vellum manuscript. Fol. 1 is much torn.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): Neatly written, of about the xiith cent.
Decoration (Illustration): the recto a saint

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): The commencement of a dissertation on the Genealogies of our Lord [defective]
  Incipit: ܢܘܿܗܪܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܡـ . . . ܘܬ ܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ . . . ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܢܚ̣ ܥܠ . . . ܟܢ . . . ܐܘܢ̈ܓܠܝܣܛܐ ܠܬܢܝ̇ܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ
Note: The item is located on the verso.

Add. 26,552, foll. 2–146

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1459
Description based on Wright CXCVIII (1:137-138) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 14th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 142 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Psalters
This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, with short arguments prefixed; The Canticles. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 7 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 142 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters, are 15 in number, the last being imperfect. There are about 15 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good hand of the xivth cent., with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels, etc.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll. 2—10 are a later addition of the xvith or xviith cent.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 12 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. 1): The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, with short arguments prefixed [defective]
  Subscription : ܫܠܡ̤ܘ ܡܙ̇ܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܒܢܘܗܵܪ̈ܐ ܐ̈ܠܨܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܕܝ ܟܬܒܐ (sic) ܐܰܠܝܻܠܐ ܘܒܲܣܝܐ ܘܣܲܪܥܘܛܐ ܘܣܝܵܢܐ ܕܟܠܢܫ
Notes:
  • The ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ and ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ are marked as usual.
  • See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 1): Psalm cli.
Item 3 (Fol. 134a): The Canticles [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 134a): The first song of Moses
Item 5 (Fol. 135b): The song of Isaiah
Item 6 (Fol. 136a): The second song of Moses
Item 7 (Fol. 139a): The Nicene Creed
Item 8 (Fol. 140a): The "Gloria in Excelsis"
 
Title:
ܬ܏ܫܒܘ ܕܐܬܡܲܠܠܬ݀ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܡܲܘܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܫܲܡܠܝܗ̇ ܏ܩܕ ܐܬܐܢܐܣܝܣ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 141a): An addition to The "Gloria in Excelsis"
  Incipit: ܏ܘܡܲܐܩܦܝܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܠܐ ܬܚ̣ܘܕ ܒܐܦ̈ܝܢ ܡܪܝ. ܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܚܢܢ ܡܲܘܕܝܢܢ. ܐܬܪܚ̣ܡ ܥܠܝܢ. ܚܘܒܟ ܢܰܓ݁ܕܳܟ ܡܢ ܐܬܪܟ ܨܝ̈ܕܝܢ ܡܪܝ. ܕܒܝܕ ܡܲܘܬܟ ܬܬܒܲܛܠܝ ܡܝܬܘܬܢ. ܐܬܪܚܲܡ ܥܠܝܢ
Item 10 (Fol. 141b): The Lord's Prayer
 
Title:
ܘܡܐܩܦܝܢ܀ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ
Item 11 (Fol. 142a): The song of the blessed Virgin
Item 12 (Fol. 142b): The Beatitudes [defective]

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: The margins of The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, with short arguments prefixed contain numerous notes, a few of which are in Arabic (e.g. fol. 24 a).Most of them are derived from the ܬܘܨܪ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ of Gregory Bar-Hebraeus , and refer to the pronunciation of words in the text, or to various readings of the Greek (ܝܘܢܝܐ , foll. 18 b, 24 a 26 b, 27 b, 30 b, etc.), Nestorian (ܢܣܛܘܪ foll. 21 b 23 a, b, 24 a, etc.), Karkaphensian (ܩܪܩܦܝܐ foll. 100 b 118 b), and Armenian (ܐܪܡܢܝܐ foll. 34 a, 62 a) versions.
Addition 2: On fol. 2 a there is a note in Arabic, stating that the book belonged to one Anton, the son of Shakūr, the son of Hannā; and another in Italian, , probably a son of the preceding. هاده كتاب مزامير انطون ولد شكور ولد حنا
Addition 3: On fol. 2 athere is a note in Italian, probably referring to a son of the preceding. ad uso di Georgio d’ Antonio

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 26552” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1150.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 26552.” 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/1150.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 26552

Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:

  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
  • , editor, A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library
  • William Wright, David A. Michelson, Robert Aydin, Jessica Pagan, and Lindsay Ruth, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 26552

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  • Created by Jessica Pagan
  • Created by Lindsay Ruth
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by Lindsay Ruth
  • 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
  • Locus information for manuscript items added by Ziyan Zhang
  • Form and material support designations edited by Claire Chen
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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