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[This manuscript contains: A modern index to all the the portions of Scripture comprised in this Lectionary; A Nestorian Lectionary from the Gospels for the Sundays and Festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 132 items.]

Syriac

title: A modern index to all the the portions of Scripture comprised in this Lectionary
See additions.

title: A Nestorian Lectionary from the Gospels for the Sundays and Festivals of the whole year.
ܫܠܸܡܘ ܩܸܪ̈ܝܵܢܐ ܕܚܲܕܒܫ̈ܒܐ ܘܲܕܥܹ̈ܐܕܐ ܘܲܕܕܘ܏ܟܪ
  title: The first Sunday of the Annunciation
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  title: The second Sunday
  title: The third
  title: The fourth
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  title: The first Sunday after the Nativity
  title: The Friday of the Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  title: The second Sunday after the Nativity
  title: The Epiphany
  title: The Friday of the Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
  title: The (first) Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of S. Peter and S. Paul
  title: The second Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of the Evangelists
  title: The third Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of S. Stephen
  title: The fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of the Greek Doctors
  title: The fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of the Syrian Doctors
  title: The sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of any one Saint
  rubric: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܚܲܕ ܦ݁ܪܨܘܿܦ݁ܐ
  title: The seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of the Dead, the Children of Adam
  rubric: ܕܘܼܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܝܠܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܕܡ
  title: The eighth Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The first Sunday of Lent
  rubric: ܕܚܲܕܒܫܲܒ݁ܐ ܕܡܲܥ̱ܵܠܲ ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
  title: Monday of the first week in Lent
  title: Tuesday
  title: Wednesday
  title: Thursday
  title: Friday
  title: The second Sunday in Lent
  title: The second Friday
  title: The third Sunday
  title: The third Friday
  title: The fourth Sunday
  title: Monday of the Mid-week in Lent
  title: Tuesday
  title: Wednesday
  title: Thursday
  title: Friday
  title: The fifth Sunday in Lent
  title: The fifth Friday
  title: The sixth Sunday
  title: The sixth Friday
  title: The seventh Sunday of Lent, or Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܕܚܲܕܒܫܲܒ̇ܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
  title: Monday of the last week in Lent
  title: Tuesday
  title: Wednesday
  title: Thursday of the Passover
  rubric: ܕܚܲܡܫܵܒܫܲܒ݁ܐ ܕܦܸܨܚܵܐ
  title: Friday of the Passion
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܼܒܬ݁ܐ ܕܚܫܐ
  title: Friday of the Passion
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܼܒܬ݁ܐ ܕܚܫܐ
  title: The Great Saturday
  rubric: ܕܫܲܒ݁ܬ݂ܐ ܪ̣̈ܒ݁ܬ݂ܐ
  title: The Great Saturday
  rubric: ܕܫܲܒ݁ܬ݂ܐ ܪ̣̈ܒ݁ܬ݂ܐ
  title: The Sunday of the Resurrection
  title: Monday of the Week of Weeks
  rubric: ܕܲܬ̣ܪܹܝܢܒ݁ܫܲܒ݁ܐ ܕܫܲܒ̤݁ܬ ܫܲܒܹ̈ܐ
  title: Tuesday
  title: Wednesday
  title: Thursday
  title: Friday of the Confessors
  title: New Sunday
  title: The Commemoration of Mār George (24th of Nīsān)
  title: The Commemoration of Abimelech and Gregory
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܼܒܬܲܐ ܕܬ̣ܪ̈ܬܹܝܢ ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܝ̱ܡܲܠܟ݁ ܘܲܓܪܝܓ݂ܘܿܪ ܢܵܨܘ̈ܒ݂ܐ ܕܐܸܣ̈ܟ݁ܘܿܠܐ ܕܒܹܝܬ ܣܵܗ̈ܕ݁ܐ
  title: The third Sunday of the Resurrection
  title: The Commemoration of Rabban Hormizd
  rubric: ܕܘܼܟܪܢܐ ܕܪܒܲܢ ܗܘܪܡܙܕ ܒܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܲܒ݁ܐ ܗܢܐ
  title: The third Friday, the Commemoration of Sĕlīmōth, Adūnā, John, Abraham, and all the Metropolitans of Arbil
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܼܒ̣ܬ݁ܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܕܲܣܠܹܝܡܘܿܬ݂ ܘܐܲܕ݁ܘܼܢܵܐ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܐܒܪܗܡ. ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܝܛܪ̈܏ܦܘܼ ܕܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ
  title: The fourth Sunday of the Resurrec­tion
  title: The fourth Friday, the Commemoration of Sergius and Bacchus
  title: The fifth Sunday, the Commemoration of Addai the Apostle
  title: The fifth Friday, the Commemoration of the martyr Shīrīn
  rubric: ܕܫܝ̣ܪܹܝܢ ܣܲܗܕ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ
  title: The sixth Sunday of the Resurrection
  title: The Ascension of our Lord
  title: The Commemoration of S. Paul and S. John
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܸܬ݂ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܦܵ݁ܘܠܹܐ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܚ܏܏ܒܪ
  title: The Sunday after the Ascension
  title: Pentecost or Whitsun Day
  title: The Lesson of the Adoration (of the holy Cross)
  rubric: ܩܸܪܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܣܸܓܕ݁ܬ݂ܐ
  title: The Friday of Gold
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܼܒ̣ܬ݁ܐ ܕܕܗܒ̣ܵܐ
  title: The second Sunday of the Week of the Apostles
  rubric: ܕܚܲܕܒܫܲܒ݁ܐ ܕܲܬܪܹ̈ܝܢ ܕܫܒܘܿܥܵܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
  title: The second Friday, the Commemoration of Clement and Irenaeus
  rubric: ܥܪܘܼܒܬ݁ܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬ݁ܝܢ ܕܲܩܠܹܡܝ̣ܣ ܘܐܲܪܹܢܐ̇ܘܿܣ ܘܚܒ܏ܪ̈. ܦܛܪ̈ܝܪܟ݁ܐ
  title: The third Sunday
  title: The third Friday, Commemoration of Athanasius
  rubric: ܕܐܵܬܵܢܵܣܝܸܣ ܘܚܒ܏ܪ̈. ܦܛܪ̈ܝܪܟ݁ܐ
  title: The fourth Sunday
  title: The fourth Friday
  title: The fifth Sunday
  title: The fifth Friday, the Commemoration of Damasus
  rubric: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܒܹܝܬ ܕܲܡܣܘܣ ܐܦܣ̈܏ܩܘ. ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܐ
  title: The sixth Sunday of the Apostles
  title: The sixth Friday, the Commemoration of Gregory and of S. Thomas the Apostle (3rd of Tamūz)
  title: The seventh Sunday of the Apostles
  title: The last Friday of the week of the Apostles
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬ݁ܐ ܕܫܘܼܠܵܡ ܫܵܒ̣ܘܿܥܵܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
  title: The last Sunday of the week of the Apostles
  title: The first Friday of Hallelain, the Commemoration of Jacob of Nisibis
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܼܒܬ݁ܐ ܩܲܕܡܲܝܬܵܐ ܕܚܠܠܝܢܝ
  title: The second Sunday of Summer, or of Hallelain
  rubric: ܕܚܲܕܒܫܲܒ݁ܐ ܕܬܪܹܝܢ ܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ ܘܡܸܬ݂ܩ̄ܪܹܐ ܕܚܠܠܝܢܝ
  title: The second Friday; the Commemoration of Achudemes (ܐܲܚܘ̤ܗ̇ ܕܐܸܡܗ), Achudemes, and Moses, bishops of Nineveh (Mosul)
  title: The third Sunday of Summer
  title: The third Friday; the Commemoration of Shem-baiteh (ܫܹܝܡ ܒܲܝܬ݁ܗ), Kĕlīlyeshūa’ (ܟܠܝܠܝܫܘܥ) and Shubha-l'alaha, bishops of Nineveh
  title: The fourth Sunday of Summer
  title: The fourth Friday; the Commemoration of Ma'nā (sic, ܡܲܥܝܵܐ) and Marwān (ܡܵܪܘܵܢ), bishops of Pĕrāth (ܕܲܦܪܸܬ) or al-Basrah
  title: The fifth Sunday of Summer
  title: The fifth Friday; the Commemoration of Shamūnī and her sons (the Maccabees)
  title: The sixth Sunday of Summer
  title: The sixth Friday; the Commemoration of (Simeon) Bar-Sabbā'ē (ܕܒܲܪ ܨܲܒܵ݁ܥܹ̈ܐ)
  title: The seventh Sunday of Summer
  title: The seventh Friday; the Commemoration of Kardag (ܕܡܪܝ ܩܲܪܕܵܓ݂ ܣܵܗܕܐ)
  title: The first Sunday of Elias
  title: The first Friday; the Commemoration of Pāpā (ܦ݁̈ܦ݁̈ܐ), Simeon, Shahdost (ܫܲܗܕܘܣܬ݁), and all the Catholics
  title: The second Sunday of Elias
  title: The second Friday; the Commemoration of ‘Abda, bishop of Pĕrāth
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܐ ܐܲܦ̱ܣܩܘܿܦܐ ܕܦܪܵܬ݂
  title: The third Sunday of Elias
  title: The Invention of the Cross
  rubric: ܕܥܹܐܕܐ ܕܫܟ̣ܚܬ݁ܐ
  title: The Friday after the Invention; the Commemoration of Constantine and Helena (ܗܹܠܹܢܹܐ) his mother; the Commemoration of Sabar-yeshūa' (ܣܒܪܝܫܘܥ) the Catholic (17th of Ilūl)
  title: The Sunday after the Invention, or the fourth Sunday of Elias
  title: The fourth Friday; the Commemoration of Jacob the Martyr
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܲܥܩܘܿܒ݂ ܡܦܲܣܩܵܐ
  title: The second Sunday after the Invention, or the fifth of Elias
  title: The third Sunday after the Invention, or the sixth of Elias
  title: The fourth Sunday after the Invention, or the last Sunday of the Week of Elias
  title: The first Sunday of the Week of Moses
  title: The second Sunday
  title: The Commemoration of Phetion (ܦܸܬ݂ܝܘܿܢ), 25th of the first Teshri
  title: The third Sunday of Moses
  title: The Commemoration of Mār Kosrē
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܩܘܿܣܪܹ̈ܐ
  title: The fourth Sunday of Moses
  title: The first Sunday of the Consecration of the Church
  title: The second Sunday
  title: The third
  title: The fourth
  title: Lessons for the ferial days, from Monday to Thursday
  rubric: ܕܒܥܘܬܐ
  title: Various lessons
    title: Lessons in time of Drought
    rubric: ܕܒܨܝܪܘܼܬ ܡܸܛܪܐ
    title: At the consecration of a Bishop or Metropolitan
    rubric: ܕܟܕ ܡܬ݁ܬ݁ܣܸܝܡ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ [ܐܘ] ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐ
    title: For the Dead of various ages and ranks
    rubric: ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ

Paper, in its present mutilated state about 12 3/4 in. by 9 1/4, consisting of 187 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially at the beginning and end. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number; but the first is imperfect, a leaf being wanting after fol. 2. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 17 to 19 lines.

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- Paper, in its present mutilated state about 12 3/4 in. by 9 1/4, consisting of 187 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially at the beginning and end. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number; but the first is imperfect, a leaf being wanting after fol. 2. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 17 to 19 lines.

The writing is a good, regular, Nestorian Estrangela, with numerous vowel points and marks of punctuation, etc. This manuscript is dated A. Gr. 1518, A. H. 603 (A.D. 1206—07).

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

- Colophon

The colophon, fol. 186 a, is very much mutilated. It informs us that this Lectionary was drawn up according to the use of the convent of Beth-'Abē, which was instituted by its founder Rabban Jacob. The name of the scribe was Daniel, and he wrote it A.D. 1206—07, when Yab-alāha was Catholic Patriarch of Seleucia and Ctesiphon. This is Yab-alāha II, on whom see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 453, no. 74; and Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 1147.

. ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܘܒܣܘܝܥ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ܀ ܐܝܟ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܐܚܝܕ ܘܪ̈ܕܐ ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܡܫܡܗܐ ܘܛܒܝܒܐ ܒܥܡܪܬܐ ܕܟܘܢܝܐ ܠܗ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܒ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܝܒ ܚܝܪܬܐ ܕܒܠܣ ܣܝܡ ܝܬܒܗ ܘܡܛܟܣ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܐܬܛܟܣ ܘܐܬܬܣܝܡ ܛܘܟܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ. ܡ̣ܢ ܪܒܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ . . . ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܘܝܚܝܕܝܐ. ܢܨܘܒܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܥܗܝܕ. ܏ܘܫ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ܐܘܕܐ ܡܚܪܟܐ. ܢܦܬܐ ܕܥܠܡـ[ܐ] ܘܟܘܦܪܐ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܡܣܦܪܐ ܒܫܡܐ. ܡܫܡ. ܒܕܪܓܐ ܟܕܠ[ܐ] ܫ̇ܘܐ ܕܘܝܐ. ܕܢܝܐܝܠ. ܕܬܘ̈ܟـ . . ܕܠܐ ܐܢܝܚ ܠܡܪܗ ܐܦܠܐ ܚܕ[ܐ] ܫܥܐ. ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡܦܝ̣ܣܢܐ ܏ܘܫ . . . ܕܡܢ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ . . . ܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܥܣܪ̈ܐ܀ ܒܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ܀ . . . ܫܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬ܀ ܠܒܢܝ̈ܗ̇܀. . . ܗܓܪ܀ ܟܕ ܗܝܕܟ ܐܚܝܕ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܬܩܕܐ ܕܪܥܝܘܬܐ ܚܣܝܐ [ܕ]ܡܫܟܢ ܚܘ̈ܣܝܐ. ܠܒܢܝ̈ܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ [ܚ]ـܘܣܝܐ. ܒܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܡܕܢܚܝܐ. [ܕ]ܡܪܝ ܡܐܪܝ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܒܡܕ̈ܝܢܬܐ ܣܠܩ ܘܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ. ܡܪܝ ܝܲܗ̣ܒ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ. ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ. . .

- The index on foll. 1 and 2 contain is a modern addition.

- On fol. 187 b there is the autograph of "Edwd: Ives of Titchfield, Hants ,” followed by a note, dated "Turkey 1758, Sunday July 2nd," which states that the volume was purchased of a Deacon of the old Christian Church "at a poor Christian Town, called Camalisk-Gawerkoe, i.e. (as we were told) Christian-Gawerkoe, situated about a six hours journey to the southward of Mosul or Mosoul (ancient Nineveh)." In this church "the Relicts of Saint Barbara are entombed."

AD 1206—07 AG 1518 AH 603 Convent of Beth-'Abē

See additions.

This manuscript once belonged to Dr. Adam Clarke. See the Catalogue of his Library, compiled by J. B. B. Clarke (London, 1835), p. 119.

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 CCXLVIII 1:190-194