Egerton 703
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1152
Date:
AD 1683
East Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 37 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Sacerdotals; Service-books
The Order of the Solemnization of
Matrimony.; Taking of Hands; A short tract on Humility.; The form of Absolution
Physical Description
Paper, about 8 1/2 in. by 5 5/8, consisting of 37 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are four in number. There are 18 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, East Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, regular, Nestorian character, with
numerous vowel-points, etc.
Hand 2 (minor, Arabic Garshuni script):
Fol. 22 is a later insertion, written in Karshūnī.
Hand 3 (minor, Arabic Garshuni script):
Several of the contents (see foll. 32 b, 36 b) are written in Karshūnī
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 2b): The Order of the Solemnization of
Matrimony.
Title: ܒܫܸܡ ܐܒ̣ܐ ܣܓ̣ܝ̣ܕ ܐܘܼܣܝ̣ܵܐ̣. ܘܲܒ݂ܪܐ ܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܡܬ݂ܘܿܡܵܝܐ. ܘܪܘܼܚܐ ܢܵܦܘܿܩܵܐ ܚܲܝܵܐ̣. ܬܠܵܬ̣ܵܐ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܚܲܕ ܡܵܪܝܐ ܀ ܡܫܲܪܹܐ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܐ ܚܲܛܵܝܐ̣. ܕܢܸܟ݂ܬ݁ܘܿܒ݂ ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܡܟ݂ܘܼܪܝܐ. ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܵܠܡܐ ܒܫܘܼܡܠܝܐ̣. ܡܵܪܢ ܡܲܢܲܥܝܢܝ ܠܫܘܼܡܠܵܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܐܘܿ ܒܲܪܥܸܠܵܝܐ
Title: ܒܫܸܡ ܐܒ̣ܐ ܣܓ̣ܝ̣ܕ ܐܘܼܣܝ̣ܵܐ̣. ܘܲܒ݂ܪܐ ܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܡܬ݂ܘܿܡܵܝܐ. ܘܪܘܼܚܐ ܢܵܦܘܿܩܵܐ ܚܲܝܵܐ̣. ܬܠܵܬ̣ܵܐ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܚܲܕ ܡܵܪܝܐ ܀ ܡܫܲܪܹܐ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܐ ܚܲܛܵܝܐ̣. ܕܢܸܟ݂ܬ݁ܘܿܒ݂ ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܡܟ݂ܘܼܪܝܐ. ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܵܠܡܐ ܒܫܘܼܡܠܝܐ̣. ܡܵܪܢ ܡܲܢܲܥܝܢܝ ܠܫܘܼܡܠܵܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܐܘܿ ܒܲܪܥܸܠܵܝܐ
Note: Compare Denzinger, Ritus Orientalium, t. ii., p. 420;
Badger, The Nestorians and their Rituals, t. ii.,
p.244.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): The Taking of Hands or the Espousals.
Item 3 (Fol. 4b): The Benediction of the Garments.
Title: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܥܲܠ ܡܵܐܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܩܘܕܵܫ ܡܵܐܢܹ̈ܐ
Title: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ
Title: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܥܲܠ ܡܵܐܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܩܘܕܵܫ ܡܵܐܢܹ̈ܐ
Title: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 10b): The Marriage.
Title: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܲܡܟ݂ܘܼܪܝܵܐ
Title: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܲܡܟ݂ܘܼܪܝܵܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 15a): The ceremony of Coronation.
Title: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܟ݂ܘܼܠܵܠܵܐ
Title: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܟ݂ܘܼܠܵܠܵܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 22): A lesson from the Gospel of S. John, ch. ii. 1—11,
Notes:
- written in Karshūnī.
- Fol. 22 is a later insertion.
Item 7 (Fol. 23a): The Benediction of the Bridegroom.
Title: ܒܘܼܪܟ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܲܬ݂ܢܵܐ
Title: ܒܘܼܪܟ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܲܬ݂ܢܵܐ
Note: Alphabetical prayers.
Item 8 (Fol. 25a): The Benediction of the Bride.
Title: ܒܘܼܪܟ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܲܠܬ݂ܐ
Title: ܒܘܼܪܟ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܲܠܬ݂ܐ
Note: Alphabetical prayers.
Item 9 (Fol. 27): The Knotting (or Setting up) of the Bridal
Chamber.
Title: ܒܘܼܪܵܟ ܩ̣ܛܪ ܓܢܘܿܢܵܐ
Title: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܩ̣ܛܪ ܓܢܘܿܢܵܐ
Title: ܒܘܼܪܵܟ ܩ̣ܛܪ ܓܢܘܿܢܵܐ
Title: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܩ̣ܛܪ ܓܢܘܿܢܵܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 32b): Taking of Hands
Title: ܒܝܲܕ ܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܢ ܣܓ݂ܝ̣ܕܵܐ ܟܵܬܹ݁ܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܡܹܐܚܲܕ ܐܝ̣ܕܵܐ ܘܗܲܝܡܲܢܬ݁ܐ ܒܓܲܪܫܘܼܢܝ̣
Title: ܒܝܲܕ ܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܢ ܣܓ݂ܝ̣ܕܵܐ ܟܵܬܹ݁ܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܡܹܐܚܲܕ ܐܝ̣ܕܵܐ ܘܗܲܝܡܲܢܬ݁ܐ ܒܓܲܪܫܘܼܢܝ̣
Notes:
- Given as an appendix to The Order of the Solemnization of Matrimony, fol. 2 b
- In Karshūnī.
Item 11 (Fol. 34b): A short tract on Humility.
Title: ܥܲܠ ܡܲܟ݁ܝ̣ܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܲܐܝܠܹܝܢ ܫܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܡܗܘܼܗ̇ ܝ̣ܚܝ̣ܕ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܲܕܹܩܘ ܠܢ ܥܲܠ ܫܘܼܦܪܹ̈ܝܗ̇ ܘܝܲܩܪܘܿܗ Incipit: ܡܵܪܢ ܠܡܲܟ݁ܝ̣ܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܝܵܪܬܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟ݁ܘܼܬ݂ ܫܡܲܝܐ ܡܠ̣ܟ܀
Title: ܥܲܠ ܡܲܟ݁ܝ̣ܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܲܐܝܠܹܝܢ ܫܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܡܗܘܼܗ̇ ܝ̣ܚܝ̣ܕ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܲܕܹܩܘ ܠܢ ܥܲܠ ܫܘܼܦܪܹ̈ܝܗ̇ ܘܝܲܩܪܘܿܗ Incipit: ܡܵܪܢ ܠܡܲܟ݁ܝ̣ܟ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܝܵܪܬܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟ݁ܘܼܬ݂ ܫܡܲܝܐ ܡܠ̣ܟ܀
Item 12 (Fol. 36b): The form of Absolution
Title: ܢܸܟ݁ܬܸܒ݁ ܨܲܠܘܵܐܬ݁ ܐܲܠܚܸܠܘܼܠ ܠܸܠܡܸܥܬܸ݁ܪܦ݁ܝ̣ܢ Incipit: ܐܲܠܠܗ̇ ܐܲܠܩܵܐܕܪ ܥܲܠܵܝ ܟܳܥ ܫܲܝ ܝܸܬ݁ܪܲܚܲܡ ܥܲܠܝܟ݁. ܘܝܲܓ݂ܦܸ݁ܪ ܟܲܛܝّ̣ܬܟ. ܘܝܲܪܫܸܕܟ݁ ܐܸܠܵܝ ܐܲܠܚܲܝܵܐܬ݁ ܐܲܠܕܵܐܝܡܹܗ ܐܵܡܝ̣ܢ܀
Title: ܢܸܟ݁ܬܸܒ݁ ܨܲܠܘܵܐܬ݁ ܐܲܠܚܸܠܘܼܠ ܠܸܠܡܸܥܬܸ݁ܪܦ݁ܝ̣ܢ Incipit: ܐܲܠܠܗ̇ ܐܲܠܩܵܐܕܪ ܥܲܠܵܝ ܟܳܥ ܫܲܝ ܝܸܬ݁ܪܲܚܲܡ ܥܲܠܝܟ݁. ܘܝܲܓ݂ܦܸ݁ܪ ܟܲܛܝّ̣ܬܟ. ܘܝܲܪܫܸܕܟ݁ ܐܸܠܵܝ ܐܲܠܚܲܝܵܐܬ݁ ܐܲܠܕܵܐܝܡܹܗ ܐܵܡܝ̣ܢ܀
Note: In Karshūnī.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
The colophon, fol. 31 a, states that the book was written, A.D. 1683,
by the (Roman Catholic) patriarch Joseph I.,See
Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 457; Le Quien, Or. Christ., t.ii., col. 1161.
in the city of Amid.
. ܐܸܫܬܲܪܝ̣ ܗܵܟ݂ܝܠ ܘܐܸܫܬܲܠܲܡ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܐ ܗܵܢܐ ܕܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ܀ ܒܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܒܪܝ̣ܟܵܐ ܟܵܢܘܼܢ
ܩܕܝ̣ܡ܀ ܟܚ܀ ܒܗ܀ ܒܝܘܿܡ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܐ. ܒܲܫܢܲܬ݂ ܐܵܠܸܦ ܘܫܸܬ݂ܡܵܐܐ ܘܲܬ݂ܡܵܢܐܝ̣ܢ
ܘܲܬ݂ܠܵܬ݂܀ ܒܡܵܘܠܵܕܗ ܕܡܵܪܢ ܀ ܫܘܼܒܚܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܘܫ. ܛܲܪܛܸܫ ܕܝܢ ܐܘܵ ܟܲܝܬ݂
ܚܲܒܸ݁ܠ ܠܛܲܪ̈ܦܹܐ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܕܵܘܝܵܐ ܘܲܫܦ̣݁ܠ ܐܢܵܫ̈ܝ̣ܢ. ܘܫ. ܡܚܝ̣ܠܵܐ
ܘܚܲܛܵܝܐ ܝܵܘܣܸܦ ܥܛܝ̣ܦ ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܦܵܛܲܪܝܵܪܟ݁ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ܐܸܬ݂ܟ݁ܬܸܒ݂ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ
ܗܵܢܐ ܒܲܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܪܝ̣ܟ݂ܬ݁ܐ ܘܲܡܒܲܪܟ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ. ܘܟܲܗܝ̣ܢܬ̤ ܒܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬܐ
ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢܵܝܬܐ. ܘܥܲܫܝ̣ܢܬ̤ ܒܟ݂ܵܪܘܿܙܘܼܬܵܐ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣܵܝܬܵܐ. ܐܵܡܸܕ ܕܣܝ̣ܡܵܐ
ܘܒܲܢܝܵܐ ܠܥܹܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܸܩܠܬ݂ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܥܕܹܢܵܝܐ ܘܫ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1 a there is a note in Italian, enumerating the contents of
the book.
Joseph I. Libro ms.to
caldaico, in lingua caldaica ed arabica, in 8. contiene 1. Il Rito
intiero dè Matrimonij, cioè benedizione delle vesti, etc.
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