London, BL, Egerton 703
source date: A.D. 1683
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1152, Egerton 703, London, BL, Egerton 703, BL Egerton MS 703, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 305, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCV

[This manuscript contains: The Order of the Solemnization of Matrimony.; Taking of Hands in Karshūnī.; A short tract on Humility.; The form of Absolution, in Karshūnī. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.]

Syriac

title: The Order of the Solemnization of Matrimony.
rubric: ܒܫܸܡ ܐܒ̣ܐ ܣܓ̣ܝ̣ܕ ܐܘܼܣܝܵܐ̣. ܘܲܒܪܐ ܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܡܬ݂ܘܿܡܵܝܐ. ܘܪܘܼܚܐ ܢܵܦܘܿܩܵܐ ܚܲܝܵܐ̣.ܬܠܵܬ̣ܵܐ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܚܲܕ ܡܵܪܝܐ܀ ܡܫܲܪܹܐ ܥܲܒ̣ܕܵܐ ܚܲܛܵܝܐ̣. ܕܢܸܟ݂ܬ݁ܘܿܒ݂ ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܡܟ݂ܘܼܪܝܐ. ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܵܠܡܐ ܒܫܘܼܡܠܝܐ̣. ܡܵܪܢ ܡܲܢܲܥܝܢܝ ܠܫܘܼܡܠܵܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܐܘܿ ܒܲܪܥܸܠܵܝܐ
Compare Denzinger, Ritus Orientalium, t. ii., p. 420; Badger, The Nestorians and their Rituals, t. ii., p.244.
  Foll. 2b-4
  title: The Taking of Hands or the Espousals.
  Foll. 4b-10
  title: The Benediction of the Garments.
  rubric: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܥܲܠ ܡܵܐܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܩܘܕܵܫ ܡܵܐܢܹ̈ܐ
  rubric: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ
  Foll. 10b-14
  title: The Marriage.
  rubric: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܲܡܟ݂ܘܼܪܝܵܐ
  Foll. 15a-22
  title: The ceremony of Coronation.
  rubric: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܟ݂ܘܼܠܵܠܵܐ
    Foll. 15a-22
    title: Containing a lesson from the Gospel of S. John, ch. ii. 1—11, written in Karshūnī.
    Fol. 22 is a later insertion.
  Foll. 23a-24
  title: The Benediction of the Bridegroom.
  rubric: ܒܘܼܪܟ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܚܲܬ݂ܢܵܐ
  Foll. 25a-27
  title: The Benediction of the Bride.
  rubric: ܒܘܼܪܟ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܲܠܬ݂ܐ
  This and the previous benediction are alphabetical prayers.
  title: The Knotting (or Setting up) of the Bridal Chamber.
  rubric: ܒܘܼܪܵܟ ܩ̣ܛܪ ܓܢܘܿܢܵܐ
  rubric: ܛܲܟ݂ܣܵܐ ܕܩ̣ܛܪ ܓܢܘܿܢܵܐ
  Compare Denzinger, Ritus Orientalium, t. ii., p. 420; Badger, The Nestorians and their Rituals, t. ii., p.244.

Foll. 32b-34
title: Taking of Hands in Karshūnī.
rubric: ܒܝܲܕ ܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܢ ܣܓ݂ܝ̣ܕܵܐ ܟܵܬܹ݁ܒܢܵܐ ܡܹܐܚܲܕ ܐܝ̣ܕܵܐ ܘܗܲܝܡܲܢܬܐ ܒܓܲܪܫܘܼܢܝ̣
As an appendix to no. 1.

Foll. 34b-36
title: A short tract on Humility.
rubric: ܥܲܠ ܡܲܟ݁ܝ̣ܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܲܐܝܠܹܝܢ ܫܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܡܗܘܼܗ̇ ܝ̣ܚܝ̣ܕ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܲܕܹܩܘ ܠܢ ܥܲܠ ܫܘܼܦܪܹ̈ܝܗ̇ ܘܝܲܩܪܘܿܗ
incipit: ܡܵܪܢ ܠܡܲܟ݁ܝ̣ܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܝܵܪܬܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܟ݁ܘܼܬ݂ ܫܡܲܝܐ ܡܠ̣ܟ܀

Foll. 36b-37
title: The form of Absolution, in Karshūnī.
rubric: ܢܸܟ݁ܬܸܒ݁ ܨܲܠܘܵܐܬ݁ ܐܲܠܚܸܠܘܼܠ ܠܸܠܡܵܥܬܸ݁ܪܦ݁ܝ̣ܢ
incipit: ܐܲܠܠܗ̇ ܐܲܠܩܵܐܕܪ ܥܲܠܵܝ ܟܳܥ ܫܲܝ ܝܸܬ݁ܪܲܚܲܡ ܥܲܠܝܟ݁. ܘܝܲܓ݂ܦܸ݁ܪ ܟܲܛܝّ̣ܬܟ. ܘܝܲܪܫܸܕܟ݁ ܐܸܠܵܝ ܐܲܠܚܲܝܵܐܬ݁ ܐܲܠܕܵܐܝܡܹܗ ܐܵܡܝ̣ܢ܀

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.

37 ff.

- 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.

This volume is written in a good, regular, Nestorian character, with numerous vowel-points, etc.

Fol. 22 is a later insertion.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- Colophon

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 ܠܗ ܏ܘܫ. ܛܲܪܛܸܫ ܕܝܢ ܐܘܵ ܟܲܝܬ݂ ܚܲܒܸ݁ܠ ܠܛܲܪ̈ܦܹܐ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܕܵܘܝܵܐ ܘܲܫܦ̣݁ܠ ܐܢܵܫ̈ܝ̣ܢ. ܏ܘܫ. ܡܚܝ̣ܠܵܐ ܘܚܲܛܵܝܐ ܝܵܘܣܸܦ ܥܛܝ̣ܦ ܕܲܪܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܦܵܛܲܪܝܵܪܟ݁ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ܐܵܬ݂ܟ݁ܬܸܒ݂ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܗܵܢܐ ܒܲܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܪܝ̣ܟܬ݁ܐ ܘܲܡܒܲܪܟ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ. ܘܟܲܗܝ̣ܢܬ݀ ܒܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬܐ ܫܸܡܥܘܿܢܵܝܬܐ. ܘܥܲܫܝ̣ܢܬ݀ ܒܟ݂ܵܪܘܿܙܘܼܬܵܐ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣܵܝܬܵܐ. ܐܵܡܸܕ ܕܣܝ̣ܡܵܐ ܘܒܲܢܝܵܐ ܠܥܹܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܸܩܠܬ݂ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܥܕܹܢܵܝܐ ܏ܘܫ.

- On fol. 1 a there is a note in Italian, enumerating the contents of the book.

"Joseph I. Libro msto caldaico, in lingua caldaica ed arabica, in 8. contiene 1. Il Rito intiero de Matrimonij, cioe benedizione delle vesti," etc.

- This book once belonged to Dr. Adam Clarke. See the Catalogue of his MSS. by J. B. B. Clarke, p. 202, no. 247.

AD 1683

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 CCCV 1:237-239