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source date: A.D. 1550
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[This manuscript contains: The principal offices of the Missale Romanum, from the first Sunday in Advent to the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, in the Latin language, but written in Syriac characters.; The Ordo Missae.; The prayer for the Holy Spirit, for different occasions.; A collection of Anaphoras in Syriac.; Lessons from the Epistle to the Philippians, ch. i. 1—11, and the Gospel of S. John, ch. v. 25—29; with a prooemium and a sedrā, all in Syriac.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 3a-159
title: The principal offices of the Missale Romanum, from the first Sunday in Advent to the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, in the Latin language, but written in Syriac characters.
rubric: ܐܰܕ݁ ܬܸ݁ܐ ܠܹܐܒ݂ܰܐܒ݂ܺܝ̣ ܐܲܢܺܝ̣ܡܰܐܡ ܡܶܐܰܡ: ܕ݁ܐܘܽܣ ܡܶܐܘܽܣ ܐܺܝܢ ܬܸ݁ܐ ܟ݁ܵܢܦ݂ܺܝ̣ܕܵܐ ܢܵܢ ܐܸܶܪܘܒܷ݁ܣܟܱ݁ܐܡ: ܢܸܐܟ݁ܘܹܐ ܐܻܝ̣ܪܪܻܝܕܶ݁ܐܰܢܬ݁ ܡܸܐ ܐܻܝ̣ܢܝ̣ܡܻܝ̣ܫ݆̇ܺܝ ܡܷܐܝܻ: ܐܷܬܷ݁ܐܢܻܝ̣ܡ ܐܘܽܢܻܝ̣ܒ̣ܶܪܣܻܝ̣ ܟ݁ܘܺܝ ܬ݂ܷܐ ܐܷܟ݁ܣܦܷܟ݁ܬ݂ܰܐܢܬ݁ ܢܳܢ ܟ݁ܢܦ݂ܘܽܢܕܶܢܬ݁ܘܽܪ ܏ܦܣܱܠܡܘܣ ܒ݂ܻܝ̣ܰܐܣ ܬ݁ܘܽܘܰܐܣ ܕܳ݁ܡܻܝ̣ܢܹܐ ܕܹ݁ܐܡܵܢܣܬ݁ܪܰܐ ܡܻܝ̣ܟ݁ܝܻ: ܐܹܬ݁ ܣܹܐܡܝ̣ܬ݂ܰܐܣ ܬ݁ܘܽܘܰܐܣ ܐܹܕ݁ܳܫܐ ܡܹܐ ܣܹܟ܏ܘܻܝ̣ܬܽܘܪ ܏ܐܻܝ̣ܡܡܷܐܕܺܝܰܐܬܹܐ ܏܏ܒ̣ܶܪܣܘܣ ܓ݁ܠܳܪܝܰܐ ܦܰܬ݁ܪܝܻ. ܣܝ̣ܟ݁ܘܽܬ݁ ܐܷܪܱܐܬ݀ ܐܝܺܢ ܦܪܻܝܢܫ݆ܝܻܦܝܳܐ ܟ݁ܳ܏ܘܐ ܦ݂ܝ̣ܺܢܻܝܬ݁ܳܐ ܪܸܦܸ݁ܬ݀ܝ̣ܬ݁ܘܽܪ ܐܻܝ܏ܢܬܪܵܝܻܬܘܽܣ. ܐܰܕ݁ ܬܹ݁ܐ ܠܹܐܒ݂ܰܐܒ݂ܺܝ ܏ܐܹܬ ܏ܐܻܝ̣ܣܬܷܐ ܡܳ܏ܪܕܘܽܣ ܪܹܦܷ݁ܬܷ݁ܐܢܕ݁ܺܝ ܐܝܺܢ ܬ݁ܪܴܝܻܬ݁ܘܽܡ ܣܹܪܒ݂ܰܐܬ݂ܘܽܪ ܦܷܪ ܬ݀ܳܬ݀ܘܽܡ ܐܰܢܢܘܽܡ ܟܘܽܡ ܕܝܻܫܺܝ̣ܬܘܽܪ ܓ݁ܠܳܪܝܰܐ ܦܰܬ݁ܪܻܝ ܐܹܬ݁ ܦ݂ܻܝܠܻܝܳܐ. ܦܳ܏ܣܬ ܏ܐܝܺܢܬܪܳܝܬܘܿܡ̣: ܏ܐܸܬܣܻܝܰܐܡ ܏ܐܝܺܢ ܦ݂ܷ܏ܣܬܻܝ̣ܣ ܕ܏ܘܾܦ݁ܠܻܝ̣ܫܻܝ̣ܒ݁ܘܽܣ ܏ܐܵܪܱܐܬܣܝܵܐ. ܐܹܟ݁ܣܫܻܝ̣ܬܰܐ ܟ݁ܘܹܣܘܽܡܘܽܣ ܕ݁ܵܡܝ̣ܢܹܐ ܏ܘܫ.
Headings in Arabic are in many cases prefixed.

Foll. 160a-162
title: The Ordo Missae.
rubric: ܒِܣܡِ ܐُܠܐܒ ܘَܐܠܐܒܢ ܘَܪܳܘܚَ ܐܠܩܳܕܳܣ ܐٍܠܗ ܘَܐܚِܕ. ܢܒܬܕܝ̣ ܒܡܥܘܢܗ̈ ܐܠܠَّܗ ܘَܢܟܬܒ ܛܟܣ ܩܕَّܐܣ ܐܠܐܦ݂ܪܢܓ ܐܠَّܕܝ ܝَܩܘُܠ ܐܠܩܣّܝِܣ ܡِܢ ܩَܠܒِܗِ. ܘܐܠܫܡَّܐܣ ܐܝܛ̣ܐ. ܀ ܐܝ̣ܢ ܢܵܡܝ̣ܢܹܐ ܦܱܐܬ݀ܪܝܻܣ ܐܹܬ݀ ܦ݂ܝ̣ܠܝ݂ܝ݂ ܐܹܬ݀ ܣܦܝ̣ܪܻܬ݀ܘܽܣ ܣܲܢܬ݀ܝ̣. ܐܰܡܹܢ.. ܐܝ̣ܢܬ݀ܪܵܐܝܹܒ݁ܵܐ ܐܰܪ ܐܰܠܬܰܐܪܹܐ ܕܹܐܝܹ. ܏ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ. ܐܰܕ݁ ܕܹ݁ܐܘܽܡ ܟ݁ܘܺܝ ܠ݂ܐܬ݀ܝ̣ܦ݂ܝ̣ܟ݁ܰܐܬ݀ ܝܘܽܒ݂ܷܢܬ݀ܘܽܬܹ݀ܡ ܡܹܐܐܰܡ. ܏ܣ. ܏ܩܲܫܝ̣ܫܵܐ. ܝܘܽܕ݁ܝܻܟ݁ܰܐ ܡܹܐ ܕܹ݁ܐܘܽܣ ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 162a-164
title: The prayer for the Holy Spirit, for different occasions.
rubric: بِسمٍ الأب والأبن وَرُوح القُدُس إٍلهٌ واحد. نبتدي بعون اللَّه ونكتب دعوة روح القُدُس.
rubric: ܦܹܪ ܐܵܡܢܹܝ̣ܰܐ ܣܹܐܟܘܽܠܰܐ ܣܹܐܟܘܽܠܵܪܘܽܡ. ܏ܪ ܐܰܡܹܢ. ܏ܒܪ ܕܵܡܝ̣ܢܘܽܣ ܒ݂ܵܒ݁ܝ̣ܣܟܘܽܡ. ܏ܪܣܦܢܣܝܐ ܐܹܬ ܟܘܽܡ ܣܦܝ̣ܪܹܝܬܘܽ ܬܘܽܘܵܐ. ܏ܒ݂ܷܪܣܘܽܣ. ܣܘܽܪܣܘܽܡ ܟܵܪܕܰܐ. ܏ܪ. ܐܰܒܸ݁ܐܡܽܘܣ ܐܰܕ ܕܵܡܝܹܢܘܽܡ. ܏ܒܪ. ܓ݁ܪܰܐܬܣܝܻܰܐ ܐܰܓ݁ܰܐܡܽܘܣ ܕܵܡܝ̣ܢܵܐ ܕܹܐܐܵ ܢܵܣܬܪܵܐ. ܏ܪܣܦ. ܕܝܓ݁ܢܘܽܡ ܐܸܬ ܝܘܽܣܬܘܽܡ ܐܹܣܬ. ܒ݂ܷܐܪܷܐ ܕܝܓ݁ܢܘܽܡ ܐܹܬ ܝܘܽܣܬܘܽܡ ܐܸܣܬ ܐܰܟܘܽܘܽܡ ܐܸܬ ܣܰܐܠܘܽܬܱܐܪܹܐ: ܏ܘܫ

Foll. 165a-186
title: A collection of Anaphoras in Syriac.
  Foll. 165a-166
  title: Of Dionysius bar Salibi, bishop of Amid.
  rubric: ܐܰܢܢܰܐܦ݂ܽܘܪܰܐ ܕܩܰܕܺܝܫܵܐ ܡܳܪܝ ܕܻܝܳܣܢܢܳܘܣܝܻܘܳܣ ܐܸܦܝ̣ܣܩܵܘܦܵܐ ܕܰܐܡܝ̣ܕ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒ݁ܰܪ ܨܰܠܺܝ̣ܒ݁ܝ
  Foll. 167a-169
  title: Of Xystus, bishop of Rome.
  rubric: ܐܰܢܢܰܐܦ݂ܘܽܪܰܐ ܏ܕܩܕ. ܟܣܘܽܣܛܳܘܣ ܐܸܦܝ̣ܣܩܵܘܦܵܐ ܕܪܘܽܡܝ
  Foll. 170a-174
  title: Of S. John the Evangelist.
  rubric: ܐܰܢܢܰܐܦ݂ܘܽܪܰܐ ܕܝܽܘܚܲܢܢ ܐܷܘܰܐܢܓܹܠܝ̣ܣܛܳܐ

title: Lessons from the Epistle to the Philippians, ch. i. 1—11, and the Gospel of S. John, ch. v. 25—29; with a prooemium and a sedrā, all in Syriac.
rubric: ܦܪܵܘܡܹܝܘܿܢ ܕܡܲܥܠܬܐ

Foll. 180a-180
title: Another Ordo Missae.
rubric: ܛܟܣ ܐܠܩܕّ݁ܐܣ ܥَܠَܝ ܬܪܬܝܒ ܐܠܐܦܪܢܓ. ܘܐܠܚܪܦ ܗܳܘ ܣܪܝܐܢܝ ܘܐܠܠّܦܛ ܦܪܢܓܝ

Foll. 180b-181
title: Missa de S. Trinitate.

Foll. 181b-182
title: de Spiritu Sancto.

Foll. 183a-183
title: de Sancta Cruce.

Foll. 183b-183
title: de S. Maria.

Paper, 11 in. by 8 3/8, consisting of 186 leavers. The quires, signed with letters, are 18 in number. There are from 19 to 30 lines in each page.

186 ff.

- Paper, 11 in. by 8 3/8, consisting of 186 leavers. The quires, signed with letters, are 18 in number. There are from 19 to 30 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand.

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

- Colophon

A note on fol. 174 b informs us that the book was written by Moses, [Apparently the well known Moses Mardenus or Meredinaeus. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 535] the son of Isaac, from Māridīn, for the Abyssinian bishop Sahyūn ibn Levi, in the convent of the Abyssinians dedicated to S. Stephen at Rome , A.D. 1550 (read 1549), when Paul III. was Pope.

ܐܢܬܡَّ ܘܐܬܟܡّܠ ܗَܕَܐ ܐܠܟِܬَܐܒ ܐܠܡܒܐܪ[ܟ]. ܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܩܕَّܐܣ ܒܡܥܘܢܗ̈ ܐܠܠَّܗ ܐܠܕܝ ܠَܗܳ ܐܠܟܡܐܠ. ܥَܠَܝ ܝܕ ܐܚܩܪ ܥܒܐܕ ܐܠܠَّܗ ܏ܡ ܏ܘ ܏ܣ ܏ܝ ܐܠܟܐܛܝ̣ الخ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܩܣܝܣ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܡܢ ܒܠܐܕ ܡܐܪܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܥܡܐܠ ܐܠܨܘܪ. ܟܬܒ ܦܝ ܣܢّܗ̈ ܏ܐ ܏ܗ ܏ܢܢ ܠܣܝܕܢܐ ܝܣܘܥ ܐܠܡܣܝܚ ܠܕܟܪܗِ ܠܣܓܘܕ ܘܐܠܬܣܒܝܚ. ܦܝ ܕܝܪ ܡܐܪ ܣܛܦܐܢܘܣ ܕܝܪ ܐܠܚܒܫ ܥܠܝ ܓܐܢܒ ܡܐܪ ܒܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ ܒܡܕܝܢܗ̈ ܐܠܥܛܡܐ ܪܘܡَܐ. ܦܝ ܙܡܐܢ ܐܠܐܒ ܐܠܡܥܛܡ ܘܐܠܦܐܦܐ ܐܠܡܟܪܡ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܐܠܬܐܠܬ ܐܕܐܡܗ ܐܠܠܗ ܬَܥَܐܠܝ ܐܡܝܢ. ܘܐܝܛܐ ܦܝ̣ ܙܡܐܢ ܐܒܘܢܐ ܘܬܐܓ ܪܘܣܢܐ ܐܠܒܐܛܪܝܪܟ ܐܠܝܥܩܘܒܝܗ ܡܐܪ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܘܣ [Ignatius XIV. (alias X.). See Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 1404.]. ܐܠܕܝ ܦܝ ܟܪܣܝ ܐܠܙܥܦܪܐܢ ܐܕܐܡܗ ܐܠܠܗ ܬܥܠܝ ܐܡܝܢ. ܘܟܐܢ ܐܠܡܗܬܡ ܒܗܕܐ ܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܡܒܐܪܟ ܐܒܘܢܐ ܘܥܙܝܙܢܐ ܐܣܩܦ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܐܠܚܒܫܝ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܐܡܝܪ ܐܠܟܒܝܪ ܠܶܐܘܝ ܩܪܐܝܒ ܐܠܣܠܛܐܢ ܐܠܟܒܝܪ ܐܠܕܝ ܦܝ ܒܠܐܕ ܐܠܚܒܫ ܐܠܠܗ ܝܪܚܡܢܐ ܒܨܠܐܬܗ ܐܡܝ̣ܢ. ܐܠܪܓܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܟܐٍ ܝܢܛܪ ܦܝ ܗَܕَܐ ܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܝܬܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܬܠܡܝܕ ܐܠܕܝ ܟܬܒܗ. ܘܥܠܝ ܐܒܘܗ ܘܐܡܗ ܘܐܟܘܬܗ ܘܐܡܘܐܬܗ. ܘܐܝܛܐ ܥܠܝ ܐܒܘܢܐ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܐܠܚܒܫܝ ܐܠܕܝ ܗܘ ܨܐܪ ܦܝ ܣܒܒܗ. الخ

- Colophon

The name of the writer and the date are repeated in the ornamental device on fol. 178 a,where we read: i.e. A. Gr. 1860, A.D. 1549. This is correct, as Paul III. died on the 10th of November, 1549.

ܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܡܘܿܫܐ ܬܚܘܒܝܘܣ܆ ܟܕܡܬܓܘܣ ܒܵܐܬܸܘܵܣ. ܒܰܫܢ̣ܬ݀ , ܐ̱܏ܦ݂ܣ ܕܐܰܠܟܣܢܕܪܵܘܣ܆ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ

- Another note, on fol. 179 a, mentions the names of several Cardinals and other persons.

ܐܢܬܡ ܘܐܬܟܡَّܠ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܡܒܐܪܟ ܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܩܕَّܐܣ ܥܠܝ ܝܕ ܐܚܩܪ ܥܒܐܕ ܐܠܠܗ ܡܘܣܝ ܒܐܠܐܣܡ ܪܐܗܒ ܘܩܣܝܣ ܘܒܐܠܦܥܠ ܒܥܝܕ ܡܢ ܒܠܐܕ ܡܐܪܕܝܢ. ܐܠܪܓܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܟܐ ܝܢܛ̣ܪ ܦܝܗ ܝܬܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܕܝ ܟܬܒܗ. ܘܥܠًܝ ܘܐܠܕܝܗ ܘܟܠ ܐܢܣܐܢ ܡܬܠ ܛܠܒܬܗ ܝܥܛܝܗ ܐܠܪܒ ܦܝ ܝܘܡ ܐܠܕܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܘܟܐܢ ܬܐܪܝܟܗ ܦܝ ܙܡܐܢ ܐܠܐܒ ܐܠܡܥܛܡ ܐܠܦܐܦܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܐܠܬܐܠܬ ܦܝ ܡܕܝܢܗ̈ ܪܘܡܐ ܐܠܥܛܡܐ ܐܕܐܡܗ ܐܠܠܗ ܬܥܐܠܝ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܘܟܐܢ ܐܠܡܫܬܗܕ ܒܗ. ܐܠܐܒ ܐܠܚܣܢ ܐܠܠܛܝܦ ܨܐܚܒ ܐܠܡܥܐܢܝ ܐܠܚܠܘܗ ܘܐܠܐܠܦܐܨ̇ ܐܠܡܚܝّܗ ܥܙܝܙܢܐ ܡܚܒ ܐܠܓܪܒܐ ܡܬܠ ܐܒܘܢܐ ܐܒܪܐܗܝܡ ܐܠܟܪܕܢܐܠ ܣܲܢܬܰܐ ܟܪܘܙ. ܨܐܚܒ ܐܠܐܣܡ ܐܠܨ̇ܪܝܦ ܐܠܪܒ ܝܥܛܝܗ ܟܝܪ ܗَܕܗِ ܐܠܕܢܝܐ ܘܢܥܝܡ ܐܠܐܟܪܗ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܘܐܝܛܐ ܐܠܟܪܕܢܐܠ ܐܠܡܒܐܪܟ ܐܠܟܪܝܡ ܐܠܪܚܘܡ ܐܠܡܚܒ. ܐܰܦܰܐܪܻܝܣ. ܘܐܠܟܪܕܢܐܠ ܕܢܓܠ ܬܸܪܪܐ ܐܠܡܥܪܘܦ ܒܐܠܟܝܪ ܘܐܠܐܚܣܐܢ ܒܝܢ ܓܡܝܥ ܐܠܢܐܣ ܨܐܚܒ ܐܠܐܦܥܐܠ ܐܠܚܣܢܗ ܩܕܐܡ ܐܠܠܗ. ܘܐܝܛܐ ܦܝ ܙܡܐܢ ܐܠܩܣܝܣ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ. ܐܠܓܡܝܠ ܦܝ ܐܥܡܐܠ ܐܠܟܝܪ. ܟܐܬܒ ܐܠܐܒ ܐܠܥܙܝܙ ܐܠܦܐܦܐ. ܘܐܠܩܣܝܣ ܡܣܝ̣ܪ ܡܐܪܝܐܢܐ ܐܠܡܬܛ̣ܥ ܡܬܠ ܝܘܣܦ ܐܒܢ ܐܒܘܢܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ.

- On fol. 2 b there is an ornamented cross.

- Fol. 1 contains some account of the contents of the book, in Latin, but erroneous in several particulars.

AD 1549

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 CCLXXXIII 1:214-216