Sloane 3597
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1157
Date:
AD 1701-2
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 171 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Sacerdotals
This manuscript contains: Maronite Offices, chiefly in Syriac, with Karshuni translations of some portions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 17 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 8 7/8 in. by 6 1/4, consisting of 171 leaves. The quires have no signatures. There are from 17 to 23 lines in each page. In the first and larger half of the volume (foll. 3—104), each page is divided into two columns; in the other, not.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a rather inelegant hand.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): Maronite Offices, chiefly in Syriac, with Karshuni
translations of some portions.
Item 2 (Fol. 3a): Various offices of Ordination.
Title: ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܡܬܘܡܝ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܚ̣ܠܦ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܐܘܣ̈ܝܐܣ ܕܠܐ ܡ̇ܕܪܟ ܠܗ ܗܘܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܗ̇ܡܣ ܒܗ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܛܐ ܠܗ .. ܚܘܼܫܒܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܪܝ ܘܕܠܐ ܫܘܼܠܡ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܟܝܪܘܛܘܛܘ̈ܢܝܐܣ(sic) ܕܪ̈ܓܝܢ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ
Title: ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܡܬܘܡܝ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܚ̣ܠܦ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܐܘܣ̈ܝܐܣ ܕܠܐ ܡ̇ܕܪܟ ܠܗ ܗܘܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܗ̇ܡܣ ܒܗ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܡ̇ܛܐ ܠܗ .. ܚܘܼܫܒܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܪܝ ܘܕܠܐ ܫܘܼܠܡ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܟܝܪܘܛܘܛܘ̈ܢܝܐܣ(sic) ܕܪ̈ܓܝܢ ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, Codex Liturgicus, t. ix.; Denzinger, Ritus Orientalium, t. ii., p. 108.
Item 3 (Fol. 3a): Of a Psaltês or Singer.
Title: ܩܕܡ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܟܝܪܘܛܘ ܕܥܠ ܦܣ̈ܠܛܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܡܐ
Title: ܩܕܡ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܟܝܪܘܛܘ ܕܥܠ ܦܣ̈ܠܛܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܡܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 10b): Of an Anagnôstês or Reader.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܥܠ ܩܪܘܝܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܥܠ ܩܪܘܝܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 17a): Of a Hypodiaconus or Subdeacon.
Title: ܬܘܒܛܟܣܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܘܦܕܝܩܢܐ
Title: ܬܘܒܛܟܣܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܘܦܕܝܩܢܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 26a): Of a Deacon.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܐܘܟܝ̣ܬ ܣܝ̇ܡ ܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܐܘܟܝ̣ܬ ܣܝ̇ܡ ܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 48b): Of an Archdeacon.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟ݂ܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܡܫܬ݀ܡܐ (sic) ܒܗ ܕܐܪܟ݂ܝܘܝܩܘܢ (sic)
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟ݂ܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܡܫܬ݀ܡܐ (sic) ܒܗ ܕܐܪܟ݂ܝܘܝܩܘܢ (sic)
Item 8 (Fol. 57a): Of a Priest.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܡܫ̇ܬܡܠܐ ܒܗ̇ ܩܫܝܫܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܡܫ̇ܬܡܠܐ ܒܗ̇ ܩܫܝܫܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 85a): Of a Periodeutês or Visitor.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܫܬܡ̇ܠܸܐ ܦܪܝܕܝܘܛܐ. ܗ ܣ̇ܥܘܪܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܫܬܡ̇ܠܸܐ ܦܪܝܕܝܘܛܐ. ܗ ܣ̇ܥܘܪܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 106a): Offices of Consecration.
Item 11 (Fol. 106a): Of a Church.
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܠܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܠܪܫܡܗ̇
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܠܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܠܪܫܡܗ̇
Item 12 (Fol. 126b): Of an Altar.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܪܫܡ ܡܕܒܚܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܪܫܡ ܡܕܒܚܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 141a): Of a Font.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܪܫܘܡ ܡܥܡܘܕ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܪܫܘܡ ܡܥܡܘܕ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 150b): Of a tablet or tablets for the altar.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܢܩܝܦܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܘܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܘܕ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ ܗ ܕܛܒ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ. ܩܘܕܫ ܛܒܠܝܬܐ ܗܘܿܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܚܡ̈ܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܘܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܡ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܣܘܠܩܐ ܡܬܬ̈ܩܢܝܢ ܛܒ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܕܦ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܝܫܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܗܟܘܬ ܪ̈ܝܫܝܬܐ ܕܫܝܫܐ ܘܣܛܪ ܘܟܕ ܡܬܬܩܢܐ ܛܒܠܝܬܐ ܡ̇ܬܟ̣ܬܒ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܗܟܢܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܠܛܒܠܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܫܬ݂݀ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝ ܦܠܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܫܪ. ܘܣ̇ܐܡ ܠܗ̇ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܠܘ ܥܠ ܛܒܠܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܡ̣ܐ ܣܝ̣ܡܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܓܒܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܐ. ܘܐܢ ܚܕܐ ܛܒܠܝܬܐ ܬܗܘܼܐ ܘܐܢ ܬܠ̈ܬ ܘܐܢ ܚܡ̈ܫ ܘܐܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܟܡܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܡܛ̇ܟܣ ܘܣ̇ܐܡ ܠܗܝܢ ܚܕܐ ܥܠ ܚܕܐ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܢܩܝܦܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܘܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܘܕ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ ܗ ܕܛܒ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ. ܩܘܕܫ ܛܒܠܝܬܐ ܗܘܿܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܚܡ̈ܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܘܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܡ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܣܘܠܩܐ ܡܬܬ̈ܩܢܝܢ ܛܒ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܕܦ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܝܫܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܗܟܘܬ ܪ̈ܝܫܝܬܐ ܕܫܝܫܐ ܘܣܛܪ ܘܟܕ ܡܬܬܩܢܐ ܛܒܠܝܬܐ ܡ̇ܬܟ̣ܬܒ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܗܟܢܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܠܛܒܠܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܫܬ݂݀ ܒܐܝܕ̈ܝ ܦܠܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܫܪ. ܘܣ̇ܐܡ ܠܗ̇ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܠܘ ܥܠ ܛܒܠܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܡ̣ܐ ܣܝ̣ܡܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܓܒܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܐ. ܘܐܢ ܚܕܐ ܛܒܠܝܬܐ ܬܗܘܼܐ ܘܐܢ ܬܠ̈ܬ ܘܐܢ ܚܡ̈ܫ ܘܐܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܟܡܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܡܛ̇ܟܣ ܘܣ̇ܐܡ ܠܗܝܢ ܚܕܐ ܥܠ ܚܕܐ. ܘܫ.
Item 15 (Fol. 166b): Of the napkins, in Karshūnī.
Title: ܪܣܐܡܗ̈ ܐܠܢܘܐܦܝܪ ܐܝܗܐ ܐܠܪܒ ܐܠܐܠܗ ܐܠܛ̣ܐܒܛ ܐܠܟ̇ܠ ܢܣܐܠܟ݁ ܐܢ ܬܒܐܪܟ݁ ܗܘܠܐܝ ܐܠܢܘܐܦܝܪ ܐܠܟ̇ܬܐܢ ܠܨܛܥܘܢ ܘܝܥܛܦ ܒܗَܡܓܣܕ ܪܒܢܐ ܝܣܘܥ ܐܠܡܣ ܘܕܡّܗ ܐܠܙܟ݁ܝ ܐܠܕܝ ܡܥܟ݁ ܝܚܝܐ ܘܝܡܠܟ݁ ܐܠܝ ܐܒܕ݁ ܐܠܐܒܕܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ
Title: ܪܣܐܡܗ̈ ܐܠܢܘܐܦܝܪ ܐܝܗܐ ܐܠܪܒ ܐܠܐܠܗ ܐܠܛ̣ܐܒܛ ܐܠܟ̇ܠ ܢܣܐܠܟ݁ ܐܢ ܬܒܐܪܟ݁ ܗܘܠܐܝ ܐܠܢܘܐܦܝܪ ܐܠܟ̇ܬܐܢ ܠܨܛܥܘܢ ܘܝܥܛܦ ܒܗَܡܓܣܕ ܪܒܢܐ ܝܣܘܥ ܐܠܡܣ ܘܕܡّܗ ܐܠܙܟ݁ܝ ܐܠܕܝ ܡܥܟ݁ ܝܚܝܐ ܘܝܡܠܟ݁ ܐܠܝ ܐܒܕ݁ ܐܠܐܒܕܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ
Item 16 (Fol. 167a): Of a cemetery, in Karshūnī.
Title: ܘܐܝܛܐ ܒܥܘܢ ܐܠܠܗ ܘܚَܣܢܬܘܦܝܩܗ ܢܟܬܒ ܬܟܪܝܣ ܐܠܡܩܐܒܪ ,[تكريس]
Title: ܘܐܝܛܐ ܒܥܘܢ ܐܠܠܗ ܘܚَܣܢܬܘܦܝܩܗ ܢܟܬܒ ܬܟܪܝܣ ܐܠܡܩܐܒܪ ,[تكريس]
Item 17 (Fol. 170a): The Confirmation of a child after Baptism, by
anointing with the holy Chrism, in Karshūnī.
Title: ܘܐܝܛ̣ܐ ܢܟ݁ܬܒ ܬܩܕܡܗ̈ ܐܠܬܬܒܝܬ [التثبيت] ܦܝ ܐܠܡܝܪܘܢ ܡܢ ܝَܕّ ܪܐܣ ܟ݁ܗܢܗ ܒܥܕ ܐܠܐܥܬܡܐܕ
Title: ܘܐܝܛ̣ܐ ܢܟ݁ܬܒ ܬܩܕܡܗ̈ ܐܠܬܬܒܝܬ [التثبيت] ܦܝ ܐܠܡܝܪܘܢ ܡܢ ܝَܕّ ܪܐܣ ܟ݁ܗܢܗ ܒܥܕ ܐܠܐܥܬܡܐܕ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
At the end of the first part of the volume, on fol. 105 a, there is a
note, which states that it was written by Maryam (Mary), the
daughter of the priest Yūhannān or
Hannā
, from the village of
Dar'ūn, in the northern district
of the Lebanon, for the cousin of the
metropolitan Hannā ibn al-Muhāsib of Jūstā (Gūstā,
Augusta)
, A.D. 1701. See,
Stephanus II. See Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. iii, col.
72.
ܟܡܠܬ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܫܪܛܘܢܝܗ ܐܠܬܝ ܬܚܘَܝ̣ ܪܣܐܡܗ̈ ܕܪܓܐܬ ܐܠܟܢܝܣܗ ܐܠܬܝ
ܦܣ̈ܠܛܐ ܘܩܪܘܝܐ ܕܐܘܦܕܝܩܢܐ ܘܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܕܐܪܟܕܝܩܢ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܦܪܝܕܝܘܛܐ ܥܠܝ ܝَܕّ ܐܡܪܐܗ ܟܐܛܝܗ
ܐܠܟܣܠܐܢܗ ܦܝ ܐܦܐܥܐܠ(sic) ܐܠܟܝܪ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܠܪܐܗܒܗ ܡܢ ܕܝܪ ܡܐܪ ܝܚܢܐ ܚܪܐܫ. ܒܢܬ ܐܠܟܘܪܝ
ܚܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܗ̈ ܕܪܥܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܠܫܡܐܠܝ. ܦܝ ܐܝܐܡ ܣܝَّܕܢܐ ܐܠܒܛܪܝܪܟ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܕܘܝܗܝ ܐܠܒܐܪ
ܡܐܪ ܐܣܛܦܐܢܘܣ ܪܐܣ ܐܠܡܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܠܚܐܘܝ ܓܡܝܥ ܐܠܥܠܘܡ ܐܠܐܠܗܝܗ ܘܐܠܛܒܝܥܝܗ ܘܐܠܪܝܐܛܗ ܦܪܝܕ
ܥܨܪܗ ܦܝ ܡܥܪܦܗ̈ ܐܠܬܣܐܠܝܡ ܐܠܪܣܘܠܝܗ. ܘܗܝ ܒܪܣܡ ܐܒܢ ܟܐܠ ܝ[جالِ
,ܟܐܠ read]ܐܠܡܛܪܐܢ ܚܢܐ ܐܠܡܟܪܡ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܡܚܐܣܒ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܗ̈ ܓܘܣܛܐ ܐܠܠܗ ܝܗܢܝܗ ܦܝܗܐ ܙܡܐܢ
ܛܘܝܠ ܐܡܝܢ. ܘܟܐܢ ܕܠܟ ܦܝ ܣܢܗ̈ ܐܥܐ ܠܠܬܓܣܕ ܐܠܐܠܗܝ ܐܠܬܝ ܬܩܐܒܠ ܠܣܢܗ̈ ܐܐܝܒ
ܠܣܟ̣ܕܪ(sic) ܐܒܢ ܦܝܠܒܘܣ ܐܠܝܘܢܐܢܝ. ܘܠܣܢܗ̈ ܐܩܝܒ ܠܗܐܓܪܗ ܐܠܡܣܠܡܝܢ. ܘܠܐܒܘܢܐ ܐܕܡ
ܙܒܦܕܝܚ. ܦܝ ܐܘܠ ܝܘܡ ܡܢ ܫܗܪ ܟܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܬܐܢܝ ܝܘܡ ܟ݂ܬܐܢܗ̈ ܪܒܢܐ ܝܣܘܥ ܐܠܡܣ.
Addition 2:
Similarly, on fol. 85 a.
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܕܥܠ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܚܛܝ̇ܬܐ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐ̱ܢܫ ܘܡܬܩܪܝܐ
ܫܡܗ̇ ܡܪܝܡ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܕܪܥܘܢ ܒܪܬܗ̇ ܟܘܪܝܐ(sic) ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܬܐ
ܓܪܒܝܝܐ ܫܢܬ ܐܥܐ ܡܪ̈ܢܝܐ.
Addition 3:
At the end of the second part, fol. 171 a, is the following note,
giving the date A.D. 1702.
ܐܟ݁ܬܡܠܘ ܗܘَܠܐܝ ܐܠܟܬܟ݁ܐܪܝܣ ܐܠܕܝܢ ܗَܡ ܐܠܒܝܥܗ.
ܘܐܠܡܕܒܚ ܘܐܠܡܥܡܘܕܝܗ ܘܐܠܛܒܠܝܬ ܘܐܠܬܬܒܝܬ. ܥܠܝ ܝܕ ܐܚܩܪ ܐܠܢܐܣ ܡܪܝܐܡ ܐܠܪܐܗܒܗ ܒܢܬ
ܐܠܟ݂ܘܪܝ ܚܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܗ̈ ܕܪܥܘܢ ܘܟ݁ܐܢ ܦܝ ܬܐܪܝܟ ܣܢܗ̈ ܐܥܒ ܪܒܐܢ.
Addition 4:
Fol. 1 a contains some account of the contents of this volume in French.
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