London, BL, Sloane 3597
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1157, Sloane 3597, London, BL, Sloane 3597, BL Sloane MS 3597, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 304, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCIV

[This manuscript contains: Maronite Offices, chiefly in Syriac, with Karshuni translations of some portions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 17 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-171
title: Maronite Offices, chiefly in Syriac, with Karshuni translations of some portions.
  Foll. 3a-105
  title: Various offices of Ordination.
  rubric: 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
  See Assemani, Codex Liturgicus, t. ix.; Denzinger, Ritus Orientalium, t. ii., p. 108.
    Foll. 3a-10
    title: Of a Psaltês or Singer.
    rubric: ܏ܩܕܡ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܟܝܪ܏ܘܛܘ ܕܥܠ ܦܣ̈ܠܛܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܡܐ
    Foll. 10b-16
    title: Of an Anagnôstês or Reader.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܥܠ ܩܪܘܝܐ
    Foll. 17a-25
    title: Of a Hypodiaconus or Subdeacon.
    rubric: ܬܘܒܛܟܣܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܕܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܘܦܕܝܩܢܐ
    Foll. 26a-48
    title: Of a Deacon.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܐܘܟܝ̣ܬ ܣܝ̇ܡ ܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ
    Foll. 48b-56
    title: Of an Archdeacon.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟ݂ܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܡܫܬ݀ܡܐ (sic) ܒܗ ܕܐܪܟ݂ܝܘܝܩܘܢ (sic)
    Foll. 57a-84
    title: Of a Priest.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟܝܪܘܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܡܫ̇ܬܡܠܐ ܒܗ̇ ܩܫܝܫܐ
    Foll. 85a-105
    title: Of a Periodeutês or Visitor.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܗ ܡܫܬܡ̇ܠܸܐ ܦܪܝܕܝܘܛܐ. ܏ܗ ܣ̇ܥܘܪܐ
  Foll. 106a-171
  title: Offices of Consecration.
    Foll. 106a-126
    title: Of a Church.
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܠܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܠܪܫܡܗ̇
    Foll. 126b-140
    title: Of an Altar.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܪܫܡ ܡܕܒܚܐ
    Foll. 141a-150
    title: Of a Font.
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܪܫܘܡ ܡܥ܏ܡܘܕ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
    Foll. 150b-166
    title: Of a tablet or tablets for the altar.
    rubric: 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. ܘܣ̇܏ܐܡ 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.
    Foll. 166b-166
    title: Of the napkins, in Karshūnī.
    rubric: ܏ ܪܣܐܡܗ̈ ܏ ܐܠܢܘܐܦܝܪ ܐܝܗܐ ܐܠܪܒ ܐܠܐܠܗ ܐܠܛ̣ܐܒܛ ܐܠܟ̇ܠ܏ ܢܣܐܠܟ݁ ܐܢ ܬܒܐܪܟ݁ ܗܘܠܐܝ ܐܠܢܘܐܦܝܪ ܐܠܟ̇ܬܐܢ ܠܨܛܥܘܢ ܘܝܥܛܦ ܒܗَܡܓܣܕ ܪܒܢܐ ܝܣܘܥ ܐܠܡ܏ܣ ܘܕܡّܗ ܐܠܙܟ݁ܝ ܐܠܕܝ ܡܥܟ݁ ܝܚܝܐ ܘܝܡܠܟ݁ ܐܠܝ ܐܒܕ݁ ܐܠܐܒܕܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ
    Foll. 167a-169
    title: Of a cemetery, in Karshūnī.
    rubric: ܘܐܝܛܐ ܒܥܘܢ ܐܠܠܗ ܘܚَܣܢܬܘܦܝܩܗ ܢܟܬܒ ܬܟܪܝܣ ܐܠܡܩܐܒܪ ,[تكريس]
    Foll. 170a-170
    title: The Confirmation of a child after Baptism, by anointing with the holy Chrism, in Karshūnī.
    rubric: ܘܐܝܛ̣ܐ ܢܟ݁ܬܒ ܬܩܕܡܗ̈ ܐܠܬܬܒܝܬ [التثبيت] ܦܝ ܐܠܡܝܪܘܢ ܡܢ ܝَܕّ ܪܐܣ ܟ݁ܗܢܗ ܒܥܕ ܐܠܐܥܬܡܐܕ

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.

171 ff.

- 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.

This manuscript is written in a rather inelegant hand.

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

- Colophon

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 ܐ܏ܥܐ ܠܠܬܓܣܕ ܐܠܐܠܗܝ ܐܠܬܝ ܬܩܐܒܠ ܠܣܢܗ̈ ܐܐܝ܏ܒ ܠܣܟ̣ܕܪ(sic) ܐܒܢ ܦܝܠܒܘܣ ܐܠܝܘܢܐܢܝ. ܘܠܣܢܗ̈ ܐ܏ܩܝܒ ܠܗܐܓܪܗ ܐܠܡܣܠܡܝܢ. ܘܠܐܒܘܢܐ ܐܕܡ ܙܒܦ܏ܕܝܚ. ܦܝ ܐܘܠ ܝܘܡ ܡܢ ܫܗܪ ܟܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܬܐܢܝ ܝܘܡ ܟ݂ܬܐܢܗ̈ ܪܒܢܐ ܝܣܘܥ ܐܠܡܣ.

- Colophon

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 ܐ܏ܥܐ ܡܪ̈ܢܝܐ.

- Colophon

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 ܐ܏ܥܒ ܪܒܐܢ.

- Fol. 1 a contains some account of the contents of this volume in French.

AD 1701-2

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 CCCIV 1:236-237