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Add. 17,135

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/764
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Add. 17,135, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1534
Description based on Wright CCCL (1:293-294) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 189 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Two Collections of Greek Canons. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 44 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 5/8, consisting of 189 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 12, 13, 16, 17, 58—61, 188 and 189. The quires, partially signed with letters, are about 18 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after fol. 9;* and the greatest part of fol. 59 has been torn away. There are from 12 to 18 lines in each page. This manuscript is palimpsest throughout, being written on no less than four older manuscripts (see Add. 17,135, foll. 1-8, 11-30, 35-44, and 46-49, lower text , Add. 17,135, foll. 9-10, 31-34, and 45, lower text , Add. 17,135, foll. 50-136, 139-157, 160-187, and 189, lower text , and Add. 17,135, foll. 137-138, 158-159, and 188, lower text ).

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a neat, regular hand, apparently of the xth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 44 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Two Collections of Greek Canons [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Canons for several occasions [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Canons for the Resurrection, arranged according to the eight tones [defective]
Notes:
Item 4 (Fol. 38a): A canon for the commemoration of Mār George, on the 23d of Nīsān
 
Title: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܒܢܝܣܝܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 41b): Canons for the Sundays in Lent, arranged according to the eight tones [defective]
 
Title: ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Note: These are followed by--
Item 6 (Fol. 58a): A kathisma of the blessed Virgin
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܕܒܛܝܟܐ ܩܬܝܣܡܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܏ܩ ܏ܕ ܫܠܡ ܠܟܝ ܡܫܟܢܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܬܐ ܏ܘܫ
Item 7 (Fol. 58b): A morning prayer for Lent [defective]
 
Title: ܘܒ ܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܏ܩ ܏ܙ ܗܘܠܠܐ. ܫܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܨܠܘܬܝ ܏ܘܫ
Item 8 (Fol. 60a): Troparia, to be used at the diurnal hours of prayer
 
Title: ܛܪܘܦܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܬܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܡܡܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 60a): Terce
 
Title: ܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 10 (Fol. 60a): Sext
 
Title: ܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 60a): None
 
Title: ܬܫܥܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 12 (Fol. 61b): A short hymn to the blessed Virgin
Note: Written by a different hand.
Item 13 (Fol. 62a): A collection of Canons for the festivals of the whole year, according to the Mesopotamian use [defective]
 
Title: ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܓܙܝܪܬܐ.
Item 14 (Fol. 62a): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
Item 15 (Fol. 66b): The Nativity
Item 16 (Fol. 73a): The Epiphany
Item 17 (Fol. 79b): S. John the Baptist
Item 18 (Fol. 83a): The Forty Martyrs
Item 19 (Fol. 84b): Palm Sunday
 
Title: ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 91a): S. Simeon and the Presentation
Item 21 (Fol. 96b): New Sunday and S. Thomas
Item 22 (Fol. 102a): The Ascension
Item 23 (Fol. 106b): Pentecost
 
Title: ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 113a): Antony
 
Title: ܕܐܒܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ
Item 25 (Fol. 117b): S. Stephen
Item 26 (Fol. 124b): Severus
 
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝ݊ܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 131b): Any one saint
 
Title: ܠܚܡ ܠܟܠ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܗܘ ܕܡܬܟܝܢ
Item 28 (Fol. 136b): The martyrs
 
Title: ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 142b): The blessed Virgin
 
Title: ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 147b): Mount Tabor (the Transfiguration)
 
Title: ܕܛܘܪ ܬܒܘܪ
Item 31 (Fol. 151b): The holy Cross
 
Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 158b): The Decease of the blessed Virgin, in Ab
 
Title: ܥܘܢܕܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܐܒ
Item 33 (Fol. 163b): The Martyrs in common
 
Title: ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܓܘܢ̈ܝܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 168a): The Dead
 
Title: ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 172b): Stanzas for Lent and penitential stanzas
 
Title: ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܨܘܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 181b): A troparion
 
Title: ܛܪܘܦܪܝܢ  Incipit: ܟܕ ܥܡ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܪܦܣ ܐܢܐ
Note: Written by a later hand.
Item 37 (Fol. 182b): Several of the Canticles on which the odes that compose a canon are based
 
Title: ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 182b): The song of Hannah
 
Title: ܥܫܢ ܠܒܝ
Item 39 (Fol. 183b): The song of Habakkuk
 
Title: ܡܪܝܐ ܫܡܥܬ
Item 40 (Fol. 185b): The song of Isaiah
 
Title: ܒܠܠܝܐ ܢܦܫܝ 
Title: ܢܦܫܝ ܐܬܐܒܬ ܠܟ
Item 41 (Fol. 186b): The song of Jonah
 
Title: ܩ̇ܪܝܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܓ݁ܥܝܬ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܝ
Item 42 (Fol. 187b): The song of the three Children, part i
 
Title: ܡܒܪܟ ܐܢܬ
Item 43 (Fol. 187b): The song of the three Children, part ii
 
Title: ܒܪܟܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ
Item 44 (Fol. 188b): Madrāshē on the forty Martyrs [defective]
 
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܦܪܕܝܣܐ  Incipit: ܐܫܪܐ ܒܓܘ ܪܥܝܢܝ ܢܒ̈ܥܐ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܟ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 187a): On fol. 187 a there is a note, in a later hand, stating that this book was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by a monk named Bar-ṣaumā. ܫܟܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܡܦܠܦܠ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܣܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܕܝܪܝܘܢܐ ܕܠܒܝܫ ܥܡܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܡܪܐ. ܟܠ ܕܡܦܩ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܕܝܪܐ ܒܥܠܬܐ ܕܓܢܒܘܬܐ ܢܠܒܫ܏ܝܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܓܪܒܗ ܕܓܚܙܝ ܙܘܥ ܐܘ ܒܪܐܢܫܐ ܩܪܘܝܐ

Add. 17,135, foll. 1–8, 11–30, 35–44, 46–49, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1535
Description based on Wright CCCL (1:293-294) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Other, 42 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Demonstrations from the Fathers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 5/8, from a manuscript written in three columns (e.g. fol. 8). These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 17,135, upper text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): These leaves are written in a small, elegant Estrangela, apparently of the vith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Demonstrations from the Fathers
Note: The contents cannot be stated with certainty, as the rubrics are almost entirely effaced; but it seems to have been a volume of ܬܚܘ̈ܝܬܐ or Demonstrations from the Fathers; e.g. fol. 7 a, ܘܬܘܒ [ܒܬܪ] ܩܠܝܠ , and again ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܡܢ ܦܘܫܩܐ . . . ; fol. 13 a, ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܣ . . . .

Add. 17,135, foll. 9–10, 31–34, 45, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1536
Description based on Wright CCCL (1:293-294) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 6th or 7th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Other, 7 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Madrāshē. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 5/8, from another manuscript, written in two columns. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 17,135, upper text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): These leaves are written in a fine Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 9a): Madrāshē
 
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Note: On fol. 9 b there is still visible a running title, apparently ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ.

Add. 17,135, foll. 50–136, 139–157, 160–187, 189, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1537
Description based on Wright CCCL (1:293-294) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Other, 135 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Ordinary Sacerdotal, comprising anaphoras, prayers, etc. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 5/8. They are palimpsest (see Add. 17,135, upper text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): These leaves are from a manuscript, written in a good, regular Estrangela of the viith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 50a): Ordinary Sacerdotal, comprising anaphoras, prayers, etc.
Note: These leaves evidently belonged to one of the ordinary Sacerdotals, comprising anaphoras, prayers, etc. The rubrics have, unfortunately, invariably disappeared.

Add. 17,135, foll. 137–138, 158–159, 188, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1538
Description based on Wright CCCL (1:293-294) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 5 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Ordinary Sacerdotal, comprising anaphoras, prayers, etc. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 5/8, from a manuscript of about the viiith cent. They are palimpsest (see Add. 17,135, upper text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 137a): Ordinary Sacerdotal, comprising anaphoras, prayers, etc.
Note: The contents seem to be similar to those of Add. 17,135, foll. 50-136, 139-157, 160-187, and 189, lower text .

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17135” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/764.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17135.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/764.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17135

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  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
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