Add. 14,485
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/175
Date:
AD 824 / AG 1135
Origin: The church of Achudemes (at Harrān)
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 121 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Lectionaries
This manuscript contains: A Jacobite Lectionary, comprising lessons from the Old and New Testaments, principally for the Sundays of the whole year, in two parts. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 131 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, 10 3/8 in. by 7, consisting of 121 leaves, the last of which is much stained and torn. The quires, 13 in number, are signed with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 34 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written, apparently, by two hands.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
The second hand (commences at fol. 101 b), dated A. Gr. 1135, A.D. 824.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Rubrics had been left blank and wrongly filled up by a later hand.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Below is written, in a different hand.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): A Jacobite Lectionary, comprising lessons from the Old and New Testaments, principally for the Sundays of the whole year, in two parts
Colophon:
See below.
Notes:
- Many of them are taken from the Apocrypha and from the Syriac version of the LXX.
- See Ceriani’s Memoir “Le Edizioni e i Manoscritti delle Versioni Siriache del Vecchio Testamento,” pp. 25, 26
Item 2 (Fol. 1): Part I. Foll. 1—68. Title, fol. 1 b
Title: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡ. Colophon: See below.
Title: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡ. Colophon: See below.
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): The first Sunday after Epiphany
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 2a): The second Sunday after Epiphany
Note: The third Sunday after Epiphany is omitted here, though given in its proper place in part II
Item 5 (Fol. 3a): The fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Item 6 (Fol. 4a): The fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Item 7 (Fol. 4a): The sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Item 8 (Fol. 5a): The seventh Sunday after Epiphany
Item 9 (Fol. 5a): Rogationary lessons
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 8b): Monday in the first week of Lent
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 9a): Tuesday
Item 12 (Fol. 9b): Wednesday
Item 13 (Fol. 10a): Thursday
Item 14 (Fol. 10b): Friday
Item 15 (Fol. 11a): Saturday
Item 16 (Fol. 12a): The first Sunday in Lent
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 13a): The second Saturday in Lent
Item 18 (Fol. 14b): The second Sunday in Lent
Item 19 (Fol. 15a): The third Saturday in Lent
Item 20 (Fol. 15b): Sunday in the mid-week of Lent
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒ ܡܨܥܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒ ܡܨܥܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 16a): Monday
Item 22 (Fol. 17a): Tuesday
Item 23 (Fol. 18b): Wednesday
Item 24 (Fol. 19b): Thursday
Item 25 (Fol. 20b): Friday
Item 26 (Fol. 21b): Saturday
Item 27 (Fol. 21b): The fourth Sunday in Lent
Item 28 (Fol. 23a): The fifth Saturday in Lent
Item 29 (Fol. 24a): The Sunday before Palm Sunday
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 25b): The Saturday immediately preceding Palm Sunday
Title: ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܢܓܗ ܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Title: ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܢܓܗ ܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 26a): The Morning of Palm Sunday
Title: ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Title: ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 26a): The Friday of the Confessors
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 27b): The Commemoration of the Bishops
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 28b): The Sunday after New (Low) Sunday
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Notes:
- Corresponding to the Greek ἡ καινὴ
- Corresponding to the Greek νέα κυριακή
Item 35 (Fol. 31a): The fourth Sunday after the Resurrection
Title: ܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡܬܐ.
Title: ܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡܬܐ.
Item 36 (Fol. 32a): The fifth Sunday after the Resurrection
Item 37 (Fol. 33a): The sixth Sunday after the Resurrection
Item 38 (Fol. 34a): The first Sunday after Pentecost
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 35a): The second Sunday after Pentecost
Item 40 (Fol. 36b): The third Sunday after Pentecost
Item 41 (Fol. 37a): The fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Item 42 (Fol. 38b): The fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Item 43 (Fol. 39b): The sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Item 44 (Fol. 40b): The seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Item 45 (Fol. 41a): The first Sunday after the Fast of the Apostles
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕ ܕܒܬܪ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕ ܕܒܬܪ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Item 46 (Fol. 42a): The second Sunday
Item 47 (Fol. 42b): The third Sunday
Item 48 (Fol. 43b): The fourth Sunday
Item 49 (Fol. 45b): The fifth Sunday
Item 50 (Fol. 46b): The sixth Sunday
Item 51 (Fol. 48a): The (first) Sunday of the Fast of the three holy Children
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ.
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ.
Note: The MS. has, erroneously
Item 52 (Fol. 49a): The second Sunday
Item 53 (Fol. 51a): The third Sunday
Item 54 (Fol. 52a): The fourth Sunday
Item 55 (Fol. 53a): The fifth Sunday
Item 56 (Fol. 53b): The sixth Sunday
Item 57 (Fol. 55a): The last Sunday
Item 58 (Fol. 56a): The (first) Sunday after the Fast of the three holy Children
Excerpt:
ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܫܪܝ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 56b): The second Sunday
Item 60 (Fol. 57b): The third Sunday
Item 61 (Fol. 58a): The fourth Sunday
Item 62 (Fol. 58b): The fifth Sunday
Item 63 (Fol. 59a): The sixth Sunday
Item 64 (Fol. 60a): The seventh Sunday
Item 65 (Fol. 60b): For the Dead
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܛܟܣܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܛܟܣܐ
Item 66 (Fol. 69): Part II., comprising a different series of lessons
Title: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢܝܫܘܥ: ܟܬ݁ܒܝܢܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ.
Title: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢܝܫܘܥ: ܟܬ݁ܒܝܢܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ.
Item 67 (Fol. 69b): The first Sunday after Epiphany
Item 68 (Fol. 70a): The second Sunday after Epiphany
Item 69 (Fol. 71a): The third Sunday after Epiphany
Item 70 (Fol. 71b): The fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Item 71 (Fol. 72a): The fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Item 72 (Fol. 73a): The sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Item 73 (Fol. 73b): The seventh Sunday after Epiphany
Item 74 (Fol. 74b): Rogationary lessons
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Item 75 (Fol. 77a): Monday in the first week of Lent
Item 76 (Fol. 78a): Tuesday
Item 77 (Fol. 78a): Wednesday
Item 78 (Fol. 78b): Thursday
Item 79 (Fol. 79b): Friday
Item 80 (Fol. 80a): Saturday
Item 81 (Fol. 80b): The first Sunday in Lent
Item 82 (Fol. 81a): The second Saturday
Note: MS., erroneously, Sunday
Item 83 (Fol. 81b): The second Sunday in Lent
Item 84 (Fol. 82b): The third Saturday in Lent
Item 85 (Fol. 83a): Sunday in the mid-week of Lent
Item 86 (Fol. 83b): Monday
Item 87 (Fol. 84a): Tuesday
Item 88 (Fol. 84b): Wednesday
Item 89 (Fol. 85a): Thursday
Item 90 (Fol. 85b): Friday
Item 91 (Fol. 86a): Saturday
Item 92 (Fol. 86b): The fourth Sunday in Lent
Item 93 (Fol. 88a): The fifth Saturday in Lent
Item 94 (Fol. 88a): The Sunday before Palm Sunday
Item 95 (Fol. 89a): The Saturday immediately preceding Palm Sunday
Item 96 (Fol. 89b): The Morning of Palm Sunday
Item 97 (Fol. 90a): The Friday of the Confessors
Item 98 (Fol. 91b): The Commemoration of the Martyrs
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 99 (Fol. 91b): The Commemoration of the Bishops
Item 100 (Fol. 92a): The Sunday after New (Low) Sunday
Item 101 (Fol. 93a): The fourth Sunday after the Resurrection
Item 102 (Fol. 93b): The fifth Sunday after the Resurrection
Item 103 (Fol. 94a): The sixth Sunday after the Resurrection
Item 104 (Fol. 94b): The first Sunday after Pentecost
Item 105 (Fol. 95a): The second Sunday after Pentecost
Item 106 (Fol. 95b): The third Sunday after Pentecost
Note: From here, as far as no. 44, there are errors in the MS., owing to the spaces for the rubrics having been left blank and wrongly filled up by a later hand
Item 107 (Fol. 96a): The fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Item 108 (Fol. 96b): The fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Item 109 (Fol. 97a): The sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Item 110 (Fol. 97b): The seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Item 111 (Fol. 98a): The first Sunday after the Fast of the Apostles
Item 112 (Fol. 98b): The second Sunday
Item 113 (Fol. 99a): The third Sunday
Item 114 (Fol. 100a): The fourth Sunday
Item 115 (Fol. 100b): The fifth Sunday
Item 116 (Fol. 101b): The sixth Sunday
Item 117 (Fol. 103a): The (first) Sunday of the Fast of the three holy Children
Item 118 (Fol. 103b): The second Sunday
Item 119 (Fol. 105a): The third Sunday
Item 120 (Fol. 106b): The fourth Sunday
Item 121 (Fol. 107b): The fifth Sunday
Item 122 (Fol. 109a): The sixth Sunday
Item 123 (Fol. 109a): The last Sunday
Item 124 (Fol. 110b): The (first) Sunday after the Fast of the three holy Children
Item 125 (Fol. 111b): The second Sunday
Item 126 (Fol. 112a): The third Sunday
Item 127 (Fol. 113a): The fourth Sunday
Item 128 (Fol. 113b): The fifth Sunday
Item 129 (Fol. 114a): The sixth Sunday
Item 130 (Fol. 114b): The seventh Sunday
Item 131 (Fol. 115a): For the Dead
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 68b):
The colophon, fol. 68 b, informs us that this lectionary was finished in the year 1135 (A.D. 824) in the church of Achudemes (at Harrān), at the expense of the congregation, under the direction of Mihr-Shabūr the son of Elias (the name of Dūmā is a later alteration; see Add. 14,486 and 14,487).
ܐܫ̣ܬܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ̣. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܐܫܬܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܚܘܕܡܗ. ܐܬܥܒܕ ܕܝܢ ܒܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܟܢܫܐ. ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܗܪ ܫܒܘܪ ܒܪ[ܕܘܡܐ.]
Addition 2:
The first five lines of a subsequent note have been erased (see Add. 14,486 and 14,487); from the remainder we learn that the book was bound by a deacon named Isaac.
Addition 3:
After the doxology, there are written in a smaller character the words:
Addition 4:
The first of the two following notes, in the second column of the same page, states that George the son of Barnī, of Tagrït, and his son Jacob presented this volume to the convent of S. Mary Deipara; the second, that it was procured for the said convent by the monks Matthew and Abraham of Tagrīt.
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