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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/175, Add. 14,485, London, BL, Add. 14,485, BL Add MS 14485, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 220, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXX

[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.]

Syriac

foll. 1-121
title: A Jacobite Lectionary, comprising lessons from the Old and New Testaments, principally for the Sundays of the whole year, in two parts
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
See below.
  foll. 1-68
  title: Part I. Foll. 1—68. Title, fol. 1 b
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܏ܩܕܡ.
  See below.
    foll. 1b-1
    title: The first Sunday after Epiphany
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
    foll. 2a-2
    title: The second Sunday after Epiphany
    The third Sunday after Epiphany is omitted here, though given in its proper place in part II
    foll. 3a-3
    title: The fourth Sunday after Epiphany
    foll. 4a-4
    title: The fifth Sunday after Epiphany
    foll. 4a-4
    title: The sixth Sunday after Epiphany
    foll. 5a-5
    title: The seventh Sunday after Epiphany
    foll. 5a-5
    title: Rogationary lessons
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
    foll. 8b-8
    title: Monday in the first week of Lent
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
    foll. 9a-9
    title: Tuesday
    foll. 9b-9
    title: Wednesday
    foll. 10a-10
    title: Thursday
    foll. 10b-10
    title: Friday
    foll. 11a-11
    title: Saturday
    foll. 12a-12
    title: The first Sunday in Lent
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܨܘܡܐ
    foll. 13a-14a
    title: The second Saturday in Lent
    foll. 14b-14
    title: The second Sunday in Lent
    foll. 15a-15
    title: The third Saturday in Lent
    foll. 15b-15
    title: Sunday in the mid-week of Lent
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܏ܕܫܒ ܡܨܥܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
    foll. 16a-16
    title: Monday
    foll. 17a-18a
    title: Tuesday
    foll. 18b-19a
    title: Wednesday
    foll. 19b-20a
    title: Thursday
    foll. 20b-21a
    title: Friday
    foll. 21b-21
    title: Saturday
    foll. 21b-21
    title: The fourth Sunday in Lent
    foll. 23a-23
    title: The fifth Saturday in Lent
    foll. 24a-25a
    title: The Sunday before Palm Sunday
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
    foll. 25b-25
    title: The Saturday immediately preceding Palm Sunday
    rubric: ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܢܓܗ ܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
    foll. 26a-26
    title: The Morning of Palm Sunday
    rubric: ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
    foll. 26a-27a
    title: The Friday of the Confessors
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ
    foll. 27b-28a
    title: The Commemoration of the Bishops
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ
    foll. 28b-28
    title: The Sunday after New (Low) Sunday
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
    Corresponding to the Greek ἡ καινὴ
    Corresponding to the Greek νέα κυριακή
    foll. 31a-31
    title: The fourth Sunday after the Resurrection
    rubric: ܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡܬܐ.
    foll. 32a-32
    title: The fifth Sunday after the Resurrection
    foll. 33a-33
    title: The sixth Sunday after the Resurrection
    foll. 34a-34
    title: The first Sunday after Pentecost
    rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ
    foll. 35a-36a
    title: The second Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 36b-36
    title: The third Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 37a-38a
    title: The fourth Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 38b-39a
    title: The fifth Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 39b-40a
    title: The sixth Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 40b-40
    title: The seventh Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 41a-41
    title: The first Sunday after the Fast of the Apostles
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܒܬܪ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
    foll. 42a-42
    title: The second Sunday
    foll. 42b-43a
    title: The third Sunday
    foll. 43b-45a
    title: The fourth Sunday
    foll. 45b-46a
    title: The fifth Sunday
    foll. 46b-46
    title: The sixth Sunday
    foll. 48a-48
    title: The (first) Sunday of the Fast of the three holy Children
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ.
    The MS. has, erroneously
    foll. 49a-49
    title: The second Sunday
    foll. 51a-51
    title: The third Sunday
    foll. 52a-52
    title: The fourth Sunday
    foll. 53a-53
    title: The fifth Sunday
    foll. 53b-53
    title: The sixth Sunday
    foll. 55a-55
    title: The last Sunday
    foll. 56a-56
    title: The (first) Sunday after the Fast of the three holy Children
    ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܫܪܝ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
    foll. 56b-57a
    title: The second Sunday
    foll. 57b-57
    title: The third Sunday
    foll. 58a-58
    title: The fourth Sunday
    foll. 58b-58
    title: The fifth Sunday
    foll. 59a-59
    title: The sixth Sunday
    foll. 60a-60
    title: The seventh Sunday
    foll. 60b-60
    title: For the Dead
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܛܟܣܐ
    foll. 69-121
    title: Part II., comprising a different series of lessons
    rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢܝܫܘܥ: ܟܬ݁ܒܝܢܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܦܘܪ̈ܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ.
    foll. 69b-69
    title: The first Sunday after Epiphany
    foll. 70a-70
    title: The second Sunday after Epiphany
    foll. 71a-71
    title: The third Sunday after Epiphany
    foll. 71b-71
    title: The fourth Sunday after Epiphany
    foll. 72a-72
    title: The fifth Sunday after Epiphany
    foll. 73a-73
    title: The sixth Sunday after Epiphany
    foll. 73b-74a
    title: The seventh Sunday after Epiphany
    foll. 74b-74
    title: Rogationary lessons
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
    foll. 77a-77
    title: Monday in the first week of Lent
    foll. 78a-78
    title: Tuesday
    foll. 78a-78
    title: Wednesday
    foll. 78b-79a
    title: Thursday
    foll. 79b-79
    title: Friday
    foll. 80a-80
    title: Saturday
    foll. 80b-80
    title: The first Sunday in Lent
    foll. 81a-81
    title: The second Saturday
    MS., erroneously, Sunday
    foll. 81b-82a
    title: The second Sunday in Lent
    foll. 82b-82
    title: The third Saturday in Lent
    foll. 83a-83
    title: Sunday in the mid-week of Lent
    foll. 83b-83
    title: Monday
    foll. 84a-84
    title: Tuesday
    foll. 84b-84
    title: Wednesday
    foll. 85a-85
    title: Thursday
    foll. 85b-85
    title: Friday
    foll. 86a-86
    title: Saturday
    foll. 86b-86
    title: The fourth Sunday in Lent
    foll. 88a-88
    title: The fifth Saturday in Lent
    foll. 88a-88
    title: The Sunday before Palm Sunday
    foll. 89a-89
    title: The Saturday immediately preceding Palm Sunday
    foll. 89b-89
    title: The Morning of Palm Sunday
    foll. 90a-91a
    title: The Friday of the Confessors
    foll. 91b-91
    title: The Commemoration of the Martyrs
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
    foll. 91b-91
    title: The Commemoration of the Bishops
    foll. 92a-92
    title: The Sunday after New (Low) Sunday
    foll. 93a-93
    title: The fourth Sunday after the Resurrection
    foll. 93b-93
    title: The fifth Sunday after the Resurrection
    foll. 94a-94
    title: The sixth Sunday after the Resurrection
    foll. 94b-94
    title: The first Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 95a-95
    title: The second Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 95b-95
    title: The third Sunday after Pentecost
    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
    foll. 96a-96
    title: The fourth Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 96b-96
    title: The fifth Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 97a-97
    title: The sixth Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 97b-97
    title: The seventh Sunday after Pentecost
    foll. 98a-98
    title: The first Sunday after the Fast of the Apostles
    foll. 98b-98
    title: The second Sunday
    foll. 99a-99
    title: The third Sunday
    foll. 100a-100
    title: The fourth Sunday
    foll. 100b-100
    title: The fifth Sunday
    foll. 101b-101
    title: The sixth Sunday
    foll. 103a-103
    title: The (first) Sunday of the Fast of the three holy Children
    foll. 103b-103
    title: The second Sunday
    foll. 105a-106a
    title: The third Sunday
    foll. 106b-107a
    title: The fourth Sunday
    foll. 107b-107
    title: The fifth Sunday
    foll. 109a-109
    title: The sixth Sunday
    foll. 109a-110a
    title: The last Sunday
    foll. 110b-111a
    title: The (first) Sunday after the Fast of the three holy Children
    foll. 11b-111
    title: The second Sunday
    foll. 112a-112
    title: The third Sunday
    foll. 113a-113
    title: The fourth Sunday
    foll. 113b-113
    title: The fifth Sunday
    foll. 114a-114
    title: The sixth Sunday
    foll. 114b-114
    title: The seventh Sunday
    foll. 115a-115
    title: For the Dead

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.

Vellum

121 ff. 10 3/8 × 7

The quires, 13 in number, are signed with letters

- Of 121 leaves, the last of which is much stained and torn

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 34 lines

This volume is written, apparently, by two hands.

The second hand (commences at fol. 101 b), dated A. Gr. 1135, A.D. 824.

Rubrics had been left blank and wrongly filled up by a later hand.

Below is written, in a different hand.

- Colophon

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.]

- 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.

- After the doxology, there are written in a smaller character the words:

- 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.

AG 1135 AD 824 The church of Achudemes (at Harrān)

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 CCXX 1: 146-149