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Add. 14,486

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/176
Description based on Wright CCXXI ()
This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.

Add. 14,486, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1447
Description based on Wright CCXXI (1:149-152) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 824 / AG 1135
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 81 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Lectionaries
This manuscript contains: The first part of a Jacobite Lectionary, comprising lessons from the Old and New Testaments for all the principal festivals of the year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 35 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, 9 5/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 81 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and injured along the outer margin. The quires, 9 in number (the last having only two leaves), are signed with letters. A leaf is wanting after fol. 40. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 32 lines. Foll. 1, 3, and 8 of this manuscript are palimpsest.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 1135, A.D. 824.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The more modern text of foll. 1, 3, and 8 is in the handwriting of the monk Samuel bar Cyriacus (see Add. 14,490 and Add. 17,127 ).
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 35 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. 2b): The first part of a Jacobite Lectionary, comprising lessons from the Old and New Testaments for all the principal festivals of the year.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ. ܡܫܪ̈ܝܢܢ. ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ
  Colophon: See additions.
Note: Many of them are taken from the Apocrypha, and from the Syriac version of the LXX
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): The Annunciation of Zacharias
 
Title:
ܩܕܡܝܬ ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 3b): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܕܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 4a): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 5a): The Nativity of our Lord
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 6b): The Circumcision of our Lord
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܓܙܘܪܬܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 7b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 9a): The Massacre of the Innocents
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܛܠ̣ܐ ܕܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 10a): The Epiphany
 
Title:
ܕܕܢܚܐ. ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 14a): The Consecration of the Water
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ
  Excerpt: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܡܡܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 18b): The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ̇ܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 19b): Rogationary lessons
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 23b): The Sunday of the Entrance into Lent
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܠܝ ܨܘܡܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 25a): Palm Sunday
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 29b): Tuesday in the Great Week
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ. ܕܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 30a): Wednesday
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 30a): Thursday
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 32a): The Consecration of the holy Chrism
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ
Item 19 (Fol. 34a): The Washing (of Feet)
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
  Excerpt: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 37a): The Friday of the Passion (Good Friday)
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 39a): The Adoration (of the Cross)
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܓܕܬܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 41b): The Saturday of Annunciation
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓ݁ܗ̈ܝ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Note: See the discourse of Moses Bar-Kiphā in Add. 17,188 54a : ܣܒܪܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ܇ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܢ ܚܓܐ ܕܩܐܡ. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܣܬܒܪ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ܇ ܕܩܡ ܠܗ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܬܢܢ. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܘܢܫ̈ܐ ܣܒܪ̈ܝ ܠܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ܇ ܕܩܡ ܠܗ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܩܒܪܐ܇ ܘܕܚ̈ܙܝ ܬܡܢ ܠܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܐܣܬܒ̣ܪܬ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ܇ ܕܩܡ ܠܗ ܡܟܝܪܗ̇ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܩܒܪܐ ܝܬܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ܇ ܕܠܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܬ݁ܐ ܫܪܪܐ ܢܣܒܪܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ. Hence Assemani translates ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ by “sabbathum annunciations;” e.g. Bibl. Apostol. Vatic. Codd. MSS. Catal., t. ii., p. 55. The name might also refer to our Lord’s “preaching unto the spirits in prison,” since the passages 1 Peter iii. 17-iv. 2 and iv. 12-14 form one of the lessons.
Item 23 (Fol. 42b): The Great Sunday (Easter Sunday)
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܓ݁ܗ̈ܝ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ
  Excerpt: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ. ܕܨܦܪܐ   Excerpt: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ   Excerpt: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܪܒܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 52b): Monday in White (in Albis)
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܢܓܗ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܘܪ̈ܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 53b): The Consecration of an Altar
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܕܒܚܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 54b): The Consecration of a Church
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 57a): The Consecration of a Bishop
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܪܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 58b): The Friday of the Confessors
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡܘ̈ܕܝܢܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 60a): New (Low) Sunday
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 63a): The Ascension of our Lord
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 31 (Fol. 65a): Pentecost (Whitsun Day)
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 67b): The Invention of the holy Cross
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 71a): The holy Martyrs
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 71b): The Commemoration of the Fathers
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܬܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 72b): For the Dead
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 80b): Under the colophon there is written in very small characters ܐܠܗܐ ܚܘܢܝܢܝ ܠܝ ܚܛܝܐ ܥܒ . . .
Addition 2: After the doxology there is a note, stating that the book was bound by the monk Isaac in the, year 1135, A.D. 824 (see Add. 14,485 68b ). ܢܗܘܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܕܒܩ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܗ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܐܕܪ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 3: The same hand has written below in Greek uncials: ΟΘΕ ΦΟΥΛΑⲜΗⲤ ΤΟⲚ ⲌΕⲚΟC ΤΟⲚ ΗⲤΑΚ ΕΡΓΟⲚ ΑΜΗⲚ, probably meaning: "O God, preserve the stranger Isaac, (who did) this work. Amen."
Addition 4 (Fol. 81a): A note in the same handwriting, on fol. 81 a, states that this lectionary was written for the church of Achudemes, in the monastery called ܒܝܬ ܩ̈ܘܒܐ at Harrān, at the expense of the congregation of Tagritans, under the direction of Mihr-Shabūr the son of Elias, (ܐܠܝܐ, altered apparently into ܓܒܐ ). ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ: ܘܠܚܘܣܝܐ ܘܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܒܝܗܘܢ: ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ܆ ܥܒܕܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܚܘܕܐܡܗ ܕܒܒܝܬ ܩܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܚܪܢ܆ ܟܢܫܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܕܬܓܪ̈ܝܬܢܝܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܗ̇ ܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ. ܐܬܥܒܕ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܒܫܩܠ ܛܥܢܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܗܪܫܒܘܪ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܗܕܐ ܣܥܪܘܼ. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܪܘܥܐ ܕܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܝܐ̣. ܘܒܗܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܥܠܡܝܢܝܐ(sic) ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܡܝܢ. ܨܠܘܬܝ ܥܠ ܖܟܖ(?) ܕܟܬܒ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 5: Another note informs us that it was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by George the son of Barnī, of Tagrīt, and his son Jacob; a third, that it was procured for the said convent by the monks Matthew and Abraham of Tagrīt (see Add. 14,485 121b ). ܝܗܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܐ̇ܒܐ ܒܝܫܘܝ. ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܒܪ ܒܪܢܝ ܬܓܪ (sic) ܘܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܒܪܗ. ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦ̈ܫܬܗܘܢ ܘܚܘܣܝܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܝܗܘܢ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ܀ ܐܬܚܦܛܘ ܘܩܢܘ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܐ ܡܬܝ ܘܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܓܪ̈ܝܢܬܝܐ (sic) ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗܘܢ (sic) ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 6: At the top of the page there stands an anathema of a rather unusual form: ܟܠ ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܢܗܘܐ ܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ. ܘܬܗܘܐ ܡܢܬܗ ܥܡ ܢܣ̈ܒܝ ܒ̈ܐܦܐ.
Addition 7 (Fol. 80b): The colophon: ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟ̣ܬܒ ܒܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܗ̇ܠܝܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐ̈ܕܐ ܡܪ̈ܐܢܝܐ. ܥܡ ܟܠܗ ܛܟ̣ܣܐ. ܘܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ. ܘܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ܀

Add. 14,486, foll. 1, 3, 8, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1448
Description based on Wright CCXXI (1:149-152) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: before AD 824
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 3 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Undetermined manuscript item. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Foll. 1, 3 and 8 of this manuscript are palimpsest, but the lower text on all three has been so carefully erased that scarcely a word is legible.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The lower text of the palimpsest leaves is illegible.

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. 1): Undetermined manuscript item
Note: The writing has been so carefully erased that scarcely a word is legible.

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