London, BL, Add. 14486
source date: A. Gr. 1135
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/176, Add. 14,486, London, BL, Add. 14,486, BL Add MS 14486, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 221, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 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.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1447, Add. 14,486, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,486, upper text, BL Add MS 14486, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 221, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXI

[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.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

title: The first part of a Jacobite Lectionary, comprising lessons from the Old and New Testaments for all the principal festivals of the year.
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ. ܡܫܪ̈ܝܢܢ. ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ
Many of them are taken from the Apocrypha, and from the Syriac version of the LXX
See additions.
  title: The Annunciation of Zacharias
  rubric: ܩܕܡܝܬ ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ
  title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܕܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
  title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܐ
  title: The Circumcision of our Lord
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܓܙܘܪܬܐ
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܛܠ̣ܐ ܕܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ
  title: The Epiphany
  rubric: ܕܕܢܚܐ. ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ
    title: The Consecration of the Water
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ
    ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܡܡܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ
  title: The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ̇ܥܡܕܢܐ
  title: Rogationary lessons
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
  title: The Sunday of the Entrance into Lent
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܠܝ ܨܘܡܐ
  title: Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
  title: Tuesday in the Great Week
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ. ܕܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
  title: Wednesday
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ
  title: Thursday
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ
    title: The Consecration of the holy Chrism
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ
    title: The Washing (of Feet)
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
    ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ
  title: The Friday of the Passion (Good Friday)
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
    title: The Adoration (of the Cross)
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܓܕܬܐ
  title: The Saturday of Annunciation
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓ݁ܗ̈ܝ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
  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.
  title: The Great Sunday (Easter Sunday)
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܓ݁ܗ̈ܝ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ
  ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ. ܕܨܦܪܐ
  ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
  ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܪܒܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
  title: Monday in White (in Albis)
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܢܓܗ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܘܪ̈ܐ
  title: The Consecration of an Altar
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܕܒܚܐ
  title: The Consecration of a Church
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
  title: The Consecration of a Bishop
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܪܛܘܢܝܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
  title: The Friday of the Confessors
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡܘ̈ܕܝܢܐ
  title: New (Low) Sunday
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
  title: The Ascension of our Lord
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  title: Pentecost (Whitsun Day)
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ
  title: The Invention of the holy Cross
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
  title: The holy Martyrs
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  title: The Commemoration of the Fathers
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܬܐ
  title: For the Dead
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ

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.

81 ff.

- 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.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 1135, A.D. 824.

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 [...] ).

See 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.]

- Under the colophon there is written in very small characters

ܐܠܗܐ ܚܘܢܝܢܝ ܠܝ ܚܛܝܐ ܥܒ . . .

- Colophon

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.

- Colophon

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."

- Colophon

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.

- 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.

- 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.

- The colophon:

ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟ̣ܬܒ ܒܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܗ̇ܠܝܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐ̈ܕܐ ܡܪ̈ܐܢܝܐ. ܥܡ ܟܠܗ ܛܟ̣ܣܐ. ܘܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ. ܘܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ܀

AD 824 AG 1135

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 CCXXI 1:149-152

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1448, Add. 14,486, foll. 1, 3, 8, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,486, foll. 1, 3, 8, lower text, BL Add MS 14486, foll. 1, 3, 8, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 221, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXI

[This manuscript contains: Undetermined manuscript item. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.] [The division of this manuscript into codicological units differs from that of Wright's catalogue. Some parts of this manuscript may not have been differentiated by Wright.]

Syriac

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

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.

3 ff.

- 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.

The lower text of the palimpsest leaves is illegible.

before AD 824

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 CCXXI 1:149-152