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Add. 14,487

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/177
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Add. 14,487, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1442
Description based on Wright CCXXII (1:152-154) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 824
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 73 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Lectionaries
This manuscript contains: The second part of a Jacobite Lectionary, comprising a different series of lessons from the Old and New Testaments for all the principal festivals of the year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 32 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, 9 5/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 73 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, 8 in number (the last having only 4 leaves), are signed with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 33 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written by the same hand as Add. 14,486 , and is, therefore, of the same date, A.D. 824.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll. 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, and 30 are of later date (about A.D. 1089, see Add. 14,490 )
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See Additions

Contents

This manuscript contains 32 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. 1b): The second part of a Jacobite Lectionary, comprising a different series of lessons from the Old and New Testaments for all the principal festivals of the year.
  Colophon: See additions.
Note: Many of them are taken from the Apocrypha and from the Syriac version of the LXX.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐ̇ܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ݊
Item 3 (Fol. 4a): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
Item 4 (Fol. 4b): The Nativity of our Lord
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 7a): The Circumcision of our Lord
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܓܙܘܪܬܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 8b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܬ ܐ̇ܠܗܐ ܘܒܬܘܠܬ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܡ݊ܪܝ݊ܡ݊
Item 7 (Fol. 10a): The Massacre of the Innocents
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܛܠܐ ܕܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 10b): The Epiphany
 
Title:
ܕܕܢܚܐ ܒܪܡܫܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 11b): The Consecration of the Water
 
Title:
ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝ
  Excerpt: ܕܕܢܚܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 16b): The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 17a): Rogationary lessons
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 20b): The Sunday of the Entrance into Lent
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܠܝ ܨܘܡܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 22b): Palm Sunday
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 27a): Tuesday in the Great Week
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 28a): Wednesday
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 28b): Thursday
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 29a): The Consecration of the holy Chrism
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ
Item 18 (Fol. 31b): The Washing (of Feet)
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
  Excerpt: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪܐܙܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 34b): The Friday of the Passion (Good Friday)
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 36b): The Adoration (of the Cross)
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܓܕܬܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 38b): The Saturday of Annunciation
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 40a): The Great Sunday (Easter Sunday)
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ
  Excerpt: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ   Excerpt: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܪܒ݁ܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 48a): The Consecration of an Altar
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܕܒܚܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 48b): The Consecration of a Church
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 50b): The Consecration of a Bishop
 
Title:
ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܝܪܘܛܢܝܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 52a): The Friday of the Confessors
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 54a): New (Low) Sunday
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 57b): The Ascension of our Lord
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 29 (Fol. 60b): Pentecost (Whitsun Day)
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 62b): The Invention of the holy Cross
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 64b): The Commemoration of the Fathers
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 65b): For the Dead
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 71a): In the second column of the same page are the following notes, all by the same hand, informing us that this lectionary was written for the Church of Achudemes, in the convent called ܒܝܬ ܩܘ̈ܒܐ at Harrān, at the expense of the congregation of Tagritans, under the superintendence of Mihr-Shabūr the son of Elias; and that it was bound by the deacon Isaac ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ: ܘܠܗܕܪܐ ܘܬܨܒܝܬܐ ܘܪܘܡܪܡܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ: ܐܬܚܦܛܘ ܘܣܡܘ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ: ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ: ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܚܘܕܐܡܗ ܕܒܒܝܬ ܩܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܚܪܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ̣ ܟܢܫܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܕܬܓܪ̈ܝܬܢܝܐ܇ ܕܒܗ̇ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܡܐ ܐܡܝܪܐ ܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ. ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܗܕܐ ܣܥܪܘܼ. ܢܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܗ. ܘܢܚܣܐ ܚܘ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܘܢ̣ܫ̣ܒ̣ܘ̣ܩ̣ ܒܘܨܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܘܢܢܛܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܨܠܝܒܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܡܢ ܚܝܠܗ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܐܬܥܒܕ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܗܪܫܒܘܪ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܒܪܟܝܘܗܝ. ܐܬܕܒܩ ܕܝܢ ܒܐܝܕܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܘܟܕ ܠܐ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܘܕܝܪܝܐ ܒܫܡܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܡܚܣܝܢܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܘܫܒܘܩܐ ܕܚܛܗܐ ܟܕ ܣܚ̇ܦ ܡܢܗ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܚ̈ܐ ܣܩܘ̈ܒܠܝܐ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ̣ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܒܝܬ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܐܡܝܢ
Addition 2 (Fol. 71b): Two notes on fol. 71 b state that the volume was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the monk Bar 'Idai ܒܪ ܥܝܕܝ of Tagrīt, having been procured for the said convent by the monks Matthew and Abraham of Tagrīt (see Add. 14,485 fol. 1a ). ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܣܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܝܫܘܝ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܩܛܐ܇ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܥܝܕܝ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ. ܚܠܦ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ̣ ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܕܢܬܚܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܒܙܩܝܦܐ. ܐܡܝܢ. ܣܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܐ̈ܚܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܝ ܘܐܒܪܗܡ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܢܟܡܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܢܕܥ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܒܪ ܘܥܠ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 71b): Underneath the notes on 71b the following anathema: ܟܠ ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܢܗܘܐ ܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܘܢܠܒܫܝܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܓܪܒܗ ܕܓܚܙܝ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 72): On foll. 72 and 73, there is a lesson for the Epiphany, Gen. xxiv. 10—28, written in a rather rude hand. At the end of it is the following note in small characters, but the name of the writer has been erased. ܪܒܢ܀ . . . . ܣ ܣ̇ܗܕ ܕܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܡ̇ܕܝܢ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܐܪܦܐ (?) ܡ̇ܢܛܪ ܠܗ ܛܒܐܝܬ. ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܚ̇ܝ̣ܒ ܚܙܝ ܐܚܝ ܘܚܙܝ.
Addition 5 (Fol. 71a): Colophon, fol. 71 a: ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܸܒ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܐܢܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ. ܟܕ ܚܕܪܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܐܝܬ.

Add. 14,487, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1443
Description based on Wright CCXXII (1:152-154) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: before AD 824
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 8 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: The contents of the lower text cannot be identified with any certainty. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Foll. 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, and 30 are palimpsest.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The palimpsest leaves evidently belonged to the same volume as the palimpsest leaves in Add. 14,486 .

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): The contents of the lower text cannot be identified with any certainty.

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14487” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/177.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14487.” 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/177.

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