London, BL, Add. 14487
source date: A.D. 824
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[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/1442, Add. 14,487, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,487, upper text, BL Add MS 14487, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 222, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXII

[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.] [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 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.
Many of them are taken from the Apocrypha and from the Syriac version of the LXX.
See additions.
  title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐ̇ܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ݊
  title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܐ
  title: The Circumcision of our Lord
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܓܙܘܪܬܐ
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܬ ܐ̇ܠܗܐ ܘܒܬܘܠܬ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܡ݊ܪܝ݊ܡ݊
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܛܠܐ ܕܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ
  title: The Epiphany
  rubric: ܕܕܢܚܐ ܒܪܡܫܐ
    title: The Consecration of the Water
    rubric: ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝ
    ܕܕܢܚܐ
  title: The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
  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 ܕܪܐܙܐ
  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 ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
  title: The Great Sunday (Easter Sunday)
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܗܝ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ
  ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
  ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܪܒ݁ܐ. ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
  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: ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܝܪܘܛܢܝܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
  title: The Friday of the Confessors
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ
  title: New (Low) Sunday
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
  title: The Ascension of our Lord
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  title: Pentecost (Whitsun Day)
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ
  title: The Invention of the holy Cross
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
  title: The Commemoration of the Fathers
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ
  title: For the Dead
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ

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.

73 ff.

- 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.

This volume is written by the same hand as Add. 14,486 [...] , and is, therefore, of the same date, A.D. 824.

Foll. 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, and 30 are of later date (about A.D. 1089, see Add. 14,490 [...] )

See Additions

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- Colophon

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

- 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.

- Underneath the notes on 71b the following anathema:

ܟܠ ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܢܗܘܐ ܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܘܢܠܒܫܝܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܓܪܒܗ ܕܓܚܙܝ.

- 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.

- Colophon, fol. 71 a:

ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܸܒ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ. ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܐܢܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ. ܟܕ ܚܕܪܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܐܝܬ.

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 CCXXII 1:152-154

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1443, Add. 14,487, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,487, lower text, BL Add MS 14487, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 222, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXII

[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.] [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 contents of the lower text cannot be identified with any certainty.

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

8 ff.

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

The palimpsest leaves evidently belonged to the same volume as the palimpsest leaves in Add. 14,486 [...] .

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 CCXXII 1:152-154