London, BL, Add. 14489
source date: AD 1046
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/179, Add. 14,489, London, BL, Add. 14,489, BL Add MS 14489, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 251, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLI

[This manuscript contains: A Lectionary from the Gospels, arranged according to the Malkite or Greek use, and called a Synaxarion of Lessons; A Calendar of all the Saints' Days throughout the year, from Ilul to Ab, with the proper lessons for each, according to the Greek use; Select lessons for particular occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 63 items.]

Syriac

title: A Lectionary from the Gospels, arranged according to the Malkite or Greek use, and called a Synaxarion of Lessons
rubric: [ܒܥܘ]ܕܪܢ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܣܘܢܟܣܪܝܢ (συναξάριον)ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ.
  title: Part 1
    title: Easter Sunday
    rubric: ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܕܚ܏ܕܒܫـ (πάσχα) ܪܒܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ
    title: Monday in the week of Rest
    rubric: ܝܘܡ: ܒ: ܒܫܒܬܐ ܕܢܝ̇ܚܬܐ
    title: Tuesday
    rubric: .ܝܘܡ:ܓ: ܒܫܒܬܐ ܕܢܝ̇ܚܬܐ
    title: Wednesday
    rubric: ,.ܝܘܡ: ܏ܕ: ܒܫܒܬܐ ܕܢܝ̇ܚܬܐ
    title: Thursday, the feast of S. James and S. John
    rubric: ܝܘܡ: ܏ܗ : ܒ܏ܫܒ ܕܢܝ̇ܚܬܐ ܘܥܐܕܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ
    title: Friday
    rubric: ܝܘܡ ܥܪ܏ܘܒ ܕܢܝ̇ܚܬܐ
    title: Saturday
    rubric: . ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܢܝ̇ܚܬܐ
  title: Part 2
    title: New (Low) Sunday
    rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܪܡܫܐ: ܘܕܚܕܒ܏ܫܒ ܚܕܬܐ ܒܩܘܕܫܐ
    title: Monday in the second week after Easter
    rubric: ܕܝܘܡ: ܒ : ܒܫܒܐ.
    title: Tuesday
    title: Wednesday
    title: Thursday
    title: Friday
    title: Saturday
  title: Part 3
    title: a. The second (read third) Sunday after Easter, the Commemoration of Joseph of Arimathea and of the ointment-bearing women (τῶν μυροφόρων)
    rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܒ : ܕܒܬܪ ܦܨܚܐ: ܕܘܟܪܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܪܡܬܢܝܐ ܘܢ̈ܫܐ ܗܪ̈܏ܘܡܢܝ
    title: The following ferial days
  title: Part 4
    title: The fourth Sunday after Easter
    rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܏ܕ : ܕܒܬܪ ܦܨܚܐ
    title: The following ferial days
  title: Part 5
    title: The fifth Sunday after Easter, of the Samaritan woman
    rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܏ܗ : ܕܒܬܪ ܦܨܚܐ: ܥܠ ܫܡܪܝܬܐ
    title: The following ferial days
  title: Part 6
    title: The sixth Sunday after Easter, of the blind man
    rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܏ܘ : ܕܒܬܪ ܦܨܚܐ ܘܡܬܝܕܥ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܣܡܝܐ
    title: The following ferial days
  title: Part 7
    title: The seventh Sunday after Master, the Commemoration of the Nicene Fathers
    rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܙ : ܕܒܬܪ ܦ܏ܨ ܡܥܕܥ̈ܕܝܢ ܠܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܢܝܩܝܐ
    title: The following ferial days
  title: Part 8
    title: Pentecost or Whitsun Day
    rubric: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝܢ
    title: The, days of Whitsun week
  title: Part 9. The Sundays and Saturdays after Pentecost, from the first Sunday to the seventeenth
  title: Part 10. The Saturdays and Sundays of Luke, from the first Saturday to the eighteenth Sunday (of the Prodigal Son)
  title: Part 11. The Saturday and Sunday of Flesh
  rubric: ܕܒܣܪܐ.
  title: Part 12. The Saturday and Sunday of Cheese
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝܡܘܬ ܓܘܒܢܐ or ܕܓܘܒܢܐ (ὰποτύρωσις)
  title: Part 13. Lent
  title: Part 14. Palm Sunday
  title: Part 15
    title: Monday in Passion (Holy) week
    title: Tuesday
    title: Wednesday
    title: Thursday
    rubric: ܝܘܡ: ܏ܗ : ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ.
    title: The Friday of the Crucifixion
      title: Part 1
      rubric: ܣܒܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ
      title: Part 2
      rubric: ܣܒܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܝܡܡܐ
      title: Part 3
      rubric: ܒܪܡܫܐ ܒܪܫܡ ܟܣܐ
    title: The Great Saturday
    rubric: ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ.
  title: Part 16. Lessons for the Resurrection, eleven in number
  rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܣ܏ܒܪ ܕܡܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܚ܏ܕܒܫܒ.

title: A Calendar of all the Saints' Days throughout the year, from Ilul to Ab, with the proper lessons for each, according to the Greek use

title: Select lessons for particular occasions
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܡ̈ܓܒܝܬܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܝ̈ܕܝ̣ܥܐ
  title: The Dedication of the Church
  rubric: ܕܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ.
  title: On the occasion of an Earthquake
  rubric: ܡܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܙܘܥܐ ܐܘ ܪܥܠܐ
  title: On assuming the habit of a monk or nun
  rubric: ܐ܏ܩܘܠܘ: ܠܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
  title: For the Sick
  rubric: ܐ܏ܩܘܠܘ ܠܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ
  title: For the Dead
  rubric: ܐ܏ܩܘܠܘ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
  title: For the twelve Apostles, the seventy Disciples, Martyrs, Bishops, holy Women, the Prophets and the Angels
  title: A lesson for the Nativity, when it falls on a Saturday or Sunday
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܬܟܝܢ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܒܪܡܫܐ: ܐܘ ܝܘܡ ܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ ܒܪܡܫܐ
  (see Add. 11,188, fol. 117 a)
  title: Lessons for ferial or ordinary days
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܣܒܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܫܚ̈ܝܡܐ
  title: Order of the Sundays in Pentecost
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕ܏ܒܫ̈܀ ܕܦܢܛ̈܏ܝܩܘ܀.
  This has been added by a later hand.

Vellum, about 10 7/8 in. by 8 1/4, consisting of 187 leaves, the first of which is slightly stained and torn. The quires, 24 in number, are signed with Syriac letters at the foot of the first page, and Greek letters at the top. A leaf is wanting after fol. 135. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 18 to 24 lines.

187 ff.

- Vellum, about 10 7/8 in. by 8 1/4, consisting of 187 leaves, the first of which is slightly stained and torn. The quires, 24 in number, are signed with Syriac letters at the foot of the first page, and Greek letters at the top. A leaf is wanting after fol. 135. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 18 to 24 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand, and dated A. Gr. 1357, A.D. 1046.

See additions.

- Order of the Sundays in Pentecost has been added by a later hand.

- Colophon

A note informs us that this Lectionary was written in the year 1357, A.D. 1046, in the convent of Elias, on the Black Mountain called the Boar's Head, near Antioch, by a priest named John, from the town of ܕܘܩܣܐ. and was paid for by a priest named Abba, also from the town of ܕܘܩܣܐ, a disciple of the abbat Abba Joseph. The writing of it was superintended by the monk Abba.

ܡܛܝܢ̣ܢ ܠܪ̣ܝܫ ܡܣܩܬܐ ܒܟܬܝ̣ܒܬܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܥܕܪ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܘܬܝ . ܐܬܟܬܒ ܘܐܫܬܡܠܝ ܗܢܐ ܣܘܢܟܣܪܝܢ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܗܕܪܐ ܘܠܩܘܠܣܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܬܫ܏ܒܘ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ̇ ܘܫܘܝܬ݀ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ. ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܠܬܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܒܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܡܒܪ̈ܟܐ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܟܢܘܢ ܩ̣ܕܝܡ ܒܫܬܐ ܒܗ ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܠܐܦ̈ܝ ܬܠܬ݁ ܫܥ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܝܡܡܐ .. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܘܩܐ σηκός . q[ܕܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܟܢܐ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܚܙܝܪܐ. ܀ ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܘܣܢܝܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܘܩܣܝܐ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܏ܩܫܝ ܟܕ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܚܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܦܓ̇ܥ ܒܗ ܘܠܐ ܢܥܕܘܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠ ܒܪܝܐ ܚܣܝܪܐ ܘܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܐܝ̣ܨܦ ܕܝܢ ܘܩ̣ܢܐ ܣܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܓܥܝܢ ܒܗ. ܡܢ ܙܝܢܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܢ ܥܡܠܐ ܕܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ: ܐܚܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܘܟܚܝܕܐ ܘܫܘܐ ܠܥ̣ܘܗܕܢܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܘܠܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܐܒܐ [ܕܡܝܐܢܘܣ] ܩܫܝܫܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܟܪܟܐ ܕܕܘܩܣܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܟܕܢ ܢܦܫܗ ܠܡܫܬܡܥܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ ܣܒܐ ܙܗܝܐ ܘܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܡܪܝܐ ܢܟܬܘܒ ܫܡܗ ܘܫܡܗ̈ܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܛܘܒ̈ܬܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܘܫܩܠܛܥܢܐ ܕܐܒܐ [ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ] ܢܟܦܐ ܘܕܝܪܝܐ ܢܙܝܪܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ ܒܗ ܫܟ̈ܝܚܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܫܘܝܘܗܝ ܠܕܪܓܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܠܦܘܬ ܥܡܠܗ ܘܝ̇ܨܝ̣ܦܘܬܗ ܘܫܩܠ ܛܥ̣ܢܗ ܏ܘܫ

- In note on 187a, the name of Damianus and the words "Theodore the priest" are later alterations.

- A more recent note states that it was deposited by a priest named Peter in the church of Elias on the Black Mountain.

ܣ̣ܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܘܡܝܩܪܬܐ ܛ̇ܒ ܡܢ ܕܗܒܐ ܣܢܝܢܐ ܘܟ̈ܐܦܐ ܝܩܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬ ܛܝ̈ܡܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܒܫܡܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܕܢܬܩܪܐ ܟܗ̇ܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܫܟܝܪܘܬ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܠܝܐ ܛ̇ܢܢܐ ܘܪܒ ܒܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܫܘܪܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܢ܀ ܚܠܦ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ̣ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ܀ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܚܘܼܒ̇ܢܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ

- Beneath the note on 187b, there are written in Arabic the names of several men and women con¬nected with the said monastery, some of which, however, are hardly to be deciphered.

AD 1046 AG 1357 The convent of Elias, on the Black Mountain called the Boar's Head, near Antioch

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 CCLI 1:200-202