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Add. 14,491

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/181
Description based on Wright CCXLIV (1:179-181) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th or 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 132 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Lectionaries
This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 68 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 6 1/8 in. by 4 1/2, consisting of 132 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1 and 20. The quires, 13 in number, are signed with letters. A few leaves have been lost at the end. Each page has from 20 to 27 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a neat, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent., with numerous Syriac vowel-points.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Owing to the fading of the ink, many pages have been retraced at a subsequent period; e. g.foll. 3b, 4b, 5a, 8a, 9a, etc.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A Nestorian Lectionary from the Pauline Epistles. [defective]
  Excerpt: ܘܬܘܒ ܒܘ̈ܝܐܐ   Excerpt: ܚ̇ܕܬ ܘܕܒܩ̇ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܒܐܣܛܘܢ̈ܝܐ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܡܢܚܐ: ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܫܟܢ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.
Note: The title is now almost wholly effaced.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): The first Sunday after the Annunciation
Item 4 (Fol. 3b): The second Sunday
Item 5 (Fol. 4b): The third Sunday
Item 6 (Fol. 6a): The Nativity of our Lord
Item 7 (Fol. 8a): The first Sunday after the Nativity
Item 8 (Fol. 8b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Item 9 (Fol. 10a): The second Sunday after the Nativity
Item 10 (Fol. 10b): The Epiphany
Item 11 (Fol. 11b): Friday of the Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
Item 12 (Fol. 13a): The First Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 13 (Fol. 13b): The Friday of the Commemoration of S. Peter and S. Paul
Item 14 (Fol. 15a): The second Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 15 (Fol. 16a): The Friday of the Commemoration of the Evangelists
Item 16 (Fol. 17a): The third Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 17 (Fol. 18a): The Friday of the Commemoration of S. Stephen
Item 18 (Fol. 19a): The fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 19 (Fol. 20a): The Friday of the Commemoration of the Fathers [defective]
Item 20 (Fol. 21b): The fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 21 (Fol. 22b): The Friday of the Commemoration of the Syrian Doctors
  Incipit: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 23a): The sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 23 (Fol. 23b): The Friday of any one Saint
  Incipit: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 25a): The seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 25 (Fol. 26a): The Friday of the Commemoration of the Martyrs
Item 26 (Fol. 27a): The eighth Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 27 (Fol. 28b): The Friday of the Children of Adam
 
Title:
ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܕܡ
Item 28 (Fol. 30a): Lent
 
Title:
ܕܨܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 51a): Palm Sunday
 
Title:
ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 52a): Passion (or Holy) Week
 
Title:
Item 31 (Fol. 52a): Monday
 
Title:
ܕܬܪܝܢܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 53b): Tuesday
 
Title:
ܕܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 54b): Wednesday
 
Title:
ܕܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 56a): Thursday
 
Title:
ܕܚܡܫܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܨܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 35 (Fol. 57a): Friday
 
Title:
ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 59a): Saturday
 
Title:
ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 61a): Easter Sunday
 
Title:
ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 62b): Easter Week
 
Title:
ܕܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܬ ܫܒ̈ܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 62b): Monday in Easter Week
Item 40 (Fol. 63b): Tuesday
Item 41 (Fol. 64b): Wednesday
Item 42 (Fol. 65a): Thursday
Item 43 (Fol. 66a): Friday of the Confessors
 
Title:
ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡܘ̈ܕܝܢܐ
Item 44 (Fol. 67b): New (Low) Sunday
 
Title:
ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Item 45 (Fol. 69a): The third to the sixth Sunday after Easter
Item 46 (Fol. 73a): The Ascension of our Lord
Item 47 (Fol. 74a): The Sunday after the Ascension
Item 48 (Fol. 75a): Pentecost
Item 49 (Fol. 76a): The Friday of Gold
 
Title:
ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
Item 50 (Fol. 77a): The second to the seventh Sunday of the Apostles
Item 51 (Fol. 84a): The last Friday of the East of the Apostles
 
Title:
ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 85b): The last Sunday
 
Title:
ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Item 53 (Fol. 86b): The second to the seventh Sunday of the Week of Summer
 
Title:
ܕܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܩܝܛܐ
Item 54 (Fol. 92b): The first to the third Sunday of the Week of Elias
 
Title:
ܕܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ
Item 55 (Fol. 96b): The Invention of the holy Cross
 
Title:
ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 56 (Fol. 98a): The first to the fourth Sunday after the Invention
Item 57 (Fol. 102a): The first to the fourth Sunday of the Week of Moses
 
Title:
ܕܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ
Item 58 (Fol. 106b): The first to the fifth Sunday of the Dedication
 
Title:
ܕܚܘܕܬܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 112b): The Commemoration of Mār Phetion
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܦܝܬܝܘܢ
Item 60 (Fol. 112b): The Commemoration of Mār George
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
Item 61 (Fol. 114a): The Commemoration of Mār Abbā the Catholicus
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ
Item 62 (Fol. 115a): For the Dead
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 63 (Fol. 125a): Rogationary Lessons
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ
Item 64 (Fol. 129a): In Scarcity of Rain
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ
Item 65 (Fol. 129a): At the Consecration of a Bishop
 
Title:
ܗܘܐ ܣܝܡ ܐܝܕܐ
Item 66 (Fol. 130b): For a man who makes benefactions
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܡܫܘܬܦܐ
Item 67 (Fol. 131b): When there is an Earthquake
 
Title:
ܕܟܕ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܙܘܥܐ
Item 68 (Fol. 132b): For any one Saint [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Note: Imperfect.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 132a): At the foot of fol. 132 a there is a note stating that the stylite Samuel, the son of Cyriacus, repaired and bound this book (about A. D. 1089; see Add. 14,490, fol. 275 a).
Addition 2 (Fol. 2b): The words , on the margin of fol. 2 b, show that some Consolatory Discourses for the Dead were once bound with this volume.

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