Add. 14,492
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/182
Date:
AD 862 / AG 1173
Origin: The Church of S. John at Fostāt
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 104 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Lectionaries; Service-books
The first part of a Nestorian Lectionary.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 7, consisting of 104 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1—7, 19, 40, and 102—104. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 13 in number. Leaves are missing at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1 and 7. Each page has from 16 to 20 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a clear, rather angular Esṭrangělā, with numerous
Syriac vowel-points.
Hand 2 (minor, ):
A later possessor has endeavored to rub out the names of the heretics Diodorus, Theodore and Nestorius on fol. 5 a. The same person, in all likelihood, effaced the rubrics on fol. 19 a and fol. 40 a.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The first part of a Nestorian Lectionary. [defective]
Note: The lessons are, with a single exception, taken from the Old
Testament.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The first Sunday after the Nativity of our Lord [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin (Acts I. 1—14)
Item 4 (Fol. 1b): The second Sunday after the Nativity [defective]
Item 5 (Fol. 2a): The third Sunday after the Epiphany [defective]
Item 6 (Fol. 2a): The Commemoration of S. Stephen
Item 7 (Fol. 4a): The fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 8 (Fol. 5a): The Commemoration of the Greek Fathers, Diodorus, Theodore and Nestorius
Note: A later possessor has endeavored to rub out the names of these heretics. The same
person, in all likelihood, effaced the rubrics on fol. 19 a and fol. 40 a.
Item 9 (Fol. 6b): The fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 10 (Fol. 7b): The Commemoration of the Syrian Doctors [defective]
Item 11 (Fol. 8a): The sixth Sunday after the Epiphany [defective]
Item 12 (Fol. 8a): The Commemoration of any one Saint
Title: ܕܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Title: ܕܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 9a): The seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 14 (Fol. 10a): The Commemoration of the Children of Adam
Title: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܕܡ
Title: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܕܡ
Item 15 (Fol. 11a): Lent
Title: ܕܨܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ
Title: ܕܨܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 37b): Palm Sunday
Item 17 (Fol. 38b): Passion (or Holy) Week
Item 18 (Fol. 46a): Easter Sunday
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 48a): Easter week, ending with the Friday of the Confessors
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡܘ̈ܕܝܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡܘ̈ܕܝܢܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 53a): The second Sunday after Easter, or New Sunday
Item 21 (Fol. 54a): The third to the sixth Sunday after Easter
Item 22 (Fol. 57a): The Ascension of our Lord
Item 23 (Fol. 58b): The Sunday after the Ascension
Item 24 (Fol. 59b): Pentecost
Item 25 (Fol. 60b): The Friday of Gold
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 61a): The second to the seventh Sunday of the Fast of the Apostles
Item 27 (Fol. 67b): The last Friday of the Fast of the Apostles
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 68a): The last Sunday
Item 29 (Fol. 68b): The second to the seventh Sunday after the Fast of the Apostles
Item 30 (Fol. 74a): The first, second and third Sundays of the Fast of Elias
Item 31 (Fol. 76b): The Invention of the holy Cross
Item 32 (Fol. 76b): The day after the Invention of the holy Cross
Item 33 (Fol. 77b): The first to the ninth Sunday after the Invention
Item 34 (Fol. 89a): When there is an intercalary year
Title: ܕܟܕ ܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܫܢܬܐ ܟܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܫܬܘܚܪ ܣܘܒܪܐ ܘܚܵܣܪܝܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ
Title: ܕܟܕ ܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܫܢܬܐ ܟܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܫܬܘܚܪ ܣܘܒܪܐ ܘܚܵܣܪܝܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 90a): The first to the third Sunday of the Consecration of the Church
Title: ܕܩܘܕܵܫܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܕܩܘܕܵܫܥܕܬܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 94a): The Commemoration of Mar George
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
Item 37 (Fol. 95b): In Scarcity of Rain
Title: ܕܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ
Title: ܕܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 97a): When there is an Earthquake and Famine
Title: ܕܒܥܘܬܐ ܟܕ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܙܘܥܐ ܘܟܦܢܐ
Title: ܕܒܥܘܬܐ ܟܕ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܙܘܥܐ ܘܟܦܢܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 98b): For the Dead
Item 40 (Fol. 100b): Rogationary lessons
Title: ܕܒܥܘܬܐ
Title: ܕܒܥܘܬܐ
Item 41 (Fol. 102a): Continuation of For the Dead
Item 42 (Fol. 102b): At the Consecration of a Bishop
Title: ܕܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ
Title: ܕܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 104a):
On fol. 104a there is a note, informing us that this lectionary was written in the year 1173 (A. D. 862), for the church of S. John at Fostāt (ܦܹܣܛܵܛ, فًسطاط) in Egypt, at the expense of Bishr, the son of Bahr, ܒܫܪ ܒܪ ܒܚܪ
by the priest Jacob, son of John, son of Mār Salībā, from the city of Balad in Mesopotamia.
ܐܫܬܠܲܡ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ: ܠܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܒܦܹܣܛܵܛ: ܒܲܫܢܬ ܐ̇ܠܦ ܘܡܐܐ
ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ: ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܠܹܟܝܵܘܵܢ̣. ܡܢ ܢܦܩ̈ܬܗ ܕܣܒܝ̣ܣ ܒܝܡ̈ܝܢܝܬܐ ܡ̇ܢ܇
ܥܒܝ̣ܛ ܕܝܢ ܒܣܪ̈ܥܦܝܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ܇ ܐܚܘܢ ܒܫܪ ܒܪ ܒܚܪ. ܕܡܢ . . . ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܢ̣ܦܓܥ ܒܗ
ܘܢܩ̣ـ[ـܪܐ] . . . ܢܦܝ̣ܣܝ̣ܘܗܝ ܚܠܦܘܗܝ ܠܡܪܗ: ܘܫ. ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܘ ܒܠܒܗ ܐܘ ܠܓܠܓܗ ܐܘ
ܣܪܛܗ܆ ܪܝܫܚܛ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܬܒ̈ܝܠܝܐ̇. ܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܕܝܢ ܬܪܝܢܐ̇. ܣܘܠܐܢܗ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܥܡܐ
ܘܢܦܵܬ݂ܵܐ̇. ܬܘܠܥܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܡܢܝ̣ܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ̇. ܡ̇ܣܡܲܩ ܒܚܛܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܡ̇ܢ ܙܚܘܪܝ̣ܬܐ܇ ܡܨܒ݁ܥ
ܒܣܘܪ̈ܚܢܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܬܘܠܲܥܬܢܐܝܬ܇ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܡ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܬܫܥܝܢ ܬܠܬܝܢ
ܥܣܪܐ ܬܪܝܢ ܚܕThat is, taking the letters that correspond to these numerals, ܡܪܨܠܝܒܐ.ܕܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ̇. ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܠܕ ܟܗܝܢܬܐ ܘܛܢܝ̣ܢܬܐ. ܡܕܝܢ: ܟܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܬܥܢܸܐ ܒܗ . .
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