London, BL, Add. 14492
source date: 1173
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/182, Add. 14,492, London, BL, Add. 14,492, BL Add MS 14492, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 243, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXLIII

[This manuscript contains: The first part of a Nestorian Lectionary. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 42 items.]

Syriac

title: The first part of a Nestorian Lectionary.
The lessons are, with a single exception, taken from the Old Testament.
  title: The first Sunday after the Nativity of our Lord
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin (Acts i. 1—14)
  title: The second Sunday after the Nativity
  title: The third Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of S. Stephen
  title: The fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of the Greek Fathers, Diodorus, Theodore and Nestorius
  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.
  title: The fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of the Syrian Doctors
  title: The sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of any one Saint
  rubric: ܕܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
  title: The seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Commemoration of the Children of Adam
  rubric: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܐܕܡ
  title: Lent
  rubric: ܕܨܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ
  title: Palm Sunday
  title: Passion (or Holy) Week
  title: Easter Sunday
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
  title: Easter week, ending with the Friday of the Confessors
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡܘ̈ܕܝܢܐ
  title: The second Sunday after Easter, or New Sunday
  title: The third to the sixth Sunday after Easter
  title: The Ascension of our Lord
  title: The Sunday after the Ascension
  title: Pentecost
  title: The Friday of Gold
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
  title: The second to the seventh Sunday of the Fast of the Apostles
  title: The last Friday of the Fast of the Apostles
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
  title: The last Sunday
  title: The second to the seventh Sunday after the Fast of the Apostles
  title: The first, second and third Sundays of the Fast of Elias
  title: The Invention of the holy Cross
  title: The day after the Invention of the holy Cross
  title: The first to the ninth Sunday after the Invention
  title: When there is an intercalary year
  rubric: ܕܟܕ ܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܫܢܬܐ ܟܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܫܬܘܚܪ ܣܘܒܪܐ ܘܚܵܣܪܝܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ
  title: The first to the third Sunday of the Consecration of the Church
  rubric: ܕܩܘܕܵܫܥܕܬܐ
  title: The Commemoration of Mar George
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
  title: In Scarcity of Rain
  rubric: ܕܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ
  title: When there is an Earthquake and Famine
  rubric: ܕܒܥܘܬܐ ܟܕ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܙܘܥܐ ܘܟܦܢܐ
  title: For the Dead
  title: Rogationary lessons
  rubric: ܕܒܥܘܬܐ
  title: Continuation of For the Dead
  title: At the Consecration of a Bishop
  rubric: ܕܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ

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.

104 ff.

- 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.

This volume is written in a clear, rather angular Estrangela, with numerous Syriac vowel-points.

A later possessor has endeavored to rub out the names of the heretics Diodorus, Theodore and Nestorius on fol. 5a. The same person, in all likelihood, effaced the rubrics on fol. 19 a and fol. 40 a.

- Colophon

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) in Egypt, at the expense of Bishr, the son of Bahr, ܒܫܪ ܒܪ ܒܚܪ by the priest Jacob, the son of John, the son of Mār Salībā , (that is, taking the letters that correspond to these numerals: ܡܪܨܠܝܒܐ) 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 ܚܕ ܕܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ̇. ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܠܕ ܟܗܝܢܬܐ ܘܛܢܝ̣ܢܬܐ. ܡܕܝܢ: ܟܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܬܥܢܸܐ ܒܗ . . .

AD 862 AG 1173 The Church of S. John at Fostāt

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 CCXLIII 1:178-179