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Add. 14,493

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/183
Description based on Wright CCLXXXVI (1:219-223) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 189 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Sacerdotals
This manuscript contains: An index to the contents of the whole volume; A Sacerdotal. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 123 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 6 3/8, consisting of 189 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll.1, 2, and 184—189. The quires, 19 in number, are signed with letters. There are from 30 to 46 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): It is written in a good, regular hand of about the xth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): A still later hand has added some sedras and prayers on foll. 1 a, 85 a, and 189 b, and drawn up, on fol. 1 b, an index to the contents of the whole volume.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): An index to the contents of the whole volume
 
Title:
ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܡܦ̣ܪܫ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ
Note: See fol. 2 a
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): A Sacerdotal
 
Title:
. . . [ܕܡـ]ـܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. [ܡـ]ܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ . . . ܕܩܫܝܫܐ.
Note:
Item 3 (Fol. 2b): A collection of Anaphoras.
Item 4 (Fol. 2b): Introductory Prayers, ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ,Prooemia or Prefaces, ܦܪ̈ܘܡܝܘܢ, and Sedras, ܣܕܪ̈ܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 4b): S. James, Jacob of Edessa. The Anaphora of S. James, as revised by Jacob of Edessa
 
Title:
: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ. ܬܘܪܨܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ
Item 6 (Fol. 9a): Cyril. Of Cyril
 
Title:
ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ
Item 7 (Fol. 13b): the holy Apostles. Of the holy Apostles
 
Title:
ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 15b): Celestine, bishop of Rome. Of Celestine, bishop of Rome
 
Title:
ܩܘܪܒܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܩܠܣܛܝܢܘܣ. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܪܗܡܐ(sic)
Item 9 (Fol. 19a): Julius, bishop of Rome. Of Julius, bishop of Rome
 
Title:
ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܠܝܘܣ
Item 10 (Fol. 21a): Severus of Antioch. The Signing of the Cup, or Benediction of the Chalice, of Severus of Antioch, according to a new revision
 
Title:
ܪܫܡ ܟܣܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܟܝܘܟܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܨܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 22a): The Prayer of the Blessing of the Bread
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܠܚܡܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 22b): A collection of Prooemia or Prefaces
 
Title:
ܦܪ̈ܘܡܝܘܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܣܕܪܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ
Item 13 (Fol. 25b): A large collection of Sedras and Prayers, for the circle of the whole year
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 25b): The Consecration of the Church
 
Title:
ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 27a): The Annunciation of Zacharias
 
Title:
ܕ܏ܣܘ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ,
Item 16 (Fol. 28a): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܕ܏ܣܘ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 30b): The Visit of Mary to Elizabeth
 
Title:
ܕܡܐܙܠܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܡ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܝܫܒܥ
Item 18 (Fol. 30b): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܕܡܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
Item 19 (Fol. 31b): The Nativity of our Lord
 
Title:
ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܕܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 34b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 21 (Fol. 37a): A sedrā of the Nativity of our Lord, omitted in its proper place
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܟܬܒ
Item 22 (Fol. 39a): The Epiphany
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 42b): S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 43b): Of the Baptistery or Font
 
Title:
ܕܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 44b): S. Simeon the Aged and the Presentation of our Lord
 
Title:
ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܏ܣـ . ܘܕܡܥܠܬܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 45b): Lent
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 48a): Sedras of the Miracles for the Sundays of Lent
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܕܒܫܒܐ ܏ܕܨܘ
Item 28 (Fol. 50b): Palm Sunday
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 52b): Passion or Holy Week
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 55a): of the holy Cross
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 58b): A sedrā of the Passion, omitted in its proper place
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܚܫܐ. ܕܠܐ ܐܬܟܬ݂ܒ ܒܕܘܟܬܗ
Item 32 (Fol. 59b): Easter Sunday
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 63a): Of the Dispensation of the Savior
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܬܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 68a): Prayers for all the Festivals
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܐܕܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 70a): New or Low Sunday
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ. ܕܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 71a): The Ascension of our Lord
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 72a): Pentecost
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
Item 38 (Fol. 74a): The Commemoration of the holy Apostles
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 75b): The Commemoration of the holy Martyrs
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 40 (Fol. 79b): Common sedras of the blessed Virgin and the Saints
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 41 (Fol. 87b): For the obsequies and commemoration of Monks
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܒܥܘܦܝܐ ܘܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 42 (Fol. 90a): For the Dead
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 43 (Fol. 97a): For every day, especially on Vigils, Festivals and Commemorations
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܠܝܘܡ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܒܫܗܪ̈ܐ ܘܒ̈ܥܐܕܐ ܘܒܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ
Item 44 (Fol. 97a): Part 1
 
Title:
ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
Item 45 (Fol. 97a): Part 2
 
Title:
ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ
Item 46 (Fol. 97a): Part 3
 
Title:
ܕܚܘܣܝܐ
Item 47 (Fol. 97a): Part 4
 
Title:
ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 48 (Fol. 107b): When a man enters into a house or convent
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܡܐ ܕܥ̇ܐܠ ܐܢܫ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܐܘ ܠܕܝܪܐ
Item 49 (Fol. 108b): Supplication after every sedrā
 
Title:
ܡܬܟܫܢܘܬܐ [ܡܬܟܫܦܢܘܬܐ] ܒܬܪ ܟܠ ܣܕܪܐ
Item 50 (Fol. 109a): Part 7
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܥܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܐܠܝܨ ܕܢܡܘܬ ܘܫ̇ܐܠ ܚܘܣܝܐ
Item 51 (Fol. 110a): Prayers for the Sick
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 110b): Prayer when a priest enters a house
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܐ ܕܥܐܠ ܟܗܢܐ ܠܒܝܬܐ
Item 53 (Fol. 110b): Prayer when he meets a brother
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܐ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܐܚܐ
Item 54 (Fol. 110b): Prooemia, omitted in their proper places
 
Title:
ܦܪ̈ܐܡܝܘܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܣܕܪܐ. ܕܠܐ ܐܬܟܬܒܘ ܒܕܘܟܬܗܘܢ
Item 55 (Fol. 111a): Prayers to be said after the Miserere
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܒܬܪ ܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 56 (Fol. 111b): Prayers to be said after the Beatitudes
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܒܬܪ ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܒܪܘܚ
Item 57 (Fol. 112a): Sedras and prayers for the Evening (Vespers) of every day
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
Item 58 (Fol. 115a): Prayers for Compline
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܬܪܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 116a): Sedrā and prayers for the Nocturns
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ
Item 60 (Fol. 118b): Sedras and prayers for the Morning
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
Item 61 (Fol. 122a): Sedrā for the Dead, omitted in its proper place
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܟܬܒ ܒܕܘܟܬܗ
Item 62 (Fol. 123a): Another for the Dead
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 63 (Fol. 123b): Sedrā for the Miracles, omitted in its proper place
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܟ̣ܬܒ ܒܕܘܟܬܗ
Item 64 (Fol. 124a): Prayers between the marmiyāthā of every day
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܢܬ ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܝܘܡ
Item 65 (Fol. 130a): Prayers at the conclusion of each daily service
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܚ̇ܘܬܡܐ ܕܟܠ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
Item 66 (Fol. 132a): Prayers whilst using incense at various festivals
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܦܝܪܡܐ
Item 67 (Fol. 137a): Prayers for the Nativity, Epiphany, and Commemoration of the blessed Virgin, omitted in their proper places
Item 68 (Fol. 137b): Prayers for the people, in the bêma or sanctuary
 
Title:
ܫܘܘ̈ܟܢܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܒܒܝܡܐ
Item 69 (Fol. 140b): Prayers for monks
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 70 (Fol. 141b): Graces after the evening meal
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܒܥܐ. ܕܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ
Item 71 (Fol. 142b): Other graces
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܦܬܘܪܐ
Item 72 (Fol. 142b): For meat
Item 73 (Fol. 144a): For drink
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܡܙܓܬܐ
Item 74 (Fol. 144a): miscellaneous prayers
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܙܢ̈ܝܢ
Item 75 (Fol. 145a): Timothy (of Alexandria). For a man who abjures a heresy, ascribed to Timothy (of Alexandria)
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܦ̇ܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܣ
Item 76 (Fol. 146a): Admonitions and injunctions to those who enter the priesthood
 
Title:
ܙܘܗܪ̈ܐ ܘܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܩܪܒܝܢ ܠܟܗܢܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܙܕܩ ܠܡܕܥ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܕܢܬܩܪܒܘܢ ܠܗܢܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܘܡܠܐܟܝܐ. ܕܒܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܒܪܬܝܬܐ ܘܒܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܦܐܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܕܢܬܩ̇ܪܒܘܢ܆ ܠܘܬ ܟܗܢܘܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܟܘܗܢܐ ܪܐܙܢܝܐ. ܕܒܗ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܏ܘܫ.
Item 77 (Fol. 147b): Clement of Rome. An extract from the book of Clement of Rome, ܕܩܠܡܝܣ, called the Testament of our Lord
 
Title:
ܕܝܬܝܩܝ ܕܡܪܢ
  Incipit: ܩܠܡܝܣ ܕܝܢ ܐܡ̣ܪ .. ܕܒܥܠܝܬܐ ܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܘܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܪܐܙ ܠܝ ܪܐܙ ܠܝ. ܘܒܪܘܚܐ ܘܠܘ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܐܫܠܡ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ. ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܟܬܝܒܐ. ܕܐܟܬܒܝܘܗܝ ܠܢܡܘܣܝ ܒܓܘܗܘܢ .. ܐܠܦ ܐܢܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܪܫܡܘܢ ܥܕ̈ܬܐ. ܘܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ .. ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܢܒܢܘܢ. ܘܕܢܩܒܥܘܢ ܡ̈ܕܒܚܐ. ܘܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܡ ܥܕܬܐ .. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 78 (Fol. 148a): A Collection of Ecclesiastical Canons
Item 79 (Fol. 148a): Jacob of Edessa. Canons of Jacob of Edessa, contained in a letter to John the Stylite
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܥܕ̈ܬܢܝܐ ܏ܕܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ܀ ܡܟܬܒܝܢ ܠܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܣܛܘܢܪܐ ܕܒܠܝܬܐܪܒ ܩܪܝܬܐ
  Incipit: ܠܐܚܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܘܡܝܩܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܩܐܡ ܥܠ ܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܕܒܠܝܬܐܪܒ ܩܪ̣ܝܬܐ. ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܚܕܐ. ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܕܠܐ ܡܛܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܘܬܟ ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܬܐ. ܗܝ ܕܡܫܕܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ̇ ܠܐܚܘܬܟ ܠܘܬ ܡܣܟܢܘܬܝ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܙܒܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 80 (Fol. 150a): John, bishop of Tellā. Canons of John, bishop of Tellā, addressed to the priest Sergius
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܏ܕܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩ ܕܬܠܐ. ܕܫܐܠܗ ܣܪܓܢܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܡܛܠ ܣܘܥܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܘܕܫܐ.
  Incipit: ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܏ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܡ̈ܐܢܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܫ ܒܗܘܢ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܙܥܘܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܝܘܡܢ ܠܐ ܚܫܚܝܢ. ܡܢܐ ܙܕܩ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܏ܪܒܐ ܏ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܠܨܐ. ܢܛܪ ܡܢ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܚܫܚܬ ܕܐܘܠܨܢܐ ..
Notes:
  • The word, ܢܛܪ, in the above incipit was altered into ܢܬܛܪ (sic)
  • This piece is in the form of a dialogue between a teacher and his disciple. See Lamy, Dissertatio de Syrorum Fide et Disciplina in Re Eucharistica (Louvain, 1859), p. 62.
Item 81 (Fol. 151b): John of Tellā. Other Canons of John of Tellā
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܒܫ̈ܐܘܠܐ
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܬܐܟܠܘܢ ܥܡ ܗܪ̈ܝܛܝܩܘ܀ ܘܕܠܐ ܬܣܒܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ .. ܡܛܠ ܕܝܡܝܢܗܘܢ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܕܥܘܼܠܐ .. ܘܕܠܐ ܬܬܠܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܕܥܘܿܠܐ ܡ̇ܬܒܪܟ ܘܪܓܙ ܡܪܝܐ.܀.
Item 82 (Fol. 152b): John of Tellā. Replies to questions addressed by the Orientals to the holy Fathers
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܦܠܐܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܘ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܬܩܪܒܘ ܫܘ̈ܐܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ. ܘܗܘܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܕܘ ܡܢ ܐܢܫ̈ܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ. ܢܥܡܕܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܐ ܥܡܕܘ܀ ܀. ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܕܘ ܡܢ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܢܫܬܡܠܘܢ ܒܚܬܡܐ ܕܡܘܪܘܢ. ܟܕ ܗ̇ܘܝܐ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܬ ܗܫܐ ܥܠ ܚܬ݂ܡܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܦ ܐܝܬ ܥܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܢܪܫܘܡ ܒܬܪ ܥܡܕܐ. ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܕܠܐ ܐܢܢܩܝ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܐܥܡܕ̣. ܡܣܡ ܒܪܝܫܐ ܚܝܒ. ܀ ܀
Item 83 (Fol. 154b): Other canons
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ
Item 84 (Fol. 154b): A bishop. Extracts from a letter of a bishop to a friend, concerning certain sins
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܦܝܣ܏ܩܘ ܠܘܬ ܡܚܒܢܗ. ܡܛܠ ܣ̈ܟܠܘܬܐ ܡܕܡ ܡܕܡ
Item 85 (Fol. 155a): Canons of the holy Fathers in time of persecution, in the form of questions and answers
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܥ̈ܕܬܢܝܐ ܕܐܬܟܬ݂ܒܘ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܘܦܝܐ(sic)
Item 86 (Fol. 155a): Extracts from letters of Severus of Antioch and Dionysius of Alexandria, quoting the canons of Cyprian and the Council of Carthage regarding the baptism of those who abjured heresies
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܥ̈ܕܬܢܝܐ ܕܐܬܟܬ݂ܒܘ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܘܦܝܐ(sic)
Item 87 (Fol. 155): Severus of Antioch. Extracts from letters of Severus of Antioch
Item 88 (Fol. 155): Dionysius of Alexandria. Extracts from letters of Dionysius of Alexandria
Item 89 (Fol. 155b): Questions addressed to Timothy of Alexandria, with his replies
 
Title:
ܫ̈ܘܐܠܐ ܕܐܬܩܪܒܘ. ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ. ܘܐܬܦܫܩܘ ܡܢܗ
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܫܡܘܥܐ ܡܣܬܩܒܠ ܒܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܒ ܒܗ̇ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ. ܘܢܣܒ ܒܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܐ. ܡ̣ܢ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܢܗ. ܏ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܕܢܥܡܕ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܬܩܪܝ
Note: See Beveridge, Pandectae Canonum, t. ii., p. 165.
Item 90 (Fol. 156a): Severus of Antioch. Extracts from the writings of Severus of Antioch
Item 91 (Fol. 156a): Severus of Antioch. Letter to a priest, who remembered his sins and did not celebrate the holy Eucharist
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ. ܠܘܬ ܏ܩܫ ܕܐܬܕܟܪ ܚ̈ܛܗܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܩ̇ܪܒ
  Incipit: ܩ̇ܪܝܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܟܬܒ̈ܝ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܠܟ. ܠܘ ܕܠܐ ܟܐܒܐ. ܐܠܐ ܥܡ ܚܫܐ. ܘܠܘ ܕܝܢ ܢܘܟܪܐܝܬ. ܐܠܐ ܐܚܢܐܝܬ. ܘܠܘ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܪܡ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ. ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܫܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܢܡܘܣܐ.
Item 92 (Fol. 157a): Severus of Antioch. On excommunication, etc.
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܪܡܐ ܘܟܠܝܢܐ. ܘܬܚܘܡܐ. ܘܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܬܝ̈ܕܥܢ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܗܝܢ
Item 93 (Fol. 157b): Severus of Antioch. Other extracts
Item 94 (Fol. 159a): A question addressed to Basil, with his reply
 
Title:
ܫܐܘܠܐ ܕܐܫܬܐܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܠܝܘܣ
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܟܗܢܐ ܕܝܥܝܢ ܘܥܠܘܒ ܘܛܢܦ ܘܙܠܝܠ ܘܪܘܝ. ܘܩ̇ܪܐ ܠܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܢܚ̇ܬܐ ܘܡܩܕܫܐ̣ ܩܘܪܒܢܗ: ܟܕ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܘܡܐ: ܢܚ̇ܬܐ ܐܘ ܠܐ. ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܓܝܪ ܛܥܝܢ ܥܠܗܕܐ ܏ܘܫ.
Item 95 (Fol. 159a): Jacob of Batnae. Extracts from the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on Joshua, showing that we should not despise excommunication
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪܢܘܢ. ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܢܫܘܛ ܠܚܪܡܐ
  Incipit: ܟܠ ܕܡܚܒܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܚܪܡܐ ܒܗ̇ ܢܬܚ̇ܒܠ. ܚܪܝܦܐ ܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܡܢ ܣܦܣܝܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܦܘ̈ܡܝܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 96 (Fol. 159b): Cyril, of Alexandria. Extracts from Cyril, of Alexandria
 
Title:
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܝܠܘܣ
Item 97 (Fol. 160a): Epiphanius. Extracts from Epiphanius
 
Title:
ܕ܏ܩܕ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ
Item 98 (Fol. 160a): Cyriacus the patriarch. Canons of Cyriacus the patriarch and the bishops who were with him
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܥܕ̈ܬܢܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܦܛܪ܏ܝܪ ܘܕܐܦ̈ܝ܏ܣܩܘ ܕܥܡܗ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., pp. 116 and 342.
Item 99 (Fol. 162b): The Order of the Consecration of Water on the Epiphany
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ. ܒܠܠܝܐ
Item 100 (Fol. 163b): The Order of the Consecration of the Branches on Palm Sunday
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܣܘ̈ܟܐ. ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Item 101 (Fol. 164a): The Order of the Washing of Feet
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ ܕܠܩܢܐ
Item 102 (Fol. 165a): Versicles from the Psalms, to be chanted at the elevation of the Cross
 
Title:
ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܡܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܙܘܝܚܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ. ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܙܕܝܚ ܒܥܐܕܐ
Item 103 (Fol. 165b): Severus. The Order of Baptism, of Severus
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
Item 104 (Fol. 170b): The Order of Holy Matrimony
Item 105 (Fol. 170b): The Benediction of the Wedding- rings
 
Title:
ܒܘܪܟ ܥܙ̈ܩܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܪܘܬܐ
Item 106 (Fol. 170b): The Benediction of the Bridegroom and Bride
 
Title:
ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܕܚܬܢܐ ܘܟܠܬܐ
Item 107 (Fol. 171b): The Benediction of the Crowns or Garlands
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܟܠܝ̈ܠܐ
Item 108 (Fol. 171b): The Benediction of the Groomsmen (σύντεκνοι)
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܫܘ̈ܫܒܝܢܐ
Item 109 (Fol. 172a): Sedras for various occasions, omitted in their proper places
Item 110 (Fol. 176a): The Order of Tonsure
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܘܦܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܐ
Item 111 (Fol. 176b): Jacob of Batnae. A prayer of Jacob of Batnae
Item 112 (Fol. 178b): An exhortation
Item 113 (Fol. 179b): That a bishop or priest must not administer the holy Eucharist to himself, when another is with him
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܐܘ ܠܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܠܗ ܒ̈ܐܝ܏ܕܘ ܢܫܬܘܦ (sic) ܒܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܠܗ ܟܢܬܗ
Item 114 (Fol. 179b): Jacob of Edessa. Canons of Jacob of Edessa
Item 115 (Fol. 179b): Jacob of Edessa. Canons addressed to the priest Addai
 
Title:
ܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ. ܕܫܐܠܗ ܐܕܝ ܩܫܝܫܐ. ܕܠܐ ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ
Note: Compare de Lagarde, Reliquiae juris ecclesiast. antiquiss., p. ܩܝܙ etc., and Lamy, Dissertatio etc., p. 98.
Item 116 (Fol. 181b): Jacob of Edessa. Other Canons of Jacob
 
Title:
ܕܝܠܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ
Item 117 (Fol. 181b): Salutations
Note:
Item 118 (Fol. 181b): Various forms of Salutation, in Arabic, but written in the Syriac character
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܒܛܝܝܬܐ. ܘܟܬܝ̈ܒܢ ܣܘܪܝܐܝܬ
  Incipit: ܕܥܠ ܏ܐܡܝܪܐ. ܐܛܐܠ ܐܠܗ ܒܩܐܟ ܐܝܘܣ ܐܠܡܝܪ ܘܐܕܡ ܥܝܙܟ ܘܣܥܕܬܟ
i.e. %
Note:
Item 119 (Fol. 182a): Syriac forms of Salutation on presenting one's self before a newly appointed amīr
 
Title:
ܕܡܥܠܬܐ ܨܝܕ ܐܡܝܪܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Item 120 (Fol. 182b): A prayer to be used on the Thursday of Passion or Holy Week, instead of the oratio pacis
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ. ܕܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܒܚܡܫܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ. ܒܩܘܪܒܐ. ܚܠܦ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܫ̇ܠܡܐ
Item 121 (Fol. 183a): Clement, bishop of Rome. The Anaphora of Clement, bishop of Rome
 
Title:
ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܠܡܝܣ. ܐܦ܏ܝܣܩ ܕܪܘܡܝ. ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
Item 122 (Fol. 186a): Various sedras and prayers
Item 123 (Fol. 188a): The prayer which S. John (the Baptist) taught his disciples
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܝܘܚܢܢ [ܡܥܡܕܢܐ] ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 189a): On fol. 189 a are written, in the same hand as the rest of the book, the words: ܒܪܟܡܪܝ ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܐܘ ܬ̇ܢܐ ܐܘ ܝ̇ܬܪ . . . ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܘܠܩ̇ܛ ܘܟܢܫ . . .
Addition 2 (Fol. 189a): Lower down, there is an anathema in a more recent hand, similar to that of the prooemium on fol. 70 b.

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