Add. 14,497
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/187
Date:
11th or 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 307 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Sacerdotals; Service-books
A Sacerdotal, according to the Malkite or Greek use
Physical Description
Vellum, about 6 1/8 in. by 4 3/8, consisting of 307 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.1, 55, 63—65, 71, 98, 99, 306 and 307. The quires, 40 in number, are signed with Greek and Syriac letters, the former alone being carried through the whole volume. Leaves are wanting after foll. 55 and 208. There are from 13 to 19 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is neatly written, apparently by two or three hands of the
xith or xiith cent.
Hand 2 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is neatly written, apparently by two or three hands of the xith or xiith cent.
Hand 3 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is neatly written, apparently by two or three hands of the xith or xiith cent.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Greek script):
There are a few Greek notes on the margins. See Addition 1.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Arabic script):
Some titles are rendered into Arabic. See Addition 2.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A Sacerdotal, according to the Malkite or Greek use [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Liturgies [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): The Liturgy of John Chrysostom
Title: ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܬܒܝ̈ܢܢ. ܩܘܼܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
Title: ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܬܒܝ̈ܢܢ. ܩܘܼܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 28a): The Liturgy of Basil
[defective]
Title: ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܬܒ̈ܝܢܢ ܨܚ̇ܚܐ ܕܩܘܪܒ ܪܐܙ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܪܒܐ
Title: ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܬܒ̈ܝܢܢ ܨܚ̇ܚܐ ܕܩܘܪܒ ܪܐܙ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܪܒܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 56a): Anthems (ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ, προκείμενα) and Lessons from the Epistles and Gospels
for the ferial days of the week
Title: ܬܘܒ ܙܘܼܡܪܐ ܘܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܫܚ̈ܝ̣ܡܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ. ܡܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܘܡܢ ܣܒܪܬܐ܀ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܠܝܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܙܘܼܡܪܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ܀ ܥܒܕ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܘܗܝ ܪܘܚ. ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܘ. ܦܬ ܒܪܟܝ ܢܦܫܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ. ܐܚ̈ܝ. ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܬܡܠܠܬ݂ ܒܝܕ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܐܫܬܪܪܬ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܙܘܼܡܪܐ ܘܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܫܚ̈ܝ̣ܡܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ. ܡܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܘܡܢ ܣܒܪܬܐ܀ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܠܝܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܙܘܼܡܪܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ܀ ܥܒܕ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܘܗܝ ܪܘܚ. ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܘ. ܦܬ ܒܪܟܝ ܢܦܫܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ. ܐܚ̈ܝ. ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܬܡܠܠܬ݂ ܒܝܕ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܐܫܬܪܪܬ. ܘܫ.
Item 6 (Fol. 71b): Anthems and Lessons for various other occasions
Item 7 (Fol. 71b):
Title: ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܣܝܐ
Title: ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܣܝܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 77a):
Title: ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 79a):
Title: ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܕܟܪܝܗܐ
Title: ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܕܟܪܝܗܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 80b):
Title: ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܒܪܒܪܐ ܘܦܚ̇ܡ ܠܟܠܗ̈ܝܢ ܢ̈ܫܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܬܐ
Title: ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܒܪܒܪܐ ܘܦܚ̇ܡ ܠܟܠܗ̈ܝܢ ܢ̈ܫܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܬܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 82b):
Title: ܕܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘ
Title: ܕܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘ
Item 12 (Fol. 88b):
Title: ܠܚ. ܚܕ ܒ̈ܫܒܐ
Title: ܠܚ. ܚܕ ܒ̈ܫܒܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 104a):
Title: ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘ̣ܐܢ̇ܓܠܝ̣ܘܢ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܒ ܕܨܦ̣ܪܐ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܟܢܐ
Title: ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘ̣ܐܢ̇ܓܠܝ̣ܘܢ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܒ ܕܨܦ̣ܪܐ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܟܢܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 116a): Prayers and orders for birth and baptism
Item 15 (Fol. 116a): Prayers for Mother and Child, on the fortieth day after the
birth
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܒܪܐ ܒܫܘܼܡܠܝ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܝܬܘܢܝ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܢܩܝ̣ܡܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܒ̣ܪ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ. ܘܩܐܡ ܟܗܢܐ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܘܡܨ̇ܠܐ̣ ܥܠ ܐܡܗ ܕܫܒܪܐ. ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܕܐ ܓܢܝ̣ܙܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܟܲܣܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܘܫ.
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܒܪܐ ܒܫܘܼܡܠܝ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܝܬܘܢܝ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܢܩܝ̣ܡܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܒ̣ܪ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ. ܘܩܐܡ ܟܗܢܐ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܘܡܨ̇ܠܐ̣ ܥܠ ܐܡܗ ܕܫܒܪܐ. ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܕܐ ܓܢܝ̣ܙܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܟܲܣܝܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܓܢܣܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܘܫ.
Item 16 (Fol. 119a): The Order of Baptism, of Basil
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
Note: See Assemani, Codex Liturg., t. i., p. 202, t. ii., p. 214, t. iii., p.
146, and especially p. 199, with which compare Denzinger, Ritus Orient., t.
i., p. 318.
Item 17 (Fol. 152a): A shorter Order of Baptism, to be used in cases of
necessity
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̇ܥܡܘܕ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܐܝܬ ܐܢܢܩܝ ܐܢ ܓܕܫ ܘܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܠܝܠܘܕܐ ܡܢ ܒܪ ܫܒܥܐ ܝ̈ܘܡܝܢ ܕܡܘܠܕܗ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̇ܥܡܘܕ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܐܝܬ ܐܢܢܩܝ ܐܢ ܓܕܫ ܘܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܠܝܠܘܕܐ ܡܢ ܒܪ ܫܒܥܐ ܝ̈ܘܡܝܢ ܕܡܘܠܕܗ
Item 18 (Fol. 154a): Orders and lessons of the habits
Item 19 (Fol. 154a): The Order of the Small Habit
Title: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܢ̣ܕܝܢ (κολουθία τού μανδύου)
Title: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܢ̣ܕܝܢ (κολουθία τού μανδύου)
Note: Compare Goar, p. 473.
Item 20 (Fol. 177a): The Order of the Middle Habit
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܡ̇ܨܥܝ̣ܐ ܕܩܘܿܩܠ̣ܝܘܢ (κουκούλλιον)
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܡ̇ܨܥܝ̣ܐ ܕܩܘܿܩܠ̣ܝܘܢ (κουκούλλιον)
Item 21 (Fol. 196a): The Order of the Great Habit
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܪܒܐ
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܪܒܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 204a): Lessons for the above Orders
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܐܣܟܝ̣ܡ ܕܕܝ̈ܪܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܐܣܟܝ̣ܡ ܕܕܝ̈ܪܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 209a): A small collection of Prayers
Item 24 (Fol. 209a):
Title: ܚܘܣܝܐ ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܚܘܣܝܐ ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 214a):
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܣܡܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝ̣ܕܐ
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܣܡܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝ̣ܕܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 214b):
Title: ܚܘܣܝܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Title: ܚܘܣܝܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 219a):
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܝܪܡܐ
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܝܪܡܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 220a): A collection of Prooemia (ܦܪܐܡܝ̣ܘܢ), Sedras and Prayers, for various feasts, commemorations,
and other occasions
Item 29 (Fol. 286b): Dimissory prayers for the feasts of the whole year
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܬܡܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܬܡܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 305b): The Order of laying the foundations of a church
Title: ܬܘܒ [ܛܟܣـ]ܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ [ܙܕܩ̇] ܕܬܬܥܬܕ ܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ [ܛܟܣـ]ܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ [ܙܕܩ̇] ܕܬܬܥܬܕ ܥܕܬܐ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
In the earlier part of the volume there are a few Greek notes on the
margins.
Addition 2 (Fol. 220):
From fol. 220 onwards, the titles of the prayers are frequently rendered into
Arabic.
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