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Add. 14,497

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/187
Description based on Wright CCXCVI (1:231-232) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 11th or 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 307 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Sacerdotals
This manuscript contains: A Sacerdotal, according to the Malkite or Greek use. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 30 items.

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):
Hand 3 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):

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
Note: See Goar, Euchologion, p. 58; Neale, Liturgies, 2d ed., p. 92.
Item 4 (Fol. 28a): The Liturgy of Basil [defective]
 
Title:
ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܬܒ̈ܝܢܢ ܨܚ̇ܚܐ ܕܩܘܪܒ ܪܐܙ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܪܒܐ
Note: See Goar, p. 158; Neale, Liturgies, p. 125
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. ܘܡܫܡ̈܏ܫܢܘ. ܏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
Item 8 (Fol. 77a):
 
Title:
ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 79a):
 
Title:
ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܕܟܪܝܗܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 80b):
 
Title:
ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܒܪܒܪܐ ܘܦܚ̇ܡ ܠܟܠܗ̈ܝܢ ܢ̈ܫܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܬܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 82b):
 
Title:
ܕܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܕܦܢܛ܏ܝܩܘ
Item 12 (Fol. 88b):
 
Title:
܏ܠܚ. ܚܕ ܒ̈ܫܒܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 104a):
 
Title:
ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘ̣ܐܢ̇ܓܠܝ̣ܘܢ ܕܚܕ ܒ܏ܫܒ 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 ܕܢܝܬ܏ܘܢܝ 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.
Note: See Assemani, Codex Liturg., t. i., pp. 214—217.
Item 16 (Fol. 119a): The Order of Baptism, of Basil
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܕܝ܏ܫ 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 ܕܡ̇ܥ܏ܡܘܕ 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)
Note: Compare Goar, p. 473.
Item 20 (Fol. 177a): The Order of the Middle Habit
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܡ̇ܨܥܝ̣ܐ ܕܩܘܿܩܠ̣ܝܘܢ (κουκούλλιον)
Item 21 (Fol. 196a): The Order of the Great Habit
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܪܒܐ
Note: Compare Goar, p. 499.
Item 22 (Fol. 204a): Lessons for the above Orders
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܐܣܟ܏ܝ̣ܡ ܕܕܝ̈ܪܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 209a): A small collection of Prayers
Item 24 (Fol. 209a):
 
Title:
ܚܘܣܝܐ ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 214a):
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܣܡܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝ̣ܕܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 214b):
 
Title:
ܚܘܣܝܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 219a):
 
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
Item 30 (Fol. 305b): The Order of laying the foundations of a church
 
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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