London, BL, Add. 14497
source date: xith or xiith cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/187, Add. 14,497, London, BL, Add. 14,497, BL Add MS 14497, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 296, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXCVI

[This manuscript contains: A Sacerdotal, according to the Malkite or Greek use. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 30 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-307
title: A Sacerdotal, according to the Malkite or Greek use
  Foll. 1a-56
  title: Liturgies
    Foll. 1a-28
    title: The Liturgy of John Chrysostom
    rubric: ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܬܒܝ̈ܢܢ. ܩܘܼܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ
    See Goar, Euchologion, p. 58; Neale, Liturgies, 2d ed., p. 92.
    Foll. 28a-56
    title: The Liturgy of Basil
    rubric: ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܬܒ̈ܝܢܢ ܨܚ̇ܚܐ ܕܩܘܪܒ ܪܐܙ̈ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܪܒܐ
    See Goar, p. 158; Neale, Liturgies, p. 125
  Foll. 56a-71
  title: Anthems (ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ, προκείμενα) and Lessons from the Epistles and Gospels for the ferial days of the week
  rubric: 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.
  Foll. 71b-116
  title: Anthems and Lessons for various other occasions
    Foll. 71b-77
    rubric: ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܣܝܐ
    Foll. 77a-79
    rubric: ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ
    Foll. 79a-80
    rubric: ܒܟܘܗܢܐ ܕܟܪܝܗܐ
    Foll. 80b-82
    rubric: ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܒܪܒܪܐ ܘܦܚ̇ܡ ܠܟܠܗ̈ܝܢ ܢ̈ܫܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܬܐ
    Foll. 82b-88
    rubric: ܕܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܕܦܢܛ܏ܝܩܘ
    Foll. 88b-104
    rubric: ܏ܠܚ. ܚܕ ܒ̈ܫܒܐ
    Foll. 104a-116
    rubric: ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘ̣ܐܢ̇ܓܠܝ̣ܘܢ ܕܚܕ ܒ܏ܫܒ ܕܨܦ̣ܪܐ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܟܢܐ
  Foll. 116a-154
  title: Prayers and orders for birth and baptism
    Foll. 116a-119
    title: Prayers for Mother and Child, on the fortieth day after the birth
    rubric: 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.
    See Assemani, Codex Liturg., t. i., pp. 214—217.
    Foll. 119a-152
    title: The Order of Baptism, of Basil
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܕܝ܏ܫ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
    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.
    Foll. 152a-154
    title: A shorter Order of Baptism, to be used in cases of necessity
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̇ܥ܏ܡܘܕ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܐܝܬ ܐܢܢܩܝ ܐܢ ܓܕܫ ܘܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܠܝܠܘܕܐ ܡܢ ܒܪ ܫܒܥܐ ܝ̈ܘܡܝܢ ܕܡܘܠܕܗ
  Foll. 154a-209
  title: Orders and lessons of the habits
    Foll. 154a-177
    title: The Order of the Small Habit
    rubric: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܢ̣ܕܝܢ (κολουθία τού μανδύου)
    Compare Goar, p. 473.
    Foll. 177a-196
    title: The Order of the Middle Habit
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܡ̇ܨܥܝ̣ܐ ܕܩܘܿܩܠ̣ܝܘܢ (κουκούλλιον)
    Foll. 196a-204
    title: The Order of the Great Habit
    rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܪܒܐ
    Compare Goar, p. 499.
    Foll. 204a-209
    title: Lessons for the above Orders
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܥܠ ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܐܣܟ܏ܝ̣ܡ ܕܕܝ̈ܪܐ
  Foll. 209a-220
  title: A small collection of Prayers
    Foll. 209a-214
    rubric: ܚܘܣܝܐ ܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
    Fol. 214
    rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܣܡܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝ̣ܕܐ
    Foll. 214b-219
    rubric: ܚܘܣܝܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
    Foll. 219a-220
    rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܝܪܡܐ
  Foll. 220a-286
  title: A collection of Prooemia (ܦܪܐܡܝ̣ܘܢ), Sedras and Prayers, for various feasts, commemorations, and other occasions
  foll. 286b-305
  title: Dimissory prayers for the feasts of the whole year
  rubric: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܬܡܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
  foll. 305b-307
  title: The Order of laying the foundations of a church
  rubric: ܬܘܒ [ܛܟܣـ]ܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ [ܙܕܩ̇] ܕܬܬܥܬܕ ܥܕܬܐ

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.

Vellum.

307 ff. 6 1/8 × 4 3/8

The quires, 40 in number, are signed with Greek and Syriac letters, the former alone being carried through the whole volume.

- Some leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll.1, 55, 63— 65, 71, 98, 99, 306 and 307.

- Leaves are wanting after foll. 55 and 208.

There are from 13 to 19 lines in each page.

This volume is neatly written, apparently by two or three hands of the xith or xiith cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- In the earlier part of the volume there are a few Greek notes on the margins.

- From fol. 220 onwards, the titles of the prayers are frequently rendered into Arabic.

11th or 12th century

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 CCXCVI 1:231-232