Add. 14,501
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/191
Date:
11th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 210 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Choral Services for the festivals of the whole year, including many hymns (ܩ̈ܠܐ,ܥܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ , ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ , ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ, ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ , ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ) and prayers, ascribed to Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae and Severus of Antioch. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 39 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 210 leaves, some of which are stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 4, 6, 7, and 209. The quires, signed with both Syriac and Greek letters, were originally 25 in number, but ܐ and ܟܗ are lost, and leaves are wanting after foll. 7 and 208. The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 32.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
It is written in a good hand of about the xith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Choral Services for the festivals of the whole year, including
many hymns (ܩ̈ܠܐ,ܥܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ , ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ , ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ, ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ,
ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ) and prayers, ascribed to Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae and Severus of Antioch
[defective]
Title:
Title:
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Nativity of our Lord
[defective]
Note: It is imperfect; there remains only a collection of ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 14b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܫܒܚܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܫܒܚܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 4 (Fol. 24a):
S. Simeon the Aged and the Innocents
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ ܘܕܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ ܘܕܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 30b): The Epiphany
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 34a):
Title: ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 39a):
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 45b): The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 50b): The Commemoration of the Forty Martyrs
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 57b): Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae. Lent
Title: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܐܦܪܝܡ
Title: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
Item 11 (Fol. 57b): Jacob of Batnae. Hymns of Jacob
Item 12 (Fol. 63b): Jacob of Batnae. Prayers of Jacob
Item 13 (Fol. 65b): Ephraim. Prayers of Ephraim
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܐܦܪܝܡ
Item 14 (Fol. 71b): Order of the Miracles
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 79b): Palm Sunday
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 87a): A collection of hymns
Title: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ
Title: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 94b): Passion (or Holy) Week
Title: ܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Title: ܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 94b): Monday
Item 19 (Fol. 103b): Tuesday
Item 20 (Fol. 112a): Wednesday
Item 21 (Fol. 120b): Thursday
Item 22 (Fol. 129b): The order of the Washing (of Feet)
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 132a): Friday
Item 24 (Fol. 140b): Canticles on the Apostasy of Simon Peter
Title: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
Title: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
Item 25 (Fol. 143b): Canticles on Judas the traitor
Title: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܫ̣ܠܡܢܐ
Title: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܫ̣ܠܡܢܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 147b):
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ for
terce
Title: ܕܬܠܬܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Title: ܕܬܠܬܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 27 (Fol. 150b): Jacob of Batnae. Another ܣܘܓܝܬܐ for
sext.
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 153a): The order of the Adoration of the Cross
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 29 (Fol. foll.155a): Saturday
Title: ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Title: ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 160b): The canticle on the Cherub and the Thief
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܓܝܣܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܓܝܣܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 167a): The Sunday of the Resurrection
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 180a):
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 180b): New (or Low) Sunday
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 186b): The Ascension
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 194b): Pentecost
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 202b): The Invention of the Cross
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܫܟ̣ܚܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܫܟ̣ܚܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 209a): Cantus ad Magnificat [defective]
Title: ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܡܘܪܒܐ ܢܫܦܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Title: ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܡܘܪܒܐ ܢܫܦܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Note: Only a small fragment of the last canon remains.
Item 38 (Fol. 209a): Anthems for the ferial days of the week
Title: ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܝ ܐܠܗܝ ܐܢܬ ܐ̇ܣܟܐ ܠܟ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܫ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܒܬܐ
Title: ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܝ ܐܠܗܝ ܐܢܬ ܐ̇ܣܟܐ ܠܟ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܫ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܒܬܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 210b): Funeral services [defective]
Title: ܠܘܝܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܠܘܝܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Note: Imperfect.
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