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Add. 14,502

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/192
Description based on Wright DXV (1:394-395) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 57 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Funeral Services
This manuscript contains: Funeral Services. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 19 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 11 in. by 7, consisting of 57 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, arc 7 in number, the last having only one leaf. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 21 to 30 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xiith cent
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See Additions

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Funeral Services
 
Title: ܥܠ ܬܘܟܠܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܘܦܝܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): For Priests and Deacons including eight services (ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ), each according to a different tone (ܐܝܟܘܣ or ܐܝܟܣ), and appropriate lessons (ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ) from the Old and New Testaments.
 
Title: ܩܕܡ ܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܡ̈܏ܫܡ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܥ̇ܢܕܝܢ
Item 3 (Fol. 4a): Jacob of Batnae. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
Item 4 (Fol. 7b): Ephraim. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Ephraim
Item 5 (Fol. 10a): Jacob of Batnae. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
Item 6 (Fol. 13a): Jacob of Batnae. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
Item 7 (Fol. 16b): Ephraim. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Ephraim
Item 8 (Fol. 19b): John bar Andreas. Madrāshē by John bar Andreas
  Excerpt: ܡܢ ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܣ̣ܡ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܒܣܒܠܬܐ ܕܗܒ ܠܢ ܡܪܢ ܏ܗܲܒ ܏ܠܢ ܡ܏ܪܢ ܏ܕܒܢܘܚܡܐ ܏ܢ̣ܚܙܐ ܏ܠܥܢ̈ܝܕܝܢ ܏ܒܝܬ ܡܲ܏ܠܟܘܬܐ. ܠܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܦܩܘܕ ܕܙܥܐܦܐܝܬ (sic)ܒܪܘܓܙܐ ܢܦܩܘܢܢܝ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܦܓܪܐ. ܒܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܠܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܟ ܒܟܝܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܬܚܫܚ ܥܡ ܚ̇ܒܘܬܝ (read, ܚ̇ܝܒܘܬ)
Item 9 (Fol. 20a): Jacob of Batnae. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
Item 10 (Fol. 23b): John bar Andreas. Extracts from the Laments of John bar Andreas
  Excerpt: ܡܢ ܐܘ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܏ܥ ܗܒ ܠܢ ܡܪܢ ܕܒܢܘ܏ܚܡ ܢ̣ܚܙܐ ܠܥܢ̈ܝܕܝܢ ܒܝܬ ܏ܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܐ. ܛܥ̣ܝܢܝܢ ܘܐܙ̇ܠܝܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܩܒܪܐ. ܪܗ̇ܛܝܢ ܘܪܗܝ̣ܒܝܢ ܘܗܟܢ ܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܣܪܗ̣ܒܘ ܢܐܙܠ ܢܪܡܝܘܗܝ ܒܚܦܪܗ. ܥܕܠܐ ܢܡܚܐ ܠܢ ܪܝܚ ܣܪܝܘܬܗ . ܘ
Item 11 (Fol. 24a): Jacob of Batnae. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
Item 12 (Fol. 30a): Jacob of Batnae. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
Item 13 (Fol. 42b): For Monks, who are not priests, including six services, according to different tones, and appropriate lessons
 
Title: ܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܥ̇ܢܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 44a): Jacob of Batnae. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
Item 15 (Fol. 45b): Jacob of Batnae. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
Item 16 (Fol. 45b): John bar Andreas. Madrāshē by John bar Andreas
  Excerpt: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܡܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܢܕܪܐܝܣ ܏ܒܩ ܗܒ̣ ܠܢ ܡܪܢ܆ ܕܒܢܘܚܡܐ ܢܚ̣ܙܐ ܠܥ̈܏ܢܝܕ ܒܝܬ ܡ̇ܠ̣ܟܘܬܐ. ܀ ܢܦܝܣ̣ܘܢܟ ܡܪܝ ܚܠܦ ܚܠܫܘܬܝ̣. ܫܡܝܐ ܐܦ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ. ܕܡܳܐ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܟ ܢܚܬ݂ܘܡ ܚ̈ܝܝ. ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܡ̈ܫܝܢܐ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܨܝܕܝ. ܀.
Item 17 (Fol. 48a): John bar Andreas. Extracts from the Laments of John bar Andreas
  Excerpt: ܐܚܪܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܘ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ: ܚܘܪܘ ܒܝ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܢܗܝܪܐܝܬ ܘܐܬܒܲܩܘ ܒܩܢܘܡܝ ܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ. ܡܢܝ ; ܐܬܒܲܢܝܢܘ. ܪܐܙܢܐܝܬ. ܡ̣ܘܢ ܥܠ̣ܬ݀ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ܀
Note: See the companion volume, Add. 17,131 . He died A. Gr. 1467, A.D. 1156. See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., 362.
Item 18 (Fol. 50a): Jacob of Batnae. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
Item 19 (Fol. 51a): Jacob of Batnae. Prayers (ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ) ascribed to Jacob of Batnae

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 30): Some Syriac and Greek vowels (ܰ,ܶ , ܺ,ܳ ,ܽ) have been added, almost exclusively by a later hand; see especially foil. 30—37 and 52—55.
Addition 2 (Fol. 57b): After the doxology, fol. 57 b, there is a note, stating that this manuscript belonged to the convent of S. Mary Deipara, and was written at the expense of Rabban Isaiah, known by the name of Bar 'Othmān, from the town of Salach. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̣ܝܛܝ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܗܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܝ̣ܫܝ ܨܠܘܬܗ (sic) ܐܡܝܢ. ܝܨܦ ܘܣ̣ܡ ܪܒܢ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܒܪ ܥܘܬܡܢ ܏ܡܫܡ. ܒܓܢܣܗ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܨܠܚ ܩܲܣܛܪܐ ܡܒ̇܏ܪܟـ ܟܠ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ. ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܐܒ̈ܗܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܡ̈ܢܚܐ. ܘܥܠ ܚܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܝܪܝܬܐ ܏ܡܗܝܡ ܡܢܚ̣ܬ݀ ܢܦܫܐ.

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14502” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/192.

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14502.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/192.

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