Add. 14,504
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/194
Date:
9th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 164 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books
This manuscript contains: A Tropologion, or collection of Canons and Troparia (ܛܪܘܦܐܪ̈ܝܐ), for various Saints' Days and other occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 42 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 ¾ in. by 6, consisting of 164 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 129 and 161. The quires, 17 in number, are signed with letters. There are from 24 to 28 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a neat, regular hand, apparently of the ixth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 10b): A Tropologion, or collection of Canons and Troparia (ܛܪܘܦܐܪ̈ܝܐ), for various Saints' Days and other
occasions
Title: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ܇ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܛܪܘܦܘܠܘܓܝܢ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ. Subscription (Fol. 163a): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܘܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܕܪ ܘܬܘܒ ܡܥܕܪ ܘܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܟܠܢ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀܀܀
Title: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ܇ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܛܪܘܦܘܠܘܓܝܢ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ. Subscription (Fol. 163a): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܘܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܕܪ ܘܬܘܒ ܡܥܕܪ ܘܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܟܠܢ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀܀܀
Note: Several of them are ascribed on the margins to John the
Monk, ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ . See foll. 21 a,
24 a, 33 a, 36 b, 39 b, and 43 b; and also Add. 14,505, foll. 198 a (marg.), 215 b, and 219 a.
Item 2 (Fol. 10b):
S. Stephen, 27th of the first Kānūn
Item 3 (Fol. 15a):
Basil and Gregory, 1st of the second
Kānūn
Item 4 (Fol. 19a):
Antony, 17th of the second Kānūn
Item 5 (Fol. 21b):
Gregory Nazianzen, 25th
of the second Kānūn
Item 6 (Fol. 24b):
John Chrysostom, 27th of
the second Kānūn
Item 7 (Fol. 33b):
Ephraim Syrus, 1st of
Shebat
Item 8 (Fol. 37a):
Severus of Antioch, 8th of
Shebat
Item 9 (Fol. 40b):
Theodore, in the first week of Lent
Item 10 (Fol. 43b): The forty Martyrs, in Lent, from the 7th to the 14th of
Adār
Item 11 (Fol. 48b): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin, 24th of
Adār
Item 12 (Fol. 52b):
George, 23d of Nīsān
Title: ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܠܘܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Title: ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܠܘܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 55b):
S. John the Evangelist,
8th of Iyār
Item 14 (Fol. 58a): The blessed Virgin, 15th of Iyār
Item 15 (Fol. 61a):
S. Andrew the Apostle and Andrew the martyr, 16th of Iyār
Item 16 (Fol. 66a):
Leontius, 18th of Hazīrān
Item 17 (Fol. 68b): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist, 25th of
Hazīrān
Item 18 (Fol. 72a):
S. Peter, 28th of
Hazīrān
Item 19 (Fol. 75a):
S. Paul, 29th of
Hazīrān
Item 20 (Fol. 78b):
S. Thomas, 3d of Tāmūz
Item 21 (Fol. 82a): Domitius, 5th of Tāmūz
Title: ܕܘܡܛܝܘܣ
Title: ܕܘܡܛܝܘܣ
Item 22 (Fol. 84b):
Cosmas and Damian, 7th of Tāmūz
Item 23 (Fol. 88a):
Quiricus, or Cyriacus, and his mother
Julitta, 15th of
Tāmūz
Item 24 (Fol. 91b):
Paphnutius, 20th of
Tāmūz
Item 25 (Fol. 95a):
Simeon Stylites, 27th of Tāmūz
Title: ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܐ
Title: ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 98b): The Transfiguration of our Lord, 6th of Ab
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܬܒܘܪ
Title: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܬܒܘܪ
Item 27 (Fol. 102a):
Rabūlas of Edessa, 7th of Ab
Item 28 (Fol. 105b): The blessed Virgin, full-moon of Ab
Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܒܟܣܐܐ ܒܐܒ
Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܒܟܣܐܐ ܒܐܒ
Item 29 (Fol. 116b):
Julian Sābā, 26th of
Ab
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 119b): The Decollation of S. John the Baptist, 29th of
Ab
Item 31 (Fol. 122b): The Nativity of the blessed Virgin, 8th of
Ilūl
Item 32 (Fol. 124b):
Julian the martyr, 10th of Ilūl
Item 33 (Fol. 128a): The Dedication of the Church, 12th of Ilūl
Title: ܥܠ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 130a): The Dedication of the church of Golgotha and of the Resurrection, 13th of Ilūl
Title: ܥܠ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܓܓܘܠܬܐ ܘܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܓܓܘܠܬܐ ܘܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 133b): The blessed Virgin, 18th of Ilūl
Item 36 (Fol. 136b):
Sergius and Bacchus, 7th of the first
Teshrīn
Item 37 (Fol. 140a):
Gūryā, Shamūnā and
Habīb, 15th of the second Teshrīn
Item 38 (Fol. 142b):
Barbara, 4th of the first Kānūn
Item 39 (Fol. 145b): The holy Apostles
Item 40 (Fol. 148a):
Athanasius
Item 41 (Fol. 151b): The holy Martyrs
Item 42 (Fol. 159b): The Dead
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 1b):
Prefixed to the Tropologion is a Calendar of the Festivals and Saints' Days of
the whole year, from the first Kānūn to the latter Teshrīn. This is of perhaps
somewhat later date than the rest of the book.
ܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܪܝܢ̣ܢ. ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܕܥܐ[ܕ̈ܐ] ܘܕܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫ̇ܢܬܐ. ܟܠ
ܝܪܚܐ ܒܝܪܚܗ. ܒܡ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܗ ܟܝ̇ܢܝܢ. ܘܗܟܢܐ ܡܫܠܚܐܝܬ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ܇ ܘܫܪܟܐ
ܕܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܗܘܢ ܡܛܟܣܐ..
Addition 2 (Fol. 9b):
At the end of the Calendar, fol. 9 b, the same hand has noted the date of the
martyrdom of S. Paul:
ܐܣܗܕ ܒܪܘܡܝ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ̣. ܟܕ ܐܬܦ̣ܣܩ ܪܝܫܗ ܒܣܝܦܐ. ܒܝܪܚܐ ܬܡܘܙ.
ܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܫܥܐ ܒܗ܆ ܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ܀܀
Addition 3:
On fol. 10 a there is an intercessory Litany, ܠܝܛܢܝܐ
ܬܟܫܦܬܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ.
: ܬܘܒ ܡ̣ܬܚܢܐܝܬ (sic) ܫܝܢܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܘܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܒܥܐ. ـܲـ
. . ـܲـ . ܚ̣ܠܦ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܘܚܘܣܝܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܘܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܬܦ̇ܨܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ
ܘܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܩܝܢܕܘܢܘܣ ܘܐܢܢܩܝ ܘܩܘܡܐ ܘܥܫܘܡܝܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܣܩ̈ܘܒܠܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܒ̣ܥܐ . ـܲـ ..
ـܲـ .. ـܲـ .
Addition 4 (Fol. 163b):
On fol. 163 b there is a note, perhaps in the handwriting of the scribe,
stating that this volume belonged to a deacon, whose name has been designedly
erased.
ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ . . . ܡܫܡܫܢܐ . . . ܟܠ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܡܗܦܟ
ܠܗ ܠܡܪܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܢܕܥ ܕܡܚܝܒܐ ܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܙܘܥ ܐܘ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܒܣܪ ܥܠ
ܗܕܐ
Addition 5 (Fol. 164a):
Another note, on fol. 164 a, records that it was presented by
John, metropolitan of Damascus, to a certain
Mār Yakīrā.
ܫܟܢ ܕܝܢ ܛܪܘܦܘܠܘܓܝܢ ܗܢܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܢܛܝܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ
ܕܒܫܡܐ ܡܝܛܪܘܦܘܠܘܛܝܣ ܕܕܐܡܣܩܘܩ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܗܘܓܝܐ ܘܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܒܗ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܓ݁ܥܝܢ ܒܗ.
ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܥܛܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܗ. ܘܫ.
Addition 6 (Fol. 163b):
In a third note, on fol. 163 b, we are informed that the said Mār
Yakīrā bar Sahlūn gave this book, along with two others, to
Moses of Nisibis, abbat of Scete (A.D. 932), for the use of the Syrian
church at Fostāt.
ܫܟܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܩܝܛܐ ܐܝܟ
ܕܠܥܕܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܒܦܝܣܛܛ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܒܪ ܣܗܠܘܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܦܪܫ ܘܝܗܒ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ
ܘܠܥܢ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܢܒܣܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܝܗܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܬܪܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ
ܢܨܝܒܝܢܝܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܐܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܐܡܝܢ..
ܘܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܓܢܘܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܘ ܢܦܣܘܩ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܐܘ ܢܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ
ܗܢܐ.
Addition 7:
Just above, there is a line of writing, giving the number of leaves in the
manuscript and the words:
ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܦܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܐܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ (and) ܬܠ̈ܬ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ
ܒܪܢܫܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ. ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܦܫܐ. ܘܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ. ܘܫܪܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ
Addition 8 (Fol. 163b):
At the top of foll. 163 b and 164 a, and at the foot of fol. 164 b, there are
three brief extracts from the works of Isaac of
Nineveh
in a more recent hand.
ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ
Addition 9:
On fol. 164 b there also stands the following ܬܒܪܬܐ of Jacob of
Batnae.
ܥܡ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܪܕܐ ܥܡܗ. ܘܥܠ ܕܐܚܒܬܗ. ܠܐ ܫܒܩ ܠܝ
ܕܐܦܘܫ ܡܢܗ: ܗܐ ܡܢܬܦ ܠܝ ܠܝܠܝ ܐܝܡܡ ܐܝܙܠ (sic) ܒܬܪܗ. ܘܐܘܪܚܗ ܥܣܩܐ ܗܝ ܘܚ̈ܒܢܢܐ ܠܐ
ܪ̈ܕܝܢ ܒܗ::
Addition 10 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1 a there is a statement of the number of days, and of the length of
the day and night, in each month of the year.
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