Add. 14,505

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/195
Description based on Wright CCCXXXIX (282-283) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 225 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books; Service-books
A Tropologion or collection of Canons and Troparia for various Saints' Days and other occasions

Physical Description

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 ¼ ,consisting of 225 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled, especially foll. 96, 98, 99 and 225. The quires, 23 in number, are signed with letters. One leaf is wanting after fol. 99. There are from 18 to 26 lines in each page. This volume is written in a good, regular hand, apparently of the xth cent.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand, apparently of the xth cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A Tropologion or collection of Canons and Troparia for various Saints' Days and other occasions [defective]
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܛܪܘܦܠܝܓܝܢ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
Notes:
  • The contents, as far as no. 43, are almost identical with those of Add. 14,504.
  • Of the subsequent canons several are stated to have been composed by John, a monk of the convent of Mār Cosmas at Callinicus, ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܣܡܐ ܕܒܩܠܢܝܩܘܣ, see foll. 198 a (marg.), 215 b, and 219 a, and compare Add. 14,504.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): S. Stephen
Item 3 (Fol. 6b): Basil and Gregory
Item 4 (Fol. 11b): Antony
Item 5 (Fol. 14b): Gregory Nazianzen
Item 6 (Fol. 19a): John Chrysostom
Item 7 (Fol. 25a): Ephraim Syrus
Item 8 (Fol. 29a): Severus of Antioch
Item 9 (Fol. 33a): Theodore
Item 10 (Fol. 37a): [Canon on] The Forty Martyrs
Item 11 (Fol. 43b): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
Item 12 (Fol. 49a): George
Item 13 (Fol. 53a): S. John the Evangelist
Item 14 (Fol. 56b): The blessed Virgin
Item 15 (Fol. 59b): S. Andrew the Apostle and Andrew the Martyr
Item 16 (Fol. 67a): Leontius
Item 17 (Fol. 71a): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
Item 18 (Fol. 75b): S. Peter
Item 19 (Fol. 79b): S. Paul
Item 20 (Fol. 84a): S. Thomas
Item 21 (Fol. 88b): Domitius
Item 22 (Fol. 92a): Cosmas and Damian
Item 23 (Fol. 96a): Quiricus, or Cyriacus, and his mother Julitta [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the end.
Item 24 (Fol. 100a): Paphnutius [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 25 (Fol. 103b): Simeon Stylites
Item 26 (Fol. 108a): The Transfiguration of our Lord
Item 27 (Fol. 112b): Rabūlas of Edessa
Item 28 (Fol. 116b): The blessed Virgin
Item 29 (Fol. 121b): Julian Sābā
Item 30 (Fol. 125b): The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
Item 31 (Fol. 129b): The Nativity of the blessed Virgin
Item 32 (Fol. 132a): Julian martyr
Item 33 (Fol. 136b): The Dedication of the church of Golgotha and of the Resurrection
Item 34 (Fol. 140b): Sergius and Bacchus
Item 35 (Fol. 145b): Gūryā, (Shamūnā,) and Ḥabīb
Item 36 (Fol. 148b): Barbara
Item 37 (Fol. 152b): The holy Apostles
Item 38 (Fol. 156a): Athanasius
Item 39 (Fol. 159b): The holy Martyrs
Item 40 (Fol. 168a): John Chrysostom; 27th of the second Kānūn
Item 41 (Fol. 172a): The blessed Virgin; full moon of Ab
Item 42 (Fol. 179b): The blessed Virgin; 18th of Ilūl
Item 43 (Fol. 183a): The Dedication of the Church; 12th of Ilūl
Item 44 (Fol. 186a): The Dead
Item 45 (Fol. 190b): The Innocents slain by Herod; 29th of the first Kānūn
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ ܕܐܬܩܛܠܘ ܡܢ ܗܝܪܘܕܝܣ
Item 46 (Fol. 192b): The Encomium of S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܒܬܪ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ
Item 47 (Fol. 194b): Job; 9th of Ab
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ ܙܕܝܩܐ
Item 48 (Fol. 198a): Babylas, ܒܒܘܠܐ, bishop of Antioch and martyr; 23d of the second Kānūn
Item 49 (Fol. 202b): Achudemes, ܐܚܘܕܡܗ, bishop of Tagrit
Item 50 (Fol. 205b): Peter, patriarch of Alexandria
Item 51 (Fol. 209a): The holy Prophets
Item 52 (Fol. 211b): Porphyry, ܦܪܦܪܝܘܣ, patriarch of Antioch; 1st of the first Kānūn
Item 53 (Fol. 215a): Drosis; 14th of the first Kānūn
 
Title:
ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܣܝܣ ܣܗܕܬܐ ܒܪܬܗ ܕܛܪܐܢܘܣ (sic) ܡܠܟܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܝܐ. ܘܐܣܗܕܬ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܘܗ̇ ܒܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܗܘ̇ܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ̇ ܏ܒܝܕ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܘܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܬܠܬܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܠܫܐ ܘܬܚܘܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܡܣܡܐ ܕܒܩܠܢܝܩܣ. ܣܡ̣ܬ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܩܢܘܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ.
Item 54 (Fol. 219a): Lucian of Antioch
 
Title:
ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܘܩܝܐܢܘܣ ܥܢܘܝܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܦܫ̇ܩ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܬܪܨ ܠܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܠܐ̣ܚ̈ܐ ܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܘܡܬܥܗܕ ܠܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܝܪܘܣ ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ. ܥܒܝܕ ܕܝܢ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܩܣܡܐ.
Item 55 (Fol. 222b): Bar-ḥad-bě-shabbā
 
Title:
ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܟܝܢ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: Intercessory Litanyܠܝܛܢܝܐ ܬܟܫܦܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܐ ܀ ܀ ܬܘܒ ܡܬܚܢܢܐܝܬ ܫܝܢܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܒܥܐ. ܏ܘܫ. This is the same intercessory litany as in Add. 14,504, fol. 10 a.
Addition 2: After the intercessory litany, there is noted the date of the martyrdom of S. Paul, precisely as in Add. 14,504 , fol. 9b.

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