London, BL, Add. 14508
source date: xith or xiith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/202, Add. 14,508, London, BL, Add. 14,508, BL Add MS 14508, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 414, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXIV

[This manuscript contains: John of Damascus, Cosmas. The Octôechus of the services of Sunday and of the ferial days, according to the Malkite use. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.]

Syriac

author: John of Damascus
author: Cosmas
title: The Octôechus of the services of Sunday and of the ferial days, according to the Malkite use
The canons are ascribed to John of Damascus, ܐܒܐ (ܐܒܒ) ܝܘܐܢܝ, ܐܒܐ ܝܘܢܝ, ܐܒܐ ܝܐܢܝ, ܐܒܐ ܝܢܝ ; and Cosmas, ܐܒܐ (ܐܒܒܐ) ܩܘܙܡܐ
  title: First tone
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
  Very Imperfect.
  title: Second tone
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ
  title: Third tone
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ
  title: Fourth tone
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ
  title: Fifth tone
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ
  title: Sixth tone
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܫܬܝܬܝܐ
  title: Seventh tone
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܫܒܝܥܝܐ
  Very Imperfect.
  title: Eighth tone
  rubric: ܪܟܢܐ ܬܡܝܢܝܐ
  Very Imperfect.

Vellum, about 8 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 155 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 4—6, 39, 137, 138, 141,143, 144, and 153—155. The quires, signed with letters, were probably about 30 in number; but ܐ,ܒ , ܓ, and (ܟܒ) ܟܓ are lost, and several others are very imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 1, 2, 3, 5, 122, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 150, 152, 153, and 154. There are from 19 to 23 lines in each page.

155 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 155 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 4—6, 39, 137, 138, 141,143, 144, and 153—155. The quires, signed with letters, were probably about 30 in number; but ܐ,ܒ , ܓ, and (ܟܒ) ܟܓ are lost, and several others are very imperfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 1, 2, 3, 5, 122, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 150, 152, 153, and 154. There are from 19 to 23 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xith or xiith cent.

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 CCCCXIV 1:324-325