London, BL, Add. 14513
source date: A.D. 977 to 981
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/207, Add. 14,513, London, BL, Add. 14,513, BL Add MS 14513, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 347, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCXLVII

[This manuscript contains: A collection of Greek canons for various occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-40b
title: A collection of Greek canons for various occasions
  foll. 1a-2b
  title: The Ascension
  rubric: ܕܣܘܠܩܐ
  foll. 3a-5b
  title: Pentecost
  rubric: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܪܩܠܝܛܐ
  foll. 6a-8b
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  Imperfect
  foll. 9a-9b
  title: The holy Cross
  rubric: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
  Imperfect
  foll. 10a-10
  title: The blessed Virgin and Confessors
  rubric: ܩܘܩܠܝܢ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  ܕܡܘ̈ܕܝܢܐܩܘ̈ܩܠܝܢ (ܩܘ̈ܩܠܝܐ)
  ܩܘܩܠܝܢ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ(altered into ܩܘ̈ܩܠܝܐ)
  foll. 10b-20b
  title: Canons arranged according to the tones (ܐܝܟܘܣ)
  rubric: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܫܬܡܫܝܢ ܡ̇ܢܢ
  Some of them are entitled ܐܣܡܢ(ᾀσμός). Imperfect.
  foll. 21a-26b
  title: Canons for the Passion, Crucifixion, and Resurrection, arranged according to the tones
  Very imperfect. Many of the rubrics are omitted.
  foll. 27a-27b
  title: The holy Church
  rubric: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܬܝ ܥܕܬܐ
  Imperfect
  foll. 28a-33b
  title: The holy Cross
  rubric: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܨܠܝܒܐ
  Imperfect.
  foll. 34a-35b
  title: The Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܒܐܪܘܣ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ
  foll. 36a-38
  title: New (or Low) Sunday
  rubric: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
  foll. 38b-40b
  title: The Commemoration of Severus
  rubric: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
  Imperfect. The greater part of the writing on fol. 40 b has been erased.

Vellum, about 6 3/8 in. by 4 3/8, consisting of 40 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 19, 20, 27—32, 36 and 37. The quires are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 32, 33 and 39. There are from 23 to 27 lines in each page. This volume is written in a neat, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.

Vellum

40 ff. 6 3/8 × 4 3/8

The quires are signed with letters.

- 40 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 19, 20, 27—32, 36 and 37. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 32, 33 and 39.

There are from 23 to 27 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a neat, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.

See additions

- On the margin of fol. 5 a there is a note, stating that this book was presented to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the patriarch Abraham, in the time of the abbat Salībā. Abraham(or Ephraim) was patriarch of Alexandria from A.D. 977 to 981. See Renaudot, Hist. Patriarch. Alexandr. Jacob., p. 366;Le Quien, Or. Christ., t. ii., col. 479.

ܫܟܢܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܡܦܩܠܗ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܪܐ ܥܠ ܚܪܡܐ ܥܒܪ.

9th or 10th 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 CCCXLVII 1:292