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Add. 14,514

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/208
Description based on Wright CCCCXXV (1:341-343) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 120 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns
This manuscript contains: The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 105 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 3/8, consisting of 120 leaves, several of which are much torn, especially foll. 1, 62, 65, and 120. The quires, signed with letters, are now 13 in number, the first being lost. Leaves are wanting after foll. 4, 113 and 120. There are from 25 to 32 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a neat Estrangela, with the exception of the last two leaves. It seems to be of the ixth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The last two leaves are in a more cursive hand.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc. [defective]
Note: The title of each hymn is accompanied by a letter on the margin indicating the tone (ܐܝܟܘܣ) according to which it should be chanted (ܐ,ܒ , ܓ , ܕ, ܘ ܗ, ܙ, ܚ).
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Nativity of our Lord [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): S. Simeon the Aged
Item 4 (Fol. 2a): The Massacre of the Innocents
Item 5 (Fol. 2b): The Epiphany [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 5b): S. John the Baptist
Item 7 (Fol. 7a): Lent
Item 8 (Fol. 10a): The forty Martyrs
Item 9 (Fol. 12a): The Miracles
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܥ̣ܪ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܟܕ ܐܬ݂ܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 19b): Palm Sunday
Item 11 (Fol. 22): Passion or Holy Week
Item 12 (Fol. 22a): The Consecration of the Chrism
 
Title:
ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ
Item 13 (Fol. 22b): The Consecration of a Church
 
Title:
ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܬܩܕܫܐ ܥܕܬܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 24a): The Washing of Feet
 
Title:
ܕܫܝܓܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 24b): On Judas Iscariot
Item 16 (Fol. 25b): On the Wife of Pilate
Item 17 (Fol. 26a): On Simon Peter
Item 18 (Fol. 26a): On the Thief
Item 19 (Fol. 26b): The Passion and Crucifixion
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚ̇ܫܐ ܘܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 30b): The Resurrection of our Lord
Item 21 (Fol. 38a): The Entrance into the Baptistery
 
Title:
ܕܡ̇ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 38b): On those that are baptized
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܥܡ̈ܝܕܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 41a): On S. Thomas
Item 24 (Fol. 41a): On S. John the Evangelist and S. Thomas
Item 25 (Fol. 41b): on S. Thomas
Item 26 (Fol. 41b): The Ascension
Item 27 (Fol. 43b): Pentecost
Item 28 (Fol. 46b): The holy Apostles
Item 29 (Fol. 46b): S. Paul
Item 30 (Fol. 47a): S. John the Evangelist
Item 31 (Fol. 47b): S. Mark
Item 32 (Fol. 48a): The holy Fathers
Item 33 (Fol. 48a): Ignatius
Item 34 (Fol. 48b): Peter of Alexandria
Item 35 (Fol. 49a): Gregory Thaumaturgus
Item 36 (Fol. 49b): Athanasius
Item 37 (Fol. 49b): Basil and Gregory Nazianzen
Item 38 (Fol. 50a): Ignatius, Basil and Gregory
Item 39 (Fol. 50b): Porphyry
 
Title:
ܦܪܦܪܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
Item 40 (Fol. 50b): John Chrysostom
Item 41 (Fol. 51b): Cyril
Item 42 (Fol. 52a): John bar Aphtūnāyā. Severus of Antioch
Item 43 (Fol. 53b): Peter of Antioch
Item 44 (Fol. 54a): Julian the patriarch, his syncellus
 
Title:
ܣܘܢܩܠܐ
Item 45 (Fol. 54b): John bar Aphtūnāyā. Hymns of John bar Aphtūnāyā
Item 46 (Fol. 55a): John bar Aphtūnāyā. The emperors Constantine, Honorius, (ܢܘܪܝܣ), Gratian (ܓܪܢܛܝܘܣ) and Theodosius
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܬܐܕܘܣܝܘܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܥܠ ܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܝܢ ܐܦܝܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬܟ݁ܢܫܘ ܒܦܘܩܕܢܗ
Item 47 (Fol. 56b): John bar Aphtūnāyā. On the Cemeteries
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܘܡܛܪ̈ܝܢ (κοιμητήριον) ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܡ̇ܩܒܠܝ ܟܠ. ܕܨܝܕ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܡ̇ܫܬܡܗܝܢ ܩܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܟܣܢ̈ܝܐ
Item 48 (Fol. 56b): John bar Aphtūnāyā. Peter the syncellus
Item 49 (Fol. 57b): John bar Aphtūnāyā. Zechariah the prophet
Item 50 (Fol. 57b): John bar Aphtūnāyā. Job
Item 51 (Fol. 58a): John bar Aphtūnāyā. Simeon Stylites
 
Title:
ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܗ
Item 52 (Fol. 58a): John bar Aphtūnāyā. Antony
Item 53 (Fol. 58b): The Clergy and Monks
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܩܠܪ̈ܝܩܘ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 54 (Fol. 59b): Part 1
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ
Item 55 (Fol. 60a): Part 2
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Item 56 (Fol. 60b): Part 3
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ
Item 57 (Fol. 61a): The holy Martyrs [defective]
Item 58 (Fol. 61a): S. Stephen
Item 59 (Fol. 61b): Leontius
Item 60 (Fol. 62a): Romanus
Item 61 (Fol. 62b): Babylas and the three youths [defective]
Item 62 (Fol. 63a): Menas [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܢܐ
Item 63 (Fol. 63a): The Maccabees, the sons of Shamūnī
Item 64 (Fol. 63b): The Egyptian Martyrs
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܐܓܝ̈ܒܛܝܐ
Item 65 (Fol. 64a): The Persian Martyrs
Item 66 (Fol. 64b): The Galatian (sic) Martyrs
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓ̈ܠܛܝܐ
Item 67 (Fol. 64b): The Himyarite Martyrs [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 68 (Fol. 65a): Thecla [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܩܠܐ
Item 69 (Fol. 66a): Pelagia
 
Title:
ܦܠܝܓܝܐ
Item 70 (Fol. 66b): all martyrs
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
Item 71 (Fol. 70b): Paraenetic hymns
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Item 72 (Fol. 70b): Part 1
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܬܐܛܪܐ ܕܐܪܟܝܣܛܘܬܐ
Item 73 (Fol. 70b): Part 2
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܛܪܝܡܝܘܣ (sic) ܐܘܪܟܝܣܝܣ (sic) ܟܕ ܐܪܥܐܘܗܝ (sic) ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܥܒ̇ܕܝܢ ܐܢܣ̇ܠܣܡܐ (sic) ܘܐܠܨܘܗܝ ܕܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܢܐܙܠ
Item 74 (Fol. 71a): Part 3
 
Title:
ܟܕ ܦܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 75 (Fol. 71b): On Psalm xc. (xci.)
Item 76 (Fol. 71b):
 
Title:
ܡܛܠ ܩܐܠܝܘܦܣ ܛܘܦܘܛܪ̈ܝܛܐ (sic) ܕܫܚܩܗ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
Item 77 (Fol. 71): Hymns entitled "of repentance" or "penitential”
  Subscription (Fol. 76b): ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 78 (Fol. 76b): In time of calamity
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ
Item 79 (Fol. 77a): Scarcity of rain
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܣܝܪܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ
Item 80 (Fol. 78b): Scarcity of rain
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܣܝܪܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ
Item 81 (Fol. 77a): The storms at Alexandria
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
Item 82 (Fol. 79b): When rain is sent
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܝܗܝܒܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ
Item 83 (Fol. 80a): Earthquake
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܙܘܥܐ
Item 84 (Fol. 81a): Of the ancient earthquakes
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܙܘ̈ܥܐ ܥܬ̈ܝܩܐ
Item 85 (Fol. 81b): Of Vitalianus the tyrant
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܒܛܝ̇ܠܢܐ (sic) ܛܪܘܢܐ
Item 86 (Fol. 81b): The invasion of the Huns
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚ̇ܐܦܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܢܝܐ
Item 87 (Fol. 82a): The Persian wars
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܪܒܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ
Item 88 (Fol. 83a): The Brumalia
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܒܪܘܡܠܝܐ
Item 89 (Fol. 84a): The Consecration of Bishops
 
Title:
ܕܩܘܒ̇ܠܐ ܕܐܦܝܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ
Item 90 (Fol. 85b): After the Lesson from the Gospels, at the introduction of the Elements
 
Title:
ܕܒܬܪ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܕܡ̇ܥܠܬܐ ܕܪܐ̈ܙܐ
Item 91 (Fol. 86b): The Dead
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 92 (Fol. 89a): Part 1
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܫܐ̈ܕܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ. ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܫܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ
Item 93 (Fol. 91b): Part 2
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܘܬܐ ܒܬ̈ܘܠܬܐ
Item 94 (Fol. 91b): Part 3
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܡܠܬܐ
Item 95 (Fol. 92a): Part 4
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ
Item 96 (Fol. 92b): Part 5
 
Title:
ܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܬܬܣܝܡ ܥܢܝܕܐ ܒܩܒܪܐ
Item 97 (Fol. 93a): The Tonsure of Novices
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܣܘܦܪܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬ̇ܝܢ ܠܬܘܠܡܕܐ
Item 98 (Fol. 93b): Of a woman who forsook the Arian heresy and became a nun
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܣ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܪܝܘܣ ܦ̣ܢܬ ܘܗܘ̣ܬ ܕܝܪܝܬܐ
Item 99 (Fol. 94a): When the clergy receive a present
 
Title:
ܡ̇ܥܢܝܬܐ ܟܕ ܫܩ̇ܠܝܢ ܩܠܝܪ̈ܝܩܘ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ
Item 100 (Fol. 94a): Morning hymns
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܕܢ ܨܦܪܐ
Item 101 (Fol. 98a): Evening hymns
 
Title:
ܕܪܡܫܐ
Item 102 (Fol. 101a): Hymns with the title ܐܣܟܘ̈ܠܝܬܐ
 
Title:
ܐܣܟܘ̈ܠܝܬܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 104a): ܫܠܡ ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܥܡ ܣܟ̈ܘܠܝܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܐܝܬ: ܐܝܟ ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ
Item 103 (Fol. 104b): Anthems, to be sung in the conchê, or apse, when the priests receive the holy Eucharist
 
Title:
ܐܢܛܝ̈ܘܦܘܝܐ (sic) ܕܡ̈ܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܩܢܟܐ: (κόγχη) ܡܐ ܕܫܩܠܝܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ
Item 104 (Fol. 106a): Various Prosphorici
 
Title:
ܦܪܘܣܦܪ̈ܝܩܘܢ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܐ̈ܕܐ
  Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܦܪܘܣܦܪ̈ܝܩܘ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ ܘ̈ܢܛܝܦܢܐ (sic)
Item 105 (Fol. 110a): For various occasions [defective]
 
Title:
ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܘܪܒܢܐ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 83b): On fol. 83 b the scribe has recorded his name, Epiphanius: ܐܢܐ ܐܦܝܦܢܝܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ̣ ܘܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܕܟܬܒܬ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܝ̣. ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܥܕܠܘܢ̈ܢܝ. ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ
Addition 2 (Fol. 93b): On fol. 93 b we find another name, perhaps that of the person for whom the book was written ܐܚܐ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܒܪ ܗܘܪܩ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14514” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/208.

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14514.” 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/208.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14514

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