Add. 14,515

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/209
Description based on Wright CCCVI (240-243) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 893 / AG 1204
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 311 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books; Service-books
Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae, Isaac of Antioch. The first volume of a collection of Choral Services and Homilies for the principal festivals of the whole year

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 311 leaves, some of which are much stained, defaced, and torn, especially foll. 1—18, 23, 26, 35, 36, 44, 45, and 308—311. The quires, signed with letters, are 30 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 11, 14, 16, 18, 35, 108, 113 and 300. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 40 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, current hand, dated A. Gr. 1204, A.D. 893.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae, Isaac of Antioch. The first volume of a collection of Choral Services and Homilies for the principal festivals of the whole year [defective]
Author Name Variants [en]: Ephrem
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 311b): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ. ܕܚܘܕܪܐ.
Notes:
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Annunciation of Zacharias
Item 3 (Fol. 2a): Hymns
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 2b): John Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܐܣܬܒܪ ܡܢ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܥܠ ܡܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
  Incipit: ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ ܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܒܪܩܝܥܐ̣. ܘܚܕ ܗܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܒܝܕ ܟܪܘܙܐ ܠܕܢܚܗ ܕܐܝܡܡܐ. ܘܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܗܘܘ ܒܥܠܡܐ̣. ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܐܟܪܙ. ܕܗܐ ܕܢ̇ܚ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܒܪܝ̈ܬܐ. ܘ܏ܫ.
Item 5 (Fol. 6a): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin [defective]
Item 6 (Fol. 8a): Ephraim. Hymns
Author Name Variants [en]: Ephrem
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 9a): On the Angel and Mary
 
Title:
ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 10b): John Chrysostom, Gregory Thaumaturgus. Homily of John Chrysostom [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 9 (Fol. 12a): Another homily [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning
Item 10 (Fol. 13b): The Nativity of our Lord
Item 11 (Fol. 18a): Ephraim. Hymns
Author Name Variants [en]: Ephrem
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 27b): Gregory Nazianzen. Homily of Gregory Nazianzen
Author Name Variants [en]: Gregory of Nazianzus
Item 13 (Fol. 34a): John Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom
Item 14 (Fol. 40b): Jacob of Batnae. Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
Item 15 (Fol. 42b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܕܝܫܬ ܒܟܠ. ܡܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ
Item 16 (Fol. 44b): Hymns
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 49a): John Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom
  Incipit: ܠܥܐܕܐ ܚܕܘܬܢܝܐ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܐܙܕܡ̣ܢܬܘܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ. ܘܠܕܘ܏ܟܪ. ܕܝܠ̣ܕܗ̇ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܐܬܛܝܒ̣ܬܘܢ. ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܪܚܝ̣ܡܐ ܐܬܝ̣ܬܘܢ. ܘܠܚܓܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 18 (Fol. 53a): The Massacre of the Innocents
Item 19 (Fol. 54b): Severus of Antioch. Eighth homily of Severus of Antioch
 
Title:
ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܐܦܝܬܪܢܝ̈ܘ: ܕܥܠ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܗܪܘܕܝܣ ܐܬܩ̇ܛܠܘ ܒܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ.
Item 20 (Fol. 56b): The Epiphany
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 60b): Ephraim. Hymns
Author Name Variants [en]: Ephrem
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 64b): John Chrysostom, Gregory Thaumaturgus. Homily of John Chrysostom generally ascribed to Gregory Thaumaturgus
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܥܡ̇ܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܢܗܪܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 68a): John Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom
Item 24 (Fol. 73b): Jacob of Batnae. Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
Item 25 (Fol. 77a): The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
Item 26 (Fol. 78b): Hymns
 
Title:
ܡܕܪܫܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 79a): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
Item 28 (Fol. 80a): Hymns
 
Title:
ܡܕܪܫܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 80b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Item 30 (Fol. 83a): The Presentation in the Temple
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 85a): on S. Simeon the Aged
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܕܪܫܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 85b): Lent [defective]
Item 33 (Fol. 85b): First week
Item 34 (Fol. 93a): Second week
Item 35 (Fol. 101a): Ephraim, Jacob. the prayers being ascribed to Ephraim and Jacob
Author Name Variants [en]: Ephrem
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 109b): The Forty Martyrs
Item 37 (Fol. 113a): Third week [defective]
Item 38 (Fol. 114a): The Commemoration of Lazarus
Item 39 (Fol. 115b): Basil. Second homily of Basil on Lent
Item 40 (Fol. 120a): John Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom on Lent
  Incipit: ܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܚܘܣܝܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘܬܪܥܐ ܕܡ̇ܩܒܠ ܠܬܝ̈ܒܐ. ܘܦ̇ܬܚ ܓܙܐ ܩܕܡ ܣܢܝ̈ܩܐ
Item 41 (Fol. 126b): John Chrysostom. Second homily of John Chrysostom on the Contest of our Lord with Satan
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ. ܕܥܠ ܬܟܬܘܫܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܥܡ ܣܛܢܐ
  Incipit: ܒܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܪ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܙܟܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܫܩ̣ܠܢܢ
Item 42 (Fol. 131a): John Chrysostom. Third homily on the same subject
  Incipit: ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܙܟܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ̣ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܕܢܣ̣ܒ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܓܘܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ . .
Item 43 (Fol. 134a): John Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom on the Ten Virgins
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܣܪ̈ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܢ
Item 44 (Fol. 137b): John Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom on the Paralytic and on Envy
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܫܪܝܐ. ܘܥܠ ܚܣ̇ܡܐ.
Item 45 (Fol. 142a): Gregory Nazianzen. Discourse of Gregory Nazianzen on the Epiphany
Author Name Variants [en]: Gregory of Nazianzus
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܗ̇ܪ̈ܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ. ܕܦ̣ܫ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ
Item 46 (Fol. 150b): John Chrysostom. Discourse of John Chrysostom on the Decollation of S. John the Baptist
Item 47 (Fol. 154a): Jacob of Batnae. Festal sermons of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܐܡܪܐ ܡ̈ܥܕܥܕܢܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܛܢܢ ܕܣܪܘܓ.
Item 48 (Fol. 154a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܟܕ ܐ̇ܙܠܬ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܝܫܒܥ. ܕܬܚ̇ܙܐ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܐܬܡܠܠ ܠܗ̇ ܒܝܕ ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ
Item 49 (Fol. 161b): Jacob of Batnae. Three discourses on the Nativity
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
Item 50 (Fol. 186a): Jacob of Batnae. On the holy Mother of God
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 51 (Fol. 192b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Massacre of the Innocents
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩ̇ܛܠܐ ܕܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 196a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Baptism of our Lord
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܥ̇ܡܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܝ܏ܘܪܕ
Item 53 (Fol. 203a): Jacob of Batnae. On S. John the Baptist
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܘܠܣܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 54 (Fol. 209a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Decollation of S. John the Baptist
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܛܠܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 55 (Fol. 215b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Presentation in the Temple
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
Item 56 (Fol. 221a): Jacob of Batnae. Three Sermons on Lent
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
Item 57 (Fol. 237b): Jacob of Batnae. On Repentance
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 58 (Fol. 242b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Lord's Prayer
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ
Item 59 (Fol. 253b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Forty Martyrs
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 60 (Fol. 257b): Jacob of Batnae. On S. Matthew, ch. xx. 1—16
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܢ. ܕܡ̣ܝܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܡ̇ܪܝܐ ܟܪܡܐ܇ ܕܢܦܩ̣ ܢܐܓ݂ܘܪ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ ܠܟܪܡܗ
Item 61 (Fol. 264a): Jacob of Batnae. On S. Matthew, ch. xxii. 1—14
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ. ܕܡ̇ܝܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ. ܠܓܒܪܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܡ̇ܫܬܘܬܐ ܠܒܪܗ. ܘܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܫ̣ܬܐܠܘ ܡܢܗ: ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܒ̣ܝܫ ܗܘܐ ܡ̈ܐܢܐ ܨ̈ܝܐܐ
Item 62 (Fol. 269a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Sinful Woman, who anointed our Lord with ointment
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܬܐ ܕܡܫܚ̣ܬ ܠܡܪܢ ܒܡܘܪܘܢ
Item 63 (Fol. 276b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Ten Virgins
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܣܪ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܬܐ
Item 64 (Fol. 284a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Prodigal Son
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܕܦ݁ܪܚ ܢܟܣܘ̈ܗܝ
Item 65 (Fol. 293a): Jacob of Batnae. On S. Luke, ch. x. 30—37
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܢ: ܕܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܢܚ̇ܬ ܗ̣ܘܐ. ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܐܝܪܝܚܘ. ܘܢܦܠ̣ܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܣ̈ܛܝܐ.
Item 66 (Fol. 299a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Love of God [defective]
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ
Item 67 (Fol. 303a): Jacob of Batnae. On all Martyrs
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
Item 68 (Fol. 307a): Jacob of Batnae. On the End of the World
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Sarug
Author Name Variants [en]: Jacob of Serugh
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there is an index to the discourses contained in this volume, but the leaf is much mutilated.
Addition 2 (Fol. 311b): On fol. 311 b, after the doxology, there is a note, of which the greater part has been torn away . . . ܝܗܝ ܠܓܝܣ̇ܐ. . . ܠܚ̇ܛܝܐ . . . ܩܘܣܢܝܐ . . . ـܘܗܝ . . . ܕܟ̣ܬܒ . . . ܐܡܝܢ..
Addition 3 (Fol. 311b): Another note on the same page, compared with that at the end of Add. 17,190 , shows us that this manuscript was written in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, A. Gr. 1204, A.D. 893, for a monk named John, a native of Circesium (ܩܪܩܣܝܘܢ , قَرْقِيسِيا), from the convent of Julian the martyr. [ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ] ܘܠܝܩܪܐ ܕܬ[ܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕ]ܝܫܬܐ ܘܠܪܘ܏ܡܪ ܕܥܕ̈ܬ[ܐ ܘ]ܕܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܪܬܕܟܣܘ. ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܣܡ [ܣܝܡܬܐ] ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܙܢܬ݁ܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ. ܘܡܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܐܝܕܘ̈ܗܝ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܠܢܫ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܚ̇ܣܐ ܚܘܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܫܬܡ̣ܠܝܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ. ܒ̈ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܘܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܩ̈ܠܐ. ܘܕܡ̈ܐܡܪܐ ܡ̈ܥܕܥܕܢܐ ܕܩܝܢܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ . . . ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܒܫܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܛ . . . ܒ[ܡܕ]ܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܐ ܒܕ[ܝܪܐ] ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕ[ܣܘ]ܪ̈ܝܝܐ.

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