Add. 14,516
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/210
Date:
9th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 208 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books
This manuscript contains: A collection of Choral Services and Homilies for the principal festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 75 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 10 5/8 in. by 8 1/2, consisting of 208 leaves, many of which are much stained, defaced and torn, especially foll. 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 17, 88, 89, 91, 93, 98, 100, 112, 118, 127, 132, 185 and 198—208. The quires are signed with letters, but many of them are now lost. This volume is imperfect both at the beginning and the end, and there are lacunae of greater or less extent in various places. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 36 lines.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
It is written in a neat, regular hand of the ixth cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): A collection of Choral Services and Homilies
for the principal festivals of the whole year [defective]
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Notes:
- The contents are similar to those of Add. 14,515 and 17,190.
- It is divided into two volumes.
Item 2 (Fol. 1): Volume first [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): The Annunciation of Zacharias
[defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 1a): John
Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ [ܐܝܘ]ܐܢܝܣ ܥܠ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܟܕ [ܐܣܬܒܪ] ܡܢ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܥܠ [ܡ̇ܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ [ܐܝܘ]ܐܢܝܣ ܥܠ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܟܕ [ܐܣܬܒܪ] ܡܢ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܥܠ [ܡ̇ܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
Note: See Add. 14,515, fol. 2 b.
Item 5 (Fol. 4a): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
[defective]
Item 6 (Fol. 5a): Ephraim. Hymns of Ephraim
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 5b): Hymn on the Angel and Mary
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 6a): The Nativity of our Lord
[defective]
Item 9 (Fol. 8a): Gregory Nyssen. Homily of Gregory Nyssen
Note: See Opera, ed. Par. 1638, t. iii., p. 339.
Item 10 (Fol. 11a): Gregory Nazianzen. Homily of Gregory Nazianzen
[defective]
Note: See Opera, t. i., p. 663.
Item 11 (Fol. 12a): Fragment of a homily [defective]
Item 12 (Fol. 13a): John hrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom
[defective]
Note: See Opera, t. vi., p. 459.
Item 13 (Fol. 16b): Severus. The hundred and first homily of Severus
[defective]
Item 14 (Fol. 21a): Fragment of a homily
Item 15 (Fol. 21b): Jacob of Batnae. Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae
Item 16 (Fol. 23a): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
[defective]
Item 17 (Fol. 25b): Hymns
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 31a): Fragment of a homily
Item 19 (Fol. 32a): The Massacre of the Innocents
Item 20 (Fol. 34a): Severus. The eighth homily of Severus
Item 21 (Fol. 36a): The Epiphany [defective]
Item 22 (Fol. 40a): Hymns
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 43a): Gregory Nazianzen. Homily of Gregory Nazianzen
Note: See Opera, t. i., p. 677.
Item 24 (Fol. 49b): John Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom
Note: See Opera, t. ii., p. 433.
Item 25 (Fol. 56b): Severus. Tenth homily of Severus
Item 26 (Fol. 60b): Antipater of Bostra. Homily of Antipater of Bostra
Title: ܕܩܕ ܐܢܛܝܦܐܛܪܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܘܣܛܪܐ: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ Incipit: ܡܐ ܫܒܝܚ ܚܓܐ: ܘܬܕܡܘܪܬܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ̣̇ ܛܒ ܪܒܐ. ܕܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܬܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟܘܢ̣̇ ܣܠܩܬ ܝܘܡܢܐ. ܫܡܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܚܓܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܕܩܕ ܐܢܛܝܦܐܛܪܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܘܣܛܪܐ: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ Incipit: ܡܐ ܫܒܝܚ ܚܓܐ: ܘܬܕܡܘܪܬܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ̣̇ ܛܒ ܪܒܐ. ܕܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܬܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟܘܢ̣̇ ܣܠܩܬ ܝܘܡܢܐ. ܫܡܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܚܓܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܫ
Item 27 (Fol. 62a): Jacob of Batnae. Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae
Item 28 (Fol. 65b): The Commemoration of
S. John the Baptist
Item 29 (Fol. 67b): John
Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom on the decollation of S. John the Baptist
Note: See Opera, t. viii., p. 986—8, and Add. 14,515, fol. 150 b.
Item 30 (Fol. 70a): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
Item 31 (Fol. 71a): Hymns
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 72a): Severus. Thirty-second homily of Severus
Title: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 77b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Item 34 (Fol. 80b): Atticus of Constantinople. Homily of Atticus of Constantinople
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܛܝܩܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ Incipit: ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܚ̈ܓܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܒܢܨܝܚܘܬܐ ܬܡܝܗܬܐ ܕܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܕܡܝܢ. ܐܟܙܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܩܒܝܥܝܢ ܒܣܝ̈ܡܐ: ܘܒܝܕ ܡܬܪܚܩܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܚܕ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܬܝܕܥܝܢ: ܘܠܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܡܢܗܪܝܢ: ܘܫ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܛܝܩܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ Incipit: ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܚ̈ܓܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܒܢܨܝܚܘܬܐ ܬܡܝܗܬܐ ܕܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܕܡܝܢ. ܐܟܙܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܩܒܝܥܝܢ ܒܣܝ̈ܡܐ: ܘܒܝܕ ܡܬܪܚܩܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܚܕ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܬܝܕܥܝܢ: ܘܠܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܡܢܗܪܝܢ: ܘܫ
Item 35 (Fol. 84b): Severus. Fourteenth homily of Severus
Item 36 (Fol. 88a): The Presentation in the Temple
[defective]
Item 37 (Fol. 89a): Fragments of a homily
Item 38 (Fol. 91b): Lent [defective]
Item 39 (Fol. 100a): Basil. Portions of two homilies of Basil
Note: See Opera, t. ii., pp. 1 and 14.
Item 40 (Fol. 103a): Fragments of homilies
Item 41 (Fol. 110a): Homily on the Forty Martyrs
[defective]
Item 42 (Fol. 119a): John Chrysostom. Fragment of the xxvth homily of
John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew
Note: See Opera, t. vii., p. 354, from the words καὶ ὅσα ἂν πάθη, οὐδὲν ἡγήσεται ἀνάξιον πεπονθέναι.
Item 43 (Fol. 119b): John Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom on the Paralytic and on Envy, or hom. xxxvii. in Evang. Joannis
[defective]
Note: See Opera, t. viii., p. 243.
Item 44 (Fol. 122a): Severus. Thirty-third homily of Severus, on the man who was blind from his birth
Item 45 (Fol. 124b): John
Chrysostom. Portions of the homily of
John Chrysostom on the Canaanite woman, S. Matth. ch. xv. 21—28
Note: See Opera, t. iii., p. 516.
Item 46 (Fol. 127a): John
Chrysostom. Part of a homily of
John Chrysostom on
Lazarus of Bethany, being hom.
lxii. in Evang. Joannis.
Note: See Opera, t. viii., p. 426, from the words μέσον ἐποίησεν ἀναγκαίως τὸν λόγον, καὶ διὰ τῶν ἑξῆς δὲ ταῦτα ἅπερ εἶπον ᾐνίξατο.
Item 47 (Fol. 129b): John
Chrysostom. Part of a homily of
John Chrysostom on the Rich Man
and Lazarus
Note: See Opera, t. viii., p. 756.
Item 48 (Fol. 130a): Part of a homily on S. Luke, ch. x. 30—37
Item 49 (Fol. 133): Jacob of Batnae. Festal Sermons of Jacob of Batnae
[defective]
Item 50 (Fol. 133a): Jacob of
Batnae. On the Nativity of our Lord
[defective]
Note: See Assem., Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 309, no. 11.
Item 51 (Fol. 143a): Jacob of Batnae. On the blessed Mother of God
Note: See Assem., p. 310, no. 21, serm. I.
Item 52 (Fol. 149a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Massacre of the Innocents
Note: See Assem., p. 311, no. 25.
Item 53 (Fol. 153b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Baptism of our Lord
Note: See Assem., p. 312, no. 28.
Item 54 (Fol. 160a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Decollation of S. John the Baptist
Note: See Assem., p. 312, no. 34.
Item 55 (Fol. 165a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Presentation in the Temple
Note: See Assem., p. 312, no. 37.
Item 56 (Fol. 169b): Jacob of Batnae. A discourse on Lent
Note: See Assem., p. 315, no. 69, serm. III.
Item 57 (Fol. 173b): Jacob of Batnae. Another discourse on Lent
Note: See Assem., p. 315, no. 69, serm. I.
Item 58 (Fol. 178a): Jacob of Batnae. On Lazarus of Bethany
[defective]
Note: See Assem., p. 322, no. 134.
Item 59 (Fol. 180a): Jacob of Batnae. On the Forty Martyrs
Note: See Assem., p. 319, no. 106.
Item 60 (Fol. 183b): Hymns and Prayers with the title, "on Calamities" [defective]
Title: ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܘܓܙܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܘܓܙܐ
Note: Corresponding to Add. 14,515, fol. 101 a.
Item 61 (Fol. 184): Volume second [defective]
Item 62 (Fol. 184a): Fragments of a homily for Palm Sunday
Item 63 (Fol. 186): Passion Week [defective]
Item 64 (Fol. 186a): On Cain and Abel
[defective]
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
Item 65 (Fol. 187a): On Abraham and Isaac
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
Item 66 (Fol. 189a): John
Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom for Monday in Passion
week
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ. ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܘܥܕܗ ܕܠܡܐܢܐ. ܐܡܪܗ ܕܝܢ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܣܝܐ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܐܟܣܘܪܝܐ Incipit: ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠܒܝܢ ܠܕܥܝܕܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܐܢܐ. ܘܫܦܝܪ ܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܐ̄ܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ .. ܘܫ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ. ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܘܥܕܗ ܕܠܡܐܢܐ. ܐܡܪܗ ܕܝܢ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܣܝܐ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܐܟܣܘܪܝܐ Incipit: ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠܒܝܢ ܠܕܥܝܕܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܐܢܐ. ܘܫܦܝܪ ܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܐ̄ܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ .. ܘܫ
Item 67 (Fol. 192b): John
Chrysostom. Homily of John Chrysostom on S.
Matthew, ch. xxi.-33—44, being
hom. lxviii. in Evang. Matth
Note: See Opera, t. vii., p. 754.
Item 68 (Fol. 197b): Hymns
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 69 (Fol. 198a): Jacob of Batnae. Fragment of a discourse of Jacob of Batnae
Item 70 (Fol. 199a): Fragment of a homily
Item 71 (Fol. 200a): Jacob of Batnae. Fragment of a discourse of Jacob of Batnae on Pentecost
Note: See Assem., Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 328, no. 184.
Item 72 (Fol. 200b): Jacob of Batnae. Discourse of Jacob of Batnae on all Martyrs
Incipit: ܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܘ ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܕܡܐ̣. ܘܬܒܥܘܢܝ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܢܨ̈ܚܢܝܗܘܢ ܒܟ̈ܠܝܠܝܗܘܢ
Item 73 (Fol. 204b): Jacob of Batnae. Another discourse of
Jacob on all Martyrs
[defective]
Note: See Assem., Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 222.
Item 74 (Fol. 207b): Fragment of a homily
Item 75 (Fol. 208a): Jacob of Batnae. Fragment of a discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Dead
Note: See Add. 17,190, fol. 118 a.
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