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Add. 14,519

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/213
Description based on Wright CCCXXVII (1:272-274) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 11th or 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 201 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: A Choral Service-book for the circle of the whole year, comprising anthems (ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ), chiefly for vespers (ܕܪܡܫܐ), nocturnes (ܕܠܠܝܐ), and morning prayer (ܕܨܦܪܐ). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 69 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 3/8 in. by 7 3/4, consisting of 201 leaves, many of which are stained and soiled. Foll. 1 and 2 are much torn, and the former has been repaired with paper. The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number, the last being imperfect. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 30 to 38 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xith or xiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The Magnificat of the eighth tone was written apparently by a later hand.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The hymn for Lent was written by a later hand.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): A Choral Service-book for the circle of the whole year, comprising anthems (ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ), chiefly for vespers (ܕܪܡܫܐ), nocturnes (ܕܠܠܝܐ), and morning prayer (ܕܨܦܪܐ). [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Consecration of the Church
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 3b): The Annunciation of Zacharias
Item 4 (Fol. 5b): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
Item 5 (Fol. 8b): The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
Item 6 (Fol. 11a): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
Item 7 (Fol. 14a): The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣ܏ܘ ܕܝ݊ܘܚ݊ܢܢ݊ ܕܡ̇ܫ̣ܬܡܠܐ ܒܟܣܐ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܝܡ
Item 8 (Fol. 16b): The Revelation of S. Joseph
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ
Item 9 (Fol. 19a): The Nativity of our Lord
 
Title:
ܐܝܟܣ ܦܪܘܛܘܣ
Item 10 (Fol. 19a):
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
Item 11 (Fol. 23a):
 
Title:
ܟܣܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܝܠܕܐ ܐܝܟܣ ܐܘܛܪܘܣ (sic) ܘܦܠܝܓܝܣ ܕܐܘܛܪܘ
Item 12 (Fol. 27a):
 
Title:
ܐܝܟܘܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 31b):
 
Title:
ܐܝܟܘܣ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ ܘܬܡܝܢܝܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 37a): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 15 (Fol. 42a): The Massacre of the Innocents
Item 16 (Fol. 46a): The Commemoration of Basil and Gregory
Item 17 (Fol. 48b): The Epiphany
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܘܗ̣ܪ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܢܗܪܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 52a):
 
Title:
ܐܝܟܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 55a):
 
Title:
ܐܝܟܘܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܘܫܒܝܥܝܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 58b):
 
Title:
ܐܝܟܘܣ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ ܘܬܡܝܢܝܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 61b): The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
Item 22 (Fol. 64b): The Commemoration of S. Stephen
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܣܛܦܢܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܘܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 66b): The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܦܐܢܛܐܣܝܣ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܕܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ
 
Title:
(ὑπάντησις)
Item 24 (Fol. 71a): The Commemoration of Severus, patriarch of Antioch
Item 25 (Fol. 73b): Lent
Item 26 (Fol. 73b): First week
Item 27 (Fol. 77a): Second week
Item 28 (Fol. 82a): Third week
Item 29 (Fol. 87a): Fourth week
Item 30 (Fol. 92a): Fifth week
Item 31 (Fol. 96b): Sixth Sunday in Lent
Item 32 (Fol. 99a): The Commemoration of the forty Martyrs
Item 33 (Fol. 102a): Palm Sunday and the preceding week
Item 34 (Fol. 106a): The Commemoration of Lazarus of Bethany.
Item 35 (Fol. 110b): Passion (or Holy) Week
Item 36 (Fol. 114b): The Consecration of the Chrism
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܘܪܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 116a): the Washing of Feet
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܝܓܬܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 119a): the Adoration of the holy Cross
 
Title:
ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 121a): The Resurrection in eight parts
Item 40 (Fol. 121a):
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܡܫ̇ܬܡܫ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܦܪܘܛܘܣ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܐܝ̈ܟܝܕܝܐ. ܏ܩ ܕܢܓܗ̇ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܦܐܣܟܐ
 
Title:
(πάσχα)
Item 41 (Fol. 123a):
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܕܘܛܪܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ
Item 42 (Fol. 126a):
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬ̣ܬܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ
Item 43 (Fol. 129a):
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܛܛܐܪܛܘܣ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ
Item 44 (Fol. 132a):
 
Title:
ܐܝܟܘܣ ܦܠܝܓܝܣ ܦܪܘܛܘܣ ܕܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
Item 45 (Fol. 134a):
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܫܬܐ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܦܝܠܝܓܘܣ ܕܘܛܪܘ ܕܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܫܬܝܬܝܐ
Item 46 (Fol. 136b):
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܒܲܪܒ̣ܪܝܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܫܒܝܥܝܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܦܠܝܓܘܣ ܛܪܝܛܘ ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܒܐܘܪܣ
 
Title:
(Βαρύς)
Item 47 (Fol. 139a):
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܦܠܝܓܝܘܣ ܛܝܛܪܛܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܬܡܝܢܝܐ
Item 48 (Fol. 142b): New (or Low) Sunday and the Commemoration of S. Thomas the Apostle
Item 49 (Fol. 145b): The Ascension of our Lord
Item 50 (Fol. 149a): Pentecost or Whitsun Day
Item 51 (Fol. 152b): The Decease of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܦܩܢܗ̇ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 52 (Fol. 155a): The Dedication of the holy Cross
 
Title:
ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܐܢܐܩܢܝܐ
 
Title:
(ἐγκαίνια)
Item 53 (Fol. 158a): The Commemoration of Elias the Prophet
Item 54 (Fol. 160a): Of S. Thomas the Apostle
Item 55 (Fol. 161a): Of Sergius and Bacchus
Item 56 (Fol. 163a): Of George
 
Title:
ܓܘܪܓܝܘܣ
Item 57 (Fol. 164b): Of Barbara
 
Title:
ܒܪܒܪܝܐ
Item 58 (Fol. 167a): Of Bar-saumā
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩ݊ܕܝ݊ܫ݊ܐ ܡܪܝ ܒ݊ܪܨ݊ܘܡ݊ܐ ܢܨ̇ܝܚܐ ܘܪܒܐ ܘܓܒ̣ܝܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܝ̣ܠܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 169a): Of Abhai
 
Title:
ܐܒܚܝ
Item 60 (Fol. 171a): Of all the Apostles
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
Item 61 (Fol. 173a): Of any one Saint
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ
  Colophon: ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܢܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܟ ܡܚܲܝܠܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܘܬܝ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܐܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܐܡܝ̣ܢ
Item 62 (Fol. 173): Magnificat of the eighth tone
 
Title:
ܡܘܪܒܐ ܬܡܝܢܝܬܐ
  Incipit: ܡܢܟ ܕܢܚ ܠܢ ܝܡܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ
Item 63 (Fol. 175b): A Calendar of all the festivals of the year, from the first Kanun to the latter Teshrīn
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܩܘܕܝܟܘܣ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܒܫ̇ܢܬܐ ܟܠܗ
Item 64 (Fol. 176): The Doxology
Item 65 (Fol. 176): A hymn for Lent
  Incipit: ܨܘܡܐ ܕܟܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܩ̣ܪܢܝ ܠܚܠܘܠܗ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ
Item 66 (Fol. 177a): Order of the blessed Virgin, the Saints and the Bead, arranged according to the eight tones
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܫ ܒ̈ܬܡܢܐ ܐܟܕ̈ܝܐ
Item 67 (Fol. 198a): Of Priests and Monks
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܠܐ ܒܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܥܠܠ ܨܘܡܐ
Item 68 (Fol. 199b): The Commemoration of Ephraim and Theodore:
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܒܚܝܪܐ ܡ݊ܪܝ ܐܦܪܝ݊ܡ݊ ܡ̇ܫܬ̣ܡܠܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܒܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܥܡ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܕܘܪܣ
Item 69 (Fol. 201a): The Commemoration of the Maccabees, Shamūnī and her sons
 
Title:
ܕܕܘܟܪܢܗܘܢ ܕܡ̈ܩܒܝܐ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒܢ̈ܝܗ

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 21b): In two places, foll. 21 b and 35 b, the scribe has excused his bad writing on the ground of the vellum not having been properly prepared: ܩܠܦܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܗܝܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܠܐ ܬܥܕܘܠ ܠܟܬܘܒܐ
Addition 2 (Fol. 35b): On foll. 35 b, the scribe has excused his bad writing on the same grounds and with the same words as above.
Addition 3 (Fol. 17a): Elsewhere he complains bitterly of the flies, e.g. fol. 17 a, ܡܪܝ ܥܕܪܝܢܝ ܥܠ ܩܪܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܒ̈ܒܐ ܚܪ̈ܡܐ
Addition 4 (Fol. 17a): The scribe complains bitterly of the flies also on fol. 66 b, ܢܡܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܕܒ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܥܡܝ ܒܗܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ
Addition 5 (Fol. 118b): On fol. 118 b he has left a blank space, and written below, ܡܢ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܗܕܐ
Addition 6 (Fol. 73b): There is a marginal note on fol. 73b, ܚܙܝ ܐܚܘܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܟܬܝܒ ܒܚܪܬܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܣܚܚܐ ܕܟ݁ܬܒܬ ܡܢܗ ܘܒܬܪ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܘܟܬܒܬ ܒܚܪܬܗ ܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܥܕܠܝܐ
Addition 7 (Fol. 176b): On fol. 176 b, after the doxology, there stands the following note, mentioning that the manuscript was finished on Wednesday, the 21st of the first Teshrīn, but in what year is not stated. ܐܫ̣ܬܡܠܝ ܘܫ̣ܩܠܢܢ ܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܒܚܲܝܠܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪ܏ܘܚ ܩܕܝܫܐ: ܒܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܒܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܏ܒܟܐ ܒܗ
Addition 8 (Fol. 198a): There is a marginal note on fol. 198a: ܚܙܝ ܐܚܘܢ ܛܟܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܟܬ݂ܝܒ ܒܕܘܟܬܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܫܟ̣ܚܬ ܒܣܚܚܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܬ ܘܟܬܒܬ ܗܪܟܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܛܟܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܪܝ ܕܟܬܒܬ ܡܢܗ ܘܒܬܪ ܥܕܢܐ ܐܫܟܚܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܒܣܚܚܐ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܠܐ ܫܟ̣ܚܝܢ

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