London, BL, Add. 14519
source date: 11th or 12th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/213, Add. 14,519, London, BL, Add. 14,519, BL Add MS 14519, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 327, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCXXVII

[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.]

Syriac

title: A Choral Service-book for the circle of the whole year, comprising anthems (ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ), chiefly for vespers (ܕܪܡܫܐ), nocturnes (ܕܠܠܝܐ), and morning prayer (ܕܨܦܪܐ).
  title: The Consecration of the Church
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
  title: The Annunciation of Zacharias
  title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
  title: The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
  title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
  title: The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣ܏ܘ ܕܝ݊ܘܚ݊ܢܢ݊ ܕܡ̇ܫ̣ܬܡܠܐ ܒܟܣܐ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܝܡ
  title: The Revelation of S. Joseph
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܐܝܟܣ ܦܪܘܛܘܣ
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
    rubric: ܟܣܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܝܠܕܐ ܐܝܟܣ ܐܘܛܪܘܣ (sic) ܘܦܠܝܓܝܣ ܕܐܘܛܪܘ
    rubric: ܐܝܟܘܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ
    rubric: ܐܝܟܘܣ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ ܘܬܡܝܢܝܐ
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents
  title: The Commemoration of Basil and Gregory
  title: The Epiphany
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܘܗ̣ܪ̈ܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܢܗܪܐ
    rubric: ܐܝܟܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ
    rubric: ܐܝܟܘܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܘܫܒܝܥܝܐ
    rubric: ܐܝܟܘܣ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ ܘܬܡܝܢܝܐ
  title: The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
  title: The Commemoration of S. Stephen
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܣܛܦܢܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܘܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
  title: The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܦܐܢܛܐܣܝܣ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܕܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ
  rubric: (ὑπάντησις)
  title: The Commemoration of Severus, patriarch of Antioch
  title: Lent
    title: First week
    title: Second week
    title: Third week
    title: Fourth week
    title: Fifth week
    title: Sixth Sunday in Lent
  title: The Commemoration of the forty Martyrs
  title: Palm Sunday and the preceding week
    title: The Commemoration of Lazarus of Bethany.
  title: Passion (or Holy) Week
    title: The Consecration of the Chrism
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܘܪܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ
    title: the Washing of Feet
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܝܓܬܐ
    title: the Adoration of the holy Cross
    rubric: ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
  title: The Resurrection in eight parts
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܡܫ̇ܬܡܫ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܦܪܘܛܘܣ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܐܝ̈ܟܝܕܝܐ. ܏ܩ ܕܢܓܗ̇ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܦܐܣܟܐ
    rubric: (πάσχα)
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܕܘܛܪܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬ̣ܬܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܛܛܐܪܛܘܣ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܪܒܝܥܝܐ
    rubric: ܐܝܟܘܣ ܦܠܝܓܝܣ ܦܪܘܛܘܣ ܕܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܫܬܐ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܦܝܠܝܓܘܣ ܕܘܛܪܘ ܕܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܫܬܝܬܝܐ
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܒܲܪܒ̣ܪܝܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܫܒܝܥܝܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܦܠܝܓܘܣ ܛܪܝܛܘ ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܒܐܘܪܣ
    rubric: (Βαρύς)
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ ܦܠܝܓܝܘܣ ܛܝܛܪܛܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܬܡܝܢܝܐ
  title: New (or Low) Sunday and the Commemoration of S. Thomas the Apostle
  title: The Ascension of our Lord
  title: Pentecost or Whitsun Day
  title: The Decease of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܦܩܢܗ̇ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
  title: The Dedication of the holy Cross
  rubric: ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܐܢܐܩܢܝܐ
  rubric: (ἐγκαίνια)
  title: The Commemoration of Elias the Prophet
  title: Of S. Thomas the Apostle
  title: Of Sergius and Bacchus
  title: Of George
  rubric: ܓܘܪܓܝܘܣ
  title: Of Barbara
  rubric: ܒܪܒܪܝܐ
  title: Of Bar-saumā
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩ݊ܕܝ݊ܫ݊ܐ ܡܪܝ ܒ݊ܪܨ݊ܘܡ݊ܐ ܢܨ̇ܝܚܐ ܘܪܒܐ ܘܓܒ̣ܝܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܝ̣ܠܐ
  title: Of Abhai
  rubric: ܐܒܚܝ
  title: Of all the Apostles
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
  title: Of any one Saint
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܢܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܟ ܡܚܲܝܠܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܘܬܝ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܐܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܨܝܪܘܬ ܐܡܝ̣ܢ
  title: Magnificat of the eighth tone
  rubric: ܡܘܪܒܐ ܬܡܝܢܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܡܢܟ ܕܢܚ ܠܢ ܝܡܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ
  title: A Calendar of all the festivals of the year, from the first Kanun to the latter Teshrīn
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܩܘܕܝܟܘܣ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܒܫ̇ܢܬܐ ܟܠܗ
  title: The Doxology
  title: A hymn for Lent
  incipit: ܨܘܡܐ ܕܟܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܩ̣ܪܢܝ ܠܚܠܘܠܗ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ
  title: Order of the blessed Virgin, the Saints and the Bead, arranged according to the eight tones
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܫ ܒ̈ܬܡܢܐ ܐܟܕ̈ܝܐ
  title: Of Priests and Monks
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܠܐ ܒܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܥܠܠ ܨܘܡܐ
  title: The Commemoration of Ephraim and Theodore:
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܒܚܝܪܐ ܡ݊ܪܝ ܐܦܪܝ݊ܡ݊ ܡ̇ܫܬ̣ܡܠܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܒܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܥܡ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܕܘܪܣ
  title: The Commemoration of the Maccabees, Shamūnī and her sons
  rubric: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܗܘܢ ܕܡ̈ܩܒܝܐ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒܢ̈ܝܗ

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.

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- 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.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xith or xiith cent.

The Magnificat of the eighth tone was written apparently by a later hand.

The hymn for Lent was written by a later hand.

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- 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

- On foll. 35 b, the scribe has excused his bad writing on the same grounds and with the same words as above.

- Elsewhere he complains bitterly of the flies, e.g. fol. 17 a,

ܡܪܝ ܥܕܪܝܢܝ ܥܠ ܩܪܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܒ̈ܒܐ ܚܪ̈ܡܐ

- The scribe complains bitterly of the flies also on fol. 66 b,

ܢܡܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܕܒ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܩܪܒܝܢ ܥܡܝ ܒܗܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ

- On fol. 118 b he has left a blank space, and written below,

ܡܢ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܗܕܐ

- 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

- Colophon

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

- 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

11th or 12th 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 CCCXXVII 1:272-274