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Add. 14,520

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/214
Description based on Wright CCCCLI (1:363-365) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 8th or 9th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 161 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns
This manuscript contains: Hymns; A collection of hymns (ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ, ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, etc.), prayers, lessons and services for various occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 55 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 9 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 161 leaves, the first three of which are much stained and torn. The quires were originally 20 in number, but the last two are now lost. They are signed with Syriac letters on the first leaf of each, and by a later hand with Greek letters on the last leaf. The number of lines in each page varies from 26 to 31.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a clear, though rather inelegant Estrangela of the viiith or ixth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The hymns on foll. 2, 3, and 4 a are in a more cursive character, but probably of the same age, perhaps written in part by the same hand, as the rest of the manuscript. Compare the marginal notes on foll. 145 b and 151 a.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 2): Hymns
Item 2 (Fol. 4): A collection of hymns (ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ, ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, etc.), prayers, lessons and services for various occasions [defective]
 
Title:
ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ̣. ܘܡܥܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܩܘ̈ܩܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܥܐܕܐ̣. ܘܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ: ܘܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܐ̈ܕܐ̣. ܘܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܘܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ܇ ܘܛ̣ܟܣܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ: ܘܛ̣ܟܣܐ ܕܫܐ̈ܘܠܐ ܘܕܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܠ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܣ̣. ܘܟܪܢܝܩܘܢ ܘܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܐܣܛܪܘܢܡܝܐ̣. ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܦܘ̈ܫܩܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ
Note: The rubric enumerates some things that are no longer to be found in the volume, and omits others that really occur there.
Item 3 (Fol. 4b): The Nativity of our Lord
Item 4 (Fol. 4b): Ephraim. ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ of Ephraim, 15 in number
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 13b): Deacon Simeon Kūkāyā ܓܐܫܝܪ. ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ of the deacon Simeon Kūkāyā (or "the Potter") from the village called ܓܐܫܝܪ hence termed Kūkāyāthā, 9 in number
 
Title:
ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ̣ ܕܣܝ̈ܡ̣ܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܩܘܩܝܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܩ̇ܕܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܓܐܫܝܪ. ܘܡܛܠܗܕܐ̣ ܡܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܩܘܩ̈ܝܬܐ
Note: On Simeon, see Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., pp. 322-3.
Item 6 (Fol. 16a): Jacob of Batnae. Prayer of Jacob of Batnae
Item 7 (Fol. 16): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Item 8 (Fol. 16b): Jacob of Batnae. ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ of Jacob of Batnae, 18 in number
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 27a): Jacob of Batnae. ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, 4 in number
 
Title:
ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 28a): Prayer in the metre of Ephraim
 
Title:
ܒܩܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Item 11 (Fol. 28): The Epiphany
Item 12 (Fol. 28b): Ephraim. ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ of Ephraim, 16 in number
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 36a): Ephraim. ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, 10 in number
 
Title:
ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 40a): Prayer in the metre of Ephraim
Item 15 (Fol. 40): Commemoration of the holy Martyrs
Item 16 (Fol. 40b): Jacob of Batnae. ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ of Jacob of Batnae, 13 in number
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 43b): Jacob of Batnae. On the Maccabees, the sons of Shamūnī
Item 18 (Fol. 44a): Jacob of Batnae. On Simeon Stylites
Item 19 (Fol. 45a): Jacob of Batnae. On Sergius
Item 20 (Fol. 46b): Jacob of Batnae. ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ, 9 in number
 
Title:
ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 49b): Two prayers in the metre of Ephraim
Item 22 (Fol. 49): One prayer in the meter of Jacob
Item 23 (Fol. 50): The Vigils of the Dead
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 50b): ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ, anonymous, 10 in number
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܠܐܢܫ ܦܪܘܫܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 55a): ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ, 5 in number
 
Title:
ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 57a): One prayer in the metre of Ephraim
Item 27 (Fol. 57): A prayer in the metre of Jacob
Item 28 (Fol. 57): Lent
Item 29 (Fol. 57b): ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, 6 in number
 
Title:
ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 59a): Ephraim. Three prayers of Ephraim
Item 31 (Fol. 59): Isaac of Antioch. Two prayers of Isaac of Antioch
Item 32 (Fol. 60): Jacob. Two prayers of Jacob
Item 33 (Fol. 60): Palm Sunday
Item 34 (Fol. 60b): ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, 22 in number
 
Title:
ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 71a): Ephraim. Two prayers of Ephraim
Item 36 (Fol. 71): Jacob. Two prayers of Jacob
Item 37 (Fol. 72b): Passion (or Holy) Week
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ̣. ܘܒܥ̈ܘܬܗܘܢ
Item 38 (Fol. 72b): Ephraim. Prayers
Note: The prayers are all ascribed to Ephraim.
Item 39 (Fol. 87a): the apostasy of Simon Peter
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
Item 40 (Fol. 90b): Service for the Burial of the Dead
 
Title:
ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܠܘܿܝܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܘܫܦ݁ܝܪ ܘܠܚ̇ܡ ܠܟܪ̈ܝܣܛܝܢܐ
Item 41 (Fol. 91a): Lessons from the holy Scriptures
 
Title:
ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ
Item 42 (Fol. 113b): Consolatory Discourses
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܒ̈ܘܝܐܐ ܘܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ
Item 43 (Fol. 113b): Theophilus of Alexandria. Consolatory Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܛ̇ܥܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ܇ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܙܘܥܬܐ ܘܐܢܢܩܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܡܚܙܐ̇. ܐܡܬܝ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ ܡܬܦܪܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 44 (Fol. 114b): John Chrysostom. Consolatory Discourse of John Chrysostom
  Incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ܆ ܟܠܢܫ ܠܡܦ̣ܛܪ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ. ܘܠܡܫܢܝܘ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܬܝܕܝܢܢ ܟܠܢ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 45 (Fol. 115b): Basil. Consolatory Discourse of Basil
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܫܒܪܐ
  Incipit: ܥܠ ܫܒ̣ܪܐ ܕܫ̇ܢܝ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܙܠܗܙܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ: ܠܥܘܒܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܩܒܠ ܒܗ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ: ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܒܒܪܝܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܨܢܥ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܝ̣̈ܫܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܚܝܩܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܦܪܘܩܢ. ܬܡ̈ܝܡܝ ܠܒܝ̣ܫ̈ܬܐ ܘܨܢܝ̈ܥܝ ܠܛܒ̈ܬܐ̣. ܣܦܩ̇ܐ ܠܒܘܝܐܢ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ܇ ܕܫܒ̣ܘܩܘ ܠܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܐܬ̈ܝܢ ܠܘܬܝ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 46 (Fol. 117b): Jacob of Batnae. Consolatory Discourse of Jacob of Batnae
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܐ
  Incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ̣. ܐܠܗܐ ܒܛܒܘܬܐ ܕܟܝܢܗ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܕܠܐ ܣ̇ܟܐ̇. ܠܓܢܣܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܒܬܘܩ̇ܢܐ ܕܒ̣ܪܝܬܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 47 (Fol. 120b): Jacob. Consolatory Discourse of Jacob
  Incipit: ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ̣ ܡ̇ܦܣܝܢܢ ܕܩ̇ܫܝܐ ܗܝ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܕܚܒܝ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 48 (Fol. 122b): Jacob. Consolatory Discourse of Jacob
  Incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ̣. ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܢ ܕܒܒܘܝܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ. ܘܚܘ̈ܫܒܝܢ ܠܢܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܕܚܠ̣ܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܬ݁ܪܘܨ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 49 (Fol. 123b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Consolatory Discourse of Philoxenus of Mabūg
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܚܐ ܕܥ̇ܢܕ. ܠܚ̇ܡ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܘܠܟܠܢܫ
  Incipit: ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ: ܗܐ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ ܣܝܡ̣ܐ ܩܕ݂ܡ ܥܢ̈ܝܢ (sic) ܦܓܪܗ ܕܐܚܘܢ ܕܐܬܚܛܦ ܡܢ ܡܘܿܬܐ. ܠܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡ̇ܚܦܛܢܐ ܕܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܚܙ̣ܬܐ ܕܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܘܿܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 50 (Fol. 125a): Jacob. Consolatory Discourse of Jacob
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ ܘܠܚ̇ܡ ܠܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
  Incipit: ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܘ ܒܕܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ̣. ܥܠ ܣܒ̣ܪܐ ܕܚܝ̣ܬ ܡܝ̣̈ܬܐ ܗܝ̇ܡܢܘ ܒܐܠܗܐ. ܘܦܠܚ̣ܘ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 51 (Fol. 128a): Ephraim, Jacob. ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ of Ephraim and Jacob12 in number, several of which are alphabetical
 
Title:
ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 140): A collection of Services for different occasions [defective]
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܕܩܘܪܒܐ ܘܕܥܡ̇ܕܐ ܘܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ. ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ
Item 53 (Fol. 140a): John (I.), patriarch of Antioch. A sedra of John (I.), patriarch of Antioch
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܕܒܣܡ̈ܐ ܕܡ̇ܥܠܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ
Item 54 (Fol. 142a): Timothy of Alexandria. The Anaphora of Timothy of Alexandria
 
Title:
ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܢ̇ܦܝܩ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ܇ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
  Incipit: ܨܠܘܬܐ̣ ܕܩ̣ܕܡ ܫ̇ܠܡܐ. ܡܪܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܢܟܝܠܘܬܐ ܘܡ̇ܣܒ ܒܐܦ̈ܐ ܡ̇ܚܪܪ ܐܢܬ: ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܠܟ ܦ̣ܪܫܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܠܗ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܟܝܐ ܡ̇ܫܟܢ ܐܢܬ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܝ̣ܠܟ: ܘܠܢ ܠܥܒ̣̈ܕܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܫ̇ܟ̣ܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ ܢܬܠ ܫ̇ܠܡܐ ܒܢܘܫܩܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 55 (Fol. 155a): Severus of Antioch. The Order of Baptism, of Severus of Antioch [defective]
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܥܡ̇ܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ̣. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܐ̇ܝܟ ܕܡ̇ܛܟܣ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ݂. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ ܠܗ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܕܢܬ݁ܚܫܚ

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 145b): Marginal notes on fol. 145 b.
Addition 2 (Fol. 151a): Marginal notes on fol. 151 a.
Addition 3 (Fol. 1): Fol. 1 is a fragment of an ancient Arabic manuscript, of the ivth cent, of the Hijra. It is part of a collection of traditions حديث on various legal points. The portions legible refer chiefly to the distribution of spoil taken in battle: قسمة الغنيمة

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