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Add. 14,522

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/216
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Add. 14,522, foll. 1–3

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/217
Description based on Wright CCCCXIII (1:324) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 11th century
Melkite Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 3 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: A Malkite Octôechus. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Three vellum leaves, about 8 in. by 5 7/8, slightly stained and soiled. They belonged to a Malkite Octôechus, written in a good, regular hand of the xith cent., with 17 or 18 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Melkite Syriac script): A good, regular hand of the xith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A Malkite Octôechus [defective]

Add. 14,522, foll. 4–26

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/218
Description based on Wright CCCIX (1:246-247) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 818-888 / AG 1129-1199
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 23 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Hymns for the festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 16 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 8 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 23 leaves (Add. 14,522, foll. 4—26), many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll.5, 10, 11, 19, 20, 22—26. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 11, 19 and 21. The quires are signed with letters (fol. 12, ܗ), and there are from 20 to 24 lines in each page. This manuscript is written in a good current hand, of the latter part of the ixth cent.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good current hand, of the latter part of the ixth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): A later hand has added a note at the foot of fol. 26a.

Contents

This manuscript contains 16 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 4a): Hymns for the festivals of the whole year [defective]
 
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ   Excerpt: ܚܘܣ ܡܪܝ ܥܠ ܚܡܫ ܬܐܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܙܪܥ ܙܪܥܐ ܡܡܕܟ ܒܣ̈ܡܡܢܐ. ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ. ܒܐܒܪܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܚܬܐ. ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܒܚܝܠܐ ܪܘܚܐ (read ܕܪܘܚܐ) ܩܕܝܫܐ.
Then follow the words:ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܪܗ̇ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܒܙܩܝܦܐ.
  Subscription (Fol. 26a): ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܠܩܘܠܣܐ ܘܠܗܕ[ܪܐ ܘܠܪܘܡܪܡܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ] ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܠܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܬܠܝܬ[ܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܒܚܬܐ ܘܫܘܝܬ] ܒܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܐܫܬ[ܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ] ܗܢܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ̣. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܐ . . . ܘܬܫܥ̣. ܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܝܡ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܪܝܫ ܫܢܬ[ܐ] . . . ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܝܣ. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ. ــ ــ .ܥܒ̣ܕ ܕܝܢ ܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܢܬܟܬܒ ܐܒܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܣ[ܦ] ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ̣. ܕܡܬܟܢܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܒܗ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܝܣ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ.. ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܚܝܠܐ̣. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܫܡܗ. ܐܠܐ ܐܘ ܚܒ[ܝܒܐ] ܕܩ̇ܪܐ. ܐܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܘܐܝܬ ܦܘܕܐ ܡܕܡ ܐ̇ܘ ܠܐ ܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.   Colophon: See below.
Notes:
  • Then follow the words:ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܪܗ̇ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܒܙܩܝܦܐ.
  • Part of what was written on fol. 25 b has been erased, but at the foot of the page we find the well known formula quoted. Compare Assemani, Bibl. Apostol. Vatic. codd. MSS. Catal., t. iii., p. 75, cod. cix., where the form is:ܠܐ ܢܬܛܠܡ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܚܡܫ ܬܐܡ̈ܬܐ. ܕܥܡܠ ܙܪܥ ܙܪܥܐ ܡܡܕܟ ܒܥܩܪ̈ܐ. ܒܡܫܟܐ ܕܚܝܘܬܐ ܒܓ̈ܦܐ ܕܦܪܚܬܐ. ܨܠ̣ܘ ܥܠܝ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܕܐܬܚ̇ܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ
  • On fol. 26 a there is a note in the same handwriting, stating that this hymn-book was written, in the year 11—9 in the convent of Macarius in the desert of Scete, by the order of Joseph, abbat of the convent of S. Mary Deipara.
  • See above, p.107; Assemani, Bibl. Apostol. Vatic. codd. MSS. Catal., t. iii., p. 75, cod. cix.; Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i., p. 58, t. ii., p.13; Journal of Sacred Literature for April 1863, p. 127.
Item 2 (Fol. 5a): The Forty Martyrs
Item 3 (Fol. 6a): Palm Sunday
Item 4 (Fol. 7b): Passion Week
Item 5 (Fol. 9a): Easter
Item 6 (Fol. 13a): The Dead
 
Title: ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 13b): The Saints
 
Title: ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 14b): The Martyrs
 
Title: ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 18b): Lent
Item 10 (Fol. 20b): The blessed Virgin
 
Title: ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 22b): The Confessors
 
Title: ܕܡܘܕܝ̈ܢܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 22b): S. Thomas the Apostle
Item 13 (Fol. 23a): Pentecost
Item 14 (Fol. 23b): George
 
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
Item 15 (Fol. 24a): Mārūthā
 
Title: ܕܡܪܝܡܪܘܬܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 24b): Achudemes
 
Title: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܚܘܕܡܗ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 26a): A later hand has added at the foot of the page ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܐܒܐ [ܘܡܢ ܒܪܐ ܘ]ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.

Add. 14,522, foll. 27–36

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/219
Description based on Wright CCXCIX (1:233) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th or 11th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 10 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Sacerdotals
This manuscript contains: Basil. The Benediction of the Chalice, of Basil; A collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.

Physical Description

Ten vellum leaves, about 7 7/8 in. by 5 1/2 (Add. 14,522, foll. 27—36). The writing is good and regular, of the xthor xith cent., with from 18 to 29 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is good and regular, of the xth or xith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 4 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 27b): Basil. The Benediction of the Chalice, of Basil
 
Title: ܪܫܡ ܟܣܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ̣ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
Item 2 (Fol. 29a): A collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasions
Item 3 (Fol. 29a): John the patriarch. Part of a collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasionsPart of a collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasions
 
Title: ܣܕܪܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܡܐ ܕܥ̇ܐܠ ܟܗ̣ܢܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 32b): John the patriarch. Part of a collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasionsPart of a collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasions
 
Title: ܣܕܪܐ ܕܒ̈ܣܡܐ ܕܚܘܣܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ

Add. 14,522, foll. 37–45

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/220
Description based on Wright DCCCXVI (2:831) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 9 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Demonstrations from the Holy Fathers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.

Physical Description

Nine vellum leaves, about 8 in. by 6, forming a single quire, signed ܠ(Add. 14,522, foll. 37—45). The writing is good and regular, of the xth cent., with from 21 to 25 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is good and regular, of the xth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 12 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 37a): Demonstrations from the Holy Fathers [defective]
 
Title: ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 37a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Extracts from Philoxenus of Mabūg
Item 3 (Fol. 37a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On humility
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 37a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. On repentance
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 38b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. From the 13th discourse on the Christian character
 
Title: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕ܏ܝܓ
Item 6 (Fol. 38b): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Part of Extracts from Philoxenus of Mabūg
  Incipit: ܐܢ ܣܝܡܐ ܠܟ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܏ܘܫ
Item 7 (Fol. 38b): Severus of Antioch. Extract from Severus of Antioch
  Incipit: ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܛ̈ܒܐ̣ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 39a): Philoxenus of Mabūg. Two extracts from Philoxenus, on prayer
 
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 40a): Macarius. Letters of Macarius [defective]
Item 10 (Fol. 40a): Macarius. Part of Letters of Macarius
  Incipit: ܢܬܘܒ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 43a): Macarius. Part of Letters of Macarius
  Incipit: ܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܘܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܫܠܡ܀ ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܟܠܙܒ̣ܢ ܏ܘܫ
Item 12 (Fol. 44b): Macarius. Part of Letters of Macarius [defective]
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܠܬܪܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܢܦܠܚ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: Imperfect

Add. 14,522, fol. 46

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/221
Description based on Wright DLXX (2:450) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th or 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Leaf, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Evagrius. A small portion of the treatise of Evagrius addressed to Eulogius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

A vellum leaf, 7 3/4 in. by 5 5/8, with 22 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is good and regular, of the ixth or xth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 46a): Evagrius. A small portion of the treatise of Evagrius addressed to Eulogius
  Incipit: [ܬܘܪܣܝܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ] ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ ܡ̇ܬܩܐ
Note: See Add. 14,578, fol. 16 b ; Nili Opuscula, cd. 1673, p. 408; Migne, t. lxxix., col. 1096, line 3

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