Add. 14,572
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/305
Date:
6th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 118 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Hymns
This manuscript contains: A collection of Hymns for the Church of Nisibis, composed and arranged by Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 9 1/4 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 118 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1 — 3, 27, 54, 116 and 118. The quires were originally 15 in number, but of ܕ and ܗ only two leaves remain, and ܒ and ܕ are imperfect. They are signed with both letters and arithmetical figures (e.g. fol. 16, ܓ; fol. 28, ܘ etc.). Leaves are wanting after foll. 9, 15, 25, 26, 27, 38, and 44. There are from 24 to 28 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a fine, regular Estrangela of the vith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 2b): Ephrem. A collection of Hymns for the Church of Nisibis, composed and arranged by Ephraim. [defective]
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܨܝ̈ܒܝܐ Subscription (Fol. 117b): ܫܠܡܬ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܨܝ̈ܒܝܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ.
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܕܣܝܡܝܢ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܨܝ̈ܒܝܐ Subscription (Fol. 117b): ܫܠܡܬ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܢܨܝ̈ܒܝܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ.
Note: They were originally 77 in number, of which 70 still remain, though some of them are incomplete. A minute specification of the titles and subjects is unnecessary, as they have been edited from this and other Nitrian manuscripts, with a Latin translation, prolegomena and vocabulary, by Dr. Bickell, S. Ephraemi Syri Carmina Nisibena, Leipzig, 1866.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
At the beginning and end of the manuscript, foll. 1, 2 a, and 118 a, a more recent hand has written a ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܣܘܒܥܐ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 117b):
On the same page there are two notes, certifying that this was one of the 250 volumes brought to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by the abbat Moses of Nisibis, A. Gr. 1243, A.D. 932.
.ܙܒܢ ܠܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩ̈ܝܛܐ ܠܗ̇ ܠܕܝܪܐ. ܘܫ
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