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Add. 14,585

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/321
Description based on Wright DCXXXI (2:502-503) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 7th century
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 88 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. The metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 6 7/8 in. by 4 7/8 consisting of 88 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, and 88. The quires, 9 in number, are signed with letters, originally from ܟܐ to ܟܛ, afterwards from ܐ to ܛ. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 59. There are from 24 to 28 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the viith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Jacob of Batnae. The metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ] ܙܩܝܦܘܬܗ [ܕܡܪܢ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥ]ـܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ]
Notes:
  • See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 324, no. 163, de Passione Domini. The subdivisions in this manuscript differ somewhat from those given by Assemani.
  • Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 283; Acta Sanctorum for October, t. xii., p. 824; Dr. Abbeloos "De Vita et Scriptis S. Jacobi, Batnarum Sarugi in Mesopotamia Episcopi," Louvain, 1867
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Jacob of Serugh. Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our LordPart of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
 
Title:
(ܦܣܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ)
  Incipit: [ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܒـ]ـܚܐ ܚܠܦ [ܚ̈ܛܝܐ]
Item 3 (Fol. 14a): Jacob of Serugh. Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our LordPart of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
 
Title:
ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ
  Incipit: ܘܕܢ̇ܘܣܦ ܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ ܚܫܐ ܥܠ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 23b): Jacob of Serugh. Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our LordPart of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
 
Title:
ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
  Incipit: ܫܩ̣ܠ ܟܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܣܦܝܩ ܡܢ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 32b): Jacob of Serugh. Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our LordPart of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
 
Title:
ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ
  Incipit: ܨ̇ܠܝ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܣܡ ܦܪܨܘܦܗ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܩܛܠܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 42a): Jacob of Serugh. Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our LordPart of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
 
Title:
ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
  Incipit: ܠܒܟܘܗܝ ܠܒܪܐ ܘܢܦ̣ܠ ܙܘܥܐ ܒܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 59b): Jacob of Serugh. Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our LordPart of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord [defective]
 
Title:
ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܐܝܡܡܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
  Incipit: ܩܪܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܦܟܐ ܠܒܪܐܠܗܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 72b): Jacob of Serugh. Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our LordPart of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
 
Title:
ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ
  Incipit: ܒܪܬ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܣܢܬ ܐܝܩܪܗ̇ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܙܩܦܬ

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1: Other liturgical subdivisions have been marked on the margins by later hands.
Addition 2 (Fol. 88): The original colophon has been erased, and in its place there stands a note, stating that Simeon bar Cyriacus, of Tagrīt, sent this book as a present to the church of the Tagritans at Fostāt . ܦܪܫ ܘܫܕܪ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕ[ܬ] ܐ[ܠܗ]ܢ ܕܬܓܪ̈ܝܬܢܝܐ̣ ܕܒܦܣܛܛ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܝܩܣ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܡܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܦܪܘܥܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܘܢܚܣܐ ܠܥܢ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ
Addition 3 (Fol. 1a): There is another note on fol. 1a, but the leaf is too much stained and torn to admit of its being read.

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