Add. 14,675
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/529
Date:
ca. 13th century
East Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 209 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Psalters; Service-books
The Psalms, according to the Pěshiṭtā version; The Canticles, and others hymns and
prayers;
Conciones for various occasions;
Exordia, to be sung after the lessons; Hymns addressed to the martyrs, 14 in number, for
the evening and morning of each day in the week, beginning with Monday.
Physical Description
Paper, about 7 1/8 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 209 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—7, 88—91, 99— 112, 159—163, 165—167, 170, 175, 176, 178, 181—183, 192, 193, 203, 204, and 207—209. The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 88, 89, 91, 92, and 173. There are from 15 to 24 lines in each page. The writing is a rather inelegant, Nestorian Esṭrangělā of about the xiiith cent., passing into a more cursive character from fol. 154 onwards.
Hand 1 (sole, East Syriac script):
The writing is a rather inelegant, Nestorian Esṭrangělā of about the xiiith cent.,
passing into a more cursive character from fol. 154 onwards. In writing the rubrics of this manuscript, much use has been made of yellow as well
as red paint.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Psalms, according to the Pěshiṭtā version [defective]
Note: The arguments prefixed are the same as in Add. 14,674, foll. 1—78
. The missing portions are: Ps. i. 1— 5, lxxxvii. 5—lxxxviii. 18, lxxxix. 17—41, xci.
4—xcii. 11, xciv. 9—xcix. 8, and cv. 2—cix. 21 (foll. 99—104 being almost completely torn out).
Item 2 (Fol. 148a): The Canticles, and others hymns and prayers [defective]
Title: ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
Notes:
- *Compare also with the contents of this volume, those of Add. 7156, Forshall and Rosen’s Catalogue, p. 11 .
- *See Thomas Margensis, quoted by Assemani, Bibl. Or., t., iii., pars 1, p. 149 ; and Add. 17,219, no. 3, v.
Item 3 (Fol. 148a): The first song of Moses
Item 4 (Fol. 150a): The song of Isaiah
Item 5 (Fol. 151a): The second song of Moses
Item 6 (Fol. 155b): ascribed to Theodore of Mopsuestia. The Song of Light
Title: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ Incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܕܢܚ̣ ܠܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ̇ ܘܠܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܠܒܐ ܚܕܘܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ Incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܕܢܚ̣ ܠܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ̇ ܘܠܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܠܒܐ ܚܕܘܬܐ
Notes:
- On the ascription to Theodore see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., pp. 59, 60 .
- See Sachau, Theodori Mopsuesteni Fragmenta Syriaca, pp. ܨܕ and 58 .
- On the margin, in a different hand: ܡܢ ܕܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܒܗ ܐܢܫ ܒܡܠܬܐ.
Item 7 (Fol. 156b): Narses. A hymn of Narses
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܢܪܣܝ Incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܚܕܝ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܫܡܝܐ. ܛܘܥܝܝ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܚܫܘܟܐ̣. ܦܪܝܣܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܥܠ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܕܢܚ̣ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܘܝܢܐ
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܢܪܣܝ Incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܚܕܝ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܫܡܝܐ. ܛܘܥܝܝ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܚܫܘܟܐ̣. ܦܪܝܣܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܥܠ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܕܢܚ̣ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܘܝܢܐ
Note: See
Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 63
.
Item 8 (Fol. 157b): The song of the three holy Children [defective]
Title: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
Title: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
Notes:
- Foll. 159—163 have been almost completely torn out, but their contents were probably nearly identical with those of Add. 17,219, foll. 153 b—157 b .*
- *Compare also with the contents of this volume, those of Add. 7156, Forshall and Rosen’s Catalogue, p. 11 .
Item 9 (Fol. 164a): Barṣaumā, bishop of Nisibis. Hymn for the nocturn of Tuesday, by Barṣaumā, bishop of Nisibis
[defective]
Notes:
- Imperfect at the beginning.
- *See Add. 17,219, no. 3, u. On Bar-saumā, see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 66.
Item 10 (Fol. 164a): Abimelech. The same for Wednesday, by Abimelech
Title: ܕܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ Incipit: ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܠ ܚܘ̈ܒܬܢ܆ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܪܚܡ ܩܠ ܬܝ̈ܒܐ.
Title: ܕܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ Incipit: ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܠ ܚܘ̈ܒܬܢ܆ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܪܚܡ ܩܠ ܬܝ̈ܒܐ.
Note: Not Ahimelech, ܐܚܝܡܠܟ
as in
Forshall and Rosen’s Catalogue, p. 13.
Item 11 (Fol. 164b): Ephraim. The same for Thursday, by Ephraim [defective]
Title: ܕܚܡܫܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ Incipit: ܩܒܠ ܡܪܢ ܒܥܘܬ ܟܠܢ ܕܒܬܟܫܦܬܐ ܡܩܪܒܝܢܢ ܠܟ. ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ܆ ܘܒܬܚܢܢܬܐ ܕܡܫܒܚ̈ܢܝܟ
Title: ܕܚܡܫܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ Incipit: ܩܒܠ ܡܪܢ ܒܥܘܬ ܟܠܢ ܕܒܬܟܫܦܬܐ ܡܩܪܒܝܢܢ ܠܟ. ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ܆ ܘܒܬܚܢܢܬܐ ܕܡܫܒܚ̈ܢܝܟ
Notes:
- See Add. 17,219, no. 3, n.
- The next three leaves, foll. 165 —167, are almost completely torn out. Compare Add. 17,219, fol. 159, etc.
Item 12 (Fol. 168a): Short prayers for different occasions; e.g. for a fast, ܕܠܚ̈ܡܢ ܠܨܘܡܐ for the commemoration of saints and martyrs, ܕܠܚ̈ܡܢ ܠܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܠܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ; and for the commemoration of the dead, ܕܠܚ̈ܡܢ ܠܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 169a): Hymns [defective]
Title: ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܓܙܐ
Title: ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܓܙܐ
Note:
Item 14 (Fol. 169a): Yeshūaʿ-yab of Gadělā. By Yeshūaʿ-yab of Gadělā
Title: ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܓܕܠܝܐ ܘܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܣܘܒ̈ܥܐ ܕܚܕ̈ܒܫܒܐ Incipit: ܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܒܟܝܢܗ. ܐܫܘܐ ܠܣܓ̈ܘܕܝܟ ܕܢܩܕܫܘܢ ܠܫܡܟ.
Title: ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒ ܓܕܠܝܐ ܘܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܣܘܒ̈ܥܐ ܕܚܕ̈ܒܫܒܐ Incipit: ܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܒܟܝܢܗ. ܐܫܘܐ ܠܣܓ̈ܘܕܝܟ ܕܢܩܕܫܘܢ ܠܫܡܟ.
Notes:
- On Yeshūaʿ-yab of Gadělā, see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 105 .
- On the term ܣܘܒܥܐ, compline, see Badger, The Nestorians and their Rituals, vol. ii., pp. 16, 18 . In the Catalogue of Forshall and Rosen the word is wrongly printed ܣܘܒܠܐ(e.g. p. 14), and translated "collectio oblationum".
Item 15 (Fol. 169b): Bar-ṣaumā. By Bar-ṣaumā, bishop of Nisibis [defective]
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ ܒܩܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ Incipit: ܒܚܫܐ ܘܕܡܥ̈ܐ ܘܒܬܚܢܢܬܐ ܩܪܝܢܢ ܠܟ ܡܪܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ. ܗܘܝ ܠܢ ܐܣܝܐ ܐܦ ܗܕܝܝܐ̣. ܕܡܪܝܪ ܚܫܢ ܘܥܣܸܩ ܟܐܒܢ
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ ܒܩܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ Incipit: ܒܚܫܐ ܘܕܡܥ̈ܐ ܘܒܬܚܢܢܬܐ ܩܪܝܢܢ ܠܟ ܡܪܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ. ܗܘܝ ܠܢ ܐܣܝܐ ܐܦ ܗܕܝܝܐ̣. ܕܡܪܝܪ ܚܫܢ ܘܥܣܸܩ ܟܐܒܢ
Note: See Add. 17,219, no. 3, u. Fol. 170 has been almost completely torn out.
Item 16 (Fol. 171a): Bābai bar Nĕsībnāyē. By Bābai bar Nĕsībnāyē
Title: ܒܪ ܢܨܝܒ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܒܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܕܫܠܚܘܟ ܨܐܕܝܢ܆ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ. ܨܡܚܐ ܕܨܡ̣ܚ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܕܘܝܕ܆ ܘܩܪܐ ܠܥ̈ܡܡܐ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ.
Title: ܒܪ ܢܨܝܒ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܒܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܕܫܠܚܘܟ ܨܐܕܝܢ܆ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ. ܨܡܚܐ ܕܨܡ̣ܚ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܕܘܝܕ܆ ܘܩܪܐ ܠܥ̈ܡܡܐ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 177
.
Item 17 (Fol. 172a): George, bishop of Nisibis. By George, bishop of NisibisSee Thomas Margensis, quoted by Assemani, Bibl. Or., t., iii., pars 1, p. 149
; and Add. 17,219, no. 3, v.
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܠܟܢ: ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܣܓܝܕ ܡܢ ܟܠܐ.
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܐܦܣܩܘ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܠܟܢ: ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܣܓܝܕ ܡܢ ܟܠܐ.
Note:
Item 18 (Fol. 173a): Jacob of Beth-ʿAbē. By Jacob of Beth-ʿAbē
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܣܘܒܥܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܪܝܫ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܒ̈ܐ Incipit: ܠܟ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܙܐ̇ܢ ܠܟܠ ܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܠܸܝܬ ܣܢܝܩܘܬܢ ܘܣܒܥܬ ܟܦܢܘܬܢ.
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܣܘܒܥܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܪܝܫ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܒ̈ܐ Incipit: ܠܟ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܙܐ̇ܢ ܠܟܠ ܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܠܸܝܬ ܣܢܝܩܘܬܢ ܘܣܒܥܬ ܟܦܢܘܬܢ.
Item 19 (Fol. 173a):
Conciones for various occasions [defective]
Title: ܟܪ̈ܘܙܘܬܐ
Title: ܟܪ̈ܘܙܘܬܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 173a): Part of Conciones for various occasions [defective]
Title: ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
Title: ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
Note: See Add. 17,219, no. 4 a.
Item 21 (Fol. 174a): Part of Conciones for various occasions
Title: . . . ܕܬܪܝܢ ܘܕܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Title: . . . ܕܬܪܝܢ ܘܕܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 174a): Part of Conciones for various occasions
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Note: Imperfect. The next two leaves are almost completely torn out.
Item 23 (Fol. 177a): Part of Conciones for various occasions
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܘܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܦ ܕܥܕܢܐ
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܘܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܦ ܕܥܕܢܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 177b): Part of Conciones for various occasions [defective]
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Note: Imperfect.Fol. 178 is almost completely torn out.
Item 25 (Fol. 179a): Part of Conciones for various occasions
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܬܢ̈ܐ ܘܟ̈ܠܬܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܡܟܪܝܢ
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܬܢ̈ܐ ܘܟ̈ܠܬܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܡܟܪܝܢ
Item 26 (Fol. 179b):
Exordia, to be sung after the lessons
Title: ܫܘܪ̈ܝܐ Excerpt: ܕܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ ,ܕܚܕܒܫܒ̈ܐ ,ܕܫܒܬܐ ܚܪܝܬܐ ,ܕܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܥܪ̈ܘܒܬܬܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܬܠܬ
Title: ܫܘܪ̈ܝܐ Excerpt: ܕܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ ,ܕܚܕܒܫܒ̈ܐ ,ܕܫܒܬܐ ܚܪܝܬܐ ,ܕܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܥܪ̈ܘܒܬܬܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܬܠܬ
Item 27 (Fol. 180a): Hymns addressed to the martyrs, 14 in number, for the evening and morning of each
day in the week, beginning with Monday. [defective]
Title: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܣܗܕ̈ܐ
Title: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܣܗܕ̈ܐ
Note: Imperfect,foll. 181—183, 192, and 193 being almost completely torn out.
Item 28 (Fol. 202a): for various occasions; e.g. ܒܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ, ܒܗ ܕܡܪܝܡ, ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܝܠܕܐ, ܒܗ ܕܐܒܘܢ, ܕܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ,ܕܐܘܢܓ̈ܠܣܛܐ (i.e. Eugenius,
ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܝܢ) ܒܗ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ and ܒܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ.
[defective]
Title: ܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܪܟ
Title: ܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܪܟ
Note: Imperfect,foll. 203, 207, and 209 being almost completely torn out.
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 155b):
On the margin, in a different hand.
ܡܢ ܕܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܒܗ ܐܢܫ ܒܡܠܬܐ.
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