London, BL, Add. 14686
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/544, Add. 14,686, London, BL, Add. 14,686, BL Add MS 14686, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 228, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: The first part of a Jacobite Lectionary for the festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 63 items.]

Syriac

title: The first part of a Jacobite Lectionary for the festivals of the whole year.
rubric: ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܠܐ ܡ̇ܒܗܬܢܐ̣ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܡܫ̇ܒ̣ܚܬܐ ܘܣܓܝ̣ܕܬ ܡܢ ܟܠ̣. ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ̇ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܦܘܿܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫ̇ܢ̣ܬܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡܪ̈ܐܢܝܐ.
ܫ̣ܠܡܬ݁ ܦ̇ܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܐܢܝܐ.
The lessons are taken from the Old Testament (including the Apocrypha), the Acts of the Apostles, and the Apostolic Epistles.
  title: The Consecration of the Church
  rubric: ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
  title: The Annunciation of Zacharias
  rubric: ܕܣܘܒܪܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ
  title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݁ ܐܠܗܐ
  title: The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
  rubric: ܕܡ̣ܐܙܠܬܐ
  title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܕܡ̇ܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ̇ܥܡܕܢܐ
  title: The Revelation of S. Joseph
  rubric: ܕܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܝ̣ܠܕܐ
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݁ ܐܠܗܐ
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩ̣ܛܠܐ ܕܝ̈ܠܘܼܕܐ
  title: The Circumcision of our Lord
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܓܙܘܪܬܐ
  title: The Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ
  See Additions
  title: The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܕܦܣ̇ܩ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ̇ܥܡܕܢܐ
  title: S. Stephen the protomartyr
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
  title: The first Sunday after the Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ
  Imperfect at the end
  title: The second Sunday
  imperfect at the beginning
  title: The third Sunday
  title: The fourth Sunday
  title: The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
  title: The Week of Nineveh
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ
    title: Tuesday of the Week of Nineveh
    title: Wednesday of the Week of Nineveh
  title: The Commemoration of the Priests
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
  title: The Sunday of the Dead
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  title: The first Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
    title: Monday in the first week of Lent
    title: Tuesday in the first week of Lent
    title: Wednesday in the first week of Lent
    title: Thursday in the first week of Lent
    title: Friday in the first week of Lent
    title: Saturday in the first week of Lent
  title: The second Sunday in Lent
  title: The third Sunday of Lent
  title: The fourth Sunday of Lent
  title: The fifth Sunday of Lent
  title: The sixth Sunday, or that of the Miracles
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܫܬܐ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
    title: At the celebration of the holy Eucharist on Friday
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܪܒܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܕܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ
    title: The Saturday of the Resurrection of Lazarus
    rubric: ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܢܘܚܡܗ ܕܠܥܙܪ
  title: Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
  title: Passion or Holy Week
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
    title: Monday of Holy Week
    title: Tuesday of Holy Week
    title: Wednesday of Holy Week
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܙܘܥܐ
    title: Thursday of Holy Week
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܐ ܕܪܐܙܐ
    title: Good Friday
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ ܥܪܘ܏ܒ ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ
    title: The adoration of the Cross
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
    title: The Saturday of Annunciation
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
  title: The Great Sunday of the Resurrection
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
  title: The second Sunday after (of) the Resurrection, and Monday of the week in albis
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ. ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡܬܐ. ܘܕܝܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܚܘܪ̈ܐ
  title: The third Sunday, and Tuesday of the week in albis
  title: The fourth Sunday, and Wednesday of the week in albis
  title: The fifth Sunday, and Thursday of the week in albis
  title: The Friday of the week in albis, and the sixth Sunday after (of) the Resurrection
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܘܪ̈ܐ. ܘܕܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܩ܏ܝܡ
  title: The seventh Sunday after (of) the Resurrection, and the Saturday of the week in albis
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܘܕܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܕ܏ܫܒ ܕܚܘܪ̈ܐ
  title: The eighth Sunday after (of) the Resurrection, or New (Low) Sunday
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡܬܐ̣ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
  title: The Ascension of our Lord
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܳܢܸܐ ܕܣܘܠܳܩܐ
  title: Pentecost or Whitsun Day
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
  title: The Commemoration of the Apostles
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
  title: Of the Martyrs and the holy Fathers
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ̣ ܘܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ
  title: The Transfiguration
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܛܘܪ ܬܒܘܪ
  title: The Decease of the blessed Virgin Mary
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܘܢܝܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݁ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
  title: The Festival of the holy Cross
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
  title: The Consecration of the Water
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ
  See no.11

Paper, about 10 1/4 in. by 7, consisting of 208 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number. A later hand has numbered the leaves. One leaf is wanting after fol. 48, and another after fol. 160. Each page is divided into two columns, of 18 lines.

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- Paper, about 10 1/4 in. by 7, consisting of 208 leaves, a few of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number. A later hand has numbered the leaves. One leaf is wanting after fol. 48, and another after fol. 160. Each page is divided into two columns, of 18 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela, with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels and other points; dated A. Gr. 1566, A.D. 1255.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- Colophon

On fol. 205 b there is a note, stating that this volume and its companion were written in the year 1566, A.D. 1255, in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, by a monk named Bacchus. At this time Rabban Yeshūa’ was abbat of the convent, and Athanasius was patriarch of Egypt. The see of Antioch was then vacant.

ܫܩ̣ܠܬ݀ ܣܟܐ ܘܫܘܡܠܝܐ̣. ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫ̇ܢ̣ܬܐ̣. ܕܚܕܒܫ̈ܒܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡܪ̈ܐܢܝܐ. ܥܡ ܚܒܪܬܗ̇. ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫ̈ܡܐܐ ܘܐܫ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܫܝܬ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܢܟ̈ܝ̣ܠܐ. ܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ ܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܒܐܝܠܘܠ ܝܪܚܐ. ܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܩܝ̈ܘܡܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ. ܡܪܝ ܐܬܐܢܣܝܘܣ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܥܕܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐܐ̣ ܕܠܐ ܪܝܫܐ ܗܘܬ݀ ܒܗ̇ܘ ܙ̇ܒ̣ܢܐ܀ ܐܬܟ̈ܬܒܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܗ̣ܝ ܘܚܒܪܬܗ̇. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܐܐ܆ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܬܩ̇ܠ ܠܒܐ (ϢⲒϨⲎⲦ) ܀ܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܣܒܐ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܡܠܸܐ ܡ̈ܘܡܐ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܡܗ ܒܐܟܘܣ܆ ܠܗ̇ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܐܡ̣ܝܪܐ. ܐܟܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܩ̣ܪܘܢ ܘܢܫ̇ܡܫܘܢ ܒܗ̈ܝܢ. ܘܢܨ̇ܠܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ. ܘܕܢܗ̣ܘܐ ܠܗ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܘܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ. ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܒܬܫ̈ܡܫܬܐ ܘܒܩܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܡܫ̇ܬܡܠܝܢ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ̣. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܠܡ܀ ܘܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܘܡܬܟ݁ܫܦ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܓܪܓܚ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܐܚܐ ܦܪܘܫܐ̣. ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܐ̇ܘ ܡ̇ܐܨܚ ܡܢܗܘܢ. ܕܐܢ ܢܫܟ̣ܚ ܦܘܕܐ ܐܘ̇ ܓܠܛܐ (غَلَط) ܢܬܪܨ ܒܚܘܼܒܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܢܥ̣ܕܘܠ ܠܥܕܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܡܚ̇ܝܒܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠ ܒܪܝܐ̣ ܚܲܣܝܪ. ܘܠܝܬ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܲܡܠܝܐ̣. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ܀ ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܝ ܘܐܚ̈ܝ܆ ܦܠܓܐ ܚܝܠ̣ܬܢܝܬܐ ܘܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܢܟܦ̈ܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܘܝܚ̈ܝ̣ܕܝܐ ܒܚܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܐ. ܥܡ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ. ܡܬܚ̣ܢܢܢ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܓ݁ܪܓܚ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ. ܕܠܐ ܬܥܕܠܘܢܢܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܬܝ̣ܒܬܐ. ܘܡܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܐ ܠܐ ܒ̇ܨܪܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܣ̇ܗܕ. ܡܛܠ ܕܣ̇ܓܝ ܡܚܝ̣ܠ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܣܝܒܘܬܐ. ܘܐܝܕ̈ܝ ܗܐ ܪ̈ܥܠܢ ܘܥ̈ܝܢܝ ܚ̈ܫܟܝ܆ ܘܟܘܪ̈ܗܢܐ ܐܡܝ̈ܢܐ ܗܐ ܬܟ̈ܒܝܢ ܥܠܝ. ܘܟܠܝܘܡ ܡ̇ܘܬܐ ܫ̇ܐܠ ܐܢ̣ܐ܀ ܘܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܛܝܒ̈ܘܬܟܘܢ. ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܡܨ̈ܥܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܛܒܝܥܘܬܝ܆ ܕܟܒܪ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܚ̇ܐܢ ܠܝ ܘܡܚ̇ܣܐ ܠܝ܀ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܚܘܼܒܐ ܘܦܪܘܫܘܬܐ ܡܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ. ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܢܬܚ̇ܣܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܘܨܲܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܚܐ ܕܝܠ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܪܒܢ ܚܒܝܒ ܕܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܗܐ ܡܫܡܫ ܠܝ܀ ܘܨܲܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܕܡ̇ܢܝܐ ܪܒܢ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܕܥ̣ܢܕ܀ ܘܨܲܠܘ ܥܠ ܕܕܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܪܒܢ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܕܥܢ̣ܕ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܪܒܝܢܝ ܘܐܠܦ̣ܢܝ܀ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝ̣ܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܘܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܪܒܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܗ ܐܬܟ̈ܬܒܝܢ. [See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexandrin. Jacobit, p. 599; Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 493]

- On fol. 208 a there is a note, mentioning that the book was revised and corrected by a person who does not give his name.

ܐܬܬܲܨܚ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܡܬܡܨܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܣܓܝ̣ܐܬܐ ܘܒܚܦܝ̣ܛܘܬܐ ܥܡܝ̣ܠܬܐ. ܒܝܕ ܐܢܫ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܠܘ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܘܣܓܝ ܦܘ̈ܕܐ. ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܕܢܬܪܫ̣ܡ ܫܡܗ. ܐܠܐ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܘܡܬ݀ܟ̣ܫܦ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܚܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܦܪܘܫܐ ܕܥܡ ܡܲܝܬܝܘܬ ܙܒܲܢܐ ܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܗ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ. ܕܢ̣ܪܬܘܡ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܒܚܘܿܒܐ ܥܠ ܥܗܝܕܐ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ: ܘܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܡܝܩܪ̈ܐ ܕܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܛܥ̣ܢܘ ܝܘܼܩܪܗ̇ ܕܡܚܝ̣ܠܘܬܝ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܠܝ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܬܡ̇ܨܐ ܗܳܕ ܠܡܥ̣ܒܕ. ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܏ܫܘ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܡܬܡܨܝܢܘܬܐ ܠܕܝܘܬܝ (sic)

- On fol. 33 a there is a note informing the reader that he will find the lessons for the Consecration of the Water at the end of the volume:

ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡܝ̈ܐ̣. ܗܐ ܟܬܝ̣ܒܝܢ ܒܚܪܬܗ ܕܟܬܒܐ.

AD 1255 AG 1566

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 CCXXVIII 1:169-172