Add. 14,687
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/545
Date:
AD 1256 / AG 1567
Arabic Garshuni script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 201 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Lectionaries
This manuscript contains: The second part of a Jacobite Lectionary for the festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 35 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 10 ¼ in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 201 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number. A leaf is wanting at the beginning. Each page is divided into two columns, of 17 or 18 lines.
Hand 1 (major, ):
It is written in a good, regular Estrangela, with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels and other points; dated A.D. 1256, A. Gr. 1567.
Hand 2 (minor, Estrangela script):
The second hand was written by a later corrector. See additions.
Hand 3 (major, Arabic Garshuni script):
The third hand was written in inelegant Karshuni. See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The second part of a Jacobite Lectionary for the festivals of the whole year. [defective]
Notes:
- The lessons are taken from the Old Testament (including the Apocrypha), the Acts of the Apostles, and the Pauline Epistles.
- Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Consecration of the Church [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 3 (Fol. 3b): The Annunciation of Zacharias
Item 4 (Fol. 6b): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
Item 5 (Fol. 10b): The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
Item 6 (Fol. 13a): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
Item 7 (Fol. 15b): The Revelation of S. Joseph
Item 8 (Fol. 18a): The Nativity of our Lord
Item 9 (Fol. 26a): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Item 10 (Fol. 28b): The Massacre of the Innocents
Item 11 (Fol. 32a): The Circumcision of our Lord
Item 12 (Fol. 34b): The Epiphany
Item 13 (Fol. 42a): The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
Item 14 (Fol. 44b): S. Stephen
Item 15 (Fol. 48a): The first Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 16 (Fol. 51a): The second Sunday
Item 17 (Fol. 53b): The third Sunday
Item 18 (Fol. 56a): The fourth Sunday
Item 19 (Fol. 58b): The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
Item 20 (Fol. 61a): The week of Nineveh
Item 21 (Fol. 68b): The Commemoration of the Priests
Item 22 (Fol. 73a): The Sunday of the Dead
Item 23 (Fol. 77a): Lent
Item 24 (Fol. 118b): Palm Sunday
Item 25 (Fol. 126b): Passion Week
Item 26 (Fol. 155a): The Sunday of the Resurrection
Item 27 (Fol. 160a): The second to the eighth Sunday after (of) the Resurrection
Item 28 (Fol. 177a): The Ascension of our Lord
Item 29 (Fol. 180b): Pentecost
Item 30 (Fol. 184b): The Commemoration of the Apostles
Item 31 (Fol. 187a): The Commemoration of the Martyrs and of the holy Fathers
Item 32 (Fol. 189a): The Transfiguration of our Lord
Item 33 (Fol. 191a): The Decease of the blessed Virgin
Item 34 (Fol. 194b): The Festival of the holy Cross
Item 35 (Fol. 198b): The Consecration of the Water
Subscription (Fol. 197b): ܫܠ̣ܡܬ݁ ܦ̇ܠܓܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܬܪܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡ̈ܪܐܢܝܐ
Note: (see no. 11)
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 198a):
On fol. 198a there is a note, differing only in the date from that in Add. 14,686.
ܫܩ̣ܠܬ݀ ܣܟܐ ܘܫܘܡܠܝܐ̣. ܦ̇ܠܓܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܬܪܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫ̇ܢ̣ܬܐ̣. ܕܚܕܒܫ̈ܒܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡ̈ܪܐܢܝܐ ܥܡ ܚܒܪܬܗ̇܀ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܡܐܐ ܘܐܫ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܫܒܥ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ ܢܟ̈ܝ̣ܠܐ܀ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܒܢܩܘܫܐ ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ܀ ܘܫ
Addition 2 (Fol. 201a):
On fol. 201a there is the following note by a later corrector
ܒܒܥܘ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܒܡܪܢ. ܐܘ ܩܵܪ̈ܝܝ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܕܬܥ̣ܗܕܘܢ ܠܕܘܝܬܝ (sic) ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܚܦܝ̣ܛܐܝܬ. ܐܢ̇ܐ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܘܝܐ. ܟܠ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܬܚܲܫܚܝܬܘܢ ܒܩܪܝ̇ܬܗ. ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕܣ̇ܓܝ ܐܬܒ̣ܛܠ ܠܝ ܒܒܘܼܚܪܢܗ. ܘܒܚ̇ܪܬ݀ܗ ܘܐܨܚ̇ܬ݀ܗ ܒܝܕ ܣܘܝ̇ܥܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܒܪܡ ܐܢ ܬ݁ܫ̣ܪܘܢ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܠܡܟܬ݂ܒ ܦܫܝ̣ܩ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ. ܐܘܿ ܠܡܬܪܨܘ ܣܝܵܡ̈ـ . . . ܘܢܘܼܩ̈ܙ . . . ܐܬܘ̈ܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܕܠܡܥ̣ܩܪ ܙ̇ܕܩ. ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܥܩ̣ܪܬ ܕܠܐ ܬܬܒܠܥ ܟܬܝ̣ܒܬܗ. ܘܗܕܐ ܕܥ̣ܘ ܕܒܩܘܫܝܐ ܘܪܘܟـ[ܟܐ] ܠܐ ܐܬܚܫܚܢܢ ܣܦܩܐܝܬ. ܐܠܐ ܡܢܬܐܝܬ ܗ[ܠܝܢ] ܐ̈ܠܨܝܬܐ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 201b):
On fol. 201b there is another note, of still later date, written in inelegant Karshuni, by a monk from the village of al- Mankūk near Māridīn
ܬܓܪܝܒ ܐܠܩܠܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܟܐܓܕ ܡܢ ܝܕ ܐܠܪܐܗܒ ܐܠܣܪܝܐܢܝ ܡܢ ܒܠܠܐܕ (sic) ܡܐܪܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܗ̈ ܐܠܡܢܩܘܩ ܬܓܪܝܒ ܐܠܩܠܡ܀ ܢܒܬܕܝ ܘܢܟܬܒ ܩܨܗ̈ ܐܒܝܢܐ ܠܩܕܝܣ (sic) ܟܝܪܠܣ ܐܠܕܝ ܟܐܢ ܦܝ ܡܓܪܒ ܐܠܫܡܣ ܨܠܐܬܗ ܘܒܪܟܐܬܗ ܡܥܢܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
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