London, BL, Add. 14687
source date: A.D. 1256
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/545, Add. 14,687, London, BL, Add. 14,687, BL Add MS 14687, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 229, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXIX

[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.]

Syriac

ff. 1a-201b
title: The second part of a Jacobite Lectionary for the festivals of the whole year.
The lessons are taken from the Old Testament (including the Apocrypha), the Acts of the Apostles, and the Pauline Epistles.
Imperfect at the beginning.
  foll. 1a-3a
  title: The Consecration of the Church
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  foll. 3b-6a
  title: The Annunciation of Zacharias
  foll. 6b-10a
  title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
  foll. 10b-12b
  title: The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
  foll. 13a-15a
  title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
  foll. 15b-17b
  title: The Revelation of S. Joseph
  foll. 18a-25b
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  foll. 26a-28a
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  28b-31b
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents
  foll. 32a-34a
  title: The Circumcision of our Lord
  foll. 34b-41b
  title: The Epiphany
  foll. 42a-44a
  title: The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
  foll. 44b-47b
  title: S. Stephen
  foll. 48a-50b
  title: The first Sunday after the Epiphany
  foll. 51a-53a
  title: The second Sunday
  foll. 53b-55b
  title: The third Sunday
  foll. 56a-58a
  title: The fourth Sunday
  foll. 58b-60b
  title: The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
  foll. 61a-68a
  title: The week of Nineveh
  foll. 68b-72b
  title: The Commemoration of the Priests
  foll. 73a-76b
  title: The Sunday of the Dead
  foll. 77a-118a
  title: Lent
  foll. 118b-126a
  title: Palm Sunday
  foll. 126b-154b
  title: Passion Week
  foll. 155a-159b
  title: The Sunday of the Resurrection
  foll. 160a-176b
  title: The second to the eighth Sunday after (of) the Resurrection
  foll. 177a-180a
  title: The Ascension of our Lord
  foll. 180b-184a
  title: Pentecost
  foll. 184b-186b
  title: The Commemoration of the Apostles
  foll. 187a-188b
  title: The Commemoration of the Martyrs and of the holy Fathers
  foll. 189a-190b
  title: The Transfiguration of our Lord
  foll. 191a-194a
  title: The Decease of the blessed Virgin
  foll. 195b-198a
  title: The Festival of the holy Cross
  foll. 198b-201b
  title: The Consecration of the Water
  ܫܠ̣ܡܬ݁ ܦ̇ܠܓܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܬܪܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡ̈ܪܐܢܝܐ
  (see no. 11)

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.

Paper

201 ff. 10 1/4 × 6 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, are 21 in number

- Some leafs are slightly stained and torn. A leaf is wanting at the beginning.

Each page is divided into two columns, of 17 or 18 lines.

It is written in a good, regular Estrangela, with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels and other points; dated A.D. 1256, A. Gr. 1567.

The second hand was written by a later corrector. See additions.

The third hand was written in inelegant Karshuni. See additions.

- Colophon

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

- 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.

- 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.

AD 1256 AG 1567

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 CCXXIX 1:172-173