Add. 14,688
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/546
Date:
12th or 13th century
East Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 80 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Lectionaries
This manuscript contains: A Nestorian Lectionary from the Pauline epistles. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 96 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 10 ¼ in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 80 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 1 and 71—80. The quires, signed with letters, were originally nine in number, of which the last is wanting, and the first is imperfect, a leaf being lost at the beginning. Each page is divided into two columns, of 23 lines.
Hand 1 (major, East Syriac script):
The writing is a good, regular, Nestorian Estrangela of the xiith or xiiith
cent., with numerous Syriac vowels and other marks
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Decoration (Ornamentation):
There are a few attempts at ornamentation; e.g. foll. 27 a, 28 a, 45 b, and 49 a.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A Nestorian Lectionary from the Pauline epistles [defective]
Note: Each lesson is followed by a chant, ܙܘܡܪܐ of
which, however, only the first two or three words are given.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The first Sunday of The Annunciation [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): The second Sunday
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ : ܒ : ܕܣܘܒܪܐ
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ : ܒ : ܕܣܘܒܪܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 2a): The third Sunday
Item 5 (Fol. 3a): The fourth Sunday
Item 6 (Fol. 3b): The Nativity of our Lord
Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܒܸܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܒܸܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 7 (Fol. 4b): The first Sunday after the Nativity
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܝܲܠܕܵܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܝܲܠܕܵܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 5a): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܝܡ
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 9 (Fol. 6a): The second Sunday after the Nativity
Item 10 (Fol. 7a): The Epiphany
Title: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Title: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 11 (Fol. 7b): The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 8b): The first Sunday after the Epiphany
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 9a): The Friday of the Commemoration of S. Peter and S. Paul
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ
Item 14 (Fol. 10b): The second Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 15 (Fol. 11a): The Commemoration of the Evangelists
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 12a): The third Sunday after The Epiphany
Item 17 (Fol. 12b): The Commemoration of S. Stephen
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܩܲܕܡܝܐ
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܩܲܕܡܝܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 14a): The fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 19 (Fol. 14b): The Commemoration of the Greek Doctors
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 16a): The fifth Sunday after The Epiphany
Item 21 (Fol. 17a): The Monday of the prayer (of the Ninevites)
Title: ܕܬܪܝܢܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ [ܕܢܝܢ̈ܘܝܐ]
Title: ܕܬܪܝܢܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ [ܕܢܝܢ̈ܘܝܐ]
Item 22 (Fol. 18a): The Tuesday
Item 23 (Fol. 18a): The Wednesday
Item 24 (Fol. 19b): The Thursday
Item 25 (Fol. 21a): The Commemoration of the Syrian Doctors
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܵܝܹܐ
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܵܝܹܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 21b): The sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 27 (Fol. 23a): The Commemoration of any one Saint
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 24a): The seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 29 (Fol. 25a): The Friday of the Dead
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 26a): The eighth Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 31 (Fol. 27a): The first Sunday in Lent
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܡܲܥܵܠܵܝ ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܦܪܘܩ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܡܲܥܵܠܵܝ ܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܦܪܘܩ
Item 32 (Fol. 28b): Monday in the first week of Lent
Item 33 (Fol. 29b): Tuesday
Item 34 (Fol. 30b): Wednesday
Item 35 (Fol. 31b): Thursday
Item 36 (Fol. 32b): Friday
Item 37 (Fol. 34a): The second Sunday in Lent
Item 38 (Fol. 35b): The second Friday
Item 39 (Fol. 36a): The third Sunday
Item 40 (Fol. 37a): The third Friday
Item 41 (Fol. 37b): The fourth Sunday
Item 42 (Fol. 38b): Monday in the mid-week of Lent
Title: ܕܬܪܝܢܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܠܓܬܐ
Title: ܕܬܪܝܢܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܠܓܬܐ
Item 43 (Fol. 39a): Tuesday
Item 44 (Fol. 40a): Wednesday
Item 45 (Fol. 41a): Thursday
Item 46 (Fol. 42a): Friday
Item 47 (Fol. 42b): The fifth Sunday in Lent
Item 48 (Fol. 43b): The fifth Friday in Lent
Item 49 (Fol. 44b): The sixth Sunday in Lent
Item 50 (Fol. 45b): The Friday of Lazarus
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܠܥܙܪ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܠܥܙܪ
Item 51 (Fol. 45b): Palm Sunday
Title: ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Title: ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 46a): Monday in the last week of Lent
Title: ܕܬܪܝܢܒܫ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Title: ܕܬܪܝܢܒܫ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 53 (Fol. 47a): Tuesday
Item 54 (Fol. 48a): Wednesday
Item 55 (Fol. 49a): The Thursday of our Saviour's Passover
Title: ܕܚܡܫܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Title: ܕܚܡܫܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Item 56 (Fol. 50a): The Friday of the Passion
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 57 (Fol. 51a): The Great Saturday
Title: ܕܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
Title: ܕܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
Item 58 (Fol. 52a): At the celebration of the holy Eucharist on (the Great)
Saturday
Title: ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ
Title: ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 52b): The Sunday of the Resurrection
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 60 (Fol. 53b): Monday in the Week of Weeks
Title: ܕܬܪܝܢܒܫ ܕܫܸܒܬܸ ܫܒ̈ܐ
Title: ܕܬܪܝܢܒܫ ܕܫܸܒܬܸ ܫܒ̈ܐ
Item 61 (Fol. 54b): Tuesday
Item 62 (Fol. 55b): Wednesday
Item 63 (Fol. 56a): Thursday
Item 64 (Fol. 57b): The Friday of the Confessors
Title: ܕܲܥܪܘܿܒܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܘ̈ܕܝܵܢ̣ܐ
Title: ܕܲܥܪܘܿܒܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܘ̈ܕܝܵܢ̣ܐ
Item 65 (Fol. 58a): New Sunday
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫ ܕܡܸܬܩܪܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫ ܕܡܸܬܩܪܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Item 66 (Fol. 59a): The third Sunday of the Resurrection
Item 67 (Fol. 60a): The Commemoration of Mār George
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
Item 68 (Fol. 60a): The fourth Sunday of the Resurrection
Item 69 (Fol. 61a): The fifth Sunday
Item 70 (Fol. 61b): The sixth Sunday
Item 71 (Fol. 62b): The Ascension
Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 72 (Fol. 63b): The seventh Sunday of the Resurrection
Item 73 (Fol. 63b): Pentecost
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘ̈ܣܛܹܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘ̈ܣܛܹܐ
Item 74 (Fol. 64a): The Friday of Gold
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܗܒ̣ܵܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܗܒ̣ܵܐ
Item 75 (Fol. 65a): The second Sunday of the Apostles
Title: ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ : Ⲅ: Ⲱܕܚܕܒܫܒ : ܒ :
Title: ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ : Ⲅ: Ⲱܕܚܕܒܫܒ : ܒ :
Item 76 (Fol. 65b): The third Sunday
Item 77 (Fol. 66b): The fourth
Item 78 (Fol. 67b): The fifth
Item 79 (Fol. 68a): The sixth
Item 80 (Fol. 69b): The seventh
Item 81 (Fol. 70b): The last Friday of the Week of the Apostles
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܘܼܠܡ ܫܵܒܘܿܥܵܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܫܘܼܠܡ ܫܵܒܘܿܥܵܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
Item 82 (Fol. 71b): The Sunday that ends the Week of the Apostles called ܢܘܣܪܕܐܝܠ, Nūsārdīl
Title: ܢܘܣܪܕܐܝܠ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܡܬܩܪܐ
Title: ܢܘܣܪܕܐܝܠ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܡܬܩܪܐ
Item 83 (Fol. 72a): The second Sunday of Summer
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܩܝܛܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܩܝܛܐ
Item 84 (Fol. 72a): The third Sunday
Item 85 (Fol. 73a): The fourth
Item 86 (Fol. 74a): The fifth
Item 87 (Fol. 74b): The sixth
Item 88 (Fol. 75b): The seventh
Item 89 (Fol. 76b): The first Sunday of Elias
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒ :ܐ: ܕܐܠܝܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒ :ܐ: ܕܐܠܝܐ
Item 90 (Fol. 77a): The second Sunday
Item 91 (Fol. 78b): The third
Item 92 (Fol. 78b): The festival of the holy Cross
Title: ܕܥ݅ܐܕܐ ܕܡ݅ܪܝ ܨܠܝܒ݊ܐ ܣܓܝܕܐ
Title: ܕܥ݅ܐܕܐ ܕܡ݅ܪܝ ܨܠܝܒ݊ܐ ܣܓܝܕܐ
Item 93 (Fol. 78b): The first Sunday after the Invention of the Cross
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܫܟܚ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܫܟܚ
Item 94 (Fol. 79b): The second Sunday
Item 95 (Fol. 79b): The third
Item 96 (Fol. 80b): The fourth [defective]
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 2:
Coptic numerals are sometimes used by the scribe, either alone or in connection with Arabic ones, to number the leaves, e.g. foll. 23-42, or the lessons, e.g. foll. 37 a, 59 a, 65 a and b, 66 b, 67 b, 68 a, 69 b, and 73 a.
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