Add. 14,689
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/547
Date:
AD 1221 / AG 1532
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 187 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Lectionaries
This manuscript contains: The Consecration of the Church; The Annunciation of Zacharias; The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin; The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth; The Nativity of S. John the Baptist; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 81 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 10 1/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 187 leaves, many of which are much soiled and torn, especially foll. 1—5 and 141—187. The quires, 19 in number, are signed with letters from ܐ to ܩ. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and after fol. 4. There are from 12 to 24 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Foll 1-76 was written by one scribe.
Hand 2 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
Foll 77-187 was written by another scribe.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Decoration (Rubrication):
Decoration (Ornamentation):
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Consecration of the ChurchLessons 1-2 [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 4a): The Annunciation of Zacharias
[defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 4a): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
[defective]
Note: Now lost.
Item 4 (Fol. 5a): The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
[defective]
Item 5 (Fol. 6a): The Nativity of S.
John the Baptist
Item 6 (Fol. 8a): The Revelation of S. Joseph
Item 7 (Fol. 9a): The Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܝ̇ܠܕܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܝ̇ܠܕܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 10a): The Nativity of our Lord
Lessons 9-10
Item 9 (Fol. 13b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Item 10 (Fol. 15a): The Massacre of the Innocents
Item 11 (Fol. 15b): The Sunday before and after the Nativity of our Lord
Lessons 13-14
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܝܠܕܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܝܠܕܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܝܠܕܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܝܠܕܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 17b): The Commemoration of Basil and
Gregory
Lessons 15-17
Title: ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܒܐܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܘܓܪܝܓܘܪܝ
Title: ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܒܐܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܘܓܪܝܓܘܪܝ
Item 13 (Fol. 22a): The EpiphanyLessons 18-20
Item 14 (Fol. 27a): The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
Lessons 21-22
Item 15 (Fol. 30a): The Commemoration of S. Stephen
Lessons 23-24
Item 16 (Fol. 32b): The first Sunday after the EpiphanyLessons 25-27
Item 17 (Fol. 36a): The second SundayLessons 28-29
Item 18 (Fol. 37b): The third SundayLessons 30-31
Item 19 (Fol. 39b): The fourth SundayLessons 32-33
Item 20 (Fol. 40b): The fifth SundayLessons 34-36
Item 21 (Fol. 43b): The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
Item 22 (Fol. 45a): The Commemoration of the Apostles and of
Bar-saumā
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 46a): The Commemoration of Severus and all the
holy Fathers
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܩܕ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ: ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܐܬ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܩܕ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ: ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܐܬ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 47a): The Commemoration of the PriestsLessons 40-41
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 48b): The Commemoration of the DeadLessons 42-43
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 51a): The Sunday of Cana
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܛܢܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܛܢܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 52a): The Gospels for Lent, ܕܨܘܡܐ , beginning with Monday in the first week of Lent.Lessons 45-46
Item 28 (Fol. 54a): Tuesday
Item 29 (Fol. 55b): Wednesday
Item 30 (Fol. 57b): Thursday
Item 31 (Fol. 59a): Friday
Item 32 (Fol. 60a): Saturday, the commemoration of Theodore the martyr and of all
SaintsLessons 51-52
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ ܣ̇ܗܕܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ: ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ ܣ̇ܗܕܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ: ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ
Item 33 (Fol. 62b): The second Sunday in LentLessons 53-55
Item 34 (Fol. 65a): The middle of the second week in LentLessons 56-57
Title: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܓܘ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Title: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܓܘ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 66b): Friday
Item 36 (Fol. 67b): Saturday
Item 37 (Fol. 68b): The third Sunday in LentLessons 60-62
Item 38 (Fol. 71b): The middle of the third week in Lent
Title: ܕܓܘ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
Title: ܕܓܘ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
Item 39 (Fol. 72b): Saturday
Item 40 (Fol. 73b): The fourth Sunday in LentLessons 65-69
Item 41 (Fol. 78a): Monday in the fourth week of Lent
Item 42 (Fol. 79b): Tuesday
Item 43 (Fol. 81a): Wednesday
Item 44 (Fol. 81b): ThursdayLessons 73-74
Item 45 (Fol. 83b): Friday
Item 46 (Fol. 84b): SaturdayLessons 76-76
Item 47 (Fol. 86a): The fifth Sunday in LentLessons 78-81
Item 48 (Fol. 90b): Saturday in the fifth week of Lent, of the blind man
Title: ܕܗ̇ܘ ܣܡܝܐ
Title: ܕܗ̇ܘ ܣܡܝܐ
Item 49 (Fol. 93a): The sixth Sunday in LentLessons 83-85
Item 50 (Fol. 96b): The Friday of the forty (Martyrs)Lessons 86-87
Title: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
Title: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
Item 51 (Fol. 99a): The Saturday of Lazarus
Lessons 88-89
Item 52 (Fol. 103a): Palm SundayLessons 90-92
Item 53 (Fol. 107b): Monday in Passion WeekLessons 93-95
Item 54 (Fol. 110b): TuesdayLessons 96-97
Item 55 (Fol. 113a): WednesdayLessons 98-99
Item 56 (Fol. 116b): Thursday100-103
Item 57 (Fol. 121b): The Friday of the CrucifixionLessons 104-115
Item 58 (Fol. 137b): The Saturday of AnnunciationLessons 116-117
Title: ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Title: ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 139a): The Sunday of the ResurrectionLessons 118-121
Item 60 (Fol. 143b): Monday of the week in albis
Lessons 122-123
Item 61 (Fol. 145a): Tuesday
Item 62 (Fol. 145b): Wednesday
Item 63 (Fol. 146a): Thursday
Item 64 (Fol. 147a): Friday
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܘܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܘܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 65 (Fol. 148a): New (or Low) SundayLessons 128-129
Item 66 (Fol. 150a): The third Sunday after the ResurrectionLessons 130-131
Item 67 (Fol. 151b): The fourth SundayLessons 132-133
Item 68 (Fol. 153a): The fifth SundayLessons 134-135
Item 69 (Fol. 154b): The AscensionLessons 136-137
Item 70 (Fol. 156b): Pentecost or Whitsun DayLessons 138-140
Item 71 (Fol. 158b): Lessons for the Sundays of Pentecost, in eight ordersLessons 141-163
Title: ܛܟ̈ܣܐ
Title: ܛܟ̈ܣܐ
Item 72 (Fol. 174a): The Commemoration of the Apostles
Item 73 (Fol. 175a): The Transfiguration of our Lord
Lessons 165-167
Title: ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܠܐ
Title: ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܠܐ
Item 74 (Fol. 177a): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Item 75 (Fol. 177b): The Festival of the holy CrossLessons 169-172
Item 76 (Fol. 180a): The Commemoration of the holy MartyrsLessons 173-174
Item 77 (Fol. 181a): The Commemoration of Antony,
Bar-sauma, and all Saints
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ
Item 78 (Fol. 182a): The Commemoration of the Saints and Prophets, and for the
Saturday of Passion Week
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܕܢـ[ܒ̈ܝܐ] ܘܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܕܢـ[ܒ̈ܝܐ] ܘܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 79 (Fol. 182b): Of Rogations
Title: ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Title: ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Item 80 (Fol. 183a): At the celebration of the holy Eucharist
Title: ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܟܠܥܕܢ
Title: ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܟܠܥܕܢ
Item 81 (Fol. 184a): The Commemoration of the Doctors and Bishops
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩ
Title: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩ
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 185):
On foll. 185 and 186, there is a note, now much stained and torn, from which it appears that this
manuscript was written in the year 1532
A.D. 1221, the first part
by a priest named Theodore, the second part by his son, the
priest Yeshūa
ܐܝܟ ܕܒܣܘܝܟܐ ܐܫܡܬܡܠܝ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܕܡܪܢ. ܗܠܝܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ: ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܐܢܫ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܒ̈ܩܫܝ ܝܫܘܥ.
ܘܫ. ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܡ̇ܪܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܒܐ ܕ[ܝܠܝ] ܬܐܝܕܪܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ: ܘܡܛܠ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܗ . . . ܗ̣ܘ
ܟܬܒ: ܕܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܩܪܝܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܡܢ ܨܘܡܐ. . . ܘܫ. ܘܐܢܐ ܝܫܘܥ
ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܪ ܪܒܢ ܬܐܝܕܪܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܬܝ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܟܣܐ ܘܫ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 186b):
There is a note in large Armenian characters, also much mutilated, in the
handwriting of the above-mentioned Yeshūa'.
Addition 3 (Fol. 99a):
Additional note in Armenian characters, also much mutilated, in the handwriting
of the above-mentioned Yeshūa'.
Addition 4 (Fol. 100b):
Additional note in Armenian characters, also much mutilated, in the handwriting
of the above-mentioned Yeshūa'.
Addition 5 (Fol. 134b):
Additional note in Armenian characters, also much mutilated, in the handwriting
of the above-mentioned Yeshūa'.
Addition 6 (Fol. 187b):
Additional note in an a different and more modern hand.
Addition 7 (Fol. 187a):
A the scribe Yeshūa' has again recorded his name and that
of his village, ܗܪܣܝܣ. This note is written
with bright green paint, the points being red.
ܫܠܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܨܘܪܬܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܚ̈ܝܠܬܐ ܝܫܘܥ
ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܡܢ ܗܪܣܝܣ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܟܠ ܕܚܙܐ ܘܩ̇ܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܘܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ
ܪܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܗܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܘܟܠܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܢܬܦܪܥ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܡܝܢ
Addition 8 (Fol. 187b):
There is a note containing the name of a monk named
Simeon.
ܦܓ̣ܥ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܼܬܦ ܐܢ
ܒܡܠ̣ܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܥܒ̇ܕܐ
Addition 9 (Fol. 77):
The latter part of this volume, from fol. 77 onwards, contains many highly coloured ornaments, at the
beginning of the quires and lessons.
Addition 10 (Fol. 99a):
Other notes and headings in the same language may be found on foll. 99 a.
Addition 11 (Fol. 100b):
Other notes and headings in the same language may be found on foll. 100 b.
Addition 12 (Fol. 134b):
Other notes and headings in the same language may be found on foll. 134 b.
Addition 13 (Fol. 187b):
Other notes and headings in the same language may be found in a diffferent and more modern hand, on foll. 187 b.
Addition 14 (Fol. 4b):
On folio 4 b, the scribe Theodore has written the name of Elisabeth, %%, in rude Greek letters, %%.
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