London, BL, Add. 14689
source date: 1532
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/547, Add. 14,689, London, BL, Add. 14,689, BL Add MS 14689, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 227, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXVII

[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.]

Syriac

title: The Consecration of the Church
title: Lessons 1-2

title: The Annunciation of Zacharias

title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
Now lost.

title: The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth

title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist

title: The Revelation of S. Joseph

title: The Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord
rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܝ̇ܠܕܐ

title: The Nativity of our Lord
title: Lessons 9-10

title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin

title: The Massacre of the Innocents

title: The Sunday before and after the Nativity of our Lord
title: Lessons 13-14
rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܝܠܕܐ ܘܒܬܪ ܝܠܕܐ

title: The Commemoration of Basil and Gregory
title: Lessons 15-17
rubric: ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܒܐܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܘܓܪܝܓ܏ܘܪܝ

title: The Epiphany
title: Lessons 18-20

title: The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
title: Lessons 21-22

title: The Commemoration of S. Stephen
title: Lessons 23-24

title: The first Sunday after the Epiphany
title: Lessons 25-27

title: The second Sunday
title: Lessons 28-29

title: The third Sunday
title: Lessons 30-31

title: The fourth Sunday
title: Lessons 32-33

title: The fifth Sunday
title: Lessons 34-36

title: The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple

title: The Commemoration of the Apostles and of Bar-saumā
rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ

title: The Commemoration of Severus and all the holy Fathers
rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܏ܕܩܕ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ: ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܐܬ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ

title: The Commemoration of the Priests
title: Lessons 40-41
rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ

title: The Commemoration of the Dead
title: Lessons 42-43
rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ

title: The Sunday of Cana
rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܛܢܐ

title: The Gospels for Lent, ܕܨܘܡܐ , beginning with Monday in the first week of Lent.
title: Lessons 45-46

title: Tuesday

title: Wednesday

title: Thursday

title: Friday

title: Saturday, the commemoration of Theodore the martyr and of all Saints
title: Lessons 51-52
rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ ܣ̇ܗܕܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ: ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ

title: The second Sunday in Lent
title: Lessons 53-55

title: The middle of the second week in Lent
title: Lessons 56-57
rubric: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܓܘ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܨܘܡܐ

title: Friday

title: Saturday

title: The third Sunday in Lent
title: Lessons 60-62

title: The middle of the third week in Lent
rubric: ܕܓܘ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ

title: Saturday

title: The fourth Sunday in Lent
title: Lessons 65-69

title: Monday in the fourth week of Lent

title: Tuesday

title: Wednesday

title: Thursday
title: Lessons 73-74

title: Friday

title: Saturday
title: Lessons 76-76

title: The fifth Sunday in Lent
title: Lessons 78-81

title: Saturday in the fifth week of Lent, of the blind man
rubric: ܕܗ̇ܘ ܣܡܝܐ

title: The sixth Sunday in Lent
title: Lessons 83-85

title: The Friday of the forty (Martyrs)
title: Lessons 86-87
rubric: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ

title: The Saturday of Lazarus
title: Lessons 88-89

title: Palm Sunday
title: Lessons 90-92

title: Monday in Passion Week
title: Lessons 93-95

title: Tuesday
title: Lessons 96-97

title: Wednesday
title: Lessons 98-99

title: Thursday
title: 100-103

title: The Friday of the Crucifixion
title: Lessons 104-115

title: The Saturday of Annunciation
title: Lessons 116-117
rubric: ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ

title: The Sunday of the Resurrection
title: Lessons 118-121

title: Monday of the week in albis
title: Lessons 122-123

title: Tuesday

title: Wednesday

title: Thursday

title: Friday
rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܘܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ

title: New (or Low) Sunday
title: Lessons 128-129

title: The third Sunday after the Resurrection
title: Lessons 130-131

title: The fourth Sunday
title: Lessons 132-133

title: The fifth Sunday
title: Lessons 134-135

title: The Ascension
title: Lessons 136-137

title: Pentecost or Whitsun Day
title: Lessons 138-140

title: Lessons for the Sundays of Pentecost, in eight orders
title: Lessons 141-163
rubric: ܛܟ̈ܣܐ

title: The Commemoration of the Apostles

title: The Transfiguration of our Lord
title: Lessons 165-167
rubric: ܥܐܕܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܠܐ

title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin

title: The Festival of the holy Cross
title: Lessons 169-172

title: The Commemoration of the holy Martyrs
title: Lessons 173-174

title: The Commemoration of Antony, Bar-sauma, and all Saints
rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ

title: The Commemoration of the Saints and Prophets, and for the Saturday of Passion Week
rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܕܢـ[ܒ̈ܝܐ] ܘܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ

title: Of Rogations
rubric: ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ

title: At the celebration of the holy Eucharist
rubric: ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܟܠܥܕܢ

title: The Commemoration of the Doctors and Bishops
rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܐܦܝ̈܏ܣܩ

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.

187 ff.

- 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.

Foll 1-76 was written by one scribe.

Foll 77-187 was written by another scribe.

See additions.

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

- Colophon

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 ܒ̈܏ܩܫܝ 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.

- There is a note in large Armenian characters, also much mutilated, in the handwriting of the above-mentioned Yeshūa'.

- Additional note in Armenian characters, also much mutilated, in the handwriting of the above-mentioned Yeshūa'.

- Additional note in Armenian characters, also much mutilated, in the handwriting of the above-mentioned Yeshūa'.

- Additional note in Armenian characters, also much mutilated, in the handwriting of the above-mentioned Yeshūa'.

- Additional note in an a different and more modern hand.

- Colophon

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

- 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

- The latter part of this volume, from fol. 77 onwards, contains many highly coloured ornaments, at the beginning of the quires and lessons.

- Other notes and headings in the same language may be found on foll. 99 a.

- Other notes and headings in the same language may be found on foll. 100 b.

- Other notes and headings in the same language may be found on foll. 134 b.

- Other notes and headings in the same language may be found in a diffferent and more modern hand, on foll. 187 b.

- On folio 4 b, the scribe Theodore has written the name of Elisabeth, %%, in rude Greek letters, %%.

AD 1221 AG 1532

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 CCXXVII 1:167-169