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[This manuscript contains: A collection of Anaphoras. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 52 items.]

Syriac

title: A collection of Anaphoras
ܐܢܢܐܦܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣̈ܫܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܘܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܏ܫܘ
The Formula of Institution, as it occurs in these and many other liturgies, is given in Neale’s Liturgies of SS. Mark, James, etc., 2nd edit., by the Rev. Dr. Littledale, 1869, pp. 193-247.
  title: Of S. James
  rubric: ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ
    title: Sundry Prayers
    title: A Prooemium
    rubric: ܦܪܘܐܡܝܘܢ ܕܡܥ̇ܠܬܐ
    title: A Sedrā
    rubric: ܣܕܪܐ ܕܡ̇ܥܠܬܐ
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of S. John the Evangelist
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܘܐܘܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ
  (See Renaudot, Liturg. Orient., t. ii., p. 163)
    title: A Prooemium
    title: A Sedrā
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of Ignatius
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܢܘܪܢܐ. ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ. ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ (sic) ܗ̇ܘ ܕܫܩ̣ܠ ܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܗܝ
  (see Renaudot, p. 215)
    title: A Prooemium
    title: A Sedrā
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of Clement, the disciple of S. Peter
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒ̣ܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܩܠܡܝܣ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩ ܕܪܘܡܝ. ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
  (see Renaudot, p. 186)
    title: A Prooemium
    title: A Sedrā
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of Julius, bishop of Rome
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܠܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܪܘܡܝ
  (see Renaudot, p. 227)
    title: A Prooemium
    title: A Sedrā
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of Dionysius the Areopagite
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܐܬܝܢܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  (see Renaudot, p. 202)
    title: A Prooemium
    title: A Sedrā
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of Gregory Nazianzen
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܓܘܣ
  incipit: ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܛܘܒܬܢ ܒܟܠ ܘܛ̇ܒܐ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܡܬܘܡܝܘܬܗ ܥ̇ܡܪ: ܏ܘܫ
  (see Assemani, Codex Liturgicus, t. vii., p. 185)
    title: A Prooemium
    title: A Sedrā
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of John Chrysostom
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩ܏ܕܝ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܘܐܢܢܝܘ
  (see Renaudot, p. 242)
    title: A Prooemium
    title: A Sedrā
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of Cyril of Alexandria, or, according to the marginal note, of Jerusalem
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒ̣ܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ܏ܩ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ܇ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܦܝ̣ܩ ܚ̣ܕܬܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
  ܗܕܐ ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇. ܘܠܘ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢـ[ܕܪܝܐ]
  See Renaudot, p. 275; Assemani, Cod. Liturg., t. v., p. 155.
    title: A Prooemium
    title: A Sedrā
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of Celestinus, bishop of Rome
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒ̣ܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܩܐܠܐܣܛܝܢܘܣ ܐܦܝ܏ܣ ܕܪܘܡܝ
  This anaphora has been printed in the Journal of Sacred Literature for April, 1867.
    title: A Prooemium
    title: A Sedrā
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of Jacob of Batnae
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܏ܕܩܕܝ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܒܛܢܢ ܕܣܪܘܓ
  (see Renaudot, p. 356)
    title: A Prooemium
    title: A Sedrā
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of Philoxenus of Mabug
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܏ܕܩܕܝ ܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܠܟܣܝܢܘܣ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩ ܕܡܒܘܓ
  incipit: ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܕܪܟܢܐ
  See Renaudot, p. 310.
    title: A Sedrā
    title: The Anaphora
  title: Of Lazarus bar Sābtā, or Philoxenus, bishop of Bagdad
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܠܥܙܪ ܒܪ ܣܒܬܐ. ܐܦܝ܏ܣ ܕܒܓܕܕ
  ܫܠܡܬ݀ ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܠܥܙܪ ܒܪ ܣܒܬܐ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܒܓܕܕ܀ ܘܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܦܝܠܠܟܣܝܢܘܣ.
  (see Renaudot, p. 399)
  title: Of Dioscorus of Alexandria
  rubric: ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܘܣܩܘܪܘܣ ܐܦܝ܏ܣ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
  (See Renaudot, p. 286; Assemani, Cod. Liturg., t. vii., p. 199)
  title: Of Cyriacus, patriarch of Antioch
  rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܦܐܛ݊ܪܝܪ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ
  incipit: ܡܪܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ ܘܕܠܥܠܡ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܗܕܝܪܘܬ ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ ܢܨܝ̈ܚܐ ܓܢܝ̣ܙܐܝܬ ܘܡܬܘܡܐܝܬ ܡܬܝ̇ܩܪ ܐܢܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
  (see Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., pp. 116 and 341; Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 1370)

Paper, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 180 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—7, 178 and 179. The quires, signed with letters, are 18 in number. Two leaves are wanting at the beginning. There are from 17 to 27 lines in each page.

180 ff.

- Paper, about 9 5/8 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 180 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—7, 178 and 179. The quires, signed with letters, are 18 in number. Two leaves are wanting at the beginning. There are from 17 to 27 lines in each page.

The writing is good and regular

See additions.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

- Colophon

After the doxology, on fol. 178 a, there is a note, giving the name of the scribe, Simeon.

ܟܠ ܕܦܓ݁ܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܒܗ. ܘܥܠ ܕܝܪ[ܝܐ ܐܚ]ܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ . . ܐܠܗܐ ܥܒܸܕ ܠܝ ܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܒܟܠ ܩܘܪܒ ܕܡܬܩܪܒ ܡܢܗ ܐܡܝܢ ܀܀܀

- On foll. 178 b and 179 a there are several notes in the same handwriting as the above. The first of these states that the manuscript was the property of Rabban Bar- sauma, a monk, priest and solitary, living at Natpha, above the convent of Mar Hanany a, but a native of the village of

ܒܝܬ ܓܪܘܒܩ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܪܒܢ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܏ܘܩܫܝ ܘܝܚܝܕܝܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܕܒܢܛܦܐ ܕܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܡܬܬܟܣܢܢ. ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܓܪܘܒܩ ܩܪܝ̣ܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩܕ܏ܝ ܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܥܒ̣ܕ ܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܙ̈ܐܢܬ݂݀ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܒܝܬ ܐܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ. ܗ̣ܘ ܢ̇ܫܘܝܘܗܝ ܠܚܘܣܝܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܘܠܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܕܚܛܗ̈ܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

- Colophon

The second note informs us that this volume was written in the convent of Mār Simeon, of Kartamīn, A. Gr. 1493 (A.D. 1182),—when Michael was patriarch of Antioch, Mark patriarch of Egypt, and John bishop of the said convent,—by the above-mentioned Simeon, from the town of Hah, ܚܐܚ ܩܣܛܪܐ who mentions in it his friends Rabban Solomon the recluse and Rabban Abu 'l-Khair . [See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p 363; Le Quien, Oriens Christ., tom. ii., col. 1389.]

[See Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexandr. Jacob., p. 530; Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 487.]

ܫܩܠ ܟܝܬ ܣܟܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܘܪܒ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܠܦ̈ܢܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܏ܫܘܼ. ܒܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܟܗܢܝܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܩܪܬܡܝܢ. ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܫܥܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܡܪܝ ܡܝܟܝܐܝܠ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ .. ܘܡܪܝ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܘܒܝ̈ܘܡܝ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܥ܏ܘܡ ܩ܏ܕܝ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܡܫ̇ܡ̣ܗ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ. ܒܐܝ̣̈ܕܝ ܐܢܫ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܣܟܢܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܡܦܠ̣ܦܠ ܒܣ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܬܐ. ܕܒܫܡܐ ܠܡ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܘ܏ܩܫܝ. ܒܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ. ܒܬܘܠܡܕܗ ܕܡܢܗ ܕܥ܏ܘܡ ܕܐܡܝ̣ܪ. ܒܓܢܣܐ ܡܲܢ. ܡ̣ܢ ܚܐܚ ܏ܩܣܛ. ܘܡܛܠܗܕܐ ܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܚܐ ܦ[ܪܘܫܐ ܕ]ܦܓ݁ܥ ܒܟܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ. ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܩ̇ܪ̣ܒ ܡܢܗ ܕܢ̇ܣܪܚ ܠܝ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܘܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܝ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ. ܘܐܢ ܦܘܕܐ ܐܘ ܠܐ ܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܬܐ ܡܫܟ̣ܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܬܥܕܘܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܘܪܐ ܐܝ̇ܬܝ ܗܘܝܬ. ܘܠܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܡ̣ܕܪܫ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܙܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܟܬܝܒܬܐ. ܘܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܢ ܥܠ̣ܬ݀ ܢܘܣ̈ܟܐ ܡ̈ـ[ܫ]ܚܛܐ. ܘܣܬܘܐ ܘܪ̈ܩܐ ܡܚܝ̈ܠܬܐ .. ܘܥܠܗܕܐ ܫ̇ܐܠ ܐ[ܢܐ ܡܢܟـ]ـܘܢ ܐܒܗ̈ܝ ܘܐܚ̈ܝ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡܓܢ. ܕܬܨ̇ܠܘܢ ܥܠܝ ܘܥܠ ܪܒܢ ܫܝ݆ܠ݆ܡܘܢ (ܫܠܝܡܘܢ) ܚܒܝܫܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ. ܘܟܠܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܕܥܠܝܢ ܢܬܦ݂ܪܥ ܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܐܡܝܢ. ܘܥܠ ܪܒܢ ܐܒܘܠܟܝܪ ܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ.

- The third note states that the book was bound by Rabban Gabriel, the nephew of the bishop John.

ܝ̣ܨܦ ܕܝܢ ܘܕܒ݁ܩ̣ ܠܟܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܪܒܢ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܒܪ ܐܚܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܏ܩܕܝ ܕܝܠܢ. ܘܐܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

- A later note, on fol. 179 a, dated A. Gr. 1606 (A.D. 1395), records the presentation of the volume by one Gregory to Rabban John of the convent of Matthew

ܐܢܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܕܫ̇ܟܢܬ ܠܟܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܪܒܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝ܏ܚܝܕ ܏ܩܕ ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܘܠܝܬ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܠܐܢܫ ܕܢܣ܏ܒܝ ܡܢܗ ܗܘ̈ܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܫ̈ܬܡܐܐ ܘܫ̈ܬ [ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ].

- Fol. 180, contains, on the one side, a eucharistic prayer, in a hand of the xivth or xvth cent.; and on the other, one of the usual anathemas, and a note, dated A. Gr. 1823, A.D. 1512.

AD 1182 AG 1493

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 CCLXI 1:205-207