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Add. 14,694

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/555
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Add. 14,693, foll. 1–141

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/556
Description based on Wright CCLXXII (1:210-211) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th or 14th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 141 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Missals
This manuscript contains: Introductory services, comprising prayers, sedras and lessons; A collection of Anaphoras. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 17 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 3/4 in. by 5, consisting of 141 leaves, a few of which are stained and torn, especially fol. 1, 6, 137, and 141. The quires have no signatures. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 6, 7, 37, 77, 83, 103, 120, 126, 136, and 137. There are from 9 to 13 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in an inelegant hand of the xiiith or xivth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Arabic script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 17 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Introductory services, comprising prayers, sedras and lessons
Item 2 (Fol. 8a): A collection of Anaphoras [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 8a): Of S. James
 
Title:
ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 4 (Fol. 28a): Of S. John [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 39b): Of Eustathius of Antioch
 
Title:
ܐܢܢܲܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܣܛܐܬܘܣ ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝܣ̈ܩܘܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 54a): Of Xystus, bishop of Rome
 
Title:
ܐܢܢܲܦܘܪܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܟܝܣܛܘܣ (sic) ܦ݁ܰܐܦܱܐ ܕܪܘܡܝ ܪܒܬܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 62a): Of Philoxenus of Mabug
 
Title:
ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܠ܏ܟܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܒܘܓ
  Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܘܢܘܗܪܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 74b): Of the twelve Apostles [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܰܢܰܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ
Note: See Renaudot, Liturg. Orient., t. ii., p. 170.
Item 9 (Fol. 81b): Of Matthew the Shepherd [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܡܬܝ ܪܳܥܝܳܐ
Note: See Renaudot, t. ii., p. 347.
Item 10 (Fol. 88a): Two forms for concluding the celebration of the holy Eucharist
Item 11 (Fol. 88a): The one in the metre of Jacob of Batnae
 
Title:
ܚܘܬܡܐ ܒܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܣܪܘܓܝܬܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 90a): The other in that of Ephraim
 
Title:
ܚܘܬܡܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Item 13 (Fol. 94a): The Anaphora of John bar Susanna [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܢܢܲܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܫܘܫܢ ܢܒܥܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ
  Incipit: ܘܡܥܝ̣ܢܐ ܕܛܒܘܬܐ ܡܪܝܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., p. 143.
Item 14 (Fol. 104a): Of Gregory Bar-Hebraeus
 
Title:
ܐܢܢܲܦܘܪܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܦܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܒܪ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܐܳܣܝܳܐ
Note: See Renaudot, t. ii., p. 456.
Item 15 (Fol. 117a): A small collection of prooemia and sedras.
Item 16 (Fol. 120a): The Anaphora of Ignatius of Antioch [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܢܘܪܢܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܘܪܝܫ ܐܦܝܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܢܛܝ̈ܘܟܝܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 138a): A fragment of an Anaphora.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 93a): On fol. 93 a there is an Arabic note, stating that this manuscript belonged to the convent of Abbā Samuel, called al-Ḳalamūn (near al-Faiyūm), having been left to it as a wakf or legacy by one John, the son of Mār Eugene. بسم الرب رَخانا وعلية اتكالنا وهَذا الكتاب المبارك وقفًا موبدًا وحبسًا مخادًا علي دير القديس انبا صمويل المعرُوف بالقلمون اوقفه علي نفس صاحبه واسلافه وما لاحد سلطان من قبل الرب سبحانه ان يخرجه من المكان المعروف بوجه من الوجوه والذي يفعل ذَالك ايكون (sic) حظه مع ابليس وخنوده الحضر تم الحضر الحضر܀ وكتب هذه الوقفيه الخاطى الخاهل النجس بخطاياه يوحنا بسم رَاهب وقس وليس بالفعل ابن المرحوم ماري اوكين السرياني الخ ،

Add. 14,693, foll. 142–184

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/557
Description based on Wright CCLXXIV (1:212) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 14th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 43 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Missals
This manuscript contains: A collection of Anaphoras; Lessons from the Gospels for several occasions.; Prooemia and sedras; The service introductory to the celebration of the holy Eucharist including lessons, prooemia, sedras, etc.; A prayer to be substituted for the oratio pacis on the Thursday in Passion Week and the Saturday of Annunciation. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.

Physical Description

Paper, consisting of 43 leaves (Add. 14,693, foll. 142—184). The margins have been very closely cut, so that the text is often slightly injured. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 143, 151, 168, and 178. There are 13 or 14 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a large, inelegant hand of the xivth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 8 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 142a): A collection of Anaphoras [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 142a): Of John bar Susanna
Note: Only a small fragment remains.
Item 3 (Fol. 142a): Of Dionysius bar Salībī [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܢܢܣܝܘܣ ܐܦܝ܏ܣܩ ܕܐܡܝܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 151b): Of the twelve Apostles [defective]
 
Title:
ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
Note: Only a small fragment remains.
Item 5 (Fol. 152a): Lessons from the Gospels for several occasions.
Item 6 (Fol. 160b): Prooemia and sedras [defective]
Item 7 (Fol. 169a): The service introductory to the celebration of the holy Eucharist including lessons, prooemia, sedras, etc. [defective]
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܩܘܪܒܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 184a): A prayer to be substituted for the oratio pacis on the Thursday in Passion Week and the Saturday of Annunciation [defective]
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܚ̈ܡܫܐ ܕܪܐܙܐ ܘܒܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ ܒܕܘܟܬ݀ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14693” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/555.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14693.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/555.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14693

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  • Created by Alexys Ahn
  • Based on the work of William Wright
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  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by Lindsay Ruth
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  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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