Add. 14,695
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/561
Date:
11th or 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 372 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books; Service-books
A large collection of Greek and Syrian Canons and Anthems for the festivals of the
whole year.
Physical Description
Paper, about 12 7/8 in. by 9, consisting of 372 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 3—10, 12, 22— 30, 34, 35, 38, 41—44, 46, 51—55, 61, 62, 66, and 67. The quires are signed with letters, but only as far as ܝܕ (fol. 118 a). Leaves are wanting after foll. 7, 9, 10, 21, 22, 37, 44, 46, 51, 62, 66, 178, 186, and at the end of the volume. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 26 to 42 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good regular hand of the xith or xiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Additional canons, etc., have been written by three or four hands, on the margins.
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A large collection of Greek and Syrian Canons and Anthems for the festivals of the
whole year. [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Annunciation of Zacharias
[defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 3a): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
Item 4 (Fol. 8a): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
Item 5 (Fol. 10b): The Revelation of the Angel to S. Joseph
Title: ܥܠ ܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܥܝܪܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܣܦ
Title: ܥܠ ܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܥܝܪܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܣܦ
Item 6 (Fol. 14b): The Nativity of our Lord
Item 7 (Fol. 28a): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Item 8 (Fol. 32a): The Commemoration of S. Stephen
Item 9 (Fol. 34a): The Massacre of the Innocents
Item 10 (Fol. 35b): The Commemoration of Basil and
Gregory
Item 11 (Fol. 38a): The Epiphany
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܡܕܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܥܡܕܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ
Item 12 (Fol. 55b): The Decollation of
S. John the Baptist
Item 13 (Fol. 60a): The Presentation in the Temple
Item 14 (Fol. 68a): The Commemoration of Severus of Antioch
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܘܪܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܘܪܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 70b): Of Priests
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 72b): Of the Dead
Item 17 (Fol. 75a): Of Theodore
Title: ܕܥܠ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܬܝܕܪܘܣ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܬܝܕܪܘܣ
Item 18 (Fol. 76b): Lent
Item 19 (Fol. 91b): On the Miracles
Item 20 (Fol. 94a): For the Sundays in Lent
Item 21 (Fol. 103b): Troparia
Item 22 (Fol. 104b): The forty Martyrs
Item 23 (Fol. 107b): Palm Sunday
Item 24 (Fol. 113a): Passion (or Holy) Week
Item 25 (Fol. 113a): Monday
Item 26 (Fol. 114b): Tuesday
Item 27 (Fol. 115a): Wednesday
Item 28 (Fol. 116b): Thursday
Item 29 (Fol. 119b): The Consecration of the Chrism
Title: ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ,
Title: ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ,
Item 30 (Fol. 121b): Friday
Title: ܕܥܪܘܦܬܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܦܬܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 127b): Saturday
Title: ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Title: ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 129a): The Resurrection
Item 33 (Fol. 169b): The Ascension
Item 34 (Fol. 173b): Pentecost
Title: ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ: ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܚܕܬܗ (sic) ܕܪܘܚܐ ܦܪܩܠܝܛܐ
Title: ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ: ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܚܕܬܗ (sic) ܕܪܘܚܐ ܦܪܩܠܝܛܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 179b): New (or Low) Sunday
Title: ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 185b): The Adoration of the Cross
Title: ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Title: ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 192b): The Commemoration of Sergius and
Bacchus
Item 38 (Fol. 194b): Of Menas
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܐܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܐܢܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 197a): Of Barbara and
Juliana
Item 40 (Fol. 198b): Of Achudemes
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܚܘܗ̇ ܕܐܡܗ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܚܘܗ̇ ܕܐܡܗ
Item 41 (Fol. 200a): Of Simeon Stylites
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܣܛܢܗ(sic).
Title: ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܣܛܢܗ(sic).
Item 42 (Fol. 202b): Of all Martyrs [defective]
Title: ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܟܠܓܢܣ
Title: ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܟܠܓܢܣ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
Additional canons, etc., have been written by three or four hands, on the margins,
and on some pages that were originally left blank.
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1 a there is written the formal deprivation of a deacon, named Yūhannān bar Yahyā, by Ignatius, the metropolitan of Jerusalem and of the Sea-coast, in the year 1507, A.D. 1196.
Ignatius (Sāhadā) II. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 368; Le Quien, Oriens Christ.,
t. ii., col. 1443.
ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܘܚܐܢ ܟܠ ܐܡܝܢ. ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܡܚ̣ܝܠܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܝܛܪܦܠܝܛܝܣ ܕܐܘ . . .
ܘܕܣܦܪ ܝ̇ܡ̣ܐ. ܗܠܝܢ ܐܡ̇ܪܐܢ̣ܐ. ܡܛܠ ܪܫܝܥܘܬܗ ܘܡܪܚܘܬܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܐ ܡܫܡ ܒܪ ܝܚܝܐ̣ ܗ̇ܘ ܣ̣ܐܒ ܒܒ̈ܝ̣ܫܬܐ.
ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܢ̇ܐ ܐܣܪܚܬܗ ܡܫܡ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܫ̇ܘܐ ܗܘܐ. ܘܫ. ܘܥ̇ܒܕܬ ܩܐܬܪܣܝܣ ܕܝܠܗ. ܐܝܟ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܣܝܡܘܢ.
ܘܡܟܝܠ ܠܝܬ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܢܩܪܝܘܗܝ ܡܫܡ. ܘܫ. ܟܬܒ̇ܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܒ̈ܬܝܕܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܒ̈ܝܬܝܬܐ
ܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܝܒ (sic) ܒܟܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܕܫܢܬ ܐ ܘܢܢ ܘܫ̈ܒܥ ܒܗ̇ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܛܒܝܒܐ ܘܪ̈ܝܫܟܗܢܐ ܡܪܝ . . . ـܘܣ ܒܗ̇
ܒܡܕ[ܝܢܬܐ ܕ]ܛܪܝܦܠܝܣ ܡܟܠܠܬܐ. ܘܫ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 369a):
One of the writers, Theodore of Tella d'Arsenius, has recorded his name on fol. 369 a:
ܐܠܗܐ ܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܐܟܣܢܝܘܬܗܝ (sic) ܘܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܡܪܝܪ̈ܐ ܐܢܐ ܬܝܕܪܘܣ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܟܣܢܝܐ (sic) ܕܡܢ ܬܐܠܐ ܕܐܪܣܝܢܘܣ
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