London, BL, Add. 14696
source date: 13th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/562, Add. 14,696, London, BL, Add. 14,696, BL Add MS 14696, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 344, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCXLIV

[This manuscript contains: A large collection of Canons and Anthems for the festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 53 items.]

Syriac

title: A large collection of Canons and Anthems for the festivals of the whole year
  title: The Annunciation of Zacharias
  title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
  title: The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
  title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
  title: The Commemoration of Barbara
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܐܪܒܐܪܐ ܣ̇ܗܕܬܐ
  title: The Revelation of S. Joseph
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܼ̈ܠܣܝܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents
  title: The Commemoration of Basil and Gregory
  title: The Epiphany
  title: The first (second) Sunday after Epiphany
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܥܡ̇ܕܐ ܏ܩܕܝ
  title: The third Sunday
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠ̈ܬܐ
  title: The fourth Sunday
  title: The fifth Sunday
  title: The sixth Sunday
  title: The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
  title: The Commemoration of S. Stephen
  title: The Presentation and the Commemoration of S. Simeon
  title: The Commemoration of Bar-saumā
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܒܐ ܒܓܡ̈ܝ̣ܪܐ ܘܢܨ̇ܝ̣ܚ ܫܘܼ̈ܦܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܓ݁ܒ̣ܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ
  title: Of Severus
  title: Of Priests
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚ܏ܕܒܫܒ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
  title: Of the Dead
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܓ݁ܘܼܢܐܝܬ
  title: The order of the miracle at Cana of Galilee
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܒܩܛܢܐ ܡܕܝܢ̣ܬܐ ܕܓܠܝ̣ܠܐ
  title: Part 25
    title: Lent
    title: The Commemoration of Ephraim and Theodore
  title: The Commemoration of the forty Martyrs
  title: The week immediately preceding Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫ̇ܒ̣ܬܐ ܏ܩܕܝ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
  title: The Resurrection of Lazarus of Bethany
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܚ̣ܡܗ ܕܠܥܙܪ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܥ̇ܢ̣ܝܐ
  title: Palm Sunday
  title: Passion Week
    title: The Consecration of the Chrism
    title: The Saturday of Annunciation
    rubric: ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
  title: The Resurrection
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܥܬܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܚ̣̈ܕܬܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ܆ ܕܡܫܬ݀ܡܫܝܢ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܐܟܕ̈ܝܐܣ
  title: New (or Low) Sunday and the Commemoration of S. Thomas
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ
  title: The Ascension of our Lord
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܠ̣ܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܫܡܝܐ
  title: Pentecost or Whitsun Day
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦ̣ܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
  title: The Commemoration of Aaron, written at the end of the volume and consequently lost
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܗܪܘܢ܆ ܒܚܪܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ
  title: The Commemoration of S. Peter and S. Paul
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝ̣ܚܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܦܐܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܐܘܠܘܣ
  title: Of the twelve Apostles
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝ̣ܚܐ ܓ݁ܘܼܢܐܝܬ
  title: Of S. Thomas
  title: Of S. Andrew, and of Cyriacus and his mother Julitta
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܕܪܐܝܣ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܐܩܘܣ̣ ܘܝܘܼܠܝܛܐ ܐܡ̣ܗ.
  title: Of the Maccabees
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܏ܩ̈ܕܝ ܡܩ̈ܒܝܐ܆ ܕܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܫܡܘܢ̣ܝ ܘܫܒ̈ܥܐ ܒ̈ܢܝܗ
  title: The Transfiguration
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܐܠܐ ܐ̇ܘܟܝ̣ܬ ܕܛܘܼܪ ܬ݀ܒܘܪ
  title: The Decease of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܼܢܝܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  title: The Encaenia of the Holy Cross
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܐܢܢܩ̣ܐܢܝܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܣܓܝ̣ܕܐ ܏ܘܩ
  title: The Commemoration of the 12,000 Saints
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܐ
  title: Of Probus, Tarachus and Andronicus
  rubric: [ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ] ܦܪܘܒܘ[ܣ] [ܛܐܪܟܘܣ] ܐܢܕܪܘܢܝـ[ـܩܘܣ]
  title: An order for any Festival
  rubric: [ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܟܠ ܥܐ̣ܕܐ ܛܒܝ̣ـ[ـܒܐ
  title: The Commemoration of any Martyr
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕ ܩܢـ[ـܘܡܐ] ܣ̇ܗܕܐ
  title: Of any Ascetic
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘ[ܡܐ] ܩܕܝܫܐ̇ ܘܥ̇ܢܘܝܐ̇ ܘܐ . . .

Paper, about 13 1/2 in. by 10 1/8, consisting of 315 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—5, 303, 304, and 308—315. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 34 in number, but ܐ is now entirely lost, and leaves are wanting after foll. 1, 2, 312, and 315. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines.

315 ff.

- Paper, about 13 1/2 in. by 10 1/8, consisting of 315 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—5, 303, 304, and 308—315. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 34 in number, but ܐ is now entirely lost, and leaves are wanting after foll. 1, 2, 312, and 315. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith cent.

Fol.302 is a somewhat later addition.

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

- Foll 302 was written by a later hand

- A reader, called Yeshūa' bar Gabriel, has recorded his name on foll. 54 a and 104

ܢܬܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ ܙܝܥܐ ܘܕܚܝܠܐ ܐܡܝܢ

13th century

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 CCCXLIV 1:289-290