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Add. 14,697

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/563
Description based on Wright CCCXLII (1:286-288) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: late 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 490 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: A large collection of Syrian Anthems and Greek Canons for the festivals of the whole year, as used in the church of Edessa. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 62 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 10 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 490 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 14, 339—341, 476, and 483—490. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 52 in number (ܢܢ, fol. 475 b); but leaves are now wanting both at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 7, 14, 183, 341, 350, 475, and 482. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 23 to 28 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand, of the latter part of the xiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See addition.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): A large collection of Syrian Anthems and Greek Canons for the festivals of the whole year, as used in the church of Edessa [defective]
 
Title:
ܒܣܘܿܝܥܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܛܪܘܦܠܢܓܝܢ (sic) ܕܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܘܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ. ܕܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܫ̇ܢܬܢܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܨܐ ܚܬܝܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܩܝ̣ܢܬܐ ܘܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܘܪ̈ܗܝܐ.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Consecration of the Church [defective]
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 8a): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin [defective]
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 10b): The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth [defective]
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܐܙܠܬܗ̇ ܕܡܪܝܡ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܝܫܒܥ
Item 5 (Fol. 15a): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̇ܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
Item 6 (Fol. 20b): The Commemoration of Barbara
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܣ̇ܗܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܒܪܒܪܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 25b): The Revelation of S. Joseph
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ
Item 8 (Fol. 31a): The Nativity of our Lord
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ: ܕܡܢ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 9 (Fol. 59b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܨܪ̈ܬܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 65a): Another order of the Commemoration of the blessed Virgin, for the month of Iyār
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܝܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ: ܐܝܟܘܣ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܡܫ̣ܬܡܫ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܛܟܣܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. ܒܟܣ̣ܗ ܕܐܝܪ ܝܪܚܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 71a): The Massacre of the Innocents
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܩܛܠ̣ܐ ܕܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 76b): The Commemoration of Basil and Gregory
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܒܐܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ ܘܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ
Item 13 (Fol. 84b): The Epiphany
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܘܗ̣ܪ̈ܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥܡ̣ܕܗ ܕܡܪ
Item 14 (Fol. 110a): The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܣ̇ܩ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 115a): The Commemoration of S. Stephen
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕ܏ܡܫ̈ܡ ܘܒܘܟܪܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 120a): The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܠ̣ܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 128a): The Commemoration of Bar-saumā
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 135a): The Commemoration of Severus
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 144a): The Week of Nineveh
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 152a): The Commemoration of the Righteous, Priests, Fathers, and Deacons
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܘܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܘܡ܏ܫ̈ܡ ܙܗ̈ܝܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 161a): The Commemoration of the Dead
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢ̣ܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 168a): The Sunday of the Entrance into Lent, or the Sunday of Cana in Galilee, and the Commemoration of king Abgar
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܠܠ ܨܘܡܐ. ܕܡ̇ܫܬܡܫ ܒܗ. ܥܠ ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܣ̣ܥܪ ܡܪܢ ܒܩܛܢܐ ܕܓܠܝܠܐ: ܘܥܠ ܐܒܓܪ ܡ̇ܠ̣ܟܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ
Item 23 (Fol. 174a): The Weeks of Lent [defective]
Item 24 (Fol. 174a): The first week of Lent [defective]
Item 25 (Fol. 183b): The Commemoration of Ephraim and Theodore
Item 26 (Fol. 189b): The second week
Item 27 (Fol. 211b): The third week
Item 28 (Fol. 223a): The fourth week
Item 29 (Fol. 238a): The fifth week
Item 30 (Fol. 250b): The sixth Sunday in Lent
Item 31 (Fol. 255a): The Commemoration of the forty Martyrs
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 260a): The week preceding Palm Sunday
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 272b): The Saturday of Lazarus
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܚܡܗ ܕܠܥܙ
Item 34 (Fol. 277a): Palm Sunday
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 285a): Passion Week
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܚܫ̣ܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܢ
Item 36 (Fol. 285a): Monday
Item 37 (Fol. 289a): Tuesday
Item 38 (Fol. 292a): Wednesday
Item 39 (Fol. 295b): Thursday
Item 40 (Fol. 301b): The Consecration of the Chrism
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ
Item 41 (Fol. 307a): The Washing of Feet
 
Title:
ܕܫܝ̇ܓܬܐ
Item 42 (Fol. 307b): Friday
Item 43 (Fol. 310b): Twelve hymns by Cyril of Jerusalem
 
Title:
ܕܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܣܝ̣ܡܝܢ ܠܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܪܝܫ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ̈ ܕܐܘܪܝܫܠܡ
Item 44 (Fol. 314a): The Adoration of the Cross
 
Title:
ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 45 (Fol. 315b): The Saturday of Annunciation
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒ̣ܪܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ
Item 46 (Fol. 322a): Easter Sunday [defective]
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ
Item 47 (Fol. 382b): New Sunday and the Commemoration of S. Thomas
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ.
Item 48 (Fol. 393b): The Ascension
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܫܡܝܐ
Item 49 (Fol. 400b): Pentecost
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
Item 50 (Fol. 411a): The Commemoration of Aaron the Solitary
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܝܚܝܕܝܐ
Item 51 (Fol. 414b): The Friday of Gold and the Commemoration of the Apostles
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ. ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 417b): The Commemoration of S. Peter and S. Paul
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܏ܩ̈ܕ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ
Item 53 (Fol. 424a): The Commemoration of the twelve Apostles
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Item 54 (Fol. 428a): The Commemoration of S. Thomas
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ
Item 55 (Fol. 433a): The Transfiguration of our Lord
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦ ܕܡܘܼܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܼܪܐ ܕܬܒ݁ܘܪ
Item 56 (Fol. 438b): The Nativity of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ ܕܥܠ ܝܠ̣ܝܕܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 57 (Fol. 441b): The Decease of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܏ܩܕ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 58 (Fol. 457b): The Commemoration of S. John the Evangelist
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 460b): The Festival of the holy Cross
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܚ̇ܘܕܬܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Item 60 (Fol. 470b): The Commemoration of Cyriacus and his mother Julitta
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܣ̇ܗܕܐ ܘܕܝܘܠܝܛܐ ܐܡܗ
Item 61 (Fol. 474a): The Commemoration of Agrippas and those who suffered with him [defective]
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܓܪܝܦܐܣ ܣ̇ܗܕܐ ܘܕ܏ܩ̈ܕ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܣ̣ܗܕܘ ܥܡܗ.
Item 62 (Fol. 476a): Imperfect orders of rogation and repentance [defective]

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a, as well as on the margins of other leaves, additional canons, etc., have been written by later hands.

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