Add. 14,698
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/564
Date:
12th or 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 98 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books; Service-books
A Tropologion or collection of Greek Canons and Syrian Anthems
for the first half of the year.
Physical Description
Paper, about 13 in. by 9, consisting of 98 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 87—98. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been originally 20 in number, but the last eleven are very imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, and 95. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 28 to 42 lines.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good regular hand of the xiith or xiiith
cent.
Decoration (Rubrication):
Green and
yellow paints have occasionally been used in writing the rubrics of this
volume; e.g. fol. 42 b.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): A Tropologion or collection of Greek Canons and Syrian Anthems
for the first half of the year. [defective]
Title: ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܼܒ܇ ܛܪܦܠܝܓܝܢ܇ ܕܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ܇ ܘܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ.
Title: ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܼܒ܇ ܛܪܦܠܝܓܝܢ܇ ܕܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ܇ ܘܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): The Consecration of the Church
Item 3 (Fol. 5a): The Annunciation of Zacharias
Item 4 (Fol. 7b): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
Item 5 (Fol. 11a): The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
Item 6 (Fol. 12b): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
Item 7 (Fol. 15a): The Revelation of S. Joseph
Item 8 (Fol. 17a): The Nativity of our Lord
Item 9 (Fol. 26b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Item 10 (Fol. 28b): The Massacre of the Innocents
Item 11 (Fol. 30a): The Commemoration of Basil and
Gregory
Item 12 (Fol. 32b): The Epiphany
Subscription (Fol. 45a): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܕܢܚ̣ܐ ܡ̈ܠܝܛܝܢܝܐ ܘܐܘܪ̈ܗܝܐ.
Item 13 (Fol. 45a): The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
Item 14 (Fol. 47b): The Commemoration of S. Stephen
Item 15 (Fol. 50a): The Week of Nineveh
Item 16 (Fol. 51b): The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple and the
Commemoration of S. Simeon
Item 17 (Fol. 54b): The Commemoration of Bar-saumā
Item 18 (Fol. 57b): Of Severus
Item 19 (Fol. 60b): Of Priests
Item 20 (Fol. 62b): Of king Abgar
Item 21 (Fol. 65b): The order of the miracle at Cana of Galilee
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܒܩܛܢܐ ܟܕ ܫ̇ܚܠܦ ܦܪܘܩܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܚܡܪܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܒܩܛܢܐ ܟܕ ܫ̇ܚܠܦ ܦܪܘܩܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܚܡܪܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 67a): The Weeks of Lent
Item 23 (Fol. 67a): The first week of Lent
Item 24 (Fol. 72b): The Commemoration of Ephraim and
Theodore
Item 25 (Fol. 74a): The second week
Item 26 (Fol. 76b): The third week
Item 27 (Fol. 79b): The fourth week
Item 28 (Fol. 83a): The fifth week
Item 29 (Fol. 86a): The Commemoration of the forty Martyrs [defective]
Note: Imperfect.
Item 30 (Fol. 88a): The Resurrection of Lazarus
[defective]
Note: Imperfect.
Item 31 (Fol. 89a): Palm Sunday [defective]
Note: Imperfect.
Item 32 (Fol. 91a): Passion Week [defective]
Note: Very imperfect.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
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