Add. 14,701
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/567
Date:
AD 1263 / AG 1574
Origin: The convent of S. Mary Deipara
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 245 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Jacob, Ephraim. A collection of Choral Services, including hymns and prayers of Jacob and Ephraim, for the festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 50 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 7 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 245 leaves. Foll. 1, 2, and 8 are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 25 in number. There are from 14 to 20 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
The writing is good and regular. This manuscript is dated A. Gr. 1574, A.D. 1263.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 2b): Jacob, Ephraim. A collection of Choral Services, including hymns and prayers
of Jacob and Ephraim, for the festivals of the whole
year
Title: ܡܓܡܥܢܝܬܐ
Title: ܡܓܡܥܢܝܬܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): The Consecration of the Church
Item 3 (Fol. 7b): The Annunciation of Zacharias
Item 4 (Fol. 10a): The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
Item 5 (Fol. 12b): The Commemoration of Barbara
Item 6 (Fol. 16a): The Revelation of S. Joseph
Item 7 (Fol. 18b): The Nativity of our Lord
Item 8 (Fol. 24b): The Commemoration of S. Stephen
Item 9 (Fol. 28a): The Massacre of the Innocents
Item 10 (Fol. 31b): The Circumcision of our Lord and the Commemoration of
Basil and Gregory.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܓܙܘܪܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܓܙܘܪܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 34b): The Epiphany
Item 12 (Fol. 41a): The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩ̈ܘܠܣܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩ̈ܘܠܣܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 43b): The Presentation in the Temple
Item 14 (Fol. 47b): The Feast at Cana of Galilee
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܕܩܵܛ̈ܢܹܐ ܕܓܠܝܠܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܕܩܵܛ̈ܢܹܐ ܕܓܠܝܠܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 50a): Lent
Item 16 (Fol. 59a): The Commemoration of the seven Youths of Ephesus
Title: ܥܠ ܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܕܐܦܣܘܣ
Title: ܥܠ ܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܕܐܦܣܘܣ
Item 17 (Fol. 61a): The Commemoration of the forty Martyrs
Item 18 (Fol. 65a):
The Prodigal Son
Title: ܥܠ ܒܪܐ ܝܖܬܐ (sic) ܕܦ̇ܪܚ ܢܟܣ̈ܘܗܝ
Title: ܥܠ ܒܪܐ ܝܖܬܐ (sic) ܕܦ̇ܪܚ ܢܟܣ̈ܘܗܝ
Item 19 (Fol. 66b): The Miracles of our Lord
Title: ܥܠ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܥ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ
Title: ܥܠ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܥ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ
Item 20 (Fol. 75a): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
Item 21 (Fol. 79b): The Resurrection of Lazarus.
Item 22 (Fol. 82a): Palm Sunday
Item 23 (Fol. 89a): Passion Week
Item 24 (Fol. 106b): Easter Sunday
Item 25 (Fol. 116a): New Sunday and the Commemoration of S.
Thomas
Item 26 (Fol. 119b): The Commemoration of Mār George
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ
Item 27 (Fol. 124a): The Commemoration of Elias the Prophet
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 127a): The Commemoration of 'Abdā
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܥܒܕܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܥܒܕܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 130a): The Ascension of our Lord
Item 30 (Fol. 134a): Pentecost
Item 31 (Fol. 138a): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
Item 32 (Fol. 141b): The Commemoration of the twelve Apostles
Item 33 (Fol. 145b): Of Jacob, who was cut in pieces
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܦܣܩܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܦܣܩܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 146b): Of Simeon Stylites
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 150a): Of the Maccabees
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 153a): The Transfiguration
Title: ܕܡܬܓܠܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܛܘܪ ܬܒܘܪ
Title: ܕܡܬܓܠܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܛܘܪ ܬܒܘܪ
Item 37 (Fol. 157a): The Commemoration of
Domitius
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܡܛ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܡܛ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 161a): The Decease of the blessed Virgin
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܢܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ݂݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܢܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ݂݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 165a): The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
Item 40 (Fol. 167b): The Commemoration of
Shārbīl
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܫܪܒܝܠ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܫܪܒܝܠ
Item 41 (Fol. 171a): The holy Angels
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 42 (Fol. 174a): The Festival of the holy Cross
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Item 43 (Fol. 177b): The Commemoration of Sergius and
Bacchus
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܲܟܘܣ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܲܟܘܣ
Item 44 (Fol. 182a): Of Mār Nūhrā
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܢܘܗܪܐ
Item 45 (Fol. 185b): Of the blessed Virgin
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܩܘܠܣ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܩܘܠܣ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 46 (Fol. 190a): Of any one Saint
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܚܕ ܩܢܘܢܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܚܕ ܩܢܘܢܐ
Item 47 (Fol. 194a): Of the Martyrs
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 48 (Fol. 198a): Of the Dead
Item 49 (Fol. 202b): A daily order of Repentance
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܝܘܡ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܝܘܡ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 50 (Fol. 208b): Lessons from the Pauline Epistles for various festivals, etc.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܓܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 1a):
On fol. 1 a there is an Arabic note, of the same age as the manuscript, stating
that it was a wakf or donation to the convent of S. Mary
Deipara:
Addition 2 (Fol. 245a):
ܫܠܡܬ ܡܓܡܥܢܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܨܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܟܬܘܒܐ ܡܚܝܠܐ
Addition 3 (Fol. 245):
On the same page as the colophon there is a note, giving the date, A. Gr. 1574, A.D. 1263
ܒܫ̈ܢܬ ܐ̈ܠܦ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܫ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܫ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܣܬܝܟܬ݂݀ ܡܓܡܢܝܬܐ (sic) ܗܕܐ ܥܠ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܢܦܬܐ ܘܟܘܦܪܐ ܕܟܠܢ̣ܫ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܘܫ
Addition 4 (Fol. 3a):
On fol. 3 a, a reader, one Joseph, has recorded his name:
Addition 5 (Fol. 116a):
On fol. 116 a, a reader, Ibrāhīm, the son of the priest 'Isā, has recorded his name:
Addition 6 (Fol. 119b):
On fol. 119 b, a reader, 'Amir ibn Mansūr of Hims, has recorded his name:
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