DRAFT
Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library
development Not for citation.
App Version: 2.57
Data Version: 0.14

Add. 14,702

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/568
Description based on Wright CCCLXXXV (1:309-310) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 15th century AD 1489 / AG 1800
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 53 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: A Choir-book, Containing Services for the Commemoration of Saints, etc., similar to those in the preceding numbers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 10 1/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 53 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are six in number. There are from 12 to 21 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is neatly written by two hands (the former comprising foll. 2—50) of the xvth cent.,
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): The latter portion, foll. 51— 53, being dated A. Gr. 1800, A.D. 1489.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A Choir-book, Containing Services for the Commemoration of Saints, etc., similar to those in the preceding numbers
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Of any one Teacher or Ascetic
 
Title:
ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܟ݁ܬܒܝܢܢ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܘܝܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 9a): Of any one Martyr
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܣܳܗܕܳܝܳܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 15b): Of Macarius, Maximus, etc.
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܘܡܲܐܟܣܝܡܘܣ ܘܕܘܡܛܝܘܣ ܘܐܒܐ ܒܝܫܘܝ. ܘܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ.
Item 5 (Fol. 27b): Common anthems, arranged according to the eight tones
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܩ̈ܝܢܬܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 48a): ܫܠܡ̣ܘ ܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܒܬܡܢܸܐ ܪ̈ܶܟ̣ܢܶܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܒܥܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 48): Hymns and prayers of the holy Cross
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1a there are two neatly written passages from the Gospels, in Arabic, viz. S. Mark, ch. xii. 43, 44, and S. Matthew, ch. viii. 11—15. These seem to be of the same date as the rest of the volume. (%)
Addition 2 (Fol. 53a): The colophon,fol. 53 a, gives the name of the second scribe, Moses of Mount Lebanon, who wrote in the year 1800 (A.D. 1489), in the convent of S. Mary Deipara. ܒܚܘܼܒܐ ܝܫܘܥܝܐ ܨ̇ܠܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܥܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܛܘܪܝܐ ܠܒܢܢܝܐ ܢܕ݂ܝܕ݂ܐ ܘܣܥܝ̣ܛܐ ܘܕ̣ܘܿܝܐ ܘܓ̣ܥܝ̣ܨܐ ܕܣܲܪܣܛ ܘܟ݂ܪܟ݂ܛ ܘܛܪܛܫ ܘܛܪܡܫ. ܠܗܠܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܬܠܝ̈ܠܬܐ ܘܒ̣ܠܝ̈ܠܬܐ: ܘܕ̣ܒܩ ܠܗܕ݂ܐ ܟ̣ܘܪܣܐ ܘܚܒ̣ܪܬ݂ܗ̇. ܗ̣ܘ̈ܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܢ̣ܬ݂ ܐ̇܏ܦ̣ ܏ܕܝܘܢ ܒ̇ܡܕ݂ܒ̣ܪܐ ܕ̣ܣܩܝ̣ܛܝ. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ݂ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݂ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ: ܟܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠܝ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܢܬܚܣܐ

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “” in , last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/568.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “.” In , edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/568.

About this Entry

Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14702

Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:

  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
  • , editor,
  • William Wright, David A. Michelson, Lindsay Ruth, and Robert Aydin, entry contributors, “”

Additional Credit:

  • Created by Lindsay Ruth
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by William L. Potter
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by William L. Potter
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

Copyright and License for Reuse

Except otherwise noted, this page is © 2023.

Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

Show full citation information...