Add. 14,704
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/570
Date:
13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 71 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books; Service-books
Physical Description
Paper, about 10 3/8 in. by 7, consisting of 71 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number. Each page (with the exception of foll. 48 a and 65—71) is divided into two columns, of from 17 to 21 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
The writing is plain and regular, though rather inelegant, of the
xiiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Except fol. 1, which is later.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1):
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Jacob of Edessa. Services for the canonical hours of the ferial days ( ,ܨܦܪܐ, ܠܠܝܐ, ܢܓܗܐ), the arrangement of which is ascribed
to Jacob of Edessa.
Title: ܥܠ ܚܲܝܠܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܫܲܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܬܫܡܫ̣ܬܐ ܫܡܚܝܡܝܬܐ (ܫܚܝܡܝܬܐ read) ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. Subscription (Fol. 64b): ܫܠܡ ܗܢܐ ܫܚܝܡܐ ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܼܒܚܐ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ܀ ܫܘ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܫ
Title: ܥܠ ܚܲܝܠܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܫܲܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܬܫܡܫ̣ܬܐ ܫܡܚܝܡܝܬܐ (ܫܚܝܡܝܬܐ read) ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. Subscription (Fol. 64b): ܫܠܡ ܗܢܐ ܫܚܝܡܐ ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܼܒܚܐ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ܀ ܫܘ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܫ
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): Monday
Title: ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ
Title: ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 12a): Tuesday
Title: ܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Title: ܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 21b): Wednesday
Title: ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Title: ܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 31b): Thursday
Title: ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Title: ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 44a): Friday
Title: ܥܪܘܒܬܐ
Title: ܥܪܘܒܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 54b): Saturday
Title: ܫܒܬܐ
Title: ܫܒܬܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 65a): A collection of ܡܘܪ̈ܒܐ, or Cantus ad Magnificat, arranged
according to the eight tones
Title: ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܡܘܪ̈ܒܐ
Title: ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܡܘܪ̈ܒܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 71b): Part of the Song of the three holy Children, viz. vv. 35 —51
Note: The verses are not always arranged in the usual order.
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 71b):
On fol. 71 a there is a mutilated Arabic note, containing the name of a reader,
David ibn Joseph.
(طا)لع فى هذه الكتاب المقدس الحقير داوود بن يوسف السرياني
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