Add. 14,705
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/571
Date:
11th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 84 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Lectionaries
This manuscript contains: A Nestorian Lectionary from the Old and New Testaments, for the Sundays and Festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 38 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 10 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 84 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—9, 16, 27, 32, 39—47, and 81—84. The quires, the number of which is uncertain, are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 8, 9, 29, 32, 39, 47, 76, 80, 82, and 83. There are from 26 to 29 lines in each page.
Foll. 77 through 84 have several imperfect lessons and mutilated leaves, perhaps misplaced.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
The writing is good and regular, of the xith cent., with
numerous Syriac vowels and accents.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): A Nestorian Lectionary from the Old and New Testaments, for the
Sundays and Festivals of the whole year. [defective]
Note: Originally consisting of two parts, both now very imperfect, viz. foll. 1—47 and foll. 48—84.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Nativity of our Lord
[defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): The first Sunday after the Nativity [defective]
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܝܠܕܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܝܠܕܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 3b): The second do.
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ ܝܠܕܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ ܝܠܕܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 6b): The Epiphany [defective]
Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Title: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 6 (Fol. 9a): The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
[defective]
Item 7 (Fol. 11a): The first Sunday after the Epiphany
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 13a): The Friday of the Commemoration of S. Peter and S. Paul
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ
Item 9 (Fol. 16b): The second Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 10 (Fol. 19a): The Wednesday of the Commemoration of Sergius and Bacchus
Title: ܕܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܟܘܣ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܕܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܟܘܣ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 21a): The Friday of the Commemoration of the Evangelists
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 25a): The third Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 13 (Fol. 28a): The Friday of the Commemoration of the Greek Doctors,
Diodorus, Theodore, and Nestorius
[defective]
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܘܕܘܪܘܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܘܕܘܪܘܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ
Note: The names have been almost completely effaced, especially the third.
Item 14 (Fol. 30a): Imperfect at the beginning [defective]
Item 15 (Fol. 31b): The fifth Sunday after the Epiphany [defective]
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 33b): The Friday of the Commemoration of S.
Stephen
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 36a): The sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
Item 18 (Fol. 38b): The Friday of the Commemoration of the Fathers, the Catholic
Patriarchs [defective]
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܬܘ̈ܠܝܩܐ ܦܛܪ̈ܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܐ ܐܢ ܪܘܝܚܐ ܫܢܬܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܬܘ̈ܠܝܩܐ ܦܛܪ̈ܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܐ ܐܢ ܪܘܝܚܐ ܫܢܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. iii., pars 1, pp. 198, 449, 569.
Item 19 (Fol. 40a): Imperfect at the beginning [defective]
Item 20 (Fol. 40a): The Friday of the Commemoration of any one Saint, and of
Mār Abbā the Catholic
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܚܕ ܦܪܨ[ܘܦܐ] ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ
Title: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܚܕ ܦܪܨ[ܘܦܐ] ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 47a): The eighth Sunday after the Epiphany [defective]
Title: [ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ] ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢ[ܚܐ]
Title: [ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ] ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢ[ܚܐ]
Item 22 (Fol. 48a): Imperfect at the beginning [defective]
Item 23 (Fol. 51b): In time of Famine
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܟܦܢܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܟܦܢܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 56a): In time of Earthquake
Title: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܕ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܙܘܥܐ
Title: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܕ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܙܘܥܐ
Item 25 (Fol. viz.): For the dead [defective]
Item 26 (Fol. 61a): For Priests, Deacons, etc., and for Silas the ascetic
Title: ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܬܓܡ̈ܐ܀ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܫܝܠܐ ܐܒܝܠܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܬܓܡ̈ܐ܀ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܫܝܠܐ ܐܒܝܠܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 64b): For the martyr Shīrīn, and for Virgins
Title: ܕܫܸܝܪܝܢ ܣܗܕܬܐ ܘܕܥܠ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܬܢ
Title: ܕܫܸܝܪܝܢ ܣܗܕܬܐ ܘܕܥܠ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܬܢ
Item 28 (Fol. 65b): For Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, who have children or
brothers
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܘܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܕܥܢܕܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܐܘ ܐܚ̈ܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܘܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܕܥܢܕܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܐܘ ܐܚ̈ܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 66a): For Priests, who have children
Title: ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 66b): For Priests
Title: ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 68a): For Priests, Doctors, and Solitaries
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܝܚܝܕܝ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܝܚܝܕܝ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 68b): For Deacons, Sub-deacons, Readers, and Monks
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܗܘܦܕܝ̈ܩܢܐ ܘܩܪ̈ܘܝܐ ܘܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܵܡܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܗܘܦܕܝ̈ܩܢܐ ܘܩܪ̈ܘܝܐ ܘܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܵܡܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 69a): Another, for Children
Title: ܐܚܪܢܐ [marg.] ܕܥܠ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ,
Title: ܐܚܪܢܐ [marg.] ܕܥܠ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ,
Item 34 (Fol. 69b): For Monks
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܩܝܡܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܩܝܡܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 72a): For Rulers
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 74a): In time of Pestilence
Title: ܕܡܘܬܢܐ
Title: ܕܡܘܬܢܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 76b): For Nuns [defective]
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩܝܵܡܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩܝܵܡܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 77): Several imperfect lessons and mutilated leaves, perhaps
misplaced. [defective]
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