London, BL, Add. 14705
source date: xith cent.,
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/571, Add. 14,705, London, BL, Add. 14,705, BL Add MS 14705, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 345, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCXLV

[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.]

Syriac

title: A Nestorian Lectionary from the Old and New Testaments, for the Sundays and Festivals of the whole year.
Originally consisting of two parts, both now very imperfect, viz. foll. 1—47 and foll. 48—84.
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  title: The first Sunday after the Nativity
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܝܠܕܐ
  title: The second do.
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܒܬܪ ܝܠܕܐ
  title: The Epiphany
  rubric: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  title: The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
  title: The first Sunday after the Epiphany
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚܐ
  title: The Friday of the Commemoration of S. Peter and S. Paul
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ
  title: The second Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Wednesday of the Commemoration of Sergius and Bacchus
  rubric: ܕܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܟܘܣ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
  title: The Friday of the Commemoration of the Evangelists
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܣܛܐ
  title: The third Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Friday of the Commemoration of the Greek Doctors, Diodorus, Theodore, and Nestorius
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܝܘܕܘܪܘܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܢܣܛܘܪܝܘܣ
  The names have been almost completely effaced, especially the third.
  title: Imperfect at the beginning
  title: The fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢܚܐ
  title: The Friday of the Commemoration of S. Stephen
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ
  title: The sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The Friday of the Commemoration of the Fathers, the Catholic Patriarchs
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩܬܘ̈ܠܝܩܐ ܦܛܪ̈ܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܐ ܐܢ ܪܘܝܚܐ ܫܢܬܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. iii., pars 1, pp. 198, 449, 569.
  title: Imperfect at the beginning
  title: The Friday of the Commemoration of any one Saint, and of Mār Abbā the Catholic
  rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܗ̣ܘ ܕܚܕ ܦܪܨ[ܘܦܐ] ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ
  title: The eighth Sunday after the Epiphany
  rubric: [ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ] ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܕܢ[ܚܐ]
  title: Imperfect at the beginning
  title: In time of Famine
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܟܦܢܐ
  title: In time of Earthquake
  rubric: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟܕ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܙܘܥܐ
  title: For the dead
    title: For Priests, Deacons, etc., and for Silas the ascetic
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܬܓܡ̈ܐ܀ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܫܝܠܐ ܐܒܝܠܐ
    title: For the martyr Shīrīn, and for Virgins
    rubric: ܕܫܸܝܪܝܢ ܣܗܕܬܐ ܘܕܥܠ ܛܘܒ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܥܠܝܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܬܢ
    title: For Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, who have children or brothers
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ ܘܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܕܥܢܕܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܐܘ ܐܚ̈ܐ
    title: For Priests, who have children
    rubric: ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ
    title: For Priests
    rubric: ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
    title: For Priests, Doctors, and Solitaries
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܫܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܝܚܝܕܝ̈ܐ ܡܝܬܪ̈ܐ
    title: For Deacons, Sub-deacons, Readers, and Monks
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܗܘܦܕܝ̈ܩܢܐ ܘܩܪ̈ܘܝܐ ܘܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܵܡܐ
    title: Another, for Children
    rubric: ܐܚܪܢܐ [marg.] ܕܥܠ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ,
    title: For Monks
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܩܝܡܐ
    title: For Rulers
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܢ̈ܫܐ ܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܐ
    title: In time of Pestilence
    rubric: ܕܡܘܬܢܐ
    title: For Nuns
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܢܬ ܩܝܵܡܐ
  title: Several imperfect lessons and mutilated leaves, perhaps misplaced.

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.

84 ff.

- 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.

The writing is good and regular, of the xith cent., with numerous Syriac vowels and accents.

11th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 CCCXLV 1:181-182