Add. 14,706
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/572
Date:
13th century
East Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 119 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Funeral Services
This manuscript contains: The Funeral Service for all ranks. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 29 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 10 1/2 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 119 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—8 and 119. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 13 in number, but the first is now lost, and the last is imperfect. There are from 24 to 30 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (sole, East Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a good, though rather inelegant, Nestorian hand of the xiiith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Funeral Service for all ranks [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Cathismata or sessions [defective]
Title: ܡܘ̈ܬܒܐ
Title: ܡܘ̈ܬܒܐ
Note: Each seesion consists of ܫܘܪ̈ܝܐ, ܥܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ and ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ See Badger’s Nestorians and their Rituals, vol. ii, p. 282, etc.
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Part 1 [defective]
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning
Item 4 (Fol. 3b): Part 2
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 8a): For priests
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܩܫ̈ܝܫܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 13b): Part 4
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 16b): For bishops
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܣܩ̈ܘܦܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 20a): For metropolitans
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܡܛܪ̈ܦܘܠܝܛܐ
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܫܬܐ ܕܡܛܪ̈ܦܘܠܝܛܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 221): In the βῆμα, or sanctuary, for
all the children of the Church
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܫ ܒܒܝܡ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܕܬܐ
Title: ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܫ ܒܒܝܡ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܥܕܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 35a): Lessons
Title: ܘܡܨܠܝܢ ܘܩܪܝܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܠܚܡܝܢ ܠܦܪܨܘܦܐ. ܬܘܒ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠ ܬܓ̈ܡܝܢ.
Title: ܘܡܨܠܝܢ ܘܩܪܝܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܠܚܡܝܢ ܠܦܪܨܘܦܐ. ܬܘܒ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠ ܬܓ̈ܡܝܢ.
Item 11 (Fol. 35a): From the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the Acts of the Apostles
Item 12 (Fol. 43a): From the Pauline Epistles
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ
Note: Preceded by ܫܘܪ̈ܝܐ.
Item 13 (Fol. 46a): Lessons from the Gospels
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
Title: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
Note: Preceded by ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ.
Item 14 (Fol. 50b): Conciones (ܟܪ̈ܘܙܘܬܐ), spoken by the officiating deacon
Title: ܘܡܟܪܙܝܢ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܢܩܘܡ ܫܦܝܪ܀ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܚܬܐ. ܘܡܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܣܪ܀ ܘܫ
Title: ܘܡܟܪܙܝܢ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܢܩܘܡ ܫܦܝܪ܀ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܚܬܐ. ܘܡܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܣܪ܀ ܘܫ
Item 15 (Fol. 51b): A hymn (ܡܕܪܫܐ)
Title: ܘܡܨܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܨܠܘ̈ܬܐ܀ ܘܛܥܢܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܠܥܪܣܐ܀ ܘܡܙܝܚܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ܀ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܪܝܫ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ܀ ܐܘ܀ ܡܠܦܢܐ܀ ܡܕܪܫܐ ܗܢܐ Incipit: ܥܘܢܝܐ. ܥܕܬܐ ܦܘܫܝ ܠܟܝ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܕܐܙ̇ܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܝ. ܘܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܟܝ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ܀ ܒ̈ܬܐ. ܐܚ̈ܝ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܝ ܘܚܒܝܒ̈ܝ. ܥܘܒܕܘܗܝ ܠܕܘܟܪܢܝ ܕܦܪܫ̇ܬ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ܀ ܘܫ.
Title: ܘܡܨܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܨܠܘ̈ܬܐ܀ ܘܛܥܢܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܠܥܪܣܐ܀ ܘܡܙܝܚܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ܀ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܪܝܫ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ܀ ܐܘ܀ ܡܠܦܢܐ܀ ܡܕܪܫܐ ܗܢܐ Incipit: ܥܘܢܝܐ. ܥܕܬܐ ܦܘܫܝ ܠܟܝ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܕܐܙ̇ܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܝ. ܘܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܟܝ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ܀ ܒ̈ܬܐ. ܐܚ̈ܝ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܝ ܘܚܒܝܒ̈ܝ. ܥܘܒܕܘܗܝ ܠܕܘܟܪܢܝ ܕܦܪܫ̇ܬ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ܀ ܘܫ.
Item 16 (Fol. 52a): Anthems (ܥܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ)
Title: ܘܢ̇ܦܩܝܢ܀ ܠܕܪܬܐ܀ ܘܡܫܪܝܢ: ܥܘ̈ܢܝ. ܗܠܝܢ ܒܐܪܙܐ ܪܒܐ
Title: ܘܢ̇ܦܩܝܢ܀ ܠܕܪܬܐ܀ ܘܡܫܪܝܢ: ܥܘ̈ܢܝ. ܗܠܝܢ ܒܐܪܙܐ ܪܒܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 57a): Hymns (ܩ̈ܠܐ), eleven in number
Item 18 (Fol. 57a): Part 1
Title: ܘܢܦܩܝܢ ܠܒܪ. ܘܡܫܪܝܢ ܩܠܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Title: ܘܢܦܩܝܢ ܠܒܪ. ܘܡܫܪܝܢ ܩܠܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 59a): Part 2
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ
Item 20 (Fol. 62b): Part 3
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 73a): Part 4
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 85b): Part 5
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 94b): Part 6
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܫܬܐ
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܫܬܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 102a): Part 7
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 111a): Part 8
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 114a): Part 9
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܬܫܥܐ
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܬܫܥܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 115a): Part 10
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܥܣܪܐ
Title: ܩܠܐ ܕܥܣܪܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 118a): Part 11
Title: ܘܡܐ ܕܡܛܘ: ܠܘܥܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܒܘܪܐ ܘܡܫܪܝܢ ܩܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ ܚܢܝܓܐ
Title: ܘܡܐ ܕܡܛܘ: ܠܘܥܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܩܒܘܪܐ ܘܡܫܪܝܢ ܩܠܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ ܚܢܝܓܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 119b): Concio (ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ), spoken by the officiating deacon
[defective]
Title: ܘܡܟܪܙ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ܀ ܟܕ ܡܫܚܠܦ ܠܗ ܠܢܝܫܐ ܠܦܘܬ ܕܙܕܩ
Title: ܘܡܟܪܙ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ܀ ܟܕ ܡܫܚܠܦ ܠܗ ܠܢܝܫܐ ܠܦܘܬ ܕܙܕܩ
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