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Add. 14,707

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/573
Description based on Wright CCCXXXIV (277-278) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1242 / AG 1553
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 213 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books; Service-books
The second volume of a collection of Anthems, Chants, and Prayers, for the festivals of the whole year, according to the use of the Maronites of Mount Lebanon.

Physical Description

Paper, about 10 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 213 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 8—12 and 211—213. The quires seem to have been about 30 in number, but several at the beginning of the volume are unsigned, the signatures commencing with ܐ on fol. 31 b, and going on to ܟܕ, fol. 208 a. The Coptic ciphers for 16 (%) appear on fol. 18 a. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 4, 8, 12, and 16. There are from 20 to 26 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a regular, though rather inelegant hand, of the earlier part of the xiiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The second volume of a collection of Anthems, Chants, and Prayers, for the festivals of the whole year, according to the use of the Maronites of Mount Lebanon. [defective]
Note: See Add. 17,235 .
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Epiphany [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 27b): The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 50a): Lent
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪܒ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 96a): The Commemoration of the forty Martyrs
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 115a): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܏ܩܕ
Item 7 (Fol. 136a): The order of the Miracles
Item 8 (Fol. 136a): Of the Paralytic
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܕܡ̈ܪܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܫܪܝܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 159a): Of the blind Timaeus
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܝܡܝ ܣܡܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܬܕܡ̈ܪܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 172a): The Resurrection of Lazarus
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܚܡܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܠܝܥܙܪ (sic) ܕܥܢܝܐ (sic)
Item 11 (Fol. 189b): Palm Sunday [defective]
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 49b): On fol. 49 b there is a note in Syriac and Arabic, written by one George, the son of the deacon Joseph, the son of the priest Elias, A. Gr. 1553, A.D. 1242. ܟܬܒ ܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܢܦܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܢܐܫ ܕܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܓܘܪܓܝ̣ܣ ܒܪ ܝܘܣܦ ܒܪ ܏ܩܫ ܐܠܝܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܥܒܸܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܝܚܐ ܛܒܐ ܥܡ ܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܘܥܡ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ. كتب هده السطور الحقير في الخطاه جرجس ابن الشماس يوسف ابن القس الياس غفر الله له ولوالديه ولجميع اولاد المعموديه امين وهو يطلب من كل اخ يقري هده الاحرف بان يدعي لهم بالعغفره وانا اسال الله انه يغفراثام الذين يذكرهم بالرحمه امين رحم الله من كتب ومن سمع ومن وقري (sic) وقال امين ايمن امين وكتب سنه الف وخمسمايه وثلثه وخمسين سنه من سنين الاسكندر ابن فليبوس اليوناني الخ

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