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Add. 14,708

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/574
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Add. 14,708, foll. 1–51

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/575
Description based on Wright CCCLXXXVI (1:310-311) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: late 15th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 51 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Services for the commemoration of Saints. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 10 1/8 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 51 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are six in number. There are from 15 to 20 lines in each page. It is the companion volume to Add. 14,702.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is neatly written, and belongs to the latter part of the xvth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Arabic script): See additions.
Hand 4 (minor, Arabic Garshuni script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 6 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Services for the commemoration of Saints
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Of any one Teacher or Ascetic
 
Title: ܥܠ ܚܲܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܡ̣ܟܬܒ ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܥܢܘ̈ܝܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 10b): Of any one Martyr
 
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܣܳܗܕܳܝܳܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 19a): Of Macarius, Maximus, etc.
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ: ܐ̣ܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܘܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ ܘܕܘܡܛܝܘܣ. ܘܐܒܐ ܒܝܫܘܝ. ܘܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ
Note: See additions.
Item 5 (Fol. 30b): Common anthems, arranged according to the eight tones
 
Title: ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܥܢ̈ܝܢܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܬܡܢܸܐ ܩܝ̈ܢܬܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 47a): Hymns and prayers of the holy Cross
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܒܝܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 29b): On foll. 29 b and 30 a we find the following colophon, partly metrical, written by the scribe Daniel. ܒܒܵܥܘ ܐܘ ܐܒ̈ܗܝ ܘܐܚ̈ܝ ܘܪ̈ܒܢܝ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ ܡܫܻܝܚܳܝܳܐ ܨܲܠܘ ܥܠ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܡܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܕܰܒܛܰܝܒܽܘ ܐܬܒ̣ܪܻܝ. ܏ܘܫ. ܨܲܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܕܐܚܪܝܢ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܢܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܨ̇ܠܐ. ܕܗܐ ܥܕ ܩܠܝܠ ܒܗܰܘܰܬ݂݀ ܡ̈ܝ̣ܬ݂ܐ ܩܢܘܡܢ ܒ̇ܳܠܷܐ. ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܗܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܐܰܘܳܢ ܗܶܒ̈ܠܶܐ. ܠܐܘܨܪ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢ ܟܘܬܡ̈ܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܗܸܐ ܡ̇ܳܠܷܐ. ܣܶܢ̣ܰܬ݀ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܗܝ ܪܻܫ̣ܰܬ݀ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܰܘ̈ܠܷܐ. ܘܡܲܢ ܕܟܪܝܗ ܒܗ̇ ܡܢ ܨܡܪܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܶܬܕܰܠܶܐ:
Addition 2 (Fol. 51b): The colophon, fol. 51 b, consists merely of the words: ܒܚܘܒܐ ܨ̇ܠܘ ܕܵܘܝܐ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ
Addition 3 (Fol. 30a): On fol. 30 a a reader named Paul has written these words: اذكر يا رب بولص عبدك واغفر خطاياه برحمتك بصلة والدتك وجميع قديسيك امين
Addition 4 (Fol. 51b): On fol. 51 b, another reader, named John, has written, partly in Syriac and partly in Arabic, but using the latter character throughout: بحبوا صلوا علي دويا دكيتب هودا محيلوا حاطويوا يوحانن (i.e., ܒܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܨܰܠܰܘ ܥܰܠ ܕܳܘܝܳܐ ܕܰܟܬܰܒ ܗܳܕܶܐ ܡܚܻܝܠܳܐ ܚܰܛܳܝܳܐ ܝܽܘܚܰܢܳܢ) باسم كاهن الرب ىعوص (يعوض) القاري والداعي بشفاعه ستنا السيده والقديسين امين امين امين
Addition 5 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there are one or two sentences in Arabic and Karshūnī, with the name of the writer, Jacob ܐܕܟܪܘܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܠܚܩܝܪ

Add. 14,708, foll. 52–121

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/576
Description based on Wright CCCLXXXIII (1:308-309) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: apparently 14th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 70 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: A Choir-book. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 10 1/4 in. by 7, consisting of 70 leaves (Add. 14,708, foll. 52-121), the first two of which are slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 7 in number. A leaf is wanting after fol. 59. There are from 17 to 22 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is good and regular, apparently of the xivth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 10 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 52): A Choir-book
Note: The contents are similar to those of the immediately preceding numbers.
Item 2 (Fol. 52b): Common anthems, arranged according to the eight tones
 
Title: ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܟܬ[ܒܝܢܢ ܥܢ̈ܝ]ܢܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܩܝ̈ܢܬܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 70a): Hymns and prayers of the holy Cross
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟ݁ܬܒܝܢܢ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 74b): The Commemoration of any one Teacher or Ascetic
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܘܝܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 84a): Of any one Martyr
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܫܬ݁ܡܠ̣ܝ ܒܣܗܕܘܬܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 91a): Of Macarius, Maximus, etc.
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܐܒܐ ܡ̇ܐܩܪܝܘܣ܀ ܘܡܐܣܡܝܘܣ (sic) ܘܕܘܡܛܝܘܣ ܘܲ ܘܐܒܐ ܒܝܫ̣ܘܝ ܘܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 102a): Of the blessed Virgin, the mother of God, over the ears of corn
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܫܬ݁ܡ̣ܠܐ ܥܠ ܫ̈ܒܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܟܝܬܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 8 (Fol. 119a): A Calendar of Festivals and Saints' Days
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܩܘܕܝܟܘܣ ܡܚܲܘܝܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 121a): Jacob of Batnae. Two prayers of Jacob of Batnae for the festival of the holy Cross
 
Title: ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܬܠܬܫܥܝܢ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Note: and one for the commemoration of the Dead, ܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 121a): Jacob of Batnae. A prayer forthe commemoration of the Dead
 
Title: ܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ

Add. 14,708, foll. 122–161

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/577
Description based on Wright CCCLXXXIV (1:309) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: apparently 14th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 40 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Common anthems, arranged according to the eight tone; The Commemoration of any one Martyr; Of Macarius, Maximus, etc.; Of the Decease of the blessed Virgin, at the full-moon of Ab; Of the blessed Virgin, over the ears of corn; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 10 1/4 in. by 7, consisting of 40 leaves (Add. 14,708, foll. 122—161), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 122, 125, 126, 135, 156, and 161. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 7 in number. Leaves are missing at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 122, 124, 126, and 154. There are from 17 to 21 lines in each page. This is the companion volume to the preceding number (foll. 52—121), and originally contained the same anthems, etc.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is good and regular, apparently of the xivth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 6 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 122a): Common anthems, arranged according to the eight tone [defective]
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 2 (Fol. 127a): The Commemoration of any one Martyr [defective]
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ ܣܗܕܝܐ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 3 (Fol. 133a): Of Macarius, Maximus, etc. [defective]
Note: Slightly imperfect.
Item 4 (Fol. 144b): Of the Decease of the blessed Virgin, at the full-moon of Ab
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܘܢܝܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܡܫܬ݁ܡ̣ܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܟܣܗ ܕܐܒ ܝܪܚܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 145a): Of the blessed Virgin, over the ears of corn
 
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܕܟܝܬܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܕܡܫܬܲܡܠܐ ܥܠ ܫ̈ܒܠܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 160b): A Calendar of Festivals and Saints' Days [defective]

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14708” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/574.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14708.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/574.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14708

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