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Add. 14,709

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/578
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Add. 14,709, foll. 1–71

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/579
Description based on Wright CCCLXXI (1:303) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1336 / AG 1647
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 71 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Services for Passion Week. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 10 5/8 in. by 7 1/2, consisting of 71 leaves, several of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 57 and 68—71. The quires were probably eight in number. They are signed with Syriac, and by a later hand with Armenian letters. One leaf is wanting at the beginning, and there are lacunæ after foll. 68 and 70. Each page has from 17 to 20 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a large, inelegant character, dated A. Gr. 1647, A.D. 1336.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Armenian script): A later hand has signed the quires with Armenian letters.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

Contents

This manuscript contains 8 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. 1a): Services for Passion Week [defective]
 
Title:
ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Note: Consisting of proœmia (ܦܪ̈ܘܡܝܘܢ), sedras (ܣܕܪ̈ܐ), and prayers (ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܘܪܝܐ, ܏ܨ̈ ܕܦܝܪܡܐ, ܏ܨ̈ ܕܚܘܬܡܐ)
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Monday [defective]
 
Title:
ܝܘܡܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 20b): Tuesday
 
Title:
ܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 32b): Wednesday
 
Title:
ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 44a): Thursday
 
Title:
ܚ̈ܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 44a): The office of the Washing of Feet
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫܝ̇ܓܬܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 64b): Friday [defective]
 
Title:
ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܕܨܠܝܒ̣ܘܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 69a): Saturday [defective]
 
Title:
ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Note: Very imperfect.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 71b): After the doxology, on fol. 71 b, we find the following note, containing the date. ܠܬܫ܏ܒܘ ܘܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܫ̇ܘܝ̣ܬ݀ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ: ܟ݁ܬܒܢܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܦܢܩܝ̣ܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܠܗܐ [ܕܝܠܢ ܒܫܢـ]ܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܫ̈ܬܡ̈ܐܐ ܏ܘܡܙ ܕ[ܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ] ܏ܘܫ

Add. 14,709, foll. 72–74

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/580
Description based on Wright CCCLXXVII (1:306) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1336
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 3 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Portions of the Services for the Sunday of the Resurrection. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Three paper leaves, about 10 1/2 in. by 7 3/8, much stained and torn (Add. 14,709, foll. 72 —74). They are exactly similar in appearance to the preceding portion of the volume (foll. l—71, no. ccclxxi).

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): Evidently written by the same hand as the preceding portion of the volume (foll. l—71, no. ccclxxi), A.D. 1336.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 72a): Portions of the Services for the Sunday of the Resurrection
 
Title:
ܥܕܢܐ ܕܨ̇ܦܪܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܏ܩܕ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܘܪܝܐ

Add. 14,709, foll. 75–94

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/581
Description based on Wright CCXXXVI (1:175-176) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1484 / AG 1795
West Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 20 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Lectionaries
This manuscript contains: Lessons from the Gospels for various occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 10 3/4 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 20 leaves or two quires, signed with letters (Add. 114,709, foll. 75—94). There are from 21 to 24 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, West Syriac script): The writing is neat and regular, with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels. It is dated A. Gr. 1795, A.D. 1484.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Arabic script): See additions.

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. 75a): Lessons from the Gospels for various occasions
Item 2 (Fol. 75a): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Note: See additions.
Item 3 (Fol. 75b): The Commemoration of the Fathers and Doctors
 
Title:
ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܘܡܠܦ̈ܢܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܕܒܲܐܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ ܘܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܠܘܟܣܝܢܘܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܐܝܠ. ܘܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܲܠܦܢܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܢܝܩܠܐܘܣ ܙ̇ܟܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܘܪܕܥܝܐ. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܘܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܡ̇ܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ. ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝ
Item 4 (Fol. 78b): The Commemoration of Ascetics, Solitaries, Eremites, Stylites, and Recluses
 
Title:
ܒܕܘܟܪܢܗܘܢ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܥ̈ܢܘܝܐ. ܘܝܚ̈ܝܕܝܐ. ܘܛܘܼܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܡܕܒܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܐܣ̈ܛܘܢܝܐ. ܘܚ̈ܒܝܫܝܐ. ܘܐܒ̈ܝ̣ܠܐ. ܐܝܟ ܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܗ. ܘܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܝܢ. ܘܡܪܝ ܐܗܪܘܢ. ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܣܒܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ. ܘܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ. ܘܡܪܝ ܡܲܠܟܹܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܡܲܬܝ. ܘܡܪܝ ܕܝܡܛ. ܘܡܪܝ ܐܚܐ. ܘܐܒܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ. ܘܐܒܐ ܡܲܩܪܝܣ. ܘܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ. ܘܕܘܡܸܛܝܘܣ. ܘܐܒܐ ܒܝ̣ܫܵܘܝ. ܘܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܘܐܒܐ ܦܘܠܐ. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܡ̇ܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 80b): The Commemoration of Ascetics
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܩ̣ܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܥ̈ܢܘܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܐܒܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ. ܘܡܩܪܝܘܣ. ܘܐܪܣܢܝܘܣ. ܘܦܟܘܡܝܘܣ. ܘܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ. ܘܕܘܡܛܝܘܣ. ܘܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܬܥܲܢܘܝܘ ܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 83b): The Commemoration of Martyrs
 
Title:
ܒܕܘܟܪܢܗܘܢ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܐܝܟ ܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ. ܘܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܟܘܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܒܗܢܢ. ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܕܣܸܐܒܲܐܣܛܝܐ. ܘܐܓܪܝܦܘܣ ܘܠܲܒܪܢܛܝܘܣ ܘܡܪܝ ܒܣܘܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܥܙܙܐܝܠ. ܘܡܪܝ ܪܘܡܐܢܘܣ. ܘܡܪܝ ܐܒܝ. ܘܡܪܝ ܣܒܐ. ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܕܐܬܟܠܲܠܘ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܕܣܗܕܘܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܡܪܝ ܚܒܝܒ. ܘܫܡܘܢܐ ܘܓܘܼܪܝܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܫܲܪܒܹܝܠ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܡ̇ܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ
Item 7 (Fol. 86b): The Commemoration of all Martyrs and Saints
 
Title:
ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܓܲܘܢܐܝܬ. ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 90a): The Commemoration of the twelve Apostles
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܩ̣ܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 92b): For the Great Sunday of the Resurrection
 
Title:
ܕܚܕܒܫܲܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 94b): Of the holy Cross
 
Title:
ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Note: See additions.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 75a): Margin to The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin: ܚ̇ܫܚ ܠܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ. ܒܟܠ ܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܲܢܬܐ
Addition 2 (Fol. 94b): Margin to Of the holy Cross: ܕܨܠܝܒܐ. ܚ̇ܫܚ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܲܢܬܐ
Addition 3 (Fol. 94a): On fol. 94 a, at the foot of the page, we find the date. ܘܥܠ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܕܰܣܪܷܛ ܨܲܠܘ ܫܢܬ ܐܥ܏ܨܗ
Addition 4 (Fol. 89b): The scribe wrote Arabic very incorrectly. For example, at the foot of fol. 89 b, we read: اترحمُوا (sic) علي عبد (sic) الحقير الظعيف (sic) المسكين الخاطي عار الناس ܀

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14709” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/578.

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14709.” 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/578.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14709

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