London, BL, Add. 14709
source date: A. Gr. 1647
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/578, Add. 14,709, London, BL, Add. 14,709, BL Add MS 14709

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/579, Add. 14,709, foll. 1–71, London, BL, Add. 14,709, foll. 1–71, BL Add MS 14709, foll. 1-71, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 371, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLXXI

[This manuscript contains: Services for Passion Week. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.]

Syriac

title: Services for Passion Week
rubric: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Consisting of proœmia (ܦܪ̈ܘܡܝܘܢ), sedras (ܣܕܪ̈ܐ), and prayers (ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܘܪܝܐ, ܏ܨ̈ ܕܦܝܪܡܐ, ܏ܨ̈ ܕܚܘܬܡܐ)
  title: Monday
  rubric: ܝܘܡܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ
  title: Tuesday
  rubric: ܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ
  title: Wednesday
  rubric: ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ
  title: Thursday
  rubric: ܚ̈ܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ
    title: The office of the Washing of Feet
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫܝ̇ܓܬܐ
  title: Friday
  rubric: ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܕܨܠܝܒ̣ܘܬܐ
  title: Saturday
  rubric: ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
  Very imperfect.

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.

71 ff.

- 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.

This manuscript is written in a large, inelegant character, dated A. Gr. 1647, A.D. 1336.

A later hand has signed the quires with Armenian letters.

See additions.

- 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

AD 1336 AG 1647

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 CCCLXXI 1:303

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/580, Add. 14,709, foll. 72–74, London, BL, Add. 14,709, foll. 72–74, BL Add MS 14709, foll. 72-74, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 377, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Portions of the Services for the Sunday of the Resurrection. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: Portions of the Services for the Sunday of the Resurrection
rubric: ܥܕܢܐ ܕܨ̇ܦܪܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ ܏ܩܕ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܘܪܝܐ

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).

3 ff.

- 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).

Evidently written by the same hand as the preceding portion of the volume (foll. l—71, no. ccclxxi), A.D. 1336.

AD 1336

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 CCCLXXVII 1:306

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/581, Add. 14,709, foll. 75–94, London, BL, Add. 14,709, foll. 75–94, BL Add MS 14709, foll. 75-94, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 236, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXXVI

[This manuscript contains: Lessons from the Gospels for various occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

title: Lessons from the Gospels for various occasions
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
  See additions.
  title: The Commemoration of the Fathers and Doctors
  rubric: 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
  title: The Commemoration of Ascetics, Solitaries, Eremites, Stylites, and Recluses
  rubric: 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
  title: The Commemoration of Ascetics
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܩ̣ܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܥ̈ܢܘܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܐܒܐ ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ. ܘܡܩܪܝܘܣ. ܘܐܪܣܢܝܘܣ. ܘܦܟܘܡܝܘܣ. ܘܡܟܣܝܡܘܣ. ܘܕܘܡܛܝܘܣ. ܘܕܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܬܥܲܢܘܝܘ ܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  title: The Commemoration of Martyrs
  rubric: 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
  title: The Commemoration of all Martyrs and Saints
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܓܲܘܢܐܝܬ. ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  title: The Commemoration of the twelve Apostles
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܩ̣ܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  title: For the Great Sunday of the Resurrection
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܲܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝ̣ܡܬܐ
  title: Of the holy Cross
  rubric: ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
  See additions.

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.

20 ff.

- 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.

The writing is neat and regular, with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels. It is dated A. Gr. 1795, A.D. 1484.

See additions.

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- Margin to The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin:

ܚ̇ܫܚ ܠܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ. ܒܟܠ ܝܘܡ ܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܲܢܬܐ

- Margin to Of the holy Cross:

ܕܨܠܝܒܐ. ܚ̇ܫܚ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܲܢܬܐ

- On fol. 94 a, at the foot of the page, we find the date.

ܘܥܠ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܕܰܣܪܷܛ ܨܲܠܘ ܫܢܬ ܐܥ܏ܨܗ

- 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 ܀

AD 1484 AG 1795

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 CCXXXVI 1:175-176