Add. 14,710
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/582
Date:
AD 1259 / AG 1570
Melkite Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 228 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books
This manuscript contains: The Octôechus of the services of Sunday and of the ferial days, according to the Malkite use. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 8 7/8 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 228 leaves, some of which are much torn, especially foll. 1, 8, 25, 197, and 219—228. The quires, signed with letters, were 30 in number, but the first and fifth are now missing. There are from 16 to 22 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Melkite Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, regular, Malkite hand.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Octôechus of the services of Sunday and of the ferial
days, according to the Malkite use. [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): First tone [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 24b): Second tone [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 48a): Third tone
Item 5 (Fol. 74a): Fourth tone
Item 6 (Fol. 105a): Fifth tone
Item 7 (Fol. 133a): Sixth tone
Item 8 (Fol. 157a): Seventh tone
Item 9 (Fol. 177b):
Note: The canons are ascribed to John
of Damascus,
ܩܫܝܫܐ (or ܝܘܚܢܢ) ܐܒܐ ܝܘܢܝ ܕܪܡܣܘܩܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܢܨܘܪ
and Cosmas of Jerusalem, ܐܘܫܠܡܝܐ(or ܩܘܣܡܐ)
ܩܘܙܡܐ.
Item 10 (Fol. 217b): Exaposteilaria, eleven in number
Title: ܐܟܣܦܘܣܛܝܠܐܪܝܐܣ ܕܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ
Title: ܐܟܣܦܘܣܛܝܠܐܪܝܐܣ ܕܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 220b): Theotokia, also eleven in number
Title: ܬܐܘܛܘܟܝܐܣ ܕܥܠ ܐܟܣܦܣ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Title: ܬܐܘܛܘܟܝܐܣ ܕܥܠ ܐܟܣܦܣ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 223a): Stichêra of the eleven gospels of the Resurrection
Title: ܣܛܫܝܪܘܢ ܥܠ ܝܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܝܛܐ
Title: ܣܛܫܝܪܘܢ ܥܠ ܝܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܝܛܐ
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 227a):
The last of these is followed by a note, fol. 227 a, giving the date and the
name of the scribe, Ma'mar, a priest of Kārā
(see also
foll. 74 a and 177 b).
ܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܟܗ ܡܥܡܪ ܡܢ ܩܐܪܐ: ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫ ܡܐܐ
ܘܫܒ̈ܥܝܢ ܡܢ ܡـ[ـܢܝܢܐ] ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪܦܝܠܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܐ
Addition 2 (Fol. 227a):
After the previous note, there is a kathisma for the blessed Virgin.
ܩܬܝܣ ܠܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܩ ܚ ܠܘܩ . ܠܚܟܡܬܐ. (i.e. ܠܘܩܒܠ)
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