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Add. 14,711

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/583
Description based on Wright CCCCIX (1:320-321) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 1222 / AG 1533
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 220 leaves.
Features: Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Select Offices for various occasions, according to the Malkite use. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 27 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 10 1/4 in. by 6 7/8, consisting of 220 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are 28 in number. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 185. There are from 18 to 22 lines in each page. This volume is written in a rather inelegant, Malkite hand, and dated A. Gr. 1533, A.D. 1222.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
Decoration (Ornamentation):

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): Select Offices for various occasions, according to the Malkite use [defective]
 
Title:
ܒܫܡ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܚܕܐ ܐܠܗܘܬܐ ܡܫܒܚܬܐ ܘܫܘܝ̇ܬ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܡܓܒ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܝܕܝ̈ܥܐ ܘܡܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܥܡ ܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Commemorative services
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): Of the angels
 
Title:
ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 8b): Of a prophet
 
Title:
ܕܢܒܝܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 14a): Of an apostle
 
Title:
ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܗܘ ܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 18a): Of two martyrs
 
Title:
ܐ܏ܩܘܠܘ ܕܦܚܡܐ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 22a): Of one martyr
 
Title:
ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܣܗܕܐ ܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 26b): Of a bishop
 
Title:
ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܪ̈ܝܫܝܟܗܢܐ ܠܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 32b): Of a female martyr
 
Title:
ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܣܗܕܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ
Item 10 (Fol. 38a): Of a female saint
 
Title:
ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܚܣܝܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܗܝ
Item 11 (Fol. 42b): Of a saint and bishop
 
Title:
ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܬܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܘܡܫܘܬܦܐ ܥܡܗ ܕܪܝܫܟܗܢܐ ܥܠ ܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 51a): A supplicatory canon, of the Mother of God
 
Title:
ܩܢܘܢܐ ܡܬܟܫܦܢܐ ܥܠ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܏ܩ ܏ܒ
Item 13 (Fol. 57b): The Nativity of the blessed Virgin, 8th of Ilūl
 
Title:
ܒܚ ܒܐܝܠܘܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܘܠܕܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 66b): The Elevation of the holy Cross, 14th of Ilūl
 
Title:
ܝܕ ܒܐܝܠܘܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܪܘܡܪܡܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܡܝܩܪܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 75b): The Commemoration of Sergius and Bacchus, 7th of the first Teshrīn
 
Title:
ܒܙ ܒܬܫܪܝܢ ܏ܐ ܟܘܠܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܟܘܣ
Item 16 (Fol. 87b): The Presentation of the blessed Virgin, 21st of the second Teshrīn
 
Title:
ܟܐ ܒܬܫܪܝܢ ܏ܒ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡܥܠܬܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 97b): The Nativity of our Lord, 25th of the first Kānūn
 
Title:
ܒܟܗ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܏ܐ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܦܓܪ
Item 18 (Fol. 116b): The Circumcision of our Lord, 1st of the second Kānūn
 
Title:
ܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܟܢܘܢ ܏ܒ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܓܙܘܬܗ (sic) ܕܡܪܢ
Item 19 (Fol. 127a): The Epiphany, 6th of the second Kānūn
 
Title:
ܒܘ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܏ܒ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 143b): The Presentation of our Lord, 2nd of Shĕbāt
 
Title:
ܒܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܛ ܥܐܕܐ ܡܪܢܝܐ ܕܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 154b): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin, 25th of Adār
 
Title:
ܟܗ ܒܐܕܪ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܢ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܕ ܪܝܫ ܡܠܐܟ̈ܐ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ
Item 22 (Fol. 165a): The Commemoration of the martyr George, 23d of Nīsān
 
Title:
ܟܓ ܒܢܝܣܢ ܟܘܠܠ ܪܒ ܒܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܐܘܪ܏ܓ
Item 23 (Fol. 176b): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist, 24th of Hazīrān
 
Title:
ܟܕ ܒܚܙܝܪܢ. ܥܐܕܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܕܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 184a): The Commemoration of S. Peter and S. Paul, 29th of Hazīrān [defective]
 
Title:
ܟܛ ܒܚܙܝܪܢ ܟܘܠܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ
Item 25 (Fol. 196a): The Transfiguration, 6th of Ab
 
Title:
ܘ ܒܐܒ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܙܘܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ̣. ܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܬܒܘܪ
Item 26 (Fol. 204b): The Decease of the blessed Virgin, 15th of Ab
 
Title:
ܝܗ ܒܐܒ ܝܪܚܐ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܥܘܢܕܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܗܢ ܥܠܡܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 213b): The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist, 29th of Ab
 
Title:
ܟܛ ܒܐܒ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܟܘܠܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 220b): On fol. 220 b there is a note, giving the date and the name of the scribe, Peter, the son of Mark, from the town of Dārā ܨ̈ܠܘ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܟܬܒܘܐ (sic) ܘܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܣܢܝܩܐ ܠܪ̈܏ܚ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܕܘܝܐ ܒܪ ܏ܩܫܝ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܒܪ ܩ܏ܫܝ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܪ ܝܘܣܦ ܒܪ ܏ܩܫܝ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܪ ܟܘܪܝ ܝܘܣܦ. ܡܢ ܕܕܐ (sic) ܪܚܝܡܬ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ. ܐܫܬܡܠܝ ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ. ܘ܏ܕܫܒ ܥܫܝܢܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܠܥܙܪ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ. ܒܐܝܕܗ ܒܝܪܚ̣ ܬܘܡܙ (sic) ܏ܒܝܙ ܒܗ ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܩ܏ܝܫܬ ܡܪܝܢܐ. ܝܘܡ ܏ܫܒ ܠܐܦܝ ܬܫܥ ܫܥܝ̈ܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫܡ̈ܐܐ ܘܠ܏ܓ ܡܢ ܫܢܝ̈ܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܝܘܢܝܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 1a): On fol. 1 a there is an Arabic note, rather indistinctly written, which states that this book was presented as a wakf to the Syrian convent in the desert of Macarius by one Abu 's-Surūr in the year of the martyrs 993, A.D. 1277. هذا الكتاب اوقفه العبد المسكين بو السرور. بن..........(؟) بن ابي سعد بن الرهري(؟) علي دير الابهات الرهبان السريان ببرية الاب القديس ابو مقار الغ̅ وكتب بتاريغ يوم الاحد الرابع والعشرين من ابيب سنة تسع مايه وثلثه وتسعين الشهدا الابرار
Addition 3: There are some rude attempts at ornamentation in this volume.

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14711” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/583.

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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14711.” 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/583.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14711

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