Add. 14,713
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/585
Date:
12th or 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 167 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Hymns
This manuscript contains: Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., 337 (ܫܠܙ) in number; Supplicatory hymns of all kinds, arranged according to the eight tones; Propsalmata, chanted before the reading of the Scripture Lessons; Hymns of praise, to be used at the celebration of the holy Eucharist; A Calendar of Feasts, Saints' Days, etc., according to the use of the Syrian church; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 34 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, consisting of 167 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—9, 101, and 164 —167. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been 18 in number. Leaves are wanting both at the beginning and end, and there are lacunae after foll. 3, 11, and 163. Each page has from 19 to 24 lines.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is
written in a good, regular hand of the xiith or
xiiith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., 337 (ܫܠܙ) in number [defective]
Title:
Title:
Note: Each hymn is marked with its own letter, and another letter to indicate the tone; e.g. ܝܛ ܚ, ܙܙ,ܓ, etc.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Nativity of our Lord
[defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 4a): The Epiphany [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 7b): The Presentation and S. Simeon
Item 5 (Fol. 8a): Lent [defective]
Item 6 (Fol. 12a): The Miracles of our Lord
[defective]
Item 7 (Fol. 17a): Palm Sunday
Item 8 (Fol. 20a): Passion Week
Item 9 (Fol. 23a): The holy Cross
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 28b): The Resurrection, arranged according to
the eight tones
Item 11 (Fol. 37a): The Ascension
Item 12 (Fol. 39a): Pentecost
Subscription (Fol. 42b):
ܫ̈ܠܡ̣ܝ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 42b): Common hymns for the holy Virgin, the Martyrs and Doctors, the Dead, and of
penance, arranged according to the eight tones
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܒܬܡܢܝܐ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ Subscription (Fol. 120b): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܨܚܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ: ܘܫ
Title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܒܬܡܢܝܐ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ Subscription (Fol. 120b): ܫܠ̣ܡ ܨܚܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ: ܘܫ
Item 14 (Fol. 42b): First tone
Title: ܐܝܟܘܣ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Title: ܐܝܟܘܣ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 48b): Fifth tone
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 58b): Second tone
Item 17 (Fol. 67a): Sixth tone
Item 18 (Fol. 81a): Third tone
Item 19 (Fol. 86a): Seventh tone
Item 20 (Fol. 101a): Fourth tone
Item 21 (Fol. 110a): Eighth tone
Item 22 (Fol. 120b): Supplicatory hymns of all kinds, arranged
according to the eight tones
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟ݁ܬܒܝܢܢ ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܝܣ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܟ݁ܬܒܝܢܢ ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܝܣ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ
Note: Arranged similarly to Common hymsn fro the holy Virign, the Martyrs and Doctors, etc.
Item 23 (Fol. 154b): Propsalmata, chanted before the reading of the Scripture Lessons
Title: ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ ܕܩܕܡ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡܝܢܝܐ
Title: ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ ܕܩܕܡ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡܝܢܝܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 157a): Hymns of praise, to be used at the celebration of the holy Eucharist
Title: ܘܬܘܒ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ
Title: ܘܬܘܒ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 158a): A Calendar of Feasts, Saints' Days, etc., according to the use of the Syrian church
Title: ܬܘܒ ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܡܚ̇ܘܝܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܥܕܥܐܕܝܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܩܕ ܪܝܫ ܫܢܬܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܝܡ. ܘܫ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܡܚ̇ܘܝܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܥܕܥܐܕܝܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܩܕ ܪܝܫ ܫܢܬܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܝܡ. ܘܫ
ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ is here altered into ܐܬܪܐ.
Note:
Item 26 (Fol. 161b): A tract entitled "Chronicle or Reckoning of
the Year," containing the names of
the months, the number of days in each, rules for finding the
commencement of each month, the "foundation (ܫܬܐܣܬܐ, ὁ θεμέλιος) of
the year," the "foundation of the moon" or golden number, whether
the year is intercalary or not, the age of the moon, the precise
date of new moon, etc., etc.
Title: ܟܪܘܢܝܩܘܢ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܕܫܲܢܬܐ
Title: ܟܪܘܢܝܩܘܢ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܕܫܲܢܬܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 164b): Ezra the Scribe. An extract from Ezra the scribe, regarding the day of the Nativity
Title: ܡܢ ܥܙܪܐ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܝܘܿܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠ̣ܕܐ. ܐܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܢ̣ܗܘܐ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ܆ ܣܬܘܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܢ̣ܗܘܐ. ܐܐܝܪ ܪܛܝܒܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܒ. ܘܕܒܫܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܡ̇ܘܬܢܐ ܕܛܠܝ̈ܐ܀ ܘܫ
Title: ܡܢ ܥܙܪܐ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܝܘܿܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠ̣ܕܐ. ܐܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܢ̣ܗܘܐ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ܆ ܣܬܘܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܢ̣ܗܘܐ. ܐܐܝܪ ܪܛܝܒܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܒ. ܘܕܒܫܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܡ̇ܘܬܢܐ ܕܛܠܝ̈ܐ܀ ܘܫ
Item 28 (Fol. 166): Short extracts
Item 29 (Fol. 166a): Ephraim. From Ephraim
Title: ܡ̇ܡܠܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܐܢ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܐܢܫ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ. ܩ̣ܪܐܘܘܗܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܪܘܫܐ. ܘܐܢ ܚ̇ܒܨ ܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ̣. ܩܪܐܘܼܘܗܝ ܒ̇ܨܐ ܟ̈ܣܝܬܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܡ̇ܡܠܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܐܢ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܐܢܫ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ. ܩ̣ܪܐܘܘܗܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܪܘܫܐ. ܘܐܢ ܚ̇ܒܨ ܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ̣. ܩܪܐܘܼܘܗܝ ܒ̇ܨܐ ܟ̈ܣܝܬܐ. ܘܫ
Item 30 (Fol. 166b): John Chrysostom. From John Chrysostom
Item 31 (Fol. 166b): John Chrysostom. Part 1
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܘܐܢܢܝܣ. ܡܫܝܚܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܐܬܥܲܛܦ. ܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܐܡܪ ܡܛܠ ܐܢܫܘܬܗ. ܘܫ
Title: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܘܐܢܢܝܣ. ܡܫܝܚܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܐܬܥܲܛܦ. ܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܐܡܪ ܡܛܠ ܐܢܫܘܬܗ. ܘܫ
Item 32 (Fol. 167a): John Chrysostom. Part 2
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܓܚ̣ܟ ܕܩܕ ܐܝܘܢܢܝܣ
Title: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܓܚ̣ܟ ܕܩܕ ܐܝܘܢܢܝܣ
Item 33 (Fol. 167a): Enigmas
Title: ܫ̈ܐܘܠܐ Excerpt: ܫܐܘܠܐ. ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܪ̈ܓܠܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ. ܘܓ̈ܦܐ ܠܐ ܫܟܝ̣ܚܝܢ ܠܗ. ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܛ̇ܐܣ ܩܠܝܠܐܝܬ. ܫܪܝܐ ܫܡ̣ܫܐ ܕܪ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܫ̈ܐܘܠܐ Excerpt: ܫܐܘܠܐ. ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܪ̈ܓܠܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ. ܘܓ̈ܦܐ ܠܐ ܫܟܝ̣ܚܝܢ ܠܗ. ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܛ̇ܐܣ ܩܠܝܠܐܝܬ. ܫܪܝܐ ܫܡ̣ܫܐ ܕܪ̈ܕܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 167b): The celestial and terrestrial hierarchies
Title: ܛ̈ܟܣܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܐ
Title: ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܐܪܥܢܝܬܐ
Title: ܛ̈ܟܣܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܐ
Title: ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܐܪܥܢܝܬܐ
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