Add. 14,714
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/586
Date:
AD 1075 / AG 1386
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 138 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Hymns
This manuscript contains: The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., 394 (ܫܨܕ) in number.; Supplicatory hymns; Supplicatory hymns for the Resurrection. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 22 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 6 5/8 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 138 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 5, 18, 24, 33, and 34. The quires, signed with letters, are 17 in number; but the first six are very imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning, as well as after foll. 4, 5, 12, 17, 23, 25, and 31. There are from 16 to 25 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
One hand wrote foll. 1-110.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
One hand wrote foll. 111-138.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., 394 (ܫܨܕ) in
number. [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Epiphany [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 5a): The Presentation
Item 4 (Fol. 5a): Lent [defective]
Item 5 (Fol. 9a): The forty Martyrs [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܕܒܣܐܒܣܛ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܕܒܣܐܒܣܛ
Item 6 (Fol. 13a): The Miracles of our Lord
[defective]
Item 7 (Fol. 17a): Other hymns on the Miracles [defective]
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܣ̈ܟܘܠܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܣ̈ܟܘܠܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 18a): Palm Sunday [defective]
Item 9 (Fol. 20a): Passion Week [defective]
Item 10 (Fol. 26a): The holy Cross [defective]
Item 11 (Fol. 28b): The Resurrection [defective]
Item 12 (Fol. 39a): For the Baptistery
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܠܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܠܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 44a): To be sung after the reading of the Gospel, before the
celebration of the holy Eucharist
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܒܬܪ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ (sic) ܩܕܡ ܩܘܪܒܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܒܬܪ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ (sic) ܩܕܡ ܩܘܪܒܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 45b): The Ascension
Item 15 (Fol. 48a): Pentecost
Item 16 (Fol. 52b): The Consecration of the Church
Item 17 (Fol. 55a): The blessed Virgin, arranged according to the eight tones
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 63b): The Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs, arranged according to the
eight tones
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
Item 19 (Fol. 95a): For times of wrath, calamity and afflictions, arranged
according to the eight tones
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܚܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܘ ܒܕܘܟܐ ܕܘܟܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܚܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܘ ܒܕܘܟܐ ܕܘܟܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 116a): For the Dead, arranged according to the eight tones
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 129a): Supplicatory hymns
Title: ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ: ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ: [ܘ] ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܘܨܪܐ
Title: ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ: ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ: [ܘ] ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܘܨܪܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 137a): Supplicatory hymns for the Resurrection
Title: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ Colophon: See additions.
Title: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ Colophon: See additions.
Additions
N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 138b):
On fol. 138 b there is a note, informing us that the said
Theodore was born in the year 1356 (A.D. 1045), assumed the little habit
in the year 1374 (A.D.
1063), and the great habit in the following year.
ܫܘܪܝܐ. ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܘܠܕܐ ܕܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܕܘ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܬܕܪܘܣ.
ܚܛܝܐ. ܒܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ. ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܠܬܡܐ ܘܢܘ. ܕܢܣܝܒܘܬ ܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ
ܕܒܫܡܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܠ̈ܬܡܐ ܘܫ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥ. ܕܣܝܡ ܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇
ܬܪܝܢܝܬܐ ܩܒܠܢܢ ܒܬܪ ܚܕܐ ܫܢܬܐ. ܕܗܕܐ ܕܐܡܝܪܐ. ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܒܛܒܘܬܗ ܐܦ ܥܠ ܒܝܫܘܬܝ ܕܝܠܝ
ܘܡܪܢ ܢܦܪܥܝܘܗܝ ܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 61a):
On fol. 61 a there is a note, which states that the book belonged to the
priest Yeshūyab, the son of Peter, the son of
Lazarus the periodeutes
, from
the village of Arnos. This note was written by a monk
named Jonas bar Yūhannān.
[ܐ]ܝܬܘܗܝ ܣܚܝܐ (ܣܚܚܐ) ܗܢܐ ܕܝܫܘܝܒ ܩܫ ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܒܪ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܩܫܝܫ
ܒܪ ܠܥܙܪ ܣܥܘܪܐ ܕܐܪܢܘܣ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܒ̇ܪܟܬܐ.. ܢܚ̈ܝ (ܢܝ̈ܚܝ) ܢܦܫܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ: ܟܬ݂ܒ ܣܘܪܓܕܐ
ܗܢܐ ܝܘܢܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܒܫܡܐ: ܠܘ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܫܝܫ ܘܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܦܓܥ.
Addition 3 (Fol. 29a):
On the margin of fol. 29 a, and on fol. 138 b, there are hymns in the
handwriting of one Sergius.
ܟܬܒ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܕܘܝܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥ[ـܠ] ܚ̇ܛܝܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬ[ܗ]
ܢܬܦܪܥ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 138a):
The colophon, fol. 138 a, states that the first part of this book (foll. 1—110)
was written in the year 1386 (A.D. 1075) by one Benjamin, and the remainder by one
of his disciples, whose name appears from a subsequent note to have been
Theodore
ܫܘ: ܠܐܒܐ: ܘܠܒܪܐ: ܘܠܪܘܚܐ: ܩܕ ܠܥܠܡ: ܥܠܡܝܢ: ܫܩܠ ܣܟܐ ܟܬܒܘܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܝܫܐ (sic) ܡ̇ܪܝ ܣܘܐܝܪܐ ܘܕܐܢ̈ܫܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܠܬܡܐ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܥܝܢ (sic) ܘܫܝܬ. ܒܕ̈ܝܘܢܝܐ ܡܒܪ̈ܟܐ. ܟܬܒܗ ܪܒܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܒܢܝܡܢ ܡܚܣܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܢܦܗ (sic) ܘܚܬܡܗ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܢܫ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܦܠܦܠ ܒܣܝܢܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܫ.
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