London, BL, Add. 14714
source date: 1356
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/586, Add. 14,714, London, BL, Add. 14,714, BL Add MS 14714, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 430, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXXX

[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.]

Syriac

title: The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., 394 (ܫܨܕ) in number.
  title: The Epiphany
  title: The Presentation
  title: Lent
  title: The forty Martyrs
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܕܒܣܐܒܣܛ
  title: The Miracles of our Lord
  title: Other hymns on the Miracles
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܣ̈ܟܘܠܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
  title: Palm Sunday
  title: Passion Week
  title: The holy Cross
  title: The Resurrection
  title: For the Baptistery
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܠܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
  title: To be sung after the reading of the Gospel, before the celebration of the holy Eucharist
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܒܬܪ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ (sic) ܩܕܡ ܩܘܪܒܐ
  title: The Ascension
  title: Pentecost
  title: The Consecration of the Church
  title: The blessed Virgin, arranged according to the eight tones
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  title: The Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs, arranged according to the eight tones
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
  title: For times of wrath, calamity and afflictions, arranged according to the eight tones
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܥܠ ܚܫܐ ܘܡ̈ܚܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܘ ܒܕܘܟܐ ܕܘܟܐ
  title: For the Dead, arranged according to the eight tones
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ

title: Supplicatory hymns
rubric: ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ
ܫܠܡ ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ: ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ: [ܘ] ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܘܨܪܐ

title: Supplicatory hymns for the Resurrection
rubric: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
See additions.

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.

138 ff.

- 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.

One hand wrote foll. 1-110.

One hand wrote foll. 111-138.

See additions.

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

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- Colophon

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.

AD 1075 AG 1386

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 CCCCXXX 1:346-347