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Add. 14,716

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/591
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Add. 14,716, foll. 1–78

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/592
Description based on Wright CCCCXX (1:328-329) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Melkite Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 78 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: The Horologium or daily hours of the Malkite church. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 78 leaves. The quires, signed with letters and Coptic arithmetical figures, were originally at least 14 in number. Leaves are wanting both at the beginning and end, and there are lacunæ after foll. 16, 72, 76, and 77. Each page has from 12 to 17 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Melkite Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, Malkite hand of the xiiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 10 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Horologium or daily hours of the Malkite church [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Morning prayer [defective]
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning and end.
Item 3 (Fol. 17a): Terce [defective]
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܬܠ̈ܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 4 (Fol. 22b): Sext
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܬ̤ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 30b): Part 4
 
Title:
ܨ̇܏ܠܘ ܕܡܩܪܙܡ
Item 6 (Fol. 39a): None
 
Title:
ܨ̇܏ܠܘ ܕܬܫ̈ܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 7 (Fol. 46a): Vespers
 
Title:
ܨ̇܏ܠܘ ܕܪܡܫܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 54b): Compline [defective]
 
Title:
ܨ̇܏ܠܘ ܕܣܘܬܪܐ
Note: Imperfect at the end.
Item 9 (Fol. 73a): John Chrysostom . A prayer of John Chrysostom
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ܀ ܐ܏ܡܪ܀ ܡܪܝܐ ܚ̇ܢܢܐ ܘܡܪܚܦܢܐ. ܢܓܝܪ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܣ̇ܓܝ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܩܘܫܬܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܐ ܨܒ̇ܐ ܐܢܬ ܒܡܘܬܗ ܕܚ̇ܛܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܐܬܘܒ ܘܢܐܚ̣ܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 10 (Fol. 77): Fragments of a service [defective]

Add. 14,716, foll. 79–166

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/593
Description based on Wright CCCCLXX (1:374-375) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 88 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns
This manuscript contains: A large collection of hymns arranged according to the eight tones; A collection of ܥܩ̈ܒܐ, arranged according to the eight tones; Prayers; Hymns called ܬܒܪ̈ܬܐ, arranged according to the eight tones; Part 5; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 23 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 88 leaves (Add. 14,716, foll. 79—166), many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 79—86, 138, 143, 144, 151, and 158—166. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 22 in number; but several of them are now either lost or defective. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 84, 143, 150, and 158. There are from 18 to 21 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 23 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 79a): A large collection of hymns arranged according to the eight tones [defective]
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܠܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 79a): First tone [defective]
 
Title:
ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 85a): Fifth
Item 4 (Fol. 104b): Second
Item 5 (Fol. 108a): Sixth
Item 6 (Fol. 121a): Third
Item 7 (Fol. 124a): Seventh
Item 8 (Fol. 124a): Fourth
Note: Omitted.
Item 9 (Fol. 139a): Eighth [defective]
Item 10 (Fol. 144a): A collection of ܥܩ̈ܒܐ, arranged according to the eight tones [defective]
 
Title:
ܥܩ̈ܒܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 150b): ܫܠܡܘ ܗܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܩܒܐ ܥܡ ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܣܢܝܩܘܬܐ. ܒܒܥܘ ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܘܠܐ ܬܥܕܠܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܟܬܝܒܬܐ ܡܒܠܒܠܬܐ ܘܘܪ̈ܩܐ ܡܒ̈ܠܒܠܐ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 11 (Fol. 150b): Prayers [defective]
Item 12 (Fol. 150b): Prayer 1 [defective]
 
Title:
ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 151a): Prayer 2
 
Title:
ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 152a): Hymns called ܬܒܪ̈ܬܐ, arranged according to the eight tones
 
Title:
ܬܒܪ̈ܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 152a): Jacob of Batnae. Hymns ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
 
Title:
ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܏ܡܫ
Item 16 (Fol. 154b): Ephraim. Hymns ascribed to Ephraim
 
Title:
ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܏ܡܫܡ
Item 17 (Fol. 156b): Balaeus. Hymns ascribed to Balaeus
 
Title:
ܡܪܝ ܒܐܠܝ
 
Title:
ܡܪܝ ܒ݁ܠ̣ܝ
Item 18 (Fol. 157a): Part 5
 
Title:
ܝܕ̈ܥܐ ܕܥܢܝܢܐ ܘܕܩܕܝܫܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  Excerpt: ܐ̄ ܒܪܐ ܕܫ̣ܪܐ ܒܡܪܒܥܐ ܒܬܘܠܐ ܐ̄ ܨܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܒ܏ܪ̈ܚ ܐ̄ ܣ̇ܓܕ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܐ̄ ܨܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܒ̄ ܗ̇ܘ ܛܥܝܢܐ ܡܪܟܒܬܒܐ (sic) ܒ̄ ܨܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܓ̄ ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ ܩܛܝܠܐ ܕܒ܏ܩܛ ܓ̄ ܨܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܏ܘܫ ܏ܫܠܡܝ ܗܠܝܢ܀ ܏ܨܠܘ ܏ܒܒܥܘ ܐ̄ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܡܫܡܫܝܢ ܠܗ ܐ̄ ܩܕܝܫܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܒ̄ ܟܕ ܥܠ̣ܘ ܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܒ̄ ܩܕܝܫܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܓ̄ ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ ܩܛܝܠܐ ܕܒ܏ܩܛܠ ܓ̄ ܩܕܝܫܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܏ܘܫ ܏ܫܠܡ
Note: The word ܝܕ̈ܥܐ, in the rubric, seems to denote the first words, or catch-words, of well- known hymns, appropriate to certain occasions.
Item 19 (Fol. 158a): For Passion Week [defective]
Item 20 (Fol. 158a): Part 1 [defective]
 
Title:
ܙܘ̈ܡܪܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 159a): Part 2 [defective]
 
Title:
ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Note: Arranged according to the eight tones.
Item 22 (Fol. 162a): Part 3
 
Title:
ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܠܠܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 163b): Anthems and prayers for the services of the Great Sunday of the Resurrection [defective]
 
Title:
[ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ] ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ [ܕ]ܦܪܘܩܢ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14716” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/591.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14716.” 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/591.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14716

Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:

  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
  • , editor, A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library
  • William Wright, David A. Michelson, Robert Aydin, Eliana Yonan, and Justin Arnwine, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 14716

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  • Created by Eliana Yonan
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by William L. Potter
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by Lindsay Ruth
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Locus information for manuscript items added by Ziyan Zhang
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors edited by Justin Arnwine
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors checked by Alexys Ahn Joseph DAlfonso
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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