London, BL, Add. 14717
source date: xiii cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/594, Add. 14,717, London, BL, Add. 14,717, BL Add MS 14717

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/595, Add. 14,717, foll. 1–58, London, BL, Add. 14,717, foll. 1–58, BL Add MS 14717, foll. 1-58, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 518, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Funeral Services. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 9 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-58
title: Funeral Services
  Foll. 1a-34
  title: For Priests
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
  The first three services are lost.
    Foll. 1a-7
    rubric: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܐܪܒܥ
    Imperfect at the beginning.
    Foll. 7a-14
    rubric: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܚ̈ܡܫ
    Foll. 14a-20
    rubric: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܫ̣ܬܐ
    Foll. 20b-27
    rubric: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܫܒܝ̣ܥܝܬܐ
    Foll. 27a-34
    rubric: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܬܡ̈ܢܐ
  Foll. 34a-55
  title: Lessons from the Old and New Testaments, etc.
  Foll. 55a-58
  title: For Monks, who are not priests
  rubric: ܬܘܒ̣ ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܥ̇ܢܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̈ܘܢ ܩ̈ܫܝܫܐ

Paper, about 8 ¾ in. by 5 ¾, consisting of 58 leaves, the first and last of which are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, must have been originally at least 9 in number, but the first two and the last are now missing. There is a lacuna between foll. 57 and 58. Each page has from 14 to 16 lines.

58 ff.

- Paper, about 8 ¾ in. by 5 ¾, consisting of 58 leaves, the first and last of which are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, must have been originally at least 9 in number, but the first two and the last are now missing. There is a lacuna between foll. 57 and 58. Each page has from 14 to 16 lines.

This manuscript is written in a coarse, inelegant hand of the xiii cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

13th century

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 DXVIII 1:395-396

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/596, Add. 14,717, foll. 59–102, London, BL, Add. 14,717, foll. 59–102, BL Add MS 14717, foll. 59-102, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 387, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLXXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Services for the Commemoration of Bar-saumā. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 59a-98a
title: Services for the Commemoration of Bar-saumā
  Foll. 59a-65
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܕܪܡܫܐ
  Foll. 65b-80
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ
  Foll. 80a-97
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܕܨܦܪܐ
  Foll. 97a-98
  title: Part d
  rubric: ܕܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
  Foll. 98b-102
  title: Services for the Commemoration of the archangel Michael
  rubric: [ܛܟܣܐ ܕ]ܥܠ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܢ̣ܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܝܟܐܝܠ

Paper, about 9 in. by 6, consisting of 44 leaves (Add. 14,717, foll. 59—102), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 59 and 96—102. The quires, signed with letters, are four in number, the first being imperfect at the beginning. There are from 17 to 21 lines in each page.

44 ff.

- Paper, about 9 in. by 6, consisting of 44 leaves (Add. 14,717, foll. 59—102), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 59 and 96—102. The quires, signed with letters, are four in number, the first being imperfect at the beginning. There are from 17 to 21 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith cent.

- A note on fol. 98 a states that the manuscript was written by one 'Abdā, for the abbat Basil, rabban Yuhannān, rabban Gabriel, and the rest of the brotherhood; but the name of the convent is not mentioned, though it was probably that of S. Mary Deipara.

ܐܬܟܬܒ ܟܘܪ̈ܣܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܨ̇ܝܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܡܠܸܐ [ܡܘ]ܡ̈ܐ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܬܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ܀ ܒܝ̇ܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܪܒܢ ܒܐܣܝܠ ܪܫܕ[ܝܪܐ] ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܪܒܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘ . . . ܘܪܒܢ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܣܒܐ ܥ . . . ܐܚܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܨܡܝܕܬ . . . ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܒܒܥܘ ܨ̇ܠܘ ܏ܘܫ

13th century

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 CCCLXXXVII 1:311

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/597, Add. 14,717, foll. 103–130, London, BL, Add. 14,717, foll. 103–130, BL Add MS 14717, foll. 103-130, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 379, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLXXIX

[This manuscript contains: The first part of a Choir-book containing hymns (ܩ̈ܠܐ,ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ) and prayers (ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ) for the following occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 103-130
title: The first part of a Choir-book containing hymns (ܩ̈ܠܐ,ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ) and prayers (ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ) for the following occasions
rubric: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
  title: The Decease of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܕܫܘܢܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  title: The Feast of Tabernacles, or the Transfiguration of our Lord
  rubric: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܠܐ
  title: The Feast of the holy Cross
  rubric: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
  title: The Consecration of the Church
  rubric: ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
  title: The six Sundays in Lent
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒ̈ܫܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ

Paper, about 9 1/8 in. by 6, consisting of 3 quires or 28 leaves (Add. 14,717, foll. 103 —130), several of which are slightly stained and torn. There are from 18 to 27 lines in each page. The first quire is in a different handwriting from the other two.

28 ff.

- Paper, about 9 1/8 in. by 6, consisting of 3 quires or 28 leaves (Add. 14,717, foll. 103 —130), several of which are slightly stained and torn. There are from 18 to 27 lines in each page. The first quire is in a different handwriting from the other two.

This manuscript is of the xiiith or xivth cent.

The first quire is in a different handwriting from the other two.

13th or 14th century

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 CCCLXXIX 1:307