Add. 14,719
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/599
Date:
AD 1184 / AG 1495
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 92 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books
This manuscript contains: A collection of hymns, anthems, etc., for the Festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 28 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 7 7/8in. by 5 1/2, consisting of 92 leaves, many of which are much torn, especially foll. 1—12, 73—77, 86, 87, 91, and 92. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been about 26 in number (ܟܕ, fol. 66 a); but all before ܝܛ (fol. 12 a) are either wanting or very imperfect. There are also lacunae after foll. 76, 77, and 78. The number of lines in each page varies from 21 to 32.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
The first of three hands by which this manuscript is written.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
The second of three hands by which this manuscript is written.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
The third of three hands by which this manuscript is written.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A collection of hymns, anthems, etc., for
the Festivals of the whole year [defective]
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Lent [defective]
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 3 (Fol. 7a): Palm Sunday [defective]
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 4 (Fol. 12a): Passion Week [defective]
Item 5 (Fol. 12a): Wednesday [defective]
Item 6 (Fol. 14b): Thursday
Item 7 (Fol. 19a): Canticle
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܚ̇ܛܝܬܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܚ̇ܛܝܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 24b): The Washing of Feet
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܫܝ̇ܓܬܐ ܕܡܫܬ݁ܡ̣ܠܐ ܒܚ̇ܡ̣ܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪܐܙܐ ܒ̇ܬܪ ܬܫ̈ܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܫܝ̇ܓܬܐ ܕܡܫܬ݁ܡ̣ܠܐ ܒܚ̇ܡ̣ܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪܐܙܐ ܒ̇ܬܪ ܬܫ̈ܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 9 (Fol. 24b): Friday
Item 10 (Fol. 31b): Canticle
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡ̇ܫܠܡܢܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡ̇ܫܠܡܢܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 32a): Canticle
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܒܗ ܟܕ ܒܗ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܒܗ ܟܕ ܒܗ
Item 12 (Fol. 34a): Canticle
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
Item 13 (Fol. 36a): Canticle
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܗ ܕܠܠܝܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܗ ܕܠܠܝܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 42a): Canticle
Title: ܣܘܓܝ̣ܬܐ ܕܦܠܓ̣ܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝ̣ܬܐ ܕܦܠܓ̣ܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 44a): Canticle
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܝ̈ܣܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܕܢܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥ ܫ̈ܥܝ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܝ̈ܣܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܕܢܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥ ܫ̈ܥܝ
Item 16 (Fol. 45b): The Adoration of the Cross
Title: ܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ܀ ܒ̇ܬܪ ܬܫܡܫ̣ܬܐ ܕܬܫܥ̈ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Title: ܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ܀ ܒ̇ܬܪ ܬܫܡܫ̣ܬܐ ܕܬܫܥ̈ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 17 (Fol. 45b): Saturday
Title: ܫܒ̣ܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Title: ܫܒ̣ܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 47b): Canticle
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܓܝܣܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܓܝܣܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 49a): Canticle
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܕܢܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܠܠܝܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܕܢܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܠܠܝܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 56a): The Commemoration of any one Saint
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܬܡܝܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̇ܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܬܡܝܢܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܚ̇ܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 63b): The Decease of the blessed Virgin
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 66a): The Resurrection of our Lord, in eight parts [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 23 (Fol. 77a): The Ascension [defective]
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 24 (Fol. 78a): Pentecost [defective]
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 25 (Fol. 79a): The Commemoration of the Apostles
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 82b): The Feast of the holy Cross
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 87a): The Transfiguration
Title: ܛ[ܟـܐ] .................... ܕܡܪܢ ܕܠܛܘܼܪܐ ܕܬܒܘܪ
Title: ܛ[ܟـܐ] .................... ܕܡܪܢ ܕܠܛܘܼܪܐ ܕܬܒܘܪ
Item 28 (Fol. 91a): A Calendar of Feasts and Saints' Days
Title: ܩܘܕܝܟܘܣ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫ̇ܢܬܐ
Title: ܩܘܕܝܟܘܣ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫ̇ܢܬܐ
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 92b):
On fol. 92 b there is a note, stating that this manuscript
was written, in the year 1495 (A.D.
1184), by the deacon Rabban
John, the deacon Rabban
Zakhe, and a priest, whose name has been
erased, for the use of the priest Rabban
Saliba, from the village of
ܟ݂ܦܪ ܪܟܥ
in Tūr ‘Abdīn. This name is indistinct, some one
having smeared it over with red paint, and substituted for
it on the margin that of
ܒܝܬ ܢܚ̣̈ܠܐ
.
[ܠܬܫـ]ܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܘܝܬ [ܒܐܘܣـ]ܝܐ ܘܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܘܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܘܗܝ [ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢـ]ܐ. ܐܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܥ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ. ܪܒܢ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܙܗܝܐ ܘܕܝܪܝܐ ܢܟܦܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ. ܐܠܐ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܚܐ ܦܪܘܫܐ ܘܪܚ̇ܡ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ. ܕܦܓ݁ܥ ܘܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܕܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܩ̇ܢܝܐ ܡܒܪܟܐ. ܘܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܝ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܟܬܒ̣ܘ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܪܒܢ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܩܫܝ ܙܗܝܐ ܕܡܬܝܕܥ ܡܢ ܛܘܪ ܥ̣̈ܒܕܝܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܘܡܢ ܟ̣ܦܪ ܪܟܥ ܩܪܝܬܐ. ܘܢܬܥܗܕ ܠܐܚ̈ܐ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܕܟܬܒ̣ܘ. ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܠܪܒܢ . . . ܩܫܝ ܙܗܝܐ ܘܠܪܒܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܫܡ ܢܟܦܐ .. ܘܠܪܒܢ ܙܟ̇ܐ ܡܫܡ ܢܟܦܐ. ܘܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦܘ (sic) ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ. ܐܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܥ̇ܒܕܐ. ܘܟܠܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܗ. ܢܩܲܒܠ ܒܪ̈ܒܘ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ. ܐܫ̈ܬܡ̣ܠܝ ܕܝܢ ܒܫܢܬܐܠܦܘ (sic) ܘܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ (sic) ܘܬܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ. ܘܟܠ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܦܘܕܐ ܐܘܿ ܓܠܛܐ ܐܘܿ ܒܘܨܪܐ ܡܕܡ ܢܬܪܨ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܘܫ.
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