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Add. 14,723

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/607
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.

Add. 14,723, foll. 1, 2

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/608
Description based on Wright CCCCLXXIII (1:377) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 2 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns
This manuscript contains: Hymns, numbered fromܒtoܙ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Two paper leaves, about 6 in. by 4 5/8, the first of which is much torn, with 22 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): They belonged to a neatly written paper manuscript of the xiiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1): Hymns, numbered from ܒ to ܙ

Add. 14,723, foll. 3–65

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/609
Description based on Wright CCCCXLVIII (1:358) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 63 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns
This manuscript contains: Severus. The Hymns of Severus, etc., 300 (ܫ) in number, arranged according to the eight tones; Supplicatory hymns, arranged according to the eight tones. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 13 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 1/4 in. by 4 5/8, consisting of 63 leaves (Add. 14,723, foll. 3—65), some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially fol. 65. The quires are signed with letters, but several are lost, both at the beginning and the end, and there is also a lacuna after fol. 8. Each page has from 18 to 21 lines.

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

Contents

This manuscript contains 13 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. 3a): Severus. The Hymns of Severus, etc., 300 (ܫ) in number, arranged according to the eight tones [defective]
  Subscription (Fol. 54a): ܫ̣ܠܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܨܚܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ. ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܐܢܫ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܣܢܝ̣ܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܐܘ ܝ̇ܠܦ̣. ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ܏ܘ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ. ܘܟܠܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܢܬ݂ܦܪܥ
Note: Those of the first and fifth tones are wanting.
Item 2 (Fol. 3a): Second tone [defective]
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 3 (Fol. 3b): Sixth [defective]
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܫܬܝܬܝܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 14b): Third
Item 5 (Fol. 19b): Seventh
Item 6 (Fol. 34a): Fourth
Item 7 (Fol. 43b): Eighth
Item 8 (Fol. 54b): Supplicatory hymns, arranged according to the eight tones [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ
Note: The remaining tones after the Third are wanting.
Item 9 (Fol. 54b): First tone
 
Title:
ܐܝܟܘܣ ܩܕܡܝܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 57a): Fifth
Item 11 (Fol. 58a): Second
Item 12 (Fol. 61a): Sixth
Item 13 (Fol. 64b): Third [defective]

Add. 14,723, foll. 66–113

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/610
Description based on Wright CCXVII (1:144-145) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
West Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 48 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Psalters
This manuscript contains: The Psalms proper for the several daily services, according to the Peshitta version, accompanied by certain prayers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 30 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 1/4 in. by 4 3/4, consisting of 48 leaves (Add. 14,723, foll. 66—113), some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 66—69, 86—94, 101—103, 108, 112, and 113. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 15 in number; but the first nine are altogether lost, and there is a lacuna after fol. 103. Each page has from 16 to 20 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, West Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a rather inelegant hand of the xiiith cent., with numerous Greek vowels.

Contents

This manuscript contains 30 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. 66a): The Psalms proper for the several daily services, according to the Peshitta version, accompanied by certain prayers [defective]
Note: Compline, ܕܣܘܬܪܐ, is lost.
Item 2 (Fol. 66a): Morning prayer [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܨܦܪܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 66a): Pss. xv., xvi., xix., xxvii., and cxlii.
Item 4 (Fol. 69a): Part 2
 
Title:
ܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ
  Incipit: ܏ܫܘ ܠܟ ܡܕܢܚܗ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 69b): Prayer
Item 6 (Fol. 70b): Terce
 
Title:
ܕܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 7 (Fol. 70b): Part 1
 
Title:
ܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܫܥ̈ܝܢ
  Incipit: ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܲܝܠܬܢܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܫܘܝܬ ܠܡܚܝܠܘܬܢ
Item 8 (Fol. 71a): Gregory (Theologus). Prayer of Gregory (Theologus)
 
Title:
ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ
Item 9 (Fol. 71): Pss. xx., xxiii., xxiv., xxv., xxvi., xxix., xxx., xxxiv., xli., xliii., xlvi., and xlvii.
Item 10 (Fol. 78b): Philoxenus of Mabug. Prayer of Philoxenus of Mabug
Item 11 (Fol. 79a): Sext
 
Title:
ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 79a): Prayer
  Incipit: ܚܘܼܣ ܥܠܝ ܓܒܘܠܝ
Item 13 (Fol. 79): ; Pss. liv., 1vii., lxi., lxv., lv., xlviii., lxxxiv., lxxxv., lxxxvi., lxxxvii., xci., and xciii.
Item 14 (Fol. 86b): Abraham Kīdūnāyā. prayer of Abraham Kīdūnāyā
 
Title:
ܐܒܪܗܡ ܩܕܘܢܝܐ
Note: See Assemnai, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 366, note 1.
Item 15 (Fol. 87a): Part 4
 
Title:
ܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘ܏ܡـ
  Incipit: ܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 87a): None
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 17 (Fol. 87a): Macarius the Egyptian. Prayer of Macarius the Egyptian
 
Title:
ܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܡܨܪܝܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 87): Pss. xcvi., xcvii., xcviii., xcix., c., ci., cx., cxi., cxii., cxiii., and cxv.
Item 19 (Fol. 92b): Prayer
  Incipit: ܐܘ̄ ܕܛܥܡ ܡ̣ܘܬ (sic) ܒܬܫܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 20 (Fol. 94a): Another prayer
  Incipit: ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܕܟܠܗ̇ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 94a): Vespers or Evening Prayer [defective]
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 94a): Basil. Prayer of Basil [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܪܝ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ
Item 23 (Fol. 94): Pss. xxxv., xxxviii., xxxix., xl., xxxi., xlviii., lxxi., xxviii., cxvii., cxl., and cxviii. 105-112 [defective]
Item 24 (Fol. 104a): First nocturn
 
Title:
ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 104a): Prayer
  Incipit: ܐܥܝܪ ܕܡܟܘܬܢ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܥܐ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 104): Psalm cxviii.
Item 27 (Fol. 110b): Isaiah the Prophet. Prayer of Isaiah the Prophet
 
Title:
ܕܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 111a): Second nocturn [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܠܝܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 111a): Isaach of Nineveh. Prayer of Isaac of Nineveh
 
Title:
ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܢ̈ܝܢܘܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 111a): Pss. cxix., cxx., cxxi., cxxii., cxxiii., cxxiv., cxxv., and cxxvi. [defective]

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14723” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/607.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14723.” 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/607.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14723

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, Lindsay Ruth, Roman Brasoveanu, and Justin Arnwine, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 14723

Additional Credit:

  • Created by Lindsay Ruth
  • Created by Roman Brasoveanu
  • 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 William L. Potter
  • 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
  • Form and material support designations edited by Claire Chen
  • 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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