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Add. 14,724

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/611
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Add. 14,724, foll. 1–113

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/612
Description based on Wright CCCCLXXI (1:375-376) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 113 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns
This manuscript contains: A collection of hymns; Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae, Balaeus. A collection of prayers, ascribed to Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae, Balaeus, arranged according to the eight tones; Ephraim, Jacob. Prayers for each ferial day during the six weeks of Lent; Catchwords of the prayers, hymns, and stanzas, used in the daily offices of Passion Week; Catchwords of hymns to be sung by the priests, when going in procession round the altar , arranged according to the eight tones; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 113 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—10 and 108—113. The quires are without signatures. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 2, 7, and 68. The number of lines in each page varies from 15 to 18.

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

Contents

This manuscript contains 8 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A collection of hymns [defective]
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܠܐ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 2 (Fol. 43a): Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae, Balaeus. A collection of prayers, ascribed to Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae, Balaeus, arranged according to the eight tones [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܟܬܒ̇ܝܢܢ ܫܘܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܘܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ [ܘܡܪܝ ܒܲܐܠܝ] ܒܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܩܝ̈ܢܬܐ
Note: The eighth tone is imperfect.
Item 3 (Fol. 69a): Ephraim, Jacob. Prayers for each ferial day during the six weeks of Lent
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ. ܟܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ
Note: They are ascribed to Ephraim and Jacob.
Item 4 (Fol. 76a): Catchwords of the prayers, hymns, and stanzas, used in the daily offices of Passion Week
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܝܕ̈ܥܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܘܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
  Excerpt: ܕܢܓܗ̇ ܕܬܠ̈ܬܐ. ܏ܩ̈ܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܕܒܪܡܙܗ܀ ܒܚܕܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܘܫܠܘܡ܀ ܪܥܡ ܩܠܗ܀ ܏ܒ̈ܬܐ ܏ܒܩ ܏ܠܟ ܝ܏ܐܝܐ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܒܪܡ ܟܐܢܐ ܕܕܒܪ ܠܐܝܣܚܩ ܒܪܟ ܝܚܝܕܐ. ܘܕܒܘܚܝܗܝ ܠܝ. ܒܚܕ ܡ̣ܢ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ. ܘܕܪܘܫ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܕܢܚ̣ܙܐ ܩܛܠܗ ܕܝܚܝܕܝ. ܏ܡܪܝ ܏ܐܦܪܝܡ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܠܗܐ. ܠܐܒܪܗܡ. ܕܕܒܪ ܠܐܝܣܚܩ ܚܒܝܒܟ. ܘܣܩ ܠܟ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܚܘܝܟ. ܘܬܡܢ ܕܒܘܚܝܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܥܝܩ. ܏ܕܡܪܝ ܏ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܗ ܏ܒܪܟܢܐ ܕܥܕܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܏ܩ̈ܠܐ ܏ܒܓ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܕܫܬܐ܀ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܕܪܚܡܘ܀ ܏ܘܒ̈ܬܐ ܏ܒܩ ܏ܩܠ ܏ܩܝ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܠܒܪܗ ܘܢܦܩ. ܐܟܡܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܫܕܪ ܠܒܪܗ. ܩܝܣܐ ܠܕܒܚܐ. (fol. 80 a) ܛܥܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܣܚܩ. ܘܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܙܩܝܦܗ ܘܢܦ̣ܩ. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܕܒܚܐ. ܚܠܦ ܚ̈ܛܝܐ. ܏ܕܡܪܝ ܏ܐܦܪܝܡ ܏ܒܩ ܏ܐܬܦܢܝ̣ܬ݀ ܏ܡ̇ܢ ܏ܨܝܕ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܕܠܒܪܘܝܗ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܗܘܐ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܗ. ܏ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܒܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܠܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܐܙܠ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܦܩܕ. ܘܐܬ݂ܐ ܪܐܙܐ ܢܓܕܗ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܩܛܠܐ. ܏ܕܥܕܢܐ ܕ܏ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܏ܒܓ ܩܘܩܝܐ܀ ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܏ܒ̈ܬܐ ܏ܒܩ ܏ܡܛܠ ܏ܓܝܪ ܏ܡܪܝ ܏ܘܫ
Item 5 (Fol. 93a): Catchwords of hymns to be sung by the priests, when going in procession round the altar, arranged according to the eight tones
 
Title:
ܝܕ̈ܥܐ ܕܩܘ̈ܩܠܝܘܢܐ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܩܝ̈ܢܬܐ
  Excerpt: ܏ܩܝܢܬܐ ܏ܩܕܡܝܬܐ. ܩܡ ܓܒܪܐ ܏ܗܗ ܚܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܗܐ ܡܬܒܩܝܢܢ ܏ܗܗܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܫܘܒܚܐ ܏ܗܗܗ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܬܝܠܕ ܏ܗܗܗ ܒܚܕ ܐܒܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢ ܏ܗܗ ܒܪܬܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ. ܏ܗܗ ܐܫܘܢ ܡܪܢ ܏ܗܗ ܗ̇ܢܘ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܏ܗܗ. ܏ܬܘܒ ܏ܩܝܢܬܐ ܏ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: see Du Cange, Glossar. Graec., κυκλοῦν.
Item 6 (Fol. 97b): Catchwords of hymns to be similarly sung on the festivals of our Lord (δεσποτικαὶ ἑορταί)
 
Title:
ܩܘܩܠܝܘܢܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܡܪ̈ܢܝܐ
  Excerpt: ܏ܓ ܡܪܝܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܨܠܘܬܝ ܏ܐܚܪܢܐ ܏ܒܓ ܒܪܟܝ ܢܦܫܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܏ܒ ܏ܐܚܪܢܐ ܏ܒܕ ܐܘܕܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܩܪܘ ܫܡܗ܀ ܏ܘܫ
Item 7 (Fol. 98b): Versicles to be chanted before the lessons, arranged according to the eight tones
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܟܬܝܒܝܢܢ (sic) ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܫܢܬܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܠܝܠܐ (sic) ܕܣ̇ܠܩܝܢ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܩܝ̈ܢܬܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 107b): Other liturgical pieces for the different festivals
Note: The rubrics of these pieces have been mostly effaced.

Add. 14,724, foll. 114–144

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/613
Description based on Wright CCCCLXXXVIII (1:380-381) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 31 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns
This manuscript contains: Supplicatory hymns, arranged according to the eight tones; The history of John the Less or the Younger. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 7 1/4 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 31 leaves (Add. 14,724, foll. 114—144), some of which are much torn, especially foll. 114-123 and 141—144. It is imperfect both at the beginning and end, and there are lacunae after foll. 114 and 140. The quires are signed with letters, and there are from 20 to 25 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript, which is of the xiiith cent., is written by two hands (foll. 121 b-140b by one).
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript, which is of the xiiith cent., is written by two hands (foll. 114 a—121 a and foll. 141 a—144 b by one).

Contents

This manuscript contains 2 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 114a): Supplicatory hymns, arranged according to the eight tones
 
Title:
ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ
Item 2 (Fol. 141a): The history of John the Less or the Younger [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14724” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/611.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 14724.” 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/611.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 14724

Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:

  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
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  • William Wright, David A. Michelson, Robert Aydin, Roman Brasoveanu, and Justin Arnwine, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 14724

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  • 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 Lindsay Ruth
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors edited by Justin Arnwine
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  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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