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Add. 14,739

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/720
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Add. 14,739, foll. 1–6.

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/721
Description based on Wright DCCCXXXV (2:866-867) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 6 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: Three discourses on S. Stephen. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.

Physical Description

It consists of six paper leaves, about 13 3/8 in. by 7 3/4, the last of which is much torn. Each page is divided into two columns of from 34 to 39 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is neat and regular, of the xiith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 4 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): Three discourses on S. Stephen [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Of Gregory Nyssen
 
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܣܛܦܐܢܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ.
Note: See Opera, t. iii., from p. 356 C, διάκονον μυστηρίων Χριστοῦ, to p. 358 D, τίνα φέρει τῶν λυπούντων διόρθωσιν; and from p. 361 A, καὶ τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς 'Αλεξύνδρου πόλεως σοφῶν αὐτῷ προσπαλαίουσθαι, to the end.
Item 3 (Fol. 4): Of John Chrysostom
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܣܛܦܐܢܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ  Incipit: ܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܢܨ̈ܚܢܘܗܝ ܕܣܗܕܐ ܣܛܦܐܢܘܣ: ܗܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܟ̣ܚܬ̇ ܒܟܪܡܐ ܕܣܗܕܘܬܐ: ܡܓܪܓ ܠܝ ܝܘܡܢ ܕܥܠܘܗܝ ܐ̇ܡܠܠ܆ ܏ܘܫ.
Item 4 (Fol. 5): Of Jacob of Batnae [defective]
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܛܦܐܢܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ  Incipit: ܒܘܟܪܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩܪܢܝ ܠܚܠܘܠܗ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ̣. ܗܒ ܠܝ ܡܪܢ ܕܒܪ̈ܘܡܝܢܐ ܐܚܕܐ ܥܡܗ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

Add. 14,739, foll. 7–11

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/722
Description based on Wright DCLXVI (2:516-517) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 11th or 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 5 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Rich Man and Lazarus. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Five paper leaves, about 13 in. by 7 5/8, all more or less torn. There are from 38 to 43 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is large and rather inelegant, of the xith or xiith 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. 7): Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Rich Man and Lazarus [defective]

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

Add. 14,739, foll. 12–14

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/723
Description based on Wright DCLXIII (2:516) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 3 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: A fragment of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on S. Simeon and the Presentation of our Lord; Hymns for the Commemoration of S. Simeon. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.

Physical Description

It consists of three paper leaves, about 11 3/4 in. by 8, much torn. There are 25 lines in each full page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is large and inelegant, of the xiith cent.

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. 12): A fragment of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on S. Simeon and the Presentation of our Lord [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 12): Hymns for the Commemoration of S. Simeon

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

Add. 14,739, foll. 15–18

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/724
Description based on Wright CCCXXXVII (1:280) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 4 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Fragments of a Choral Service-book, containing hymns and prayers for various occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

It consists of four paper leaves, all more or less stained and torn. Each page is divided into two columns of from 17 to 23 lines.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is large and regular, 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. 15): Fragments of a Choral Service-book, containing hymns and prayers for various occasions [defective]

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

Add. 11,739, foll. 19–22

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/725
Description based on Wright CCXLII (1:178) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th or 14th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Other, 4 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Lectionaries
This manuscript contains: Part of the Index to a large Lectionary. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

It consists of four paper leaves, about 9 ½ in. by 7 ½, all much torn.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is of the xiii or xiv 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. 19): Part of the Index to a large Lectionary [defective]

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

Add. 14,739, fol. 23

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/726
Description based on Wright CCCC (1:316) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: before AD 1483
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Leaf, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Index to a Service-book, comprising a collection of sedras. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

It is a paper leaf, 10 1/4 in. by 7 1/8, much torn.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.

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. 23): Index to a Service-book, comprising a collection of sedras [defective]
 
Title: ܬܘܒ ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܡܚܲܘܝܢܐ ܕܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܩܲܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܕܪ̈ܐ.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 23b): On the verso there are two notes. The first one is in Arabic, and dated in the year 1199 of the Coptic era, , , A.D. 1483.
Addition 2 (Fol. 23b): The other note is in Karshūnī, and states that this volume was given, as a waḳf or legacy, to the convent of S. Mary Deipara by a monk named Ephraim, ܝܩܘܠ ܡܣܛܪܗܐ ܐܦܪܐܡ ܐܠܪܐܗܒ ܐܠܣܪܝܐܢܝ ܐܢܝ ܐܘܩܦܬ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܡܒܐܪܟ ܐܠـ . . . ܐܠܚܣܐܝܐܬ ܥܠܝ [ܕܝܪ] ܣܬܢܐ ܐܠܣܝܕܗ ܐܠܡ̇ܥـ[ܛܡܗ] ܡܣܟܢ ܐܠܣܪ̈ܝܐܢ ܦܝ ܒܪ[ܝܗ] ܐܠܐܣܩܝܛ ܘܩܦܐ ܡܐ[ܒܕܐ] ܘܚܒܣܐ ܡܟܠܕܐ ܐܠ܏ܟ.

Add. 14,739, fol. 24

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/727
Description based on Wright MXXIX (3:1198-1199) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Leaf, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification: Fly Leaves
This manuscript contains: Unspecified contents. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

The last leaf of a paper manuscript, much mutilated.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): It is written in a current hand 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. 24): Unspecified contents [defective]

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 11739” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/720.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 11739.” 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/720.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 11739

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, Jessica Pagan, and Justin Arnwine, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 11739”

Additional Credit:

  • Created by Jessica Pagan
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by Justin Arnwine
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by William L. Potter
  • 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
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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