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Add. 17,109

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/738
Description based on Wright CLXX (1:120-122) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: AD 873-74 / AH 260
Origin: Edessa
Estrangela script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 147 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Psalters
This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version; To the Psalms are appended the Canticles; Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim; John Chrysostom. A discourse of John Chrysostom on repentance; Ephraim. A Hymn for the dead; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 31 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 1/8 in. by 7, consisting of 147 leaves, some of which are much stained and soiled. The quires, 15 in number, are signed with letters. There are from 20 to 31 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Estrangela script): This manuscript is written in a good, clear Estrangela, dated A.H. 260, A.D. 873-74.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Coptic script): See additions.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܝܠܟ ܡ̇ܚܟܡ ܟܠ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܢܒܝܐ. ܕܐܬܦܫܩܘ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܥܒܪܝܐ̣ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ. ܘܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ̣ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
 
Title:
ܕܘܝܕ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܢܒܝܐ. ܘܢܘܣܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 113a): ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܕܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ. ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ
Notes:
  • The headings of the psalms differ very considerably from those given in Lee's edition (compare Add. 14,436).
  • See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 1): Ps. i
 
Title:
ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ: ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܫܐܘܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ̇. ܕܐ̇ܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܥܕܘܥܝܪ ܏ܘܫ
Item 3 (Fol. 1): Ps. ii
 
Title:
ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝ̣ܢ. ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܐܕܘܢܝ ܘܥܠ ܡܫܝܚܗ. ܟܕ ܡܬ݁ܪܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܢܣܩܘܢ ܠܨܗܝܘܢܢ ܠܩܪܒܐ. ܦܬ̈ : ܝ̈ܛ
Item 4 (Fol. 1): Ps. iii
 
Title:
ܕܬܠܬ. ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܥ̇ܪܩ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܒܪܗ. ܦܬ̈ : ܝ̈ܙ
Item 5 (Fol. 1): Ps. iv
 
Title:
ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܫܕܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܡܩܛܠܗ ܘܦܠܛ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢܗ : ܦܬ̈ : ܝ̈ܛ
Item 6 (Fol. 1): Ps. v
 
Title:
ܕܚܡܫ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܡܩܕܡ ܗܘܐ ܒܨ̇ܦܪܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܐܕܘܢܝ ܦܬ̈ ܟܚ̈
Item 7 (Fol. 1): Ps. vi
 
Title:
ܕܫ̈ܬ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܟܘܪܗܢܗ̣. ܘܥܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܘܠܡܢܗ : ܦܬ̈ : ܟ̈
Item 8 (Fol. 1): Ps. vii
 
Title:
ܕܫܒܥ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܫܕܪ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܠܡܪܕܦܗ : ܦܬ̈ : ܠܗ̈
Item 9 (Fol. 1): Ps. viii
 
Title:
ܕܬܡ̈ܢܐ. ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܘܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܫܩܠܘܗ̇ ܠܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܕܘܢܝ. ܘܐܘܒܠܘܗ̇ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܒܢ̣ܐ ܠܗ̇ ܕܘܝܕ: ܦܬ̈ : ܝܚ̈
Item 10 (Fol. 1): Ps. ix
 
Title:
ܕܬܫܥ. ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܩܛܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܕܪܥܙܪ. ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܨܘܪ̈ܝܐ : ܦܬ̈ : ܡ̈ܒ
Item 11 (Fol. 1): Ps. x.
 
Title:
ܕܥܣܪ̈. ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܓܘܠܝܕ (sic) ܠܡܩܪܒܘ ܘܠܡܩܛܠܗ : ܦܬ݂̈ : ܠܚ̈
Item 12 (Fol. 113): To the Psalms are appended the Canticles
  Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ .ܘ. ܐܬܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ. (sic) ܘܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܕܡܘܫܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܐܫܥܝܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܕܚܢܐ ܘܚܕܐ ܕܚܒܩܘܩ. ܘܚܕܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ (sic) ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܘܢܢ. ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ (sic) ܘܛܘܒ̈ܐ ܕܒܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ. ܘܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ
Item 13 (Fol. 113a): Moses. The first song of Moses
Item 14 (Fol. 114a): Moses. The second song of Moses
Item 15 (Fol. 116a): Isaiah. The first song of Isaiah, ch. xlii. 10— 13, xlv. 8
Item 16 (Fol. 116b): Hannah. The song of Hannah
Item 17 (Fol. 117a): Habakkuk. The song of Habakkuk
Item 18 (Fol. 118a): Isaiah. The second song of Isaiah, ch. xxvi. 9—19
 
Title:
ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܫܥܝܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 118b): Jonah. The song of Jonah
Item 20 (Fol. 119a): The song of the three holy Children, vs. 3—34
 
Title:
ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 120a): The prayer of the three holy Children, vs. 35—66
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 120b): The song of the blessed Virgin
Item 23 (Fol. 120b): Zacharias. The song of Zacharias
Item 24 (Fol. 121a): The Beatitudes
 
Title:
ܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܝ̣ܗܒ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗ
Item 25 (Fol. 121a): The hymn "Gloria in excelsis"
 
Title:
ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 121b): The Nicene Creed
Item 27 (Fol. 122a): The Lord's Prayer
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܠܡܨܠܝܘ
Item 28 (Fol. 122b): Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  Incipit: ܠܘ ܕܩܛܝܪܐ ܗܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ. ܕܨܒܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܠܬ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܫܡܥ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ̣. ܢܕܟܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܗ. ܕܠܐ ܢܦܠ ܙܪܥܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ̇. ܒܝܢܬ ܟܘܒ̈ܐ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ  Subscription : ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 135a): John Chrysostom. A discourse of John Chrysostom on repentance
 
Title:
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  Incipit: ܒܥܝܬ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܬܫܐܠܘܢ ܠܝ. ܕܐܫܟܚ ܐܫܡܠܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Item 30 (Fol. 142b): Ephraim. A Hymn for the dead
 
Title:
ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  Incipit: ܐܘ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܠܡܘܢ ܐܬܟܠܬܢܝ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܐܘ ܝܡܐ ܕܚܘܒ̈ܐ ܠܡܘܢ ܛܒܥܬܢܝ ܒܬܗܘܡܐ. ܐܘ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܠܡܘܢ ܐܪܡܝܬܢܝ ܒܬܥܫܟ. ܘܐܙܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܐܝܟܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܡܩܒܠ ܠܝ . ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Opera, ed. Rom., t. iii. p. 296.
Item 31 (Fol. 145b): Severus of Antioch. The Creed of Severus of Antioch
 
Title:
ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
  Incipit: ܡܗ̇ܝܡܢ ܐܢܐ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܐܝܬܝܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ. ܕܗܘܼ ܡܢܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܗܘܼ ܠܗ ܝ̇ܕܥ . ܘܗܘܼ ܠܗ ܣ̇ܦܩ. ܘܗܘܝܘ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܐ. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܿܪܝܐ ܘܡ̇ܩܘܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܠܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 1): The margins of foll. 1—29 contain a considerable number of various readings from the LXX., and a few annotations from other sources; e.g. fol. 1 b, from Athanasius, fol. 19 b, from Hesychius of Jerusalem. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܝܘܣ ܕܗܘܣܟܝܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
Addition 2 (Fol. 147a): The colophon, fol. 147 a, informs us that this manuscript was written at Edessa, A. H . 260, when Constantine See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 63 (A.D. 861), and Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii. 1436-37. was metropolitan of that city: ܐܫܬܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܒܗ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܕܛ̈ܝܝܐ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܢܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܡܝܛܪܘܦܠܝܛܝܣ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܗܝܡܢ
Addition 3 (Fol. 147a): Underneath the colophon is written in large characters the name of one Cosmas ܩܘܣܡܐ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ
Addition 4 (Fol. 1a): A note on fol. 1 a has been purposely erased, but, from the few words legible, it appears to have been a memorandum of the presentation of this book to the convent of S. Mary Deipara. . . . ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ . . . ܒܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܫܘܡܪܝܐ (؟) . . . ܠܗ ܘܠܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ
Addition 5 (Fol. 6a): On the margin of fol. 6 a there is written in Coptic: "remember (in prayer) the sinner who wrote (this), that lie may have compassion upon him and forgive him. Amen."

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