Add. 17,111
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/740
Date:
AD 927 / AG 1238
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 89 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Psalters
This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version; The Canticles. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 7 1/2 in. by 6, consisting of 89 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 10, and 11. The quires, ten in number, are signed with letters. One or two leaves are wanting at the end. There are from 13 to 23 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a
good, regular hand, dated A. Gr. 1238, A.D. 927.
Decoration (Rubrication):
From Ps.
cix. to the end, they are furnished with headings, written with red and green pigments.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version
Title: .ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܢܒܝܐ
Title: .ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܢܒܝܐ
Notes:
- To Ps. i.—cviii. there are no headings, except the simple numbers of the Psalms (ܩܕܡܝܐ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ, ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ, etc.), even the number of ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ, or versicles, having been omitted.
- See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 86a): The Canticles
Item 3 (Fol. 86a): The first song of Moses
Item 4 (Fol. 87a): The song of Isaiah
Item 5 (Fol. 87b): The second song of Moses
Item 6 (Fol. 89b): The song of the blessed Virgin (Magnificat)
Item 7 (Fol. 89b): The Beatitudes
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
In Ps. v.—xxviii., the number of ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ, or versicles, has been subsequently inserted.
Addition 2:
After Ps. cl. there is added, from the LXX., Ps. cli.,
ܗܢܐ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܐܡܪܗ
: ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܟܕ ܐܬܟ݁ܬܫ ܥܡ ܓܘܠܝܕ: ܦ̈ܬ : ܝܕ
Addition 3:
A later hand has marked on the margins of the Psalms the division into ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ and
ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 86a):
From the subscription, fol. 86 a, in which the contents are enumerated, it
appears that this volume was written in the convent of S. Mary Deipara in the
desert of Scete, A. Gr. 1238, A.D. 927.
ܫܠܡ. ܠܡܟܬܒ : ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ : ܕܘܝܕ : ܘܢܒܝܐ : ܘܡ̇ܠܟܐ : ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ : ܒܡܢܝܢܐ : ܡܐܐ :
ܘܚܡܫܝܢ : ܣܦܪ̈ܐ : ܚܡܫܐ : ܟܠܗܘܢ. ܕܝܢ : ܦ̈ܬ : ܗܘܿܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ : ܘܬܡܢܡܐ (sic)
ܘܬܠܬܝܢ : ܘܬܪܬܝܢ : ܘܗܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ : ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ : ܕܡܘܫܐ : ܘܚܕܐ : ܕܐܫܥܝܐ. ܢܒܝܐ :
ܘܚܕܐ. ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ : ܘܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܛܘ̈ܒܐ : ܕܝܗ̣ܒ : ܡܪܢ : ܠܬ̈ܠܡـ. ܘܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ
ܠܬ̈ܠܡܕ. ܘܫܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܪ : ܐܫܬܠܡ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܪ ܘܠܚ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܐܝܪ ܕܝܠܗ̇
ܕܫܢܬܐ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܐ܀
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