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Add. 17,128

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/757
Description based on Wright CCXC (1:226-227) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th or 11th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 192 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Sacerdotals
This manuscript contains: A Sacerdotal. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 68 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 7 3/8, consisting of 192 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 66, 156, and 166. The quires, signed with letters, are, according to the present signatures, 22 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 1, 2, 65, 73, 84, 124, 126, 140, 156, 165, 172, 175, 176, 178, 181, and 182. There are from 26 to 35 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): The writing is good and regular, of the xth or xith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll. 1—10, 66—70, and 183—192, are somewhat later than the rest.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A Sacerdotal [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Various prayers and sedras, to be used at the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Prayers [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 1a): Part 1
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܠܗ̇ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܘܣܐܡ ܬܠܬ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܥܡ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܠܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܡܬܦܫܛ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ . ܏ܘܫ
Item 5 (Fol. 1a): Part 2
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܠܗ̇ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܡܐ ܕܥ̣ܠ ܠܩܕܘܫ ܩܘܕܫܝܢ ܓܘܝܐ. ܘܣܐܡ ܬܠܬ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܩܕܡ ܦܬܘܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܏ܘܫ.
Item 6 (Fol. 1a): Part 3
 
Title:
ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܨܠܐ ܠܗ̇ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܣܩ ܠܚ̣ܡܐ ܘܢܘܩܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܟܕ ܫ̇ܩܠ ܦܝܢܟܐ ܥܠ ܝܡܝܢܗ ܘܟܣܐ ܒܣܡܠܗ ܘܩܐܡ ܩܕܡ ܦܬܘܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܏ܘܫ
Item 7 (Fol. 1b): Part 4 [defective]
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܨܠܐ ܠܗܝܢ ܟܗܢܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ. ܘܐܝܟܐ ܕܠܚ̇ܡ ܕܢܨ̈ܛܠܝܢ
Item 8 (Fol. 2a): Sedras [defective]
Item 9 (Fol. 8a): Prayers
 
Title:
ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܨܠܐ ܠܗ̈ܝܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ. ܟܕ ܒܪܝܟ ܩܕܡ ܦܬܘܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܡ̇ܫܪܐ ܒܩܘܪܒܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 11b): A collection of Anaphoras
Item 11 (Fol. 11b): Of the twelve Apostles
 
Title:
ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 13b): S. James. Of S. James
 
Title:
ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ
Item 13 (Fol. 18b): Ignatius. Of Ignatius
 
Title:
ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܩܘܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܢܘܪܢܝܐ (ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܨܐ ܚܕܬܐ)
Note: See Renaudot, Liturg. Orient., t. ii., p. 215.
Item 14 (Fol. 23b): Dionysius the Areopagite. Of Dionysius the Areopagite
 
Title:
ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܢܘܣܝܘܣ. (ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܬܝܢܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ)
Item 15 (Fol. 28b): Cyril of Jerusalem. Of Cyril of Jerusalem (sic)
 
Title:
ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܨܐ ܚ̇ܕܬܐ ܕܢܦܝܩ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
Item 16 (Fol. 33a): Gregory Nazianzen. Of Gregory Nazianzen
 
Title:
ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܓܘܣ
Item 17 (Fol. 41a): Various Orders of Service
Item 18 (Fol. 41a): The Benediction of the Chalice
Item 19 (Fol. 41a): Severus of Antioch. Of Severus of Antioch
 
Title:
ܪܫ̣ܡ ܟܣܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܝܘܪܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 41b): John Chrysostom. Of John Chrysostom
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܪܫܡ ܟܣܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܘܣ
Item 21 (Fol. 44b): The Order of Baptism
Item 22 (Fol. 44b): Severus. Of Severus
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܘܐܩܠܘܠܬܝܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܇ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 53a): Severus. The Abridged Order of Baptism of Severus
 
Title:
ܩܘܕܫ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ. ܕܐܬܬܣܝܡ ܡܢܗ܆ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܢܢܩܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ. ܐܘ ܡܛܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܓܕܫ̈ܢ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: See Assemani, Codex Liturgicus, t. ii., p. 300; Denzinger, Ritus Orientalium, t. i., p. 316.
Item 24 (Fol. 53b): Timothy of Alexandria. Of Timothy of Alexandria
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܇ ܕܡܪܝ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 60b): The Consecration of Water on the Epiphany
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܦܝ̣ܩ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 66): A collection of Prooemia [defective]
Item 27 (Fol. 66a): Without title [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 28 (Fol. 69a): Before the sedras of the Anaphora
 
Title:
ܦܪ̈ܝܡܝܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܦܘܪܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 70a): Before the sedras of the Dead
 
Title:
ܦܪ̈ܝܡܝܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 70b): Before the sedras of Baptism
 
Title:
ܦܪ̈ܝܡܝܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 71b): A collection of Sedras for the circle of the whole year [defective]
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ
Note: The authors named are and John of Antioch, foll. 80 a, 101 a, 126 a, 131 b, 137 a, 150 b, 151 b, and 171 b.
Item 32 (Fol. 71b): The Nativity [defective]
Item 33 (Fol. 75b): The Epiphany
Item 34 (Fol. 79b): Lent
Item 35 (Fol. 80a): John of Antioch. A sedra of John of Antioch
Item 36 (Fol. 84): The Miracles [defective]
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 85a): Palm Sunday
Item 38 (Fol. 87a): The Consecration of the Branches
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒ݁ܘܪܟ ܣܘ̈ܟܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 87b): The Order of the Washing of Feet
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
Item 40 (Fol. 90a): The Passion and the Cross
 
Title:
ܕܚܫܐ ܘܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 41 (Fol. 91b): Mārūthā of Tagrit. A sedra of Mārūthā of Tagrit
Item 42 (Fol. 98b): The Adoration of the Cross
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 43 (Fol. 98b): The Resurrection of our Lord
Item 44 (Fol. 101a): John of Antioch. A sedra of John of Antioch
Item 45 (Fol. 104a): New (or Low) Sunday
Item 46 (Fol. 105a): Another Sedra
 
Title:
ܣܕܪܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܡܬܬ̣ܣܝܡ ܒܥܐܕܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ. ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܡܬܝܗܒ ܫܠܡܐ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ
Item 47 (Fol. 105b): The Ascension of our Lord
Item 48 (Fol. 106b): Pentecost
Item 49 (Fol. 108b): The Ascension of our Lord
Item 50 (Fol. 109b): The Dispensation of our Lord
 
Title:
ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ
Item 51 (Fol. 120a): Of Repentance [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 120a): Of Propitiation or Expiation [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܚܘܣܝܐ
Item 53 (Fol. 120a): For various occasions [defective]
Item 54 (Fol. 126a): John of Antioch. A sedra of John of Antioch
Item 55 (Fol. 131b): John of Antioch. A sedra of John of Antioch
Item 56 (Fol. 136a): Severus of Antioch. A sedra of Severus of Antioch
Item 57 (Fol. 137a): John of Antioch. A sedra of John of Antioch
Item 58 (Fol. 147a): On entering a convent or house
 
Title:
ܟܕ ܥܐ̇ܠ ܐܢܫ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܐܘ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ
Item 59 (Fol. 148a): For the evening, night, and morning
 
Title:
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ
Item 60 (Fol. 150b): John of Antioch. A sedra of John of Antioch
Item 61 (Fol. 151b): John of Antioch. A sedra of John of Antioch
Item 62 (Fol. 152b): Severus of Antioch. A sedra of Severus of Antioch
Item 63 (Fol. 156a): For the blessed Virgin, the Saints, the Fathers, and the Dead [defective]
Item 64 (Fol. 166a): For the Dead and at Funerals [defective]
Item 65 (Fol. 171b): John of Antioch. A sedra of John of Antioch
Item 66 (Fol. 176a): For the blessed Virgin, the Martyrs, the Saints, and the Apostles [defective]
Item 67 (Fol. 182a): Short ejaculations for various occasions [defective]
Item 68 (Fol. 183a): Prayers for various occasions

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 176b): That this manuscript became defective at an early period may be seen from the marginal note on fol. 176 b: ܐܚܘܢ ܥܒܪ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܛܪ̈ܦܐ ܘܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܛܪܦܐ ܕܩܛܝܥ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܚܘܬܡܗ ܕܗܢ ܣܕܪܐ ܗܢܐ
Addition 2 (Fol. 90a): On the margin of fol. 90 a, we find the name of Zacchaeus ܙܟܝ ܚܛܝܐ
Addition 3 (Fol. 174b): on the margin of fol. 174 b, we find the name of Bar-saumā ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܚܛܝܐ
Addition 4 (Fol. 158a): On the margin of fol. 158 a, there is written, in Coptic letters, the name of Simeon, ⲤⲨⲘⲈⲰⲚ; followed by that of Abba Bīshōi, ⲀⲂⲂⲀ ⲠⲒϢⲰⲒ, and then the words ⲪϮ ⲚⲀⲒⲚⲀϤ, "God be merciful to him!" ⲤⲨⲘⲈⲰⲚ, ⲀⲂⲂⲀ ⲠⲒϢⲰⲒ, ⲪϮ ⲚⲀⲒⲚⲀϤ

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