Add. 17,129
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/758
Date:
7th or 8th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Codex, 41 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Prayers
This manuscript contains: A collection of Sedras for various occasions; Prayers of various kinds; Timotheus of Alexandria. The Order of Baptism of Timotheus of Alexandria; The order of the Consecration of Water on the Epiphany. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 7 in, by 4 5/8, consisting of 41 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 7—11, 32, 36, 38, and 41. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 11 in number (ܝ, foll. 32—37); but the first five are altogether lost, and of the remainder only ܙ is perfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 6, 17, 25, 31, 32, 36, 37, and 41. The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 23.
Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script):
This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the viith or viiith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A collection of Sedras for various occasions [defective]
Subscription (Fol. 20a):
ܫ̣ܠܡ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܕܟܠܓܢܣ ܘܕܟܠ ܥܐ̈ܕܝܢ܀ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܐܫܬܬܥܣܪ̈܀
Note: Originally 16 in number; very Imperfect
Item 2 (Fol. 20): Prayers of various kinds [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 20b): Propitiatory prayers [defective]
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܣܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܣܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 4 (Fol. 20b): A prayer
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 32b): Prayers, alphabetically arranged [defective]
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܝܢܬ ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܠܥܕܢ ܕܣ̈ܠܩܢ ܥܠ ܐܠܦܒܝܬ
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܝܢܬ ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܠܥܕܢ ܕܣ̈ܠܩܢ ܥܠ ܐܠܦܒܝܬ
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 6 (Fol. 33a): Prayers for the Dead
[defective]
Item 7 (Fol. 33a): Beside the grave
Title: ܕܨܝܕ ܩܒ̣ܪܐ
Title: ܕܨܝܕ ܩܒ̣ܪܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 33a): Over the oil with which the dead body is anointed
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܫܚܐ ܕܫܠܕܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܫܚܐ ܕܫܠܕܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 37a): For the Martyrs, the Blessed Virgin, at morning and evening, etc. [defective]
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 10 (Fol. 37a): Miscellaneous prayers [defective]
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܡ̈ܚܫܠܦܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ
Title: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܡ̈ܚܫܠܦܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ
Note: Very imperfect.
Item 11 (Fol. 38a): Timotheus of Alexandria. The Order of Baptism of Timotheus of Alexandria
[defective]
Subscription (Fol. 40b):
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܀ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ.. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ܀
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 12 (Fol. 41a): The order of the Consecration of Water on the Epiphany [defective]
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ. ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ: ܐܝܟ ܕܢܦ̣ܝܩ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ. ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ. ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ: ܐܝܟ ܕܢܦ̣ܝܩ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ. ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
Note: Very imperfect.
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