Add. 17,130
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/759
Date:
AD 877 / AG 1188
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 86 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Funeral Services
This manuscript contains: Funeral Services; Funeral Sermons; A madrāshā; Another madrāshā. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 25 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 1/8 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 86 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 11—13, 19, 20, 52, 65, 70—73, 78, 80, 81, 85, and 86. The quires, signed with letters, are 10 in number, but the first is imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning and after foll. 1 and 9. There are from 22 to 28 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand; dated A. Gr. 1188, A.D. 877
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Funeral Services [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): For bishops, priests, and deacons
[defective]
Title: ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Note: The first service is now lost.
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): The second service [defective]
Title: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
Title: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning
Item 4 (Fol. 2a): Ephraim. Several madrāshē of Ephraim
Title: ܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Note: Each madrāshā bears this or a similar rubric
Item 5 (Fol. 7a): The third service [defective]
Title: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
Title: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
Item 6 (Fol. 9a): Ephraim. Several madrāshē of Ephraim
Title: ܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Note: Each madrāshā bears this or a similar rubric
Item 7 (Fol. 15b): Appropriate lessons from the Old and New Testaments
Item 8 (Fol. 25a): Concluding hymns, litany, etc.
Item 9 (Fol. 31b): For monks and lay persons
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܠܘܘܝܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܡܐ̇ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܠܘܘܝܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܡܐ̇ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ
Note: Each of these three services likewise comprises several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, 42 a etc., and 47 b, etc., but also to Isaac of Antioch, fol. 37 b and Jacob of Batnae, fol. 52 b.
Item 10 (Fol. 31b): The first service
Title: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 33a): Ephraim. Several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, ascribed to Ephraim
Item 12 (Fol. 37b): Isaac of Antioch. Several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, ascribed to Isaac of Antioch
Item 13 (Fol. 40b): The second service
Title: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
Title: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
Item 14 (Fol. 42a): Ephraim. Several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, ascribed to Ephraim
Item 15 (Fol. 46a): The third service
Title: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
Title: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
Item 16 (Fol. 47b): Ephraim. Several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, ascribed to Ephraim
Item 17 (Fol. 52b): Jacob of Batnae. Several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
Item 18 (Fol. 51b): Appropriate lessons from the Old and New Testaments
Item 19 (Fol. 64a): Concluding hymns, litany, etc
Item 20 (Fol. 72b): Funeral Sermons
Item 21 (Fol. 72b): Jacob of Batnae. Of Jacob of Batnae
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ. ܕܥܠ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ Incipit: ܐܠܘ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܚܠܝܡܬܐ ܕܩ̇ܢܝܐ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܐ. ܪܓܝܓ ܗܘܝܬ ܗܫܐ ܠܡܒܝܐܐܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܦ̇ܪ̈ܘܫܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ. ܕܥܠ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ Incipit: ܐܠܘ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܚܠܝܡܬܐ ܕܩ̇ܢܝܐ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܐ. ܪܓܝܓ ܗܘܝܬ ܗܫܐ ܠܡܒܝܐܐܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܦ̇ܪ̈ܘܫܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 81a): Ephraim. Of Ephraim
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ Incipit: ܟܪܘܙܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܘܬܐ. ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡ̇ܪܚܩ ܡܢ ܥܘܼܠܐ. ܘܡܬܩ̇ܪܒ ܨܝܕ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ Incipit: ܟܪܘܙܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܘܬܐ. ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡ̇ܪܚܩ ܡܢ ܥܘܼܠܐ. ܘܡܬܩ̇ܪܒ ܨܝܕ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ.
Item 23 (Fol. 82b): Jacob of Batnae. Of Jacob
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܕܝܠܟ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܢ ܐ̇ܡܘܬ ܐܦܢ ܐ̇ܚܐ.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ Incipit: ܕܝܠܟ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܢ ܐ̇ܡܘܬ ܐܦܢ ܐ̇ܚܐ.
Item 24 (Fol. 84b): A madrāshā
Title: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܘܬܐ ܘܣܛܢܐ. ܘܡܬܐܡܪ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ Incipit: ܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܙܟ݁ܝܬ ܠܟܠ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ. ܘܫ
Title: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܘܬܐ ܘܣܛܢܐ. ܘܡܬܐܡܪ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ Incipit: ܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܙܟ݁ܝܬ ܠܟܠ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ. ܘܫ
Item 25 (Fol. 85b): Another madrāshā
Title: ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܢܨܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܐܢܫܐ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ Incipit: ܓܢܘ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܚ̈ܬܢܐ ܘܟ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܠܚܘܕ ܘܥܒ̣ܪܘ ܘܫ
Title: ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܢܨܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܐܢܫܐ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ Incipit: ܓܢܘ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܚ̈ܬܢܐ ܘܟ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܠܚܘܕ ܘܥܒ̣ܪܘ ܘܫ
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 85b):
Colophon
ܐܫܬ݁ܠܡܘ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܠܠܘܘܝܐ. ܬܫ̈ܡܫܬܐ ܕܥܘܦܝܐ. ܕܐܦ̈ܝܣ ܘܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ ܘܕܐܚ̈ܐ
ܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝ̇ܡܐ ܘܕܟܠܢܫ ܒܟܠܗ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗܘܢ: ܘܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܚܕ ܕܡܪܝ
ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܀ . ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܫ. ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܚܘܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܝܟ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܠܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 86a):
On fol. 86 a there is a note, stating that this manuscript was written for the convent of S. Mary Deipara, at the expense of one Simeon, from the convent of Mār Solomon near Dolūk (ܕܠܝܟ or ܕܠܘܟ, %), in the year 1188, A.D. 877. The name of the scribe is not mentioned.
ܥܒ̣ܕ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܠܘܘܝܐ. ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫـ[ܬܐ] ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒ[ܪܐ] ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ̣. ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܟܕ ܠܐ . . . ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ
ܫܠܘܡܘܢ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܕܠܝܟ܆ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܫ. ܘ . ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܒܡܕܒ[ܪܐ ܕܐܣ]ـܩܝܛܝ.
ܫܢܬ ܐ[ܠܦ] ܘܩܦܚ ܒܕܝ̈ܘܢـ[ܝܐ.]
Addition 3 (Fol. 86a):
One of the usual anathemas, in a different hand
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