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Add. 17,131

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/760
Description based on Wright DXVI (1:395) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 59 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Funeral Services
This manuscript contains: Funeral Services. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 11 1/4 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 59 leaves, the first and last of which are blank. Foll. 1—3 have been almost completely torn out, and fol. 58 is slightly injured. The quires, signed with letters, are 6 in number. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 58. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 20 to 24 lines.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This manuscript is written, like its companion volume, Add. 14,502, in a good, regular hand of the xiith cent., with occasional Syriac and Greek vowels.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Most of the Syriac and Greek vowels have been added at a later period.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 2): Funeral Services
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): For Priests and Deacons
Item 3 (Fol. 20a): John bar Andreas. A citation from John bar Andreas
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܏ܡܕܪܫܐ ܏ܕܣܡ ܏ܡܪܝ ܏ܝܘܚܢܢ ܏ܒܪ ܏ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܒܣܒܠܬܐ ܕܗܒ ܠܢ ܡܪܢ
  Incipit: ܏ܥܘܢܝܐ: ܏ܗܒ ܏ܠܢ ܏ܡܪܢ ܏ܕܒܢܘܚܡܐ ܏ܢ̣ܚܙܐ ܏ܠܥܢ̈ܝܕܝܢ ܏ܒܝܬ ܏ܡܠܟܘܬܐ. ܢܦܝܣܘܢܟ ܡܪܝ ܏ܘܫ
Note: As in Add. 14,502, fol. 45 b.
Item 4 (Fol. 23b): John bar Andreas. A citation from John bar Andreas
 
Title:
ܡܢ ܏ܐܘ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܏ܕܒܪ ܏ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ
  Incipit: ܏ܥ ܏ܗܒ ܏ܠܢ ܏ܡܪܢ ܏ܕܒܢܘܚܡܐ ܏ܢ̣ܚܙܐ ܏ܠܥܢ̈ܝܕܝܢ ܏ܒܝܬ ܏ܡܠܟܘܬܐ: ܘܡܐ ܕܐܣܬܲܝܟ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܩܪܸܒܘ ܥܠ̣ܘ ܛܥ̈ܘܢܐ ܐܦ ܫ̈ܩܘܠܐ. ܘܕܩܕܡ ܩܠܝܠ ܝܩܪܘ ܘܐܘܼܪܒܘ. ܗܐ ܪܗܝܒܝܢ ܝܘܡܢ ܕܢܚ̇ܦܘܢܝܗܝ܀
Item 5 (Fol. 44b): For Monks, who are not priests
 
Title:
ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܥ̇ܢܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܏ܩܫܝ
Item 6 (Fol. 47a): John bar Andreas. A citation from John bar Andreas
 
Title:
ܡܕܪܫܐ ܏ܡܢ ܏ܕܒܪ ܏ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ
  Incipit: ܩܠܐ ܏ܗܒ ܏ܠܢ ܏ܡܪܢ ܏ܘܫ. ܠܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܦܩܘܕ ܕܙܥܝܦܐܝܬ ܏ܘܫ
Note: As in Add. 14,502, fol 19 b.
Item 7 (Fol. 49a): John bar Andreas. A citation from John bar Andreas
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܢܐ ܏ܡܢ ܏ܐܘ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܏ܕܒܪ ܏ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ:
  Incipit: ܗ̇ܝܕܝܢ ܐ̇ܥܢܐ ܫܬܝܩܐܝܬ. ܘܐܬܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܪܡܙܢܐܝܬ. ܨܘܬܘ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܝ ܦܪܘܫܐܝܬ. ܠܘ ܡܣܢܐ ܣܢܝܬܟܘܢ ܥ̇ܘܼܠܐܝܬ܀

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 58b): Colophon, consisting merely of the words: ܫܠܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17131” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/760.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17131.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/760.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17131

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  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
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  • Based on the work of William Wright
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  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors edited by Justin Arnwine
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  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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