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Add. 17,132

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/761
Description based on Wright CCCCLXVIII (1:371) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th or 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Mixed Material Codex, 85 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns
This manuscript contains: Hymns in commemoration of the blessed Virgin, the Saints (such as Abbā Bīshōi, Bar-saumā, etc.), and the Dead, arranged according to the tones; Theophilus of Alexandria. Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria; Isaac of Antioch. Discourse of Isaac of Antioch; Mār George. A prayer of Mār George (?); Hymns and prayers for the principal canonical hours of the ferial days, viz. ܢܓܗܐ, ܠܠܝܐ, and ܨܦܪܐ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.

Physical Description

A manuscript, about 7 3/4 in. by 5 3/8, consisting of 85 leaves, of which foll. 21—60 are vellum, the rest paper. Most of the latter are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—13, 20, and 70—85. The quires, signed with both Greek and Syriac letters, seem to have been about 12 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 20, 70, and 77. There are from 17 to 23 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume, which is written in an inelegant hand of the xiith or xiiith cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Hymns in commemoration of the blessed Virgin, the Saints (such as Abbā Bīshōi, Bar-saumā, etc.), and the Dead, arranged according to the tones [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 14a): Theophilus of Alexandria. Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria
 
Title:
ܕܬܐܘܦܝܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܛܥܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܏ܘܫ
Item 3 (Fol. 15b): Isaac of Antioch. Discourse of Isaac of Antioch
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܝܣܚܩ (sic) ܡܠܦܢܐ
  Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝ܏ܬܘ ܬܝܒܐ. ܢܗ̣ܘܐ ܚ̇ܐܪ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܒܕܡ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܡܟܣܐ ܏ܘܫ
Item 4 (Fol. 17b): Mār George. A prayer of Mār George (?) [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܪܓܝܘܣ
  Incipit: ܡܚܙܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܝ ܕܠܘܬܟ. ܕܠܐ ܬܬܟܐܪ ܡܝܬܪܘܬܗ̇ ܕܬܪܥܝܬܝ. ܒܥܕܢ ܨܠܘܬܐ. ܡܢ ܡܐܟܘܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ̈ܝ ܐܢܬ ܐܫܘܢܝ ܕܬܬܓ݁ܫ̣ܡ ܒܝ ܡܠܬ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܠܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܒܩܢܘܡܝ. ܘܡܢ ܦܐܪܐ ܕܥ̈ܒܕܝ ܢܦ̈ܩܢ ܣ̈ܦܘܬܝ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܐ ܒܥܕܢ ܨܠܘܬܐ. ܠܪܘܙܗ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܕܪܥܝܢܝ. ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܐܣܢܝܗܝ ܒ̈ܐܦܝ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܘܥܢ̈ܝܢܘܗܝ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 5 (Fol. 21a): Hymns and prayers for the principal canonical hours of the ferial days, viz. ܢܓܗܐ, ܠܠܝܐ, and ܨܦܪܐ [defective]
Item 6 (Fol. 21a): Monday [defective]
 
Title:
ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 7 (Fol. 31b): Tuesday
 
Title:
ܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 43a): Wednesday
 
Title:
ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 56a): Thursday
 
Title:
ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 70b): Friday [defective]
 
Title:
ܥܪܘܒܬܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 78a): Saturday [defective]
 
Title:
ܫܒܬܐ

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17132” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/761.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17132.” 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/761.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17132

Authorial and Editorial Responsibility:

  • David A. Michelson, general editor, Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal
  • , editor, A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library
  • William Wright, David A. Michelson, Robert Aydin, Jessica Pagan, and Justin Arnwine, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 17132

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  • Created by Jessica Pagan
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by William L. Potter
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by William L. Potter
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors edited by Justin Arnwine
  • Syriaca.org URIs for authors checked by Alexys Ahn Joseph DAlfonso
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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