Add. 17,133
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/762
Date:
About the 11th century
Melkite Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 188 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books
This manuscript contains: John of Damascus, Cosmas. The Octôechus, of the services of Sunday, according to the Malkite use. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 6, consisting of 188 leaves, a few of which are slightly damaged, especially foll. 8, 15, and 182. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 29 in number, but several are wanting at the beginning, and one at the end of the volume. Leaves are also missing after foll. 7 and 94. The number of lines in each page varies from 15 to 22.
Hand 1 (sole, Melkite Syriac script):
This manuscript is written in a good, regular, Malkite hand of about the xith cent.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): John of Damascus, Cosmas. The Octôechus, of the services of Sunday, according to the Malkite use᾽Οκτώηχος [defective]
Title: ܐܩܛܘܐܝܟܘܣ
Title: ܐܩܛܘܐܝܟܘܣ
Notes:
- The first tone is wanting.
- The canons are ascribed to John of Damascus, ܐܒܐ ܝܘܢܝ (ܝܢܝ), and Cosmas, ܐܒܐ ܩܘܣܡܐ.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Second tone [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 24b): Third tone
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 53a): Fourth tone
Title: ܩ ܕ
Title: ܩ ܕ
Item 5 (Fol. 85a): Fifth tone
Title: ܩܠܐ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ
Title: ܩܠܐ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 110a): Sixth tone
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܕܫܬܐ
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܕܫܬܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 134a): Seventh tone
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܕܙ
Title: ܪܟܢܐ ܕܙ
Item 8 (Fol. 153b): Eighth tone
Title: ܩ ܚ.
Title: ܩ ܚ.
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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17133” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/762.
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William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17133.” 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/762.About this Entry
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