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Add. 17,137

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/766
Description based on Wright CCCCLXV ()
This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.

Add. 17,137, upper text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1186
Description based on Wright CCCCLXV (1:369-370) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 24 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Hymns
This manuscript contains: A collection of hymns for the Vigils, arranged according to the eight tones. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum, consisting, as at present bound up, of 24 leaves, most of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 3, 5, 6, and 14. They are all palimpsest, and formed parts of three manuscripts (see Add. 17,137, foll. 1-5, lower text , Add. 17,137 foll. 6-11, lower text , and Add. 17,137, foll.12-24, lower text ). These leaves, the upper and lower halves of which are not always correctly joined together, have been folded so as to form this manuscript, about 5 1/2 in. by 4 1/4. The quires are signed with letters, and the leaves have been numbered at a later period with Coptic arithmetical figures.

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

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A collection of hymns for the Vigils, arranged according to the eight tones [defective]
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܠܐ ܫܗ̈ܪܢܝܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܓܘ̈ܫܡܐ

Add. 17,137, foll. 1–5, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1467
Description based on Wright CCCCLXV (1:369-370) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 9th or 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 5 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Hymns and Prayers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Vellum leaves, much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 3, 5. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 17,137, upper text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): These leaves are written in a small, neat hand of the ixth or xth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1): Hymns and Prayers [defective]
Note: The beginnings of some hymns and prayers are still legible on foll. 3 b (ܐܚܪܢܐ in two places, at the top of the page), 4 a, b, and 5 a.

Add. 17,137, foll. 6–11, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1468
Description based on Wright CCCCLXV (1:369-370) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 5th or 6th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Other, 6 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: The Obsequies of my Lady Mary. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Six vellum leaves from a manuscript, written in two columns. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 17,137, upper text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): These leaves are written in a fine Estrangela of the vth or vith cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 6): The Obsequies of my Lady Mary
 
Title:
ܠܘܘܝܗ̇ ܕܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܝܡ
Note: From what is legible on fol. 9 a, it appears that they belonged to the apocryphal work entitled "the Obsequies of my Lady Mary, "ܠܘܘܝܗ̇ ܕܡܪܬܝ ܡܪܝܡ, Add. 14,484, foll. 1— 8 .

Add. 17,137, foll. 12–24, lower text

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1469
Description based on Wright CCCCLXV (1:369-370) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Estrangela script ܀ Parchment Other, 13 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Fragments of a Lectionary from the Gospels. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Thirteen vellum leaves from a manuscript. These leaves are palimpsest (see Add. 17,137, upper text ).

Hand 1 (sole, Estrangela script): These leaves are written in a large Estrangela of about the xth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 12): Fragments of a Lectionary from the Gospels [defective]
 
Title:
ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17137” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/766.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17137.” 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/766.

About this Entry

Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17137

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, Roman Brasoveanu, Lindsay Ruth, and Justin Arnwine, entry contributors, “London, BL, Add. 17137

Additional Credit:

  • Created by Roman Brasoveanu
  • Created by Lindsay Ruth
  • Based on the work of William Wright
  • Edited by Justin Arnwine
  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by Lindsay Ruth
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Form and material support designations edited by Claire Chen
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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