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Add. 12,179

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/78
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Date: 11th or 12th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 243 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books; Service-books
John of Damascus, Cosmas, Joseph, Mark, Theodore (Studita), Andrew of Crete. Select Canons for various Festivals, Saints' Days, etc., translated from the Greek, for the use of the Malkites.; Calendar of the Festivals, Saints' Days, etc., for the whole year

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 3/4 in. by 7 1/4, consisting of 243 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially towards the end. The quires, signed with letters, are 31 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 15 and 239. The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 26.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xith or xiith cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): John of Damascus, Cosmas, Joseph, Mark, Theodore (Studita), Andrew of Crete. Select Canons for various Festivals, Saints' Days, etc., translated from the Greek, for the use of the Malkites. [defective]
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܚܣܝܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܐܒܐ ܝܘܢܝ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܐܒܐ ܝܢܝ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܐܒܐ ܩܘܣܡܐ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܐܒܐ ܏ܩܘܣ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܐܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܐܒܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܐܒܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ
Author Name Variants [syr]: ܚܣܝܐ ܐܢܕܪܐܐܘܣ
 
Title: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܣܘܝܥܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܡܓ̈ܒܝܐ ܡܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ..
Note: The authors of the canons are not always mentioned.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Commemoration of S. Barbara
 
Title: ܏ܒܕ: ܒܟܢܘܢ ܏ܐ: ܟܘܠܠܐ ܕܣܗܕܬܐ ܒܪܒܪܐ.
Item 3 (Fol. 8a): The Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord
 
Title: ܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ ܕܩܕܝܡ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ: ܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܥܠ: ܏ܓ: ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܢܒܝܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 12a): The Nativity of our Lord. [defective]
Item 5 (Fol. 12a): a. [defective]
 
Title: ܠܩ̇ܕܝܡܘܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 16a): b. [defective]
 
Title: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 27a): The Epiphany
Item 8 (Fol. 27a): a.
 
Title: ܏ܒܒ: ܒܟܢܘܢ: ܒ: ܠܩ̇ܕܝܡܘܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 32a): b.
 
Title: ܏ܒܘ: ܒܟܢܘܢ: ܒ: ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 43b): The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
 
Title: ܒܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܛ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 51a): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
 
Title: ܏ܟܗ: ܒܐܕܪ: ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܡܪܬܢ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ: ܒܝܕ ܪܝܫ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ
Item 12 (Fol. 57b): The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
 
Title: :܏ܒܟܕ: ܒܚܙܝܪܢ: ܐܝܠܝ̣ܕܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ܏ܥܡܕ
Item 13 (Fol. 63b): The Transfiguration of our Lord on Mount Tabor
 
Title: ܏ܒܘ: ܒܐܒ ܝܪܚܐ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܙܘܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܬܐܒܘܪ
Item 14 (Fol. 73b): The Decease of the blessed Virgin
 
Title: ܏ܝܗ: ܒܐܒ ܝܪܚܐ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 83b): The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
 
Title: ܏ܒܟܛ ܒܐܒ ܝܪܚܐ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܟܘܠܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ܏ܥܡ
Item 16 (Fol. 88b): The Nativity of the blessed Virgin
 
Title: ܏ܒܚ: ܒܐܝܠܘܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܝܠܝܕܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 92b): The Exaltation of the holy Cross
 
Title: ܏ܒܝܕ: ܒܐܝܠܘܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܪܘܡܪܡܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 97b): The Invention of the Head of S. John the Baptist
Item 19 (Fol. 97b): a.
 
Title: ܏ܒܟܘ: ܒܬܫܪܝܢ: ܏ܐ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ܏ܥܡ: ܙܒܢܬܐ: ܏ܐ:
Item 20 (Fol. 100b): b.
 
Title: ܏ܒܟܪ: ܒܫܒܛ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ܏ܥܡ: ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ
Item 21 (Fol. 104a): c.
 
Title: ܏ܒܟܗ: ܒܐܝܪ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܬܠܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ
Item 22 (Fol. 108b): The Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican (third Sunday after Epiphany)
 
Title: ܠܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܪܝܫܐ ܘܡܟܣܐ
Item 23 (Fol. 111a): The Sunday of the Prodigal Son (Septuagesima)
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܪܐ ܐܣܘܛܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 114a): The Saturday of the Deprivation of Flesh; the Commemoration of the Dead: (ἀπόκρεως)
 
Title: ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܡܘܬ ܒܣܪܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡ
Item 25 (Fol. 118b): The Sunday of the Deprivation of the Flesh (Sexagesima)
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܡܪܝܡܘܬܿ ܒܣܪܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 123b): The Saturday of Cheese; the Commemoration of the holy Fathers
 
Title: ܝܘܡ: ܫܒܬܐ: ܕܓܘܒܢܐ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ: ܕܟܠܗܘܢ: ܚܣܝ̈ܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 129b): The Sunday of the Deprivation of Cheese (Quinquagesima)
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܡܪܝܡܘܬ ܓܘܒܢܐ (ἀποτύρωσις)
Item 28 (Fol. 133b): The first Saturday in Lent; the Commemoration of Theodore
 
Title: ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ: ܐ: ܕܨܘܡܐ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ..
Item 29 (Fol. 136b): The first Sunday in Lent
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܏ܐ: ܕܨܘܡܐ.
Item 30 (Fol. 140b): The second Sunday in Lent
 
Title: ܚܕܒ܏ܫܒ: ܒ: ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 144b): The third Sunday in Lent
 
Title: ܚ܏ܕܒܫ: ܓ: ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 150a): The fourth Sunday in Lent
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܏ܕ: ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 153a): The fifth Sunday in Lent
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܗ: ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 156a): The sixth Saturday in Lent; the Commemoration of Lazarus, who was raised from the dead
 
Title: ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ: ܏ܘ: ܕܨܘܡܐ: ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܠܥܙܪ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܩܝܡ ܡܢ ܩܒܪܐ.
Item 35 (Fol. 160b): Palm Sunday
 
Title: ܚܕ܏ܒܫ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 165a): Monday in Passion (Holy) Week
 
Title: ܝܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 37 (Fol. 168a): Tuesday
 
Title: ܝܘܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 170b): Wednesday
 
Title: ܝܘܡ: ܕ: ܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܫܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 173a): Thursday
 
Title: ܝܘܡ: ܏ܗ: ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 40 (Fol. 178b): The Great Friday of the Crucifixion (Good Friday)
 
Title: ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ or ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ
Item 41 (Fol. 187b): The Great Saturday
 
Title: ܝܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
Item 42 (Fol. 192a): The Sunday of the Passover (Easter Sunday)
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Item 43 (Fol. 196b): New (or Low) Sunday
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
Item 44 (Fol. 201b): The second Sunday of Pentecost; the Commemoration of Joseph of Arimathaea and the women who bore the spices
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܒ: ܕܦܢܛܝ܏ܩܘ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܘܣܦ ܘܕܢ̈ܫܐ ܗܪ̈ܘܡܢܝܬܐ
Item 45 (Fol. 206a): The third Sunday after Easter
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܨܚܐ
Item 46 (Fol. 210b): Wednesday in the midweek of Pentecost
 
Title: ܝܘܡ: ܏ܕ: ܒܫܒܐ ܕܡܥܨܥܬ: ܦܢܛܝ܏ܩܘ
Item 47 (Fol. 216b): The fourth Sunday of Pentecost; of the Samaritan woman
 
Title: ܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ: ܕ: ܕܦܢܛܝ܏ܩܘ: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܫܡܪܝܬܐ
Item 48 (Fol. 221b): The fifth Sunday of Pentecost; of the blind man whom our Lord healed
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܗ: ܕ܏ܦܢܛܝ: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܣܡܝܐ ܕܐܣܝ ܡܪܢ
Item 49 (Fol. 226a): Thursday in the sixth week of Pentecost; the Ascension of our Lord
 
Title: ܝܘܡ: ܏ܗ: ܏ܒܫܒ: ܒܫܒܬܐ: ܏ܘ: ܕܦܢܛ܏ܝܩ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܫܡܝܐ
Item 50 (Fol. 229b): The sixth Sunday of Pentecost; the Commemoration of the Nicene Fathers
 
Title: ܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ: ܘ: ܕܦܢܛܝ܏ܩܘ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܬܪ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ . . . : ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܢܝܩܝܐ
Item 51 (Fol. 233a): The last Sunday of Pentecost
 
Title: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܘܡܠܝ ܦܢܛ܏ܝܩܘܣ
Item 52 (Fol. 240a): Calendar of the Festivals, Saints' Days, etc., for the whole year [defective]
Note: The Calendar that follows the Canons is imperfect at the beginning, for the whole of Ilūl and the first Teshrīn, as well as the greater part of the second Teshrīn, are wanting.

Additions

Addition 1 (Fol. 1a): On the margin of fol. 1 a there is an Arabic note, in a good hand, not much more recent than the manuscript itself: هذا الدفتر لبطرس الراهب حبيس حناك وهو الشيزري وحبس في عامودة “this volume belongs to Peter the monk, the recluse of Hunāk, from Shaizar, the stylite.” The remainder is no longer legible. Hunāk is the name of a place near Ma’arrat an-No’man, according to Yākut in the Mu’jam al-Buldān.
Addition 2 (Fol. 243): Owing to fol. 243 being torn, the precise date of this manuscript can no longer be given. All that can now be read of the subscription (fol. 243 b, first column) is: ܫܩܠ ܣܟܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܘܡ . . . ܠܐܦܝ ܬܫܥ ܫܥܝܢ . . . ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ . . . . The name of the scribe was John, as appears from the first words in the second column: .ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܠܫܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܒܙܩܝܦܐ. ܏ܘܫ Then follow a few lines of a hymn in a more modern hand: ܏ܒܩ ܚ ܬܘ ܢܫܒܚ ܠܡܕܝܐ (sic) ܓܝܐܐ ܟܠܟܘ̈ܢ ܥܡܡܐ. ܠܗܘܿ ܕܒܓܘ ܝܡܐ ܕܣܘܦ ܕܚܝܠܐܝܬ ܠܦܪܥܘܢ [ܕ]ܘܝܐ ܛܒܥ ܘܐܘܒܕ. ܏ܘܫ.

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