London, BL, Add. 12179
source date: 11th or 12th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/78, Add. 12,179, London, BL, Add. 12,179, BL Add MS 12179, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 410, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCX

[This manuscript contains: John of Damascus , ܚܣܝܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ , ܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ , ܐܒܐ ܝܘܢܝ , or ܐܒܐ ܝܢܝ ., Cosmas , ܐܒܐ ܩܘܣܡܐ or ܐܒܐ ܏ܩܘܣ, Joseph , ܐܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ, Mark , ܐܒܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ, Theodore (Studita) , ܐܒܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ, Andrew of Crete , ܚܣܝܐ ܐܢܕܪܐܐܘܣ. 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. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 51 items.]

Syriac

author: John of Damascus ܚܣܝܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܒܐ ܝܘܢܝ ܐܒܐ ܝܢܝ
author: Cosmas ܐܒܐ ܩܘܣܡܐ ܐܒܐ ܏ܩܘܣ
author: Joseph ܐܒܐ ܝܘܣܦ
author: Mark ܐܒܐ ܡܪܩܘܣ
author: Theodore (Studita) ܐܒܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ
author: Andrew of Crete ܚܣܝܐ ܐܢܕܪܐܐܘܣ
title: Select Canons for various Festivals, Saints' Days, etc., translated from the Greek, for the use of the Malkites.
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܣܘܝܥܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܡܓ̈ܒܝܐ ܡܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ..
The authors of the canons are not always mentioned.
  title: The Commemoration of S. Barbara
  rubric: ܏ܒܕ: ܒܟܢܘܢ ܏ܐ: ܟܘܠܠܐ ܕܣܗܕܬܐ ܒܪܒܪܐ.
  title: The Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ ܕܩܕܝܡ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ: ܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܥܠ: ܏ܓ: ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܢܒܝܐ
  title: The Nativity of our Lord.
    title: a.
    rubric: ܠܩ̇ܕܝܡܘܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
    title: b.
    rubric: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
  title: The Epiphany
    title: a.
    rubric: ܒܒ: ܒܟܢܘܢ: ܒ: ܠܩ̇ܕܝܡܘܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
    title: b.
    rubric: ܒܘ: ܒܟܢܘܢ: ܒ: ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ
  title: The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
  rubric: ܒܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܛ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
  title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܟܗ: ܒܐܕܪ: ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܡܪܬܢ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ: ܒܝܕ ܪܝܫ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܐ ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ
  title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܒܟܕ: ܒܚܙܝܪܢ: ܐܝܠܝ̣ܕܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ܏ܥܡܕ
  title: The Transfiguration of our Lord on Mount Tabor
  rubric: ܒܘ: ܒܐܒ ܝܪܚܐ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܙܘܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܬܐܒܘܪ
  title: The Decease of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܏ܝܗ: ܒܐܒ ܝܪܚܐ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  title: The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܒܟܛ ܒܐܒ ܝܪܚܐ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܟܘܠܠܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ܏ܥܡ
  title: The Nativity of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܒ܏ܚ: ܒܐܝܠܘܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܝܠܝܕܘܬܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  title: The Exaltation of the holy Cross
  rubric: ܒܝܕ: ܒܐܝܠܘܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܪܘܡܪܡܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
  title: The Invention of the Head of S. John the Baptist
    title: a.
    rubric: ܒܟܘ: ܒܬܫܪܝܢ: ܏ܐ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ܏ܥܡ: ܙܒܢܬܐ: ܏ܐ:
    title: b.
    rubric: ܒܟܕ: ܒܫܒܛ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ܏ܥܡ: ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ
    title: c.
    rubric: ܏ܒܟܗ: ܒܐܝܪ: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܬܠܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ
  title: The Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican (third Sunday after Epiphany)
  rubric: ܠܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܪܝܫܐ ܘܡܟܣܐ
  title: The Sunday of the Prodigal Son (Septuagesima)
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܪܐ ܐܣܘܛܐ
  title: The Saturday of the Deprivation of Flesh; the Commemoration of the Dead: (ἀπόκρεως)
  rubric: ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܡܘܬ ܒܣܪܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡ
  title: The Saturday of Cheese; the Commemoration of the holy Fathers (ἀποτύρωσις)
  rubric: ܝܘܡ: ܫܒܬܐ: ܕܓܘܒܢܐ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ: ܕܟܠܗܘܢ: ܚܣܝ̈ܐ
  title: The Sunday of the Deprivation of Cheese (Quinquagesima)
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܡܪܝܡܘܬ ܓܘܒܢܐ (ἀποτύρωσις)
  title: The first Saturday in Lent; the Commemoration of Theodore
  rubric: ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ: ܐ: ܕܨܘܡܐ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ..
  title: The first Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܏ܐ: ܕܨܘܡܐ.
  title: The second Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܚܕܒ܏ܫܒ: ܒ: ܕܨܘܡܐ
  title: The third Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܚ܏ܕܒܫ: ܓ: ܕܨܘܡܐ
  title: The fourth Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܏ܕ: ܕܨܘܡܐ
  title: The fifth Sunday in Lent
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܗ: ܕܨܘܡܐ
  title: The sixth Saturday in Lent; the Commemoration of Lazarus, who was raised from the dead
  rubric: ܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐ: ܏ܘ: ܕܨܘܡܐ: ܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܠܥܙܪ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܩܝܡ ܡܢ ܩܒܪܐ.
  title: Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܚܕ܏ܒܫ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
  title: Monday in Passion (Holy) Week
  rubric: ܝܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܚܫܐ
  title: Tuesday
  rubric: ܝܘܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܫܐ
  title: Wednesday
  rubric: ܝܘܡ: ܕ: ܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܫܐ
  title: Thursday
  rubric: ܝܘܡ: ܏ܗ: ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  title: The Great Friday of the Crucifixion (Good Friday)
  rubric: ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ or ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ
  title: The Great Saturday
  rubric: ܝܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
  title: The Sunday of the Passover (Easter Sunday)
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܦܨܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  title: New (or Low) Sunday
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
  title: The second Sunday of Pentecost; the Commemoration of Joseph of Arimathaea and the women who bore the spices
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܒ: ܕܦܢܛܝ܏ܩܘ: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܘܣܦ ܘܕܢ̈ܫܐ ܗܪ̈ܘܡܢܝܬܐ
  title: The third Sunday after Easter
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܨܚܐ
  title: Wednesday in the midweek of Pentecost
  rubric: ܝܘܡ: ܏ܕ: ܒܫܒܐ ܕܡܥܨܥܬ: ܦܢܛܝ܏ܩܘ
  title: The fourth Sunday of Pentecost; of the Samaritan woman
  rubric: ܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ: ܕ: ܕܦܢܛܝ܏ܩܘ: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܫܡܪܝܬܐ
  title: The fifth Sunday of Pentecost; of the blind man whom our Lord healed
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ: ܗ: ܕ܏ܦܢܛܝ: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܣܡܝܐ ܕܐܣܝ ܡܪܢ
  title: Thursday in the sixth week of Pentecost; the Ascension of our Lord
  rubric: ܝܘܡ: ܏ܗ: ܏ܒܫܒ: ܒܫܒܬܐ: ܏ܘ: ܕܦܢܛ܏ܝܩ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܫܡܝܐ
  title: The sixth Sunday of Pentecost; the Commemoration of the Nicene Fathers
  rubric: ܚܕ܏ܒܫܒ: ܘ: ܕܦܢܛܝ܏ܩܘ: ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܬܪ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ . . . : ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܢܗܕܘܣ ܕܢܝܩܝܐ
  title: The last Sunday of Pentecost
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܫܘܡܠܝ ܦܢܛ܏ܝܩܘܣ

title: Calendar of the Festivals, Saints' Days, etc., for the whole year

Vellum, about l0 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.

The Calendar that follows the Canons is imperfect at the beginning, for the whole of Ilul and the first Teshrin, as well as the greater part of the second Teshrin, are wanting.

243 ff.

- Vellum, about l0 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.

- The Calendar that follows the Canons is imperfect at the beginning, for the whole of Ilul and the first Teshrin, as well as the greater part of the second Teshrin, are wanting.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xith or xiith cent

- 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.]

- Colophon

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.

11th or 12th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 CCCCX 1:321-324