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Add. 17,188

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/842
Description based on Wright DCCXXI (2:620-622) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th or 11th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 94 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Individual Authors
This manuscript contains: The Homilies or Dissertations of Moses bar Kipha, on the principal Festivals of the Church, with some other discourses by the same writer. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 32 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 10 ¼ in. by 7, consisting of 94 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 10, 11, 18, 25, and 36. The quires, signed with letters, are ten in number, but ܓ and ܝ are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 19, 25, and 94. There are from 26 to 33 lines in each page.

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

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): The Homilies or Dissertations of Moses bar Kipha, on the principal Festivals of the Church, with some other discourses by the same writer. [defective]
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ. ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܘܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦܐ̣. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܡܢ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܥܪ̈ܒܝܐ̣܀ ܀ ܀
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 131, no. 9.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): An Introduction, divided into four chapters.
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Chap. 1. To those who induced him to write these homilies.
 
Title:
ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ̣ ܕܐܦܝܣܘܗܝ ܕܒܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܢܪܫܘܡ ܠܗܘܢ̣ ܗܢ̣ܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܬܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 3a): Chap. 2. On the true faith of the Messiah.
 
Title:
ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ܆ ܡܚܘܐ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ: ܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 5b): Chap. 3. A discourse to be read on the eve of any festival, exhorting the congregation to celebrate it with gladness.
 
Title:
(προθεωρία) ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ܇ ܕܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܥܐܕܐ. ܐܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܕܡܢܗܪܐ ܘܡܚܦܛܐ: ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܥ̈ܐܕܐ܆ ܕܚܘܝܚܐܝܬ݁݀ ܢܥܕܥܕܘܢ: ܙܕܩ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܬܐܡܪ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ̣ ܕܪܡܫܐ: ܟܕ ܡܫ̇ܚܠܦ ܒܟܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܟܘܢܝܐ ܕܫܡܐ
Item 6 (Fol. 7b): Chap. 4. Explaining the meaning of the term festival (ܥܐܕܐ), and showing what is the difference between a festival of the Church and a festival of the heathens and the Jews.
 
Title:
ܩܦܠܐ̇ܘܢ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ̇: ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܢܐ ܡܫܘܕܥ̣ ܫܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ: ܘܡܢܐ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܐܝܬ݀ ܒܝܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ̣. ܠܥܐܕܐ ܕܚܢ̈ܦܐ ܘܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 10a): On the Nativity.
 
Title:
ܡܬܚܘܝܢܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 18a): ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ
Note: It is divided into 10 chapters, and concludes with a short exhortation to the congregation.
Item 8 (Fol. 18b): On the Consecration of Water on the feast of the Epiphany. [defective]
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܙܕܩ ܕܬܬܡܪ . . . ܕܢܚܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 20b): ܫܠܡ̣ܬ݀ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 20b): On the Epiphany. [defective]
 
Title:
ܡܬܚܘܝܢܘܬܐ. ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܥܡܕܗ. ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  Subscription (Fol. 26a): ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܡܐ
Note: It is divided into seven chapters, and concludes with a short exhortation to the congregation.
Item 10 (Fol. 27a): On Lent.
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 32b): On Palm Sunday.
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 38a): ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ ܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ
Note: It is divided into six chapters, and concludes with a short exhortation.
Item 12 (Fol. 38b): On the Crucifixion.
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܘܬܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 44a): ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܡܐ
Note: It is divided into five chapters and an exhortation.
Item 13 (Fol. 45a): On the Washing of Feet (Thursday in Passion Week).
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܕܬܬܡܪ: ܒܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪܐܙܐ. ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ: ܒܬܪ ܕܡܫܝܓܝܢ ܟܠܢܫ
Item 14 (Fol. 47a): On the Passover or Lord's Supper.
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܨܚܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 52b): ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ
Note: It is divided into four chapters and an exhortation.
Item 15 (Fol. 53b): On the Saturday of Annunciation.
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܠܝ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ
  Subscription (Fol. 57a): ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ
Note: It is divided into three chapters and an exhortation.
Item 16 (Fol. 57a): An exhortation concerning love, concord and peace, for the morning service of the Sunday of the Resurrection.
 
Title:
ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣. ܒܙܥܘܪܝܬܐ܇ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ̇ ܘܐܘܝܘܬܐ ܘܫܝܢܐ. ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܬܬܐܡܪ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ܇ ܟܕ ܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܠܡܬܠ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܕܬܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 59a): Sermon for the Sunday of the Resurrection.
 
Title:
ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 18 (Fol. 61b): On the Friday of the Confessors.
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ
Note: It is divided into three chapters, the third of which (fol. 63 a) has the special title : ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ: ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܐܓܘ̈ܢܣܛܐ̣. ܡܬܥܕܪܝܢ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ. ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܫܬܒܩܝܢ.
Item 19 (Fol. 65a): On the New Sunday.
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ. ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡܬܐ
Item 20 (Fol. 67b): On the Ascension, in three chapters.
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ
Item 21 (Fol. 67b): Chapter 1.
 
Title:
ܪܝܫܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ: ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܟܬܪ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܡܢ ܩܝܡܬܗ ܠܣܘܠܩܗ
Item 22 (Fol. 68a): Chapter 2.
 
Title:
ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܦܩ̇ܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܢܩܘܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܘܕܠܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܐܬܥܠܝ ܠܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ܇ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܗܪ̈ܛܝܩܘ ܡܣܒܪܝܢ. ܐܠܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܒܣܪ.
Item 23 (Fol. 69b): Chapter 3.
 
Title:
ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ. ܒܥܢܢܐ ܗ̣ܘܬ ܡܣܩܬܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ ܠܫܡܝܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 71): On Pentecost.
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Note: On fol. 73 b we find the heading: ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܥܣܪܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܣܘܠܩܐ ܠܡܚܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ.
Item 25 (Fol. 75b): On the Friday of Gold (the first Friday after Pentecost).
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ: ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ̣ ܕܕܗܒܐ.
Item 26 (Fol. 78b): On the Invention of the Cross.
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
Item 27 (Fol. 81a): On the Prayers used in time of Wrath and any Calamity.
 
Title:
ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܟܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ: ܐ̇ܘ ܡܚܘܬܐ̇ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܗ̣ܝ.
Item 28 (Fol. 83b): A chapter showing why the Messiah is called by various epithets and names.
 
Title:
ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ. ܒ̈ܟܘܢܝܐ ܘܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܐ. ܡܬܩܪܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ
Item 29 (Fol. 85b): A chapter showing that the honour of the dead consists, not in their clothes, but in the alms given during their life or after their death.
 
Title:
ܬܘܒ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡ̈ܐܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܥ̇ܢܕܝܢ: ܐܠܐ ܙܕܩ̈ܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܘܡ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܐܘ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܡܬܝ̈ܗܒܢ.
Item 30 (Fol. 87b): A chapter showing that we should all be provided with good works, so that we may be delivered from the evil spirits which encounter men on their departure from this world.
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܕܙܕܩ ܠܟܠܢ: ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܛܝ̈ܒܐ ܒܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܢܫܬܘܙܒ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܕܒܝܫܘܬܐ: ܗ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܥܢ ܒܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܒܡܦܩܢܘܢ (sic) ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 90a): Consolatory discourse at the funeral of a priest, abbat, or bishop.
 
Title:
ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣. ܐܘܟܝܬ ܒܘܝܐܐ. ܥܠ ܟܗܢܐ ܐ̇ܘ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ: ܡܐ ܕܥ̇ܢܕ: ܐܟܚܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܠܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 92b): Consolatory discourse at the funeral of any person. [defective]
 
Title:
ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ

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