Add. 17,190
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/846
Date:
AD 893 / AG 1204
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 123 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books
This manuscript contains: The second volume of a collection of Choral Services and Homilies for the principal festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 42 items.
Physical Description
Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 123 leaves, many of which, are much stained, defaced, and torn, especially foll. 1, 7, 17, 27—29, 73, 74, 77—79, 88, 112, 117, and 119—123. The quires, signed with letters, were once 30 in number, but ܝܓ to ܟܙ are now wholly lost, and several of the others are very imperfect, there being lacunae after foll. 1, 3, 4, 72, 73, 77, 78, 109, 110, 113, 114, 115, and 117. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 36 lines.
Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, current hand, dated A. Gr. 1204, A.D. 893 (see Add. 14,515
).
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): The second volume of a collection of Choral
Services and Homilies for the principal festivals of the whole year. [defective]
Title: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Title: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
Note: The hymns and prayers are, as in the first volume (Add. 14,515
),
ascribed to Ephraim,
Jacob of Batnae, and
Isaac of Antioch.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Palm Sunday. [defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): The twentieth homily of Severus of Antioch. [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܕܐܦܝܬܪ̈ܘܢܝܘ. ܥܠ ܐܘܪܥܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ: ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ: ܘܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܝܣ. ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܕܐܦܝܬܪ̈ܘܢܝܘ. ܥܠ ܐܘܪܥܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ: ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ: ܘܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܝܣ. ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 4a): Metrical discourse of
Ephraim. [defective]
Item 5 (Fol. 4a): Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 322, no. 135
Item 6 (Fol. 15a): Metrical discourse of
Jacob on the Church and the Synagogue.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܘܟܢܘܫܬܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܘܟܢܘܫܬܐ
Note: See Assemani, p. 321, no. 127, serm. VI.
Item 7 (Fol. 21a):
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 37b):
Title: ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Title: ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 40a): Sūgyāthā of Jacob of Batnae
Title: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
Title: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 40a): The first.
Incipit: ܗ̇ܝ ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ. ܚ̇ܕܬܐ ܚ̇ܙܬ ܗܘܬ. ܗ̣ܝ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ
ܕܦܘܪܩܢܗ̇ ܣܢ̣ܬ.
Item 11 (Fol. 40a): The second, in the form of a dialogue
between Zion (ܨܗܝܘܢ) and the Church
(ܥܕܬܐ).
Incipit: ܐܒܐ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܠܒܪܗ ܫܠ̣ܚ܆ ܕܢܚ̣ܘܬ ܢܦܪܘܩ
ܠܓܒܝܠܬܗ
Item 12 (Fol. 40a): The third.
Title: ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܐܟܪܙܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܕܐܬܢ̇ܒܝܘ ܠܗ̇ ܟܕ ܐܡ̣ܪܝܢ
Title: ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܐܟܪܙܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܕܐܬܢ̇ܒܝܘ ܠܗ̇ ܟܕ ܐܡ̣ܪܝܢ
Item 13 (Fol. 40a): The fourth.
Incipit: ܪܟܒ ܗܘܐ ܡܪܢ ܥܝܠܐ. ܘܥܠ ܠܓܘ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ
ܨܠܘܒܬܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 40a): The fifth, in the form of a dialogue
between the Synagogue (ܟܢܘܫܬܐ) and the Church
(ܥܕܬܐ).
Incipit: ܒܪܬ ܥ̈ܒܪܝܐ ــ ܗܐ ܣ̣ܪܒܐ. ܕܒܝܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̣ܝ
ܝ̣ܪܬܬ
Item 15 (Fol. 43a): A prose homily of Jacob.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 11, and
Zingerle, Sechs Homilien, p. 40.
Item 16 (Fol. 48b): Passion Week. [defective]
Title: ܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
Title: ܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 48b): Monday.
Item 18 (Fol. 53b): Sūgīthā (of Jacob of Batnae) on Cain and
Abel.
Incipit: ܫܪܒܗ ܕܗܒܝܠ ܬܗܪܐ ܡ̣ܠܢܝ ܘܠܕܘܡܪܐ ܪܥܝܢܝ
ܫ̣ܪܟ
Item 19 (Fol. 60a): Tuesday.
Item 20 (Fol. 64b): Madrāshē.
Item 21 (Fol. 70b): Wednesday. [defective]
Item 22 (Fol. 78a): Thursday. [defective]
Item 23 (Fol. 81b): Sūgīthā (of Jacob of Batnae) on the Female Sinner and
Satan.
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܘܣܛܢܐ Incipit: ܫܒ̇ܩ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܢܚ̣ܬ. ܘܡܢ ܒܪܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܦܓܪܐ ܠܒ̣ܫ.
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܘܣܛܢܐ Incipit: ܫܒ̇ܩ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܢܚ̣ܬ. ܘܡܢ ܒܪܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܦܓܪܐ ܠܒ̣ܫ.
Item 24 (Fol. 87a): The Washing of Feet.
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 89a): Friday. [defective]
Item 26 (Fol. 95b): Sūgyāthā of Jacob of Batnae.
Item 27 (Fol. 95b): First, on the Apostasy of
Simon Peter.
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ Incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܚܪܬ ܘܐܬܡܠ̣ܝܬ ܚܫܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ Incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܚܪܬ ܘܐܬܡܠ̣ܝܬ ܚܫܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 98a): Second, on the Repentance of
Simon Peter.
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ Incipit: ܒܪ ܥ̇ܠܝܐ ܢܚ̣ܬ ܠܐܪܥܐ. ܘܬܚ̈ܬܝܐ ܣܒܟܘ ܗܘܘ ܒܗ ܘܢܓܕܘܗܝ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ Incipit: ܒܪ ܥ̇ܠܝܐ ܢܚ̣ܬ ܠܐܪܥܐ. ܘܬܚ̈ܬܝܐ ܣܒܟܘ ܗܘܘ ܒܗ ܘܢܓܕܘܗܝ
Item 29 (Fol. 101a): Third, on
Judas.
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ Incipit: ܬܗܪܐ ܫܩܠܢܝ ܕܐܡܠܠ. ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܢܟܝܠܐ ܒܙܘܥܬܐ
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ Incipit: ܬܗܪܐ ܫܩܠܢܝ ܕܐܡܠܠ. ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܢܟܝܠܐ ܒܙܘܥܬܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 103a): Fourth, alphabetical sūgīthā.
Incipit: ܐܬܒ̇ܝܢܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܒܡܕܡ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܒܗܢܐ
ܥܐܕܐ.
Item 31 (Fol. 103b): Fifth, sūgīthā.
Incipit: ܕܢܘܗܝ ܐܦ ܚܝܒ̣ܘܗܝ. ܚܒܫܘܗܝ ܐܦ ܢܓܕܘܗܝ
Item 32 (Fol. 108b): Sixth, sūgīthā.
Incipit: ܩܡ ܒܝܬ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܪܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܚܝܒܐ
ܐܫ̣ܬܐܠ ܕܐ̇ܢ ܟܠ
Item 33 (Fol. 110a): The Commemoration of the Apostles. [defective]
Item 34 (Fol. 111a): The Commemoration of any one Saint. [defective]
Item 35 (Fol. 111a): The Commemoration of all Martyrs.
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
Item 36 (Fol. 112b): The Commemoration of Shamūnī and her Sons (the
Maccabees).
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܗ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܗ
Item 37 (Fol. 113b): Order for the Vigil of the Brethren and of the
believing Dead. [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܗܪܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢ̣ܝܕܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܗܪܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢ̣ܝܕܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 114a): Prayers (ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ) of
Jacob and Ephraim,
commemorating the blessed Virgin, the Martyrs and
the Dead. [defective]
Item 39 (Fol. 115a): Madrāshē on the Resurrection. [defective]
Title: ܡ̈ܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܚܡܐ
Title: ܡ̈ܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܚܡܐ
Item 40 (Fol. 116a): A sūgīthā of Jacob for all
men.
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ Incipit: ܐܘ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܐܬܟܠ̣ܬܢܝ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܐܘ ܝܡܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܒܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܠܡ̇ܢ (sic) ܛܒܥܬܢܝ ܒܬܗܘܡܐ.
Title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ Incipit: ܐܘ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܐܬܟܠ̣ܬܢܝ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܐܘ ܝܡܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܒܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܠܡ̇ܢ (sic) ܛܒܥܬܢܝ ܒܬܗܘܡܐ.
Item 41 (Fol. 116b): Metrical discourse of Jacob
on all Martyrs. [defective]
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ Incipit: ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܘ ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܕܡܐ̣. ܘܬܒܥܘܢܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܢܨܚ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܟܠܝܠܝܗܘܢ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ Incipit: ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܘ ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܕܡܐ̣. ܘܬܒܥܘܢܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܢܨܚ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܟܠܝܠܝܗܘܢ
Item 42 (Fol. 118a): Metrical discourse of Jacob
on the Dead.
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ Incipit: ܐܠܘ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܚܠܝܡܬܐ ܕܩܢ̣ܝܐ ܫܘ̈ܦܪܐ
Title: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ Incipit: ܐܠܘ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܚܠܝܡܬܐ ܕܩܢ̣ܝܐ ܫܘ̈ܦܪܐ
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 1a):
Fol. 1 a exhibits an index to the discourses contained in the volume.
A note at the end of this index gives the name of the scribe,
John.
ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ (sic) ܕܘܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܕܢܬܚܢ̣ܢ ܐܝܟ
ܓܝܣܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
Addition 2 (Fol. 123b):
On fol. 123 b, there is a note, similar to that in Add. 14,515, 311b
.
ܠܐܝܩـ[ܪܐ] [ܘܠܬܫ]ܒܘܚܬܐ ܕ[ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ] ܩܕܝܫܬܐ.
ܐܬܚ[ܦܛ] ܘܣ̣ܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚ[ܢܝـ]ܬܐ. ܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܙܢܬܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ. ܘܡܢ
ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܐܝܕ̈ܘܗܝ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܩ[ܣܝـ]ـܘܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ
ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܟܬܒ̣ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ
ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܚܛܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ
ܚܛܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܐܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܐܡܝܢ.
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