Add. 17,207
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/869
Date:
8th or 9th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Parchment Codex, 27 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Hymns; Service-books
Severus of Antioch, Jacob of Batnae, Ephraim, . Hymns and discourses for various festivals
and
other occasions
Physical Description
Vellum, about 8 7/8 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 27 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 11—14, 26, and 27. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 9 in number (ܛ, fol. 27 a), but only one of them (ܙ) is now complete, leaves being wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 4, 10, 14, 24, 25, and 26. Each page is divided into two columns of from 31 to 60 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a small, neat hand of the viiith or
ixth cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Severus of Antioch, Jacob of Batnae, Ephraim, . Hymns and discourses for various festivals and
other occasions [defective]
Notes:
- See additions.
- See additions.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): Severus of Antioch. Hymns of Praise
Title: ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
Notes:
- Imperfect at the beginning.
- The patriarch Severus of Antioch is mentioned as the author of several of them, but his name has been everywhere erased, yet not so as to be wholly illegible.
Item 3 (Fol. 2a): Prosphorici
Title: ܦܪ̈ܘܣܦܘܪܝܩܘܢ
Title: ܦܪ̈ܘܣܦܘܪܝܩܘܢ
Note:
Jacob of Batnae, ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
ܣܪܘܓܝܐ, is named as the author of one of them, fol. 4
a.
Item 4 (Fol. 4a): Stanzas to be chanted by the priests on breaking
the consecrated bread
Title: ܬܘܒ ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܡܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܡܐ ܕܩܨ̇ܝܢ ܦܪܝܣܬܐ: ܘܣ̈ܠܩܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܡܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܡܐ ܕܩܨ̇ܝܢ ܦܪܝܣܬܐ: ܘܣ̈ܠܩܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ
Item 5 (Fol. 4a): Verses to be chanted in the church by the
Psaltae, before the introduction of the holy Eucharist
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܘܠܝܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܥܠܘܢ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܕܪ̈ܡܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܣ̈ܠܛܘ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܘܠܝܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܕܢܥܠܘܢ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܕܪ̈ܡܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܣ̈ܠܛܘ
Item 6 (Fol. 4b): Jacob of Batnae. Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae on the Nativity of our Lord [defective]
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ̣ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܒܣܪ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ̣ ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܒܣܪ
Notes:
- Imperfect.
- See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 8 , and Zingerle, Sechs Homilien, p. 1 .
Item 7 (Fol. 5a): Severus of Antioch. Hymns for Palm Sunday [defective]
Title: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Title: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Notes:
- Some of these hymns are by Severus.
- Imperfect.
Item 8 (Fol. 11a): Severus of Antioch. Hymns for Good Friday, some of which are by
Severus
Notes:
- Some of these hymns are by Severus.
- See additions.
- See additions.
Item x (Fol. 14): Jacob of Batnae. Passion-hymn
Title: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܚܫܐ Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܢܙܡܪ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܫܗ ܕܝܚܕܝܐ ܕܠܣܛܢܐ(sic) ܙܟܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܗ ܘܥܕܝ (sic) ܒܙܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܦܪܩܣ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܘܬܗ ܡܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܗ.
Title: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܚܫܐ Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܢܙܡܪ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܫܗ ܕܝܚܕܝܐ ܕܠܣܛܢܐ(sic) ܙܟܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܗ ܘܥܕܝ (sic) ܒܙܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܦܪܩܣ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܘܬܗ ܡܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܗ.
Notes:
- In the metre of Jacob.
See additions.
- See additions.
- Imperfect.
Item 9 (Fol. 15a): Short chants before the reading of the lessons
from Scripture [defective]
Title: ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ
Title: ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ
Note: Imperfect.
Item 10 (Fol. 16a):
ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ to be chanted at
funeral services, before the reading of the Scriptures
Title: ܬܘܒ ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܘܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ
Title: ܬܘܒ ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܘܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 16b): Ephraim. Order of the Funeral Service by
Ephraim [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܠܘܝܐ̣ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܠܘܝܐ̣ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Note: It consists chiefly of hymns, mostly alphabetical, ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ
ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ. Owing to a lacuna after fol. 24, the nineteenth of
these and the last are imperfect.
Item 12 (Fol. 25a): Theophilus of Alexandria
. Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria on the Separation of the
Soul from the Body
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܦܝܠܘܣ܆ ܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ Incipit: ܠܐ ܛܥܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐ̈ܚܝ܇ ܘܫ.
Title: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܐܘܦܝܠܘܣ܆ ܥܠ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ Incipit: ܠܐ ܛܥܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐ̈ܚܝ܇ ܘܫ.
Item 13 (Fol. 25b): A consolatory discourse for the Dead [defective]
Title: ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝܕ̈ܐ Incipit: ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ̣. ܡܦܣܝܢܢ ܕܩܫܝܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܕܚܒ̈ܝܒܝܗܘܢ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܘܫ.
Title: ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝܕ̈ܐ Incipit: ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ̣. ܡܦܣܝܢܢ ܕܩܫܝܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܕܚܒ̈ܝܒܝܗܘܢ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܘܫ.
Note: See no. ccccli, 9, b
.
Item x (Fol. 26): Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae. Short hymns of Ephraim and Jacob of Batnae
Item x (Fol. 26): Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae. Hymn for the Resurrection
Item x (Fol. 26): Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae. Hymn for New (or Low) Sunday
Item x (Fol. 26): Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae. Hymn for the Ascension
Item x (Fol. 27): Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae. Hymn for the Epiphany
Item x (Fol. 27): Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae. Hymn for the Commemoration of S. Simeon the Aged
Item x (Fol. 27): Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae. Hymn for Lent
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition x:
This volume seemes to have once contained hymns and discourses for various festivals
and other occasions.
Addition 1:
The original writing on fol. 14 has been in great part erased, and a
ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܚܫܐ, or Passion-hymn, substituted, in
the metre of Jacob.
܆ܫܘܒܚܐ ܢܙܡܪ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܫܗ ܕܝܚܕܝܐ (sic)ܕܠܣܛܢܐ ܙܟܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܗ ܘܥܕܝ (sic)ܒܙܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ
ܐܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܦܪܩܗ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܒܨܠܝܒܘܬܗ ܡܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܗ
Addition 2:
The original writing on foll. 26 and 27 has been carefully erased, and
these leaves now contain short hymns of Ephraim
and Jacob of Batnae, fol. 26, for the
Resurrection, New (or Low) Sunday, the Ascension, fol. 27, the
Epiphany, the Commemoration of S. Simeon the
Aged, and Lent, in a hand of the xth or xith
cent.
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