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Add. 17,219

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/980
Description based on Wright CXCI (1:134-136) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
East Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 186 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Psalters
This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, with a marginal division into ܗܘ̈ܠܠܐ and ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ.; The Canticles.; Hymns and Prayers for various occasions.; Conciones, for several occasions.; Hymns addressed to the martyrs. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 36 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 3/4 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 186 leaves, many of which are much torn, especially foll. 1—20, 38, 68—72, 78, 83, 157, 158, 165—171, and 181—186. The quires, signed with letters, were probably 18 in number; but the volume is imperfect at the end, and there are lacunae after foll. 3, 9, 15, 171, 178, 180, and 181. The number of lines in each page is 16 or 17.

Hand 1 (major, East Syriac script): It is written in a regular, Nestorian hand of the xiiith cent., with many Syriac vowels and a few other marks of punctuation.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll. 1—3 are somewhat more recent.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll. 68—72 are of still later date.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, with a marginal division into ܗܘ̈ܠܠܐ and ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ. [defective]
Notes:
  • The missing portions are: Ps. iv. 8—x. 8; xviii. 20—39; and xxiv. 9 —xxix. 7.
  • The short arguments prefixed to them are stated in the title (fol. 1 b) to have been composed by Theodore of Mopsuestia: [ܥ]ܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ [ܡـ]ܫܝܚܐ ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܡ̣ܟܬܒ [ܙ]ܡܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܥܠܠܬ̈ܬ [ܕܦ]ܫܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܦܣܝܩ̈ܬܐ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ [ܡܪܝ] ܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ [ܕܡܦܣ]ܘܣܛܝܐ.
Item 2 (Fol. 143a): The Canticles.
 
Title:
ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 143a): The first song of Moses.
Item 4 (Fol. 145a): The song of Isaiah.
Item 5 (Fol. 145b): The second song of Moses (Deut. xxxii. 1—21).
Item 6 (Fol. 147b): The third song of Moses (Deut. xxxii. 21—43).
Item 7 (Fol. 149b): Hymns and Prayers for various occasions.
 
Title:
ܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܒܚܕܒ̈ܫܒܐ
  Excerpt: ܘܒܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܘܒܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ. ܘܐܦ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܫܒܬܐ
Note: Compare Add. 14,675 , and Add. 7156 (Forshall and Rosen’s Catalogue, p. 12).
Item 8 (Fol. 149b): Narses. Hymn for the night of any Sunday, by Narses.
 
Title:
ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܚܕܒ̈ܫܒܐ (sic) ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܢܪܣܝ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  Incipit: ܬܵܘܕܝܸ ܠܛܒܐ ܕܚܪܪ ܓܢܣܢ
Item 9 (Fol. 150a): Theodore of Mopsuestia . Morning hymn ("the Song of Light") by Theodore of Mopsuestia.
 
Title:
ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ ܡܦܫܩܢܐ
  Incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܢܚ̣ ܠܙܕܝ̤̈ܩܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 151a): Narses. Morning hymn, by Narses.
 
Title:
ܕܒܬܪܗ̇܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܢܪܣܝ
  Incipit: ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܚܲܕܝ̤ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܫܡܝܐ.
Item 11 (Fol. 152b): The song of the three holy Children.
 
Title:
ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 153b): For Sunday morning, (the "Gloria in excelsis").
 
Title:
ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܚܕܒ̈ܫܒܐ
  Incipit: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ
Item 13 (Fol. 154b): The Nicene Creed.
 
Title:
ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܬܥܣܪ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ. ܕܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܒܢܝܩܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
Item 14 (Fol. 155a): A prayer, when they give the kiss of peace, at the celebration of the holy Eucharist.
 
Title:
ܕܫܠܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ
  Incipit: ܘܚܠܦ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܬ̈ܘܠܝܩܐ ܘܐܦܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ. ܘܩܫܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܲܩܝܵܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܕܥ̣ܢܕ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ.
Item 15 (Fol. 155b): Ephraim. At the celebration of the holy Eucharist, by Ephraim.
 
Title:
ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  Incipit: : ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܠܟܐ ܣܓܝܕܐ̣. ܕܙܟ݂ܐ ܒܚܫܗ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܛܪܘܢܐ. ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐ̣ܫܬ݁ܘܕܝ̣ ܠܢ. ܚ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܐ ܡܠܟܘܬ ܪܘܡܐ. ܒܛܠ ܡܢܢ ܟܠ ܢܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
Item 16 (Fol. 156a): Yazdīn. At the celebration of the holy Eucharist on festivals, by Yazdīn.
 
Title:
ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܝܙܕܝܢ ܪܒܐ
  Incipit: ܚܲܝܸܠ ܡܪܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܦܫ̣ܛܘ. ܘܫܩ̣ܠܘ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܠܚܘ̈ܣܝ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: Forshall and Rosen are wrong in supposing (Catalogue, p. 13) that Yazdīn, ܝܙܕܝܢ, may be an error of the scribe for Yazīdād, ܝܙܝܕܕ.
Item 17 (Fol. 156b): At the celebration, of the holy Eucharist on ferial days.
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ
  Incipit: ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܲܢܣ̣ܒܢ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܢ ܡܪܝ ܠܚܘܣܝ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ.
Item 18 (Fol. 157a): Ephraim. For the nocturn of Monday, by Ephraim.
 
Title:
ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  Incipit: ܐܬܦܢ ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܦܪܘܩ[ـܢ.] ܘܩܒܠ ܒܥܘܬܢ ܘܦܢܐ ܫ̈ܐܠܬܢ.
Item 19 (Fol. 157b): Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis . For the nocturn of Tuesday, by Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis.
 
Title:
ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܒܫܒܐ܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܏ܐܦܣܩ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
  Incipit: ܠܐ ܣܦ̇ܩܝܢ ܪܘܡܐ ܘܥܘܡܩܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܕܢܘܕܘܢ ܠܐܝܬܘܬܟ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܡܬܩܢ ܟܠ.
Item 20 (Fol. 158a): Abimelech. For the nocturn of Wednesday, by Abimelech.
 
Title:
ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ ܕܥ܏ܒ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܒܝ̣ܡܠܟ
Item 21 (Fol. 158a): Ephraim. For the nocturn of Thursday, by Ephraim.
 
Title:
ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܚܡܫܒܫܒ[ܐ. ܕܥܒܝܕܐ] ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Item 22 (Fol. 159a): John of the convent of Narses.. For the nocturn of Friday, by John of the convent of Narses.
 
Title:
ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܢܪܣܝ
  Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܛܒܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܚܘܒܗ ܓܠ̣ܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܠܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ.
Note: Generally called John of Beth-Rabban. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., tom. iii., pars 1, p. 72.
Item 23 (Fol. 160b): Ephraim. For the nocturn of Saturday, by Ephraim.
 
Title:
ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ܀ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܪܒܐ
  Incipit: ܒܪܝܟ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܕܒܪܢ ܘܦܪܩܢ ܒܨܠܝܒܗ.
Item 24 (Fol. 160b): For the morning service or lauds of ferial days.
 
Title:
ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ
  Incipit: ܠܟ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܘܠܟ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܥܒܘܕܢ.
Item 25 (Fol. 161a): Bābai the Great. At compline on Sundays, by Bābai the Great.
 
Title:
ܕܣܘ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ܀ ܠܡܪܝ ܒܒܝ ܪܒܐ
  Incipit: ܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܒܲܟܝܵܢܗ. ܐܫܘܐ ܠܣܓܘܕ̈ܝܟ ܕܢܩܕܫܘܢ ܠܫܡܟ.
Notes:
Item 26 (Fol. 162a): Bābai the Great. A hymn to be used from the Annunciation to the Nativity, by Bābai the Great.
 
Title:
ܕܡܪܝ ܒܒܝ ܪܒܐ܀ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܘܒܪܐ ܠܝܠܕܐ
  Incipit: ܒܪܝܟ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܕܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ. ܦܪܢܣ ܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܒܢܒܝܘܬܐ.
Item 27 (Fol. 163a): Bābai bar Něsībnāyē. Rogationary hymn, by Bābai bar Něsībnāyē.
 
Title:
ܕܒܥܘܬܐ܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܒܒܝ ܒܪ ܢܨܝܒܢܝܵܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 164a): Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis . Rogationary bymn, by Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis.
 
Title:
ܕܒܥܘܬܐ. ܠܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
Item 29 (Fol. 164b): For the Consecration of the Church, by Sergius the Persian.
 
Title:
ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ܀ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܦܪܣܝܐ
  Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܲܠܟ݁ܢ. ܘ܏ܫ.
Item 30 (Fol. 165b): Abbā the Catholicus. At compline, by Abbā the Catholicus.
 
Title:
ܕܣܘܒܥܐ܀ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܒܐ ܩܬܘ܏ܠܝ.
  Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܠܟ (sic) ܡܪܝ ܡܐ ܛܒ ܐܢܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 75.
Item 31 (Fol. 166a): Another.
 
Title:
ܐܚܪܬܐ ܠܥܕ̈ܢܐ
  Incipit: ܡܫܲܒ݁ܚܬ݁ ܡܪܢ ܘܠܟ ܝܵܐܐ ܠܡܲܣܩܘܼ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܟܠܝܘܡ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.
Item 32 (Fol. 167a): Conciones, for several occasions. [defective]
 
Title:
ܟܪ̈ܘܙܘܬܐ
Item 33 (Fol. 167a): Part a
 
Title:
ܕܪܡܫܐ܀ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
Item 34 (Fol. 171a): Part b
 
Title:
ܕܣܘܒܥܐ
Item 35 (Fol. 171b): Part c [defective]
 
Title:
ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
Item 36 (Fol. 172a): Hymns addressed to the martyrs. [defective]
 
Title:
ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ

Additions

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