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Add. 17,220

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/981
Description based on Wright CXC ()
This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.

Add. 17,220, fol. 1

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1456
Description based on Wright CXC (1:133-134) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th or 14th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Paper Codex, 1 leaf.
Wright's Subject Classification: Fly Leaves
This manuscript contains: The first leaf of a choir-book containing part of Ps. i. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5. Fol. 1, which is torn, does not belong to this volume.

Hand 1 (sole, Unspecified Syriac script): This leaf is of the xiiith or xivth cent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 1 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1): The first leaf of a choir-book containing part of Ps. i
 
Title:
ܒ. . . ܡܫܲܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܨ. . . ܦܪܝܫܬܐ (؟) ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡܲܠܟܐ ܘܢܒܝܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ: ܘܥܠ ܡܲܘܬܒܐ ܕܡܡ̈ܝܩܢܐ ܠܐ ܝܬ݂ܒ ܏ܗ ܐܠܐ ܒܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܨܒܝܢܗ. ܕܦܐܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܝ̇ܗܒ ܒܙܒܢܗ ܘܛܪ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܢܬܪܝܢ ܏ܗ ܟܠ ܕܥ̇ܒܕ ܡܫܲܠܡ: ܏ܘܫ

Add. 17,220, foll. 2–186

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1455
Description based on Wright CXC (1:133-134) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 186 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Psalters
This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version; The Canticles.; The song of the blessed Virgin. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, consisting of 186 leaves, many of which are torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 12—41, and 179—186. The quires are signed with letters, from ܐ to ܝܐ, beginning at fol. 75; in the earlier part of the volume there do not seem to be any signatures. Leaves are wanting after foll. 1 and 11. There are from 9 to 18 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): The greater part of this manuscript, from fol. 75 to the end, is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll. 2—40 seem to be in a different hand of about the same period.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): Foll. 41—74 are somewhat more recent.

Contents

This manuscript contains 6 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 2a): The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version [defective]
Notes:
  • Each versicle is divided into two parts by the letter ܗ (ܗܠܠܘܝܗ), and the ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ and ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ are marked on the margins.
  • The missing portions are Ps. i. 1-xvi. 3, and xviii. 42-xxvii. 7.
Item 2 (Fol. 177b): The Canticles.
Item 3 (Fol. 177b): The first song of Moses
Item 4 (Fol. 180a): The song of Isaiah
Item 5 (Fol. 181a): The second song of Moses
Item 6 (Fol. 186b): The song of the blessed Virgin
 
Title:
[ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ] ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Note: See additions.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 186a): The colophon, fol. 186 a, states that the volume belonged to one Rabban Abraham. ܫܠ̣ܡ ܐܝܟ ܬܒܥܬܗ ܕܩܲܢܝܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܕܘܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܐܝܟ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܗ. ܘ܏ܫ. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ܇ ܕܪܒ[ܢ] ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܚܐ ܡܒܪܟܐ. ܡܪܝܐ ܢـ . . . .ܠܗ ܕܢܩ̣ܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܢܐ̣ܬܪ ܢܦ . . .
Addition 2 (Fol. 186b): The song of the blessed Virgin was added on fol. 186 b, after the colophon.
Addition 3: On a narrow slip of paper, between foll. 74 and 75, there is writing in Karshūnī. ܐܕܟܪ ܝܐ ܪܒ ܥܒܕܟ ܐܠܟܐܛܝ ܒܣܡ ܪܐܗܒ ܡܢ ܐܠܥܪܩ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝ, i.e., اذْكُرْ يا ربّ عبدَك الخاطى باسم راهِب من العرق (العِراق؟ or العِرْق؟)
Addition 4: Throughout this manuscript, a reader has indicated the pronunciation of many of the Syriac words by writing them on the margins, or between the lines, in Arabic letters. وقابلن ܘܩ̇ܒ̣ܠ̇ܢܝ ويثكالي ܘܐܬܓ݁ܠ̣ܝܘ اعبريث ܐܲܥ̇ܒܪܬ وافقان ܘܲܐܦܩܲܢܝ ومرذوثاخ ܘܡܪܕܘܬܟ ايرهاط ܐܪܗܛ ويذعت ܘܝܕܥ̣ܬ مارقداث ܡܲܪ̈ܩܕܬܝ اوبذاث ܐܘܒ̣ܕܬ݀ ايثيث ܐܬܝܬ مافوقي ܡܦ̈ܩܝ دموطاث ܕܡ̇ܛܬ݀ اخواثوخ ܐܟܘܬܟ ايثكرهاث ܐܬܟܪ̣ܗܬ݀ ايداكيل ܐܕܓܠ ايفقود ܐܦܩܘܕ داثرصي ܕܬܪ̈ܝܨܐ هغمت ܗܓܡ̣ܬ عاشينون ܥܫ̈ܝܢܢ ودعيخ ܘܕܥܟ݂ܘ بِحاياي ܒܚܝ̈ܝ حِذاتا ܚ̇ܕܬܐ

How to Cite This Entry

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17220” in A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, last modified April 21, 2023, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/981.

Bibliography:

William Wright et al., “London, BL, Add. 17220.” In A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library, edited by . Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2023. Entry published April 21, 2023. https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/981.

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Entry Title: London, BL, Add. 17220

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  • Created by Jessica Pagan
  • Created by Lindsay Ruth
  • Based on the work of William Wright
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  • Syriac text entered by Robert Aydin
  • Greek and coptic text entry and proofreading by Ryan Stitt
  • Project management by William L. Potter
  • English text entry and proofreading by Syriac Research Group, University of Alabama
  • Folio extent edited by Kurt Urban

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