Add. 17,221
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/982
Date:
13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 114 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Psalters
This manuscript contains: The Psalms proper for the several daily services, according to the Peshitta version, following the use of the Egyptian monks in the desert of Scete. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 20 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 5 7/8 in. by 4, consisting of 114 leaves, many of which are much soiled and torn, especially foll. 1, 9, 11, 18, 36, 40—42, 50, 51, 55—60, 91—97, 100, 113, and 114. The quires, signed with letters, are now 12 in number; but leaves are wanting after foll. 8, 10, 97, and 106, as well as at the end. There are from 7 to 11 lines in each page.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
The first eight leaves are written in a neat, regular hand of the
xivth or xvth cent., with many Greek and Syriac
vowels.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
The rest, though of the same date, are very badly written.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1b): The Psalms proper for the several daily services, according to
the Peshitta version, following the use of the Egyptian monks in the
desert of Scete. [defective]
Title: ܡܫ̇ܪܝ]ܢܢ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ ܫܒܝܻܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܙܡ ܡ̈ܛܟܣܐ ܠܥ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ]. . . ܛܘܼܟܳܣܳܐ ܕܐܝܓܘ̈ܒܛܝܐ ܕܒܡܲܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܻܝܛܝ.
Title: ܡܫ̇ܪܝ]ܢܢ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ ܫܒܝܻܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܙܡ ܡ̈ܛܟܣܐ ܠܥ̈ܕܢܐ ܕܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ]. . . ܛܘܼܟܳܣܳܐ ܕܐܝܓܘ̈ܒܛܝܐ ܕܒܡܲܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܻܝܛܝ.
Item 2 (Fol. 1b): Morning Prayer.
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܨ̇ܦܪܐ
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܨ̇ܦܪܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): Prayer of S. John the Baptist.
Title: ܨܠ̇ܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܲܥܡܕܢܐ
Title: ܨܠ̇ܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܲܥܡܕܢܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 2b): Prayer of Severus of Antioch.
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܝܘܣ
Title: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܝܘܣ
Item 5 (Fol. 2b): Pss. i., ii., iii., iv., v., vi., viii., xi.,
xii., xiii., xv., xvi., xix., xxvii., and cxlii.
Item 6 (Fol. 28b): Terce.
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܬܠܵܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܬܠܵܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 7 (Fol. 29a): Prayer of Gregory (Theologus).
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ
Item 8 (Fol. 29): Pss. xx., xxiii., xxiv., xxv., xxvi., xxix.,
xxx., xxxiv., xli., xliii., xlvi., and xlvii.
Item 9 (Fol. 52b): Prayer of
Philoxenus.
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܠܘܟܣܝܢܘܣ
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܠܘܟܣܝܢܘܣ
Item 10 (Fol. 55a): Sext.
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 55a): Prayer of Abraham Kīdūnāyā.
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܩܝܕܘܢܝܐ
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܩܝܕܘܢܝܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 55a): Pss. liv., lvii., lxi., lxv., Iv., xlviii.,
lxxxiv., lxxxv., lxxxvi., lxxxvii., xci., and xciii.
Item 13 (Fol. 79a): A prayer.
Item 14 (Fol. 84b): None. [defective]
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
Item 15 (Fol. 84b): Prayer of Isaiah of Scete.
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܠ ܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܺܝܢ
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܠ ܢܣܝ̈ܘܢܺܝܢ
Item 16 (Fol. 84b): Pss. xcvi., xcvii., xcviii., xcix.,
c.,ci.,cx., cxi., cxii., and cxv.
Item 17 (Fol. 99a): A prayer. [defective]
Item 18 (Fol. 105a): Vespers. [defective]
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ
Title: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ
Item 19 (Fol. 105a): Prayer of Basil.
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝ̣ܠܝܘܣ
Title: ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝ̣ܠܝܘܣ
Item 20 (Fol. 105a): Pss. xxxv., xxxviii., xxxix., and xl.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 105a):
On fol. 105 a, the scribe has recorded his name,
Domitius.
ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܕܝܡ̣ܛ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܠܲܠܐ ܘܣܲܟܠܐ ܘܦܲܛܥܐ ܘܓܥ̣ܝܛܐ ܘܓܥ̣ܝܨܐ ܕܣܪܛ܀
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