Add. 17,223
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/984
Date:
14th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 59 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Psalters; Service-books
The Psalms, according to the Pěshiṭtā version; The Canticles.
Physical Description
Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 59 leaves, some of which are much torn, especially foll. 1—10, 58, and 59. The quires, signed with letters, were 13 in number; but the first eight are now lost (with the exception of 4 leaves), and the ninth is imperfect. Consequently, there are lacunae after foll. 2, 4, and 10. The number of lines in each page varies from 16 to 19.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a regular, though rather inelegant hand of
the xivth cent., with numerous Syriac and Greek vowels (, ܰ, ܶ, ܺ, ܳ, ܽ,
, , , , ,) and the points ruhkkākh and kushshāi.
Hand 2 (minor, Arabic Garshuni script):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 10a): The Psalms, according to the Pěshiṭtā version [defective]
Title: ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܝܠܢܝܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ
Title: ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܕܝܠܢܝܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ
Notes:
- , Ps. cli. being added at the end.
- The ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ and ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ are marked on the margins; and there is a farther division in the text into Services (ܬܫܡ̈ܫܬܐ) according to the usual canonical hours, commencing, in the present state of the manuscript with Vespers.
- The missing portions are: Ps. i. 1—xxix. 3; xxxi. 22—xxxvii. 25; xxxix. 3—lxxxviii. 8; and xciii. 3—xcv. 11 .
Item 2 (Fol. 10a): Vespers, Ps. xcii— ciii. [defective]
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ (ܕܪܡܫܐ)
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ (ܕܪܡܫܐ)
Item 3 (Fol. 16b): Compline, Ps. civ.—cvii.
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܥܕܢ ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܣܘܼܬܪܐ
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܥܕܢ ܨܠܘܼܬܐ ܕܣܘܼܬܪܐ
Item 4 (Fol. 24a): First nocturn, Ps. cviii.—cxvii.
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܠܠܝ̣ܐ ܩܲܕܡܝ̣ܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܠܠܝ̣ܐ ܩܲܕܡܝ̣ܬܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 31a): Second nocturn, Ps. cxviii—cxxx.
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
Item 6 (Fol. 43a): Third nocturn, Ps. cxxxi—cxliii.
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܵܬܐ
Title: ܬܫܡ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܵܬܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 51b): Fourth nocturn, Ps. cxliv.—cli.
Title: ܬܫ̣ܡ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
Title: ܬܫ̣ܡ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
Item 8 (Fol. 56a): The Canticles. [defective]
Item 9 (Fol. 56a): The first song of Moses.
Item 10 (Fol. 58a): The song of Isaiah.
Item 11 (Fol. 58b): The second song of
Moses. [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the end.
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
On some of the Psalms there are Arabic notes, written by a later hand,
of which the following, on Ps. cix., fol. 24 b, may serve as a
specimen.
خذ خردلًا واجعلهُ في قدر فخار جديد (sic)
واملاها
ما وقُل عليها هذا المزمور ثلثه ايام ثم اهريقه قدام باب عدوك فانه يهلك باذن
الله
"Take mustard-seed, and put it into a new earthenware pot, and fill it with
water; repeat over it this psalm for three days; then pour it out
before the door of thy enemy, and, by the permission of God, he
will die."
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