Add. 17,231
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1014
Date:
AD 1484 / AG 1795
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 222 leaves.
Features:
Decoration
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books; Service-books
Services for various Feasts, Saints' Days,
etc.
Physical Description
Paper, about 12 3/4 in. by 8 5/8, consisting of 222 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 31, 59, 68, 96, 107, 118, 221, and 222. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 24 in number, but the first two have been lost. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 31, and another after fol. 168; and nearly the whole of fol. 145 has been torn out. Each page is divided into two columns of 25 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This manuscript is written, by two persons, in a neat, regular
character, with numerous Greek vowels (ܱ ܷ ܻ ܴ ܾ). Syriac vowels and the points rukkākh and ḳushshāi are more rare.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
The writer of the latter portion (foll. 169 —222) does not mention his
name.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
See additions.
Decoration (Ornamentation):There are ornamental devices at the commencement of some of the services. See Addition
4.
Decoration (Rubrication):Blue paint has been used in writing one of the rubrics, fol. 7 b.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Services for various Feasts, Saints' Days,
etc. [defective]
Note: A full service comprises ܨܠܘܬܐ, ܦܪܘܡܝܘܢ,
ܣܕܪܐ, ܥܛܪܐ, and ܚܘܬܡܐ.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Resurrection, in eight orders. [defective]
Note: The first order is wanting.
Item 3 (Fol. 1a): Second order. [defective]
Note: It is imperfect at the beginning.
Item 4 (Fol. 2b): Third order.
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܬܠܝ̣ܬܝܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
Item 5 (Fol. 10b): Fourth order.
Item 6 (Fol. 16b): Fifth order.
Item 7 (Fol. 25a): Sixth order. [defective]
Note: It is Imperfect at the end.
Item 8 (Fol. 32a): Seventh order. [defective]
Note: It is imperfect at the beginning.
Item 9 (Fol. 40b): Eighth order.
Item 10 (Fol. 51a): New (or Low) Sunday. [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܲܰܒܳܐ ܚ̣ܰܕܬܳܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܲܰܒܳܐ ܚ̣ܰܕܬܳܐ
Note: It is slightly imperfect.
Item 11 (Fol. 59a): The Ascension of our Lord. [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕ[ܣܘܠܩܗ] ܕܡܪܢ ܠܫܡܝܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕ[ܣܘܠܩܗ] ܕܡܪܢ ܠܫܡܝܐ
Note: It is slightly imperfect.
Item 12 (Fol. 68b): Whitsun Day.
Title: ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
Title: ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
Item 13 (Fol. 77a): The Commemoration of the twelve Apostles.
Title: ܛܶܟܣ̣ܳܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪܶܥܣ̣ܰܪ ܫ̈ܠܻܝ̣ܚܶܐ ܓܲܰܘܳܢܳܐܻܝܬ
Title: ܛܶܟܣ̣ܳܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪܶܥܣ̣ܰܪ ܫ̈ܠܻܝ̣ܚܶܐ ܓܲܰܘܳܢܳܐܻܝܬ
Item 14 (Fol. 83a): The Commemoration of Addai
or Thaddaeus.
Title: ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ
Title: ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܰܕܰܝ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 85b): The Commemoration of
Macarius, Bishoi or Pisoes,
John the Less, Maximus, and
Domitius.
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܡ̇ܰܩܰܪܻܝܣ ܘܐܒܐ ܒܻܝܫܳܘܝ ܘܐܒܐ ܝܘܼܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܼܪܐ ܘܡ̇ܰܟܣܝܺܡܳܘܣ ܘܕܽܘܡܶܛܻܝܳܘܣ
Title: ܥܠ ܐܒܐ ܡ̇ܰܩܰܪܻܝܣ ܘܐܒܐ ܒܻܝܫܳܘܝ ܘܐܒܐ ܝܘܼܚܢܢ ܙܥܘܼܪܐ ܘܡ̇ܰܟܣܝܺܡܳܘܣ ܘܕܽܘܡܶܛܻܝܳܘܣ
Item 16 (Fol. 87b): The Transfiguration of our Lord
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܠܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܠܐ
Item 17 (Fol. 96b): The Decease of the blessed Virgin.
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܽܘܢܳܝܳܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܳܠܕܰܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܽܘܢܳܝܳܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܳܠܕܰܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
Item 18 (Fol. 105b): The Commemoration of Simeon Stylites. [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܫܡ̣ܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܗ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܫܡ̣ܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܗ
Item 19 (Fol. 107b): The Invention of the holy
Cross. [defective]
Note: It is imperfect both at the beginning and the end.
Item 20 (Fol. 118a): The Commemoration of any one Ascetic. [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܼܡܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܘܝܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܼܡܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܘܝܐ
Note: It is slightly imperfect.
Item 21 (Fol. 124a): Of any one Martyr.
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܕ ܩܢܘܼܡܐ ܣܗܕܝܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܕ ܩܢܘܼܡܐ ܣܗܕܝܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 131a): Of all Martyrs.
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܲܘܢܐܝܬ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܲܘܢܐܝܬ
Item 23 (Fol. 137b): Another service for the Commemoration of all
Martyrs, but specially of such as Sergius and
Bacchus.
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ܇ ܘܚ̇ܫܚ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܐܟܘܣ ܘܕܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ܇ ܘܚ̇ܫܚ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܐܟܘܣ ܘܕܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ
Item 24 (Fol. 143a): The Commemoration of Isaiah of Aleppo. [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܚܴ̇ܠܴܒܴܝܴܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܚܴ̇ܠܴܒܴܝܴܐ
Item 25 (Fol. 146a): Of Jacob of Batnae. [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩ̣ܘܒ ܡܠ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩ̣ܘܒ ܡܠ
Note: It is imperfect at the beginning.
Item 26 (Fol. 148b): Of Mār Simeon and
Mār Samuel of Ḳartamīn.
Title: ܣܕܪܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܫܡ̣ܥܘܢ ܘܡܪܝ ܫܡ̣ܘܐܝܠ ܕܥܘܼܡܪܐ ܕܩܲܪܬܡܝܢ
Title: ܣܕܪܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܫܡ̣ܥܘܢ ܘܡܪܝ ܫܡ̣ܘܐܝܠ ܕܥܘܼܡܪܐ ܕܩܲܪܬܡܝܢ
Item 27 (Fol. 152a): Of Mār Gabriel of Ḳartamīn.
Title: ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܕܥܘܼܡܪܐ
Title: ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܕܥܘܼܡܪܐ
Item 28 (Fol. 155b): Of Antony.
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕ ܐܒܐ ܐܰܢܛܳܘܢܻܝܘܳܣ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕ ܐܒܐ ܐܰܢܛܳܘܢܻܝܘܳܣ
Item 29 (Fol. 159a): Of Mār Ahā the ascetic.
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܰܚܳܐ ܥ̇ܳܢܘܳܝܳܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܰܚܳܐ ܥ̇ܳܢܘܳܝܳܐ
Item 30 (Fol. 161a): Of Philoxenus of Mabūg.
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܩ̇ܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܻܝܠܳܠܘܟܣܶܢܳܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ ܕܡܲܰܐܒܽܘܓ.
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܩ̇ܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܻܝܠܳܠܘܟܣܶܢܳܘܣ ܐܦܝܣ ܕܡܲܰܐܒܽܘܓ.
Item 31 (Fol. 163b): Of Malchus, the nephew of
Eugenius.
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܲܰܠܟܶܐ ܒܪ ܚܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܶܘܓܺܝܢ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܲܰܠܟܶܐ ܒܪ ܚܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܶܘܓܺܝܢ
Item 32 (Fol. 166b): Of Febronia and other
female martyrs. [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗܕܬܐ ܦܶܒܪܽܘܢܺܝܰܐ. ܘܥܠ ܫܲܪܟܐ ܕܢܫ̈ܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܬܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗܕܬܐ ܦܶܒܪܽܘܢܺܝܰܐ. ܘܥܠ ܫܲܪܟܐ ܕܢܫ̈ܐ ܣܗ̈ܕܬܐ
Note: Imperfect at the end.
Item 33 (Fol. 169a): Of Elias the prophet.
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܣܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܻܠܻܝܳܐ ܢܒܝܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܣܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܻܠܻܝܳܐ ܢܒܝܐ
Item 34 (Fol. 171b): Of George the martyr.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܗܕܐ ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܓܐܘܪܓܝܣ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܗܕܐ ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܓܐܘܪܓܝܣ
Item 35 (Fol. 173b): Of Mār Aaron.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܗܪܘܢ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܩܕ ܡܪܝ ܐܗܪܘܢ
Item 36 (Fol. 180a): Of S. Peter and
S. Paul.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫ̣ܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝ̣ܚܐ. ܦܐܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܲܐܘܠܠܘܣ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܝܫ̣ܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝ̣ܚܐ. ܦܐܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܲܐܘܠܠܘܣ
Item 37 (Fol. 186b): Of S. Thomas.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 193a): Of Cyriacus the martyr,
S. Andrew the Apostle, and Abhai,
bishop of Nicaea.
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܣ̣ܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܣ̇ܗܕܐ ܢܲܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ. ܘܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܢܕܪܐܣ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܐܰܒܚܰܝ ܐܦܝܣ̣ܩܦܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܣ̣ܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܣ̇ܗܕܐ ܢܲܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ. ܘܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܐܢܕܪܐܣ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܐܰܒܚܰܝ ܐܦܝܣ̣ܩܦܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 199b): Of S. John the Evangelist.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚ݊ܢܢ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ ܘܐܘܢܓܠܝ̣ܣܛܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚ݊ܢܢ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ ܘܐܘܢܓܠܝ̣ܣܛܐ
Note: The sedrā in this service is by Abraham of Chabūr, as appears from the acrostic, fol.
202 a, ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܨܝ̣ܪܐ ܕܚܲܒܘܪܐ ܛܲܟܣܗ.
Item 40 (Fol. 204b): Of the Maccabees, viz.
Shamūnī, her sons, and their teacher
Eleazar.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܗ̇ ܘܐܠܝ̣ܥܙܪ ܡܲܠܦܢܗܘܢ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܬܝ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܗ̇ ܘܐܠܝ̣ܥܙܪ ܡܲܠܦܢܗܘܢ
Note: The sedrā is by Jacob (or Dionysius) bar Salībī, bishop of
Amid: ܣܝ̣ܡ ܠܒܪܨܠܝܒܝ ܕܗ̣ܘ
ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܝܣܩܦܐ ܕܐܰܡܝܺܕ.
Item 41 (Fol. 207a): Of the martyrs Sergius and
Bacchus.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܶܪܓܝܺܣ ܘܒܰܟܳܘܣ ܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩ̈ܕ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣܶܪܓܝܺܣ ܘܒܰܟܳܘܣ ܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩ̈ܕ
Item 42 (Fol. 211b): Of the martyrs Agrippas and
Laurentius.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܰܓܪܻܝܦܰܐܣ ܘܠܰܒܪܷܢܛܻܝܘܳܣ ܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩ̈ܕ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܐܰܓܪܻܝܦܰܐܣ ܘܠܰܒܪܷܢܛܻܝܘܳܣ ܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩ̈ܕ
Item 43 (Fol. 214b): Of the martyrs Barbara and
Juliana.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣ̈ܗܕܬܐ ܩ̈ܕ ܡܪܬܝ ܒܰܪܒܰܪܰܐ ܘܝܽܘܠܻܝܰܢܰܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣ̈ܗܕܬܐ ܩ̈ܕ ܡܪܬܝ ܒܰܪܒܰܪܰܐ ܘܝܽܘܠܻܝܰܢܰܐ
Item 44 (Fol. 217b): Of the martyr
Behnām.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣ̇ܗܕܐ ܚܠܝ̣ܨܐ ܘܐܬܠܝ̣ܛܐ ܙܪܝ̣ܙܐ ܘܢ̇ܨ̣ܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܒ݊ܗ݊ܢ݊ܡ ܛܘܼܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܦܲܫܩ ܫܲܦܝܪ ܫܡܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܣ̇ܗܕܐ ܚܠܝ̣ܨܐ ܘܐܬܠܝ̣ܛܐ ܙܪܝ̣ܙܐ ܘܢ̇ܨ̣ܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܒ݊ܗ݊ܢ݊ܡ ܛܘܼܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܬܦܲܫܩ ܫܲܦܝܪ ܫܡܐ
Item 45 (Fol. 219b): The Festival of the holy
Cross.
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨ݊ܠ݊ܝ̣ܒ݊ܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Title: ܕܥܠ ܨ݊ܠ݊ܝ̣ܒ݊ܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܝܐ
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1:
On the margin of fol. 68 b we find the following note, relating to the
service for the Friday of Gold.
ܒܥܝ̣ ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܗܘܿܝܐ ܒ݁ܬܪ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ. ܒܪܘܫܡܐ ܕܡܢܝܢܐ
ܠܚ.
Addition 2:
The colophon states that this book was written A. Gr.
1795, A.D. 1484, in the convent of
S. Mary Deipara.
ܘܗܠܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܐܥܨܗ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܗ̇ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀
ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܬܟܲܢܝܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܣܘܼܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܫܵܗܝܲܬ݀ ܬ݀ܩܠ ܠܒܐ
ܡܣܐܬܐ ܕܚܘܼܫ̈ܒܐ. ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܐܢܫ ܚܠܫܐ ܘܣܢܝ̣ܩ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܨܝ̣ܪܐ ܒܒܢ̈ܝ
ܐܢܫܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܒܟܠ ܡܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܘܚ̈ܫܝܢ ܕܚܛܝ̣ܬܐ. ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܘܚܲܒܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܟ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ
ܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ. ܘܥܘܼܗܕܢܐ ܢܛܝܪܐ ܠܥܠܡ. ܒܒܥܘ ܘܫ.
Addition 3:
The latter portion (foll. 169-222) does not mention his name. The former portion
was written by one Jacob, as
appears from the subscription on fol. 24 b.
ܗܪܟܐ ܨܲܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܿܝܐ. ܚܲܛܝܐ ܝܥܩܘܼܒ ܥܒ̣ܕܟ. ܘܟܬ݂ܒ
ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܗ ܠܟ̣ܬܒܟ. ܐܠܗܐ ܚܲܣܐ ܠܗ ܚܘ̈ܒܘܗܝ.
Addition 4:
There are ornamental devices at the commencement of some of the services; e.g. foll.
2 b, 10 b, 16 b, 25 a, 40 b, 51 a, and 77 a. Blue
paint has been used in writing one of the rubrics, fol. 7 b.
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