London, BL, Add. 17238
source date: 13th century
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1023, Add. 17,238, London, BL, Add. 17,238, BL Add MS 17238, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 439, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXXXIX

[This manuscript contains: Severus. The Hymns of Severus, etc., here only 159 (ܩܢܛ) in number.; Supplicatory hymns of every kind, arranged according to the eight tones.; Cantus ad Magnificat, arranged according to the eight tones.; Additional hymns, arranged according to the eight tones.; Additional.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 26 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-71
author: Severus
title: The Hymns of Severus, etc., here only 159 (ܩܢܛ) in number.
:ܫܠܸܡ ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ
See no. 4.
Each hymn is marked with a letter designating its tone: e.g. ܗ/ܦܛ
  Foll. 1a-6
  title: The Nativity of our Lord.
  Foll. 7a-7
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents.
  Foll. 8a-11
  title: The Epiphany.
  Foll. 11b-11
  title: S. Simeon the Aged.
  Foll. 11b-14
  title: Lent.
  Foll. 15a-18
  title: The Miracles.
  Foll. 19a-20
  title: Palm Sunday.
  Foll. 21a-23
  title: Passion Week.
  Foll. 24a-30
  title: The Resurrection, in eight orders.
  Foll. 30b-32
  title: The Ascension.
  Foll. 32b-33
  title: Pentecost.
  Foll. 34a-71
  title: Arranged according to the eight tones.
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ: ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ. ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ: ܒܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܩ̈ܝܢܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡܝܢܝܐ
    Foll. 34a-37
    title: First tone.
    rubric: ܐܝܟܘܣ ܩܕܡܝܐ
    Foll. 37b-42
    title: Fifth tone.
    Foll. 42b-46
    title: Second tone.
    Foll. 47a-51
    title: Sixth tone.
    Foll. 52a-54
    title: Third tone.
    Foll. 55a-61
    title: Seventh tone.
    Foll. 62a-66
    title: Fourth tone.
    Foll. 67a-71
    title: Eighth tone.

Foll. 71b-96
title: Supplicatory hymns of every kind, arranged according to the eight tones.
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟ݁ܬܒܝܢܢ ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ ܒܬܡܢܐ ܐܟ̈ܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡܝܢܝܐ
Those of the first order are ascribed in the subscription, fol. 73 b, to Rabulas of Edessa, ܕܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ and have been edited by Dr. Overbeck, S. Ephraemi Syri etc. Opera Selecta, p. 245 (compare pp. 362 and 370).
The seventh order is imperfect.

Foll. 96b-103
title: Cantus ad Magnificat, arranged according to the eight tones.
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܓ̈ܘܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܩ܏ܕܡ ܠܬܡܝܢܝܐ

Foll. 104a-130
title: Additional hymns, arranged according to the eight tones.
rubric: ܬܘܣܦܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ
ܫ̈ܠܸܡܝ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܐܫܟ̣ܚܢܢ

Foll. 130b-135
title: Additional.
rubric: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ

Foll. 135b-136
title: A hymn on Cyriacus the martyr.
rubric: ܡܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ
Another hymn, the title of which is torn away, is on fol. 136 b.

Paper, about 7 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 136 leaves, a few of which are much torn, especially foll. 1, 93, 94, and 136. The quires, signed with letters (but only as far as ܝܒ) are 16 in number. Single leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 46 and 86. The number of lines in each page varies from 16 to 22.

136 ff.

Paper, about 7 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 136 leaves, a few of which are much torn, especially foll. 1, 93, 94, and 136. The quires, signed with letters (but only as far as ܝܒ) are 16 in number. Single leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 46 and 86. The number of lines in each page varies from 16 to 22.

This volume is written in a fair, Malkite hand.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

13th century

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue . abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 CCCCXXXIX 1:353-354