London, BL, Add. 17247
source date: xiith cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1039, Add. 17,247, London, BL, Add. 17,247, BL Add MS 17247, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 436, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXXXVI

[This manuscript contains: Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., in number 396 (ܫܨܘ). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 39 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-2
author: Severus
author: John bar Aphtūnāyā
title: The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., in number 396 (ܫܨܘ).
rubric: ܒܫܡܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܚܲܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܣ݊ܐ݊ܘ݊ܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ.
ܫ̣ܠܡ ܠܡܟ̣ܬܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܣ݊ܐ݊ܘ݊ܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ̣. ܘܐܦ ܕܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܒܥܘܕܪܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܚܲܝܠ ܘܥܲܕܪ ܠܒܨܝܪܘܬܝ ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܠܦܢܐ ܕܐܟܬ݂ܒ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܘܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܟܢܘ̈ܬܗ. ܫܘܒܚ̣ܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܠܦܘܡܐ ܕܡܲܠܠ ܚܘܣܝܐ̣. ܘܠܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܕܟ̣ܬܒܬ݁ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ. ܠܐܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܫܡ̈ܘܥܐ̣. ܢ̣ܚܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝ̣ܢܐ܀ ܒܒܥܘ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܬܪܝܨ ܫ̣ܘܒܚܐ ܕܦܓ̇ܥ ܘܩ̇ܪܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܕܢܒܥ̣ܐ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ̣ ܘܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܐܝܟ ܒܨܝܪܘܬܗ. ܏ܘܫ.
Each hymn is marked in the usual way by a letter denoting its tone.
  Foll. 1b-1
  title: The Nativity of our Lord.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܝ̣ܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ
  ܐ, ܒ
  Foll. 2a-2
  title: Lent.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
  ܠܐ-ܠܕ
  Foll. 3a-3
  title: The Consecration of the Church.
  rubric: ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
  This is only a small fragment of ܣܙ.
  Foll. 3a-3
  title: On Judas the traitor.
  rubric: [ܕܥܠ] ܝܘܕܐ ܡܫ̣ܠܡܢܐ
  ܣܚ,ܣܛ
  Foll. 4a-5
  title: The holy Cross.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  ܦܕ - ܥܘ
  Foll. 6a-12
  title: The Resurrection.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  incipit: ܦܗ
  Foll. 13a-15
  title: On Baptism and the newly baptized.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܡ̈ܝܕܐ
  incipit: ܩܝ
  Foll. 16a-16
  title: The midweek of Pentecost.
  rubric: (ܩܟܐ), ܕܡܨܥܬ ܦܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
  Foll. 16b-18
  title: The Ascension.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܼܠܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  incipit: ܩܟܒ
  Foll. 18b-21
  title: Whitsun Day.
  rubric: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛ
  incipit: ܩܟܙ
  Foll. 21b-26
  title: The blessed Virgin.
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
  incipit: ܩܠܕ
  Foll. 27a-27
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩ̣ܛܠܐ ܕܝ̈ܠ̣ܘܕܐ
  incipit: ܩܢܐ
  Foll. 28a-28
  title: S. John the Baptist.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܝܘ݊ܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
  incipit: ܩܢܓ
  Foll. 29a-29
  title: The Presentation of our Lord.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
  incipit: ܩܢܙ
  title: The various Apostles, Prophets, Martyrs, etc.
  rubric: ܩܢܛ
    Foll. 50a-51
    author: John bar Aphtūnāyā, the first abbat of Kinnesrīn
    title: Hymns of John bar Aphtūnāyā, the first abbat of Kinnesrīn.
    rubric: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ̣. ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܢܢܫܪܐ
    Foll. 51b-51
    title: Hymn by an Alexandrian poet.
    rubric: ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܐܢܫ ܦܘܐܝܛܐ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ
    Foll. 52a-53
    author: John Psaltes, abbat of the convent of Beth Aphtūnāyā
    title: Hymns of John Psaltes, abbat of the convent of Beth Aphtūnāyā.
    rubric: ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܣܐܠܛܝܣ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܦܬܘܢܝܐ
  Foll. 53b-53
  title: The holy Church.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
  incipit: ܪܠ
  Foll. 54a-55
  title: The believing and victorious Emperors, viz. Constantine, Honorius, Gratianus, and Theodosius the Great.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܙܟ̈ܝܐ
  incipit: ܪܠܒ
  Foll. 55b-55
  title: The Friday of the Cemetery.
  title: One hymn.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܩܘܡܛܝܪܝܘܢ
  rubric: ܪܠܘ
  Foll. 56a-57
  title: After the lesson from the Gospel, before the celebration of the holy Eucharist.
  rubric: ܕܒܬܪ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܩܘܪܒܐ
  incipit: ܪܠܙ
  Foll. 57b-64
  title: In time of calamity, scarcity of rain, earthquakes, wars, etc.
  incipit: ܪܡܓ
  Foll. 65a-72
  title: Paraenetic hymns on various subjects.
  rubric: ܪܣܚ
  Foll. 72b-75
  title: Morning hymns.
  rubric: ܕܨ̇ܦܪܐ
  incipit: ܪܨ
  Foll. 76a-78
  title: Evening hymns.
  rubric: ܕܪܡܫܐ
  incipit: ܫܝܕ
  Foll. 78b-79
  title: The Consecration of a church.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩ̇ܘܕܫܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ
  incipit: ܫܠܓ
  Foll. 80a-80
  title: The Reception of Bishops.
  rubric: ܕܩܘܒ̇ܠܐ ܕܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ
  incipit: ܫܠܙ
  Foll. 81a-81
  title: Before the lesson from the Epistles.
  rubric: ܡܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ
    Foll. 80a-80
    title: One hymn
    rubric: ܫܡܒ
  Foll. 81b-81
  title: On Lucian (ܠܘܩܝܐܢܘܣ) the martyr, and on Julian Sābā
    Foll. 81b-81
    title: Two hymns
    rubric: ܫܡܓ
    rubric: ܫܡܕ
  Foll. 82a-82
  title: On the tonsure of novices.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܦܪܐ ܕܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܬ݁ܝܢ ܠܬܘܠܡܕܐ ܕܕܝܪܝܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܫܡܗ
  Foll. 83a-83
  title: On a woman who was converted from the Arian heresy, and became a nun.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܦܢܬ݁ ܡܢ ܐܪܐܣܝܣ ܕܐܪܝܘܣ ܠܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܬܪܝܨܬ݀ ܫܘܼܒܚܐ̣. ܘܗ̣ܘܬ݀ ܕܝܪܝܬܐ
    Foll. 83a-83
    title: One hymn
    rubric: ܫܡܙ
  Foll. 83a-83
  title: Rogationary hymns.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܫܡܚ
  Foll. 84a-85
  title: Of Repentance.
  rubric: ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
  incipit: ܫܢܒ
  Foll. 85b-96
  title: Of the Dead, priests, monks, nuns, widows, etc.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ
  incipit: ܫܣܐ

Paper, about 8 1/2 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 96 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—5 and 13. The quires, signed with letters, are 10 in number; but the first three are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 1, 2, and 3. There are from 20 to 24 lines in each page.

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- Paper, about 8 1/2 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 96 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—5 and 13. The quires, signed with letters, are 10 in number; but the first three are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 1, 2, and 3. There are from 20 to 24 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a neat, regular hand of the xiith cent.

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

12th 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 CCCCXXXVI 1:350-351