London, BL, Add. 17251
source date: 13th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1043, Add. 17,251, London, BL, Add. 17,251, BL Add MS 17251, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 441, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXLI

[This manuscript contains: Severus. The Hymns of Severus, etc., in number 383.; Supplicatory hymns, in number 124 (ܩܟܕ), arranged according to the eight tones. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 21 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-158
author: Severus
title: The Hymns of Severus, etc., in number 383.
rubric: ܫܦܓ
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܨܚܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܘܕܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܨܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ ܕܡܛܟ̈ܣܢ ܡܢ ܩܘܕܫ̇ ܥܕܬܐ ܘܟܠ ܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܒܥܐܕܗ ܘܟܠ ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܒܛܟܣ̣ܗ ܘܡܚ̣ܕܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡܝܢܝܐ ܨܲܠܐ ܐܚܘܢ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ.
Each hymn is marked by a letter denoting its tone.
  Foll. 1a-1
  title: The Beheading of S. John the Baptist.
  rubric: ܡ, ܠܛ
  Foll. 1b-2
  title: S. Stephen.
  rubric: ܡܒ, ܡܐ
  Foll. 2b-3
  title: S. Simeon and the Presentation.
  rubric: ܡܓ, ܡܕ
  Foll. 3b-8
  title: Lent.
  incipit: ܡܗ
  Foll. 9a-11
  title: The forty Martyrs.
  incipit: ܢܗ
  Foll. 12a-21
  title: The Miracles of our Lord.
  incipit: ܣـ
  Foll. 22a-26
  title: Palm Sunday.
  incipit: ܥܙ
  Foll. 26b-36
  title: Passion Week.
  incipit: ܦܕ
  Foll. 37a-47
  title: The Resurrection, according to the eight tones.
  incipit: ܩܕ
  Foll. 48a-53
  title: The Baptistery.
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ
  incipit: ܩܠ
  Foll. 53b-54
  title: After the lesson from the Gospel, before the celebration of the holy Eucharist.
  rubric: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܩ̣ܕܡ ܩܘܪܒܐ ܡ̈ܬܐܡܪܢ
  incipit: ܩܡܕ
  Foll. 54b-54
  title: The midweek of Pentecost.
  rubric: ܕܡܨܥ̣ܬ݀ ܦܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
  No. ܩܡܚ.
  Foll. 55a-56
  title: The Ascension.
  incipit: ܩܡܛ
  Foll. 56b-60
  title: Whitsun Day.
  incipit: ܩܢܕ
  Foll. 61a-152
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܘܕܬ܏ܝܒܘ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
  incipit: ܩܣܐ
  These are arranged according to the eight tones.
  Foll. 152-155
  title: Hymns for compline.
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ̈ܝܢ ܠܣ̣ܘܬܪܐ
  incipit: ܫܣܓ
  Foll.. 156a-157
  title: The reception of bishops.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܘܒ݁ܠܐ ܕܐܦܝܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ
  incipit: ܫܥܚ
  Foll. 157b-157
  title: The tonsure of monks.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܦܪܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
  No. ܫܦܒ.
  Foll. 158a-158
  title: For priests, monks, and the clergy.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܩܠܝܪ̈ܝܩܘ
  No. ܫܦܓ

Foll. 159a-196
title: Supplicatory hymns, in number 124 (ܩܟܕ), arranged according to the eight tones.
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟ݁ܬܒܝܢܢ ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܡܛܟ̈ܣܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡ̇ܝܢܝܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ ܘܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܘܕܬ܏ܝܒܘ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ

Paper, about 5 1/4 in. by 3 3/4, consisting of 196 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 8, 9, 11, 12, 20, and 21. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number, of which the first two are missing. Leaves are also wanting after foll. 8, 55, 138, 165, and 196. There are from 16 to 22 lines in each page.

196 ff.

- Paper, about 5 1/4 in. by 3 3/4, consisting of 196 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 8, 9, 11, 12, 20, and 21. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number, of which the first two are missing. Leaves are also wanting after foll. 8, 55, 138, 165, and 196. There are from 16 to 22 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a small, neat hand.

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

- On the margin of fol. 70 b, the names of Severus and Ignatius are traced in rude Greek letters,ⲤⲈⲎⲢⲈ ⲎⲄⲚⲀⲦⲎⲞⲤ.

- On fol. 55 b a later possessor has written the Armenian alphabet.

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 CCCCXLI 1:354-355