London, BL, Add. 17252
source date: xiiith or xivth cent
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1044, Add. 17,252, London, BL, Add. 17,252, BL Add MS 17252, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 358, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLVIII

[This manuscript contains: Cathismata, ܩ̇ܐܬܝ̣̈ܣܡܐ or ܩܬܝ̈ܣܡܐ (καθίσματα), and other hymns, for various festivals. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 28 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-77
title: Cathismata, ܩ̇ܐܬܝ̣̈ܣܡܐ or ܩܬܝ̈ܣܡܐ (καθίσματα), and other hymns, for various festivals.
  Foll. 1a-6
  title: The Dedication of the Church.
  rubric: ܕܚܘܕܬ ܥܕܬܐ
    Foll. 1a-2
    rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܚܘܿܕܬܐ
    Foll. 2b-4
    rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ
    rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠ̈ܬܐ
  Foll. 7a-7
  title: The Annunciation of Zacharias.
  It is a "a mere fragment."
  Foll. 8a-9
  title: The Epiphany.
  Foll. 10a-16
  title: The Encomium of S. John the Baptist, ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܘܿܠܣܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ with ܩܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܝ̣ܕܐ.
  Foll. 17a-21
  title: The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple.
  Foll. 21b-21
  title: The Fast of Nineveh.
  rubric: ܫܘܿܒܚܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ
  Foll. 21b-23
  title: The Friday of Priests.
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
  Foll. 23b-27
  title: The Friday of the Dead.
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ
  Foll. 28a-28
  title: The Friday of Strangers.
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܐ
  Foll. 28b-33
  title: Lent, concluding with the commemoration of the forty Martyrs of Sebaste (ܣܒܣܛܝܐ) and ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ ܡܬܝ̈ܕܥܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܫ̈ܚܝ̣ܡܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ.
  Foll. 33b-35
  title: Palm Sunday.
  Foll. 35b-44
  title: Passion Week.
    Foll. 38a-44
    author: Cyril of Jerusalem
    title: Troparia.
    rubric: ܛܪ̈ܘܦܝܘܢܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܠܠܘܣ ܐܦ̣ܝܣܩܘܿܦܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
  Foll. 44b-45
  title: Easter Sunday.
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
  Foll. 46a-47
  title: The first order of the Resurrection.
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܩܝܛܐ (sic)
  Foll. 48a-49
  title: New (Low) Sunday.
  Foll. 50a-63
  title: The second order or tone of the Resurrection, ܩܝ̣ܢܬܐ ܬܪܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ, and the subsequent tones.
  Foll. 64a-65
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin.
  rubric: ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܠ ܫ̣̈ܒܠܐ
  Foll. 65b-67
  title: The Ascension.
  Foll. 67b-69
  title: Pentecost.
  Foll. 70a-71
  title: The Commemoration of S. Thomas.
  Foll. 71b-72
  title: The Transfiguration of our Lord.
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܬܓܲܠܝܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܬܒܘܪ
  Foll. 73a-75
  title: The Obsequies of the blessed Virgin.
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܘܿܦܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ . . . ܒܐܒ
  Foll. 76a-77
  title: The Invention of the Cross.
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܐܫܟ̣ܚܬܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ

Paper, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 77 leaves, a few of which are more or less torn, especially foll. 7, 8, and 68—77. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 11 in number; but the first four are very imperfect, there being large lacunae after foll. 6 and 7. There are from 15 to 28 lines in each page.

77 ff.

- Paper, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 77 leaves, a few of which are more or less torn, especially foll. 7, 8, and 68—77. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 11 in number; but the first four are very imperfect, there being large lacunae after foll. 6 and 7. There are from 15 to 28 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a current hand of the xiiith or xivth cent.

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

13th or 14th 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 CCCLVIII 1:296-297