London, BL, Add. 17253
source date: 1533
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/1045, Add. 17,253, London, BL, Add. 17,253, BL Add MS 17253

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1046, Add. 17,253, foll. 1–69, London, BL, Add. 17,253, foll. 1–69, BL Add MS 17253, foll. 1-69, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 438, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. Part of the Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā; Supplicatory hymns, arranged according to the eight tones; Chants to be sung before the Lessons, arranged according to the eight tones; Hymns of praise, to be sung at the time of the celebration of the holy Eucharist, arranged according to the eight tones; A hymn in commemoration of Theodore; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

author: Severus
author: John bar Aphtūnāyā
title: Part of the Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā
rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܠ̇ܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
They are arranged according to the eight tones.
  title: Sixth tone
  title: Seventh tone
  title: Fourth tone
  title: Eighth tone

title: Supplicatory hymns, arranged according to the eight tones
rubric: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ

title: Chants to be sung before the Lessons, arranged according to the eight tones
rubric: ܙܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ

title: Hymns of praise, to be sung at the time of the celebration of the holy Eucharist, arranged according to the eight tones
rubric: ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܫܘܬܦܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ

title: A hymn in commemoration of Theodore
rubric: ܡܥܢܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܘܣ

title: Hymns for the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܣܘܒܪܐ ܪ̈ܒܝܥܝܬܐ

Paper, about 7 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 69 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 7, 8, 10, 41, and. 42. The quires are signed with letters from ܝܕ to ܟܐ, and by a later hand from ܝ to ܝܙ. Consequently, the first 13 are lost; and there are also lacunae after foll. 1 and 9. The number of lines in each page varies from 15 to 26.

69 ff.

- Paper, about 7 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 69 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 7, 8, 10, 41, and. 42. The quires are signed with letters from ܝܕ to ܟܐ, and by a later hand from ܝ to ܝܙ. Consequently, the first 13 are lost; and there are also lacunae after foll. 1 and 9. The number of lines in each page varies from 15 to 26.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand; dated A. Gr. 1533, A.D. 1222.

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- On fol. 69 a there is a note, which states that this manuscript was written in the convent of S. Mary Deipara by one Joseph, A. Gr. 1533, A.D. 1222.

ܨܲܠܘ ܐܘّ ܐܒ̈ܗܝ ܘܐܚ̈ܝ ܦܪ̈ܘܫܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܨܚܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ. ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܒܩܪܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܒܝܫ̇ܝ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܬܥ̇ܕܪ ܠܢ. ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܝ ܠܚܛܝܐ ܝܘܣܦ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܢܚܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܚ̈ܘܒܘܗܝ ܐܡܝܢ. ܗܘ̈ܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܏ܘܚܡܫ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܠܬ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ.

- On fol. 68 b, at the foot of the page, there is a rudely written Arabic note, containing the name of an owner of the book, apparently Mu'awwaḍ: اذكرْيا ربّ لي عبدك معوض(?)الخاطي،

AD 1222 AG 1533 Convent of S. Mary Deipara

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 CCCCXXXVIII 1:352-353

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1047, Add. 17,253, foll. 70–103, London, BL, Add. 17,253, foll. 70–103, BL Add MS 17253, foll. 70-103, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 489, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCLXXXIX

[This manuscript contains: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ, arranged according to the eight tones. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

title: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ, arranged according to the eight tones

Paper, about 7 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 34 leaves (Add. 17,253, foLl. 70—103), a few of which are more or less torn, especially foil. 70, 75, and 103. The quires are signed with letters from ܐ to ܕ, and by later hands from ܟܒ to ܟܗ and from ܝܚ to ܟܐ. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 70, 74, 75, and 102. The number of lines in each page varies from 15 to 23.

34 ff.

- Paper, about 7 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 34 leaves (Add. 17,253, foLl. 70—103), a few of which are more or less torn, especially foil. 70, 75, and 103. The quires are signed with letters from ܐ to ܕ, and by later hands from ܟܒ to ܟܗ and from ܝܚ to ܟܐ. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 70, 74, 75, and 102. The number of lines in each page varies from 15 to 23.

This manuscript is written in a rather inelegant hand of the xiii cent.

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 CCCCLXXXIX 1:381