London, BL, Add. 17254
source date: xiiith cent
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1048, Add. 17,254, London, BL, Add. 17,254, BL Add MS 17254, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 442, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXLII

[This manuscript contains: Severus. The Hymns of Severus, etc., in number 310 (ܫܝ), each marked with a letter denoting its tone.; Rabulas of Edessa, Maruthas of Tagrit, Ephraim. Supplicatory hymns, ascribed to Rabulas of Edessa , Maruthas of Tagrit , and Ephraim.; Similar hymns of the Resurrection, arranged according to the eight tones. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 21 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-163
author: Severus
title: The Hymns of Severus, etc., in number 310 (ܫܝ), each marked with a letter denoting its tone.
ܫܠܡ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܘܕܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܡܫ̣ܡܠܝܐܝܬ ܘܡܛܟܣܐܝܬ ܕܠܐ ܒܘܨܪ.
  Foll. 1a-89
  title: Arranged according to the eight tones.
  rubric: ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ (ܕܟܠܗܘܢ) ܐܝܟܘܣ: ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
    Foll. 1a-1
    title: Third tone.
    Foll. 1b-13
    title: Fourth.
    Foll. 14a-31
    title: Fifth.
    Foll. 31b-50
    title: Sixth.
    Foll. 51a-73
    title: Seventh.
    Foll. 74a-89
    title: Eighth.
  Foll. 89b-96
  title: The Epiphany.
  Foll. 96b-101
  title: Lent.
  Foll. 101b-115
  title: The Miracles.
  Foll. 115b-120
  title: Palm Sunday.
  Foll. 121a-132
  title: Passion Week.
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܚ̣ܫܐ
  Foll. 133a-146
  title: The Resurrection.
  Foll. 146b-151
  title: Of Baptism.
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ.
  Foll. 152a-155
  title: The Ascension.
  Foll. 156a-160
  title: Pentecost.
  Foll. 161a-162
  title: The holy Church.
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ.
  Foll. 163a-163
  title: The reception of bishops.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ.

Foll. 163a-163
author: Rabulas of Edessa
author: Maruthas of Tagrit
author: Ephraim
title: Supplicatory hymns, ascribed to Rabulas of Edessa, Maruthas of Tagrit, and Ephraim.
rubric: ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܪܒܘܠܐ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܪܘܬܐ ܐܦ܏ܝܣ ܕܬܐܓܪܝܬ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ.
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ.
These are 89 (ܦܛ) in number, and are arranged according to the eight tones.

title: Similar hymns of the Resurrection, arranged according to the eight tones.
rubric: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
They are now only 12 in number, the last being imperfect.

Paper, about 5 3/4 in. by 3 7/8, consisting of 201 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 27, 141, 142, 187—189, and 194—201. The quires seem to have been 21 in number; but the first two and the last are now lost. Those that remain are signed with letters from ܓ to ܝܕ, and from ܝܕ to ܝܛ. Leaves are wanting after foll. 6, 16, 27, 75, 86, 97, and 129. The number of lines in each page varies from 13 to 20.

201 ff.

- Paper, about 5 3/4 in. by 3 7/8, consisting of 201 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 27, 141, 142, 187—189, and 194—201. The quires seem to have been 21 in number; but the first two and the last are now lost. Those that remain are signed with letters from ܓ to ܝܕ, and from ܝܕ to ܝܛ. Leaves are wanting after foll. 6, 16, 27, 75, 86, 97, and 129. The number of lines in each page varies from 13 to 20.

This volume is written in a good, current hand of the xiiith cent.

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

- Fol. 201 is a small fragment of some other paper manuscript.

- On the margin of fol. 21 b, which is now slightly mutilated, an owner has recorded his name in barbarous Greek.

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 CCCCXLII 1:355-356