London, BL, Add. 17258
source date: xiii and xiv centuries
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/1069, Add. 17,258, London, BL, Add. 17,258, BL Add MS 17258

[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/1070, Add. 17,258, foll. 1–118, London, BL, Add. 17,258, foll. 1–118, BL Add MS 17258, foll. 1-118, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 491, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXCI

[This manuscript contains: Supplicatory hymns, ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ; Similar hymns, arranged according to the eight tones; ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ and ܩ̈ܠܐ; ܥܩܒ̈ܐ from Syrian canons; Jacob of Batnae. ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ, or prayers, of Jacob of Batnae, etc. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

title: Supplicatory hymns, ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ
Imperfect at the beginning.

title: Similar hymns, arranged according to the eight tones
rubric: ܒܫܡ ܡܪܢ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܘܥܩ̈ܒܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ
Imperfect at the end.

title: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ and ܩ̈ܠܐ
Imperfect at the beginning.

title: ܥܩܒ̈ܐ from Syrian canons

author: Jacob of Batnae
title: ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ, or prayers, of Jacob of Batnae, etc
Imperfect at the end.

Paper, about 5 1/4 in. by 3 3/4, consisting of 118 leaves, the first 40 of which are slightly mutilated. This manuscript is imperfect at the beginning and end, and there are lacunae after foll. 46, 84, and 94.

118 ff.

- Paper, about 5 1/4 in. by 3 3/4, consisting of 118 leaves, the first 40 of which are slightly mutilated. This manuscript is imperfect at the beginning and end, and there are lacunae after foll. 46, 84, and 94.

It is evidently the work of several hands of the xiii and xiv centuries. Foll. 82 a—84 b and foll. 85 a—102 b are neatly written, with occasional Greek vowels; elsewhere the writing is more or less irregular and inelegant.

Foll. 82 a—84 b and foll. 85 a—102 b are neatly written, with occasional Greek vowels.

[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 CCCCXCI 1:381

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1071, Add. 17,258, foll. 119–190, London, BL, Add. 17,258, foll. 119–190, BL Add MS 17258, foll. 119-190, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 419, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXIX

[This manuscript contains: Services according to the Malkite use. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 10 items.]

Syriac

title: Services according to the Malkite use
  title: Part of a service
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  title: Exaposteilaria of the ferial days
  rubric: ܐܟܣ܏ܦܘܣ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ
  title: The Horologium or services of the daily canonical hours
    title: Morning prayer or prime
    rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܥܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
    title: Terce
    rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܫܥܝ̈ܢ
    title: Sext
    rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܝܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
    rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܩܪܙܡܝ
    (μακαρισμοι), ἀκολουθία τῶν τυπικῶν
    title: None
    rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܬܫܥ ܫܥܝܢ
    title: Evening prayer or vespers
    rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ

Paper, about 5 1/4 in. by 3 1/2, consisting of 72 leaves (Add. 17,258, foll. 119—190), a few of which are much torn, especially foll. 119, 134, and 181. The quires are without signatures. The number of lines in each page varies from 10 to 16.

72 ff.

- Paper, about 5 1/4 in. by 3 1/2, consisting of 72 leaves (Add. 17,258, foll. 119—190), a few of which are much torn, especially foll. 119, 134, and 181. The quires are without signatures. The number of lines in each page varies from 10 to 16.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular, Malkite hand of the xiiith cent.

See additions.

At the end of each service there is a rude attempt at ornamentation.

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

- Foll. 142, 143, 158, 159, 178, 179, 189, and 190, are later additions.

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 CCCCXIX 1:328