London, BL, Add. 17261
source date: 13th century
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/1074, Add. 17,261, London, BL, Add. 17,261, BL Add MS 17261

[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.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1075, Add. 17,261, foll. 1–8, London, BL, Add. 17,261, foll. 1–8, BL Add MS 17261, foll. 1-8, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 445, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXLV

[This manuscript contains: Severus. Hymns of Severus, etc., as arranged byJacob of Edessa. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 17 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-8b
author: Severus
title: Hymns of Severus, etc., as arranged by Jacob of Edessa
rubric: ܒܝܕ ܣܘܝ̇ܥܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܨܚ̇ܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ. ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܨܐ ܚ̇ܕܬܐ ܘܚܬܝ̣ܬܐ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ. ܩܝ̣ܢܬܐ ܘܚܒܪܬܗ̇.
  foll. 1a-8
  author: Severus
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  14 hymns
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: First hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Second hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Third hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Fourth hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Fifth hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Sixth hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Seventh hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Eighth hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Ninth hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Tenth hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Eleventh hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Twelfth hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Thirteenth hymn
    foll. 1a-8
    author: Severus
    title: Fourteenth hymn
  fol. 8b
  author: Severus
  title: The Epiphany
  Part of the first hymn only

Eight paper leaves, about 6 in. by 4 5/8, several of which are torn. There are from 17 to 20 lines in each page.

Paper

8 ff. 6 × 4 5/8

- Several leaves are torn.

There are from 17 to 20 lines in each page.

The writing is neat and regular, of the xiiith 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 CCCCXLV 1:357

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1076, Add. 17,261, foll. 9–66, London, BL, Add. 17,261, foll. 9–66, BL Add MS 17261, foll. 9-66, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 449, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXLIV

[This manuscript contains: Severus. Part of the Hymns of Severus; Supplicatory hymns, arranged according to the eight tones; A Calendar of Feasts and Saints' Days. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 6 items.]

Syriac

foll. 9a-29
author: Severus
title: Part of the Hymns of Severus
  foll. 9a-16
  author: Severus
  title: Lent
  Imperfect at the beginning
  foll. 16b-21b
  author: Severus
  title: The Miracles
  Imperfect
  foll. 22a-29
  author: Severus
  title: Palm Sunday
  Imperfect

foll. 29b-63b
title: Supplicatory hymns, arranged according to the eight tones
rubric: ܬܟ̈ܫܦܬܐ ܘܥ̇ܩ̈ܒܐ
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܡܥܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܘܥܩ̈ܒܐ. ܩܦܝܣܐܝܬ. ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ ܘ܏ܫ.
Imperfect

foll. 63a-66b
title: A Calendar of Feasts and Saints' Days
rubric: [ܩܘܕܝܟـ]ܣ [ܡـ]ܚ̇ܘܝܢܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ

Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 58 leaves (Add. 17,261, foll. 9—66), some of which are much soiled and torn, especially foll. 25, 26, 33, 34, 41, 48, 52, and 61—63. The quires are signed with letters, but many of them have been lost, and others are im¬perfect. At present the manuscript is defective at the beginning, and there are lacunae after foll. 16, 24, 34, 40, 48, 52, and 58. The number of lines in cach page varies from 12 to 19.

Paper

58 ff. 6 7/8 × 5 1/8

The quires are signed with letters, but many of them have been lost, and others are imperfect.

- 58 leaves, some of which are much soiled and torn, especially foll. 25, 26, 33, 34, 41, 48, 52, and 61—63. The quires are signed with letters, but many of them have been lost, and others are imperfect. At present the manuscript is defective at the beginning, and there are lacunae after foll. 16, 24, 34, 40, 48, 52, and 58.

The number of lines in each page varies from 12 to 19.

The writing, which is of the xiiith or xivth cent., is large and inelegant.

The writing is different on foll. 63—66.

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 CCCCXLIV 1:358-359

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1077, Add. 17,261, foll. 67–140, London, BL, Add. 17,261, foll. 67–140, BL Add MS 17261, foll. 67-140, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 397, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCXCVII

[This manuscript contains: Services for the canonical hours of the ferial days. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 7 items.]

Syriac

foll. 67a-140b
title: Services for the canonical hours of the ferial days
ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐ ܪܒܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܚܦܛܐ (?)ܘܕܝܐ (sic)
At the foot of fol. 85 b there is written the name of one rabban Joseph, probably the scribe
The principle rubrics are as follows.
  foll 68a-84
  title: Part of Services for the canonical hours of the ferial days
  rubric: ܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ
  foll. 84b-96
  title: Part of Services for the canonical hours of the ferial days
  rubric: ܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ
  foll. 96b-105
  title: Part of Services for the canonical hours of the ferial days
  rubric: ܥܢܝܢܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
  foll. 105b-119b
  title: Part of Services for the canonical hours of the ferial days
  rubric: ܕܢܓܗ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ
  foll. 120a-131b
  title: Part of Services for the canonical hours of the ferial days
  rubric: ܕܢܓܗ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
  title: Part of Services for the canonical hours of the ferial days
  rubric: ܢܓܗ ܕܝܘܡ ܕܫܒܬ (sic)

Paper, about 7 1/4 in. by 5 1/4, consisting of 74 leaves (Add. 17,261, foll. 67—140), some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 69—72, 78, 80—83, and 140. The quires are without signatures, and the number of lines in each page varies from 16 to 20. This manuscript is imperfect at the beginning and elsewhere.

Paper

74 ff. 7 1/4 × 5 1/4

The quires are without signatures.

The number of lines in each page varies from 16 to 20.

The writing is very rude and inelegant, apparently of the xvith cent.

16th 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 CCCXCVII 1:314