London, BL, Add. 17269
source date: AG 1810
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/1093, Add. 17,269, London, BL, Add. 17,269, BL Add MS 17269

[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/1094, Add. 17,269, foll. 1–38, London, BL, Add. 17,269, foll. 1–38, BL Add MS 17269, foll. 1-38, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 493, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXCIII

[This manuscript contains: Supplicatory hymns; Cantus ad Magnificat, arranged according to the eight tones; Jacob of Batnae. Prayers of Jacob of Batnae; Ephraim. Prayers of Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-11a
title: Supplicatory hymns
rubric: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ
ܫܠܡ ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܩܦܝܣܐܝܬ: ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܘܣ̣ܘܝ̇ܥܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܏ܩܕ: ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܫܡ ܏ܩܫ ܘܕܝܪܝܐ. ܛܘܪܝܐ ܠܒܢܢܝܐ ܫܢ̣ܬ ܏ܐܦܝ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܘܢܬܕܟܪ ܠܚܲܛܝܐ ܥܲܗܝܕܐ ܕܣܪܛ.
Of the first tone, only a small portion remains, and the seventh and fourth are slightly imperfect. The subscription on fol. 11 a gives the name of the scribe, the priest Moses of Mount Lebanon, and the date.

foll. 11b-23
title: Cantus ad Magnificat, arranged according to the eight tones
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܡܢܬܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܡܲܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܓܲܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܒܬܡ̈ܝܐ ܐܪ̈ܟܐܕܝܐܣ

foll. 23b-36
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: Prayers of Jacob of Batnae
rubric: ܒܫܡ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܲܒܚܬܐ ܘܣܓܝ̣ܕܬܐ: ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܩܲܠܝܠ ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܲܠܦܢܐ

foll. 36b-38
author: Ephraim
title: Prayers of Ephraim
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܲܠܦܢܐ
Imperfect at the end.

Paper, about 6 1/8 in. by 4 1/4, consisting of 38 leaves, one of which (fol. 6) is slightly torn. The quires are signed with letters (ܟܒ, ܟܓ, ܟܕ). There are lacunae after foll. 8 and 34. The number of lines in each page is 14 or 15.

Paper

38 ff. 6 1/8 × 4 1/4

The quires arc signed with letters ܟܒ), ܟܓ, (ܟܕ

- 38 leaves, one of which (fol. 6) is slightly torn. There are lacunae after foll. 8 and 34.

The number of lines in each page is 14 or 15.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand, with occasional Greek and Syriac vowels; dated A. Gr. 1810, A.D. 1499; written by the priest Moses of Mount Lebanon.

AG 1810 AD 1499

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 CCCCXCIII 1:382

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1095, Add. 17,269, foll. 39–80, London, BL, Add. 17,269, foll. 39–80, BL Add MS 17269, foll. 39-80, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 444, 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. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.]

Syriac

foll. 39a-54b
author: Severus
title: Part of the Hymns of Severus
  foll. 39a-41
  author: Severus
  title: The Epiphany
  author: Severus
  title: S. Simeon the Aged
  foll. 42b-43b
  author: Severus
  title: Cana of Galilee
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܛܢܐ
  foll. 44a-47b
  author: Severus
  title: Lent
  Imperfect
  foll. 48a-53b
  author: Severus
  title: The Miracles
  Imperfect
  foll. 54a-54b
  author: Severus
  title: The Praises of the blessed Virgin
  Imperfect

foll. 55a-80
title: Supplicatory hymns arranged according to the eight tones
rubric: ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ
Imperfect

Paper, about 5 1/4 in. by 4, consisting of 42 leaves (Add. 17,269, foll. 39—80). Foll. 41—53 are stained with oil, and fol. 47 is much torn. The quires, signed with letters, were once at least 19 in number. Leaves are now wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 39, 40, 47, 53, 54, and 62. There are from 13 to 15 lines in each page.

Paper

42 ff. 5 1/4 × 4

The quires, signed with letters, were once at least 19 in number.

- Foll. 41—53 are stained with oil, and fol. 47 is much torn. Leaves are now wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 39, 40, 47, 53, 54, and 62.

There are from 13 to 15 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a neat, regular hand 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 CCCCXLIV 1:357

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1096, Add. 17,269, foll. 81–88, London, BL, Add. 17,269, foll. 81–88, BL Add MS 17269, foll. 81-88, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 281, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLXXXI

[This manuscript contains: The order of the celebration of the holy Eucharist. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 81-88
title: The order of the celebration of the holy Eucharist
See below.
Imperfect at the beginning.

Eight paper leaves, about 5 3/8 in. by 3 1/4, with from 14 to 16 lines in each page.

Paper

8 ff. 5 3/8 × 3 1/4

Eight paper leaves

From 14 to 16 lines in each page

Written in a good hand of the xvth cent.

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

- The colophon informs us that this manuscript belonged to Rabban Thomas bar Mas'ūd

ܫܠܡ ܡܫܡܠܐܝܬ (sic) ܐܝܟ ܬܒܥܬܗ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܐܗܪܘܢܝܐ ܪܒܢ ܬܘܡܐ ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܣܥܘܕ ܐܒܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܝܩܪܐ. ܏ܘܫ.

15th 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 CCLXXXI 1:213

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1097, Add. 17,269, foll. 89–92, London, BL, Add. 17,269, foll. 89–92, BL Add MS 17269, foll. 89-92, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 481, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCLXXXI

[This manuscript contains: Hymns. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 89-92
title: Hymns

Four paper leaves, about 5 1/2 in. by 3 3/4.

Paper

4 ff. 5 1/2 × 3 3/4

Four paper leaves

Written in an inelegant hand of the xivth cent.

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 CCCCLXXXI 1:378