London, BL, Add. 17272
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/1100, Add. 17,272, London, BL, Add. 17,272, BL Add MS 17272

[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/1101, Add. 17,272, foll. 1–29, London, BL, Add. 17,272, foll. 1–29, BL Add MS 17272, foll. 1-29, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 388, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLXXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: A service for the Commemoration of Gabriel of Kartamīn, on the 23d of the 1st Kānūn. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-29b
title: A service for the Commemoration of Gabriel of Kartamīn, on the 23d of the 1st Kānūn
rubric: ܒܫܡܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܦܪܘܩܢ ܟ̇ܬܒܝܢܢ ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܘ[ܩܕܝܫܐ] ܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ. ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܩܪܬܡܝܢ ܕܒܛܘܪ ܥܒ̣̈ܕ[ܝܢ]
Margain:
ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܠ̈ܬܐ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ
A few words, in a different hand, request a prayer for one Aaron, a priest, and his brother Phineas
ܨܠܘ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܗ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܐܚܗܘ̈ܗܝ (sic) ܘܥܠ ܐܚܐ ܕܝܲܠ (sic) ܦܝܢܚܣ ܘܥܠ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܒܫܡ ܩܲܫܘܢܐ.
See below.

Paper, about 6 3/4 in. by 5, consisting of 29 leaves, the first of which is slightly stained and torn. The quires, signed with letters, are four in number. There are from 13 to 17 lines in each page. This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith cent.

Paper

29 ff. 6 3/4 × 5

The quires, signed with letters, are four in number.

- 29 leaves, the first of which is slightly stained and torn.

There are from 13 to 17 lines in each page.

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

A few words, in a different hand, request a prayer for one Aaron, a priest, and his brother Phineas.

- Colophon

The colophon states that it was written for one rabban Bar-saumā

ܨܲܠܘ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܥܠ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܕܣܪܛ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܗ ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ. ܘܥ̈ܠ ܪܒܢ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܘܥ̈ܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝ̣ܨܦ ܕܢܬܟ̣ܬܒ ܘ܏ܫ.

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 CCCLXXXVIII 1:311

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1102, Add. 17,272, foll. 30–63, London, BL, Add. 17,272, foll. 30–63, BL Add MS 17272, foll. 30-63, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 671, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCLXXI

[This manuscript contains: Ascribed to Jacob of Batnae. A metrical discourse on Gabriel of Kartamīn. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

author: Ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
title: A metrical discourse on Gabriel of Kartamīn
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘ܏ܬܬܥܘ. ܐܠܗܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܪܕܝ ܠܢ ܏ܘܫ.

Paper, about 6 1/2 in. by 4 1/2, consisting of 34 leaves, of which the first and the last two are much torn. The quires, signed with letters, are 5 in number, but the first is imperfect at the beginning. There are from 14 to 19 lines in each page. This manuscript, which is written in an inelegant hand, with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels, and dated A. Gr. 1876, A.D. 1565

Paper

34 ff. 6 1/2 × 4 1/2

The quires, signed with letters, are 5 in number, but the first is imperfect at the beginning.

- 34 leaves, of which the first and the last two are much torn.

There are from 14 to 19 lines in each page.

This manuscript, which is written in an inelegant hand, with numerous Greek and Syriac vowels, and dated A. Gr. 1876, A.D. 1565

AD 1565 AG 1876

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 DCLXXI 2:517

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1103, Add. 17,272, foll. 64–67, London, BL, Add. 17,272, foll. 64–67, BL Add MS 17272, foll. 64-67, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 968, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCCLXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Part of a life ofBasil of Caesarea, perhaps that ascribed to his successorHelladius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 3 items.]

Syriac

foll. 64-67
title: Part of a life of Basil of Caesarea, perhaps that ascribed to his successor Helladius
  foll. 64-67
  rubric: ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܡܛܠ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܐܒܘܢ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܠܐ ܟܬܝܒܐ ܒܕܘܟܬܗ̇
  foll. 64-67
  rubric: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܒ̣ܩ ܠܗ̇ ܚ̈ܛܗܗ (sic) ܒܝܕ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ

Four paper leaves, about 6 5/8 in. by 5 1/8, all more or less stained and torn. The number of lines in each page varies from 22 to 25. The writing is good and regular, apparently of the xiith cent.

Paper

4 ff. 6 5/8 × 5 1/8

Four paper leaves

- All leaves more or less stained and torn

The number of lines in each page varies from 22 to 25.

The writing is good and regular, apparently of the xiith cent.

12th 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 DCCCCLXVIII 3:1148

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1104, Add. 17,272, foll. 68–74, London, BL, Add. 17,272, foll. 68–74, BL Add MS 17272, foll. 68-74, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 879, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCLXXIX

[This manuscript contains: An account of a Letter that was sent down from Heaven to the church of S. Paul at Constantinople, in the year 1057 (A.D. 746). In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 68-74
title: An account of a Letter that was sent down from Heaven to the church of S. Paul at Constantinople, in the year 1057 (A.D. 746)
rubric: . . . ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚـ[ـܐ] ܟܬ[ܒܝـ]ـܢܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܢܚܬܬ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ܀ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ. [ܘܥܠ] ܐܪܥܐ ܫܠܡܐ. ܘܣܒܪܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܠܒܢܝـ[ـܢ̈ܫܐ.] ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܝܢ ܘܫ̈ܒܥ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܝܐܪܚܐ ܢܝـ[ـܣܢ] ܐܬܚ̣ܙܝܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܐܦܘܠܝܣ. ܟܕ ܥܡܐ ܣ̇ܓܝܐܐ ܟܢܝ̣ܫ ܗܘܐ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ. ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
ܘܟܬܝܒ ܒܐܓܪܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܗܟܢܐ. ܕܫܕܪܬ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ̣. ܘܠܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܬܘܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܐ (sic) ܒܗ̇. ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ. ܘܫܕܪܬ ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܚ̈ܡܫܝܢ. ܕܬܬܘܒܘܢ ܡܢ ܥ̣ܒ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ ܒܝ̈ܫ̣ܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
In the letter itself allusion is made to previous letters of the year 1042 and 1050.
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars i, p. 638, cod. Arab, xviii.; Dillmann's Catal. of the AEtbiopic MSS. in the Bodleian Library, p. 13, cod. xiv., A; Praetorius, Mazbafa Tomār, Leipzig, 1869

Seven paper leaves, about 7 3/4 in. by 5, several of which are slightly torn. There are from 13 to 15 lines in each page. They are written in an inelegant hand of the xiiith cent.

Paper

7 ff. 7 3/4 × 5

Seven paper leaves

- Slightly torn

There are from 13 to 15 lines in each page.

Written in an inelegant 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 DCCCLXXIX 2:1022-1023

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1105, Add. 17,272, foll. 75–99, London, BL, Add. 17,272, foll. 75–99, BL Add MS 17272, foll. 75-99, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 361, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLXI

[This manuscript contains: Services for various festivals, comprising ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ, ܦܪ̈ܘܡܝܘܢ , ܣܕܪ̈ܐ , ܥܛܪ̈ܐ, and ܚܘ̈ܬܡܐ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 11 items.]

Syriac

foll. 75a-99
title: Services for various festivals, comprising ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ, ܦܪ̈ܘܡܝܘܢ , ܣܕܪ̈ܐ , ܥܛܪ̈ܐ, and ܚܘ̈ܬܡܐ
Made up of fragments of three manuscripts of the xiiith cent
  foll. 75a-77b
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  foll. 78a-80b
  title: The Epiphany
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܡ̇ܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
  foll. 81a-82b
  title: The Miracles
  foll. 83a-88
  title: Palm Sunday
  foll. 88b-90b
  title: Passion Week
  rubric: ܕܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܪܢ
  fol. 91
  title: The Resurrection and Ascension
  Imperfect.
  foll. 92a-93
  title: The holy Cross
  foll. 93b-95b
  title: The Resurrection
  fol. 96
  title: The Ascension
  foll. 97a-99
  title: Pentecost
  Imperfect

Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, consisting of 25 leaves, and made up of fragments of three manuscripts of the xiiith cent. (Add. 17,272, foll. 75—99).

Paper

25 ff. 6 7/8 × 5

Made up of fragments of three manuscripts of the xiiith cent.

Made up of fragments of three manuscripts of the xiiith cent.

Made up of fragments of three manuscripts of the xiiith cent.

Made up of fragments of three manuscripts 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 CCCLXI 1:298

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1106, Add. 17,272, foll. 100–105, London, BL, Add. 17,272, foll. 100–105, BL Add MS 17272, foll. 100-105, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 356, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCLVI

[This manuscript contains: Greek canons of the 3d, 4th, and 5th tones. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 100-105
title: Greek canons of the 3d, 4th, and 5th tones

Six paper leaves, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, numbered with Coptic arithmetical figures from 𐋳𐋱𐋣 (183) to 𐋳𐋱𐋨 (188). There are from 18 to 20 lines in each page.

Paper

6 ff. 6 7/8 × 5

Six paper leaves numbered with Coptic arithmetical figures from(183) to(188).

There are from 18 to 20 lines in each page.

Written in a good 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 CCCLVI 1:296

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1107, Add. 17,272, foll. 106–112, London, BL, Add. 17,272, foll. 106–112, BL Add MS 17272, foll. 106-112, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 411, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXI

[This manuscript contains: Part of a Greek canon. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 106-112
title: Part of a Greek canon

Seven paper leaves, about 6 7/8 in. by 4 7/8, the last of which is much torn. They contain part of a Greek canon, written in a good Malkite hand of the xiiith cent., with 15 lines in each page.

Paper

7 ff. 6 7/8 × 4 7/8

Seven paper leaves

- The last leaf is much torn

15 lines in each page

Written in a good Malkite 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 CCCCXI 1:324