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Add. 18,716

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1117
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Add. 18,716, foll. 1, 58

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1473
Description based on Wright DCCCLI (2:903) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: Date unknown
East Syriac script ܀ Parchment Other, 2 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
This manuscript contains: Fragments of a Nestorian Service-book; Fragments of a Nestorian Service-book. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.

Physical Description

Foll. 1 and 58 are fly-leaves. These leaves are much torn.

Hand 1 (sole, East Syriac script):

Contents

This manuscript contains 2 item(s). N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 1): Fragments of a Nestorian Service-book
Item 2 (Fol. 58): Fragments of a Nestorian Service-book

Add. 18,716, foll. 2–57

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1474
Description based on Wright DCCCLI (2:901-903) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 15th or 16th century
East Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 56 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Collected Authors
This manuscript contains: An exposition of the Order of the holy Eucharist, according to the Nestorian use; Kamis. Extracts from the hymns of Kamis or Khamis; Canons for various occasions; A penitential Anthem in rhymed stanzas. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.

Physical Description

Paper, about 6 1/4 in. by 4 1/4, consisting of 56 leaves. The quires, signed with letters, are six in number. There are from 16 to 18 lines in each page.

Hand 1 (major, East Syriac script): This manuscript is written in a good, regular, Nestorian hand, of the xvth or xvith cent., with numerous vowel points.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script): See additions.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Arabic script): See additions.
Decoration (Ornamentation): foll. 2 b 44 a 51 b

Contents

This manuscript contains 12 item(s) including nested subsections. N.B. Items were re-numbered for this online catalog and may not reflect William Wright's previous numeration.

Item 1 (Fol. 2b): An exposition of the Order of the holy Eucharist, according to the Nestorian use
 
Title: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܹܟܬܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܗܝܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܓܡܪܐ ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝ̣ܫܬܐ ܕܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܐܚܝܕ̈ܝ ܬܵܘܕܝܬܐ ܏ܘܫ
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Introduction
  Incipit: ܠܘܩܕܡ ܕܝܢ ܥܲܗܕܝܢܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܘ̇ܢ ܛܟ̣ܣ̈ܐ ܕܡܸܬܓܡܪܝܢ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܚܝ̣ܠܐ ܕܡܸܬܩܲܕܫܢܘܼܬܗܘܿܢ ܘܲܕܡܢܐ ܡܪܲܙܸܙ ܘܲܡܛܦܣ ܟܠܚܕ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܿܢ ܛܟ̣ܣ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܪܹܥܝܵܢܹܗ ܕܲܚܣܹܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܏ܡܪܝ ܬ܏ܐܕܘܼܪܿܘܣ ܏ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܡܦܫܩܢܐ ܕܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܐܠܗ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܦܹܢܩܝܼܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܦܘܿܫܵܩ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܥܒܝܼܕܝܢ ܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܡܠܦ̈ܢܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܟܕ ܝ̇ܬܒ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܫܹܠܝܵܐ ܒܫܒܘܿܥܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܨܵܘܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ. ܘܣܠܩܬ݀ ܠܗ ܬܹܐܘܪܝ̣ܵܐ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܒܘܼܬܗܘܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܪܹܬܚܵܐ. ܘܢܲܒ̣ܪܫܬ̣ܐ ܕܚܘܼܒܗ ܛܲܟ݁ܣ ܘܣܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ. ܗܢܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܩܢܘܼܡܗ ܘܲܠܟܠ̣ܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܲܓ̣ܥܝ̣ܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܡܝܼܗܐ. ܕܟܕ ܢܩܪܘܢ ܒܗ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܙܗܝܼܪܝܢ ܕܲܒܕܚܠ̱ܬܐ ܢܓ̣ܡܪܘܿܢ ܬܹܫܡܫܬܗܘܢ. ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܟ݂ܡܐ ܬܘܼܒ ܒܲܪܬܝܸܬܵܐ ܢܩܘܼܡܘܿܢ ܒܗܲܝܟ݁ܠܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܡܸܬܩܲܕܫܝܢ ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܚܝ̣̈ܠܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܲܢܩܘܿܡܘܿܢ ܟܕ ܫܲܬܝܼܩܝܼܢ ܘܲܫܠܝܼܢ ܘܲܡܣܟܹܢ ܒܓܵܘܼ ܡܲܕܥ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܠܩܘܼܒܠܐ ܕܡܵܘܗܒ݂ܬܐ. ܪܲܒܬ݂ܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܦܩ̈ܢ ܠܗ̇ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܟܠܗ̈ܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: The introduction is written in prose.
Item 3 (Fol. 4a): The discourse
  Incipit: ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܫܲܪܝܼܢܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܏ܒܥܘܼܕܪܢܗ ܏ܕܡܪܢ ܏ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒ܏ܩܪܝܬܐ ܏ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܏ܕܡܪܝ ܏ܢܪܣܝ ܏ܛܘܒܢܐ ܏ܐܪܬܕܘܼܟ݁ܣܵܐ ܒܚܝܼܪܐ. ܒܐܪ̈ܙܝ ܥܕܬܐ ܗܪܲܓ݂ܘ ܚܘܼܫ̈ܒܝ ܐ̄ܪܙܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂. ܘܲܨܒܝܼܬ ܕܐܹܓ݂ܠܹܐ ܗܹܪܓܵܐ ܕܠܒ݁ܐ ܒܡܠܬ݂ܐ ܕܦܘܡܐ. ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܦܘܡܐ ܨܒܝܼܬ ܕܐܸܫܬ݂ܥܸܐ ܥܠ ܪܲܒ݁ܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ. ܘܲܒܦܹܬ݂ܓ݂̈ܡܐ ܐܹܨܘܼܪ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܲܫܒܝܼܚܘܼܬܗܘܢ. ܒܲܫܒܝܼܚܘܼܬܗܘܢ ܐܲܨܕ ܡܲܕ̈ܥܝ ܩܲܛܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ. ܘܐܲܚܕܵܢܝ ܙܵܘܥܐ ܘܐܲܪܦܝܼ ܫܲܒ݂ܩܢܝ ܕܠܐ ܣܵܥܘܼܪܘܼ. ܕܠܐ ܣܵܥܘܼܪܘܼ ܦܵܫܹܬ݂ ܩܵܡܹܬ݂ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܘܼܠܗܵܝܵܐ. ܘܫܵܪܝܼܬ݂ ܕܹܐܒ݂ܥܹܐ ܚܫܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ ܥܡ ܒܪ ܐܡܘܿܨ. ܥܡ ܒܪ ܐܲܡܘܿܨ ܝܗܒܹ݁ܬ݂ ܘܵܝܵܐ ܠܲܩܢܘܿܡܝ ܛܲܡܵܐܐ. ܏ܘܫ
Note: The discourse is composed in dodecasyllabic metre.
Item 4 (Fol. 44a): Kamis. Extracts from the hymns of Kamis or Khamis
 
Title: ܏ܬܘܼܒ ܏ܒܝܕ ܏ܐܠܗܐ ܏ܟܬܒܢܐ ܏ܩܠܝܠ ܡ̣ܢ ܏ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܏ܕܟܡܣ. ܠܪܫܘܿܡ ܐܕܫܟ ܗܘܼܠܹܐ ܕܠܒ݁ܐ ܠܘܼܚܐ ܩܵܡܹ̇ܬ: ܘܟܕ ܐܸܬ݂ܩܲܛܓ̣ܪ ܛܘܼܦܣܟ ܡܹܚܕܐ ܒܗ ܐܸܨܛܲܠܡܹܬ. ܘܕܐܹܬܚܲܝܵܕܢܲܢ ܠܵܐ ܬܘܼܒ݂ ܐܢܵܐ ܒܝܼ ܐܸܬܪܫܡܹܬ. ܚܘܒܟ ܘܒܹܗܹܘ ܫܹܠܡܹܬ. ܏ܘܫ
Notes:
  • See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 566.
  • The hymns, 13 in total, are composed in dodecasyllabic metre.
Item 5 (Fol. 47a): Canons for various occasions
 
Title: ܒܫܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܟ݁ܬܒܹܢܐ ܩܢܘܼ̈ܢܐ ܕܫܒܲܚ ܠܡܪܝܐ
Note: They are in heptasyllabic metre, with rhyme.
Item 6 (Fol. 47a): The first hymn
 
Title: ܕܐܒܘܢ  Incipit: ܒܪܫܝܬ ܩܵܡܘ ܗܘ̣ܘ ܒܕܘܼܡܪܐ. ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܘܢܘܪܐ. ܘܝܲܒܸ݁ܒ݂ ܗܘ̣ܘ ܫܘܼܒܚܐ ܘܗܕܪܐ. ܒܕܘܼܟ݂ܪܢܗ ܕܐܒ݂ܘܢ ܕܡܝܼܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܠܢ ܦܲܠܚܵܐ ܒܚܝܼܪܐ. ܕܫܵܛ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܥܵܒܘܪܐ. ܘܲܠܥܘܼܬܪܗ ܣܢ̣ܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܘܲܫ̣ܪܐ. ܘܠܨܠܝܒܗ ܛܥ̣ܢ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܟ݂ܘܼܫܪܐ. ܘܲܠܡܪܗ ܪܚܹܡ ܒܲܫܪܪܐ. ܘܐܲܙܝܼܥ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܩܵܠܗ ܗܕܝܼܪܐ. ܠܣܝܼ̈ܥܬܐ ܕܒܥܹܠܕܪܵܐ. ܘܐܲܠܒܸ݁ܫ ܐܢܘܿܢ ܟܘܼܐܪܵܐ. ܘܲܠܦܠܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܹܗܬ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܚܸܦܪܐ. ܘܥܠ ܗܲܕ ܥܕܬܐ ܠܗ ܡܝܲܩܪܐ. ܒܗܘܼ̈ܠܠܐ ܘܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܬܲܗܪܐ. ܘ̇ܒܦܘܿܡ ܟܠ ܩܵܥܝܵܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܗ ܠܕܲܫܪܹܐ ܒܢܘܼܗܪܐ ܝ̇ܗܒ݂ ܢܘܗܪܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 47a): For the for the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth Sundays in Lent
 
Title: ܕܨܵܘܡܵܐ
Note: All of these canons receive the same title, ܕܨܵܘܡܵܐ.
Item 8 (Fol. 47a): For Palm Sunday
 
Title: ܕܐܘܫܥ̈ܢܐ
Item 9 (Fol. 47a): Easter
 
Title: ܕܩܝܵܡܬܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 47a): Ascension
 
Title: ܕܣܘܠܩܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 47a): Pentecost
 
Title: ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘ̈ܣܛܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 52a): A penitential Anthem in rhymed stanzas [defective]
 
Title: ܥܘܢܝܬܐ ܕܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ  Incipit: ܐܘ ܠܟ݂ܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܘܝܼܬܐ. ܙܘܼܥܝ ܘܐܣܬܪܕ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ .. ܟܕܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬ݂ܝ ܒܡܗܡܝܵܢܘܼܬܐ. ܩܘܡ ܐܸܬܦܢܲܝ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ܀ ܐܘ ܠܟܝ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܸܬܦܢܲܝ ܡܢ ܐܘܼܪܚ (sic) ܕܬܵܘܫܐ. ܘܗܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܕܪܝܼܫܐ ܠܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܕܥܕܬ ܩܘܕܫܐ܀ ܐܘ ܢܦܫܐ ܐܹܬܘܲܝ ܚܘܼܪ ܒܲܩܢܘܼܡܟܝ ܘܹܐܬܒܲܩܝ. ܕܡܵܘܬܟ݂ܝ ܥܠ ܒܵܠܟ݂ܝ ܐܲܝܬܝ. ܕܛܲܝܒ݂ ܠܟ݂ܝ ܡܘܪܐ ܘܥܸܠܘܝ ܀ ܏ܘܫ
Note: It is slightly imperfect.

Additions

N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.
Addition 1 (Fol. 51b): On fol. 51 b, at the foot of the page, we read, in a more recent hand, the date "A. Gr. 1496" (A.D. 1185), which is evidently wrong. ܫܢ̣ܬ݀ ܐܠܦ ܘܐܪܒܥܡܐܐ ܘ܏ܨܘܝܘܢ
Addition 2 (Fol. 2a): On fol. 2 a are written the words: "This is a Nestorian book, the property of the metropolitan Zaitūn, A.D. 1848." هذا كتاب نساطره مال مطران زيبون سنة %

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