London, BL, Add. 18816
source date: ixth cent.
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/1124, Add. 18,816, London, BL, Add. 18,816, BL Add MS 18816, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 422, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXXII

[This manuscript contains: Severus, patriarch of Antioch, John bar Aphtūnāyā, John Psaltes. The Hymns of Severus, patriarch of Antioch , John bar Aphtūnāyā, abbat of Kinnesrīn , John Psaltes, etc., as translated by Paul of Edessa , and revised by Jacob of Edessa .; A collection of supplementary hymns; . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

author: Severus, patriarch of Antioch
author: John bar Aphtūnāyā
author: John Psaltes
title: The Hymns of Severus, patriarch of Antioch, John bar Aphtūnāyā, abbat of Kinnesrīn, John Psaltes, etc., as translated by Paul of Edessa, and revised by Jacob of Edessa.
See Add. 17,134, from which manuscript, or one very similar to it, the present seems to have been copied.
  Fol. 1b
  title: An index
  rubric: ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ̣. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܘܝܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
  rubric: ⲤⲈⲨⲎⲢⲞⲤⲠⲀⲦⲢⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤⲀⲚⲦⲒⲰⲬⲒⲀⲤ
  fol. 12b
  author: Severus, patriarch of Antioch
  author: John bar Aphtūnāyā
  author: John Psaltes
  title: The hymns
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ̣. ܘܕܐܢ̈ܫܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ.
  ܫܠܡ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ̣ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ̣ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ̣ ܕܐ̇ܢܛܝܘܟܝ̣ܐ ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܐܦܬܘܼܢܝܐ̣ ܘܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܩܐ̣ܠܝܘܓܪܦܘܣ ܪܝܫ̈ܝ ܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܢܢܫܪܐ ܘܕܐܚ̈ܪܢܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ܀ ܐܝ̈ܬܝܗܝܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ. ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܡܐܬܝ̣ܢ ܘܬܫܥܝ̣ܢ ܘܚܡܫ .. ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܪܟܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ̣ܢ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܘ̈ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܕܝܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ. ܘܕܐܚ̈ܪܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܕ̈ܥܝܢ ܫ̈ܡܗܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܪܫܝܡܢ ܒܓܘܗ̣ ܕܟܬܒܐ܀ ܀
  365 (ܫܣܗ) in number
  almost, if not entirely identical with those contained in Add. 17,134, nos. 1—35
  According to the index, there should follow (as in Add. 17,134) the hymn "Gloria in excelsis," ܬܘܒ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ; but this has been omitted.

fol. 103a
title: A collection of supplementary hymns
In great part identical with Add. 17,134, nos. 37—39.

foll. 113 and 114>
rubric: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
The first few lines have been erased

Vellum, about 7 7/8 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 115 leaves, the first of which, being blank, is not numbered. A few of them are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters, are 12 in number. There are from 23 to 33 lines in each page.

115 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 7/8 in. by 5 1/8, consisting of 115 leaves, the first of which, being blank, is not numbered. A few of them are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, signed with letters, are 12 in number. There are from 23 to 33 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth cent.

There are some attempts at ornamentation, e.g. foll. 11 a, 17 a, etc.

Green paint has occasionally been used for the rubrics, e.g. foll. 3 b, 4 a, 5 a, 6 a, 7 b, and 23 a.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.] [N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- On fol. 11 b we find the same explanatory note as in Add. 17,134, fol. 11 a

ܣܟܘܠܝܘܢ̣ ܕܡܛܠ ܩܦܐ̈ܠܐܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܪܫܝܡܝܢ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ

- The margins of this volume exhibit many proper names and other words, written in Greek uncials, as well as numerous Bible- references. The Biblical texts are only occasionally given in full, e.g. fol. 52 b.

- fol. 112b

On fol. 112 b, at the foot of the page, there is a note of more recent date, stating that this manuscript belonged by purchase to one Bar-ṣaumā. The latter part of this note has been effaced.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܨܚܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ̣ ܕܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܕܙܒܢܗ ܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ

- fol. 1a

An unfinished note on fol. 1 a speaks of it as "an ancient copy,"

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܨܚܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܣܘܝܪܐ . . .

9th 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 CCCCXXII 1:339-340