London, BL, Add. 18819
source date: ixth or xth 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/1127, Add. 18,819, London, BL, Add. 18,819, BL Add MS 18819

[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.]

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1128, Add. 18,819, foll. 1–91, London, BL, Add. 18,819, foll. 1–91, BL Add MS 18819, foll. 1-91, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 424, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXXIV

[This manuscript contains: Severus, John bar Aphtunaya. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 14 items.]

Syriac

author: Severus
author: John bar Aphtunaya
title: The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc.
The last number in the older portion of the manuscript is 143 (fol. 79 b, ܫܡܓ).
The principal rubrics are noted below.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܣܝܡ ܒܘܪܟܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ
  rubric: ܥܠ ܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ ܩܕܝܫܬ
  rubric: ܥܠ ܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ
  title: On the blessed Virgin, the Apostles, Prophets, Martyrs, the Church, the orthodox emperors, etc.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܩܘܡܛܪܝܢ
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
  title: In times of wrath, drought, earthquake, war, etc
  title: Various ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܬܘܬ ܢܦܫܐ, beginning with that entitled ܥܠ ܒܪܘܡܠܝܐ
    rubric: ܥܠ ܒܪܘܡܠܝܐ
  rubric: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ
  rubric: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܪܡܫܐ
  rubric: ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ܇ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡܝܢܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܝ̈ܬܝܗܘܢ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ.
  Imperfect at the end

Vellum, about 5 1/8 in. by 3 7/8, consisting of 91 leaves, many of which are much stained and soiled. The quires are signed with letters; but several are missing at the beginning and end, and there is a lacuna after fol. 8. Some other lacunae have been supplied by a later hand. The number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 22.

91 ff.

- Vellum, about 5 1/8 in. by 3 7/8, consisting of 91 leaves, many of which are much stained and soiled. The quires are signed with letters; but several are missing at the beginning and end, and there is a lacuna after fol. 8. Some other lacunae have been supplied by a later hand. The number of lines in each page varies from 18 to 22.

The greater part of this manuscript is written in a small, neat hand of the ixth or xth cent.

Foll. 42—44, 49, and 80—91 are the exception, which are of the xiith or xiiith cent.

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

- The marginal notes contain the references to the passages of Scripture, which are cited in the hymns.

9th or 10th 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 CCCCXXIV 1:340-341

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1129, Add. 18,819, foll. 92–109, London, BL, Add. 18,819, foll. 92–109, BL Add MS 18819, foll. 92-109, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 423, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXXIII

[This manuscript contains: Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., from no. 374 (ܫܥܕ) to no. 402 (ܬܒ); Anthems to be chanted before the administration of the holy Eucharist; Prosphorici for several occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

author: Severus
author: John bar Aphtūnāyā
title: The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., from no. 374 (ܫܥܕ) to no. 402 (ܬܒ)
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒ̣ܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ ܕܐܢܛܘܝܟܝܐ (sic) ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
  From no. 8 to no. 26.
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܡܬܟ̈ܫܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܡܪܢ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܝܬܝܢ ܥܠ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ
  These are 11 in number

title: Anthems to be chanted before the administration of the holy Eucharist
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܐܢܛܝ̈ܦܘܢܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ. ܘܥ̇ܢܐ ܥܡܐ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܡܬܝ̈ܗܒܝܢ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܠܥܡܐ

title: Prosphorici for several occasions
rubric: ܦܪܣܦܪܝܩܘ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܕ ܡ̈ܬܝܗܒܢ (sic)ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
ܐܫܬ̣ܡܠܝܬ݁ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܬܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܐܩܕܘܢܝܐ.
The subscription gives the date.

Eighteen vellum leaves, about 5 1/2 in. by 3 7/8, the last two quires (ܝܗ and ܝܘ) of a manuscript (Add. 18,819, foll. 92—109). There are from 17 to 21 lines in each page.

18 ff.

- Eighteen vellum leaves, about 5 1/2 in. by 3 7/8, the last two quires (ܝܗ and ܝܘ) of a manuscript (Add. 18,819, foll. 92—109). There are from 17 to 21 lines in each page.

The writing is neat and regular. These vellum leaves are dated A. Gr. 1195, A.D. 884.

- On fol. 108 a, there is a note, stating that the book was written and bound by a man from the village of Gadmin. His name has, however, been erased, and that of Simeon substituted.

ܐܬܚ̇ܦܛ ܘܩ̣ܢܐ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܟܬ̣ܒ ܘܕܒ̇ܩ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ [ܫܡܥܘܢ] ܡܚܝܠܐ ܘܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܓܕܡܝܢ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܏ܘܫ.

- Another note, on fol. 109 a, gives the name of the person for whom it was written, now altered into Daniel

ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܨܦ ܘܩ̣ܢܐ ܣܚܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܗ. [ܕܢܝـ]ܐܝܠ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܐܝܨܦ ܘܙܒ̣ܢ ܗ̣ܘ ܢܥܒܕ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܠܥܢ̣̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܒܩܝܡܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܐ. ܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܢܝ̈ܚܢܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܡܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.

AG 1195 AD 884

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 CCCCXXIII 1:340

United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1130, Add. 18,819, foll. 110–120, London, BL, Add. 18,819, foll. 110–120, BL Add MS 18819, foll. 110-120, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 428, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Severus. Part of the Hymns of Severus. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 5 items.]

Syriac

author: Severus
title: Part of the Hymns of Severus
  author: Severus
  title: The Epiphany
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  author: Severus
  title: Lent
  author: Severus
  title: The Miracles, of which we have only the first
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܓܪܒܐ
  author: Severus
  title: On Monks
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ

Eleven vellum leaves, about 5 3/8 in. by 3 3/4, the last four of which are much torn (Add. 18,819, foll. 110—120). These vellum leaves are fragments of two manuscripts of the xth and xith centuries, which have been joined together by the later scribe.

11 ff.

- Eleven vellum leaves, about 5 3/8 in. by 3 3/4, the last four of which are much torn (Add. 18,819, foll. 110—120).

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

10th and 11th centuries

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 CCCCXXVIII 1:345