London, BL, Add. 14490
source date: 1400
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/180, Add. 14,490, London, BL, Add. 14,490, BL Add MS 14490

[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/1411, Add. 14,490, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,490, upper text, BL Add MS 14490, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXV, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 225

[This manuscript contains: A Jacobite Lectionary from the Gospels for the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 86 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-276b
title: A Jacobite Lectionary from the Gospels for the whole year.
See below.
The lessons are taken from the Harklensian text.
  foll. 2a-3b
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  Imperfect
  fol. 4a
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܩܘܠܣܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܐܪܝܡ
  foll. 4a-4b
  title: The first Sunday after the Nativity, the Massacre of the Innocents
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܒܝܬ ܝ̇ܠܕܐ܀ ܕܩ̣ܛܠܐ ܕܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ
  foll. 5a-5b
  title: The Sunday before the Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
  foll. 6a-11b
  title: The Epiphany
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢ̣ܚܐ
  foll. 12a-15b
  title: The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ̇ܥܡܕܢܐ
  foll. 16a-17
  title: The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܠܗ̇ܝܟ̣ܠܐ
  foll. 17b-18b
  title: The first Sunday after the Epiphany
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ܀ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܥܐܕܐ
  foll. 19a-22
  title: The second Sunday
  foll. 22b-24b
  title: The third Sunday
  foll. 25a-27
  title: The fourth Sunday
  foll. 27b-30
  title: The fifth Sunday
  foll. 30b-33
  title: The sixth Sunday
  foll. 33b-37
  title: The seventh Sunday
  foll. 37b-38b
  title: The eighth Sunday
  foll. 39a-40b
  title: The Fast of Nineveh
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܒܘܬܐܕܢܝܢܘܐ
  Read ܕܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ
  foll. 41a-98
  title: Lent
  rubric: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
    foll. 41a-53b
    title: The first week in Lent
    foll. 54a-59b
    title: The second week
    foll. 60a-63
    title: The third week
    foll. 63b-77b
    title: The fourth week
    foll. 78a-86
    title: The fifth week
    foll. 86b-98
    title: The sixth week
  foll. 98b-105b
  title: Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ (sic) ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܫܥܢܐ
  foll. 106a-150b
  title: Passion (or Holy) Week
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܚܫ̣ܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ
    foll. 106a-108b
    title: Monday in Passion Week
    foll. 109a-111b
    title: Tuesday
    foll. 112a-113b
    title: Wednesday
    foll. 114a-122b
    title: Thursday
    foll. 123a-149b
    title: Friday
    foll. 150a-150b
    title: Saturday
  foll. 151a-154
  title: The Resurrection
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
  foll. 154b-165b
  title: The Week of White Garments (in albis)
  rubric: ܕܚܐ̇ܘܪ̈ܐ
  foll. 166a-168
  title: New (or Low) Sunday
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
  foll. 168b-171
  title: The second Sunday after the Resurrection
  fol. 171b
  title: The third Sunday
  foll. 172-173
  title: The fourth Sunday
  foll. 173b-177b
  title: The fifth Sunday
  foll. 178a-178
  title: The Ascension of our Lord
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܠܩܗ(sic) ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܕܠܫܡܝܐ
  foll. 178b-181
  title: The sixth Sunday after the Resurrection
  foll. 181b-184
  title: Pentecost or Whitsun Day
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܐ
  foll. 184b-185
  title: The Friday of Gold (see Acts, ch. iii. v. 6), the Commemoration of SS. Peter, John, and Paul
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܦܐܛܪܘܣ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܦܘܠܘܣ
  foll. 185b-201b
  title: The Fast of the Apostles
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
    foll. 185b-186b
    title: The first Sunday
    foll. 187a-191
    title: The second Sunday
    foll. 191b-195b
    title: The third Sunday
    foll. 196a-196b
    title: The fourth Sunday
    foll. 197a-199
    title: The fifth Sunday
    foll. 199b-201b
    title: The sixth Sunday
  foll. 202a-204
  title: The Friday of the Commemoration of the Apostles
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
  foll. 204b-206b
  title: The first Sunday after the Fast of the Apostles
  foll. 207a-209
  title: The second Sunday
  foll. 209b-211b
  title: The third Sunday
  foll. 212a-213b
  title: The fourth Sunday
  foll. 214a-216b
  title: The fifth Sunday
  foll. 217a-218
  title: The sixth Sunday
  foll. 218b-221
  title: The seventh Sunday
  foll. 221b-239a
  title: The Fast of the three holy Children
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫ̈ܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
    foll. 221b-223b
    title: The first Sunday
    foll. 224a-226
    title: The second Sunday
    foll. 226b-228b
    title: The third Sunday
    foll. 229a-233
    title: The fourth Sunday
    foll. 233b-236
    title: The fifth Sunday
    foll. 236b-238b
    title: The sixth Sunday
    fol. 239a
    title: The seventh Sunday
  foll. 239a-244
  title: The first Sunday after the Fast of the three holy Children
  foll. 244b-245b
  title: The second Sunday
  foll. 246a-247b
  title: The third Sunday
  foll. 248a-250
  title: The fourth Sunday
  fol. 250b
  title: The fifth Sunday
  foll. 251a-251b
  title: The sixth Sunday
  fol. 252a
  title: The seventh Sunday
  foll. 252a-253
  title: The eighth Sunday
  foll. 253b-261
  title: The Dedication of the Cross and the Consummation of the World
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܘܕܫܘܼܠܡܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ
  foll. 261b-266
  title: Commemorations
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܐ
    foll. 261b-264
    title: The blessed Virgin
    rubric: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܐܪܝܐܡ
    fol. 264b
    title: The Apostles
    rubric: ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ
    fol. 264b
    title: The Martyrs
    rubric: ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
    foll. 264b-265b
    title: The Just
    rubric: ܕܟ̈ܐܢܐ ܘܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ
    fol. 266a
    title: The Patriarchs
    rubric: ܕܦܛܪ̈ܝܪܟܐ
    fol. 266a
    title: The Bishops
    rubric: ܕܐܦܝ̈܏ܣܩ
    fol. 266a
    title: Any one Saint
    rubric: ܕܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ
    foll. 266a-266
    title: S. Stephen
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܣܛܦܢܘܣ
  foll. 266b-274b
  title: The Dead
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  fol. 275a
  title: The doxology

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 6 3/4, consisting of 276 leaves, a few of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 2, 4, 35, 275 and 276. The quires, 25 in number, are signed with letters; but of the first only four leaves remain. Each page has from 18 to 25 lines. Large portions of this volume are palimpsest (see Add. 14,490, lower text [...] ).

Vellum

276 ff. 9 1/8 × 6 3/4

The quires, 25 in number, are signed with letters; but of the first only four leaves remain.

- 276 leaves, a few of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 2, 4, 35, 275 and 276. Large portions of the manuscript are palimpsest.

Each page has from 18 to 25 lines.

This volume, large portions of which are palimpsest, is written in a rather inelegant Estrangela, and dated A. Gr. 1400, A.D. 1089. Many of the titles are written with green and yellowish brown paint.

- Colophon

On fol. 275 a, after the doxology, there is the following note, informing us that this lectionary was written and bound, in the year 1400(A.D. 1089), at the convent of S. Mary Deipara near Alexandria, by a recluse and stylite named Samuel bar Cyriacus bar Abraham, from a place in the East called Nirabā(ܢܪܒܐ,), in the district of Ma'dān(ܡ̇ܥܕܢ, See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., Dissert. de Monopliys., art. ix., Maadan).

ܫܠܡ ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܬܝ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܠܘܩܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ. ܕܡܬܩܪܝܢ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܡܫܡܠܝܐܝܬ ܕܠܐ ܒܘܨܪܐ. ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܘܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܩ̇ܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܐ . ܢܨ̈ܠܐ̣ ܒܚ̇ܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܘܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܫܡܐ ܘܚܒܝܫܝܐ. ܒܪ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܒܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܡܢ̈ܚܐ. ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܡܢ ܢܪܒܐ ܕܡ̇ܥܕܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܢܚ̇ܫܐ. ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܬ݁ܕܒܲܩ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܕܐܡ̣ܝܪ. ܫܢ̣ܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒ܏ܝܛ ܒܝܠܠ (sic) ܝܪܚܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ. ܒܐܣܛܘܢܐ ܒܩܠܝܡܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܥܡ̣ܠ ܘܐܝܨܦ ܘܦܲܪܫ ܘܛ̇ܟܣ ܘܟܬܒ ܘܣܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܏ܘܫ.

AD 1089 AG 1400 The convent of S. Mary Deipara near Alexandria

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 CCXXV 1:159-161

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1412, Add. 14,490, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,490, lower text, BL Add MS 14490, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 225, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXV

[This manuscript contains: Galen. Part of a Syriac translation of the works of Galen; Gesius. The notes or commentary of Gesius(Γέσιος,) arranged, it would appear, in parallel columns to the works ofGalen. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 2 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-276b
author: Galen
title: Part of a Syriac translation of the works of Galen
Foll. 1 and 276(a fragment) have not been rewritten. The running titles, which are still visible on the outer margins of some leaves. See, for example, foll.34 b, 74 b, 100 b, 144 b, 146 a and b, 155 b, 166 b, 178 b, 196 b, and 246 b. Other portions of the same text are to be found in Add. 17,127 [...] ; and to it probably belong the palimpsest leaves in Add. 14,486 [...] ; and Add 14,487 [...] .

foll. 1a-276b
author: Gesius
title: The notes or commentary of Gesius(Γέσιος,) arranged, it would appear, in parallel columns to the works of Galen.
Foll. 1 and 276(a fragment) have not been rewritten. The running titles, which are still visible on the outer margins of some leaves. See, for example, foll.34 b, 74 b, 100 b, 144 b, 146 a and b, 155 b, 166 b, 178 b, 196 b, and 246 b. Other portions of the same text are to be found in Add. 17,127 [...] ; and to it probably belong the palimpsest leaves in Add. 14,486 [...] ; and Add 14,487 [...] .

Vellum, about 9 1/8 in. by 6 3/4. Large portions of this volume are palimpsest (see Add. 14,490, upper text [...] ). Foll. 1 and 276 (a fragment) have not been rewritten.

Vellum.

276 ff. 9 1/8 × 6 3/4

- Palimpsest.Foll. 1 and 276(a fragment) have not been rewritten.

Arranged, it would appear, in parallel columns.

The erased text of the palimpsest portions of this volume is written in a small, neat hand of the viiith or ixth cent.

8th or 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 CCXXV 1:159-161