London, BL, Add. 14494
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/184, Add. 14,494, London, BL, Add. 14,494, BL Add MS 14494, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 284, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCLXXXIV

[This manuscript contains: A Sacerdotal, or book containing everything necesary for the Offices of a Priest. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 18 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-108
title: A Sacerdotal, or book containing everything necesary for the Offices of a Priest
title: Priest’s Office-book
title: ܐܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܫܝܫ
title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܩܫܝܫܐ
rubric: ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܫܝܫܐ.ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ
The contents correspond in part to those of the Greek Εὐχολόγιον. See the edition of Goar, Paris 1647.
  Foll. 1b-9
  title: A Collection of Anaphoras
    Foll. 1b-2
    title: Introductory Prayers
    Foll. 2b-5
    title: The Anaphora of S. James
    author: S. James
    rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝ݊ܥܩܘܒ .. ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ .. ܘܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ
    Foll. 5a-6
    title: A sedrā, with its concluding prayer
    Foll.6a-9
    title: The Anaphora of Gregory Nazianzen
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܓܘܣ
  Foll. 9a-16
  title: The Order of Baptism of Severus
  author: Severus
  See Assemani, Codex Liturgicus Ecclesiae Universae, t. ii. p. 261, t. iii., pp. 168, 175; Denzinger, Ritus Orientalium, t. i., p. 302.
  Foll. 16a-19
  title: The Order of the Consecration of Water on the Epiphany
  rubric: ܒܘܪܟ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ
  Foll. 19b-90
  title: A large collection of Sedras and Prayers for the whole year
    Foll. 30b-33
    title: The Order of the Washing of Feet
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ ܒܚܡܫܒܫܒܐ ܕܪܐܙܐ
    Foll. 33b-55
    title: The Order of the Adoration of the Cross
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܒܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܒܬܪ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܫܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
    Foll.55a-73
    title: Two sedras of Mar John
    author: John I., patriarch of Antioch.
    rubric: ܕܡܪܝܘܚܢܢ
    That is, John of the Sedras (ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܣܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ). On this author, see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 334.
      Foll. 55a-65
      author: John I., patriarch of Antioch.
      title: First of two sedras of Mar John
      rubric: ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ
      Foll. 65b-73
      author: John I., patriarch of Antioch.
      title: Second of two sedras of Mar John
      rubric: ܕܚܘܣܝܐ
    Foll. 73b-90
    title: A sedrā of Athanasius, patriarch of Antioch
    author: Athanasius II. (of Balad)
    rubric: ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܬܢܣܝܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ
    See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii. p. 335.
  Follio 90a-108
  title: A collection of Prayers for various occasions
    Foll. 102a
    title: Prayers arranged alphabetically
    rubric: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܢܬ ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ: ܕܣܝ̈ܡܢ ܥܠ ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ
    Foll 107a
    title: Prayer ascribed to Mar Cyriacus
    rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܐ
    author: Cyriacus of Tella
    See Add. 14,525 [...], fol. 68 a .

Vellum, about 6 3/4 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 108 leaves, some of which are stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4 and 95—98. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 15 in number (fol. 108 b, ܝܕ); but several of them are either imperfect or altogether wanting, there being lacunae after foll. 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 15, 26, 34, 94 and 98. Each page has from 20 to 26 lines.

Vellum

108 ff. 6 3/4 × 4 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 15 in number (fol. 108 b, ܝܕ).

- Some of the leaves are stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4 and 95—98 .

- Several of the quires are either imperfect or altogether wanting, there being lacunae after foll. 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 15, 26, 34, 94 and 98.

Each page has from 20 to 26 lines.

The writing is small and neat, of the ixth or xth cent., except fol. 1, which is somewhat later.

Fol. 1 was written somewhat later than the rest of the manuscript.

See additions.

- On fol. 1 a there are two notes. Of the first, which has been designedly erased, nothing is distinctly legible but a few words in the last line.

ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܩܝܛܐ

- The other note on fol. 1a, which is also much torn and effaced, shows that the volume once belonged to a monk of Tagrīt, whose name appears to have been Malchus.

ܐܝܬܝ ܡ̇ܢ ܐܝܬܝ ܐܢܐ̇ ܐܘ [ܐܢܐ] ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܐܟܣܢܝܐ. ܕܫܡܗ ܡ̇ܢ ܡܟܠـ[ܐ]. [ܒܐܣـ]ܟܝܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܒܙܢܐ ܬܘܒ ܡܢܗ̇ [ܕ]ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܬܓܪܝܬ. ܓܢܣܐ ܕܝܢ ܦܪ . . . ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܪܘܪܘܝ ܝܕܝܥܝܢ ܡـ . . . ܐܝܬܝ ܦܫܝܛܐܝܬ܇ ܟܕ . . . ܥܠ ܡܣܟܢܐ . . .

- On the margin of fol. 6 a there is the following note:

ܐܢܢܦܘܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܚܲܬܝܬܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ ܡܢܗ̇ ܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ..

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 CCLXXXIV 1: 217-218