London, BL, Add. 14501
source date: xith cent
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/191, Add. 14,501, London, BL, Add. 14,501, BL Add MS 14501, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 324, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCXXIV

[This manuscript contains: Choral Services for the festivals of the whole year, including many hymns (ܩ̈ܠܐ,ܥܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ , ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ , ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ, ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ , ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ) and prayers, ascribed to Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae and Severus of Antioch. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 39 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-210
title: Choral Services for the festivals of the whole year, including many hymns (ܩ̈ܠܐ,ܥܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ , ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ , ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ, ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ , ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ) and prayers, ascribed to Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae and Severus of Antioch
  Foll. 1a-14
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  It is imperfect; there remains only a collection of ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
  Foll. 14b-24
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܫܒܚܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
  Foll. 24a-30
  title: S. Simeon the Aged and the Innocents
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ ܘܕܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ
  Foll. 30b-45
  title: The Epiphany
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚ̣ܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ
    Foll. 34a-39
    rubric: ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ
    Foll. 39a-45
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
  Foll. 45b-50
  title: The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
  Foll. 50b-57
  title: The Commemoration of the Forty Martyrs
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
  Foll. 57b-79
  author: Ephraim ܐܦܪܝܡ
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Lent
  rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܐܠܗܝܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
    Foll. 57b-63
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Hymns of Jacob
    Foll. 63b-65
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Prayers of Jacob
    Foll. 65b-71
    author: Ephraim ܐܦܪܝܡ
    title: Prayers of Ephraim
    Foll. 71b-79
    title: Order of the Miracles
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
  Foll. 79b-94
  title: Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
    Foll. 87a-94
    title: A collection of hymns
    rubric: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܩ̈ܠܐ
  Foll. 94b-180
  title: Passion (or Holy) Week
  rubric: ܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
    Foll. 94b-103
    title: Monday
    Foll. 103b-112
    title: Tuesday
    Foll. 112a-120
    title: Wednesday
    Foll. 120b-132
    title: Thursday
      Foll. 129b-132
      title: The order of the Washing (of Feet)
      rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
    Foll. 132a-155
    title: Friday
      Foll. 140b-143
      title: Canticles on the Apostasy of Simon Peter
      rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
      Foll. 143b-147
      title: Canticles on Judas the traitor
      rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܫ̣ܠܡܢܐ
      Foll. 147b-150
      title: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ for terce
      rubric: ܕܬܠܬܫ̈ܥܝܢ
      Foll. 150b-153
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: Another ܣܘܓܝܬܐ for sext.
      rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ
      Foll. 153a-155
      title: The order of the Adoration of the Cross
      rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
    Foll. 155a-167
    title: Saturday
    rubric: ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
      Foll. 160b-167
      title: The canticle on the Cherub and the Thief
      rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܓܝܣܐ
  Foll. 167a-180
  title: The Sunday of the Resurrection
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
    Foll. 180a-180
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ
  title: New (or Low) Sunday
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ
  Foll. 186b-194
  title: The Ascension
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ
  Foll. 194b-202
  title: Pentecost
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ
  Foll. 202b-209
  title: The Invention of the Cross
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܫܟ̣ܚܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
  Foll. 209a-209
  title: Cantus ad Magnificat
  rubric: ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܡܘܪܒܐ ܢܫܦܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
  Only a small fragment of the last canon remains.
  Foll. 209a-210
  title: Anthems for the ferial days of the week
  rubric: ܥܢܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܝ ܐܠܗܝ ܐܢܬ ܐ̇ܣܟܐ ܠܟ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܫ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܒܬܐ
  Foll. 210b-210
  title: Funeral services
  rubric: ܠܘܝܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  Imperfect.

Vellum, about 8 3/8 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 210 leaves, some of which are stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 4, 6, 7, and 209. The quires, signed with both Syriac and Greek letters, were originally 25 in number, but ܐ and ܟܗ are lost, and leaves are wanting after foll. 7 and 208. The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 32.

Vellum

210 ff. 8 3/8 × 7 1/8

The quires, signed with both Syriac and Greek letters, were originally 25 in number.

- ܐ and ܟܗ are lost.

- Leaves are wanting after foll. 7 and 208.

The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 32.

It is written in a good hand of about the xith cent.

11th 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 CCCXXIV 1:270-271