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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/193, Add. 14,503, London, BL, Add. 14,503, BL Add MS 14503, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 318, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCXVIII

[This manuscript contains: Hymns for the services of the whole year; A Calendar of all the Saints' Days in the year, from the first Kānūn to the latter Teshrīn. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 121 items.]

Syriac

title: Hymns for the services of the whole year
rubric: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܒܚ̣ܬ݀ ܒܟܠ ܘܫܘܼܝܬ݀ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ: ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟ̣ܬܘܒ ܦܢܩܝ̣ܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫ̇ܢܬܐ
ܕܣܝ̇ܥ ܢܫܬ݁ܒ̣ܚ܀ ܕܝ̣ܨܦ ܢܬܒܲܪܟ܀ ܕܟܬ݂ܒ ܢܬܚܲܣ̣ܐ: ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܘܒܟܘܠܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܫܬܒܚ܀
Among them are ܩ̈ܠܐ, ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ,ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ, and prayers, ascribed to Ephraim and Jacob of Batnae.
It is divided into two parts.
  title: Part 1
  ܫܠܡ̣ܬ݀ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡ̇ܥܕܥܕܢܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫ̇ܢܬܐ
    title: The Consecration of the Church
    incipit: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܩ̈ܠܐــ .ܡ̇ܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: The Annunciation of Zacharias
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: The Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܙܐܠܬܐ (sic) ܕܡܪܝܡ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܝܫܒܥ
    title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: The Revelation of S. Joseph
    rubric: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܠܝܢ̣ܐ
    title: The Nativity of our Lord
    rubric: ܡ̈ܥܝܢܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ
      title: Part 2
      rubric: ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Canticle on Mary and the Magi
      rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝܡ ܘܡ̈ܓܘܫܐ
    title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
    rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܝܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ
      title: Part 2
      rubric: ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Canticles on the Virgin
      rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܥܠ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
    title: The Massacre of the Innocents
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ ܕܩܛܠ ܐܝܪܘܕܝܘܣ
    title: The Commemoration of Basil and Gregory
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܛܒܝ̈ܒܐ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ ܘܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ
    title: The Epiphany
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܢܘ̈ܗܪܐ ܐ̇ܘܟܝܬ ܕܕܢܚܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܪܢ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ
      title: Part 2
      rubric: ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Canticle on S. John the Baptist
      rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ
    title: The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܣ̣ܩ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Canticle
      rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
    title: The Commemoration of S. Stephen
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ.
    title: S. Simeon and the Presentation
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: The Commemoration of Bar-saumā
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: The Commemoration of Severus
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
    title: The Wedding at Cana of Galilee
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܥܠ ܐܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܩܛܢܐ ܐ̇ܘܟܝܬ ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܪܢ. ܡ̇ܫܬܡܠܐ ܒܢܓܗ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܠ̣ܠ ܨܘܡܐ
    title: Lent
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
      title: Services for the first week
      Of these only a small fragment remains.
      title: Services for the second week
      These are imperfect at the beginning.
      title: The third week
      title: The fourth week
      title: The fifth week
      title: The sixth Sunday in Lent
    title: The Commemoration of the forty Martyrs
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
    title: Palm Sunday and the preceding week
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Canticle
      rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
  title: Part 2
    title: Passion (or Holy) Week
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܚܫܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ
      title: Monday
        title: Hymns
        rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Tuesday
        title: Hymns
        rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Wednesday
        title: Hymns
        rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Thursday
        title: Canticle on Judas the traitor
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܕܐ ܡ̇ܫܠܡܢܐ
        title: Canticle
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
        title: Canticle on Abraham and Isaac
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܐܝܣܚܩ
        title: Hymns
        rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
        title: Order of the Consecration of the Chrism
        rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ ܕܐܝܬ܏ܘ ܕܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ
        title: Order of the Washing (of Feet)
        rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܫܬܡ̣ܠܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܬܫ̈ܥ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ
      title: Friday
        title: Canticles
        rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
        title: Canticles
        rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
        title: Canticles
        rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
        title: Madrāshā on the apostasy of Simon Peter
        rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
        title: Hymns
        rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
        title: Hymns
        rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
        title: Canticle on the apostasy of Simon Peter
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
        title: Canticle
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
        title: Canticle
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
        title: Hymns
        rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
        title: Canticle on the two thieves
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ̇ ܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܝ̈ܣܐ
        title: Hymns
        rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
        title: Order of the Adoration of the holy Cross
        rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ
      title: Saturday
      rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܐܘܿܟܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܬܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܫܝܘܠ
        title: Canticle on the Cherub and the Thief
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܓ݁ܝܣ̣ܐ
        title: Canticle on the Descent of our Lord into Hell
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܚܬܗ (sic) ܕܡܪܢ ܠܫܝܘܠ
    title: Easter Sunday and the following week
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ
    title: New (or Low) Sunday
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ
    title: The Thursday of the Ascension of our Lord
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ
    title: Pentecost or Whitsun Day
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦܢܛܝܩܘܣܛ
    title: The Friday of Gold
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ. ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܥܠ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
    title: The Commemoration of S. Peter
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ
    title: Of S. John the Evangelist
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ
    title: Of S. Paul
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ
    title: Of S. Thomas
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ
    title: The Decease of the blessed Virgin
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܦܩܢܗ̇ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܐܪܝܡ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: The Invention of the holy Cross
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܩܐܢܝܐ: ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܚ̇ܘܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
    title: The Commemoration of George
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ
    title: Of Quiricus or Cyriacus
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ
    title: Of the Maccabees (Shamūnī and her sons)
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒܢ̈ܝܗ
    title: Of Domitius
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܕܝܡܛ
    title: Of Simeon Stylites
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܗ
    title: Of Sergius and Bacchus
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܒܟܘܣ
    title: Of Sophia and her daughters
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܣܘܦܝܐܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܗ̇
    title: Of Barbara and Juliana
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܒܪܒܪܐ ܘܝܘܠܝܢܐܐ
    title: Of Mary Magdalene
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܡܪܝܡ ܡܓܕܠܝܬܐ
    title: Of Cosmas and Damianus
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܩܘܙܡܐ ܘܕܘܡܝܢܐ
    title: Of Elias the Prophet
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܠܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ
    title: Of Romanus
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܪܘܡܢܘܣ
    title: Of any one Saint
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ
    title: The Consecration of a Bishop
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܩܘܒܠ ܐܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ
    title: The Transfiguration of our Lord
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܐܠܐ
    title: The Commemoration of Priests
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
    title: The Commemoration of the Dead
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
    title: The Commemoration of all Martyrs
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ

title: A Calendar of all the Saints' Days in the year, from the first Kānūn to the latter Teshrīn
rubric: ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̈ܕܐܕܐ ܕܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ

Vellum, about 13 1/4 in. by 8 3/4, consisting of 178 leaves, many of which are stained and soiled. Foll. 140—159 have been torn and afterwards repaired with paper. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 19 in number, but the sixth is now lost. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 42 lines.

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- Vellum, about 13 1/4 in. by 8 3/4, consisting of 178 leaves, many of which are stained and soiled. Foll. 140—159 have been torn and afterwards repaired with paper. The quires, signed with letters, were originally 19 in number, but the sixth is now lost. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 32 to 42 lines.

The greater part of this volume (foll. 1—159) is written in a good hand of the xth or xith cent.

The last two quires (foll. 160—178) are dated A. Gr. 1477, A.D. 1166.

[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.]

- Colophon

The colophon, fol. 178 b, informs us that the latter portion of the manuscript was written, and the whole of it repaired and bound, in the year 1477, A.D. 1166, by the monk Abraham, the son of Paul, called Bar-Kazzāzē (or the son of the silk-merchants, قَزّاز), at the expense of a noble lady named 'Azīza (ܣܝܬܐ ܥܙܝܙܬܐ, السيّدة عَزِيزَة).

ܫܠܡ ܒܥܘܕܪܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܬܪܝܢ ܒܐܝܠܘܠ ܝܪܚܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ. ܫܢܬ݀ ܐܠܦ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܫܒ̈ܥܝܢ ܘܫ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ: ܟܬܒ̣ ܕܝܢ ܘܕܒ݁ܩ̣ ܘܚܲܕܬ ܗܠܝܢ܇ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܒܩ̈܏ܫܝ. ܘܒܫܡܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܒܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ. ܕܡܬܕܠܲܠ ܒܪ ܩ̈ܙܙܐ: ܒܝܕ ܝ̇ܨܝܦ̣ܘܬܐ ܘܢܦܩ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܝܬܐ ܥܙܝܙܬܐ. ܡܪܒܝ̣ܬ݀ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ. ܘܡܩܒ݁ܠ̣ܬ݀ ܐܟܣ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘܡܚܲܕܬ݀ ܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ. ܘܡܩ̣ܝܡܬ݀ ܥܕ̈ܬܐ. ܘܡܫܡ̇ܠ̣ܝܬ݀ ܠܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܐܘܢܓ̈ܠܝܐ. ܐܠܐ ܒܒܥ̣ܘ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܗܝ̣ܪܐ. ܘܐܚܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܐ. ܘܟܪܝܣܛܝܢܐ ܫܪܝܫܐ. ܕܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܥܠ ܥܙܝܙܬܐ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ. ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܗ̇ ܡܢܚ̈ܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܿܬܦ. ܐܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܥܒ݁ܕܐ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܨ̇ܠܐ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܬܕܟ݂ܪܢܢ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ܆ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܢܬܚ̇ܣܐ . ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܘܐܣܪܚܘ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܠܟܬܘܿܒܐ ܒܠܝ̣ܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܒܠܝ̣ܠܘܬ݀ ܟܬܝܒܬ݂ܗ. ܒܝܕ ܕܠܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܥܗ̇ܢܘܬܐ ܕܟ݁ܬܘܒܐ. ܘܒܪܗܝܒ̣ܘܬܐ ܟܬ̣ܒ ܘܫ̇ܡ̣ܠܝ. ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܲܣܐ ܠܟܠܢ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ. ܐܝܢ. ܘܐܡܝܢ

- A note in the centre of fol. 178 b states that this book was conveyed from the Syrian church at Nābulūs in Palestine into Egypt, and there purchased by Rabban 'Azīz of Bartellā, near Nineveh (Mosul), who sold it to Rabban Zākhē the Tagritan, in the year 1501, A.D. 1190.

ܐܫܬܩܠܬ݀ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܢܐܒܠܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܢ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܘܐܙܕܒܢܬ݀ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܙܒ̣ܢܗ̇ ܪܒܢ ܥܙܝܙ ܒܪܛܠܝܐ. ܐܘܿܟܝܬܐ ܢܝܢܘܼܝܐ: ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܙܒܢܗ̇ ܠܪܒܢ ܙܟ̇ܐ ܟܪܡܘܢܝܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܬܐܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ. ܗܘ̣ܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ

- A note at the top of 178 b, in a large hand, states that 'Azīz of Bartellā (بَرْطُلَّي) purchased this manuscript in the monastery of Khandak (الخَنْدَق) near Cairo, in the year ܐܠܦ ܘܬ܏ܚ , which is a mistake for ܐܠܦ ܘ܏ܬܩ , A.D. 1500, A. Gr. 1189; for the capture of Jerusalem by Salāh al-Dīn, or Saladin, of which the writer makes mention, took place A.H. 583, A.D. 1187-8 (see Abul- fedae Annales Muslemici, ed. Reiske and Adler, t. iv., p. 81).

ܙܒ̣ܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܲܙܝܙ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܪܛܠܠܗ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܟܲܢܕܩ ܕܥܠ ܓܢ̣ܒ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘ܏ܬܚ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܙܢ̣ܬ݁ ܠܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܒܫ̇ܢܬ݂ܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܡܲܫܩܠܗ̇ ܡ̇ܪܝܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ

- In another note, at the foot of fol. 178 b, in the handwriting of one Peter of Bartellā , we are told that the second purchaser Zākhē, whose proper name was Jacob, was by birth a Tagritan, and a monk of the monastery of Mār Matthew on the mountain of Elpheph, in the region of Nineveh or Mosul.

ܙܟ݁ܐ ܗܘܝܘ ܝܥܩܘܼܒ ܡܪܗ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܓܢ̣ܣܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܓ̣ܪܝܬ ܒܐܣܟܝܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܐ̣ܘܟܝܬ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܬܝ ܢܨ̇ܝܚܐ. ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܠܦܦ ܕܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ ܘܕܡܘܨܠ. ܟܬܒ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܒܪܛܠܝܐ

- On fol. 178 b also stands the following anathema:

ܚ̣ܪܡܐ ܕܐ̇ܒܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܡܐ܇ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܥܘܡܩܐ܇ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܡܢ ܡܨ̇ܥܬܐ̣. ܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܡܪܚ: ܘܠ̇ܚܐ ܐ̣ܘܓ݁ܪܕ ܠܥܘ̈ܗܕܢܐ ܗ̇ܠܝܢ ܕܟܬܝ̣ܒܝܢ ܗܪܟܐ

- The note on fol. 1 a is so much effaced, that only a very few words are here and there legible.

- The writing on the margins of many of the leaves (doubtless additional hymns and prayers) has also been in great part erased.

10th or 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 CCCXVIII 1:254-258