London, BL, Add. 14504
source date: ixth cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/194, Add. 14,504, London, BL, Add. 14,504, BL Add MS 14504, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 338, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCXXXVIII

[This manuscript contains: A Tropologion, or collection of Canons and Troparia (ܛܪܘܦܐܪ̈ܝܐ), for various Saints' Days and other occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 42 items.]

Syriac

title: A Tropologion, or collection of Canons and Troparia (ܛܪܘܦܐܪ̈ܝܐ), for various Saints' Days and other occasions
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ܇ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܛܪܘܦܘܠܘܓܝܢ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ.
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܘܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ. ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܕܪ ܘܬܘܒ ܡܥܕܪ ܘܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܟܠܢ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ܀܀܀
Several of them are ascribed on the margins to John the Monk, ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ . See foll. 21 a, 24 a, 33 a, 36 b, 39 b, and 43 b; and also Add. 14,505, foll. 198 a (marg.), 215 b, and 219 a.
  title: S. Stephen, 27th of the first Kānūn
  title: Basil and Gregory, 1st of the second Kānūn
  title: Antony, 17th of the second Kānūn
  title: Gregory Nazianzen, 25th of the second Kānūn
  title: John Chrysostom, 27th of the second Kānūn
  title: Ephraim Syrus, 1st of Shebat
  title: Severus of Antioch, 8th of Shebat
  title: Theodore, in the first week of Lent
  title: The forty Martyrs, in Lent, from the 7th to the 14th of Adār
  title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin, 24th of Adār
  title: George, 23d of Nīsān
  rubric: ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܠܘܕ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  title: S. John the Evangelist, 8th of Iyār
  title: The blessed Virgin, 15th of Iyār
  title: S. Andrew the Apostle and Andrew the martyr, 16th of Iyār
  title: Leontius, 18th of Hazīrān
  title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist, 25th of Hazīrān
  title: S. Peter, 28th of Hazīrān
  title: S. Paul, 29th of Hazīrān
  title: S. Thomas, 3d of Tāmūz
  title: Domitius, 5th of Tāmūz
  rubric: ܕܘܡܛܝܘܣ
  title: Cosmas and Damian, 7th of Tāmūz
  title: Quiricus, or Cyriacus, and his mother Julitta, 15th of Tāmūz
  title: Paphnutius, 20th of Tāmūz
  title: Simeon Stylites, 27th of Tāmūz
  rubric: ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܐ
  title: The Transfiguration of our Lord, 6th of Ab
  rubric: ܥܠ ܫܘܚܠܦ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܬܒܘܪ
  title: Rabūlas of Edessa, 7th of Ab
  title: The blessed Virgin, full-moon of Ab
  rubric: ܕܥܐܕܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܒܟܣܐܐ ܒܐܒ
  title: Julian Sābā, 26th of Ab
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ
  title: The Decollation of S. John the Baptist, 29th of Ab
  title: The Nativity of the blessed Virgin, 8th of Ilūl
  title: Julian the martyr, 10th of Ilūl
  title: The Dedication of the Church, 12th of Ilūl
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
  title: The Dedication of the church of Golgotha and of the Resurrection, 13th of Ilūl
  rubric: ܥܠ ܚܘܕܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܓܓܘܠܬܐ ܘܕܩܝܡܬܐ
  title: The blessed Virgin, 18th of Ilūl
  title: Sergius and Bacchus, 7th of the first Teshrīn
  title: Gūryā, Shamūnā and Habīb, 15th of the second Teshrīn
  title: Barbara, 4th of the first Kānūn
  title: The holy Apostles
  title: Athanasius
  title: The holy Martyrs
  title: The Dead

Vellum, about 8 ¾ in. by 6, consisting of 164 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 129 and 161. The quires, 17 in number, are signed with letters. There are from 24 to 28 lines in each page.

164 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 ¾ in. by 6, consisting of 164 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 129 and 161. The quires, 17 in number, are signed with letters. There are from 24 to 28 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a neat, regular hand, apparently of the ixth cent.

See additions.

[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.]

- Prefixed to the Tropologion is a Calendar of the Festivals and Saints' Days of the whole year, from the first Kānūn to the latter Teshrīn. This is of perhaps somewhat later date than the rest of the book.

ܥܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܫܪܝܢ̣ܢ. ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܕܥܐ[ܕ̈ܐ] ܘܕܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫ̇ܢܬܐ. ܟܠ ܝܪܚܐ ܒܝܪܚܗ. ܒܡ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܗ ܟܝ̇ܢܝܢ. ܘܗܟܢܐ ܡܫܠܚܐܝܬ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ܇ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܗܘܢ ܡܛܟܣܐ..

- At the end of the Calendar, fol. 9 b, the same hand has noted the date of the martyrdom of S. Paul:

ܐܣܗܕ ܒܪܘܡܝ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ̣. ܟܕ ܐܬܦ̣ܣܩ ܪܝܫܗ ܒܣܝܦܐ. ܒܝܪܚܐ ܬܡܘܙ. ܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܫܥܐ ܒܗ܆ ܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ܀܀

- On fol. 10 a there is an intercessory Litany, ܠܝܛܢܝܐ ܬܟܫܦܬܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ.

: ܬܘܒ ܡ̣ܬܚܢܐܝܬ (sic) ܫܝܢܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܘܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܒܥܐ. ـܲـ . . ـܲـ . ܚ̣ܠܦ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܕܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܘܚܘܣܝܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܝܠܢ. ܘܗ̇ܝ ܕܢܬܦ̇ܨܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܘܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܩܝܢܕܘܢܘܣ ܘܐܢܢܩܝ ܘܩܘܡܐ ܘܥܫܘܡܝܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܣܩ̈ܘܒܠܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܒ̣ܥܐ . ـܲـ .. ـܲـ .. ـܲـ .

- On fol. 163 b there is a note, perhaps in the handwriting of the scribe, stating that this volume belonged to a deacon, whose name has been designedly erased.

ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ . . . ܡܫܡܫܢܐ . . . ܟܠ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܗ ܘܠܐ ܡܗܦܟ ܠܗ ܠܡܪܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܢܕܥ ܕܡܚܝܒܐ ܐܝܬܗܘܝ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܙܘܥ ܐܘ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܒܣܪ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ

- Another note, on fol. 164 a, records that it was presented by John, metropolitan of Damascus, to a certain Mār Yakīrā.

ܫܟܢ ܕܝܢ ܛܪܘܦܘܠܘܓܝܢ ܗܢܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܢܛܝܪ ܒܐܠܗܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܒܫܡܐ ܡܝܛܪܘܦܘܠܘܛܝܣ ܕܕܐܡܣܩܘܩ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܗܘܓܝܐ ܘܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܒܗ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܦܓ݁ܥܝܢ ܒܗ. ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܬܥܛܐ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܗ. ܏ܘܫ.

- In a third note, on fol. 163 b, we are informed that the said Mār Yakīrā bar Sahlūn gave this book, along with two others, to Moses of Nisibis , abbat of Scete (A.D. 932), for the use of the Syrian church at Fostāt.

ܫܟܢ ܕܝܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܩܝܛܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܥܕܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܒܦܝܣܛܛ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܒܪ ܣܗܠܘܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܦܪܫ ܘܝܗܒ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܥܢ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܢܒܣܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܝܗܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܠܗܢܐ ܥܡ ܬܪܝܢ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܢܨܝܒܝܢܝܐ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܐܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܐܡܝܢ.. ܘܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܠܐܢܫ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܓܢܘܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܘ ܢܦܣܘܩ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܐܘ ܢܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ.

- Just above, there is a line of writing, giving the number of leaves in the manuscript and the words:

ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܦܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܐܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐ (and) ܬܠ̈ܬ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ. ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܢܦܫܐ. ܘܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ. ܘܫܪܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ

- At the top of foll. 163 b and 164 a, and at the foot of fol. 164 b, there are three brief extracts from the works of Isaac of Nineveh in a more recent hand.

ܡܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ

- On fol. 164 b there also stands the following ܬܒܪܬܐ of Jacob of Batnae.

ܥܡ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܪܕܐ ܥܡܗ. ܘܥܠ ܕܐܚܒܬܗ. ܠܐ ܫܒܩ ܠܝ ܕܐܦܘܫ ܡܢܗ: ܗܐ ܡܢܬܦ ܠܝ ܠܝܠܝ ܐܝܡܡ ܐܝܙܠ (sic) ܒܬܪܗ. ܘܐܘܪܚܗ ܥܣܩܐ ܗܝ ܘܚ̈ܒܢܢܐ ܠܐ ܪ̈ܕܝܢ ܒܗ::

- On fol. 1 a there is a statement of the number of days, and of the length of the day and night, in each month of the year.

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 CCCXXXVIII 1:280-282