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Add. 14,505

URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/195
Description based on Wright CCCXXXIX (1:282-283) Link to Archive.org Bibliographic record
Date: 10th century
Unspecified Syriac script ܀ Parchment Codex, 225 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification: Choral Books
This manuscript contains: Intercessory Litany; A Tropologion or collection of Canons and Troparia for various Saints' Days and other occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 56 items.

Physical Description

Vellum, about 7 1/8 in. by 5 ¼ ,consisting of 225 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled, especially foll. 96, 98, 99 and 225. The quires, 23 in number, are signed with letters. One leaf is wanting after fol. 99. There are from 18 to 26 lines in each page. This volume is written in a good, regular hand, apparently of the xth cent.

Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script): This volume is written in a good, regular hand, apparently of the xth cent.

Manuscript Contents

Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): Intercessory Litany
 
Title:
ܠܝܛܢܝܐ ܬܟܫܦܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܐ܀܀ ܬܘܒ ܡܬܚܢܢܐܝܬ ܫܝܢܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܒܥܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
Note: This is the same intercessory litany as in Add. 14,504, fol. 10 a.
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): A Tropologion or collection of Canons and Troparia for various Saints' Days and other occasions [defective]
 
Title:
ܥܠ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܛܪܘܦܠܝܓܝܢ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): [Canon on] S. Stephen
Item 4 (Fol. 6b): [Canon on] Basil and Gregory
Item 5 (Fol. 11b): [Canon on] Antony
Item 6 (Fol. 14b): [Canon on] Gregory Nazianzen
Item 7 (Fol. 19a): [Canon on] John Chrysostom
Item 8 (Fol. 25a): [Canon on] Ephraim Syrus
Item 9 (Fol. 29a): [Canon on] Severus of Antioch
Item 10 (Fol. 33a): [Canon on] Theodore
Item 11 (Fol. 37a): [Canon on] The Forty Martyrs
Item 12 (Fol. 43b): [Canon on] The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
Item 13 (Fol. 49a): [Canon on] George
Item 14 (Fol. 53a): [Canon on] S. John the Evangelist
Item 15 (Fol. 56b): [Canon on] The blessed Virgin
Item 16 (Fol. 59b): [Canon on] S. Andrew the Apostle and Andrew the Martyr
Item 17 (Fol. 67a): [Canon on] Leontius
Item 18 (Fol. 71a): [Canon on] The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
Item 19 (Fol. 75b): [Canon on] S. Peter
Item 20 (Fol. 79b): [Canon on] S. Paul
Item 21 (Fol. 84a): [Canon on] S. Thomas
Item 22 (Fol. 88b): [Canon on] Domitius
Item 23 (Fol. 92a): [Canon on] Cosmas and Damian
Item 24 (Fol. 96a): [Canon on] Quiricus, or Cyriacus, and his mother Julitta [defective]
Note: Imperfect at end.
Item 25 (Fol. 100a): [Canon on] Paphnutius [defective]
Note: Imperfect at the beginning.
Item 26 (Fol. 103b): [Canon on] Simeon Stylites
Item 27 (Fol. 108a): [Canon on] The Transfiguration of our Lord
Item 28 (Fol. 112b): [Canon on] Rabūlas of Edessa
Item 29 (Fol. 116b): [Canon on] The blessed Virgin
Item 30 (Fol. 121b): [Canon on] Julian Sābā
Item 31 (Fol. 125b): [Canon on] The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
Item 32 (Fol. 129b): [Canon on] The Nativity of the blessed Virgin
Item 33 (Fol. 132a): [Canon on] Julian martyr
Item 34 (Fol. 136b): [Canon on] The Dedication of the church of Golgotha and of the Resurrection
Item 35 (Fol. 140b): [Canon on] Sergius and Bacchus
Item 36 (Fol. 145b): [Canon on] Gūryā, (Shamūnā,) and Habīb
Item 37 (Fol. 148b): [Canon on] Barbara
Item 38 (Fol. 152b): [Canon on] The holy Apostles
Item 39 (Fol. 156a): [Canon on] Athanasius
Item 40 (Fol. 159b): [Canon on] The holy Martyrs
Item 41 (Fol. 168a): [Canon on] John Chrysostom; 27th of the second Kānūn
Item 42 (Fol. 172a): [Canon on] The blessed Virgin; full moon of Ab
Item 43 (Fol. 179b): [Canon on] The blessed Virgin; 18th of Ilūl
Item 44 (Fol. 183a): [Canon on] The Dedication of the Church; 12th of Ilūl
Item 45 (Fol. 186a): [Canon on] The Dead
Item 46 (Fol. 190b): [Canon on] The Innocents slain by Herod; 29th of the first Kānūn
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ ܕܐܬܩܛܠܘ ܡܢ ܗܝܪܘܕܝܣ
Item 47 (Fol. 192b): [Canon on] The Encomium of S. John the Baptist
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܩܘ̈ܠܣܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܒܬܪ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ
Item 48 (Fol. 194b): [Canon on] Job; 9th of Ab
 
Title:
ܕܥܠ ܐܝܘܒ ܙܕܝܩܐ
Item 49 (Fol. 198a): [Canon on] Babylas, ܒܒܘܠܐ, bishop of Antioch and martyr; 23d of the second Kānūn
Item 50 (Fol. 202b): [Canon on] Achudemes, ܐܚܘܕܡܗ, bishop of Tagrit
Item 51 (Fol. 205b): [Canon on] Peter, patriarch of Alexandria
Item 52 (Fol. 209a): [Canon on] The holy Prophets
Item 53 (Fol. 211b): [Canon on] Porphyry, ܦܪܦܪܝܘܣ, patriarch of Antioch; 1st of the first Kānūn
Item 54 (Fol. 215a): [Canon on] Drosis; 14th of the first Kānūn
 
Title:
ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܪܘܣܝܣ ܣܗܕܬܐ ܒܪܬܗ ܕܛܪܐܢܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܡܝܐ. ܘܐܣܗܕܬ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܘܗ̇ ܒܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܗܘ̇ܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܘܟܪܢܗ̇ ܏ܒܝܕ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܘܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܬܠܬܐ ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܠܫܐ ܘܬܚܘܒܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܡܣܡܐ ܕܒܩܠܢܝܩܣ. ܣܡ̣ܬ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܩܢܘܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܠܝ.
Item 55 (Fol. 219a): [Canon on] Lucian of Antioch
 
Title:
ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܠܘܩܝܐܢܘܣ ܥܢܘܝܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܦܫ̇ܩ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܬܪܨ ܠܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܐܫܠܡ ܠܐ̣ܚ̈ܐ ܟܪ̈ܣܛܝܢܐ ܘܡܬܥܗܕ ܠܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܝܪܘܣ ܒܡܐܡܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܢܘܗܪ̈ܐ. ܥܒܝܕ ܕܝܢ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܩܣܡܐ.
Item 56 (Fol. 222b): [Canon on] Bar-had-be-shabba
 
Title:
ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܪܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܟܝܢ ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ.

Additions

N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1: After the intercessory litany, there is noted the date of the martyrdom of S. Paul, precisely as in Add. 14,504, fol. 9b .

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