London, BL, Add. 14506
source date: 11th century
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/196, Add. 14,506, London, BL, Add. 14,506, BL Add MS 14506

[This manuscript record does not have a summary list of contents. For composite manuscripts, the list of contents can be found under each individual part.]

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/197, Add. 14,506, foll. 1–96, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,506, foll. 1–96, upper text, BL Add MS 14506, foll. 1-96, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 463, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCLXIII

[This manuscript contains: A collection of Hymns (ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ) and Canticles (ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ), one of which is ascribed toJacob of Batnae(fol. 39 a), whilst the rest are either anonymous or assigned toEphraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-96b
title: A collection of Hymns (ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ) and Canticles (ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ), one of which is ascribed to Jacob of Batnae(fol. 39 a), whilst the rest are either anonymous or assigned to Ephraim.
rubric: ܥܡ ܣ̇ܘܝܥܐ ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܟܠ. ܟܬ݁ܒܝܢܢ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܐ ܕܟܠܓܢܣ.
  fol. 1b
  title: S. Simeon the Aged
  foll. 1b-5b
  title: S. John the Baptist
  foll. 6a-13b
  author: Ephraim
  title: The blessed Virgin Mary
  foll. 14a-17b
  title: The holy Apostles
  foll. 18a-28b
  author: Ephraim
  title: The holy Martyrs and Confessors
  rubric: ܡ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ
  foll. 29a-30b
  title: Priests and Monks
  rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܢܨ̈ܝܚܐ
  foll. 31a-32b
  title: Fathers and Priests
  rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܘܟܗ̈ܢܐ
  foll. 33a-41b
  title: The Dead
  One of these, beginning on fol. 39a, is ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
  foll. 42a-87a
  title: Lent
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
  ܗܘܼ ܓܝܪ ܫܘܪܝܗ ܒܫܘܚܕܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܕܝ̇ܢܐ: ܕܫ̇ܚܕ ܘܟܢ ܢܣ̇ܒ ܢܗܘܐ ܫܠ̣ܝܛܐ. ܐܝܟܢ ܡ̣ܨܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܢܕܘܢ ܒܟܐܢܘܬܐ. ܕܝ̇ܕܥ ܕܪܝܫ̣ܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܟܣܦܐ: ܘܣܝܡܐ ܗܝ ܒܪܥܝܢܗ. ܕܐܟܡܐ ܕܝܗ̣ܒ ܢ̇ܣܒ. ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܫܟܚ
  ܫܠ̣ܡܘ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ.
  On the margin of fol. 55 a , a reader has written a response.See additions.
  foll. 87a-90
  author: Ephraim
  title: The forty Martyrs
  foll. 91b-96b
  title: The Miracles of our Lord
  rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܥ̣ܪ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܒܒܣܪ܀ ܕܡ̇ܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܚܕܒ̈ܫܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ
  Imperfect

Vellum, about 9 1/4 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 96 leaves (Add. 14,506, foll. 1—96), a few of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 27, and 96. The quires, 9 in number, are signed with letters. There are from 24 to 29 lines in each page. The last quire of this manuscript is palimpsest (see Add. 14506 foll. 85-96, lower text [...] ).

Vellum

96 ff. 9 1/4 × 6 1/2

The quires, 9 in number, are signed with letters.

- A few of the leaves are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 27, and 96. The last quire, foll. 85-96, is palimpsest.

There are from 24 to 29 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xith cent. The name of the scribe seems to have been,ܖܒܗܝ(?).

See additions.

The manuscript was corrected by one Bar-saumā of Mar'ash. See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- On the margin of fol. 68 a there is a note, written partly with red, partly with black ink, the first word of which is indistinct.

ܖܒܗܝ (sic) ܟܬܘܒܐ ܟܬܒ ܗܠܝܢ. ܀ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܓܕܐ ܟܬܒܬܗ (ܟܬܝܒܬܗ) ܕܟܬܘܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ.

- The manuscript was corrected by one Bar-saumā of Mar'ash, as appears from two marginal notes; the one on fol. 52 b,

ܟܬܒ ܗܠܝܢ ;ܒܨܝܪܐ ܒܪܨܘܐܡ ܡܪܥܫܝܐ. . .

- The other note regarding Bar-saumā of Mar'ash is found on fol. 76 a

ܗܠܝܢ ܟܪܬ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܡܪܥܫܝܐ ܕܚܕܬ ܠܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܨܠܘ ܥܠ܏ܘ.

- Some of the marginal corrections have an Arabic word appended; e. g. foll. 42 b

- Some of the marginal corrections have an Arabic word appended; e. g. foll. 69 a.

- A reader has written the words that follow in response to the quoted passage on fol. 55a

ܚܙܘ ܦܛܪܝܪ̈ܟܐ ܕܙܒܢܢ ܕܬܩܠܘ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܐܠܦܝܢ ܕܝܢܪ̈ܐ ܠܫܘ̈ܠܛܢܐ ܚܢ̈ܦܐ ܘܝ ܚܣܕܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ (?). ܏ܗ ܐܬܐܢܣܝܘܣ ܘܓܪܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܬܥܣܪ (sic),

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 CCCCLXIII 1:368

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1415, Add. 14,506, foll. 85–96, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,506, foll. 85–96, lower text, BL Add MS 14506, foll. 85-96, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 463, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCLXIII

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 85a-96b
title: Unspecified contents
The last twelve leaves of this manuscript are palimpsest, but very little of the original text is now legible.

The last twelve leaves of this manuscript are palimpsest (see Add MS 14506 foll. 1-96, upper text [...] ), but very little of the original text is now legible.

Vellum

12 ff. 9 1/4 × 6 1/2

- The last quire of this manuscript, foll. 85-96, is palimpsest

The manuscript was written in two columns.

The manuscript was written in a small character of the ixth cent. See in particular fol. 88.

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 CCCCLXIII 1:368

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/198, Add. 14,506, foll. 97–110, upper text, London, BL, Add. 14,506, foll. 97–110, upper text, BL Add MS 14506, foll. 97-110, upper text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 460, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCLX

[This manuscript contains: A collection of Hymns,ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

foll. 97a-110b
title: A collection of Hymns,ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
rubric: ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬܘܒ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ. ܕܡܬܐܡܪܢ (sic) ܒܫܗܪ̈ܐ
The special headings are as follows.
  foll. 97b-98b
  title: The holy Virgin
  rubric: ܝܠ܏܏ܕ ܐܠ܏ܗ
  Imperfect
  foll. 99a-107b
  title: The holy Martyrs, including hymns on the Doctors and Fathers, among which are some on Severus of Antioch.
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܐܒ̈ܗܐ ܏ܩ̈ܕ
  ܥܠ ܓܒܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ
  Imperfect
  foll. 108a-110b
  title: The Dead, including one on Julian Sābā
  ܕܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ
  Imperfect

Vellum, about 9 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 14 leaves, the last of which is much stained and torn (Add. 14,506, foll. 97—110). The first of the two quires is imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 97, 98 and 99. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 22 to 31 lines. This manuscript is palimpsest throughout (see Add. 14506 foll. 97-110, lower text [...] ).

Vellum

14 ff. 9 × 6 1/8

- 14 leaves, the last of which is much stained and torn. The first of the two quires is imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 97, 98 and 99. This manuscript is palimpsest throughout.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 22 to 31 lines.

This manuscript, which is palimpsest throughout, is written in a rather irregular hand of the xith cent. The scribe is John bar Mārūthā, a Tagritan, from the city of Dolūk(ܕܠܝܟ or ܕܠܘܟ)

- Colophon

On fol. 97 a there is a note by the scribe,John bar Mārūthā, a Tagritan, from the city of Dolūk(ܕܠܝܟ or ܕܠܘܟ; See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., Dissert, de Monophys., art. ix., Dolucha), residing at Edessa.

ܐܢܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܡܪܘܬܐ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ. ܡܢ ܕܠܝܟ ܏ܡܕܝ ܕܥܡ̇ܪ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܒܒܝܬ ܝܚܝܕ̈ܝܐ ܕܛܘܼܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܪܗ̇ܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܕܣܪܛ݁ܬ ܐܝܟ ܚܝܠܝ ܟܘܪܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܥܕܘܠ ܘܫܠܡ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ.

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 CCCCLX 1:367

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1416, Add. 14,506, foll. 97–110, lower text, London, BL, Add. 14,506, foll. 97–110, lower text, BL Add MS 14506, foll. 97-110, lower text, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 460, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCLX

[This manuscript contains: . In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 97a-110b
title: Unspecified contents
This manuscript is palimpsest throughout.

Vellum leaves, about 9 in. by 6 1/8. These two quires are palimpsest (see Add. 14506 foll. 97-110, upper text [...] ). The older writing of this manuscript, but little of which is now legible (see in particular foll. 105 b and 106 b) is in two columns.

Vellum

14 ff. 9 × 6 1/8

As above mentioned, these two quires are palimpsest.

- As above mentioned, these two quires are palimpsest.

In two columns.

The older writing is in a good hand of the ixth cent.

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 CCCCLX 1:367

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/199, Add. 14,506, foll. 111–118, London, BL, Add. 14,506, foll. 111–118, BL Add MS 14506, foll. 111-118, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 455, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCLV

[This manuscript contains: Part of a collection of hymns chiefly for the Nativity and the Epiphany. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

foll. 111a-118b
title: Part of a collection of hymns chiefly for the Nativity and the Epiphany
rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ

Eight vellum leaves, about 9 1/4 in. by 6 1/2, all slightly stained and soiled. They once formed the eleventh quire (ܝܐ) of a manuscript, the two centre leaves being missing. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 33 lines. The writing is good and regular, of the ixth cent.

Vellum

8 ff. 9 1/4 × 6 1/2

These leaves once formed the eleventh quire (ܝܐ) of a manuscript

- Eight vellum leaves, all slightly stained and soiled. The two centre leaves are missing.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 29 to 33 lines.

The writing is good and regular, of the ixth cent.

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 CCCCLV 1:366

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/200, Add. 14,506, foll. 119–235, London, BL, Add. 14,506, foll. 119–235, BL Add MS 14506, foll. 119-235, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 310, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCX

[This manuscript contains: Part of a large collection of hymns, canticles, etc. (ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ, ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ, ܩ̈ܠܐ,ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ,ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ, andܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ), for the circle of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 35 items.]

Syriac

foll. 119a-235b
title: Part of a large collection of hymns, canticles, etc. (ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ, ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ, ܩ̈ܠܐ, ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ, ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ, and ܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ), for the circle of the whole year
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ ܕܫܢ̇ܬܐ. ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܛܟ̈ܣܐܥ̈ܕܬܢܝܐ. ܒܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ. ܘܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ. ܘܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ. ܘܩ̈ܢܘܢܐ. ܘܡ̈ܕܪܫܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܘܒܣ̈ܘܓܝܬܐ. ܘܒܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ..ܘ:ܘ.: ــ .ܘ:ܘ . ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ. ܕܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܫܪܝܢܢ. ܘܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܥܕܪ ܠܢ. ܘܫܡܠܝܢܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘ . ܘ:ܘ . ܘ . ܐܝܟ ܐܠܦ̣ܐ ܠܠܡܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܩܛܝܪܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܠܐ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܕܝܢ̣ ܘܣܘܪܓܕܐ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܠܟܬܘܒܐ ..
See below.
  foll. 119a-120b
  title: Hymns,ܡܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ for the Great Week
  rubric: ܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܘܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܟܪܘܟܝܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ ܘܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܘܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܘܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܒܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ.
  Very imperfect
  foll. 120b-122b
  title: Hymns and Canticles for the whole year
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ̣. ܕܟܠܗ ܟܪܘܟܝܐ ܕܫܢ̇ܬܐ
  ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ: ܟܕ ܕܪܫ̇ ܥܡ ܡܠܐܟܐ
  commencing with a Canticle on the Annunciation of Zacharias
  foll. 123a-128
  title: Canticles on the Annunciation of the Virgin
    foll. 123a-125b
    title: Part of Canticles on the Annunciation of the Virgin
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܝܪܐ ܘܡܪܝܡ
    foll. 126a-128
    title: Part of Canticles on the Annunciation of the Virgin
    rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܝܘܣܦ ܘܡܪܝܡ
  foll. 128b-155b
  author: Ephraim
  title: Hymns of Ephraim on the Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܡ̈ܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܒܣܪ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  foll. 156a-160
  title: Canticles on the Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  ܐܚܪܬܐ ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܢܘܨܪ̈ܬܐ
  Alphabetically arranged
  foll. 160b-162b
  title: Canticle on S. Simeon the Aged
  rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ
  foll. 163a-165b
  title: Canticle on Mary and the Magi
  rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ݊ܪܝܡ ܘܡ̈ܓܘܫܐ
  foll. 166a-168
  title: Canticle on our Lord and S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܢ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ
  foll. 168b-183
  author: Ephraim
  title: Hymns of Ephraim on the Epiphany
  rubric: ܡ̈ܕܪܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܟܕ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܕܢܚܐ
  foll. 183b-198b
  title: Various hymns
  rubric: ܡ̈ܕܪܫܐ
    fol. 183b
    title: The Annunciation of Zacharias
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ
    foll. 184a-184b
    title: The holy Virgin
    rubric: ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
    foll. 185a-186b
    title: The Commemoration of S.John the Baptist
    rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
    foll. 187a-187
    title: The Commemoration of the Dead
    rubric: ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
    foll. 187b-188b
    title: The Commemoration of the Priests
    rubric: ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
    foll. 189a-191b
    title: The Resurrection of the Dead
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܬܐ
    foll. 192a-192b
    title: Paraenetic hymn
    rubric: ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
    foll. 193a-193b
    title: Bar-saumā the Stylite
    rubric: ܕܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܐܣܛܘܢܪܐ
    foll. 194a-197b
    title: Lent
    rubric: ܡ̈ܕܪܫܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ
    ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܒ̈ܠܝܠܘܬܐ
    foll. 198a-198b
    title: Palm Sunday
    rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
  foll. 199a-204
  title: Canticles for Palm Sunday
  rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ
  ܕܥܠ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܘܥܕܬܐ
  The first canticle is entitled "of the Synagogue and the Church."
  foll. 204b-231
  title: Canticles for Passion (or Holy) Week
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣ̈ܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
    foll. 204b-207
    title: On Cain and Abel
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܐܝܢ ܘܗܒܝܠ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ
    foll. 207b-210
    title: On Abraham and Isaac
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܐܝܣܚܩ
    foll. 210b-211
    title: On the Synagogue of the Jews
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ
    foll. 211b-217
    title: On the Apostasy of Simon Peter
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
    ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
    foll. 217b-219b
    title: On Judas the Traitor
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܐ
    foll. 220a-227b
    title: For the Friday of the Crucifixion
    rubric: ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ
    ܕܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ
    foll. 228a-228b
    title: For the Great Saturday
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ
    foll. 229a-231
    title: On the Cherub and the Thief
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܪܘܒܐ ܘܓܝܣܐ
  foll. 231b-232
  title: Hymns for the Resurrection
  rubric: ܡ̈ܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
  foll. 232b-234b
  title: Hymns for the Invention of the Cross
  rubric: ܡ̈ܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ

Vellum, about 9 3/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 117 leaves (Add. 14,506, foll. 119—235). The quires, 12 in number, are signed with letters, commencing with ܟܙThere are from 25 to 29 linesin each page. This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.

Vellum

117 ff. 9 3/8 × 6 5/8

The quires, 12 in number, are signed with letters, commencing with ܟܙ

There are from 25 to 29 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the ixth or xth cent.

See additions.

See additions.

See additions.

There are coloured ornaments and borders on foll. 168 b, 234 b, and 235 a.

There are coloured ornaments and borders on foll. 168 b, 234 b, and 235 a.

- Colophon

On fol. 235 a there is a note, stating that this manuscript was written by a monk named John, at the expense of a person whose name has been erased.

ܐܬܚ̇ܦܛ ܘܣ̣ܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ: ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ܇ ܘܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ [ܡܪܝ ܐܚܘܕܡܗ] ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܒܪܚܡܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܡܬܒܣܡ̣. ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܦܝܣ ܐܢܐ ܡܛܠܡܪܢ ܏ܘܫ. ܟܬܒ̣ ܕܝܢ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܒܫܡܐ ܟܝܬ ܕܝܪܝܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܦܝܣ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ܆ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܪܢ: ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܦܓ݁ܥ: ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܙ̈ܢܝܢ܆ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܡܚܝܠܘܬܝ. ܏ܘܫ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܡܪܚ ܐܘ ܦܩ̇ܕ ܐܘ ܣ̇ܥܪ ܐܘ ܦܣ̇ܥ ܘܥ̇ܛܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ̣. ܢܗܘܐ ܡܚܪܡܐ ܐܦ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܢ ܥܕܬܗ. ܘܢܐܡܪ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܐܡܝܢ.. ܚܘܣ ܩܪܘܝܐ.. ܥܠ ܢܦܫܟ. ܘܠܐ ܬܣܥܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ.ܘ:ܘ.

- On fol. 235 the name of Achudemes, ܡܪܝ ܐܚܘܕܡܗ has been substituted for the originally extant name.

ܡܪܝ ܐܚܘܕܡܗ

- At the foot of the page a later hand has added words identifying the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

ܐܘ ܡܫܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܗܕܐ ܕܝܪܐ

- The short notes on fol. 235 b have been almost completely effaced, with the exception of one, which states that the manuscript belonged at one time to Achudemes, the son of Habīb , ܕܡܪܝ ܐܚܘܕܡܗ ܒܪ ܚܒܝܒ

܀ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܚܘܕܡܗ ܒܪ ܚܒܝܒ

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 CCCX 1:247-249