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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/209, Add. 14,515, London, BL, Add. 14,515, BL Add MS 14515, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 306, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCVI

[This manuscript contains: Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae, Isaac of Antioch. The first volume of a collection of Choral Services and Homilies for the principal festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 69 items.]

Syriac

author: Ephraim
author: Jacob of Batnae
author: Isaac of Antioch
title: The first volume of a collection of Choral Services and Homilies for the principal festivals of the whole year
rubric: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
The second volume is now numbered Add. 17,190
The hymns and prayers are ascribed to Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae, and Isaac of Antioch.
  title: The Annunciation of Zacharias
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Homily of John Chrysostom
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܐܣܬܒܪ ܡܢ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܥܠ ܡܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
    incipit: ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ ܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܒܪܩܝܥܐ̣. ܘܚܕ ܗܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܒܝܕ ܟܪܘܙܐ ܠܕܢܚܗ ܕܐܝܡܡܐ. ܘܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܗܘܘ ܒܥܠܡܐ̣. ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܐܟܪܙ. ܕܗܐ ܕܢ̇ܚ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܒܪܝ̈ܬܐ. ܘ܏ܫ.
    see Add. 14,516, fol. 1 a
  title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin of Ephraim
    author: Ephraim
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: on the Angel and Mary
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
    author: John Chrysostom
    author: Gregory Thaumaturgus
    title: Homily of John Chrysostom
    rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
    Also ascribed to Gregory Thaumaturgus. See Gregorii, Macarii et Basilii Opera, ed. Par. 1622, p.25.
    Imperfect at the end
    See Opera, ed. Par. 1837, t. ii., p. 953
    title: Another homily
    Imperfect at the beginning
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
    author: Ephraim
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Homily of Gregory Nazianzen
    See Opera, ed. Par. 1778, t. i., p. 663
    author: John Chrysostom
    title: Homily of John Chrysostom
    See Opera, t. vi., p. 459
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae
    See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 8, and Zingerle, Sechs Homilien des heiligen Jacob von Sarug (Bonn, 1867), p. 1
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܕܝܫܬ ܒܟܠ. ܡܪܬܐ ܕܝܠܢ
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    author: John Chrysostom
    title: Homily of John Chrysostom
    incipit: ܠܥܐܕܐ ܚܕܘܬܢܝܐ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܝܠ̣ܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܝܘܡܢܐ ܐܙܕܡ̣ܢܬܘܢ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ. ܘܠܕܘ܏ܟܪ. ܕܝܠ̣ܕܗ̇ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܐܬܛܝܒ̣ܬܘܢ. ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܪܚܝ̣ܡܐ ܐܬܝ̣ܬܘܢ. ܘܠܚܓܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܐ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܡܘܬܪܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: Eighth homily of Severus of Antioch
    rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܬܡܢܝܐ ܕܐܦܝܬܪܢܝ̈ܘ: ܕܥܠ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܗܪܘܕܝܣ ܐܬܩ̇ܛܠܘ ܒܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ.
  title: The Epiphany
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ
    author: Ephraim
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    author: John Chrysostom
    author: Gregory Thaumaturgus
    title: Homily of John Chrysostom generally ascribed to Gregory Thaumaturgus
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥܡ̇ܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܢܗܪܐ
    See Gregorii, Macarii et Basilii Opera, ed. Par. 1622, p. 30
    author: John Chrysostom
    title: Homily of John Chrysostom
    See Opera, t. ii., p. 433
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae
    See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 9, and Zingerle, Sechs Homilien, p. 10
  title: The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
    rubric: ܡܕܪܫܐ
  title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
    rubric: ܡܕܪܫܐ
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  title: The Presentation in the Temple
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
    title: on S. Simeon the Aged
    rubric: ܡ̈ܕܪܫܐ
  title: Lent
    title: First week
    title: Second week
    author: Ephraim
    author: Jacob
    title: the prayers being ascribed to Ephraim and Jacob
    rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
    title: The Forty Martyrs
    title: Third week
    title: The Commemoration of Lazarus
    author: Basil
    title: Second homily of Basil on Lent
    See Opera, ed. Par. 1839, t. ii., p. 14
    author: John Chrysostom
    title: Homily of John Chrysostom on Lent
    incipit: ܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܚܘܣܝܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ. ܘܬܪܥܐ ܕܡ̇ܩܒܠ ܠܬܝ̈ܒܐ. ܘܦ̇ܬܚ ܓܙܐ ܩܕܡ ܣܢܝ̈ܩܐ
    author: John Chrysostom
    title: Second homily of John Chrysostom on the Contest of our Lord with Satan
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܬܪܝܢܐ. ܕܥܠ ܬܟܬܘܫܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܥܡ ܣܛܢܐ
    incipit: ܒܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܪ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܙܟܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܫܩ̣ܠܢܢ
    title: Third homily on the same subject
    incipit: ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܙܟܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ̣ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܕܢܣ̣ܒ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܓܘܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܚܒ̈ܝܒܝ . .
    author: John Chrysostom
    title: Homily of John Chrysostom on the Ten Virgins
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܣܪ̈ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܢ
    See Opera, t. viii., p. 666
    author: John Chrysostom
    title: Homily of John Chrysostom on the Paralytic and on Envy
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܫܪܝܐ. ܘܥܠ ܚܣ̇ܡܐ.
    This is hom. xxxvii. in Evang. Joannis; see Opera, t. viii., p. 243.
  author: Gregory Nazianzen
  title: Discourse of Gregory Nazianzen on the Epiphany
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܗ̇ܪ̈ܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ. ܕܦ̣ܫ ܡܢ ܕܘܟܬܗ
  See Opera, t. i., p. 677
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: Discourse of John Chrysostom on the Decollation of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܦܣ̣ܩ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
  See Opera, t. viii., p. 986, from the words Ἰωάννης μὲν ὁ μέγας ὁ περισσότερον προφἡτου, as far as the foot of p. 988.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Festal sermons of Jacob of Batnae
  rubric: ܡ̈ܐܡܪܐ ܡ̈ܥܕܥܕܢܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝ̣ܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܛܢܢ ܕܣܪܘܓ.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܟܕ ܐ̇ܙܠܬ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܝܫܒܥ. ܕܬܚ̇ܙܐ ܫܪܪܐ ܕܐܬܡܠܠ ܠܗ̇ ܒܝܕ ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ
    See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 309, no. 4.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Three discourses on the Nativity
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ
    See Assem., p. 309, nos. 13, 12, 11.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the holy Mother of God
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ
    See Assem., p. 310, no. 21, serm. I., and Abbeloos, de Vita et Scriptis S. Jacobi, p. 202.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Massacre of the Innocents
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩ̇ܛܠܐ ܕܝܠܘ̈ܕܐ
    See Assem., p. 311, no. 25.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Baptism of our Lord
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܥ̇ܡܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܝ܏ܘܪܕ
    See Assem., p. 312, no. 28.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On S. John the Baptist
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܘܠܣܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
    See Assem., p. 312, no. 35.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Decollation of S. John the Baptist
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܛܠܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
    See Assem., p. 312, no. 34.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Presentation in the Temple
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܥܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ
    See Assem., p. 312, no. 37.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Three Sermons on Lent
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
    See Assem., p. 315, no. 69, serm. I., III., II.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On Repentance
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
    See Assem., p. 316, no. 79, serm. III.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Lord's Prayer
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ
    See Assem., p. 319, no. 103.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Forty Martyrs
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
    See Assem., p. 319, no. 106.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On S. Matthew, ch. xx. 1—16
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܢ. ܕܡ̣ܝܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ: ܠܓܒܪܐ ܡ̇ܪܝܐ ܟܪܡܐ܇ ܕܢܦܩ̣ ܢܐܓ݂ܘܪ ܦܥ̈ܠܐ ܠܟܪܡܗ
    See Assem., p. 317, no. 96.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On S. Matthew, ch. xxii. 1—14
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܢ. ܕܡ̇ܝܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ. ܠܓܒܪܐ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܡ̇ܫܬܘܬܐ ܠܒܪܗ. ܘܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܫ̣ܬܐܠܘ ܡܢܗ: ܘܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܠܒ̣ܝܫ ܗܘܐ ܡ̈ܐܢܐ ܨ̈ܝܐܐ
    See Assem., p. 322, no. 138.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Sinful Woman, who anointed our Lord with ointment
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܬܐ ܕܡܫܚ̣ܬ ܠܡܪܢ ܒܡܘܪܘܢ
    See Assem., p. 324, no. 161.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Ten Virgins
    rubric: ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܣܪ ܒ̈ܬܘܠܬܐ
    See Assem., p. 322, no. 139.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Prodigal Son
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܪܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܕܦ݁ܪܚ ܢܟܣܘ̈ܗܝ
    See Assem., p. 317, no. 97, serm. II.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On S. Luke, ch. x. 30—37
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܢ: ܕܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܢܚ̇ܬ ܗ̣ܘܐ. ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܐܝܪܝܚܘ. ܘܢܦܠ̣ܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܠܣ̈ܛܝܐ.
    See Assem., p. 320, no. 108.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the Love of God
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܘܒܐ
    See Assem., p. 316, no. 84.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On all Martyrs
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
    See Assem., p. 339, no. 222.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: On the End of the World
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ
    See Assem., p. 314, no. 56, serm. V.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Colophon
    ܫܠ̣ܡܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ. ܕܚܘܕܪܐ.

Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 311 leaves, some of which are much stained, defaced, and torn, especially foll. 1—18, 23, 26, 35, 36, 44, 45, and 308—311. The quires, signed with letters, are 30 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 11, 14, 16, 18, 35, 108, 113 and 300. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 40 lines.

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- Vellum, about 10 1/4 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 311 leaves, some of which are much stained, defaced, and torn, especially foll. 1—18, 23, 26, 35, 36, 44, 45, and 308—311. The quires, signed with letters, are 30 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 11, 14, 16, 18, 35, 108, 113 and 300. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 40 lines.

This volume is written in a good, current hand, dated A. Gr. 1204, A.D. 893.

- On fol. 1 a there is an index to the discourses contained in this volume, but the leaf is much mutilated.

- On fol. 311 b, after the doxology, there is a note, of which the greater part has been torn away

. . . ܝܗܝ ܠܓܝܣ̇ܐ. . . ܠܚ̇ܛܝܐ . . . ܩܘܣܢܝܐ . . . ـܘܗܝ . . . ܕܟ̣ܬܒ . . . ܐܡܝܢ..

- Colophon

Another note on the same page, compared with that at the end of Add. 17,190, shows us that this manuscript was written in the convent of S. Mary Deipara, A. Gr. 1204, A.D. 893, for a monk named John, a native of Circesium (ܩܪܩܣܝܘܢ , قَرْقِيسِيا), from the convent of Julian the martyr.

[ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ] ܘܠܝܩܪܐ ܕܬ[ܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕ]ܝܫܬܐ ܘܠܪܘ܏ܘܡܪ ܕܥܕ̈ܬ[ܐ ܘ]ܕܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܪܬܕܟܣܘ. ܐܬܚܦܛ ܘܣܡ [ܣܝܡܬܐ] ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܙܢܬ݁ܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ. ܘܡܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܐܝܕܘ̈ܗܝ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܘܝܐ ܘܚܛܝܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܠܢܫ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܚ̇ܣܐ ܚܘܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܫܬܡ̣ܠܝܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ. ܒ̈ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܘܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܘܕܩ̈ܠܐ. ܘܕܡ̈ܐܡܪܐ ܡ̈ܥܕܥܕܢܐ ܕܩܝܢܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ . . . ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܡ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥ ܒܫܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܛ . . . ܒ[ܡܕ]ܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܝܛܐ ܒܕ[ܝܪܐ] ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕ[ܣܘ]ܪ̈ܝܝܐ.

AD 893 AG 1204 Convent of S. Mary Deipara

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 CCCVI 1:240-243