London, BL, Add. 12146
source date: A. Gr. 1318
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/21, Add. 12,146, London, BL, Add. 12,146, BL Add MS 12146, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 319, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCXIX

[This manuscript contains: The first part of a Choral Service-Book for the circle of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 87 items.]

Syriac

title: The first part of a Choral Service-Book for the circle of the whole year
rubric: ܟܕ ܬܟܝ̣ܠ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܕܡ̇ܣܬ̣ܝ̇ܥ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܡܢ ܚ̇ܝܠܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ. ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܟ̇ܬܒ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬ݁ܐ
The running title varies considerably, being ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ (fol. 14 b), or ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ. ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ. ܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ. ܘܩ̈ܠܐ. ܘܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ. ܘܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ. ܘܣ̈܏ܘܼ (fol. 24 b), or ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܪܘܟܝܬܐ ܕܫ̣ܢܬܐ (fol. 134 b), or merely ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܪܘܟܝܐ (fol. 34 b).
As these running titles indicate, the services consist of canons, chants, hymns and prayers for the various hours of the festivals and other holy days of the Church. The names of the authors are not attached to the canons, chants or hymns, though some of the madrāshē are ascribed on the margins to Ephraim (e.g. foll. 34 b, 50 a, 67 b, 83 a, 128 b, 138 b, 139 b, 143 b, 212 a and b); whereas bā’ǎvāthā are invariably assigned either to Ephraim or Jacob of Batnae, according to the metre in which they are composed.
  title: Part 1
    title: Order of canons for the Dedication of the Church
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܚܘܕܬ ܥܕܬܐ. ܕܠܐ ܐܬܟ̣ܬܒ ܒܕܘܟܬܗ
    Not written in its proper place.
    title: Second order for the same occasion
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܚܘܕܬ ܥܕܬܐ
    title: Order of propitiation and confession of faith
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܚܘܣܝܐ ܘܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
    title: Canon for the same occasion, seventh tone
    rubric: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܐܝܟܘܣ (sic) ܫܒܝܥܐ
    See additions.
    title: Canon on Zacharias the priest
    rubric: ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܥܠ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ
    See additions.
  title: Part 2
    title: Order of the Consecration of the Church, on the first Sunday of the second Teshrīn
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ. ܒܚܕܒ܏ܫܒ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܬܫܪܝܢ ܐܚܪܝ [But on fol 9 b we read ܕܡ̇ܫܬܡܠ̣ܐ ܒܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܝܡ, "which is celebrated on the second Sunday of the first Teshrīn".]
    title: Order of the Dedication of the Church, celebrated on the third Sunday of the first Teshrīn
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܘܕܬ ܥܕܬܐ. ܕܡ̇ܫܬܡܠ̣ܐ ܒܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܝܡ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Order of propitiation and confession of faith, and against heresies; celebrated on the fourth Sunday of the first Teshrīn
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܘܣܝܐ ܘܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܘܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܣ ܕܡ̇ܫܬܡܠ̣ܐ ܒܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܝܡ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
      title: The orthodox teachers (ܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܫܘܒܚܐ = ὀρθόδοξοι) are blessed by name
      The orthodox teachers here comprise Ignatius, Athanasius, Basil, and Gregory (Nazianzen).
      title: Diodorus (of Tarsus), Theodore (of Mopsuestia), Nestorius, Leo (the first, bishop of Rome), Marcion, Eutyches, Julian (of Halicarnassus), Narses, and Bar-saumā, are cursed as ܟ̈ܠܒܐ ܦܩܪ̈ܐ
      rubric: ܟ̈ܠܒܐ ܦܩܪ̈ܐ
      title: Canticle
      rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܒ̇ܨ̈ܘܝܐ
  title: Order of canons, hymns, madrāshē, and prayers for the Annunciation of Zacharias
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ. ܘܩ̈ܠܐ. ܘܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ. ܘܒ̈܏ܥܘ ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ ܕܙܟܪܝܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Canticle
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
  title: Order of the Annunciation of Mary, the Mother of God
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܘܒܪܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ ܡ݊ܪܝܡ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Canticles
    rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
    title: Canticles
    rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
  title: Order of the Visit of Mary to Elisabeth
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܡܐ̣ܙܠܬܗ̇ ܕܡܪܝܡ ܨܝܕ ܐܠܝܫܒܥ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Canticle
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
  title: Order of the Nativity of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡ̇ܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ̇ܥܡܕܢܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
  title: Order of the Revelation of S. Joseph
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܓܠܝ̣ܢܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Canticle
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
    title: Canticle
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ݊ܪܝܡ ܘܝܘܣܦ
  title: Order of the festival (ἑορτὴ δεσποτική) of the Nativity of our Lord, etc.
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܡܪܐܢܝܐ ܕܝܠ̣ܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܘܦܪܘܩܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܒܒܣܪ ܕܡܢ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡ݊ܪܝܡ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Canticles
    rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Canticle
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܡ݊ܪܝܡ. ܘܡܓ̈ܘܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Canticles
    rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
  title: Order of the Mother of God, which is celebrated after the Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܫܬ݁ܡܠ̣ܐ ܒܬܪ ܝܠ̣ܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Canticle
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
  title: Order of the Infants, who were massacred by Herod
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܥܠ ܝ̈ܠ̣ܘܕܐ̣. ܕܐܬܩ̈ܛܠܘ ܡܢ ܗܪܘܕܣ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Canticle
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
  title: Orders of the Ephiphany
    title: Order of the Epiphany
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Canticles
      rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Canticles
      rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Canticles
      rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
      title: Canticles
      rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
    title: Another order of the Epiphany
    rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܕܢܚ̣ܐ
  title: Order of the Decollation of S. John the Baptist
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܣ̣ܳܩ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܡ̇ܥܡܕܢܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Canticle
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
  title: Order of S. Stephen the first deacon and martyr
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܥܠ ܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܡܫ̈ܡܫܢܐ ܘܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
  title: Hymns and prayers of Nineveh, for three successive days
  rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܢܝܢܘܐ. ܕܡ̇ܫܬܡ̣ܠܝܢ ܒܗ̈ܠܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ
  title: Order of the Meeting, i.e. of the Entrance of our Lord into the Temple, and of S. Simeon the Aged
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܐܰܦܳܘ݊ܦܰܢܛܻܝ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܡ̇ܥܠ̣ܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܗܝܟܠܐ ܘܕܫܡܥܘܢ
  The Syriac word, ܐܰܦܳܘ݊ܦܰܢܛܻܝ, is a corruption of ὑπαπαντή.
  See additions.
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Canticle
    rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
  author: Mār Severus
  title: Order of Mār Severus, or of any one Saint
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝ ܣ݊ܐ݊ܘ݊ܪܐ. ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘܡܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
  title: Order of the Righteous and Priests, and of the Vigil of the Brethren
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܘܟܗ̈ܢܐ. ܘܒܫܗܪܐ ܕܐ̈ܚܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
  title: Order of the Dead in general
  rubric: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    title: Hymns
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
  title: Order of hymns and prayers, in time of wrath (θεομηνία) and in scarcity of rain
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܐ ܘܒ̈܏ܥܘ ܕܡܫܬ݁ܡܠܐ ܒܙܒܢ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܒܚܣܝܪܘܬ ܡܛܪܐ
  title: Order of the Decease of the Mother of God
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܘܢܕܢܗ̇ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  See additions.

Vellum, 15 3/8 in. by 12 5/8, consisting of 235 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, 23 in number, are signed with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 39 lines.

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- Vellum, 15 3/8 in. by 12 5/8, consisting of 235 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and soiled. The quires, 23 in number, are signed with letters. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 24 to 39 lines.

The writing is a large, regular Estrangela, with a few Greek vowels. This volume was written A. Gr. 1318, A.D. 1007, as appears from the colophon of Add. 12,148.

The handwritings on foll. 5 b, 6, 7 a, and 235, are more modern; and the same hands have occasionally added marginal notes throughout the volume. See additions.

foll. 17 a, 56 a, 65 a, 72 b, 106 b, 109 b, 173 a, 182 a, 193 a

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

- The Canon for the same occasion, seventh tone is in a more recent hand.

- The Canon on Zacharias the priest is in a more recent hand.

- On the margin of Fol. 193 a is written ϯⲠᾺΝΗ͂ⲦⲤΊⲤ

[Both the Greek (ϯⲠᾺΝΗ͂ⲦⲤΊⲤ) and the Syriac (ܕܐܰܦܳܘ݊ܦܰܢܛܻܝ) words here are corruptions, the one of ὑπαπαντή, the other of ὑπάντησις. On fol. 208 a the word is written ܦܰܢܛܰܣܺܝܣ.]

- The Order of the Decease of the Mother of God is in a more modern hand.

- On fol. 234 b, at the end of the Order of hymns and prayers, in time of wrath and in scarcity of rain, are the words,

ܫܠܡܬ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ

- Colophon

The above words are followed by an epigraph in heptasyllabic metre, naming the scribe Yeshūa' (see also fol. 72 b, in the ornament) and the person who paid for the writing of the book, Abū 'Alī Zakarīyā.

ܫܘܼܒܚܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܠܬܠܬܐ. ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܩ̣ܘܕܫܐ. ܬܠܝܬܝܐ ܚܲܣܐ ܚ̈ܘܒܘܗܝ. ܕܐܒܘܥܠܝ ܙܝܟܝܪܝ. ܘܡܐ ܕܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܡܬܓ̈ܠܝܢ. ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ. ܒܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܝܟ ܚܲܦܐ ܣܢܝ̈ܬܗ. ܕܝܫܘܥ ܚܲܛܝܐ ܥܒܕܟ܀ ܐܡܝܢ܀

- Below the epigraph there are several later notes, written across the foot of the page. First, a prayer for the said Abū 'Alī Zakarīyā, the chief of the Tagritans in Egypt .

ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܙܕܩ ܠܗ ܕܢܨ̇ܠ̣ܐ ܥܠ ܒܘܥܠܝ ܙܝܟܪܝ ܪܝܫܐ ܕܬܓܪ̈ܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܡܨܪܝܡ

- The second note at the foot of fol. 234 b is a prayer for the priest 'Abda and for Abū 'Al̄ī.

ܟܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܢܨܲܠܐ ܥܠ ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܕܝܪܝܐ ܢܟܦܐ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܗ̣ܘܬ݀ ܠܗ ܝܲܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܲܣܐ ܠܗ ܘܠܥܢ̣̈ܝܕܘܗܝ̣ ܐܡܝܢ. ܘܠܗ̇ܘ ܐܪܟܘܢܐ ܕܪܫܝܡ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܝܗܒ ܐܓܪܐ ܘܐܬܟܬܒܘ

- The third note at the foot of fol. 234 b is by one Peter Bartellāyā (i.e. from ܒܪܛܠܠܝ ܩܣܛܪܐ or بَرْطٌلَّي, in the district of Mosul).

ܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡܫܝ̣ܚܝܐ ܥܠ ܥܒ̣ܕܟܘܢ ܦܐܛܪܘܣ ܚܛܝ̣ܐ ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܒܪܛܠܝ̣ܐ. ܘܟܠ̣ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢ̇ܛܪ. ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ. ܘܟܠ ܕܠ̇ܚܐ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܣܘܪ̈ܛܐ ܢܬܠ̣ܚܐ ܫܡܗ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܝܡ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܐܡܝܢ

- The last note at the foot of fol. 234 b has the name of the priest Joseph Sīmandāyā.

ܡܪܝܐ ܢܚܲܣܐ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܣܝܡܢܕܝܐ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܐܡܝܢ

- The above-mentioned Peter Bartellāyā has also entered his name on the margin of fol. 92 a, as follows.

ܒܗܝܡܢ ܨ̇ܠܘ ܥܠ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܚܛܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܡܘܼܨܠ ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܒܪܛܠܝܐ

- On the margin of fol. 134 a is written, though rather indistinctly, the name of another Peter.

ܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܣܟܢܐ ܘܡܦܠܦܠ ܒܣ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܬܕܠܠ ܟܝܢܘܝܐ

AD 1007 AG 1318

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 CCCXIX 1:258-261