London, BL, Add. 14516
source date: ixth cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/210, Add. 14,516, London, BL, Add. 14,516, BL Add MS 14516, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 308, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCVIII

[This manuscript contains: A collection of Choral Services and Homilies for the principal festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 75 items.]

Syriac

title: A collection of Choral Services and Homilies for the principal festivals of the whole year
rubric: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
The contents are similar to those of Add. 14,515 and 17,190.
It is divided into two volumes.
  title: Volume first
    title: The Annunciation of Zacharias
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Homily of John Chrysostom
      rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ [ܐܝܘ]ܐܢܝܣ ܥܠ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܟܕ [ܐܣܬܒܪ] ܡܢ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܥܠ [ܡ̇ܘܠܕܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ
      See Add. 14,515, fol. 2 b.
    title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
      author: Ephraim
      title: Hymns of Ephraim
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Hymn on the Angel and Mary
      rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
    title: The Nativity of our Lord
      author: Gregory Nyssen
      title: Homily of Gregory Nyssen
      See Opera, ed. Par. 1638, t. iii., p. 339.
      author: Gregory Nazianzen
      title: Homily of Gregory Nazianzen
      See Opera, t. i., p. 663.
      title: Fragment of a homily
      author: John hrysostom
      title: Homily of John Chrysostom
      See Opera, t. vi., p. 459.
      author: Severus
      title: The hundred and first homily of Severus
      title: Fragment of a homily
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae
    title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      title: Fragment of a homily
    title: The Massacre of the Innocents
      author: Severus
      title: The eighth homily of Severus
    title: The Epiphany
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      author: Gregory Nazianzen
      title: Homily of Gregory Nazianzen
      See Opera, t. i., p. 677.
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Homily of John Chrysostom
      See Opera, t. ii., p. 433.
      author: Severus
      title: Tenth homily of Severus
      author: Antipater of Bostra
      title: Homily of Antipater of Bostra
      rubric: ܕ܏ܩܕ ܐܢܛܝܦܐܛܪܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܘܣܛܪܐ: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ
      incipit: ܡܐ ܫܒܝܚ ܚܓܐ: ܘܬܕܡܘܪܬܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ̣̇ ܛܒ ܪܒܐ. ܕܐܟ̈ܣܢܝܬܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܠܟܘܢ̣̇ ܣܠܩܬ ܝܘܡܢܐ. ܫܡܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܚܓܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ̣. ܕܢܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: Prose homily of Jacob of Batnae
    title: The Commemoration of S. John the Baptist
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Homily of John Chrysostom on the decollation of S. John the Baptist
      See Opera, t. viii., p. 986—8, and Add. 14,515, fol. 150 b.
    title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      author: Severus
      title: Thirty-second homily of Severus
      rubric: ܕܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ
    title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
      author: Atticus of Constantinople
      title: Homily of Atticus of Constantinople
      rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܛܝܩܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
      incipit: ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܚ̈ܓܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܒܢܨܝܚܘܬܐ ܬܡܝܗܬܐ ܕܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ ܡܕܡܝܢ. ܐܟܙܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܟܘ̈ܟܒܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܩܒܝܥܝܢ ܒܣܝ̈ܡܐ: ܘܒܝܕ ܡܬܪܚܩܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܡܢ ܚܕ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܬܝܕܥܝܢ: ܘܠܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܡܢܗܪܝܢ: ܏ܘܫ
      author: Severus
      title: Fourteenth homily of Severus
    title: The Presentation in the Temple
      title: Fragments of a homily
    title: Lent
      author: Basil
      title: Portions of two homilies of Basil
      See Opera, t. ii., pp. 1 and 14.
      title: Fragments of homilies
      title: Homily on the Forty Martyrs
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Fragment of the xxvth homily of John Chrysostom on the Gospel of S. Matthew
      See Opera, t. vii., p. 354, from the words καὶ ὅσα ἂν πάθη, οὐδὲν ἡγήσεται ἀνάξιον πεπονθέναι .
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Homily of John Chrysostom on the Paralytic and on Envy, or hom. xxxvii. in Evang. Joannis
      See Opera, t. viii., p. 243.
      author: Severus
      title: Thirty-third homily of Severus, on the man who was blind from his birth
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Portions of the homily of John Chrysostom on the Canaanite woman, S. Matth. ch. xv. 21—28
      See Opera, t. iii., p. 516.
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Part of a homily of John Chrysostom on Lazarus of Bethany, being hom. lxii. in Evang. Joannis.
      See Opera, t. viii., p. 426, from the words μέσον ἐποίησεν ἀναγκαίως τὸν λόγον, καὶ διὰ τῶν ἑξῆς δὲ ταῦτα ἅπερ εἶπον ᾐνίξατο .
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Part of a homily of John Chrysostom on the Rich Man and Lazarus
      See Opera, t. viii., p. 756.
      title: Part of a homily on S. Luke, ch. x. 30—37
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Festal Sermons of Jacob of Batnae
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: On the Nativity of our Lord
      See Assem., Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 309, no. 11.
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: On the blessed Mother of God
      See Assem., p. 310, no. 21, serm. I.
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: On the Massacre of the Innocents
      See Assem., p. 311, no. 25.
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: On the Baptism of our Lord
      See Assem., p. 312, no. 28.
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: On the Decollation of S. John the Baptist
      See Assem., p. 312, no. 34.
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: On the Presentation in the Temple
      See Assem., p. 312, no. 37.
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: A discourse on Lent
      See Assem., p. 315, no. 69, serm. III.
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: Another discourse on Lent
      See Assem., p. 315, no. 69, serm. I.
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: On Lazarus of Bethany
      See Assem., p. 322, no. 134.
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: On the Forty Martyrs
      See Assem., p. 319, no. 106.
    title: Hymns and Prayers with the title, "on Calamities"
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܪ̈ܘܓܙܐ
    Corresponding to Add. 14,515, fol. 101 a.
  title: Volume second
    title: Fragments of a homily for Palm Sunday
    title: Passion Week
      title: On Cain and Abel
      rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
      title: On Abraham and Isaac
      rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Homily of John Chrysostom for Monday in Passion week
      rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ. ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܘܡܛܠ ܘܥܕܗ ܕܠܡܐܢܐ. ܐܡܪܗ ܕܝܢ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܣܝܐ ܟܕ ܗ̣ܘ ܒܐܟܣܘܪܝܐ
      incipit: ܢܗܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠܒܝܢ ܠܕܥܝܕܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܐܢܐ. ܘܫܦܝܪ ܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܐ̄ܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ .. ܏ܘܫ
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Homily of John Chrysostom on S. Matthew, ch. xxi.-33—44, being hom. lxviii. in Evang. Matth
      See Opera, t. vii., p. 754.
      title: Hymns
      rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: Fragment of a discourse of Jacob of Batnae
      title: Fragment of a homily
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Fragment of a discourse of Jacob of Batnae on Pentecost
    See Assem., Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 328, no. 184.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Discourse of Jacob of Batnae on all Martyrs
    incipit: ܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܘ ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܕܡܐ̣. ܘܬܒܥܘܢܝ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܢܨ̈ܚܢܝܗܘܢ ܒܟ̈ܠܝܠܝܗܘܢ
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Another discourse of Jacob on all Martyrs
    See Assem., Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 339, no. 222.
    title: Fragment of a homily
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Fragment of a discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Dead
    See Add. 17,190, fol. 118 a.

Vellum, about 10 5/8 in. by 8 1/2, consisting of 208 leaves, many of which are much stained, defaced and torn, especially foll. 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 17, 88, 89, 91, 93, 98, 100, 112, 118, 127, 132, 185 and 198—208. The quires are signed with letters, but many of them are now lost. This volume is imperfect both at the beginning and the end, and there are lacunae of greater or less extent in various places. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 36 lines.

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- Vellum, about 10 5/8 in. by 8 1/2, consisting of 208 leaves, many of which are much stained, defaced and torn, especially foll. 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 17, 88, 89, 91, 93, 98, 100, 112, 118, 127, 132, 185 and 198—208. The quires are signed with letters, but many of them are now lost. This volume is imperfect both at the beginning and the end, and there are lacunae of greater or less extent in various places. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 36 lines.

It is written in a neat, regular 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 CCCVIII 1:244-246