London, BL, Add. 14520
source date: viiith or ixth cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/214, Add. 14,520, London, BL, Add. 14,520, BL Add MS 14520, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 451, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCLI

[This manuscript contains: Hymns; A collection of hymns (ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ, ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, etc.), prayers, lessons and services for various occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 55 items.]

Syriac

title: Hymns
Cf. hand descriptions.

title: A collection of hymns (ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ, ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, etc.), prayers, lessons and services for various occasions
rubric: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܐ̣. ܘܡܥܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܩܘ̈ܩܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܥܐܕܐ̣. ܘܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ: ܘܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܐ̈ܕܐ̣. ܘܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܘܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ܇ ܘܛ̣ܟܣܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ: ܘܛ̣ܟܣܐ ܕܫܐ̈ܘܠܐ ܘܕܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ: ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܠ ܗܪ̈ܣܝܣ̣. ܘܟܪܢܝܩܘܢ ܘܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܐܣܛܪܘܢܡܝܐ̣. ܥܡ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܟܘ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܦܘ̈ܫܩܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ
The rubric enumerates some things that are no longer to be found in the volume, and omits others that really occur there.
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
    author: Ephraim
    title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ of Ephraim, 15 in number
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    author: Deacon Simeon Kūkāyā ܓܐܫܝܪ
    title: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ of the deacon Simeon Kūkāyā (or "the Potter") from the village called ܓܐܫܝܪ hence termed Kūkāyāthā, 9 in number
    rubric: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ̣ ܕܣܝ̈ܡ̣ܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܠܫܡܫܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܩܘܩܝܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܩ̇ܕܪܐ ܕܡܢ ܓܐܫܝܪ. ܘܡܛܠܗܕܐ̣ ܡܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܩܘܩ̈ܝܬܐ
    On Simeon, see Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. ii., pp. 322-3.
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: Prayer of Jacob of Batnae
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ of Jacob of Batnae, 18 in number
    rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, 4 in number
    rubric: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ
    title: Prayer in the metre of Ephraim
    rubric: ܒܩܠܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  title: The Epiphany
    author: Ephraim
    title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ of Ephraim, 16 in number
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
    author: Ephraim
    title: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, 10 in number
    rubric: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ
    title: Prayer in the metre of Ephraim
  title: Commemoration of the holy Martyrs
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ of Jacob of Batnae, 13 in number
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: On the Maccabees, the sons of Shamūnī
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: On Simeon Stylites
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: On Sergius
    author: Jacob of Batnae
    title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ, 9 in number
    rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ
    title: Two prayers in the metre of Ephraim
    title: One prayer in the meter of Jacob
  title: The Vigils of the Dead
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
    title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ, anonymous, 10 in number
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܠܐܢܫ ܦܪܘܫܐ
    title: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ, 5 in number
    rubric: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ
    title: One prayer in the metre of Ephraim
    title: A prayer in the metre of Jacob
  title: Lent
    title: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, 6 in number
    rubric: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ
    author: Ephraim
    title: Three prayers of Ephraim
    author: Isaac of Antioch
    title: Two prayers of Isaac of Antioch
    author: Jacob
    title: Two prayers of Jacob
  title: Palm Sunday
    title: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ, 22 in number
    rubric: ܡܥ̈ܢܝܬܐ
    author: Ephraim
    title: Two prayers of Ephraim
    author: Jacob
    title: Two prayers of Jacob
  title: Passion (or Holy) Week
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܫܐ̣. ܘܒܥ̈ܘܬܗܘܢ
    author: Ephraim
    title: Prayers
    The prayers are all ascribed to Ephraim.
    title: the apostasy of Simon Peter
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
  title: Service for the Burial of the Dead
  rubric: ܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܠܘܿܝܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܘܫܦ݁ܝܪ ܘܠܚ̇ܡ ܠܟܪ̈ܝܣܛܝܢܐ
    title: Lessons from the holy Scriptures
    rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ
    title: Consolatory Discourses
    rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܒ̈ܘܝܐܐ ܘܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ
      author: Theophilus of Alexandria
      title: Consolatory Discourse of Theophilus of Alexandria
      incipit: ܠܐ ܛ̇ܥܝܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚ̈ܝ܇ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܙܘܥܬܐ ܘܐܢܢܩܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܡܚܙܐ̇. ܐܡܬܝ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܐ ܡܬܦܪܫܐ. ܏ܘܫ
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Consolatory Discourse of John Chrysostom
      incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ܆ ܟܠܢܫ ܠܡܦ̣ܛܪ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ. ܘܠܡܫܢܝܘ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܬܝܕܝܢܢ ܟܠܢ. ܏ܘܫ
      author: Basil
      title: Consolatory Discourse of Basil
      rubric: ܕܥܠ ܫܒܪܐ
      incipit: ܥܠ ܫܒ̣ܪܐ ܕܫ̇ܢܝ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡ̈ܙܠܗܙܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܝܝ ܥܩ̈ܬܐ: ܠܥܘܒܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡ̇ܩܒܠ ܒܗ ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ: ܘܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܒܒܪܝܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܨܢܥ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܝ̣̈ܫܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܪ̈ܚܝܩܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܦܪܘܩܢ. ܬܡ̈ܝܡܝ ܠܒܝ̣ܫ̈ܬܐ ܘܨܢܝ̈ܥܝ ܠܛܒ̈ܬܐ̣. ܣܦܩ̇ܐ ܠܒܘܝܐܢ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ܇ ܕܫܒ̣ܘܩܘ ܠܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܐܬ̈ܝܢ ܠܘܬܝ. ܏ܘܫ
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: Consolatory Discourse of Jacob of Batnae
      rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܗܢܐ
      incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ̣. ܐܠܗܐ ܒܛܒܘܬܐ ܕܟܝܢܗ ܪܒܘܬܐ ܝܗ̣ܒ ܕܠܐ ܣ̇ܟܐ̇. ܠܓܢܣܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܒܬܘܩ̇ܢܐ ܕܒ̣ܪܝܬܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ
      author: Jacob
      title: Consolatory Discourse of Jacob
      incipit: ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ̣ ܡ̇ܦܣܝܢܢ ܕܩ̇ܫܝܐ ܗܝ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܕܚܒܝ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܏ܘܫ
      author: Jacob
      title: Consolatory Discourse of Jacob
      incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ̣. ܙܕܩ̇ ܠܢ ܕܒܒܘܝܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ. ܘܚܘ̈ܫܒܝܢ ܠܢܝ̣ܫܐ ܕܕܚܠ̣ܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܬ݁ܪܘܨ. ܏ܘܫ
      author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
      title: Consolatory Discourse of Philoxenus of Mabūg
      rubric: ܕܥܠ ܐܚܐ ܕܥ̇ܢܕ. ܠܚ̇ܡ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܘܠܟܠܢܫ
      incipit: ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ: ܗܐ ܚܙܬܐ ܕܝܘܬܪ̈ܢܐ ܣܝܡ̣ܐ ܩܕ݂ܡ ܥܢ̈ܝܢ (sic) ܦܓܪܗ ܕܐܚܘܢ ܕܐܬܚܛܦ ܡܢ ܡܘܿܬܐ. ܠܝܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡ̇ܚܦܛܢܐ ܕܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ̇. ܐܝܟ ܚܙ̣ܬܐ ܕܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܘܿܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
      author: Jacob
      title: Consolatory Discourse of Jacob
      rubric: ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ ܘܠܚ̇ܡ ܠܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
      incipit: ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘܘ ܒܕܪ̈ܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ̣. ܥܠ ܣܒ̣ܪܐ ܕܚܝ̣ܬ ܡܝ̣̈ܬܐ ܗܝ̇ܡܢܘ ܒܐܠܗܐ. ܘܦܠܚ̣ܘ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    author: Ephraim
    author: Jacob
    title: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ of Ephraim and Jacob12 in number, several of which are alphabetical
    rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ
  title: A collection of Services for different occasions
  rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܕܩܘܪܒܐ ܘܕܥܡ̇ܕܐ ܘܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܕܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܕܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ. ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ
    author: John (I.), patriarch of Antioch
    title: A sedra of John (I.), patriarch of Antioch
    rubric: ܣܕܪܐ ܕܒܣܡ̈ܐ ܕܡ̇ܥܠܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ
    author: Timothy of Alexandria
    title: The Anaphora of Timothy of Alexandria
    rubric: ܐܢܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ̣. ܐܝܟ ܕܢ̇ܦܝܩ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ܇ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
    incipit: ܨܠܘܬܐ̣ ܕܩ̣ܕܡ ܫ̇ܠܡܐ. ܡܪܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܢܟܝܠܘܬܐ ܘܡ̇ܣܒ ܒܐܦ̈ܐ ܡ̇ܚܪܪ ܐܢܬ: ܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܠܟ ܦ̣ܪܫܘ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ: ܗ̇ܘ ܕܟܠܗ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܟܝܐ ܡ̇ܫܟܢ ܐܢܬ ܠܗܠܝܢ ܕܝ̣ܠܟ: ܘܠܢ ܠܥܒ̣̈ܕܐ ܕܝܠܟ ܫ̇ܟ̣ܢ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ ܢܬܠ ܫ̇ܠܡܐ ܒܢܘܫܩܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
    author: Severus of Antioch
    title: The Order of Baptism, of Severus of Antioch
    rubric: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܘܐܩܘܠܘܬܝܐ ܕܥܡ̇ܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ̣. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܐ̇ܝܟ ܕܡ̇ܛܟܣ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ݂. ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܙܕܩ ܠܗ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܕܢܬ݁ܚܫܚ

Vellum, about 9 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 161 leaves, the first three of which are much stained and torn. The quires were originally 20 in number, but the last two are now lost. They are signed with Syriac letters on the first leaf of each, and by a later hand with Greek letters on the last leaf. The number of lines in each page varies from 26 to 31.

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- Vellum, about 9 in. by 5 7/8, consisting of 161 leaves, the first three of which are much stained and torn. The quires were originally 20 in number, but the last two are now lost. They are signed with Syriac letters on the first leaf of each, and by a later hand with Greek letters on the last leaf. The number of lines in each page varies from 26 to 31.

This volume is written in a clear, though rather inelegant Estrangela of the viiith or ixth cent.

The hymns on foll. 2, 3, and 4 a are in a more cursive character, but probably of the same age, perhaps written in part by the same hand, as the rest of the manuscript. Compare the marginal notes on foll. 145 b and 151 a.

See additions.

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

- Marginal notes on fol. 145 b.

- Marginal notes on fol. 151 a.

- Fol. 1 is a fragment of an ancient Arabic manuscript, of the ivth cent, of the Hijra. It is part of a collection of traditions حديث on various legal points. The portions legible refer chiefly to the distribution of spoil taken in battle:

قسمة الغنيمة

8th or 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 CCCCLI 1:363-365