London, BL, Add. 14522
source date: 11th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/216, Add. 14,522, London, BL, Add. 14,522, BL Add MS 14522

[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/217, Add. 14,522, foll. 1–3, London, BL, Add. 14,522, foll. 1–3, BL Add MS 14522, foll. 1-3, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 413, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXIII

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

Syriac

foll. 1a-3b
title: A Malkite Octôechus

Three vellum leaves, about 8 in. by 5 7/8, slightly stained and soiled. They belonged to a Malkite Octôechus, written in a good, regular hand of the xith cent., with 17 or 18 lines in each page.

Vellum

3 ff. 8 × 5 7/8

- Slightly stained and soiled.

17 or 18 lines in each page.

A good, regular hand of the xith cent.

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 CCCCXIII 1:324

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/218, Add. 14,522, foll. 4–26, London, BL, Add. 14,522, foll. 4–26, BL Add MS 14522, foll. 4-26, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 309, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCIX

[This manuscript contains: Hymns for the festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 16 items.]

Syriac

title: Hymns for the festivals of the whole year
rubric: ܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ
ܚܘܣ ܡܪܝ ܥܠ ܚܡܫ ܬܐܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܙܪܥ ܙܪܥܐ ܡܡܕܟ ܒܣ̈ܡܡܢܐ. ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ. ܒܐܒܪܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܚܬܐ. ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܒܚܝܠܐ ܪܘܚܐ (read ܕܪܘܚܐ) ܩܕܝܫܐ. [Then follow the words:ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܪܗ̇ ܕܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܒܙܩܝܦܐ.]
ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܠܩܘܠܣܐ ܘܠܗܕ[ܪܐ ܘܠܪܘܡܪܡܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ] ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܘܠܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܬܠܝܬ[ܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܒܚܬܐ ܘܫܘܝܬ] ܒܐܘܣܝܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܐܫܬ[ܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ] ܗܢܐ ܕܡܕܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ̣. ܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܐ . . . ܘܬܫܥ̣. ܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܝܡ. ܗܢܘ ܕܝܢ ܪܝܫ ܫܢܬ[ܐ] . . . ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܝܣ. ܒܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܡܩܪܝܣ. ــ ــ .ܥܒ̣ܕ ܕܝܢ ܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܢܬܟܬܒ ܐܒܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܣ[ܦ] ܪܝܫ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ̣. ܕܡܬܟܢܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܒܗ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܐܣܩܛܝܣ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܝܠܗ.. ܟܬܒܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܡܚܝܠܐ̣. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܫܡܗ. ܐܠܐ ܐܘ ܚܒ[ܝܒܐ] ܕܩ̇ܪܐ. ܐܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܘܐܝܬ ܦܘܕܐ ܡܕܡ ܐ̇ܘ ܠܐ ܡܛܟܣܘܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
See below.
Part of what was written on fol. 25 b has been erased, but at the foot of the page we find the well known formula quoted. Compare Assemani, Bibl. Apostol. Vatic. codd. MSS. Catal., t. iii., p. 75, cod. cix., where the form is:ܠܐ ܢܬܛܠܡ ܐܓܪܐ ܕܚܡܫ ܬܐܡ̈ܬܐ. ܕܥܡܠ ܙܪܥ ܙܪܥܐ ܡܡܕܟ ܒܥܩܪ̈ܐ. ܒܡܫܟܐ ܕܚܝܘܬܐ ܒܓ̈ܦܐ ܕܦܪܚܬܐ. ܨܠ̣ܘ ܥܠܝ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܕܐܬܚ̇ܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ
On fol. 26 a there is a note in the same handwriting, stating that this hymn-book was written, in the year 11—9 in the convent of Macarius in the desert of Scete, by the order of Joseph, abbat of the convent of S. Mary Deipara.
See above, p.107; Assemani, Bibl. Apostol. Vatic. codd. MSS. Catal., t. iii., p. 75, cod. cix.; Land, Anecd. Syr., t. i., p. 58, t. ii., p.13; Journal of Sacred Literature for April 1863, p. 127.
  fol. 5
  title: The Forty Martyrs
  foll. 6a-7
  title: Palm Sunday
  foll. 7b-8b
  title: Passion Week
  foll. 9a-12b
  title: Easter
  fol. 13a-13
  title: The Dead
  rubric: ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  foll. 13b-14
  title: The Saints
  rubric: ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ
  foll. 14b-18
  title: The Martyrs
  rubric: ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
  foll. 18b-20
  title: Lent
  foll. 20b-22
  title: The blessed Virgin
  rubric: ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
  fol. 22b
  title: The Confessors
  rubric: ܕܡܘܕܝ̈ܢܐ
  fol. 22b
  title: S. Thomas the Apostle
  fol. 23a-23
  title: Pentecost
  fol. 23b
  title: George
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
  fol. 24a-24
  title: Mārūthā
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝܡܪܘܬܐ
  foll. 24b-25
  title: Achudemes
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܐܚܘܕܡܗ

Vellum, about 8 in. by 6 1/8, consisting of 23 leaves (Add. 14,522, foll. 4—26), many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll.5, 10, 11, 19, 20, 22—26. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 11, 19 and 21. The quires are signed with letters (fol. 12, ܗ), and there are from 20 to 24 lines in each page. This manuscript is written in a good current hand, of the latter part of the ixth cent.

Vellum

23 ff. 8 × 6 1/8

The quires are signed with letters (fol. 12, ܗ).

- 23 leaves (Add. 14,522, foll. 4—26), many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll.5, 10, 11, 19, 20, 22—26. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 11, 19 and 21.

There are from 20 to 24 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good current hand, of the latter part of the ixth cent.

A later hand has added a note at the foot of fol. 26a.

- A later hand has added at the foot of the page

ܕܠܚܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܪܡ ܡܢ ܐܒܐ [ܘܡܢ ܒܪܐ ܘ]ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ.

AD 818-888 AG 1129-1199

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 CCCIX 1:246-247

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/219, Add. 14,522, foll. 27–36, London, BL, Add. 14,522, foll. 27–36, BL Add MS 14522, foll. 27-36, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 299, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXCIX

[This manuscript contains: Basil. The Benediction of the Chalice, of Basil; A collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasions. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 4 items.]

Syriac

foll. 27b-28b
author: Basil
title: The Benediction of the Chalice, of Basil
rubric: ܪܫܡ ܟܣܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ̣ ܒܣܝܠܝܘܣ

foll. 29a-36
title: A collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasions
  foll. 29a-32
  title: Part of a collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasions
  author: John the patriarch
  title: Part of a collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasions
  rubric: ܣܕܪܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܡܐ ܕܥ̇ܐܠ ܟܗ̣ܢܐ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
  foll. 32b-36
  title: Part of a collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasions
  author: John the patriarch
  title: Part of a collection of Sedras and Prayers for various occasions
  rubric: ܣܕܪܐ ܕܒ̈ܣܡܐ ܕܚܘܣܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ

Ten vellum leaves, about 7 7/8 in. by 5 1/2 (Add. 14,522, foll. 27—36). The writing is good and regular, of the xthor xith cent., with from 18 to 29 lines in each page.

Vellum

10 ff. 7 7/8 × 5 1/2

- Ten vellum leaves.

There are from 18 to 29 lines in each page.

The writing is good and regular, of the xth or xith cent.

10th or 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 CCXCIX 1:233

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/220, Add. 14,522, foll. 37–45, London, BL, Add. 14,522, foll. 37–45, BL Add MS 14522, foll. 37-45, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 816, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCCXVI

[This manuscript contains: Demonstrations from the Holy Fathers. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.]

Syriac

foll. 37a-45b
title: Demonstrations from the Holy Fathers
rubric: ܬܚ̈ܘܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
  foll. 37a-38
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: Extracts from Philoxenus of Mabūg
    fol. 37a
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: On humility
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
    foll. 37a-38
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: On repentance
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
    fol. 38b
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    title: From the 13th discourse on the Christian character
    rubric: ܡܢ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕ܏ܝܓ
    fol. 38b
    title: Part of Extracts from Philoxenus of Mabūg
    author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
    incipit: ܐܢ ܣܝܡܐ ܠܟ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܏ܘܫ
  fol. 38b
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: Extract from Severus of Antioch
  incipit: ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܛ̈ܒܐ̣ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  foll. 39a-39b
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: Two extracts from Philoxenus, on prayer
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ
  foll. 40a-45
  author: Macarius
  title: Letters of Macarius
    foll. 40a-42b
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Letters of Macarius
    incipit: ܢܬܘܒ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ
    foll. 43a-44
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Letters of Macarius
    incipit: ܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܪ̈ܚܝܡܐ ܘܚ̈ܒܝܒܐ ܫܠܡ܀ ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܟܠܙܒ̣ܢ ܏ܘܫ
    foll. 44b-45
    author: Macarius
    title: Part of Letters of Macarius
    incipit: ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܠܬܪܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܢ ܢܦܠܚ. ܏ܘܫ
    Imperfect

Nine vellum leaves, about 8 in. by 6, forming a single quire, signed ܠ(Add. 14,522, foll. 37—45). The writing is good and regular, of the xth cent., with from 21 to 25 lines in each page.

Vellum

9 ff. 8 × 6

Nine vellum leaves, forming a single quire, signed ܠ.

- Imperfect.

From 21 to 25 lines in each page.

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

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 DCCCXVI 2:831

https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/221, Add. 14,522, fol. 46, London, BL, Add. 14,522, fol. 46, BL Add MS 14522, fol. 46, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 570, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DLXX

[This manuscript contains: Evagrius. A small portion of the treatise of Evagrius addressed to Eulogius. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 1 item.]

Syriac

fol. 46
author: Evagrius
title: A small portion of the treatise of Evagrius addressed to Eulogius
incipit: [ܬܘܪܣܝܐ ܪܘܚܢܐ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ] ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ ܡ̇ܬܩܐ
See Add. 14,578 [...], fol. 16 b ; Nili Opuscula, cd. 1673, p. 408; Migne, t. lxxix., col. 1096, line 3

A vellum leaf, 7 3/4 in. by 5 5/8, with 22 lines in each page.

Vellum

1 f. 7 3/4 × 5 5/8

22 lines in each page.

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

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 DLXX 2:450