London, BL, Add. 14585
source date: viith cent
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/321, Add. 14,585, London, BL, Add. 14,585, BL Add MS 14585, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 631, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCXXXI

[This manuscript contains: Jacob of Batnae. The metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 8 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-88
author: Jacob of Batnae
title: The metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ] ܙܩܝܦܘܬܗ [ܕܡܪܢ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥ]ـܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ]
See Assemani, Bibl. Orient., t. i., p. 324, no. 163, de Passione Domini. The subdivisions in this manuscript differ somewhat from those given by Assemani.
Cf. Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 283; Acta Sanctorum for October, t. xii., p. 824; Dr. Abbeloos "De Vita et Scriptis S. Jacobi, Batnarum Sarugi in Mesopotamia Episcopi," Louvain, 1867
  Foll. 1b-14
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  rubric: (ܦܣܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ)
  incipit: [ܒܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܒـ]ـܚܐ ܚܠܦ [ܚ̈ܛܝܐ]
  Foll. 14a-23
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  rubric: ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܒܫܒܐ
  incipit: ܘܕܢ̇ܘܣܦ ܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ ܚܫܐ ܥܠ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ
  Foll. 23b-32
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  rubric: ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ
  incipit: ܫܩ̣ܠ ܟܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܣܦܝܩ ܡܢ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ
  Foll. 32b-42
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  rubric: ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ
  incipit: ܨ̇ܠܝ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܣܡ ܦܪܨܘܦܗ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܩܛܠܐ
  Foll. 42a-59
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  rubric: ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
  incipit: ܠܒܟܘܗܝ ܠܒܪܐ ܘܢܦ̣ܠ ܙܘܥܐ ܒܫܠܝܚܘܬܐ
  Foll. 59b-72
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  rubric: ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܐܝܡܡܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ
  incipit: ܩܪܒ ܗܘܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܐ ܘܡܚܝܗܝ ܦܟܐ ܠܒܪܐܠܗܐ
  Foll. 72b-88
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  author: Jacob of Serugh
  title: Part of the metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae on the Crucifixion of our Lord
  rubric: ܦܣ̇ܘܩܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ
  incipit: ܒܪܬ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܣܢܬ ܐܝܩܪܗ̇ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܙܩܦܬ

Vellum, about 6 7/8 in. by 4 7/8 consisting of 88 leaves, a few of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, and 88. The quires, 9 in number, are signed with letters, originally from ܟܐ to ܟܛ, afterwards from ܐ to ܛ. A single leaf is wanting after fol. 59. There are from 24 to 28 lines in each page.

Vellum

88 ff. 6 7/8 × 4 7/8

The quires, 9 in number, are signed with letters, originally from ܟܐ to ܟܛ, afterwards from ܐ to ܛ.

- A few of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.1, 2, and 88.

- A single leaf is wanting after fol. 59.

There are from 24 to 28 lines in each page.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangělā of the viith cent.

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[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.] [N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- Other liturgical subdivisions have been marked on the margins by later hands.

- The original colophon has been erased, and in its place there stands a note, stating that Simeon bar Cyriacus, of Tagrīt , sent this book as a present to the church of the Tagritans at Fostāt .

ܦܪܫ ܘܫܕܪ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕ[ܬ] ܐ[ܠܗ]ܢ ܕܬܓܪ̈ܝܬܢܝܐ̣ ܕܒܦܣܛܛ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܝܩܣ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܣܡܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܦܪܘܥܐ ܕܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܘܢܚܣܐ ܠܥܢ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ

- There is another note on fol. 1a, but the leaf is too much stained and torn to admit of its being read.

7th 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 DCXXXI 2:502-503