London, BL, Add. 14627
source date: vith or viith
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/367, Add. 14,627, London, BL, Add. 14,627, BL Add MS 14627, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 542, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXLII

[This manuscript contains: Ephrem the Syrian. Hymns or metrical discourses of Ephraim. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 25 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-27
author: Ephrem the Syrian
title: Hymns or metrical discourses of Ephraim
  Foll. 1a-7a
  author: Ephrem
  title: On Lent
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܥܣܪܐ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܨܘܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ.
  Originally 10 in number, of which only the last two are complete. See Add. 14,571, no. 2 [...] .
  Foll. 7a-17b
  author: Ephrem
  title: On the Lord's Supper
  rubric: ܕܦܛܝܪ̈ܐ
  ܫܠܡ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܚܕ ܡܕܪ̈ܫܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܦܛܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ.
  Originally 21 in number. The first two are the same as in Add. 14,571, no. 3 [...] . The hymns between the sixth and the thirteenth are imperfect at the commencement. One of them, which is likewise imperfect, begins, ܒܝܪܚ ܗܒ̈ܒܐ ܝܒܒܘ ܩ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܦܠܓܗ̇ ܕܡܪܝܡ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܥܡܐ.
    author: Ephrem
    title: Third madrāshā
    incipit: ܗܐ ܩܛܝܠ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܦܨܚܐ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Fourth madrāshā
    incipit: ܫܡ̣ܥܘ ܛܘܦܣܐ ܓܠܝܐ ܕܒܓܘ ܡܨܪܝܢ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Fifth madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܡܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܦܩ ܒܕܡܗ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܡܢ ܛܘܥܝܝ ܐܝܟ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Sixth madrāshā
    incipit: ܒܝܬ ܐܡܪܐ ܠܐܡܪܐ ܩܡܘ ܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܐ
    Imperfect.
    author: Ephrem
    title: Thirteenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܬܘ ܢܥܒܕ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܒܝܪܚ ܢܝܣܢ ܥܕܥܕ ܢܨ̈ܚܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܩܘܫܬܐ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Fourteenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܢܬܬܐ ܒܣܡܟܐ ܢܫܩܬ ܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Fifteenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܚܬ ܥܠ ܛܘܪ ܣܝܢܝ. ܒܚܝܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܢܗ ܛܥܢܗ ܛܘܪܐ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Sixteenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܒܘܟܪܐ ܨ̣ܒܐ ܘܐܚܕܗ ܩܒܪܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Seventeenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܢܝܣܢ ܕܡܚܕܬ ܟܠ ܥܩܪ̈ܝܢ. ܠܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܚܕܬ ܥܡܐ ܕܥ̣ܬܩ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Eighteenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܒܓܘ ܦܨܚܐ ܐܟܠܘ ܚܡܝܥܐ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Nineteenth madrāshā
    incipit: ܩܡ ܐܡܪ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܩܨܐ ܦܓܪܗ ܠܬܡ̈ܝܡܐ ܕܐܟܠܘ ܐܡܪ ܦܨܚܐ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Twentieth madrāshā
    incipit: ܬܘ ܢܫܡܥ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܥܠ ܒܪ ܟܣܝܐ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Twenty-first madrāshā
    incipit: ܦܨܚܐ ܕܐܬܦܩܕ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܒܙܗܝܘ
  Foll. 17b-22
  author: Ephrem
  title: On the Crucifixion
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܙܩܝܦܘܬܐ
  3 in number.
    author: Ephrem
    title: First madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܘ ܠܡܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܕܪܟܒ ܥܝܠܐ ܘܐܬܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬܗ̇ ܕܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Second madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܘ ܐܡܪܐ ܟܣܝܐ ܕܢܟܣ ܐܡܪܐ ܓܠܝܐ ܒܓܘ ܡܨܪܝܢ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Third madrāshā
    incipit: ܒܐܪ̈ܒܥܣܪܐ ܢܟܣ ܐܡܪ ܦܨܚܐ. ܒܝܬ ܫܡ̈ܫܐ ܠܡ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܟܬܝܒ.
  Foll. 22a-27
  author: Ephrem
  title: On the Resurrection
  rubric: ܕܥܠ ܩܝܡܬܐ
  At present 5 in number. The first is slightly imperfect at the beginning.
    author: Ephrem
    title: Second madrāshā
    incipit: ܪܟܘܒܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܢܡܘܣܟ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܓܠܐ ܥܠ ܦܪܕܝܣܐ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Third madrāshā
    incipit: ܢܝܣܢ ܝܪܚܐ ܙܟܝܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪ ܡܢ ܙܟܝܐ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Fourth madrāshā
    incipit: ܐܘܫܛ ܠܢ ܡܪܝ ܒܪܝܟܐ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܥܘܬܪܟ ܒܝܪܚܐ ܡܥܬܪ ܟܠ
    author: Ephrem
    title: Fifth madrāshā
    incipit: ܒܗܢܐ ܝܪܚܐ ܫܦܝܥܐ ܫܦܥܬ ܡܘܗܒܬܟ ܕܠܐ ܚܣܡ ܥܠ ܟܠܐ.
    Imperfect.

Vellum, about 10 in. by 6 ¾, consisting of 27 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 2—5, 11, and 27. The quires are signed with letters (fol. 22 a, ܙ). Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 21. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 37 lines.

Vellum

27 ff. 10 × 6 3/4

The quires are signed with letters (fol.22a, ܙ).

- Some of the leaves are much stained and torn, especially foll.2—5, 11, and 27.

- Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 1, 3, 4, 10, 11, and 21.

Each page is divided into two columns, of from 31 to 37 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the vith or viith cent.

6th or 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 DXLII 2:415