London, BL, Add. 14675
source date: ca. 13th century
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/529, Add. 14,675, London, BL, Add. 14,675, BL Add MS 14675, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 186, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLXXXVI

[This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version; The Canticles, and others hymns and prayers; Conciones for various occasions; Exordia, to be sung after the lessons; Hymns addressed to the martyrs, 14 in number, for the evening and morning of each day in the week, be¬ginning with Monday.; ... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 28 items.]

Syriac

foll. 1a-147b
title: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version
The arguments prefixed are the same as in Add. 14,674 [...], foll. 1—78 . The missing portions are: Ps. i. 1— 5, lxxxvii. 5—lxxxviii. 18, lxxxix. 17—41, xci. 4—xcii. 11, xciv. 9—xcix. 8, and cv. 2—cix. 21 (foll. 99—104 being almost completely torn out).

foll. 148a-172b
title: The Canticles, and others hymns and prayers
rubric: ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
  foll. 148a-149b
  title: The first song of Moses
  foll. 150a-150b
  title: The song of Isaiah
  foll. 151a-155
  title: The second song of Moses
  foll. 155b-156
  author: ascribed to Theodore of Mopsuestia
  title: The Song of Light
  rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ
  incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܕܢܚ̣ ܠܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ̇ ܘܠܬܪ̈ܝܨܝ ܠܒܐ ܚܕܘܬܐ
  On the ascription to Theodore see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., pp. 59, 60.
  See Sachau, Theodori Mopsuesteni Fragmenta Syriaca, pp. ܨܕ and 58.
  On the margin, in a different hand: ܡܢ ܕܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܒܗ ܐܢܫ ܒܡܠܬܐ.
  foll. 156b-157
  author: Narses
  title: A hymn of Narses
  rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܢܪܣܝ
  incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܚܕܝ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܫܡܝܐ. ܛܘܥܝܝ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܚܫܘܟܐ̣. ܦܪܝܣܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܥܠ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܕܢܚ̣ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܩܢ̣ܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܘܝܢܐ
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 63.
  foll. 157b-163b
  title: The song of the three holy Children
  rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
  Foll. 159—163 have been almost completely torn out, but their contents were probably nearly identical with those of Add. 17,219 [...], foll. 153 b—157 b . Compare also with the contents of this volume, those of Add. 7156 , Forshall and Rosen’s Catalogue, p.11.
  fol. 164a
  author: Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis
  title: Hymn for the nocturn of Tuesday, by Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis
  Imperfect at the beginning.
  See Add. 17,219 [...], no. 3, l. On Bar-saumā, see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 66.
  fol. 164a-164
  author: Abi-melech
  title: The same for Wednesday, by Abi-melech
  rubric: ܕܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܒܝܡܠܟ
  incipit: ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܥܠ ܚܘ̈ܒܬܢ܆ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܪܚܡ ܩܠ ܬܝ̈ܒܐ.
  Not Ahimelech, ܐܚܝܡܠܟ as in Forshall and Rosen’s Catalogue, p. 13.
  foll. 164b-167b
  author: Ephraim
  title: The same for Thursday, by Ephraim
  rubric: ܕܚܡܫܒܫܒܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  incipit: ܩܒܠ ܡܪܢ ܒܥܘܬ ܟܠܢ ܕܒܬܟܫܦܬܐ ܡܩܪܒܝܢܢ ܠܟ. ܫܡ̣ܥ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ܆ ܘܒܬܚܢܢܬܐ ܕܡܫܒܚ̈ܢܝܟ
  See Add. 17,219 [...], no. 3, n.
  The next three leaves, foll. 165 —167, are almost completely torn out. Compare Add. 17,219 [...], fol. 159, etc.
  fol. 168a-168b
  title: Short prayers for different occasions; e.g. for a fast, ܕܠܚ̈ܡܢ ܠܨܘܡܐ for the commemoration of saints and martyrs, ܕܠܚ̈ܡܢ ܠܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܠܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ; and for the commemoration of the dead, ܕܠܚ̈ܡܢ ܠܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  foll. 169a-173a
  title: Hymns
  rubric: ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܓܙܐ
    fol. 169a-169
    author: Yeshūa'-yab of Gadělā
    title: By Yeshūa'-yab of Gadělā
    incipit: ܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܒܟܝܢܗ. ܐܫܘܐ ܠܣܓ̈ܘܕܝܟ ܕܢܩܕܫܘܢ ܠܫܡܟ.
    On Yeshūa'-yab of Gadělā, see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 105.
    On the term ܣܘܒܥܐ, compline, see Badger, The Nestorians and their Rituals, vol. ii., pp. 16, 18. In the Catalogue of Forshall and Rosen the word is wrongly printed ܣܘܒܠܐ(e.g. p. 14), and translated "collectio oblationum".
    foll. 169b-170b
    author: Bar-saumā
    title: By Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis
    rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܒܥܘܬܐ ܒܩܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ
    incipit: ܒܚܫܐ ܘܕܡܥ̈ܐ ܘܒܬܚܢܢܬܐ ܩܪܝܢܢ ܠܟ ܡܪܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ. ܗܘܝ ܠܢ ܐܣܝܐ ܐܦ ܗܕܝܝܐ̣. ܕܡܪܝܪ ܚܫܢ ܘܥܣܸܩ ܟܐܒܢ
    See Add. 17,219 [...], no. 3, u. Fol. 170 has been almost completely torn out.
    fol. 171a-171b
    author: Bābai bar Něsībnāyē
    title: By Bābai bar Něsībnāyē
    rubric: ܒܪ ܢܨܝܒ̈ܢܝܐ. ܘܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܒܫܒܘܥܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ
    incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܕܫܠܚܘܟ ܨܐܕܝܢ܆ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ. ܨܡܚܐ ܕܨܡ̣ܚ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܕܘܝܕ܆ ܘܩܪܐ ܠܥ̈ܡܡܐ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ.
    On Bābai bar Něsībnāyē see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 177.
    fol. 172a-172b
    author: George, bishop of Nisibis
    title: By George, bishop of Nisibis
    rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܐܦܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
    incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܠܟܢ: ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܣܓܝܕ ܡܢ ܟܠܐ.
    See Add. 17,219 [...], no. 3, v.
    See Thomas Margensis, quoted by Assemani, Bibl. Or., t., iii., pars 1, p. 149.
    fol. 173a
    author: Jacob of Beth-'Abē
    title: By Jacob of Beth-'Abē
    rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܣܘܒܥܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܪܝܫ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܒ̈ܐ
    incipit: ܠܟ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܙܐ̇ܢ ܠܟܠ ܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܠܸܝܬ ܣܢܝܩܘܬܢ ܘܣܒܥܬ ܟܦܢܘܬܢ.

foll. 173a-179
title: Conciones for various occasions
rubric: ܟܪ̈ܘܙܘܬܐ
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii. pars 1, p. 66, note 4.
  fol. 173a-173b
  title: Part of Conciones for various occasions
  rubric: ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
  See Add. 17,219 [...], no. 4 a.
  fol. 174a
  title: Part of Conciones for various occasions
  rubric: . . . ܕܬܪܝܢ ܘܕܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
  In Add. 17,219 [...], fol. 171 b , the title is ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ.
  fol. 174a-176b
  title: Part of Conciones for various occasions
  rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
  Imperfect. The next two leaves are almost completely torn out.
  fol. 177a-177
  title: Part of Conciones for various occasions
  rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܘܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܐܦ ܕܥܕܢܐ
  foll. 177b-178b
  title: Part of Conciones for various occasions
  rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  Imperfect.Fol. 178 is almost completely torn out.
  fol. 179a-179
  title: Part of Conciones for various occasions
  rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܬܢ̈ܐ ܘܟ̈ܠܬܐ ܡܐ ܕܡܬܡܟܪܝܢ

fol. 179b
title: Exordia, to be sung after the lessons
rubric: ܫܘܪ̈ܝܐ
ܕܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ ,ܕܚܕܒܫܒ̈ܐ ,ܕܫܒܬܐ ܚܪܝܬܐ ,ܕܫܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܥܪ̈ܘܒܬܬܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܬܠܬ
See Badger, The Nestorians and their Rituals, vol. ii. p. 20.

foll. 180a-201b
title: Hymns addressed to the martyrs, 14 in number, for the evening and morning of each day in the week, be¬ginning with Monday.
rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܣܗܕ̈ܐ
Imperfect,foll. 181—183, 192, and 193 being almost completely torn out.

foll. 202a-209b
title: for various occasions; e.g. ܒܗ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ, ܒܗ ܕܡܪܝܡ, ܕܥܐܕܐ ܕܝܠܕܐ, ܒܗ ܕܐܒܘܢ, ܕܐܣܛܦܢܘܣ ,ܕܐܘܢܓ̈ܠܣܛܐ (i.e. Eugenius, ܡܪܝ ܐܘܓܝܢ) ܒܗ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ and ܒܗ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ.
rubric: ܩܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܪܟ
Imperfect,foll. 203, 207, and 209 being almost completely torn out.

Paper, about 7 1/8 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 209 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—7, 88—91, 99— 112, 159—163, 165—167, 170, 175, 176, 178, 181—183, 192, 193, 203, 204, and 207—209. The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll. 88, 89, 91, 92, and 173. There are from 15 to 24 lines in each page. The writing is a rather inelegant, Nestorian Estrangela of about the xiiith cent., passing into a more cursive character from fol. 154 onwards.

Paper

209 ff. 7 1/8 × 4 7/8

The quires, signed with letters, are 23 in number.

- 209 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll.1—7, 88—91, 99— 112, 159—163, 165—167, 170, 175, 176, 178, 181—183, 192, 193, 203, 204, and 207—209. Leaves are wanting at the beginning and end, as well as after foll.88, 89, 91, 92, and 173.

There are from 15 to 24 lines in each page.

The writing is a rather inelegant, Nestorian Estrangela of about the xiiith cent., passing into a more cursive character from fol. 154 onwards. In writing the rubrics of this manuscript, much use has been made of yellow as well as red paint.

- On the margin, in a different hand.

ܡܢ ܕܢܣܛܘܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܒܗ ܐܢܫ ܒܡܠܬܐ.

ca. 13th 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 CLXXXVI 1:129-131