Add. 14,696
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/562
Date:
13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 315 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Choral Books
This manuscript contains: A large collection of Canons and Anthems for the festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 53 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 13 1/2 in. by 10 1/8, consisting of 315 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—5, 303, 304, and 308—315. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 34 in number, but ܐ is now entirely lost, and leaves are wanting after foll. 1, 2, 312, and 315. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 25 to 31 lines.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xiiith cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Fol.302 is a somewhat later addition.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1a): A large collection of Canons and Anthems for the festivals
of the whole year [defective]
Item 2 (Fol. 1a): The Annunciation of
Zacharias
[defective]
Item 3 (Fol. 1b): The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin [defective]
Item 4 (Fol. 3a): The Visit of Mary to
Elisabeth
[defective]
Item 5 (Fol. 5b): The Nativity of
S. John the Baptist
Item 6 (Fol. 9b): The Commemoration of
Barbara
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܐܪܒܐܪܐ ܣ̇ܗܕܬܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܐܪܒܐܪܐ ܣ̇ܗܕܬܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 12b): The Revelation of S. Joseph
Item 8 (Fol. 16b): The Nativity of our Lord
Item 9 (Fol. 38b): The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܼ̈ܠܣܝܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩܘܼ̈ܠܣܝܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 42a): The Massacre of the Innocents
Item 11 (Fol. 46a): The Commemoration of Basil and
Gregory
Item 12 (Fol. 50a): The Epiphany
Item 13 (Fol. 55a): The first (second) Sunday after Epiphany
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܥܡ̇ܕܐ ܩܕܝ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܥܡ̇ܕܐ ܩܕܝ
Item 14 (Fol. 59a): The third Sunday
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠ̈ܬܐ
Title: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܬܠ̈ܬܐ
Item 15 (Fol. 63a): The fourth Sunday
Item 16 (Fol. 66b): The fifth Sunday
Item 17 (Fol. 70b): The sixth Sunday
Item 18 (Fol. 76a): The Decollation of
S. John the Baptist
Item 19 (Fol. 81a): The Commemoration of S. Stephen
Item 20 (Fol. 85a): The Presentation and the Commemoration of S.
Simeon
Item 21 (Fol. 89b): The Commemoration of
Bar-saumā
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܒܐ ܒܓܡ̈ܝ̣ܪܐ ܘܢܨ̇ܝ̣ܚ ܫܘܼ̈ܦܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܓ݁ܒ̣ܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܒܐ ܒܓܡ̈ܝ̣ܪܐ ܘܢܨ̇ܝ̣ܚ ܫܘܼ̈ܦܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܓ݁ܒ̣ܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ
Item 22 (Fol. 94a): Of Severus
Item 23 (Fol. 98a): Of Priests
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Title: ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
Item 24 (Fol. 102b): Of the Dead
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܓ݁ܘܼܢܐܝܬ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܓ݁ܘܼܢܐܝܬ
Item 25 (Fol. 104b): The order of the miracle at Cana of
Galilee
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܒܩܛܢܐ ܡܕܝܢ̣ܬܐ ܕܓܠܝ̣ܠܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܒܩܛܢܐ ܡܕܝܢ̣ܬܐ ܕܓܠܝ̣ܠܐ
Item 26 (Fol. 107b): Part 25
Item 27 (Fol. 107b): Lent
Item 28 (Fol. 113b): The Commemoration of Ephraim and
Theodore
Item 29 (Fol. 163a): The Commemoration of the forty Martyrs
Item 30 (Fol. 167b): The week immediately preceding Palm Sunday
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫ̇ܒ̣ܬܐ ܩܕܝ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫ̇ܒ̣ܬܐ ܩܕܝ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
Item 31 (Fol. 175a): The Resurrection of Lazarus of Bethany
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܚ̣ܡܗ ܕܠܥܙܪ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܥ̇ܢ̣ܝܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܚ̣ܡܗ ܕܠܥܙܪ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܥ̇ܢ̣ܝܐ
Item 32 (Fol. 178a): Palm Sunday
Item 33 (Fol. 184b): Passion Week
Item 34 (Fol. 199b): The Consecration of the Chrism
Item 35 (Fol. 208b): The Saturday of Annunciation
Title: ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Title: ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ
Item 36 (Fol. 213a): The Resurrection
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܥܬܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܚ̣̈ܕܬܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ܆ ܕܡܫܬ݀ܡܫܝܢ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܐܟܕ̈ܝܐܣ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܩܢ̈ܘܢܐ ܥܬܝ̈ܩܐ ܘܚ̣̈ܕܬܐ ܕܩܝܡ̣ܬܐ܆ ܕܡܫܬ݀ܡܫܝܢ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܐ ܐܟܕ̈ܝܐܣ
Item 37 (Fol. 254b): New (or Low) Sunday and the Commemoration of
S. Thomas
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚ̣ܕܬܐ̣. ܘܥܠ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ
Item 38 (Fol. 258b): The Ascension of our Lord
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܠ̣ܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܫܡܝܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܣܘܠ̣ܩܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܠܫܡܝܐ
Item 39 (Fol. 263a): Pentecost or Whitsun Day
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦ̣ܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܦ̣ܐܢܛܝܩܘܣܛܝ
Item 40 (Fol. 269a): The Commemoration of Aaron, written at the end of the
volume and consequently lost
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܗܪܘܢ܆ ܒܚܪܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܗܪܘܢ܆ ܒܚܪܬܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ
Item 41 (Fol. 269a): The Commemoration of S. Peter and
S. Paul
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝ̣ܚܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܦܐܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܐܘܠܘܣ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܝ̣ܚܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܦܐܛܪܘܣ ܘܦܐܘܠܘܣ
Item 42 (Fol. 274a): Of the twelve Apostles
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝ̣ܚܐ ܓ݁ܘܼܢܐܝܬ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝ̣ܚܐ ܓ݁ܘܼܢܐܝܬ
Item 43 (Fol. 278a): Of S. Thomas
Item 44 (Fol. 282b): Of S. Andrew, and of
Cyriacus and his mother
Julitta
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܕܪܐܝܣ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܐܩܘܣ̣ ܘܝܘܼܠܝܛܐ ܐܡ̣ܗ.
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܢܕܪܐܝܣ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܐܩܘܣ̣ ܘܝܘܼܠܝܛܐ ܐܡ̣ܗ.
Item 45 (Fol. 286a): Of the Maccabees
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝ ܡܩ̈ܒܝܐ܆ ܕܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܫܡܘܢ̣ܝ ܘܫܒ̈ܥܐ ܒ̈ܢܝܗ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝ ܡܩ̈ܒܝܐ܆ ܕܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܫܡܘܢ̣ܝ ܘܫܒ̈ܥܐ ܒ̈ܢܝܗ
Item 46 (Fol. 288a): The Transfiguration
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܐܠܐ ܐ̇ܘܟܝ̣ܬ ܕܛܘܼܪ ܬ݀ܒܘܪ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܐܠܐ ܐ̇ܘܟܝ̣ܬ ܕܛܘܼܪ ܬ݀ܒܘܪ
Item 47 (Fol. 292a): The Decease of the blessed Virgin
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܼܢܝܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܘܼܢܝܗ̇ ܕܝ̇ܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 48 (Fol. 300b): The Encaenia of the Holy Cross
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܐܢܢܩ̣ܐܢܝܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܣܓܝ̣ܕܐ ܘܩ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܐܢܢܩ̣ܐܢܝܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܣܓܝ̣ܕܐ ܘܩ
Item 49 (Fol. 307a): The Commemoration of the 12,000 Saints [defective]
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܣܪ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܐ
Item 50 (Fol. 310b): Of Probus,
Tarachus and Andronicus
[defective]
Title: [ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ] ܦܪܘܒܘ[ܣ] [ܛܐܪܟܘܣ] ܐܢܕܪܘܢܝـ[ـܩܘܣ]
Title: [ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ] ܦܪܘܒܘ[ܣ] [ܛܐܪܟܘܣ] ܐܢܕܪܘܢܝـ[ـܩܘܣ]
Item 51 (Fol. 313a): An order for any Festival [defective]
Title: [ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܟܠ ܥܐ̣ܕܐ ܛܒܝ̣ـ[ـܒܐ
Title: [ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܟܠ ܥܐ̣ܕܐ ܛܒܝ̣ـ[ـܒܐ
Item 52 (Fol. 313b): The Commemoration of any Martyr [defective]
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕ ܩܢـ[ـܘܡܐ] ܣ̇ܗܕܐ
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܚܕ ܩܢـ[ـܘܡܐ] ܣ̇ܗܕܐ
Item 53 (Fol. 315b): Of any Ascetic [defective]
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘ[ܡܐ] ܩܕܝܫܐ̇ ܘܥ̇ܢܘܝܐ̇ ܘܐ . . .
Title: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܕ ܩܢܘ[ܡܐ] ܩܕܝܫܐ̇ ܘܥ̇ܢܘܝܐ̇ ܘܐ . . .
Additions
N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.
Addition 1 (Fol. 302):
Foll 302 was written by a later hand
Addition 2:
A reader, called Yeshūa' bar Gabriel, has recorded his name on foll. 54 a and
104
ܢܬܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܒܝܘܡ ܕܝܢܐ ܙܝܥܐ ܘܕܚܝܠܐ
ܐܡܝܢ
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