Add. 14,703
URI: https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/569
Date:
12th or 13th century
Unspecified Syriac script (multiple hands) ܀ Paper Codex, 268 leaves.
Wright's Subject Classification:
Hymns
This manuscript contains: A Maronite collection of hymns (ܩ̈ܠܐ and ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ) prayers for the Vigils, etc. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.
Physical Description
Paper, about 9 7/8 in. by 6 5/8, consisting of 268 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 2, 42,43, and 257—268. The quires, signed with letters, are 35 in number. Leaves are wanting after foll. 106, 120, 247 and 267. There are from 22 to 34 lines in each page.
Fol. 1 is so much torn, that the notes written upon it are no longer intelligible.
Hand 1 (major, Unspecified Syriac script):
This volume is written in a rather peculiar hand of the xiith or xiiith
cent.
Hand 2 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Foll. 44 and 268 are somewhat more modern.
Hand 3 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
A later hand has inserted two lessons from the Pauline Epistles.
Hand 4 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
Fol. 268 contains a ܣܘܓܝܬܐ for the
Resurrection, written by a different hand.
Hand 5 (minor, Unspecified Syriac script):
The prayer on fol. 2 a is apparently in the same handwriting as the note by
the priest Ibrahim or Abraham, see additions.
Hand 6 (minor, ):
See additions.
Manuscript Contents
Note: Item numbering updated in digital edition.
Item 1 (Fol. 1): A Maronite collection of hymns (ܩ̈ܠܐ and ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ) prayers for the
Vigils, etc. [defective]
Title: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܠܐ [ܡـ]ܒܗ̣ܬܢܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕ ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ ܩ̈[ܠܐ] ܫܗܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܡܐ . . . ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ.
Title: ܥܠ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܐ ܠܐ [ܡـ]ܒܗ̣ܬܢܐ ܕܐܒܐ ܘܕܒܪܐ ܘܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕ ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ ܩ̈[ܠܐ] ܫܗܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܡܐ . . . ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ.
Item 2 (Fol. 2b): Of the holy Virgin
Title: ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Title: ܕܝܠ̣ܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ
Item 3 (Fol. 43b): Two lessons from the Pauline Epistles
Note: A later hand has inserted these two lessons.
Item 4 (Fol. 43b): A lesson from 1 Corinthians, ch. xii. 28—xiii. 10
Note: Inserted by a later hand.
Item 5 (Fol. 44b): A lesson from Romans, ch. viii. 28—39
Note: Inserted by a later hand.
Item 6 (Fol. 45a): Of the holy Martyrs [defective]
Title: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Title: ܛ̇ܟܣܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 7 (Fol. 107a): Of the Resurrection [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܥܠ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܒܣܪ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܥܠ ܩܝܡ̣ܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܒܣܪ
Note: left unfinished
Item 8 (Fol. 151a): Of Repentance
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
Note: left unfinished
Item 9 (Fol. 211a): Of the Dead
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
Item 10 (Fol. 232a): Of the holy Cross [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܡ̇ܥܒܕ ܚ̈ܝܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܡ̇ܥܒܕ ܚ̈ܝܐ
Item 11 (Fol. 248a): Of the holy Apostles [defective]
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ
Item 12 (Fol. 268): a ܣܘܓܝܬܐ for the Resurrection
Additions
Addition 1 (Fol. 1):
The notes written upon fol. 1 are no longer intelligible.
Addition 2 (Fol. 268b):
On fol. 268 b there is a note in Syriac and Arabic, by a priest named Ibrāhīm or Abraham, dated A. Gr. 1558, A.D. 1247. The Arabic text is the better preserved.
القس ابرهيم من ال .... سنه الف وخمسمايه وثمنيه وخمسين من سنين لاسكندر ابن
اليوناني في عشين يوم من حٍٍ[زيران] يوم الثلثه ء....
Addition 3 (Fol. 268b):
There is another note on fol. 268 b, in which the priest Daniel, from the village of Hagūlī mentions that he read this volume twice, once at Haguli, and again at the village of Benīsa.
ܦܓ̣ܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܩܪܝ ܒܗ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܚܓܘܠܝ. ܘܬܘܒ ܙܒܢ̣ܬܐ ܐܚܪܝܬܐ
ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܢܝܣܗ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܕܡܢ ܚܓܘܠܝ. ܨ̈ܠܘ ܥܠܝ ܒܒܥܘ ܡܛܠ ܡܫܝܚܐ.
Addition 4 (Fol. 268b):
The priest Daniel, the author of the above note, has add in Arabic and Latin:
الاهم اغفر لعبدك المدعيا القس دنيال
amen micerere mei deus
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