London, BL, Add. 14713
source date: xiith or xiiith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/585, Add. 14,713, London, BL, Add. 14,713, BL Add MS 14713, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 437, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXXXVII

[This manuscript contains: Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., 337 (ܫܠܙ) in number; Supplicatory hymns of all kinds, arranged according to the eight tones; Propsalmata, chanted before the reading of the Scripture Lessons; Hymns of praise, to be used at the celebration of the holy Eucharist; A Calendar of Feasts, Saints' Days, etc., according to the use of the Syrian church; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 34 items.]

Syriac

author: Severus
author: John bar Aphtūnāyā
title: The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtūnāyā, etc., 337 (ܫܠܙ) in number
Each hymn is marked with its own letter, and another letter to indicate the tone; e.g. ܏ܝܛ ܏ܚ, ܏ܙܙ,܏ܓ, etc.
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  title: The Epiphany
  title: The Presentation and S. Simeon
  title: Lent
  title: The Miracles of our Lord
  title: Palm Sunday
  title: Passion Week
  title: The holy Cross
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ
  title: The Resurrection, arranged according to the eight tones
  title: The Ascension
  title: Pentecost
  ܫ̈ܠܡ̣ܝ ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ
  title: Common hymns for the holy Virgin, the Martyrs and Doctors, the Dead, and of penance, arranged according to the eight tones
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܓܘ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ݀ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܠܦܢܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ ܘܕܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܒܬܡܢܝܐ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܨܚܚܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܐܛܪܝܐܪܟܐ ܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ: ܏ܘܫ
    title: First tone
    rubric: ܐܝܟܘܣ ܩܕܡܝܐ
    title: Fifth tone
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܚܡܝܫܝܐ
    title: Second tone
    title: Sixth tone
    title: Third tone
    title: Seventh tone
    title: Fourth tone
    title: Eighth tone

title: Supplicatory hymns of all kinds, arranged according to the eight tones
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܟ݁ܬܒܝܢܢ ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܝܣ ܒܬܡ̈ܢܝܐ ܛܟܣ̈ܐ
Arranged similarly to Common hymsn fro the holy Virign, the Martyrs and Doctors, etc.

title: Propsalmata, chanted before the reading of the Scripture Lessons
rubric: ܙܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ ܕܩܕܡ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡܝܢܝܐ

title: Hymns of praise, to be used at the celebration of the holy Eucharist
rubric: ܘܬܘܒ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܫܘ̈ܒܚܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܝܢ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ

title: A Calendar of Feasts, Saints' Days, etc., according to the use of the Syrian church
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܩܘܕܝܟܣ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܡܚ̇ܘܝܢܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܕܡܥܕܥܐܕܝܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܏ܩܕ ܪܝܫ ܫܢܬܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܝܡ. ܏ܘܫ [ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ is here altered into ܐܬܪܐ.]

title: A tract entitled "Chronicle or Reckoning of the Year," containing the names of the months, the number of days in each, rules for finding the commencement of each month, the "foundation (ܫܬܐܣܬܐ, ὁ θεμέλιος) of the year," the "foundation of the moon" or golden number, whether the year is intercalary or not, the age of the moon, the precise date of new moon, etc., etc.
rubric: ܟܪܘܢܝܩܘܢ ܐܘܿܟܝܬ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܕܫܲܢܬܐ
  author: Ezra the Scribe
  title: An extract from Ezra the scribe, regarding the day of the Nativity
  rubric: ܡܢ ܥܙܪܐ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܝܘܿܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠ̣ܕܐ. ܐܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܢ̣ܗܘܐ ܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܪܢ܆ ܣܬܘܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܢ̣ܗܘܐ. ܐܐܝܪ ܪܛܝܒܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܒ. ܘܕܒܫܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܘܡ̇ܘܬܢܐ ܕܛܠܝ̈ܐ܀ ܏ܘܫ

title: Short extracts
  author: Ephraim
  title: From Ephraim
  rubric: ܡ̇ܡܠܐ ܏ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܏ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܐܢ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܐܢܫ ܒܟ̈ܬܒܐ. ܩ̣ܪܐܘܘܗܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܪܘܫܐ. ܘܐܢ ܚ̇ܒܨ ܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ̣. ܩܪܐܘܼܘܗܝ ܒ̇ܨܐ ܟ̈ܣܝܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: John Chrysostom
  title: From John Chrysostom
    author: John Chrysostom
    title: Part 1
    rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܏ܡܪܝ ܏ܐܝܘܐܢܢܝܣ. ܡܫܝܚܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܐܬܥܲܛܦ. ܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܢ ܡܬܐܡܪ ܡܛܠ ܐܢܫܘܬܗ. ܏ܘܫ
    author: John Chrysostom
    title: Part 2
    rubric: ܥܠ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܠܐ ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܓܚ̣ܟ ܏ܕܩܕ ܐܝܘܢܢܝܣ
  title: Enigmas
  rubric: ܫ̈ܐܘܠܐ
  ܫܐܘܠܐ. ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܪ̈ܓܠܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܗ. ܘܓ̈ܦܐ ܠܐ ܫܟܝ̣ܚܝܢ ܠܗ. ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܗ̈ܠܟܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܦܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܛ̇ܐܣ ܩܠܝܠܐܝܬ. ܫܪܝܐ ܫܡ̣ܫܐ ܕܪ̈ܕܐ
  title: The celestial and terrestrial hierarchies
  rubric: ܛ̈ܟܣܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܐ
  rubric: ܛܟ̈ܣܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܐܪܥܢܝܬܐ

Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, consisting of 167 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—9, 101, and 164 —167. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been 18 in number. Leaves are wanting both at the beginning and end, and there are lacunae after foll. 3, 11, and 163. Each page has from 19 to 24 lines.

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- Paper, about 6 7/8 in. by 5, consisting of 167 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—9, 101, and 164 —167. The quires, signed with letters, seem to have been 18 in number. Leaves are wanting both at the beginning and end, and there are lacunae after foll. 3, 11, and 163. Each page has from 19 to 24 lines.

This volume is written in a good, regular hand of the xiith or xiiith cent.

12th or 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 CCCCXXXVII 1:351-352