London, BL, Add. 17109
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/738, Add. 17,109, London, BL, Add. 17,109, BL Add MS 17109, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 170, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLXX

[This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version; To the Psalms are appended the Canticles; Ephraim. A metrical discourse of Ephraim; John Chrysostom. A discourse of John Chrysostom on repentance; Ephraim. A Hymn for the dead; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 31 items.]

Syriac

title: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܟ ܡ̇ܚܟܡ ܟܠ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܡܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܘܢܒܝܐ. ܕܐܬܦܫܩܘ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܥܒܪܝܐ̣ ܠܝܘܢܝܐ. ܘܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ̣ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܕܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ. ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ
The headings of the psalms differ very considerably from those given in Lee's edition (compare Add. 14,436).
See additions.
  title: Ps. i
  rubric: ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ: ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܫܐܘܠ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ̇. ܕܐ̇ܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܥܕܘܥܝܪ ܏ܘܫ
  title: Ps. ii
  rubric: ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝ̣ܢ. ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܐܕܘܢܝ ܘܥܠ ܡܫܝܚܗ. ܟܕ ܡܬ݁ܪܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܢܣܩܘܢ ܠܨܗܝܘܢܢ ܠܩܪܒܐ. ܦܬ̈ : ܝ̈ܛ
  title: Ps. iii
  rubric: ܕܬܠܬ. ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܥ̇ܪܩ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܒܪܗ. ܦܬ̈ : ܝ̈ܙ
  title: Ps. iv
  rubric: ܕܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܫܕܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܡܩܛܠܗ ܘܦܠܛ ܢܦܫܗ ܡܢܗ : ܦܬ̈ : ܝ̈ܛ
  title: Ps. v
  rubric: ܕܚܡܫ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܡܩܕܡ ܗܘܐ ܒܨ̇ܦܪܐ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܕܐܕܘܢܝ ܦܬ̈ ܟܚ̈
  title: Ps. vi
  rubric: ܕܫ̈ܬ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܟܘܪܗܢܗ̣. ܘܥܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܘܠܡܢܗ : ܦܬ̈ : ܟ̈
  title: Ps. vii
  rubric: ܕܫܒܥ ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܫܕܪ ܐܒܫܠܘܡ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܠܡܪܕܦܗ : ܦܬ̈ : ܠܗ̈
  title: Ps. viii
  rubric: ܕܬܡ̈ܢܐ. ܐܡܝ̣ܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܘܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܫܩܠܘܗ̇ ܠܩܒܘܬܐ ܕܐܕܘܢܝ. ܘܐܘܒܠܘܗ̇ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܒܢ̣ܐ ܠܗ̇ ܕܘܝܕ: ܦܬ̈ : ܝܚ̈
  title: Ps. ix
  rubric: ܕܬܫܥ. ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܩܛܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܕܪܥܙܪ. ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܨܘܪ̈ܝܐ : ܦܬ̈ : ܡ̈ܒ
  title: Ps. x.
  rubric: ܕܥܣܪ̈. ܐܡ̣ܝܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܟܕ ܓܘܠܝܕ (sic) ܠܡܩܪܒܘ ܘܠܡܩܛܠܗ : ܦܬ݂̈ : ܠܚ̈

title: To the Psalms are appended the Canticles
ܫܠܡ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ .ܘ. ܐܬܟܬܒ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ. (sic) ܘܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ. ܕܡܘܫܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܐܫܥܝܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܕܚܢܐ ܘܚܕܐ ܕܚܒܩܘܩ. ܘܚܕܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ (sic) ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܘܢܢ. ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܚܕܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ (sic) ܘܛܘܒ̈ܐ ܕܒܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ. ܘܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗܝ
  author: Moses
  title: The first song of Moses
  author: Moses
  title: The second song of Moses
  author: Isaiah
  title: The first song of Isaiah, ch. xlii. 10— 13, xlv. 8
  author: Hannah
  title: The song of Hannah
  author: Habakkuk
  title: The song of Habakkuk
  author: Isaiah
  title: The second song of Isaiah, ch. xxvi. 9—19
  rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܫܥܝܐ
  author: Jonah
  title: The song of Jonah
  title: The song of the three holy Children, vs. 3—34
  rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
  title: The prayer of the three holy Children, vs. 35—66
  rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
  title: The song of the blessed Virgin
  author: Zacharias
  title: The song of Zacharias
  title: The Beatitudes
  rubric: ܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܕܝ̣ܗܒ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗ
  title: The hymn "Gloria in excelsis"
  rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ
  title: The Nicene Creed
  title: The Lord's Prayer
  rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܠܦ ܡܪܢ ܠܬܠܡ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܠܡܨܠܝܘ

author: Ephraim
title: A metrical discourse of Ephraim
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
incipit: ܠܘ ܕܩܛܝܪܐ ܗܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ. ܕܨܒܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܠܬ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܕܢܫܡܥ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ̣. ܢܕܟܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܗ. ܕܠܐ ܢܦܠ ܙܪܥܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ̇. ܒܝܢܬ ܟܘܒ̈ܐ ܚܘܫ̈ܒܐ
ܫܠܡ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ

author: John Chrysostom
title: A discourse of John Chrysostom on repentance
rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
incipit: ܒܥܝܬ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܬܫܐܠܘܢ ܠܝ. ܕܐܫܟܚ ܐܫܡܠܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܬܫܡܫܬܗ̇ ܕܡܠܬܐ. ܏ܘܫ

author: Ephraim
title: A Hymn for the dead
rubric: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
incipit: ܐܘ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܠܡܘܢ ܐܬܟܠܬܢܝ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܐܘ ܝܡܐ ܕܚܘܒ̈ܐ ܠܡܘܢ ܛܒܥܬܢܝ ܒܬܗܘܡܐ. ܐܘ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܠܡܘܢ ܐܪܡܝܬܢܝ ܒܬܥܫܟ. ܘܐܙܠ ܐܢܐ ܠܐܝܟܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܡܩܒܠ ܠܝ . ܏ܘܫ
See Opera, ed. Rom., t. iii. p. 296.

author: Severus of Antioch
title: The Creed of Severus of Antioch
rubric: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ
incipit: ܡܗ̇ܝܡܢ ܐܢܐ ܒܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ. ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܐܝܬܝܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ. ܕܗܘܼ ܡܢܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ. ܘܗܘܼ ܠܗ ܝ̇ܕܥ . ܘܗܘܼ ܠܗ ܣ̇ܦܩ. ܘܗܘܝܘ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܐ. ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܿܪܝܐ ܘܡ̇ܩܘܐ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܠܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ

Vellum, about 10 1/8 in. by 7, consisting of 147 leaves, some of which are much stained and soiled. The quires, 15 in number, are signed with letters. There are from 20 to 31 lines in each page.

147 ff.

- Vellum, about 10 1/8 in. by 7, consisting of 147 leaves, some of which are much stained and soiled. The quires, 15 in number, are signed with letters. There are from 20 to 31 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, clear Estrangela, dated A.H. 260, A.D. 873-74.

See additions.

See additions.

[N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- The margins of foll. 1—29 contain a considerable number of various readings from the LXX., and a few annotations from other sources; e.g. fol. 1 b, from Athanasius, fol. 19 b, from Hesychius of Jerusalem.

ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܬܢܣܝܝܘܣ

ܕܗܘܣܟܝܘܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ

- Colophon

The colophon, fol. 147 a, informs us that this manuscript was written at Edessa, A. H . 260, when Constantine [See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 63 (A.D. 861), and Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii. 1436-37.] was metropolitan of that city:

ܐܫܬܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܥܡ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܒܗ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܕܛ̈ܝܝܐ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܩܘܢܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܣ ܡܝܛܪܘܦܠܝܛܝܣ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܐܘܪܗܝ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܗܝܡܢ

- Underneath the colophon is written in large characters the name of one Cosmas

ܩܘܣܡܐ ܐܟܣܢܝܐ

- A note on fol. 1 a has been purposely erased, but, from the few words legible, it appears to have been a memorandum of the presentation of this book to the convent of S. Mary Deipara.

. . . ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ . . . ܒܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܫܘܡܪܝܐ (؟) . . . ܠܗ ܘܠܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ

- On the margin of fol. 6 a there is written in Coptic: "remember (in prayer) the sinner who wrote (this), that lie may have compassion upon him and forgive him. Amen."

AD 873-74 AH 260 Edessa

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 CLXX 1:120-122