London, BL, Add. 17125
source date: ixth or xth cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/754, Add. 17,125, London, BL, Add. 17,125, BL Add MS 17125, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 175, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CLXXV

[This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version; 2. The Canticles; Several prayers; Eusebius of Caesarea. Extracts from the Commentary of Eusebius of Caesarea on the Psalms; A tract on the diacritical points and marks of punctuation; .... In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 21 items.]

Syriac

title: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡܟ̣ܬܒ ܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܘܢܒܝܐ ܘܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܕܡܦܪ̈ܫܐ: ܕܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ. ܣܦ̣ܪ̈ܐ ܚܡܫܐ. ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܗ̇ܘܝ̣ܢ. ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܐܠܦ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܢ܀
The missing portions are: Ps. i. 1—xii. 4, and xvii. 14—xviii. 30.
The headings of the Psalms differ from those given in Lee's edition. T he division into ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ and ܫܘܒ̈ܚܐ. is indicated by the letters ܡ and ܫ on the margin; e. g. fol. 24 a. ܏ܢܘ ܏ܡ; fol. 25 a, ܏ܢܛ ܏ܫ.
The Psalms are arranged for choral service, the portions to be chanted by the two divisions of the choir or congregation being marked by the red letters ܐ and ܒ respectively. Badger, The Nestorians and their Rituals, vol. ii. p. 22 notes: "The Psalms are always chanted by two persons, sometimes by the officiating priests and deacons, and sometimes by laymen. The priests usually recite them from memory, but the laymen from the written Psalter. A Psalter is placed on each side of the chancel, and after one verse is chanted, the person on the opposite side chants the second, and so on alternately until the appointed portion is ended."
  title: Ps. cli., translated from the LXX
  rubric: ܗܢܐ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܐܡܪܗ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܢܫܦܗ̣. ܟܕ ܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܓܘܠܝܕ: ܦ̈ܬ : ܏ܝܕ:
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ
  Appended to the above.

title: 2. The Canticles
Arranged for choral service, the parts being marked by the red letters ܐ and ܒ.
  title: The first song of Moses
  Arranged for choral service, the parts being marked by the red letters ܐ and ܒ.
  title: The song of Isaiah
  Arranged for choral service, the parts being marked by the red letters ܐ and ܒ.
  title: The second song of Moses
  Arranged for choral service, the parts being marked by the red letters ܐ and ܒ.
  title: The song of the blessed Virgin (Magnificat)
  title: The Beatitudes
  title: The Lord's Prayer
  title: The Nicene Creed
  author: Gregory Thaumaturgus
  title: The Creed of Gregory Thaumaturgus, sent to him from God by the hand of S. John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary, and handed down by Gregory Nazianzen.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܪܐܙܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪܬ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܐܘܩܣܪܝܐ. ܒܝܕ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܘܢܓܠܣܛܐ̣ ܥܡ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܝܡ. ܐܬܐܡܪܬ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܕ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ̣. ܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܠܘܓܘܣ. ܡ̈ܠܝܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܪܐܙܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝ̣ܢ ܗܠܝܢ. ܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܫ ܡܗ̇ܝܡܢ ܐܢ̣ܐ ܀ ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܠܬܐ ܚ̇ܝܐ̣. ܘܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܩܢܘܡܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܝܠܗ ܘܨܠܡܗ ܡ̇ܫܠܡܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܝ̇ܠܘܕܐ ܡ̇ܫܠܡܢܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  See SS. PP. Gregorii Thaumaturgi, Macarii Ægyptii, et Basilii Seleuciensis Opera (Paris, 1622), p. 1.
  title: The hymn "Gloria in excelsis"
  rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ̣ ܒܫܘܠܡ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ̣ ܒܫ̣ܗܪܐ
  ܫܠ̣ܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܬܟܬ݂ܒ ܘܐܬܦܚ̇ܡ ܥܠ ܨܚܚܐ ܡܫܡܗܐ ܘܡܫܡܠܝܐ ܒܛܟܣܐ ܛܪܩܐ܇ ܘܬܘܿܪܨܐ ܕܪܒ݁ܢ ܡܪܝ ܐܬܢܣ
  In the subscription, ܡܪܝ ܐܬܢܣ refers to Athanasius of Alexandria. See the Index Rerum to Dr. Payne Smith’s Catalogue, art. Athanasius, partr. Alexand.

title: Several prayers
  title: A eucharistic prayer from the Testament of our Lord
  rubric: ܕܝܬܝܩܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܕܒܝܕ ܩܠܝܡܝܣ
  incipit: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܕܝܬܝܩܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܒܬܪ ܢܣܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ. ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܕܟܠܢܫ܀ ܟܕ ܫ̇ܩܠ ܐܢܫ ܢܐܡܪ̣ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܢܨܠܐ̣ ܗܟܢܐ܀ ܩܕܝܫܬܝ ܩܕܝܫܬܝ ܩܕܝܫܬܝ ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܢܝܬܐ. ܗܒ ܠܝ ܕܐ̇ܣܒ ܠܚ̈ܝܐ ܦܓܪܐ ܗܢܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܠܚܘܿܝܒܐ. ܘܗܒ ܠܝ ܕܐ̇ܥܒܕ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܫ̇ܦܪܝܢ ܠܟ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܟܕ ܐܬܚ̇ܘܐ ܕܫ̇ܦܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ݂. ܐ̇ܚܐ ܒܟ ܟܕ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܦܘ̈ܩܕܢܝܟ. ܘܥܡ ܠܒܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܩ̇ܪܝܟ ܐܒܐ. ܘܟܕ ܩ̇ܪܐ ܐܢܐ ܬܐܬܐ ܥܠܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܟ ܘܨܒܝܢܟ. ܢܬܩ̇ܕܫ ܒܝ ܕܝܢ ܫܡܟ ܡܪܝܐ̣. ܡܛܠ ܕܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܟ ܘܡܫܒܚܐ. ܘܠܟ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ܀ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܢܣ̇ܒ: ܟܕ ܫܩ̇ܠ ܟܣܐ ܢܐܡܪ̣ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܝ̣ܢ ܠܡܘܠܝܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܘܕܡܐ
  Compare de Lagarde's Reliqq. juris ecclesiast. antiquiss., p. 2.
  author: Philoxenus of Mabūg
  title: A eucharistic prayer of Philoxenus of Mabūg
  rubric: ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܦܝܠܟܣܝܢܘܣ. ܡܐ ܕܒ̇ܥܐ ܐܢܫ ܕܢܬܩ̇ܪܒ ܠܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ̣. ܢܨܠܐ ܗܟܢܐ. ܠܘܬܟ ܡܨ̇ܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܡ̣ܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܏ܘܫ.
  author: Philoxenus
  title: Another eucharistic prayer of Philoxenus
  rubric: ܕܝܠܗ. ܨܠܘܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܟܕ ܫܩ̣ܝܠ ܐܢܫ ܦܓܪܐ ܚ̇ܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܕ̈ܘܗܝ. ܠܟ ܛܥ̣ܝܢ ܐܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚ̇ܝܐ ܕܐܬܓ݁ܫܡ ܒܠܚܡܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  author: Severus of Antioch
  title: A prayer of Severus of Antioch
  rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ. ܕܡ̇ܨܠܐ ܠܗ̇ ܕܝܪܝܐ̣ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܠ ܢܣܝܘܢܐ ܘܚܫܐ ܕܡܩ̣ܪܒ ܥܡܗ. ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ܇ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܘܕܘܿܟܝܐ ܕܝܠܢ: ܐܬܒܣܪܬ ܘܬܐܒ̣ܪܢܫܬ: ܏ܘܫ
  author: Isaiah of Scete
  title: A prayer of Isaiah of Scete
  rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܒ̇ܐ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܕܡܨ̇ܠܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ̣ ܒܟܠܥܕܢ. ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܥܕܪܢܝ. ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܟ ܐܝ̇ܬܝ. ܐܢܬ ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܬ ܡܕܡ ܕܦܩ̇ܚ ܠܝ. ܥ̇ܕܪܝܢܝ. ܏ܘܫ

author: Eusebius of Caesarea
title: Extracts from the Commentary of Eusebius of Caesarea on the Psalms
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܡܚ̇ܘܝܢܘܬܐ ܘܫܪܒܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܕܩܣܪܝܐ ܕܦܠܣܛܝܢܝ
incipit: ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܡܣ̣ܒܪ ܐܢܫ: ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ̇. ܐܠܐ ܘܕܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ܇ ܗ̇ܢܘ ܕܟܕ ܡܙܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܬܢ̇ܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ. ܏ܘܫ
See Montfaucon's Collectio nova Patrum et Scriptt. Græcc., t. i. p. 2, B and C, and p. 7, B, from Παρατηρητέον δὲ ὅτι μὴ κατὰ ἀκολουθίαν τῶν τῆς ἱστορίας χρὁνων to the end of the paragraph.

title: A tract on the diacritical points and marks of punctuation
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܫܪܒܐ ܡܛܠ ܢܘܩ̈ܙܐ ܘܦ̇ܪ̈ܘܫܐ ܕܗ̈ܕܡܐ ܘܕܩ̇ܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܩܪܘܝܐ
incipit: ܟܠ ܢܘܩܙܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܗܕܡܐ ܡܬܬܣܝܡ̇. ܥܠ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܡܫܘܕܥ܆ ܐܟܙܢܐ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܙܡܪܢܐ܇ ܕܟܠ ܕܥܒ̇ܕ ܢܫ̇ܠܡ̇. ܘܟܕ ܢܦ݁ܩ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ܀ ܏ܘܫ

author: Daniel of Salach
title: Extracts from, or rather an abridgement of, the Commentary of Daniel of Salach on the Psalms
rubric: ܬܘܒ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܕܦܬܓ̈ܡܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܐ ܡܢ ܕܘܝܕ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܨܠܚܝܐ
Imperfect at the end.
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i. p. 495.

Vellum, about 9 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 140 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 11, 12, and 136—140. The quires, 15 in number, are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 2, 139, and 140. The number of lines in each page varies from 21 to 33.

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- Vellum, about 9 in. by 6 1/2, consisting of 140 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—4, 11, 12, and 136—140. The quires, 15 in number, are signed with letters. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 2, 139, and 140. The number of lines in each page varies from 21 to 33.

It seems to be of the ixth or xth cent.

The latter half of the volume is written in a smaller character than the former.

ܐ ܒ

9th or 10th 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 CLXXV 1:123-125