London, BL, Add. 17128
source date: xth or xith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/757, Add. 17,128, London, BL, Add. 17,128, BL Add MS 17128, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 290, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXC

[This manuscript contains: A Sacerdotal. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 68 items.]

Syriac

title: A Sacerdotal
  title: Various prayers and sedras, to be used at the celebration of the Holy Eucharist.
    title: Prayers
      title: Part 1
      rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܠܗ̇ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܘܣܐܡ ܬܠܬ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܥܠ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܥܡ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܘܠܒܪܐ ܘܠܪܘܚܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܬܠܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ. ܘܡܬܦܫܛ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ . ܏ܘܫ
      title: Part 2
      rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܠܗ̇ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܡܐ ܕܥ̣ܠ ܠܩܕܘܫ ܩܘܕܫܝܢ ܓܘܝܐ. ܘܣܐܡ ܬܠܬ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܩܕܡ ܦܬܘܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܏ܘܫ.
      title: Part 3
      rubric: ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܨܠܐ ܠܗ̇ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܡܐ ܕܡ̇ܣܩ ܠܚ̣ܡܐ ܘܢܘܩܝܐ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܟܕ ܫ̇ܩܠ ܦܝܢܟܐ ܥܠ ܝܡܝܢܗ ܘܟܣܐ ܒܣܡܠܗ ܘܩܐܡ ܩܕܡ ܦܬܘܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܏ܘܫ
      title: Part 4
      rubric: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܨܠܐ ܠܗܝܢ ܟܗܢܐ ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܐܙܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ. ܘܐܝܟܐ ܕܠܚ̇ܡ ܕܢܨ̈ܛܠܝܢ
    title: Sedras
    title: Prayers
    rubric: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܡ̇ܨܠܐ ܠܗ̈ܝܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ. ܟܕ ܒܪܝܟ ܩܕܡ ܦܬܘܪ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܕܡ̇ܫܪܐ ܒܩܘܪܒܐ
  title: A collection of Anaphoras
    title: Of the twelve Apostles
    rubric: ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ ܫ̈ܠܝܚܐ
    author: S. James
    title: Of S. James
    rubric: ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܚܣܝܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ
    author: Ignatius
    title: Of Ignatius
    rubric: ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܐܘܟܝܬ ܩܘܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܢܘܪܢܝܐ (ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܨܐ ܚܕܬܐ)
    See Renaudot, Liturg. Orient., t. ii., p. 215.
    author: Dionysius the Areopagite
    title: Of Dionysius the Areopagite
    rubric: ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܢܘܣܝܘܣ. (ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܬܝܢܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ)
    author: Cyril of Jerusalem
    title: Of Cyril of Jerusalem (sic)
    rubric: ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܨܐ ܚ̇ܕܬܐ ܕܢܦܝܩ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
    author: Gregory Nazianzen
    title: Of Gregory Nazianzen
    rubric: ܐܢܐܦܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܓܪܝܓܪܝܘܣ ܬܐܘܠܓܘܣ
  title: Various Orders of Service
    title: The Benediction of the Chalice
      author: Severus of Antioch
      title: Of Severus of Antioch
      rubric: ܪܫ̣ܡ ܟܣܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܝܘܪܐ
      author: John Chrysostom
      title: Of John Chrysostom
      rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܪܫܡ ܟܣܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܘܣ
    title: The Order of Baptism
      author: Severus
      title: Of Severus
      rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܘܐܩܠܘܠܬܝܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܇ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ
      author: Severus
      title: The Abridged Order of Baptism of Severus
      rubric: ܩܘܕܫ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܐܘܝܪܐ. ܕܐܬܬܣܝܡ ܡܢܗ܆ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܦܣ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܢܢܩܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ. ܐܘ ܡܛܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܕܓܕܫ̈ܢ. ܏ܘܫ
      See Assemani, Codex Liturgicus, t. ii., p. 300; Denzinger, Ritus Orientalium, t. i., p. 316.
      author: Timothy of Alexandria
      title: Of Timothy of Alexandria
      rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܇ ܕܡܪܝ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ
    title: The Consecration of Water on the Epiphany
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܢܦܝ̣ܩ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
  title: A collection of Prooemia
    title: Without title
    Imperfect at the beginning.
    title: Before the sedras of the Anaphora
    rubric: ܦܪ̈ܝܡܝܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܢܦܘܪܐ
    title: Before the sedras of the Dead
    rubric: ܦܪ̈ܝܡܝܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
    title: Before the sedras of Baptism
    rubric: ܦܪ̈ܝܡܝܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
  title: A collection of Sedras for the circle of the whole year
  rubric: ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܫܢܬܐ
  The authors named are and John of Antioch, foll. 80 a, 101 a, 126 a, 131 b, 137 a, 150 b, 151 b, and 171 b.
    title: The Nativity
    title: The Epiphany
    title: Lent
      author: John of Antioch
      title: A sedra of John of Antioch
    title: The Miracles
    rubric: ܣܕܪܐ ܕܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ
    title: Palm Sunday
    title: The Consecration of the Branches
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܒ݁ܘܪܟ ܣܘ̈ܟܐ
    title: The Order of the Washing of Feet
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
    title: The Passion and the Cross
    rubric: ܕܚܫܐ ܘܕܨܠܝܒܐ
      author: Mārūthā of Tagrit
      title: A sedra of Mārūthā of Tagrit
    title: The Adoration of the Cross
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
    title: The Resurrection of our Lord
    author: John of Antioch
    title: A sedra of John of Antioch
    title: New (or Low) Sunday
    title: Another Sedra
    rubric: ܣܕܪܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܕܡܬܬ̣ܣܝܡ ܒܥܐܕܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ. ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܡܬܝܗܒ ܫܠܡܐ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ
    title: The Ascension of our Lord
    title: Pentecost
    title: The Ascension of our Lord
    title: The Dispensation of our Lord
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ
    title: Of Repentance
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ
    title: Of Propitiation or Expiation
    rubric: ܕܚܘܣܝܐ
    title: For various occasions
      author: John of Antioch
      title: A sedra of John of Antioch
      author: John of Antioch
      title: A sedra of John of Antioch
      author: Severus of Antioch
      title: A sedra of Severus of Antioch
      author: John of Antioch
      title: A sedra of John of Antioch
    title: On entering a convent or house
    rubric: ܟܕ ܥܐ̇ܠ ܐܢܫ ܠܥܘܡܪܐ ܐܘ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܕܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ
    title: For the evening, night, and morning
    rubric: ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ
      author: John of Antioch
      title: A sedra of John of Antioch
      author: John of Antioch
      title: A sedra of John of Antioch
      author: Severus of Antioch
      title: A sedra of Severus of Antioch
    title: For the blessed Virgin, the Saints, the Fathers, and the Dead
    title: For the Dead and at Funerals
      author: John of Antioch
      title: A sedra of John of Antioch
    title: For the blessed Virgin, the Martyrs, the Saints, and the Apostles
  title: Short ejaculations for various occasions
  title: Prayers for various occasions

Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 7 3/8, consisting of 192 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 66, 156, and 166. The quires, signed with letters, are, according to the present signatures, 22 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 1, 2, 65, 73, 84, 124, 126, 140, 156, 165, 172, 175, 176, 178, 181, and 182. There are from 26 to 35 lines in each page.

192 ff.

- Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 7 3/8, consisting of 192 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1, 66, 156, and 166. The quires, signed with letters, are, according to the present signatures, 22 in number. Leaves are wanting at the beginning, and after foll. 1, 2, 65, 73, 84, 124, 126, 140, 156, 165, 172, 175, 176, 178, 181, and 182. There are from 26 to 35 lines in each page.

The writing is good and regular, of the xth or xith cent.

Foll. 1—10, 66—70, and 183—192, are somewhat later than the rest.

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

- That this manuscript became defective at an early period may be seen from the marginal note on fol. 176 b:

ܐܚܘܢ ܥܒܪ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܛܪ̈ܦܐ ܘܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܛܪܦܐ ܕܩܛܝܥ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܚܘܬܡܗ ܕܗܢ ܣܕܪܐ ܗܢܐ

- On the margin of fol. 90 a, we find the name of Zacchaeus

ܙܟܝ ܚܛܝܐ

- on the margin of fol. 174 b, we find the name of Bar-saumā

ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܚܛܝܐ

- On the margin of fol. 158 a, there is written, in Coptic letters, the name of Simeon, ⲤⲨⲘⲈⲰⲚ; followed by that of Abba Bīshōi, ⲀⲂⲂⲀ ⲠⲒϢⲰⲒ, and then the words ⲪϮ ⲚⲀⲒⲚⲀϤ, "God be merciful to him!"

ⲤⲨⲘⲈⲰⲚ, ⲀⲂⲂⲀ ⲠⲒϢⲰⲒ, ⲪϮ ⲚⲀⲒⲚⲀϤ

10th or 11th 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 CCXC 1:226-227