London, BL, Add. 17129
source date: viith or viiith cent.
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
language: ar; ar-Syrc; ar-Syrn; cop; de; en; fr; grc
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/758, Add. 17,129, London, BL, Add. 17,129, BL Add MS 17129, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 494, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXCIV

[This manuscript contains: A collection of Sedras for various occasions; Prayers of various kinds; Timotheus of Alexandria. The Order of Baptism of Timotheus of Alexandria; The order of the Consecration of Water on the Epiphany. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 12 items.]

Syriac

title: A collection of Sedras for various occasions
ܫ̣ܠܡ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܕܟܠܓܢܣ ܘܕܟܠ ܥܐ̈ܕܝܢ܀ ܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܐܫܬܬܥܣܪ̈܀
Originally 16 in number; very Imperfect

title: Prayers of various kinds
  title: Propitiatory prayers
  rubric: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܚܘ̈ܣܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ
  Very imperfect.
    title: A prayer
    rubric: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܘܠܡ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ
  title: Prayers, alphabetically arranged
  rubric: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܝܢܬ ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܠܥܕܢ ܕܣ̈ܠܩܢ ܥܠ ܐܠܦܒܝܬ
  Very imperfect.
  title: Prayers for the Dead
    title: Beside the grave
    rubric: ܕܨܝܕ ܩܒ̣ܪܐ
    title: Over the oil with which the dead body is anointed
    rubric: ܕܥܠ ܡܫܚܐ ܕܫܠܕܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  title: For the Martyrs, the Blessed Virgin, at morning and evening, etc.
  Very imperfect.
  title: Miscellaneous prayers
  rubric: ܨ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܡ̈ܚܫܠܦܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ
  Very imperfect.

author: Timotheus of Alexandria
title: The Order of Baptism of Timotheus of Alexandria
ܫܠ̣ܡ ܛܟܣ̣ܐ ܕܥܡܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܀ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܚܣܝܐ ܡܪܝ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ.. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ܀
Imperfect at the beginning.

title: The order of the Consecration of Water on the Epiphany
rubric: ܛܟ̣ܣܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ. ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܐ: ܐܝܟ ܕܢܦ̣ܝܩ ܚܕܬܐܝܬ. ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܝܐ
Very imperfect.

Vellum, about 7 in, by 4 5/8, consisting of 41 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 7—11, 32, 36, 38, and 41. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 11 in number (ܝ, foll. 32—37); but the first five are altogether lost, and of the remainder only ܙ is perfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 6, 17, 25, 31, 32, 36, 37, and 41. The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 23.

41 ff.

- Vellum, about 7 in, by 4 5/8, consisting of 41 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 7—11, 32, 36, 38, and 41. The quires, signed with letters, were originally at least 11 in number (ܝ, foll. 32—37); but the first five are altogether lost, and of the remainder only ܙ is perfect. Leaves are wanting after foll. 6, 17, 25, 31, 32, 36, 37, and 41. The number of lines in each page varies from 20 to 23.

This volume is written in a good, regular Estrangela of the viith or viiith cent.

7th or 8th 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 CCCCXCIV 1:383