London, BL, Add. 17130
source date: A. Gr. 1188
edition published: 2023-04-21-05:00
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/759, Add. 17,130, London, BL, Add. 17,130, BL Add MS 17130, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 513, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DXIII

[This manuscript contains: Funeral Services; Funeral Sermons; A madrāshā; Another madrāshā. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 25 items.]

Syriac

title: Funeral Services
  title: For bishops, priests, and deacons
  The first service is now lost.
    title: The second service
    rubric: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
    Imperfect at the beginning
      author: Ephraim
      title: Several madrāshē of Ephraim
      rubric: ܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
      Each madrāshā bears this or a similar rubric
    title: The third service
    rubric: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
      author: Ephraim
      title: Several madrāshē of Ephraim
      rubric: ܥܠ ܣܒܐ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ. ܘܥܠ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
      Each madrāshā bears this or a similar rubric
    title: Appropriate lessons from the Old and New Testaments
    title: Concluding hymns, litany, etc.
  title: For monks and lay persons
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܠܘܘܝܐ ܕܡܫܬܡܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܟܫܝܪ̈ܐ. ܘܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܡܐ̇ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ ܕܥܠ ܐܚ̈ܐ.
  Each of these three services likewise comprises several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, 42 a etc., and 47 b, etc., but also to Isaac of Antioch, fol. 37 b and Jacob of Batnae, fol. 52 b.
    title: The first service
    rubric: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ
      author: Ephraim
      title: Several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, ascribed to Ephraim
      author: Isaac of Antioch
      title: Several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, ascribed to Isaac of Antioch
    title: The second service
    rubric: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ
      author: Ephraim
      title: Several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, ascribed to Ephraim
    title: The third service
    rubric: ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܬܠܬ
      author: Ephraim
      title: Several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, ascribed to Ephraim
      author: Jacob of Batnae
      title: Several madrāshē and sūgyāthā, ascribed to Jacob of Batnae
    title: Appropriate lessons from the Old and New Testaments
    title: Concluding hymns, litany, etc

title: Funeral Sermons
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Of Jacob of Batnae
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ. ܕܥܠ ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥ̈ܢܝܕܐ
  incipit: ܐܠܘ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܚܠܝܡܬܐ ܕܩ̇ܢܝܐ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܐ. ܪܓܝܓ ܗܘܝܬ ܗܫܐ ܠܡܒܝܐܐܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܦ̇ܪ̈ܘܫܐ
  author: Ephraim
  title: Of Ephraim
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ
  incipit: ܟܪܘܙܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܘܬܐ. ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ. ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡ̇ܪܚܩ ܡܢ ܥܘܼܠܐ. ܘܡܬܩ̇ܪܒ ܨܝܕ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ.
  author: Jacob of Batnae
  title: Of Jacob
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܢ̈ܝܕܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  incipit: ܕܝܠܟ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܦܢ ܐ̇ܡܘܬ ܐܦܢ ܐ̇ܚܐ.

title: A madrāshā
rubric: ܡܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܘܬܐ ܘܣܛܢܐ. ܘܡܬܐܡܪ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
incipit: ܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܙܟ݁ܝܬ ܠܟܠ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܐ. ܏ܘܫ

title: Another madrāshā
rubric: ܐܚܪܢܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܢܨܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܐܢܫܐ ܢܟ̈ܦܐ
incipit: ܓܢܘ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܕܚ̈ܬܢܐ ܘܟ̈ܠܠܬܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܠܚܘܕ ܘܥܒ̣ܪܘ ܏ܘܫ

Vellum, about 8 1/8 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 86 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 11—13, 19, 20, 52, 65, 70—73, 78, 80, 81, 85, and 86. The quires, signed with letters, are 10 in number, but the first is imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning and after foll. 1 and 9. There are from 22 to 28 lines in each page.

86 ff.

- Vellum, about 8 1/8 in. by 5 3/4, consisting of 86 leaves, many of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 1—3, 11—13, 19, 20, 52, 65, 70—73, 78, 80, 81, 85, and 86. The quires, signed with letters, are 10 in number, but the first is imperfect, leaves being wanting at the beginning and after foll. 1 and 9. There are from 22 to 28 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand; dated A. Gr. 1188, A.D. 877

See additions.

- Colophon

ܐܫܬ݁ܠܡܘ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܠܠܘܘܝܐ. ܬܫ̈ܡܫܬܐ ܕܥܘܦܝܐ. ܕܐܦ̈ܝ܏ܣ ܘܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܫܡܫܢܐ ܘܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝ̇ܡܐ ܘܕܟܠܢܫ ܒܟܠܗ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܠܗܘܢ: ܘܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܚܕ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ. ܀ . ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܐܠܗܐ̣ ܚܘܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܝܟ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܠܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܕܟܬܒ.

- Colophon

On fol. 86 a there is a note, stating that this manuscript was written for the convent of S. Mary Deipara, at the expense of one Simeon, from the convent of Mār Solomon near Dolūk (ܕܠܝܟ or ܕܠܘܟ, %), in the year 1188, A.D. 877. The name of the scribe is not mentioned.

ܥܒ̣ܕ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܠܘܘܝܐ. ܠܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫـ[ܬܐ] ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܕܒܡܕܒ[ܪܐ] ܕܐܣܩܝܛܝ̣. ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܘܟܕ ܠܐ . . . ܡܢ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܠܘܡܘܢ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܕܠܝܟ܆ ܡܛܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܏ܘܫ. ܘ . ܐܬܟܬܒ ܕܝܢ ܒܡܕܒ[ܪܐ ܕܐܣ]ـܩܝܛܝ. ܫܢܬ ܐ[ܠܦ] ܘ܏ܩܦܚ ܒܕܝ̈ܘܢـ[ܝܐ.]

- One of the usual anathemas, in a different hand

AD 877 AG 1188

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 DXIII 1:392-393