London, BL, Add. 17139
source date: apparently 10th or 11th century
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/768, Add. 17,139, London, BL, Add. 17,139, BL Add MS 17139, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 426, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCCXXVI

[This manuscript contains: Severus, John bar Aphtunāyā. The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtunāyā, etc. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 23 items.]

Syriac

author: Severus
author: John bar Aphtunāyā
title: The Hymns of Severus, John bar Aphtunāyā, etc.
The last now remaining is numbered 339, ܫܠܛ.
  title: Lent
  Very imperfect.
  title: The Miracles
  title: Palm Sunday
  title: Judas
  title: The holy Chrism
  title: The Washing of Feet
  title: The Wife of Pilate
  title: The Thief
  title: The Passion of our Lord
  title: The holy Cross
  title: The Resurrection
  title: On entering the Baptistery
  title: For the newly baptized
  title: The midweek of Pentecost
  title: The Ascension
  title: Pentecost or Whitsun Day
  title: The Commemorations of Saints, etc.
  title: The Emperors
  title: In time of wrath and calamities
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ
  title: Paraenetic hymns
  rubric: ܡ̈ܥܢܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ
  title: For the Dead
  title: Morning hymns

Vellum, about 6 1/4 in. by 4 1/4, consisting of 108 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 24, 69, 74, 85, 86, 89, and 93—102. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 18 in number. The first two are now missing, and leaves are wanting after foll. 60, 68, 76, 82, 84, 85, 86, 92, 100, and 108. The number of lines in each page varies from 13 to 22.

108 ff.

- Vellum, about 6 1/4 in. by 4 1/4, consisting of 108 leaves, some of which are much stained and torn, especially foll. 24, 69, 74, 85, 86, 89, and 93—102. The quires, signed with letters, were at least 18 in number. The first two are now missing, and leaves are wanting after foll. 60, 68, 76, 82, 84, 85, 86, 92, 100, and 108. The number of lines in each page varies from 13 to 22.

This volume is neatly written by two hands; the first responsible for foll. 1—76.

This volume is neatly written by two hands; the second responsible for foll. 77—108.

apparently 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 CCCCXXVI 1:343