London, BL, Add. 17188
source date: xth or xith cent
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/842, Add. 17,188, London, BL, Add. 17,188, BL Add MS 17188, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 721, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, DCCXXI

[This manuscript contains: The Homilies or Dissertations of Moses bar Kipha, on the principal Festivals of the Church, with some other discourses by the same writer. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 32 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1a-94
title: The Homilies or Dissertations of Moses bar Kipha, on the principal Festivals of the Church, with some other discourses by the same writer.
rubric: ܥܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܡ̇ܫܪܝܢܢ ܠܡܟܬܒ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥ̈ܠܬܐ ܕܥ̈ܐܕܐ. ܕܥܒܝܕ ܠܡܘܫܐ ܒܪ ܟܐܦܐ̣. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܡܢ ܘܕܒܝܬ ܥܪ̈ܒܝܐ̣܀ ܀ ܀
See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 131, no. 9.
  Foll. 1a-9
  title: An Introduction, divided into four chapters.
    Foll. 1a-2
    title: Chap. 1. To those who induced him to write these homilies.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ̣ ܕܐܦܝܣܘܗܝ ܕܒܟܬܝ̈ܒܬܐ ܢܪܫܘܡ ܠܗܘܢ̣ ܗܢ̣ܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܥ̈ܠܬܐ
    Foll. 3a-5b
    title: Chap. 2. On the true faith of the Messiah.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐܘܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ܆ ܡܚܘܐ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܫܪܝܪܬܐ: ܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ
    Foll. 5b-7
    title: Chap. 3. A discourse to be read on the eve of any festival, exhorting the congregation to celebrate it with gladness.
    rubric: (προθεωρία) ܩܕܝܡܘܬ ܬܐܘܪܝܐ܇ ܕܩܕܡ ܟܠ ܥܐܕܐ. ܐܝܢܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܕܡܢܗܪܐ ܘܡܚܦܛܐ: ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝ ܥ̈ܐܕܐ܆ ܕܚܘܝܚܐܝܬ݁݀ ܢܥܕܥܕܘܢ: ܙܕܩ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܬܐܡܪ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ̣ ܕܪܡܫܐ: ܟܕ ܡܫ̇ܚܠܦ ܒܟܠ ܥܐܕܐ ܟܘܢܝܐ ܕܫܡܐ
    Foll. 7b-9
    title: Chap. 4. Explaining the meaning of the term festival (ܥܐܕܐ), and showing what is the difference between a festival of the Church and a festival of the heathens and the Jews.
    rubric: ܩܦܠܐ̇ܘܢ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ̇: ܕܡܚܘܐ ܕܡܢܐ ܡܫܘܕܥ̣ ܫܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܐܕܐ: ܘܡܢܐ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܐܝܬ݀ ܒܝܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ̣. ܠܥܐܕܐ ܕܚܢ̈ܦܐ ܘܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ
  Foll. 10a-18a
  title: On the Nativity.
  rubric: ܡܬܚܘܝܢܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܠܕܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ
  ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ
  It is divided into 10 chapters, and concludes with a short exhortation to the congregation.
  Foll. 18b-20
  title: On the Consecration of Water on the feast of the Epiphany.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܙܕܩ ܕܬܬܡܪ . . . ܕܢܚܐ
  ܫܠܡ̣ܬ݀ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܘܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ
  Foll. 20b-26
  title: On the Epiphany.
  rubric: ܡܬܚܘܝܢܘܬܐ. ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥܠ̣ܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܥܐܕܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܥܡܕܗ. ܐܘܟܝܬ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ
  ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܡܐ
  It is divided into seven chapters, and concludes with a short exhortation to the congregation.
  Foll. 27a-32
  title: On Lent.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ
  Foll. 32b-38a
  title: On Palm Sunday.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
  ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ ܒܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ
  It is divided into six chapters, and concludes with a short exhortation.
  Foll. 38b-44a
  title: On the Crucifixion.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܘܬܐ
  ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܡܐ
  It is divided into five chapters and an exhortation.
  Foll. 45a-46
  title: On the Washing of Feet (Thursday in Passion Week).
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܕܬܬܡܪ: ܒܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܪܐܙܐ. ܒܥܕܢܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ: ܒܬܪ ܕܡܫܝܓܝܢ ܟܠܢܫ
  Foll. 47a-53
  title: On the Passover or Lord's Supper.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܦܨܚܐ
  ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ
  It is divided into four chapters and an exhortation.
  Foll. 53b-57
  title: On the Saturday of Annunciation.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒܪܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܥܠܝ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ
  ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ
  It is divided into three chapters and an exhortation.
  Foll. 57a-58
  title: An exhortation concerning love, concord and peace, for the morning service of the Sunday of the Resurrection.
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣. ܒܙܥܘܪܝܬܐ܇ ܡܛܠ ܚܘܒܐ̇ ܘܐܘܝܘܬܐ ܘܫܝܢܐ. ܙܕܩ̇ ܕܬܬܐܡܪ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ܇ ܟܕ ܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܠܡܬܠ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܕܬܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܠܚ̈ܕܕܐ
  Foll. 59a-61
  title: Sermon for the Sunday of the Resurrection.
  rubric: ܬܘܪܓܡܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ
  Foll. 61b-64
  title: On the Friday of the Confessors.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܒܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܘܕܝܢܐ
  It is divided into three chapters, the third of which (fol. 63 a) has the special title : ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ: ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܐܓܘ̈ܢܣܛܐ̣. ܡܬܥܕܪܝܢ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ. ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܫܬܒܩܝܢ.
  Foll. 65a-67
  title: On the New Sunday.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ. ܕܒܬܪ ܩܝܡܬܐ
  Foll. 67b-70
  title: On the Ascension, in three chapters.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܣܘܠܩܐ
    Foll. 67b-67
    title: Chapter 1.
    rubric: ܪܝܫܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ: ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܟܬܪ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܡܢ ܩܝܡܬܗ ܠܣܘܠܩܗ
    Foll. 68a-69
    title: Chapter 2.
    rubric: ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܦܩ̇ܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܢܩܘܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܘܕܠܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܕܐܬܥܠܝ ܠܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܐ܇ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܗܪ̈ܛܝܩܘ ܡܣܒܪܝܢ. ܐܠܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܡܒܣܪ.
    Foll. 69b-70
    title: Chapter 3.
    rubric: ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ. ܒܥܢܢܐ ܗ̣ܘܬ ܡܣܩܬܗ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ ܠܫܡܝܐ
  title: On Pentecost.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
  On fol. 73 b we find the heading: ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܥܣܪܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܣܘܠܩܐ ܠܡܚܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ.
  Foll. 75b-78
  title: On the Friday of Gold (the first Friday after Pentecost).
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ: ܗ̇ܝ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ̣ ܕܕܗܒܐ.
  Foll. 78b-80
  title: On the Invention of the Cross.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܫܟܚܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
  Foll. 81a-83
  title: On the Prayers used in time of Wrath and any Calamity.
  rubric: ܥܠܬܐ ܕܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܟܠ ܪܘܓܙܐ: ܐ̇ܘ ܡܚܘܬܐ̇ ܐܝ̇ܕܐ ܕܗ̣ܝ.
  Foll. 83b-85
  title: A chapter showing why the Messiah is called by various epithets and names.
  rubric: ܫܘܘܕܥܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ. ܕܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ. ܒ̈ܟܘܢܝܐ ܘܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܡ̈ܫܚܠܦܐ. ܡܬܩܪܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ
  Foll. 85b-87
  title: A chapter showing that the honour of the dead consists, not in their clothes, but in the alms given during their life or after their death.
  rubric: ܬܘܒ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡ̈ܐܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܥ̇ܢܕܝܢ: ܐܠܐ ܙܕܩ̈ܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܘܡ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܐܘ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܡܬܝ̈ܗܒܢ.
  Foll. 87b-89
  title: A chapter showing that we should all be provided with good works, so that we may be delivered from the evil spirits which encounter men on their departure from this world.
  rubric: ܥܠ ܕܙܕܩ ܠܟܠܢ: ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܛܝ̈ܒܐ ܒܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ: ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܢܫܬܘܙܒ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܕܒܝܫܘܬܐ: ܗ̈ܢܝܢ ܕܐܪ̈ܥܢ ܒܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܒܡܦܩܢܘܢ (sic) ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ
  Foll. 90a-92
  title: Consolatory discourse at the funeral of a priest, abbat, or bishop.
  rubric: ܡܪܬܝܢܘܬܐ̣. ܐܘܟܝܬ ܒܘܝܐܐ. ܥܠ ܟܗܢܐ ܐ̇ܘ ܪܝܫܕܝܪܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ: ܡܐ ܕܥ̇ܢܕ: ܐܟܚܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܘܠܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ
  Foll. 92b-94
  title: Consolatory discourse at the funeral of any person.
  rubric: ܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ

Vellum, about 10 ¼ in. by 7, consisting of 94 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 10, 11, 18, 25, and 36. The quires, signed with letters, are ten in number, but ܓ and ܝ are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 19, 25, and 94. There are from 26 to 33 lines in each page.

94 ff.

- Vellum, about 10 ¼ in. by 7, consisting of 94 leaves, some of which are much stained and slightly torn, especially foll. 10, 11, 18, 25, and 36. The quires, signed with letters, are ten in number, but ܓ and ܝ are imperfect, leaves being wanting after foll. 19, 25, and 94. There are from 26 to 33 lines in each page.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand of the xth or xith cent.

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.]

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 DCCXXI 2:620-622