London, BL, Add. 17190
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/846, Add. 17,190, London, BL, Add. 17,190, BL Add MS 17190, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 307, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCCVII

[This manuscript contains: The second volume of a collection of Choral Services and Homilies for the principal festivals of the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 42 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1-123
title: The second volume of a collection of Choral Services and Homilies for the principal festivals of the whole year.
rubric: ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫܢܬܐ
The hymns and prayers are, as in the first volume (Add. 14,515 [...] ), ascribed to Ephraim, Jacob of Batnae, and Isaac of Antioch.
  Foll. 1b-48
  title: Palm Sunday.
    Foll. 1b-3
    title: The twentieth homily of Severus of Antioch.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢ ܕܐܦܝܬܪ̈ܘܢܝܘ. ܥܠ ܐܘܪܥܐ ܕܦܪܘܩܢ: ܐܘܟܝܬ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܐܘ̈ܫܥܢܐ: ܘܕܗ̇ܝ ܕܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ. ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܣܐܘܪܝܣ. ܪܝܫ ܐܦܝܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ. ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ
    Foll. 4a-9
    title: Metrical discourse of Ephraim.
    Foll.4a-14b
    title: Metrical discourse of Jacob of Batnae
    See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 322, no. 135
    Foll. 15a-20
    title: Metrical discourse of Jacob on the Church and the Synagogue.
    rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܕܬܐ ܘܟܢܘܫܬܐ
    See Assemani, p. 321, no. 127, serm. VI.
    Foll. 21a-37
    rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܐܘܫ̈ܥܢܐ
    Foll. 37b-39
    rubric: ܒ̈ܥܘܬܐ
    Foll. 40a-42
    title: Sūgyāthā of Jacob of Batnae
    rubric: ܣܘ̈ܓܝܬܐ
      Foll. 40a-42
      title: The first.
      incipit: ܗ̇ܝ ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ. ܚ̇ܕܬܐ ܚ̇ܙܬ ܗܘܬ. ܗ̣ܝ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܕܦܘܪܩܢܗ̇ ܣܢ̣ܬ.
      Foll. 40a-42
      title: The second, in the form of a dialogue between Zion (ܨܗܝܘܢ) and the Church (ܥܕܬܐ).
      incipit: ܐܒܐ ܒܚܘܒܗ ܠܒܪܗ ܫܠ̣ܚ܆ ܕܢܚ̣ܘܬ ܢܦܪܘܩ ܠܓܒܝܠܬܗ
      Foll. 40a-42
      title: The third.
      rubric: ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܐܟܪܙܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܕܐܬܢ̇ܒܝܘ ܠܗ̇ ܟܕ ܐܡ̣ܪܝܢ
      Foll. 40a-42
      title: The fourth.
      incipit: ܪܟܒ ܗܘܐ ܡܪܢ ܥܝܠܐ. ܘܥܠ ܠܓܘ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܨܠܘܒܬܐ
      Foll. 40a-42
      title: The fifth, in the form of a dialogue between the Synagogue (ܟܢܘܫܬܐ) and the Church (ܥܕܬܐ).
      incipit: ܒܪܬ ܥ̈ܒܪܝܐ ــ ܗܐ ܣ̣ܪܒܐ. ܕܒܝܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̣ܝ ܝ̣ܪܬܬ
    Foll. 43a-48
    title: A prose homily of Jacob.
    See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. i., p. 304, no. 11, and Zingerle, Sechs Homilien, p. 40.
  Foll. 48b-109
  title: Passion Week.
  rubric: ܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܘܐܠܗܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
    Foll. 48b-59
    title: Monday.
      Foll. 53b-59
      title: Sūgīthā (of Jacob of Batnae) on Cain and Abel.
      incipit: ܫܪܒܗ ܕܗܒܝܠ ܬܗܪܐ ܡ̣ܠܢܝ ܘܠܕܘܡܪܐ ܪܥܝܢܝ ܫ̣ܪܟ
    Foll. 60a-70
    title: Tuesday.
      Foll. 64b-70
      title: Madrāshē.
    Foll. 70b-77
    title: Wednesday.
    Foll. 78a-88
    title: Thursday.
      Foll. 81b-86
      title: Sūgīthā (of Jacob of Batnae) on the Female Sinner and Satan.
      rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܘܣܛܢܐ
      incipit: ܫܒ̇ܩ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܢܚ̣ܬ. ܘܡܢ ܒܪܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܦܓܪܐ ܠܒ̣ܫ.
      Foll. 87a-88
      title: The Washing of Feet.
      rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ
    title: Friday.
      Foll. 95b-109
      title: Sūgyāthā of Jacob of Batnae.
        Foll. 95b-97
        title: First, on the Apostasy of Simon Peter.
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܟܦܘܪܝܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
        incipit: ܐܚ̈ܝ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܚܪܬ ܘܐܬܡܠ̣ܝܬ ܚܫܐ
        Foll. 98a-100
        title: Second, on the Repentance of Simon Peter.
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܥܠ ܬܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܫܡܥܘܢ
        incipit: ܒܪ ܥ̇ܠܝܐ ܢܚ̣ܬ ܠܐܪܥܐ. ܘܬܚ̈ܬܝܐ ܣܒܟܘ ܗܘܘ ܒܗ ܘܢܓܕܘܗܝ
        Foll. 101a-102
        title: Third, on Judas.
        rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ
        incipit: ܬܗܪܐ ܫܩܠܢܝ ܕܐܡܠܠ. ܥܠ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܢܟܝܠܐ ܒܙܘܥܬܐ
        Foll. 103a-103
        title: Fourth, alphabetical sūgīthā.
        incipit: ܐܬܒ̇ܝܢܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܒܡܕܡ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܒܗܢܐ ܥܐܕܐ.
        Foll. 103b-108
        title: Fifth, sūgīthā.
        incipit: ܕܢܘܗܝ ܐܦ ܚܝܒ̣ܘܗܝ. ܚܒܫܘܗܝ ܐܦ ܢܓܕܘܗܝ
        Foll. 108b-109
        title: Sixth, sūgīthā.
        incipit: ܩܡ ܒܝܬ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܪܐ ܕܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܚܝܒܐ ܐܫ̣ܬܐܠ ܕܐ̇ܢ ܟܠ
  Foll. 110a-110
  title: The Commemoration of the Apostles.
  Foll. 111a-111
  title: The Commemoration of any one Saint.
  Foll. 111a-112
  title: The Commemoration of all Martyrs.
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܒܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܣ̈ܗܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ
  Foll. 112b-113
  title: The Commemoration of Shamūnī and her Sons (the Maccabees).
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܒ̈ܢܝܗ
  Foll. 113b-113
  title: Order for the Vigil of the Brethren and of the believing Dead.
  rubric: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܗܪܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܘܕܥ̈ܢ̣ܝܕܐ ܡ̈ܗܝܡܢܐ
  Foll. 114a-114
  title: Prayers (ܒܥ̈ܘܬܐ) of Jacob and Ephraim, commemorating the blessed Virgin, the Martyrs and the Dead.
  Foll. 115a-115
  title: Madrāshē on the Resurrection.
  rubric: ܡ̈ܕܪܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܢܘܚܡܐ
  Foll. 116a-116
  title: A sūgīthā of Jacob for all men.
  rubric: ܣܘܓܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܥܠ ܟܠܢܫ
  incipit: ܐܘ ܥܘܡܪܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܐܬܟܠ̣ܬܢܝ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܝܐ. ܐܘ ܝܡܐ ܕܚ̈ܘܒܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܠܡ̇ܢ (sic) ܛܒܥܬܢܝ ܒܬܗܘܡܐ.
  Foll. 116b-117
  title: Metrical discourse of Jacob on all Martyrs.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܓܘܢܐܝܬ. ܕܐܡܝܪ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  incipit: ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܥܒ̣ܕܘ ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܕܡܐ̣. ܘܬܒܥܘܢܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܢܨܚ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܟܠܝܠܝܗܘܢ
  Foll. 118a
  title: Metrical discourse of Jacob on the Dead.
  rubric: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܒܘܝܐܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܢܝ̈ܕܐ
  incipit: ܐܠܘ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܡܠܬܐ ܚܠܝܡܬܐ ܕܩܢ̣ܝܐ ܫܘ̈ܦܪܐ

Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 123 leaves, many of which, are much stained, defaced, and torn, especially foll. 1, 7, 17, 27—29, 73, 74, 77—79, 88, 112, 117, and 119—123. The quires, signed with letters, were once 30 in number, but ܝܓ to ܟܙ are now wholly lost, and several of the others are very imperfect, there being lacunae after foll. 1, 3, 4, 72, 73, 77, 78, 109, 110, 113, 114, 115, and 117. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 36 lines.

123 ff.

- Vellum, about 10 1/2 in. by 7 1/8, consisting of 123 leaves, many of which, are much stained, defaced, and torn, especially foll. 1, 7, 17, 27—29, 73, 74, 77—79, 88, 112, 117, and 119—123. The quires, signed with letters, were once 30 in number, but ܝܓ to ܟܙ are now wholly lost, and several of the others are very imperfect, there being lacunae after foll. 1, 3, 4, 72, 73, 77, 78, 109, 110, 113, 114, 115, and 117. Each page is divided into two columns, of from 27 to 36 lines.

This volume is written in a good, current hand, dated A. Gr. 1204, A.D. 893 (see Add. 14,515 [...] ).

- Colophon

Fol. 1 a exhibits an index to the discourses contained in the volume. A note at the end of this index gives the name of the scribe, John.

ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ (sic) ܕܘܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܪܛ ܕܢܬܚܢ̣ܢ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

- Colophon

On fol. 123 b, there is a note, similar to that in Add. 14,515 [...], 311b .

ܠܐܝܩـ[ܪܐ] [ܘܠܬܫ]ܒܘܚܬܐ ܕ[ܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ] ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܐܬܚ[ܦܛ] ܘܣ̣ܡ ܣܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܪܘܚ[ܢܝـ]ܬܐ. ܡܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܙܢܬܗ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ. ܘܡܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܕܐܝܕ̈ܘܗܝ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܪܩ[ܣܝـ]ـܘܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܡܢ ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܠܝܢܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ. ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠ ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܟܬܒ̣ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܚܘܕܪܐ. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗ ܚܛܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܏ܘܫ. ܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ̇ܠܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚܛܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܐܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܐܡܝܢ.

AD 893 AG 1204

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 CCCVII 1:243-244