London, BL, Add. 17219
source date: xiiith cent.
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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/980, Add. 17,219, London, BL, Add. 17,219, BL Add MS 17219, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 191, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CXCI

[This manuscript contains: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, with a marginal division into ܗܘ̈ܠܠܐ and ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ.; The Canticles.; Hymns and Prayers for various occasions.; Conciones, for several occasions.; Hymns addressed to the martyrs. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 36 items.]

Syriac

Foll. 1b-142
title: The Psalms, according to the Peshitta version, with a marginal division into ܗܘ̈ܠܠܐ and ܡܪ̈ܡܝܬܐ.
The missing portions are: Ps. iv. 8—x. 8; xviii. 20—39; and xxiv. 9 —xxix. 7.
The short arguments prefixed to them are stated in the title (fol. 1 b) to have been composed by Theodore of Mopsuestia: [ܥ]ܠ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ [ܡـ]ܫܝܚܐ ܡܫ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܡ̣ܟܬܒ [ܙ]ܡܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܥܠܠܬ̈ܬ [ܕܦ]ܫܝܪ̈ܢ ܒܦܣܝܩ̈ܬܐ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ [ܡܪܝ] ܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ [ܕܡܦܣ]ܘܣܛܝܐ.

Foll. 143a-149
title: The Canticles.
rubric: ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ
  Foll. 143a-144
  title: The first song of Moses.
  Foll. 145a-145
  title: The song of Isaiah.
  Foll. 145b-147
  title: The second song of Moses (Deut. xxxii. 1—21).
  Foll. 147b-149
  title: The third song of Moses (Deut. xxxii. 21—43).

Foll. 149b-166
title: Hymns and Prayers for various occasions.
rubric: ܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܬܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܒܚܕܒ̈ܫܒܐ
ܘܒܥܐܕ̈ܐ ܘܒܕܘܟܪ̈ܢܐ. ܘܐܦ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܫܒܬܐ
Compare Add. 14,675 [...] , and Add. 7156 (Forshall and Rosen’s Catalogue, p. 12).
  author: Narses
  title: Hymn for the night of any Sunday, by Narses.
  rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܚܕܒ̈ܫܒܐ (sic) ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܢܪܣܝ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  incipit: ܬܵܘܕܝܸ ܠܛܒܐ ܕܚܪܪ ܓܢܣܢ
  Foll. 150a-150
  author: Theodore of Mopsuestia
  title: Morning hymn ("the Song of Light") by Theodore of Mopsuestia.
  rubric: ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܛܘܒܢܐ ܬܐܕܘܪܘܣ ܡܦܫܩܢܐ
  incipit: ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܢܚ̣ ܠܙܕܝ̤̈ܩܐ
  Foll. 151a-152
  author: Narses
  title: Morning hymn, by Narses.
  rubric: ܕܒܬܪܗ̇܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܢܪܣܝ
  incipit: ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ. ܚܲܕܝ̤ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܫܡܝܐ.
  Foll. 152b-153
  title: The song of the three holy Children.
  rubric: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ
  Foll. 153b-154
  title: For Sunday morning, (the "Gloria in excelsis").
  rubric: ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܚܕܒ̈ܫܒܐ
  incipit: ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ
  Foll. 154b-154
  title: The Nicene Creed.
  rubric: ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܬܥܣܪ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ. ܕܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܒܢܝܩܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ
  Foll. 155a-155
  title: A prayer, when they give the kiss of peace, at the celebration of the holy Eucharist.
  rubric: ܕܫܠܡܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ
  incipit: ܘܚܠܦ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܬ̈ܘܠܝܩܐ ܘܐܦܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ. ܘܩܫܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܫܢܐ ܘܲܩܝܵܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܕܥ̣ܢܕ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ.
  Foll. 155b-155
  author: Ephraim
  title: At the celebration of the holy Eucharist, by Ephraim.
  rubric: ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  incipit: : ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܠܟܐ ܣܓܝܕܐ̣. ܕܙܟ݂ܐ ܒܚܫܗ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܛܪܘܢܐ. ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐ̣ܫܬ݁ܘܕܝ̣ ܠܢ. ܚ̈ܝܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܐ ܡܠܟܘܬ ܪܘܡܐ. ܒܛܠ ܡܢܢ ܟܠ ܢܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ. ܏ܘܫ.
  Foll. 156a-156
  author: Yazdīn
  title: At the celebration of the holy Eucharist on festivals, by Yazdīn.
  rubric: ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܥܐܕ̈ܐ܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܝܙܕܝܢ ܪܒܐ
  incipit: ܚܲܝܸܠ ܡܪܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܐ ܕܦܫ̣ܛܘ. ܘܫܩ̣ܠܘ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܠܚܘ̈ܣܝ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ. ܏ܘܫ
  Forshall and Rosen are wrong in supposing (Catalogue, p. 13) that Yazdīn, ܝܙܕܝܢ, may be an error of the scribe for Yazīdād, ܝܙܝܕܕ.
  Foll. 156b-156
  title: At the celebration, of the holy Eucharist on ferial days.
  rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ
  incipit: ܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܲܢܣ̣ܒܢ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ. ܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܢ ܡܪܝ ܠܚܘܣܝ ܚܘ̈ܒܐ.
  Foll. 157a-157
  author: Ephraim
  title: For the nocturn of Monday, by Ephraim.
  rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  incipit: ܐܬܦܢ ܥܠ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܝܟ ܦܪܘܩ[ـܢ.] ܘܩܒܠ ܒܥܘܬܢ ܘܦܢܐ ܫ̈ܐܠܬܢ.
  Foll. 157b-157
  author: Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis
  title: For the nocturn of Tuesday, by Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis.
  rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܠܬ ܒܫܒܐ܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܏ܐܦܣܩ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
  incipit: ܠܐ ܣܦ̇ܩܝܢ ܪܘܡܐ ܘܥܘܡܩܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܕܢܘܕܘܢ ܠܐܝܬܘܬܟ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܡܬܩܢ ܟܠ.
  Foll. 158a-158
  author: Abimelech
  title: For the nocturn of Wednesday, by Abimelech.
  rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܒܫܒܐ ܕܥ܏ܒ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܒܝ̣ܡܠܟ
  See Add. 14,675 [...], no. 2 h.
  Foll. 158a-158
  author: Ephraim
  title: For the nocturn of Thursday, by Ephraim.
  rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܚܡܫܒܫܒ[ܐ. ܕܥܒܝܕܐ] ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
  See Add. 14,675 [...], no. 2, i.
  author: John of the convent of Narses.
  title: For the nocturn of Friday, by John of the convent of Narses.
  rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܢܪܣܝ
  incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܛܒܐ ܕܒܝܕ ܚܘܒܗ ܓܠ̣ܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܠܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ.
  Generally called John of Beth-Rabban. See Assemani, Bibl. Or., tom. iii., pars 1, p. 72.
  Foll. 160b-160
  author: Ephraim
  title: For the nocturn of Saturday, by Ephraim.
  rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܫܒܬܐ܀ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܪܒܐ
  incipit: ܒܪܝܟ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܕܒܪܢ ܘܦܪܩܢ ܒܨܠܝܒܗ.
  Foll. 160b-160
  title: For the morning service or lauds of ferial days.
  rubric: ܕܨܦܪܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܫܚܝ̈ܡܐ
  incipit: ܠܟ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܘܠܟ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܥܒܘܕܢ.
  Foll. 161a-161
  author: Bābai the Great
  title: At compline on Sundays, by Bābai the Great.
  rubric: ܕܣܘ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ܀ ܠܡܪܝ ܒܒܝ ܪܒܐ
  incipit: ܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܩܕܝܫ ܒܲܟܝܵܢܗ. ܐܫܘܐ ܠܣܓܘܕ̈ܝܟ ܕܢܩܕܫܘܢ ܠܫܡܟ.
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., tom., iii., pars 1, p. 88.
  See Add. 14,675 [...], no. 2, k, a.
  Foll. 162a-162
  author: Bābai the Great
  title: A hymn to be used from the Annunciation to the Nativity, by Bābai the Great.
  rubric: ܕܡܪܝ ܒܒܝ ܪܒܐ܀ ܕܡܬܐܡܪܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܘܒܪܐ ܠܝܠܕܐ
  incipit: ܒܪܝܟ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܕܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ. ܦܪܢܣ ܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܒܢܒܝܘܬܐ.
  Foll. 163a-163
  author: Bābai bar Něsībnāyē
  title: Rogationary hymn, by Bābai bar Něsībnāyē.
  rubric: ܕܒܥܘܬܐ܀ ܕܥܒܝܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܒܒܝ ܒܪ ܢܨܝܒܢܝܵܐ
  See Add. 14,675 [...], no. 2, k, γ.
  Foll. 164a-164
  author: Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis
  title: Rogationary bymn, by Bar-saumā, bishop of Nisibis.
  rubric: ܕܒܥܘܬܐ. ܠܡܪܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ
  See Add. 14,675 [...], no. 2, k, β.
  Foll. 164b-165
  title: For the Consecration of the Church, by Sergius the Persian.
  rubric: ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ܀ ܠܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܦܪܣܝܐ
  incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܲܠܟ݁ܢ. ܘ܏ܫ.
  See Add. 14,675 [...], no. 2, δ.
  Foll. 165b-165
  author: Abbā the Catholicus
  title: At compline, by Abbā the Catholicus.
  rubric: ܕܣܘܒܥܐ܀ ܠܡܪܝ ܐܒܐ ܩܬܘ܏ܠܝ.
  incipit: ܫܘܒܚܠܟ (sic) ܡܪܝ ܡܐ ܛܒ ܐܢܬ. ܏ܘܫ.
  See Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. iii., pars 1, p. 75.
  Foll. 166a-166
  title: Another.
  rubric: ܐܚܪܬܐ ܠܥܕ̈ܢܐ
  incipit: ܡܫܲܒ݁ܚܬ݁ ܡܪܢ ܘܠܟ ܝܵܐܐ ܠܡܲܣܩܘܼ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܟܠܝܘܡ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ.

Foll. 167a-171
title: Conciones, for several occasions.
rubric: ܟܪ̈ܘܙܘܬܐ
  Foll. 167a-170
  title: Part a
  rubric: ܕܪܡܫܐ܀ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ
  Foll. 171a-171
  title: Part b
  rubric: ܕܣܘܒܥܐ
  Foll. 171b-171
  title: Part c
  rubric: ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ

Foll. 172a-186
title: Hymns addressed to the martyrs.
rubric: ܩ̈ܠܐ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ
See Add. 14,675 [...], no. 5.

Paper, about 6 3/4 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 186 leaves, many of which are much torn, especially foll. 1—20, 38, 68—72, 78, 83, 157, 158, 165—171, and 181—186. The quires, signed with letters, were probably 18 in number; but the volume is imperfect at the end, and there are lacunae after foll. 3, 9, 15, 171, 178, 180, and 181. The number of lines in each page is 16 or 17.

186 ff.

- Paper, about 6 3/4 in. by 4 7/8, consisting of 186 leaves, many of which are much torn, especially foll. 1—20, 38, 68—72, 78, 83, 157, 158, 165—171, and 181—186. The quires, signed with letters, were probably 18 in number; but the volume is imperfect at the end, and there are lacunae after foll. 3, 9, 15, 171, 178, 180, and 181. The number of lines in each page is 16 or 17.

It is written in a regular, Nestorian hand of the xiiith cent., with many Syriac vowels and a few other marks of punctuation.

Foll. 1—3 are somewhat more recent.

Foll. 68—72 are of still later date.

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

13th 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 CXCI 1:134-136