A catalogue of Armenian Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries

MS. Arm. e. 18

Oriental Manuscripts

Contents

Gandsaran and Talaran, A.D. 1453.

1. f. 1

A large gap ensues.

Language(s): Armenian
2. f. 3

The Gantz is lacking.

Language(s): Armenian
3. f. 4(b)

The first strophe only.

Language(s): Armenian
4. f. 5
Language(s): Armenian
5. f. 5(b)
Language(s): Armenian
6. f. 5(b)

The first three lines only.

Language(s): Armenian
7. f. 6
Language(s): Armenian
8. f. 7(b)
Language(s): Armenian
9. f. 9
Language(s): Armenian
10. f. 11
Language(s): Armenian
11. f. 11(b)
Language(s): Armenian
12. f. 13

With a Cafa. Wantint the end.

Language(s): Armenian
13. f. 16

The last lines only.

Language(s): Armenian
14. f. 16

Alphabetically.

Language(s): Armenian
15. f. 17(b)
Language(s): Armenian
16. f. 20(b)
Language(s): Armenian
17. f. 21(b)
Language(s): Armenian
18. f. 25(b)
Author: Ter Mkhitar
Language(s): Armenian
19. f. 26
Language(s): Armenian
20. f. 31
Language(s): Armenian
21. f. 31
Language(s): Armenian
22. f. 32(b)
Language(s): Armenian
23. f. 33
Language(s): Armenian
24. f. 37(b)
Language(s): Armenian
25. f. 37(b)
Language(s): Armenian
26. f. 38

Alphatbetical.

Language(s): Armenian
27. f. 39
Language(s): Armenian
28. f. 41(b)
Language(s): Armenian
29. f. 43

with a Cafa.

Language(s): Armenian
30. f. 45(b)
Language(s): Armenian
31. f. 46
Language(s): Armenian
32. f. 46(b)
Language(s): Armenian
33. f. 49(b)
Language(s): Armenian
34. f. 50
Language(s): Armenian
35. f. 52
Language(s): Armenian
36. f. 53
Language(s): Armenian
37. f. 53(b)
Incipit: Աւրհնեալ է կամքն ա՟ծային.
Language(s): Armenian
39. f. 58
Language(s): Armenian
40. f. 60

With a Cafa.

Language(s): Armenian
41. f. 61
Language(s): Armenian
42. f. 63(b)
Language(s): Armenian
43. f. 65
Language(s): Armenian
44. f. 68
Language(s): Armenian
45. f. 69(b)
Language(s): Armenian
46. f. 74(b)
Language(s): Armenian
47. f. 75(b)
Language(s): Armenian
48. f. 78
Language(s): Armenian
49. f. 79
Language(s): Armenian
50. f. 79(b)
Language(s): Armenian
51. f. 81(b)
Title: Cant.
Language(s): Armenian
52. f. 83
Language(s): Armenian
53. f. 85
Language(s): Armenian
54. f. 85(b)
Language(s): Armenian
58. f. 95(b)
Language(s): Armenian
59. f. 97
Language(s): Armenian
60. f. 98(b)
Language(s): Armenian
61. f. 99
Language(s): Armenian
62. f. 99(b)
Language(s): Armenian
63. f. 103
Language(s): Armenian
64. f. 103(b)
Language(s): Armenian
65. f. 105
Author: Ter Araqel
Language(s): Armenian
66. f. 108
Incipit: Յաւիտենից ա՟ծ յառաջ …
Language(s): Armenian
67. f. 108(b)
Language(s): Armenian
68. f. 109

The first two strophes only.

Language(s): Armenian
69. f. 110

Wanting the first four strophes.

Language(s): Armenian
70. f. 112(b)
Language(s): Armenian
71. f. 113
Language(s): Armenian
72. f. 113
Language(s): Armenian
73. f. 114

The end lacking.

Language(s): Armenian
74. f. .
Language(s): Armenian
75. f. 119
Language(s): Armenian
76. f. 121(b)

The end wanting.

Language(s): Armenian
77. f. 123
Language(s): Armenian
78. f. 124
Language(s): Armenian
79. f. 124(b)

The end wanting.

Language(s): Armenian
80. f. 125

The first strophe wanting.

Language(s): Armenian
81. f. 126(b)

The last half wanting.

Language(s): Armenian
83. f. 128

The end wanting.

Language(s): Armenian
84. f. 130

Lacks the first strophe.

Language(s): Armenian
85. f. 130(b)

Lacks the end.

Language(s): Armenian
86. f. 131
Language(s): Armenian
87. f. 132(b)

Lacks the end.

Language(s): Armenian
88. f. 133(b)
Language(s): Armenian
89. f. 134
Language(s): Armenian
90. f. 134(b)
Language(s): Armenian
92. f. 136(b)
Language(s): Armenian
94. f. 139
Language(s): Armenian
95. f. 138(b)

A lacuna follows.

Language(s): Armenian
97. f. 141
Language(s): Armenian
98. f. 143
Language(s): Armenian
99. f. 145(b)
Language(s): Armenian
100. f. 146
Language(s): Armenian
103. f. 149(b)

with a Cafa.

Language(s): Armenian
105. f. 154

The last two strophes only.

Language(s): Armenian
106. f. 154
Language(s): Armenian
107. f. 154(b)
Language(s): Armenian
108. f. 155(b)
Language(s): Armenian
109. f. 158
Language(s): Armenian
110. f. 158
Language(s): Armenian
111. f. 158(b)
Language(s): Armenian
112. f. 159
Language(s): Armenian
113. f. 159(b)
Language(s): Armenian
114. f. 159(b)
Language(s): Armenian
115. f. 160
Language(s): Armenian
116. f. 161
Language(s): Armenian
117. f. 162
Language(s): Armenian
118. f. 162(b)

Alphabetically. Up to the letter Ի, after which is a lacuna.

Language(s): Armenian
120. f. 165(b)
Language(s): Armenian
121. f. 166(b)

It ends with a versified colophon of the author.

Language(s): Armenian
122. f. 170
Language(s): Armenian
123. f. 171
Language(s): Armenian
124. f. 173

Lacks the end.

Language(s): Armenian
125. f. 174

Lacks the beginning.

Language(s): Armenian
126. f. 175
Language(s): Armenian
127. f. 176
Language(s): Armenian
128. f. 178
Language(s): Armenian
129. f. 179
Language(s): Armenian
130. f. 182(b)
Language(s): Armenian
131. f. 183
Language(s): Armenian
132. f. 185(b)
Language(s): Armenian
133. f. 185(b)
Language(s): Armenian
134. f. 186(b)
Language(s): Armenian
136. f. 193
Language(s): Armenian
138. f. 196(b)
Language(s): Armenian
139. f. 197

The first three strophes are similar with those of 'The Sons and Grandsons of St. Gregory' below.

Language(s): Armenian
140. f. 199

Fragmentary.

Language(s): Armenian
143. f. 204
Language(s): Armenian
145. f. 207(b)
Language(s): Armenian
146. f. 209
Language(s): Armenian
147. f. 213(b)
Language(s): Armenian
148. f. 214
Language(s): Armenian
149. f. 215(b)
Language(s): Armenian
150. f. 216
Language(s): Armenian
151. f. 217(b)
Language(s): Armenian
153. f. 219
Language(s): Armenian
154. f. 220
Language(s): Armenian
155. f. 220(b)
Language(s): Armenian
156. f. 221(b)
Language(s): Armenian
157. f. 224
Language(s): Armenian
158. f. 225
Language(s): Armenian
159. f. 226
Language(s): Armenian
160. f. 229
Incipit: Իմանալի սերոբէ …
Language(s): Armenian
161. f. 229(b)
Language(s): Armenian
162. f. 230

Alphabetically.

Language(s): Armenian
163. f. 232
Language(s): Armenian
164. f. 232
Language(s): Armenian
165. f. 234
Language(s): Armenian
166. f. 234(b)
Language(s): Armenian
167. f. 235
Language(s): Armenian
168. f. 236
Incipit: Այսաւր պարզողին զերկինս …
Language(s): Armenian
171. f. 239

Lacks he beginning.

Language(s): Armenian
173. f. 241

Only the ending at the Gands.

Language(s): Armenian
174. f. 241

Out og the ten strophes only the first three.

Language(s): Armenian
175. f. 247

This canon should come after f. 247, but is lost in this MS.

Language(s): Armenian
176. f. 242
Language(s): Armenian
177. f. 243
Language(s): Armenian
178. f. 243

The first two strophes only.

Language(s): Armenian
181. f. 246(b)
Language(s): Armenian
182. f. 247
Language(s): Armenian
183. f. 247(b)
Language(s): Armenian
184. f. 248
Author: Ter Mkhitar.

A fragmentary piece.

Language(s): Armenian
185. f. 250

Four strophes extract from Cant. Խաւսիմք առ ձեզ որ լայք.

Language(s): Armenian
186. f. 250(b)
Language(s): Armenian
187. f. 251
Language(s): Armenian
188. f. 253

Alphatbetically. Gands of Martyrs ensue.

Language(s): Armenian
189. f. 254(b)

Lacks the end.

Language(s): Armenian
190. f. 256

Lacks the beginning.

Language(s): Armenian
191. f.
Author: Mkhitar
Language(s): Armenian
192. f. 258

All but the end is missing.

Language(s): Armenian
193. f. 263(b)
Language(s): Armenian
194. f. 263(b)

Alphabetically. Lacks the middle portion.

Language(s): Armenian
195. f. 264

by the copyist of this MS.

Language(s): Armenian
196. f. 266
Incipit: Աւրհնեալ է ամենաբաւ ողորմութիւն սրբոյ երրորդութեան …

The second leaf and the end are lost.

Language(s): Armenian
197. f. 275
Incipit: գովեմղ ըզքեզ ով գա[նձարան], ր[ամ]եալ բանիւչ ներբողական, …
Language(s): Armenian
198. f. 275
Incipit: Գլխա[իոր ես] ա՟ծային կրաւնիցն վարդապետ …

Without title.

Language(s): Armenian
199. f. 275(b)
Incipit: Մունիր կանչող և Ձայնն ի խոր, … ընդ յարձակ խիստ խըմընդոր …

Three in number, fragmentary, without any title. Wanting the end.

Language(s): Armenian
200. f. 276
Incipit: … Դժոխոց հոտ կուգայ ւես ձուդաղամ …
Language(s): Armenian
201. f. 277
Incipit: … Որոց անդրանիգըն կային, տ՟յ չեղև նա բաժին …
Language(s): Armenian

References

Physical Description

Form: codex
Dimensions (leaf): 7" × 6" × 4" in.

Layout

Hand(s)

Written in Bolorgir script

History

Origin: 1453

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on: Baronian, Sukias, Rev.; Conybeare, F. C. (Frederick Cornwallis); Catalogue of the Armenian manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Oxford, at the Clarendon Press 1918

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