Background information
from Drower
Various sections
of the Canonical Prayerbook
Copyists
BOOK OF SOULS Prayers 1-31
MASIQTA Prayers 32-72
The Letter ('ngirta) Prayer 73
COLOPHON #74
HYMNS OF PRAISE Prayers 75-77
The Responses ('niania) Prayers 78-103
The Rusma (Daily Ablution Prayers)--Prayer 104
ASIET MALKIA Prayer 105
Rahmia (Daily Devotional Prayers)--Prayers 106-168
Colophon 169
Tab Taba Ltabia (the full Commemoration prayer forthe dead and living--Prayer 170
Hymns of Praise--Prayers 171-172
Sumhata (The Names)--Prayers 173-176
Little New Year's Feast Prayer--Prayer 177
Prayers for honoring the crown--Prayer 178
Hymns of marriage and a new priest (including the series Kt Azil Bhira Dakia-- Prayer 179-198
Colophon 199
Prayers 200-283
Colophon 284
Prayers 285-304
Coronation Prayers and hymns (including two for myrtle)-- Prayers 305-328
Colophon 329
BANNER HYMNS Prayers 330- 347
Blessed Oblation Prayers and Hymns--Prayers 348- 374
Blessings on the chief celebrant after Blessed Oblation-- Prayers 375-381
Myrtle prayers and hymns--Prayers 382-385
Various prayers 386-409
Prayer of Yahia--Prayer 410
Odd hymns--411- 412
OF THE MANDAEANS
Prayers 161-162
Prayers 163-164
Prayers 165-169
Colophon
These are the prayers and chants and the offertory of the “Devotions” which I, poor and lowly, a minor amongst brother-priests, have copied.
I kiss the shoes on the feet of the pious and (am) as earth on the feet of Nasoraeans, dust beneath the feet of ganzibras.
I am Rabbi Adam-Yuhana son of Sam son of Bihram son of Sa’dan son of Msa’ad known as Kamisia and Riš-Draz by name.
I copied for myself so that I might act and be successful therein and that I should have someone on earth to mention my name 1) and yonder in the mighty and lofty worlds of light.
I copied from the qulasta (collection) of Baktiar son of Mhatam--Zihrun son of Bihram son of Adam-Yuhana, of the Dihdaria family, by the name of Sabur, which the great, lofty and respected Rabbi Ram-Yuhana copied; (he was) the son of R.Yahia-Zihrun son of R. Zihrun son of R. Adam son of R. Yahia-Adam, son of R. Šitil, ‘kuma by name.
And he copied from the qulasta that was copied for himself by R. Ram-Yuhana son of R. Yahia-Zihrun son of R. Zibrun, ‘kuma by name.
He copied from his own qulasta for a “perfect” man, an ‘stad, Hadat son of Qasim son of Hadat son of Bihiam son of Zakria of the Dihdaria family, Sabur by name.
He copied it from the qulasta of the great, lofty, revered one, a pourer-forth (or “copyist”) of treasure, highly perfected in priestcraft, R. Sam-Yuhana, son of R. Yahia-Adam son of Bihram-Zihrun son of Adam-Yuhana son of Zid son of Sam, ‘Asakir by name.
He copied this insertion (rubric) from the qulasta of Zihrun-Yuhana son of R. Zihrun son of Yahia-Adam son of Zakia, Manduia by name.
Adam-Yuhana copied it, son of Adam-Bihram son of Bihram son of Sam son of Yahia son of Mhatam son of Adam of the Kafašia family, known as Dubia, ‘Aziz by name.
He copied it from the qulasta of the great, lofty and respected ganzibra, one exempt from all blemish, R. Mhatam-Bayan son of Zakia-Šitlan son of Sam--Yuhana son of Sarwan-Bahran son of Adam-Baktiar son of Sam--Bahran son of Yahia-Br-Zakia by name.
He was of the children of Zakia son of Yuhana, known as Buhayir.
He copied from the qulasta of the great, lofty and respected R. Bihram-Br-Hiia, son of Adam-Zakia son of Br-Hiia son of Baktiar, Kuhilia by name.
And his teacher copied from the qulasta of Yahia son of Adam son of Sam son of Zakia-Zihrun, ‘Asikir by name; who copied it from a qulasta which ‘Amuyia Bihram-Br-Hiia son of Zakia Kuhilia who copied for himself from the qulasta of the great and lofty and revered ganzibra- a chosen one whom the First Life chose out, R. Mhatam Br-Hiia son of Baktiar son of Adam-Bihram, by name Kuhailia, may Manda-d-Hila forgive him his sins!
He copied from a qulasta which was copied for himself by ‘Amuyia, R. Mhatam-Zihrun-Br-Hiia son of Baktiar, Kuhilia by name.
He copied from the qulasta of R. Ram-Bayan son of R. Sam, son of Mhatam Daudania by name, which was copied by R. Sam-Paiiš son of Baktiar son of Sam, Tutu by name.
It was kept in the library (ginza) of R. Adam-Yuhana son of Sam-Daudania and was copied from the qulasta of R. Bihramson of Bihram-Yahia-Šaiar, Tutu by name, who copied for himself from the qulasta of Sam-Bihram son of Bihran-Gadana that was copied by R. Zihrun-Baktiar son of Adam-’qaiam son of Sarwan the Deaf, who copied it from a qulasta he had copied for himself from a qulasta copied by R. Adam-Zihrun son of Yahia-Yuhana son of Bihdad son of Anuš-M’ailia who copied it for himself from a qula-sta he copied for himself from the qulasta of R. Bihram-Baian son of Br-Yahia-Baz, whose first pupil (candidate br priesthood) who copied it was the brother of his father Bihram-Baian son of Yahia-Baz who copied from his own qulasta which he copied from the qulasta of Ruzba-Bulbul son of Bihram which Adam-Zihrun copied, the son of Yabia-Yuhana- Bihdad son of Anuš-M’ailia.
Adam-Zihrun copied it for his pupil, Adam son of Yahia-Sam-Paiiš.
He copied it from the qulasta of Adam-Zihrun son of Yahia-Yuhana-Bihdad son of Anuš-M’ailia. And Adam-Zihrum copied it a second time for himself from the qulasta of his father Yahia-Yuhana-Bihdad son of Anuš-M’ailia.
And Yabia-Yuhana-Bihdad copied it for Zihrun-Br-Bihdad which Zakia son of Yuhana copied.
He copied it for Sam and Anuš, the sons of Br-Hiia. He copied from the qulasta he had copied for his pupil, Mhatam-Bulbul son of Br-Hiia, from a qulasta which Anuš M’ailia copied — the son of Bihdad-Zakia son of Zihrun.
He copied from the manuscript of his father, Anuš-M’ailia son of Anuš-Bihdad who copied it for himself a second time: he copied from the qulasta of Hibil son of Yahia son of Sam-Saiwia from the manuscript of Baian son of Zakia.
His mother was Haiuna daughter of Yahia.
It was copied from the library which remained with them from the place Tib.
And Ramuia son of ‘Qaimat was its compiler, and Ramuia copied from Šganda and Šganda copied from Zazai-d--Gawazta son of Hawa: the name of his father was Natar. And Zazai copied from the Scroll of the First Life.
And Life, rejoice for even Life is victorious over all works, and victorious is Manda-d-Hiia and his helpers.
Background information
from Drower
Various sections
of the Canonical Prayerbook
Copyists
BOOK OF SOULS Prayers 1-31
MASIQTA Prayers 32-72
The Letter ('ngirta) Prayer 73
COLOPHON #74
HYMNS OF PRAISE Prayers 75-77
The Responses ('niania) Prayers 78-103
The Rusma (Daily Ablution Prayers)--Prayer 104
ASIET MALKIA Prayer 105
Rahmia (Daily Devotional Prayers)--Prayers 106-168
Colophon 169
Tab Taba Ltabia (the full Commemoration prayer forthe dead and living--Prayer 170
Hymns of Praise--Prayers 171-172
Sumhata (The Names)--Prayers 173-176
Little New Year's Feast Prayer--Prayer 177
Prayers for honoring the crown--Prayer 178
Hymns of marriage and a new priest (including the series Kt Azil Bhira Dakia-- Prayer 179-198
Colophon 199
Prayers 200-283
Colophon 284
Prayers 285-304
Coronation Prayers and hymns (including two for myrtle)-- Prayers 305-328
Colophon 329
BANNER HYMNS Prayers 330- 347
Blessed Oblation Prayers and Hymns--Prayers 348- 374
Blessings on the chief celebrant after Blessed Oblation-- Prayers 375-381
Myrtle prayers and hymns--Prayers 382-385
Various prayers 386-409
Prayer of Yahia--Prayer 410
Odd hymns--411- 412
