SSCN Voumes 1-10, 1994-2004

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter

Notification and Abstracts: Those interested in participating need to notify the Society in writing as soon as possible. Written abstracts will be due by June 1, 1999. Publication of Proceedings: The papers presented at the Conference will be published in the 6th volume of the Society's Bulletin for the year 1999-2000. A final draft of each paper shall be submitted by the presenter no later than October 31, 1999.

discussion. The second type is the regular presentations where the researcher briefly presents the work that he/she has or is doing in the field. These presentations will be structured in a 20- minute format with a 10-minute follow-up discussion. The maximum time allotted to these presentations, including the discussion, will be 30 minutes. Slide presentations may be scheduled for a total of 45 minutes.

The Coptic Midnight Office of the Psalmodia for the Month of Kiahk In light of a Newly Discovered Manuscript in a Private Collection (2) (by Hany N. Takla)

hundred and eleven for the pure martyrs and the happy pure ones | May God benefit us by the ac eptance of their prayers and their accepted petitions unto Him at every time and the praise to God be forever Amen. And the scribe, the caring for the writing of this holy psalmodia, the poor, the lowely, the despised, |the subservient, the insulted who does not deserve to have his name mentioned among the people for the sake of the abundance | of his sins and many faults which accumulated and amassed and was elevated above his head | which its number is countless like the stars which are contained in the heaven and like the sand which is (on) the shore | of the sea. And he is called by name, not by deed, Abdel Masih Matteos Tadros Ibrahim from the region of | Naqadah. So he asks and pleads and makes Metanoia at the feet of every one who reads in this | psalmodia so that he would ask Christ our God for the forgiveness of his sins and faults. And he who finds an error and corrects it, Christ, our God shall correct his affair and whoever say something, may he get multiples and the praise (to God forever...)

Introduction: In the last issue of this Newsletter, I introduced this private manuscript of the Kiahk Psalmodia. In this issue I will give a translation of the colophons as well as pictures of the decorative frames adorning the manuscript. '|' indicates a line break. Colophons: 1. f.17r: O Lord forgive the caretaker and pardon the reader and give understanding | to the listener and have mercy upon the scribe, I the wretched Abdel Masih | Amen Kyrie Eleison | Kyrie Eleison | Amen. 2. f.44v: O Lord forgive the caretaker and pardon the reader and give understanding to the listener and have mercy upon | the scribe, I the wretched Abdel Masih | Amen Alleluia Kyrie Eleison | Amen Kyrie Eleison | Amen.

St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter 3. f.137v, 2-line colophon indicating the name and geographical location of the scribe which is also listed in the last colophon.

4. f.225r: And the completion of this holy psalmodia was on the blessed Monday corresponding to the 15th | of the month of Baramouda, (the) year one thousand six-

The following are the decorative frames adorning the manuscript:

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