Arabic and Coptic Manuscript. Agpeya .

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  Arabic and Coptic Manuscript. Agpeya . Arabic and Coptic Manuscript. Agpeya . Size 6 x 4 1/8 inches. (an old Coptic word, meaning ‘Book of Hours’ or Horologian. The Agpeya is primarily used by the Coptic Orthodox Church. It contains prayers for seven different hours to be said throughout the day. The hours are chronologically laid out, each containing a theme corresponding to events in the life of Jesus Christ. Each hour is composed of an introduction which includes the Lord’s Prayer, the Prayer of Thanksgiving, and Psalm 50. It is followed by various Psalms, an excerpt from the Holy Gospel, and Litanies. Lord Have Mercy is then chanted 41 times (representing the 39 lashes Christ received before the crucifixion, plus one for the spear in His side, plus one for the crown of thorns), followed by several other prayers and a conclusion. The Coptic canonical hours is largely monastic, primarily composed of psalm readings. The Coptic Agpeya is equivalent of the Byzantine Horologion. Seven canonical hours exist, corresponding largely to the Byzantine order, with an additional `Prayer of the Veil` which is said by Bishops, Priests, and Monks. The Agpeya is read throughout the day and in many situations. The hours of the day start from sunrise and end at sunset. The morning prayer (Prime), which corresponds to 6 a.m., is said upon waking up in the morning or after the Midnight praise the previous night. The Terce (9 a.m.) and Sext (noon) hours are prayed before each liturgy during the Offering of Incense. The None (3 p.m.) hour is also read during fasting days. Vespers (sunset) and Compline (9 p.m.) are read in the early evening and before bedtime, respectively. and are both read before the Liturgy during the Lent and the fast of Nineveh. The Midnight hour is read just before the Midnight Praise. The Veil hour is reserved for priests, monks and bishops. The manuscript is beautifully written in naskhī script, 12 lines to a page. Number of folios: 110. Size of manuscript is 10.7 x 15.2, written surface is 7.5 x 12 cm. In black ink, with headings in red, on yellowish paper. The writing of the manuscript was completed by `Abd Yūhannā Butrus on 14th of March 1862 AD. There is also a possession entry, which states that the manuscript came into the possession of Khalīl Yūsuf son of al-Hājj Yūsuf on the 26th day of Januarch 1862 AD. There is also a possession entry, which states that the manuscript came into the possession of Khalīl Yūsuf son of al-Hājj Yūsuf on the 26th day of January 1884 AD. It is bound in full morocco, embossed in an arabesque design, leaves 108-110 are repaired with non-acidic transparent tape, with a loss of a few letters, with lower left hand corner of leaf 110 is missing causing the loss of a few words, otherwise a very good manuscript. [Code: Agpeya 1]

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