Digitized Manuscripts: Faceted Search

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This table searches all collections of Syriac and Garshuni manuscripts that are freely available online by key terms. Click any of the categorized menu items to narrow down your search. If you would like to sort the manuscripts by shelf-mark or date, or search by general keyword, see our other table here, which includes all the same manuscript data.

*The Approximate Date column is derived from the best available information for the manuscript. This is not asserted as a scholarly position on the dating of the manuscript. Instead, it is merely used here for the convenience of being able to sort all manuscripts by numerical date. The user should keep in mind that there may be considerable debate over the precise dating of the manuscript and should consult the manuscript repository and relevant scholarly literature for details.

Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Vat. sir. 1 928 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-54v Genesis
  • f. 54v-96v Exodus
  • f. 96v-128v Leviticus
  • f. 128v-174r Numbers
  • f. 174r-210v Deuteronomy
  • f. 210v Colophon
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Vat. sir. 5 700 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-2v Introduction
  • f. 3r-147v Book of Ezekiel (1:15-46:13)
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Vat. sir. 12 500 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-58r Gospel of Matthew
  • f. 58r-94r Gospel of Mark
  • f. 94v-156v Gospel of Luke
  • f. 156v-203v Gospel of John
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Vat. sir. 13 736 CE Syriac

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  • f. 6v-92v Gospel of Matthew
  • f. 93r-154r Gospel of Mark
  • f. 154r-264r Gospel of Luke
  • f. 264v-338r Gospel of John
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Vat. sir. 14 956 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-56v: Gospel of Matthew
  • f. 57r-94r: Gospel of Mark
  • f. 94v-151v: Gospel of Luke
  • f. 152r-195v: Gospel of John
  • f. 195v-196v: Colophon
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Vat. sir. 16 1,200 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-39v: Matthew
  • f. 39v-63v: Mark
  • f. 64r-116v: Luke
  • f. 116v-139r: John
  • f. 139r-183v: Acts of the Apostles
  • f. 183v-188r: Epistle of James
  • f. 188r-192v: Epistle of John
  • f. 197r-213v: Romans
  • f. 213v-229v: 1 Corinthians
  • f. 229v-240r: 2 Corinthians
  • f. 240r-245v: Galatians
  • f. 245v-250v: Ephesians
  • f. 250v-254v: Philippians
  • f. 254v-258r: Colossians
  • f. 258r-261v: 1 Thessalonians
  • f. 261v-263r: 2 Thessalonians
  • f. 263r-267v: 1 Timothy
  • f. 267v-270v: 2 Timothy
  • f. 270v-272v: Titus
  • f. 272v-273v: Philemon
  • f. 273v-285v: Hebrews
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Vat. sir. 18 1,481 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-109v Gospel of John (Harklean)
  • f. 110r-184v Gospel Lectionary (Harklean)
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Vat. sir. 19 1,030 CE Christian Palestinian Aramaic

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  • f. 1r: Title of Reading
  • f. 1v-199r: Gospel Lectionary
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Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi, 339 (DIYR 00339) 500 CE Syriac
  • Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop, Letter to Carpianus on the Gospel canons
  • ​Gospel canon tables
  • Gospels, Peshitta (Extant text covers Matthew 1:12-John 19:42. Text divided into paragraphs corresponding to the Ammonian sections, with Eusebian canon references)
Borg. sir. 28 1,581 CE Garshuni

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  • f. 1r-487r Garshuni Old Testament (Wisdom Books)
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