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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Borg. sir. 83 Unknown Syriac

See entry in Scher

  • Binding
  • Works of Narsai
    • f. 1v-14r On the Divine Revelation to Patriarchs and Prophets (I)
    • f. 14v-27r On the Divine Revelation to Patriarchs and Prophets (II)
    • f. 27v-34v On the Nativity
    • f. 34v-36v Sogitha on Mary and the Magi
    • f. 36r-44r On the Virgin Mary
    • f. 44v-46r Sogitha on Mary and the Angel
    • f. 46r-53v On Epiphany
    • f. 53v-55v Sogitha on Jesus and John the Baptist
    • f. 55v-62v On John the Baptist
    • f. 62v-64v Sogitha on John the Baptist and the Crown
    • f. 64r-74v On Peter and Paul
    • f. 74r-80v On the Four Evangelists
    • f. 80v-85r On Stephen
    • f. 85r-96r On the Three Doctors
    • f. 96r-97v Sogitha on Cyril and Nestorius
    • f. 97v-104r On Lent I
    • f. 104r-111v On the Temptation of Christ
    • f. 111v-113v Sogitha 
    • f. 113v-121r On the Raising of Lazarus
    • f. 121r-127v Against the Jews
    • f. 127v-131v On Palm Sunday
    • f. 133v-141r On Holy Week
    • f. 141v-148v On the Passion
    • f. 148v-155r On the Repentant Thief
    • f. 155v-162v On Mysteries and Baptism
    • f. 162v-168r On the Resurrection
    • f. 168r-170r Sogitha on the Cherub and the Thief
    • f. 170r-178v On the Confessors
    • f. 178v-180v Sogitha on King Shapur and the Martyrs
    • f. 180v-187v On the Three Children
    • f. 187v-193v On the Ascension
    • f. 193v-199v On Pentecost
    • f. 199v-204v Memra of David the Scholastic
    • f. 204v-210v On the Incarnation of Christ
    • f. 210v-215r For Any Saints Day
    • f. 215r-223r On the Departed and the Resurrection
    • f. 224r-233v On the Parable of the Ten Virgins
  • f. 233v-242r Memra of Rabban Gabriel
  • f. 242r-253v Narsai, On the Second Coming
  • f. 261r-261v Narsai, On the Prodigal
  • f. 263r-267v Memra of Rabban Emmanuel on Baptism
  • f. 267v-290r Turgame of the New Testament by Abdisho of Nisibis
  • f. 290r-290v Colophon
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Vat. sir. 599 1,871 CE Syriac
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  • Copyists Note
  • f. 1r-1v Table of contents
  • f. 1v-11r Letter of Mar Aba, Catholicos Patriarch of the East to those in the Episcopal city of Seleucia 
  • f. 11r-19v  Another letter of Mar Abba on the boundary of joining of marriage
  • f. 19v-33v The Letter of Mar Isho'yahb of Gedalaya the Patriarch to Rabban Abraham
  • f. 33v-44r Letter of St. Atticus, Bishop of Constantinople to the priest, Eupesicos
  • f. 44r-50v Letter of Bishop Andrew of Samosata to Rabbula, Bishop of Urhoy [Edessa] 
  • f. 50v-51v Demonstrations from the teachers of the Church
  • f. 51v-54v St. Athanasius, From the Homily against Apollonarius; Against Theopaschites
  • f. 54v-58v A letter translated from Greek to Syriac containing the history of Mar Nestorius
  • f. 58v-63r Excerpted words from the Holy Gregory the Theologian against the heretics, the Theopaschites and those who deny the duality of the natures of the Messiah, our Lord, and our God
  • f. 63r-66r St. John Chrysostom, On the Passion
  • f. 66r-78v Histories of the death of Hormizd, the son of Khosrau and unto the end of the kingdom of the Persians
  • f. 78v-79v The statement of faith the Bishops of Persia brought to king Khosrau
  • f. 80r-80v Two letters of Barsawma of Nisibis to Acacius
  • f. 80v-83v The canons written by Rabban Mar Abraham the Abbot of the brethren of the monastery on the mountain of Izla
  • f. 83v-87r The canons of Rabban Dadisho' about the monaster of 'Ahid
  • f. 87r-97v The canons of the holy school of the city of Nisibis
  • f. 97v-111r The decisions which were made by the blessed of God, Mar Hannanisho' the Catholicos, Patriarch of the East
  • f. 111r-136r The arrangements of ecclesiastical decisions of Mar Timothy I, Catholicos
  • f. 136r-155v The canons and decisions of Mar Isho' bar Nun
  • f.155v-175v The laws and canons of marriage and inheritances of the excellent Mar 'Abdisho', magistrate of Assyria
  • f. 175v-190r Various chapters of the ecclesiastical decisions of the excellent Simon, the magistrate of Revardashir
  • f. 190r-250v The book about the decisions of Mar Isho'bokht, the Metropolitan of Persia  
  • f. 250v-262v Laws and decisions set down by Christian kings
  • f. 262v-294r Canon of the judgments of Constantine, Theodosius, and Leo: another translation outside of the writings above, and also the canons which are beyond these and chapters of oath 
  • f. 294r-305r Secular laws of the Romans of Ambrosius the confessor
  • f. 305v-306r Table of Contents (Syriac)
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Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00473) 1,721 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • f. 1v-20v Gospel Lectionary (Syriac Rite, Eastern) (Syriac)
  • f. 23v-54v Hymns for feasts selected from the Hudra (Syriac)
  • f. 55v-91r Anaphora of the Apostles (Syriac)
  • f. 92r-105r Anaphora of Theodore of Mopsuestia (Syriac)
  • f. 106r-128v Anaphora celebrated five times a year (Syriac)
  • f. 129r-132r Hymns for Dominical feasts (Syriac)
  • f. 132v-182v 'Abdisho' bar Brika, Dismissal hymns for various feasts (Syriac)
  • f. 186r-188r Prayers (Syriac)
  • f. 189r-203v Turgame for feasts and commemorations of the liturgical year (Syriac)
  • f. 204r-209v Hymns for feasts selected from the Hudra (Syriac)
  • f. 210r-212r Rite of veneration (Syriac)
  • f. 212v-223v Epistle to Hebrews (Syriac)
  • f. 224r-225r Gospel of Matthew (Garshuni)
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00341) 1,686 CE Syriac

See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 27

  • f. 2r-71v 'Abdisho' bar Brīkā, The Book of the Pearl
  • f. 78v-79r Shlēmōn of Basra, Prayer before meals
  • f. 79v-105v Fables of Aesop
  • f. 109v-161r Gregory bar Hebraeus, Conversation of wisdom
  • f. 161v-168r Summary of Aristotle's Categories in diagrams
  • f. 169r-189v Gregory bar Hebraeus, Book of the pupils of the eye
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00402) 1,700 CE Mongolian, Syriac
  • f. 1v-55r Gewargis Warda, 'Onyatha for the Rogation of the Ninevites and on penitence (Syriac)
  • f. 55r-56v 'Abdisho' bar Brīkā, Dismissal prayers in Strophes (Syriac)
  • f. 57v-66v 'Onyatha from the life of Rabban Hormizd (Syriac)
  • f. 67r-68v Service for a blessing of the months (Syriac)
  • f. 69r-74v Hymns (Syriac)
  • f. 75r-80v Hymns for New Sunday (Syriac)
  • f. 80v-86v Dismissal Prayers (Syriac)
  • f. 87r-92r Service for a blessing of the months (Syriac)
  • f. 92r-94v Khamis bar Qardahe, Sogitha on economy (Mongolian and Syriac)
  • f. 94v-98v Sogyatha on the Church and on New Sunday (Syriac)
  • f. 99r-109r Midnight service for the fifth Sunday of Lent (Syriac)
  • f. 109r-110v Hymns for the commemoration of saints (Syriac)
  • f. 110v-115v Khamis bar Qardahe, Hymns (Syriac)
  • f. 115v-117v Madrasha (Syriac)
  • f. 117v-124v Madrashe (Syriac)
  • f. 125r-132r Rite of bishop ordination (Syriac)
  • f. 132r-144v Hymns from Ḥudrā (Syriac)
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00415) 1,578 CE Syriac

See Scher's note on Mardin 33

  • f. 1v-34v 'Abdīshō bar Brīkā, Turgame for feasts and commemorations of the liturgical year
  • f. 34v-40v Turgame for weekdays
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00429) 1,571 CE Syriac

See Scher's entry for Diyarbakir 60

  • f. 1r-35v Khamis bar Qardahe, Sogyatha for feasts of the liturgical year
  • f. 36r-93v 'Abdisho bar Brīkā, Turgame for feasts and commemorations of the liturgical year
  • f. 93v-107v Khamis bar Qardahe, Turgame on feasts of the liturgical year and other subjects
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00473) 1,721 CE Garshuni,Syriac
  • f. 1v-20v Gospel readings (Syriac Rite, Eastern)
  • f. 23v-54v Hymns for feasts selected from Ḥudrā
  • f. 55v-91r Anaphora of the Apostles
  • f. 92r-105r Anaphora of Theodore of Mopsuestia
  • f. 106r-128v Anaphora celebrated five times per year
  • f. 129r-132r Hymns for Dominical feasts
  • f. 132v-182v 'Abdisho' bar Brīkā, Dismissal hymns for various feasts
  • f. 186r-188r Prayers
  • f. 189r-203v Turgame for feasts and commemorations of the liturgical year
  • f. 204r-209v Hymns for feasts selected from Ḥudrā
  • f. 210r-212r Rite of Veneration
  • f. 212v-223v Epistle to the Hebrews
  • f. 224r-225r Gospel of Matthew
Borg. sir. 52 1,468 CE Syriac

Catalog entry found here

  • First section of the Nomocanon of Mar 'Abdisho' of Nisibis
Vat. sir. 129 1,020 CE Syriac

Catalog entry in Assemani

  • Apostolic Constitutions
  • 'Abdisho' bar Brīkā, Collection of synodical canons
  • Synod of Timothy the Patriarch
  • 'Abidsho' bar Brīkā, Collection of synodical canons (part II)
  • Elijah of Nisibis, Letters to the Bishops and faithful Deacons

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