Borg. sir. 128 |
1,720 CE |
Syriac |
A more detailed description can be found on the following page: Kristian S. Heal, “Vatican Borgia Syriac 128: A New Description,” entry published March 31, 2014, cpart.byu.edu: The Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts, Brigham Young University.
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- f. 1r-67v History of Mary
- f. 67v-71v Jacob of Sarug, Memra on the Burial of Mary, Bearer of God
- f. 71v-78v Jacob of Sarug, Memra on Mary, Bearer of God
- f. 78v-99r Anonymous, Memra on the Holy Bearer of God
- f. 99r-104v Anonymous, Another memra on the Feast of the Ears of Wheat and on the Praises of Mary, Bearer of God
- f. 104v Note
- f. 104v-111r Timothy of Gargar, Memra on the departure of Mary, Bearer of God
- f. 111r Note
- f. 111r-112r Anonymous, A Miracle Worked by Mary at Apamea
- f. 112r-129r Jacob of Sarug, On the Martyrdom of Behnam and his Companions I
- f. 129r-151v Jacob of Sarug, On the Martyrdom of Behnam and his Companions II
- f. 151v Colophon
- f. 152r-159r Jacob of Sarug, On Simeon the Stylite
- f. 159r-170v Jacob of Sarug, On the Maccabean Martyrs Shmuni and her Children
- f. 170v-175v Jacob of Sarug, on Mor Sharbel
- f. 175v Note
- f. 176r-181v Jacob of Sarug, On the Last Judgment and Gehenna
- f. 181v Note
- f. 181v-184v Ephrem Syrus, On Humility
- f. 184v-185v [An Acrostic] On Pity in the Metre of Mor Jacob
- f. 185v-188v Ephrem Syrus, On Job
- f. 188v-193v Jacob of Sarug, On the Discovery of the Cross
- f. 193v-199r Jacob of Sarug, Memra in Praise of John the Baptist
- f. 199v Colophon
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Vat. sir. 596 |
1,917 CE |
Arabic, Syriac |
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- f. 1r-53v Jacob of Edessa, Commentary on the Old Testament
- f. 1r-20r Genesis
- f. 20v-32r Exodus
- f. 32r-39v Leviticus
- f. 39v-42v Numbers (f. 41rv lacuna)
- f. 42v-47r Deuteronomy
- f. 47v-50v Job
- f. 51r-52r Joshua
- f. 52v-53v Judges
- f. 53v-66r Exlanation of difficult Old Testament passages (Ephrem, Jacob, and others)
- f. 66r Colophon
- f. 66v-79r Explanations of various subjects attributed to different authors
- f. 79v-81v Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
- f. 81v-83v The Doctrine of Addai
- f. 83v-84r Twenty Canons of the Apostles
- f. 84r-85r Six questions and answers of Jacob of Edessa
- f. 85v-90r Hypomnemata of our Lord
- f. 90v-99v Two letters of Theodore bar Wahbun
- f. 99v-105r Prophecies of pagan philosophers
- f. 105r-111r Chosen words of philosophers teaching wisdom
- f. 111r Colophon
- f. 111v-112v Eulogy of Abraham of Nathpar
- f. 113r Anecdote of Moses bar Kepha by Mar Sawira
- f. 113v-115r Profession of Faith by Mar Michael
- f. 115v-116v Questions and answers on ousia
- f. 117r-120v Legend of Mar Eli al-Hira in Arabic
- f. 121r-130r History of Yareth the Alexandrian
- f. 130r Colophon (other colophons found at 66r and 111r)
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Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00344) |
1,600 CE |
Garshuni |
- f. 2r-3v Homily
- f. 3r-5v John Chrysostom, Homily on the denial of Peter
- f. 6r-11r John Chrysostom, Homily on Great Lent
- f. 11r-17v John Chrysostom, On repentance and love
- f. 17v-22v Ephrem Syrus, Homily on repentance and the soul
- f. 22v-31r John Chrysostom, commentary on the sixth Psalm
- f. 31v-37r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the Holy Mysteries, Confession, and Repentance
- f. 37v-43v John Chrysostom, On Repentance and the rebuke of the soul
- f. 43v-48v Ephrem Syrus, Homily on the end and the punishment of the world
- f. 48v-60v Basil, Bishop of Caesarea, Homily on repentance, on the poor Lazarus and the rich man
- f. 60v-69r John Chrysostom, Homily on the first day of creation
- f. 69r-75r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on repentance and baptism
- f. 75v-79v Gregory Nazianzus, Homily on the Nativity of our Lord
- f. 79v-95v John Chrysostom, Homily on the ten virgins
- f. 85v-91r John Chrysostom, Homily on Abraham and Isaac, when he took his son to sacrifice him
- f. 91r-105v John Chrysostom, Homily on Judas' betrayal of Christ
- f. 106r-114r John Chrysostom, Homily on the Lord's words "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by me"
- f. 114v-121v Book of the paradise. Chapter 1. "On the love of the near ones"
- f. 122v-127r Great miracle of the Virgin Mary that occured in the days of Caliph al-Mamun in Baghdad
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Sachau 72; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin 69 |
1,600 CE |
Syriac |
See entry for Sachau 72
- f. 3-6 Philosophical poem in 7-syllable meter
- f. 8r fragment, unidentified
- f. 8v-13v Aesop's fables
- f. 14r-14v fragment, About church discipline
- f. 14v-21v The canons of the synods
- f. 22r-31v Ephrem Syrus, Memra on his own death
- f. 31v Fragment, Madrasha on the misery of man
- f. 32-40v A collection of riddles
- f. 40v-41r Deacon Ṣlībā, 12-syllable strophes
- f. 42r-47r Grammatical inflections from ܒܙ
- f. 47v-57r Lexical matters
- f. 57v-61v Khamis bar Qardahe, Short poems
- f. 62r-62v More riddles in 12-syllable meter
- f. 63r-66v John bar Zo'bi, Philosophical text
- f. 66v Excerpt of the book of Canons of aequilitteris of 'Endnīšo' and Ḥunain
- f. 67r-90v various
- f. 91r-100b John bar Zo'bi, poem
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Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 60; 1/28 (DIYR 00136) |
1,582 CE |
Garshuni, Syrac |
- Psalter (Syriac Rite, Western)
- Nicene Creed
- Prayers
- Ephrem Syrus, Homily on learning
- Jacob of Sarug, Homily on admonition and on the deceased
- Ignatius bar Ṭlōyō, Homily
- Alexander Romance
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