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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Mingana Syriac 89 1,700 CE Garshuni, Syriac

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  • f. 1-6v Barhebraeus, Geographical portion of a work entitled ܡܢܪܬ ܩܘ̈ܕܫܐ
  • f. 5 Map of the earth based upon the seven climates of Ptolemy
  • f. 6v-9r Ecclesiastical Calendar
  • f. 9v-10r [blank]
  • f. 10v-18v Dionysius Barsalibi, Commentary on the Apocalypse
  • f. 18v-28v Dionysius Barsalibi, Commentary on Acts
  • f. 29r-38v Dionysius Barsalibi, Treatise against the Jews
  • f. 39r-84v Dionysius Barsalibi, Treatise against the Muhammadans (in 39 Kephalia; the final –f. 76-84– consists entirely of Qur'anic quotations).
  • f. 85r-92v Dionysius Barsalibi, Treatise against Nestorians
  • f. 93r Grammatical note on the seyāmē
Vat. sir. 469 1,804 CE Syriac
  • Binding
  • Table of the Sermons of Ephrem Syrus
  • f. 1v-123r Sermons of Ephrem Syrus
  • f. 123r-123v Colophon
  • f. 124r-132r Barhebraeus, Wonders of Creation
    • f. 124r-125r First day
    • f. 125r-125v Second day
    • f. 125v-127r Third day
    • f. 127r-128r Fourth day
    • f. 128r-130r Fifth day
    • f. 130r-132r Sixth day
  • f. 132v-151v Barhebraeus, Treatise on metals, taken from the crème of the sciences of Barhebraeus
    • f. 132v-136v Chapter 1
    • f. 136v-140r Chapter 2
    • f. 140r-141r Chapter 3
    • f. 141r-147r Chapter 4
    • f. 147r 151v Chapter 5
  • f. 151v-152v Sayings against exile, preceded (151v) and followed by (152v) a short lexicon of foreign words
  • f. 154r-154v Fragment of a grammar
  • f. 155r-155v Fragment of a magic text
  • Binding
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 41 (SMMJ 00041) 1,474 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-4; SMC 3-4); Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994). Macler 5.

  • pp. 1-837 The book of the storehouse of the mysteries, the commentary on the entire text of the Bible from the writings of Mar Barhebraeus, Maphrian of the East (Gregorius Abū al-Faraj Barhebraeus)
    • pp. 1-2 preface
    • pp. 2-837 text
      • pp. 2-64 Genesis
      • pp. 65-97 Exodus
      • pp. 97-112 Leviticus
      • pp. 113-135 Numbers
      • pp. 136-148 Deuteronomy
      • pp. 149-151 Chronology of the patriarchs, from Adam to Nachor (the names of the last three patriarchs have not been filled in) 
      • pp. 153-161 Joshua
      • pp. 161-174 Judges
      • pp. 174-201 Samuel (I and II)
      • pp. 202 Chronology of the Judges
      • pp. 208-367 Psalms
      • pp. 367-407 Kings (I and II)
      • pp. 408-411 Chronology of the kings, from Saul to Sedecias
      • pp. 412-428 Proverbs
      • pp. 428-436 Ben Sirach
      • pp. 437-442 Ecclesiastes
      • pp. 442-452 Song of Songs
      • pp. 452-456 Wisdom
      • pp. 456-459 Ruth
      • pp. 459-474 Job
      • pp. 474-498 Isaiah
      • pp. 498-504 Hosea
      • pp. 504-506 Joel
      • pp. 506-509 Amos
      • pp. 509 Obadiah
      • pp. 509-510 Jonah
      • pp. 510-513 Micah
      • pp. 513-515 Nahum
      • pp. 515-517 Zephaniah
      • pp. 518-519 Haggai
      • pp. 519-528 Zechariah
      • pp. 528-529 Malachi
      • pp. 529-541 Jeremiah
      • pp. 541-543 Lamentations
      • pp. 543-560 Ezekiel
      • pp. 560-575 Daniel
      • pp. 576-580 Chronology of the kings of the Babylonians, Persians, Greeks and Romans who ruled over Palestine from Nebuchadnezzar to Vespasian
      • pp. 581-661 Matthew
      • pp. 661-684 Mark
      • pp. 684-724 Luke
      • pp. 725-750 John
      • pp. 753-773 Acts
      • pp. 774-777 James
      • pp. 777-779 1 Peter
      • pp. 779-780 1 John
      • pp. 781-790 Romans
      • pp. 791-803 1 Corinthians
      • pp. 803-809 2 Corinthians
      • pp. 810-813 Galatians
      • pp. 813-816 Ephesians
      • pp. 816-819 Philippians
      • pp. 819-821 Colossians
      • pp. 821-822 1 Thessalonians
      • pp. 822-824 2 Thessalonians
      • pp. 824-827 1 Timothy 
      • pp. 827-830 2 Timothy
      • pp. 830-831 Titus
      • p. 831 Philemon
      • pp. 831-837 Hebrews
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 188 (SMMJ 00188) 1,724 CE Garshuni

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-7; SMC 3-7). Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994). Baumstark 14*

  • f. 1v-169v Gregorius Abū al-Faraj Barhebraeus, The book of the Ethicon
    • f. 1v Introduction
    • f. 1v Contents
    • f. 2r-169v Text
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 211 (SMMJ 00211) 1,503 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-9; SMC 3-9). Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994). Baumstark 36*. Macler 16.

  • f. 1r-402v Gregorius Abū al-Faraj Barhebraeus, Secular and Ecclesiastical Chronicles (Syriac)
    • f. 1rv Introduction
    • f. 1v-241r First part of the Chronography
    • f. 242r-250v Addition to the secular history covering 1393-1492
    • f. 251r-390r The Ecclesiastical Chronicle
    • f. 390r-393v Continuation of the history by the author's brother, Barsawma
    • f. 393v-402v A continuation of the history by an anonymous writer to 1495/6
  • fol. 403r-v On the life of Gregory bar 'Ebroyo (Garshuni)
BSB Cod. syr. 1 1,555 CE Arabic, Latin, Syriac

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  • Gregory Abu l-Farāj Barhebraeus, Book of Grammar
  • Gregory Abu l-Farāj Barhebraeus, Commentary on Ezekiel
  • Moses of Mardin, Dictionary of the Syriac Language
BnF syr. 239 1,493 CE Garshuni

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  • f. 1-99 The Paradise of the solitaries, or Sayings of the Fathers
  • f. 100-104r Dogmatic definition of the Trinity according to the Syrian Orthodox Church
  • f. 104v-107r Syrian Orthodox dogmatic definitions of the Trinity and the incarnation
  • f. 107v-110r Monastic Rule of St. Anthony
  • f. 110v-112r Another excerpt of the exhortations of St. Anthony
  • f. 112v-119r The teaching of Abba Isaiah
  • f. 119v-121 Another excerpt of Abba Isaiah
  • f. 122-133r Three other excerpts on the doctrine of Abba Isaiah
  • f. 133v-136r Lamentation of Abba Isaiah
  • f. 136v-137r Excert of John of the Thebaid
  • f. 137v-139r Excerpt from Stephen of the Thebaid
  • f. 139v-141 Exerpt from the letters of St. Macarius the Great
  • f. 145-148 Various excerpts of St. Macarius the Great
  • f. 149-152r Another excerpt of the apophthegmata of St. Macarius the Great
  • f. 152v-154r Sentences of the Fathers
  • f. 154v-156r Other sentences
  • f. 156v-166 Homily of Abba Pachomius
  • f. 167-168 Five homilies of Abraham of Nathpar
  • f. 168 Excerpts of the apophthegmata of Abba Moses
  • f. 169 Discourse of Abba Moses on the thoughts
  • f. 170 Discourse of Abba Moses on sadness
  • f. 171-173 Twelve Discourses of St. Nilus: Spiritual Exhortations
  • f. 174-175 St. Basil, Discourse on the monastic life
  • f. 176 St. Basil, Excerpt from his doctrine
  • f. 176-178r Excerpt from a letter of St. Basil
  • f. 178v-180r Excerpts from the homillies of St. Gregory the Theologian
  • f. 180v-181r Excerpt of a homily of St. Basil
  • f. 181v-188 Homily of St. John Chrysostom
  • f. 189-193r Homily of St. John Chrysostom on those who draw back to the world
  • f. 193v-195 Homily of St. John Chrysostom on penitance and renunciation
  • f. 196-203 Another homily of St. John Chrysostom on penitance
  • f. 204-210r First discourse of St. Macarius the Great
  • f. 210v-213r Second discourse of St. Macarius the Great: On the inner-affections of the soul and its purification
  • f. 213v-216 Third discourse of St. Macarius the Great: on the necessity of combatting demons who oppose those who desire to enter into the way of truth
  • f. 217-218r Letter of St. Macarius to his beloved children
  • f. 218v-219r Second Letter of St. Macarius
  • f. 219v-220r Third Letter of St. Macarius
  • f. 220r-220v Fourth Letter of St. Macarius
  • f. 220v Fifth Letter of St. Macarius
  • f. 221 Sixth Letter of St. Macarius
  • f. 222 Seventh Letter of St. Macarius
  • f. 223 Eighth Letter of St. Macarius
  • f. 223v-225r First homily of Abraham of Nathpar
  • f. 225v-227r Second homily of Abraham of Nathpar
  • f. 227v Third homily of Abraham of Nathpar
  • f. 228-229 Fourth homily of Abraham of Nathpar
  • f. 230-231r Sixth homily of Abraham of Nathpar
  • f. 231v-234r Seventh homily of Abraham of Nathpar
  • f. 234v On impurity and the villany of demons and the purity of the just
  • f. 235-237 Letter of St. Nilus
  • f. 238v-241r Various excerpts of the doctrine of Phlioxenus of Mabbug
  • f. 241v-243r Discourse on simplicity
  • f. 243v-248r Discourse on the fear of God
  • f. 248v-252 Discourse on poverty
  • f. 253-254r Discourse on mortification of the flesh and asceticism 
  • f. 254v-256 Discourse on mortification of the flesh and asceticism 
  • f. 257-263r Discourse on chastity
  • f. 263v-265 Excerpts of the Book of Obedience
  • f. 266-280r Doctrine of Abba Isaiah, explained by a disciple of Mar Isaac
  • f. 280v-281r Excerpt of the doctrine of Abba Stephen of the Thebaid
  • f. 282-284 Two excerpts of one anonymous author
  • f. 285-287 Letter of Tyrius, addressed to a monk
  • f. 288-289r Another excerpt of Tyrius
  • f. 288-289r Homily on Dorotheus on the palace of the soul
  • f. 291v Excerpts of the Apophthegmata Patrum
  • f. 292r Excerpts of the Lamp of the Sanctuary (by Bar Hebraeus)
  • f. 292v-299r Twenty-seven paragraphs on the solitary life, prayer, etc. (from Barhebraeus, The Book of the Dove)
  • f. 299v-305r Excerpts from "the Spiritual old man"
  • f. 307-308r Excerpts of the Apophthegmata Patrum
  • f. 308v-323 Excerps from the Doctrine of Abba Mark
  • f. 324-326r Excerpts from the doctrin of John of the Thebaid
  • f. 326v-327r Other excerpts from the doctrine of John of the Thebaid
  • f. 327v-330r Other excerpts from the doctrine of John of the Thebaid
  • f. 330v-334 Another dialogue of John of the Thebaid
  • f. 335-337r Another dialogue of John of the Thebaid
  • f. 337v-339r Another dialogue of John of the Thebaid
  • f. 339v-341r Another dialogue of John of the Thebaid
  • f. 341v Another dialogue of John of the Thebaid
  • f. 342 Excerpts from the Apophthegmata Patrum
  • f. 343-345r Other excerpts from the Apophthegmata Patrum
  • f. 345v-349 Other excerpts from the Apophthegmata Patrum
  • f. 350-376 Sixth Homily of Ephrem Syrus on the fear of God
  • f. 377-383r Homily of Ephrem Syrus on charity and faith, and on the second coming of Jesus Christ
  • f. 383v-385r Response of Ephrem Syrus concerning penitence
  • f. 385v-392 Homily of Ephrem Syrus on the end of the world and the Antichrist
  • f. 393 ff. First book of the works of Isaac of Nineveh
BnF syr. 212 1,600 CE Garshuni

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  • Selections from Barhebraeus, Candelabra of the Sanctuary
Beinecke Syriac MS 11 1,700 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1-291 Barhebraeus [Bar 'Ebroyo], Ktābā d-Huddāyē (Book of Guidances)
  • f. 291-303 Appendix: Laws on inheritance (according to Islam) and the Manumission of Slaves
Beinecke Syriac MS 7 Unknown Syriac

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  • Barhebraeus, Ktābā da-Mnārat Qudšē (Book of the Lamp of Holiness)
  • Appendix: Three short works including a Sugitha by Jacob of Sarug

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