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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
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
BnF syr. 239 1,493 CE Garshuni

See catalog entry here

  • 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
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00398) 1,583 CE Arabic, Latin, Persian, Syriac

See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 95

  • f. 1v-5v Homily for the blessed brethren (Syriac)
  • f. 5v-13v Homily on Repentance (Syriac)
  • f. 15v Story about a monk from Najran (Arabic)
  • f. 16v-53r Gregory bar Hebraeus, On Perfection with additions and commentaries by Khamis bar Qardahe and Īsho'yahb bar Mqaddam (Syriac)
  • f. 53v-55v Ode on the soul, with commentary by Khamis bar Qardahe (Syriac)
  • f. 56r-75r Khamis bar Qardahe, Homilies (Syriac)
  • f. 76v-77r Isho'yahb bar Malkon, Book of Instruction (Syriac) 
  • f. 78v-144v Homily on Rabban Hormizd (Syriac)
  • f. 147v-160v 'Onitha: Pearl of Knowledge (Syriac)
  • f. 172v-182v 'Onitha for the commemoration of Yuliṭa and her son (Syriac)
  • f. 183v-197v 'Abdishō' of Gazarta, Homily on the homonyms (Syriac)
  • f. 198r-203v Riddles (Syriac)
  • f. 204r-204v 'Abdisho' of Gazarta, Turgama of Cyriacus (Syriac)
  • f. 205r-208v Homily of Rogation (Syriac)
  • f. 208v-212v 'Abdisho' of Gazarta, Dismissal prayers in strophes  (Syriac)
  • f. 212v-216v 'Abdisho' of Gazarta, Poems (Syriac)
  • f. 216v-217v Homily about bad time (Syriac)
  • f. 218r-222r Ephrem Syrus, Sermon on Reprehension V (Syriac)
  • f. 223r-227r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the mysteries of our Lord in the Old Testament (Syriac)
  • f. 227v-232v Credo of the true Orthodox (Syriac)
  • f. 232v-233v Credo of Isho'panaḥ, who was accused of drinking the poison of paganism (Syriac)
  • f. 234v-243r Excerprs from various canonical texts on the election of a patriarch and his rights (Syriac)
  • f. 243v-245r Khamis bar Qardahe, Brief note on heresies and on the pagan gods that were abolished through the coming of Christ (Latin, Persian, Syriac)
  • f. 245v-246v Homily that awakens and exhorts and incites penitents (Syriac)
  • f. 247r-248r Homily about a Syrian Orthodox Patriarch (Syriac)
  • f. 248r-256r 'Abdisho' of Gazarta, Poems (Syriac)
  • f. 256r-258r Riddles (Syriac)
  • f. 258r-266v Poems (Syriac)
  • f. 267r-274v Disputation between a monk of Bet Ḥale and an Arab notable (Syriac)
  • f. 274v-277v On the Trinity (in questions and answers) and other liturgical matters (Syriac)
  • f. 278r-280r Names of the prophets (Syriac)
  • f. 280r-281r On the cities of pagan kingdoms (Syriac)
  • f. 281v-299r Isho'dad of Merv, Excerpts from the Commentary on the New Testament (Syriac)
  • f. 299r-310v Questions on the Pentateuch (Syriac)
  • f. 310v-312v On the barbarious nations that do not know writing and god (Syriac)
  • f. 313r-334v Computus and other astronomical and historical reckonings (Syriac)
  • f. 335v-344v Rite of reception of an ordained bishop
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana: Orientali 298 1,488 CE Syriac

See Assemani 62; [Bibliographic Record]; [Data Record]

  • Syriac Sermons
    • St. Ephrem Syrus
    • St. Isaac
    • John Chrysostom
    • Ignatius of Antioch
    • Gregory Thaumatugos
    • Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
    • Severus of Antioch
    • Rabbula of Edessa
    • St. John
    • Jacob of Edessa
    • John bar Ma'dani
  • Gregory bar Hebraeus, Physical Tractate
    • On planets
    • On air
    • On 4-footed animals
    • On birds
    • On fish
    • On earth
    • On minerals
    • On hot water
  • Gregory bar Hebraeus, Grammar
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00202) 1,477 CE Syriac
  • Week-day Service
  • Prayers
  • Celebration of Good Friday when the Cross is carried out
  • Evening service of Easter
  • Morning celebration for Easter Monday
  • Celebrations for Our Lady, the Cross, the saints and the deceased
  • Rite of ordination of deacons
  • Eastern Ordination Rite
  • Two Sedrē
  • Sogitha on the church that was built by the Apostle Addai and King Abgar
  • Sogitha on wine drinking and banquet
  • Gregory bar 'Ebrōyō, Selection from a homily
  • Ephrem Syrus, Testimony on moral instruction
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 62 (ASCBN 00062) 1,904 CE Garshuni, Greek, Kurdish, Syriac, Turkish Garshuni

All in Syriac unless otherwise noted

  • 1. pages 1-9 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on remorse and reproach for soul and body
    • Incipit: ܥܠ ܬܘܬܐ ܘܥܕܠܝܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܘܦܓܪܐ
  • 2. pages 9-17 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the moment of the departure of good and bad people
    • Incipit: ܥܠ ܫܥܬ ܥܘܢܕܢܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ ܐܢܫܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܘܒܝܫ̈ܐ
  • 3. pages 17-46 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the end and fulfillment and judgment
    • Incipit: ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ̈ ܕܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܣܟܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܬ
  • 4. pages 46-61 [Attributed to Mar Jacob], Homily on the festival of the paths <ܫܒܝ̈ܠܐ?> of the Theotokos, Mary
    • Incipit: ܡܘܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܝ̈ ܪܚܘܡܝ̈ ܘܒܢܝ̈
  • 5. pages 61-62 [Attributed to Mar Jacob], Homily on the Samaritan woman
    • Incipit: ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܒܠܝ ܡܝܐ̈ ܣܓܝ ܨܗܐܢܐ ܐܡܪܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ
  • 6. pages 62-64 [Attributed to Mar Jacob], Homily on the crucifixion of our Lord
    • Incipit: ܥܠ ܙܩܝܦܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
  • 7. pages. 64-72 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the departed generally
    • Incipit: ܒܫܘܦܪܐ ܪܓܝܓܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܪܗܝܒܐ ܨܒܝܬ ܕܐܬܒܩܐ
  • 8. pages 72-95 Yūḥanōn of Sbīrīnō, Homily 
    • Incipit: ܫܡܥܘ ܘܐܣܬܟܠܘ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܐ̈ ܕܐܒܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ ܘܨܘܬܘ ܠܝܘܠܦܢܐ̈
  • 9. pages 96-107 Ḥananyō Akhsnōyō, Homily
    • ​Incipit: ܘܝܠܝ ܐܚܝ̈ ܐܢܐ ܕܘܝܐ ܕܚܘܒܬܐ ܚܒܬ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܝ ܐܦܪܘܥ
  • 10. pages 107-160 Shem'un Mani'mōyō, Homily on the end and on the confusion of the church and on the sacerdotal order
    • Incipit: ܐܒܐ ܕܒܒܪܗ ܒܪܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܐܬܩܢ ܥܠܡܐ̈ ܘܒܪܐ ܕܒܐܒܘܗܝ ܚܘܝ
  • 11. pages 160-164 Homily (the praises of the Fathers)
    • Incipit: ܫܠܡܠܟ ܐܒܘܢ ܬܐܓܐ ܡܥܠܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܝܘܬܐ
  • 12. pages 164-175 Gregory bar 'Ebroyo, excerpt of the poetry of Bar 'Ebroyo
    • Incipit: ܐܢܗܘ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܫܩܐ ܟܣ ܩܪܝܪܐ̈ ܠܐܓܪܐ ܫܘܐ
  • 13. pages 175-184 Shem'un Mani'mōyō, Homily, a bit of his poetry
    • Incipit: ܐܘ ܕܒܒܥܬܗ ܕܥܘܬܪܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܢܦܝܩ ܚܕܪ ܘܫܒܩܗ ܠܥܘܬܪܐ
  • 14. pages 184-189 Jacob of Sarug, Homily 8, the departed
    • Incipit: ܐܘ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܐܝܟܘ ܥܘܬܪܟ ܐܝܟܘ ܕܗܒܟ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ
  • 15. pages 189-199 George, Bishop of the Arabs, Homily on the departure of Bishops
    • Incipit: ܢܦܩܘ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ̈ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܐܟ ܢܗܝܪܐ̈ ܘܣܥܪܘ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܝܠܦܘ
  • 16. pages 199-204 Jacob of Sarug, On the departure of Holy Priests
    • Incipit: ܥܠ ܥܘܢܕܢܗ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܚܣܝܐ ܐܠܨܢܝ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܗܫܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܡܘܬ
  • 17. pages 205-212 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the departure of holy priests
    • Incipit: ܐܢ ܬܡܗܐܢܬ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܕܩܝܡܐ ܥܠܬ ܫܡܫܬܐ ܬܐ ܐܬܕܡܪ ܒܥܦܪܐ
  • 18. pages 212-216 Jacob of Sarug, a section of the Homily on the general departed
    • Incipit: ܙܠܘ ܐܬܒܩܘ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ̈ ܐܟ ܚܟܝܡܐ̈ ܡܢܐ ܓܕܫܗ ܠܫܘܦܪܐ ܦܐܝܐ
  • 19. pages 216-223 Jacob of Sarug, A section of homily 10, on Joseph and on his fathers and brothers when he went down to Egypt
    • Incipit: ܢܦܩ ܟܝܬ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܟܕ ܚܕܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܠܒܟ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܢܚܙܐ ܠܒܪ
  • 20. pages 223-236 Homily on Hospitality
    • Incipit: ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܟܕ ܥܒܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܫܘܩܝ̈ ܥܠܡܐ ܩܠ ܐܘܠܝܬܐ̈ ܕ
  • 21. pages 236-244 Elias La'ge, Poem on Micah the Frank
    • Incipit: ܫܡܥܘ ܘܐܣܬܟܠܘ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܝ̈ ܒܢܝ̈ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ̈
  • 22. pages 244-261 Bihnam Hadloyo, On the Soul
    • Incipit: ܝܫܘܥ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܐܢܗܪ ܥܠܡܐ̈ ܒܕܢܚܗ ܪܒܐ ܒܪܝ ܒܝ ܥܝܢܐ̈
  • 23. pages 262-278 Yeshū' bar Khayrun, Admonitions and commandments for priests and deacons
    • Incipit: ܪܫܝ̈ ܟܗܢܐ̈ ܘܟܗܢܐ̈ ܙܗܝܐ̈ ܘܡܫܡܫܢܐ̈ ܫܡܥܘ ܬܩܢܐܝܬ ܘܙܗܝܪ
  • 24. pages. 278-297 Collection of poems and chants, Homily on the Aleph-Beth
    • Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܩ ܡܢ ܚܪܝܢܐ̈ ܫܪܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ ܐܟ ܓܠܝܢܐ
  • 25. pages 297-303 Hasan bar Zurqa, Homily 
    • Incipit: ܐܝܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܪܘܡܐ̈ ܪܡܐ̈ ܥܡܪ ܒܥܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܟ
  • 26. pages 304-315 Collection of chants, Blessings in the meter of Mar Ephrem, spoken after the Liturgy
    • Incipit: ܒܪܟ ܠܟܠܢ ܐܠܗܢ ܢܛܪ ܠܟܠܢ ܒܪܘܝܢ
  • 27. pages 315-319 Ignatius Marcus bar Qīqī, Sugitha on the Soul
    • Incipit: ܐܒܟܐ ܐܒܟܐ ܘܐܒܟܐ ܩܕܡܝܬ ܥܠܝ ܐܒܟܐ ܐܒܟܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܒܐܝܡܡܐ
  • 28. pages 319-322 Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on the Aleph-Beth
    • Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܠܟ ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܫܘܒܚܟ ܠܐ ܫܠܐ ܐܢܐ
  • 29. pages 322-326 Homily on the Aleph-Beth in the meter of Ephrem Syrus
    • Incipit: ܐܙܕܗܪ ܫܩܝܐ ܚܙܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܪܘܝܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܪܘܝܐ
  • 30. pages 326-329 Ephrem of Nisibis,  Homily on the Aleph-Beth
    • Incipit: ܐܒܟܐ ܘܐܙܥܩ ܒܒܒܬܐ̈ ܘܐܣܓܐ ܕܡܥܐ̈ ܘܬܐܢܚܬܐ̈
  • 31. pages 329-335 Homily in the meter of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܐܘ ܢܦܫܐ ܪܚܝܡܬ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܝܟܝ ܣܢܝܬ ܡܢ ܟܠ
  • 32. pages 335-338 Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on the Aleph-Beth
    • Incipit: ܐܬܝܐ ܓܢܝܙܐ ܘܡܥܠܝܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܒܪܡܙܗ ܬܠܝܐ
  • 33. pages 339-345 Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on humility, reproof, and admonition
    • Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܗܒ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܪܚܡ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܘܠܪܒܐ ܕܡܠܦ ܫܦܝܪ
  • 34. pages 345-362 Homily in the meter of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܬܪܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܗ ܣܓܝܐܐ̈ ܘܠܣܓܝܐܐ̈ ܐܦܩ ܗܘܐ
  • 35. pages 362-372 Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on the end and on the answers and questions of the apostles to our Lord (ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܫܘܠ̈ܡܐ ܘܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܠܡܪܢ)
    • Incipit: ܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒܝܕ̈ܐ ܘܒܪܝܐ̈
  • 36. pages 372-374 Short homily on Job, the holy man, in the meter of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܐܡܪܗܘܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܠܐܢܬܬܗ ܟܕ ܒܟܐ ܘܫܦܥܢ ܕܡܥܘ̈ܗܝ
  • 37. pages 374-378 Shem'un Mani'mōyō, Poem on Gehenna
    • Incipit: ܐܘ ܠܟܝ ܓܗܢܐ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܥܡܛܢܐ̈ ܒܐܪܐ ܕܗܘܘܢܐ̈
  • 38 pages 379-396 Shem'un Mani'mōyō, Poem [Kurdish]
    • Incipit: ܠܐ ܐܦ ܓܝܰ ܕܢܓܐ ܘܓܝܰ ܗܝܕܐܢܗ ܘܓܝܰ ܓܘܪܓܪܐ
  • 39. pages 397-407 Homily of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܫܡܥܬ ܕܗܘܐ ܢܘܚܡܐ ܚܕܝܬ ܕܒܫܝܘܠ ܠܐ ܡܩܘܐܐܢܐ
  • 40. pages 407-412 Another Homily in the meter of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܘܝܠܝ ܕܩܪܝܬ ܦܩܝܕ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܬܚܟܡܬ ܒܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܬܕܪܫܬ ܒܫܟܝܚܬ
  • 41. pages 412-428 Ephrem of Nisibis, Admonition
    • Incipit: ܚܘܪܘ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ ܕܡܕܢܚ ܫܡܫܗ ܥܠ ܒܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܚܬ ܡܛܪܗ ܠܟ
  • 42. pages 428-455 Yūḥannōn bar Ophomakhūs, Homily on Mar John bar Euphemenus from the city of Rome in the meter of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܚܕ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܪܘܡܝ ܪܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܐܘܦܡܝܢܘܣ
  • 43. pages 455-481 Ephrem of Nisibis, Poem on Doctrine
    • Incipit: ܠܘ ܕܩܛܝܪܐ ܗܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܠܬ ܚܝܐ̈
  • 44. pages 481-496 Ignatius Ephrem II Rahmani​, A message of the Chaldean Patriarch in the form of a dispute with our Syrian people
    • Incipit: ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܝܢ̈ ܟܕ ܚܕܪ ܐܢܐ ܒܐܬܪܘܬܐ̈ ܦܓܥܬ ܒܐܢܬܬܐ ܨܪܝܟ
  • 45. pages 496-519 Response to Ephrem Rahmani
    • Incipit: ܠܐ ܫܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܐܒܐ ܒܕ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܠܦܢ
  • 46. pages 520-593 Matthew the priest of India, Response to Ephrem Rahmani
    • Incipit: ܐܬܬܪܟܒ ܡܐܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܗܢܕܘ ܡܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܬܝ ܡܠܦܢܐ
    • Notes: By Matthew and Saliba, priests of India
  • 47. pages 594-600 Shem'un Mani'mōyō, Homily (Garshuni)
    • Incipit: ܣܐܡܕܚܟܝ ܘܐܠܕܗ̈ ܐܠܠܗ ܒܟܝ ܐܣܬܥܝܢ ܚܬܝ ܐܢܐܠ ܫܦܐܥܬܟܝ
  • 48. pages 601-672 Beth Gazõ (Arabic Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish Garshuni)
  • 49. pages 672-682 Liturgical Calendar
  • 50. pages 684-697 Cultivated Vineyard (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • 51. pages 698-707 Šḥīmō (Syriac Rite, Western)
  • 52. pages 707-724 Philoxenus of Mabbug, A prayer which the monk prays seven times a day
    • Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܐܒܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ
  • 53. pages 724-743 Greek words extracted from the dictionary of Bar Bahlūl (Arabic Garshuni, Greek, Syriac)
  • 54. pages 743-800 Šḥīmō (Syriac Rite, Western), abridged
  • 55. pages 800-847 Beth Gazō (Syriac Rite, Wester) abridged
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 20 (SMMJ 00020) 1,500 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • fol. 1v-210v Psalter
    • fol. 187v-201r Homilies by Severus of Antioch, Ephrem of Nisibis, Philoxenus of Mabbug, and Bar Hebraeus on fol. 187v-201r
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 170 (SMMJ 00170) 1,596 CE Garshuni, Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • Includes texts by Isaac of Nineveh, Ephrem of Nisibis, Basil of Caesarea, John Chrysostom, Jacob of Serugh, Athanasius of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa, Cyril of Alexandria, Epiphanius of Constantia, and Bar Hebraeus. Narratives in the collection include story of a penitent demon and some monks, fol. 189v-192r; story of the merchant and his wife, fol. 235v-236v