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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

See catalog entry for Mingana 89

  • 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 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

See catalog record here

  • Gregory Abu l-Farāj Barhebraeus, Book of Grammar
  • Gregory Abu l-Farāj Barhebraeus, Commentary on Ezekiel
  • Moses of Mardin, Dictionary of the Syriac Language
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
Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Poems (Carmina) 1,500 CE Syriac

ܡܘܫܚ̈ܬܐ (Poems) of Barhebraeus

Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Book of the Dove 1,360 CE Syriac

Gregory Bar Hebraeus, The Book of the Dove

Near East School of Theology, Book of the Conversation of Wisdom, and other Works 1,700 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Gregory Barhebraeus, Book of the conversation of Wisdom (Syriac and Garshuni)
  • Two texts in response to "Nestorians"
  • Gregory Barhebraeus, Poems
    • On Divine Love
    • On the Marvelous arrangement of the heavens
    • On Maphrian and Patriarch John Bar Ma'dani
  • Maphrian and Patriarch John Bar Ma'dani, Poems
    • On the soul
    • On the excellent way of the perfect

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