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*The Approximate Date column is derived from the best available information for the manuscript. This is not asserted as a scholarly position on the dating of the manuscript. Instead, it is merely used here for the convenience of being able to sort all manuscripts by numerical date. The user should keep in mind that there may be considerable debate over the precise dating of the manuscript and should consult the manuscript repository and relevant scholarly literature for details.
| Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number | Approximate Date | Language | The main body text | Link to Digitized Manuscript |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Poems (Carmina) | 1,500 CE | Syriac |
ܡܘܫܚ̈ܬܐ (Poems) of Barhebraeus |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Book of the Dove | 1,360 CE | Syriac |
Gregory Bar Hebraeus, The Book of the Dove |
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| Near East School of Theology, Book of the Conversation of Wisdom, and other Works | 1,700 CE | Garshuni, Syriac |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Book of the Holy Hierotheos | 1,900 CE | Syriac |
Selections from the Holy Hierotheos with Commentary
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| Mosul, Iraq, Mar Behnam (Monastery) (MBM 00114) | 1,894 CE | Garshuni, Syriac |
Gregory Barhebraeus, Ascent of the Mind |
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| Mosul, Iraq, Mar Behnam (Monastery) (MBM 00113) | 1,904 CE | Garshuni, Syriac |
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| Mosul, Iraq, Mar Behnam (Monastery) (MBM 00238) | 1,800 CE | Garshuni |
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| Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00024) | 1,555 CE | Arabic, Syriac |
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| Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00336) | 1,887 CE | Syriac |
See Scher's note on Mardin 52
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| Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00341) | 1,686 CE | Syriac |
See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 27
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