Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 51 (SMMJ 00051) |
900 CE |
Syriac |
See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-1; SMC 2-1). Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).
- f. 1r-222v [Fenqitho] Hymnary for Sundays and feasts, for the Fast and for commemorations
- f. 1r-4v Nativity
- f. 4v-11v Mother of God
- f. 11v-17r (Mt. 2:16-18)
- f. 17r-20v Saints Basil and Gregory
- f. 20b-27b Epiphany
- f. 27v-42v Sundays after Epiphany
- f. 42v-47v Beheading of John the Baptist
- f. 47v-52r St. Stephen
- f. 52r-58r [Presentation of Christ in the Temple]
- f. 58v-61v St. Barsauma
- f. 61v-66r St. Severus of Antioch
- f. 66r-69r Sunday before the Fast, the Sunday of the Priests
- f. 69r-127r Sundays and weekdays of the Fast.
- f. 77r-78r St. Ephrem
- f. 115v-124v Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
- f. 124v-127r Raising of Lazarus
- f. 127r-131r Palm Sunday
- f. 131r-135v Monday through Wednesday of Passion Week
- f. 135v-145r Thursday of Passion Week, including ff. 144r-145r, the service of footwashing
- f. 145r-148v Friday of Passion Week
- f. 148v-151r Saturday of Good Titings
- f. 151r-155v Easter Sunday [Pascha]
- f. 155v-180v Eastertie liturgy in the other seven tones
- f. 180v-184r New Sunday
- f. 184r-187v Ascension Thursday
- f. 187v-191v Pentecost
- f. 191v-194r Holy Cross
- f. 194r-195v The Prophet Elijah
- f. 195v-197v The Apostle Thomas
- f. 197v-198r The Apostles in common
- f. 198r-201r St. Jacob of Sarug
- f. 201r-203r Saints Sergius and Bacchus
- f. 203r-205r St. Barbara
- f. 205r-207v St. George
- f. 207v-210r Patron Saint
- f. 210r-213v Common office of the Mother of God, the Saints and the departed
- f. 213v-222v Common offices in the other seven tones
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Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 248 (SMMJ 00248) |
1,475 CE |
Garshuni, Syriac |
See entry at CPART and in Macomber ([Macomber A]; [Macomber B]) (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-13; SMC 2-13). Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).
- Part A (20th Century) (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Syrian Orthodox collection of miscellaneous liturgical pieces
- f. 1r-2r Rite for the reconciliation of a penitent sinner
- f. 2v-3v Order of the prayers of the hymns of the canon
- f. 3v-4v Acrostic alphabetic hymn without title
- f. 4v-5r A song on drinking; It is sung on the alphabet
- Part B (1474/5 CE) (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Syrian Orthodox collection of miscellaneous liturgical pieces
- f. 1r-42r Miscellaneous Liturgical Pieces
- f. 1r-9r Shumlaya that the deacon proclaims in the offering of the Eucharist according to the modern revision of Melitene. This is a diaconal for the Mass.
- f. 9r-10r Communion hymns for the Thursday of the Mysteries
- f. 1r-23r Prayers, proemia, sedre, 'etre, and huttame that are learned by heart by a new priest when he is ordained.
- f. 10r-11r Order of the Mother of God
- f. 11r-12r Order of the Apostles
- f. 12r-13r Order of the martyrs
- f. 13r-14r Order of the Patron Saint
- f. 14r-15r Communion order
- f. 15r-16r Order of penitance
- f. 16v-17v Order of the departed
- f. 17v-19r Oder of the Cross
- f. 19rv Order of the Resurrection
- f. 19v-20r Order of Vespers
- f. 20r-21r Order of Compline
- f. 21r-22r Order of the night office
- f. 22r-23r Order of Matins
- f. 23rv Huttame of the other offices
- f. 26r-32v Ordinary of the mass
- f. 32v-33r Prayer for blessing of bread. A table grace.
- f. 33r-39v Prayers of every kind
- f. 33r-34r Prayers of vespers
- f. 34r-35r Prayers of the "hymns of the Greek canon"
- f. 35r-38v Miscellaneous prayers
- f. 38v-39v Table prayers (Garshuni)
- f. 39v-42r Two rhymed homilies for feasts (in Garshuni)
- f. 39v-40v Homily on the feast of the Nativity
- f. 40v-42r Homily on the Epiphany
- f. 42r-45r Two questions of the Fathers
- f. 42r Question that Bishop Severus asked of Bishop Jacob of Edessa: "How is God above all and below all, inside all and outside all and in all?"
- f. 42v-45r Bishop John (?), Question concerning the dead after burial while he is doing penance (Garshuni)
- f. 45v-48v Miracle that our Lady Mary, the Mother of God, worked
- f. 48v A few epigrams
- f. 49r-58r Four more rhymed homilies
- f. 49r-52r Turjām of the blessed Fast
- f. 52r-54r A pretty homily on the venerable crucifixion
- f. 54r-56r Turjām of Ninevah and lections (?) of the prophet Jonah. A single rhymed composition
- f. 56v-58r Turjām on the Resurrection
- f. 58rv Two prayers: One for the patriarch and one for the sultan
- f. 59r-61r Another rhymed homily: Turjām on the Dormition of our Lady the Virgin Mary
- f. 61v-69r
- f. 69v-73v Homily delivered by St. Jacob which he delivered on the thief of the right hand; read on the Friday of the Crucifixion
- f. 73v-88v An abridged discouse on the true faith and on the hymns of the spiritual Church.
- f. 89r-96r The questions of St. Basil and St. Gregory
- f. 96r-112r Ten questions concerning which a certain disciple asked his master
- f. 96rv Contents
- f. 96v-112r Text
- f. 112r-118r Homily delivered by Bishop Gregory (Pseudo-Gregory Nazianzus), on the destruction of this world and the departure of the soul from the body
- f. 118v-148r The Apocalypse of Paul (Garshuni)
- f. 148v Beginning of an unidentified item
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BnF syr. 62 |
1,100 CE |
Syriac |
See catalog entry here (especially for the date of the ms)
- f. 1-89 Didascalia Apostolorum (Teaching of the 12 apostles; with excerpt from the prayer of Manasseh)
- f. 90-102r Books I-VII of the Apostolic Constitutions attributed to St. Clement
- f. 102v-107 Extracts from the Teaching of Addai
- f. 108-112 Collection of all the canons of the holy apostles and of the synods of the Holy Fathers
- f. 113-121r Book VIII of the canons of Clement
- f. 121v-128 The great and holy ecumenical council of Nicaea, metropolis of Bithynia, composed by the 318 fathers
- f. 129-132r The 24 canons fixed at Ancyra in Galatia through the synod which was assembled there
- f. 132v-133 Twelve other canons from the council assembled at Neo-caesarea
- f. 134-137r The eight canons established at Gangra
- f. 137v-146 The council which as gethered at ἐγχαινίοις, at the dedication of the church of Antioch: 28 canons.
- f. 147-149 Fifty-nine other canons established at Laodicaea in Phrygia
- f. 150-152 The seventh council, that of Constantinople
- f. 153 Two canons established at the holy council gathered at Ephesus during the time of Thedosius
- f. 154-170 Council of the 87 bishops gathered at Carthage during the time of Cyprian
- f. 171-172 Other canons from a letter written from Italy to the bishops of the East which were sent to the bishops reunited at Antioch
- f. 173-175r Selected sentences in the letters of the Epistles of St. Ignatius of Antioch
- f. 175v-183r Extracts from the instruction of St. Peter, bishop of Alexandria and martyr
- f. 183v-184 Questions addressed to Timothy the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria
- f. 185-191 Synodicon of Sardis
- f. 192-194r Letter of St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria to Abbot Ammon, on obligation of celibacy to monks
- f. 194v Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to the priest Paregorius
- f. 195 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Chorbishops, on the defense of conferring ordination for donations
- f. 196-197 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to the priest, Diodore, in which is a declaration of the legality of marriage of a man with his step-sister
- f. 198-207r Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia
- f. 207v-212 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia
- f. 213 Another letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia
- f. 214-218r The 27 canons of the council of Chalcedon
- f. 218v Sentences of Philoxenus of Mabbug
- f. 218v Sentences of St. Basil regarding heretics who persecute the orthodox
- f. 219 Sentences of St. Gregory the Theologian
- f. 219 Extracts of the third letter of St. Damassus
- f. 219-225 Letter of St. Gregory, bishop of Nyssa to Litoios, bishop of Melitene
- f. 226-229r Canons of St. Rabbula, bishop of Edessa
- f. 229v-237r Definition regarding certain chapters addressed to the east in the form of Questions to Holy Fathers
- f. 237v-241 Various canons and rites established by the council of persian bishops who met at Seleucia-Ktesiphon
- f. 242 Letter of John, bishop of Egypt, sent to the isle of Cyprus rejecting the council of Chalcedon
- f. 243-244 Canons established in the time of the persection at the time of Patriarch Severus
- f. 245r Extracts from a letter addressed to the holy fathers on the two priests and archimandrites named Paul
- f. 245v Extracts of a letter of St. Constantine, metropolitan of Laodicaea
- f. 246-247r Extracts of a letter written by a bishop to his friends
- f. 247v-248r Letter written from Constantinople to Martyrius, Bishop of Antioch
- f. 248v-253 Extracts from various letters of Severus, patriarch of Antioch
- f. 254 Five canons of the holy Theodosius, pope of Alexandria
- f. 254v-255r Letter of St. Anthimus, bishop of Constantinople to Jacob of Edessa
- f. 255v Definitions on the punishments with monks regarding various sins by St. Basil, bishop fo Caesarea
- f. 266 Letter of St. Cyril of Alexandria to the monks
- f. 257 Extracts of the letter of St. Celestine, bishop of Rome, to the clergy at people of Constantinople
- f. 258 More extracts from the acts of the council of Ephesus
- f. 261 Four canons about excommunicated clerics, by Sergius, bishop of Amphiator
- f. 262-266 Recommendations and precepts of the canons regarding clerics, by John Bar-Cursus, Bishop of Tella
- f. 267-271 Questions on diverse subjects, addressed to the priest Sergius by Mar John Bar-Cursus, Bishop of Tella
- f. 272 Letter of Patriarch Athanasius on the defense of Christians eating meat sacrificed by Arabs which currently abound
- f. 273-284 Questions addressed by the priest, Addai Philoponos, to Jacob of Edessa and the response of the same
- f. 285 Extract from the 107th homily of Gregory the Theologian, on the Gospel passage, "The Pharisees came to find him to test him"
- f. 286 ff. Precepts which God gave to Moses on abominations
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Sachau 220; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin 28 |
800 CE |
Syriac |
See entry for Sachau 220
- Syrian Orthodox Homiliary; For an ordered breakdown, see the Sachau entry above
- Basil, f. 9
- Gregory Nazianzus, f. 3, 4, 26, 28
- Gregory of Nyssa, f. 6
- Epiphanius, f. 17
- John Chrysostom, f. 8, 9, 12, 13, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 41, 43, 47
- Cyril of Alexandria, f. 13, 15, 17, 49, 50
- Proclus of Constantinople, f. 40, 41
- Jacob of Sarug, f. 10, 11, 29
- Severus of Antioch, f. 10-12, 24, 26, 35, 43, 48
- Pantoleon Presbyter Byzantinus, f. 48
- Theodotus the bishop of Ancyra, f. 6
- Antipater of Bostra, f. 29
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Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00251) |
1,702 CE |
Garshuni, Syriac |
- Prooemia, Sedrē, Readings from the Gospels and Pauline Epistles
- Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
- Anaphora of St. John (bishop of Haran Habura and Nisibis)
- Anaphora of Xystus of Rome
- Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch
- Anaphora of Julius of Rome
- Anaphora of Moshe bar Kepha
- Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit
- Anaphora of Lazarus bar Sabta
- Anaphora of Jacob of Edessa
- Anaphora of Ignatius of Mardin
- Dismissal and other prayers
- Basil of Caesarea, Commentary on the Eucharist
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Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00270) |
1,931 CE |
Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish |
- Readings from the Gospels and Pauline Epistles; Sedrē, prooemia (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
- Short anaphora of James, the Lord's brother (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Abraham Naḥshirtana (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalībī (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Jacob of Ḥarran, Ḥabur and Nisibis (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Xystus of Rome (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of John bar Shushan (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Joint Anaphora (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Matthew the Pastor (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Proclus of Byzantium (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Xystus of Rome (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Julius of Rome (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Peter, the head of the Apostles (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Vigil of the Virgin (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Readings (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Julius of Rome (Syriac)
- Anaphora of Moshe bar Kepha (Syriac)
- Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit (Syriac)
- Anaphora of Lazarus bar Sabta (Syriac)
- Anaphora of Jacob of Edessa (Syriac)
- Anaphora of Patriarch bar Wahib (Syriac)
- Prayers (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Basil of Caesarea, Commentary on the Liturgy (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Prayers (Garshuni)
- Anaphora of Jacob of Sarug (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Readings (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Readings (Garshuni)
- Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Readings (Garshuni)
- Anaphora of Mark the Evangelist (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Readings; Anaphora of John the Evangelist (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Readings, Anaphora of Patriarch bar Wahib (Garshuni, Syriac)
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Borg. sir. 148 |
1,576 CE |
Syriac |
See catalog entry here
- Didascalia Apostolorum
- Testament of our Lord
- Some extracts from the Doctrina Addai
- Apostolic Canons
- Canons of the council of Nicaea
- Canons of the council of Ancyra
- Canons of the council of Neocaesarea
- Canons of the synod of Gangres
- Canons of the council of Antioch
- Canons of the synod of Laodicea
- Canons of the council of Constantinople
- Canons of the council of Ephesus against Nestorius
- Canons of the council of St. Cyprian of Carthage
- Extracts from a synodal letter sent from Italy to the Bishops gathered in Antioch
- Extracts of the letters of Ignatius, disciple of the apostles
- Extracts of the councils of St. Peter of Alexandria on the subject of apostates
- Questions posed to Timothy, pope of Alexandria
- Synod of Sardica
- Letter of Athanasius of Alexandria to Ammonius, Abbot of the monastery
- Five letters of St. Basil addressed to the priest ܦܐܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ (Gregory?), to a chorbishop, to the priest Diodore at Amphilochius of Iconium
- Canons of the council of Chalcedon
- Extracts of the letters of certain Doctors and from St. Celestine, Bishop of Rome, against Nestorius
- Various canons
- Letters of St. Anthimus, bishop of Constantinople, of Basil, etc.
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Vat. sir. 296 |
Unknown |
Syriac |
Catalog entry in Assemani
- Liturgy (Melkite Rite)
- Liturgy of John Chrysostom
- Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
- Pre-Sanctified Liturgy
- Prayer over 8-day old children
- Entry into the temple
- St. Basil the Great, Order of baptism
- Prayer over the baptized 7-days after their baptism
- Ordination of a reader, sub-deacon, and presbyter
- Order of the tonsure of monastic novitiates
- Ordination of the holy order of monk
- Holy order of the oil
- Prayers for the sick
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Harvard Ms Syr 99 |
1,889 CE |
Syriac |
Catalog entry
- ff. 1v-76v Didascalia apostolorum
- ff. 76-92v First epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
- ff. 92v-93v Letter of James of Jerusalem to Quadratus
- ff. 93v-96v Letters of Herod and Pilate
- ff. 96v-103v Hypomnemata of our Lord
- ff. 103v-106v The teaching of Peter in Rome
- ff. 107r-111v Letter of Dionysius of Athens to Timothy on the deaths of Peter and Paul
- ff. 111v-117r Extracts from various Fathers
- ff. 117r-120r Severus on the synods
- ff. 120r-120v Letter that the Jews wrote to the emperor Marcion about the Synod of Chalcedon
- ff. 120v-122v Short texts by Philoxenus
- ff. 122v Creed of orthodox Christians
- ff. 122v-124v Letter of John bar Shushan against Chalcedon
- ff. 124v-126v Easy questions against the Chalcedonians
- ff. 126v-128r Diagrams explaining theology and christology
- ff. 128v-131v Disputation against the Nestorians
- ff. 131v Cyril against anyone who keeps a book from a reader
- ff. 132r-146v Prophecies of the pagan philosophers
- ff. 147r-148r 6 questions of Jacob of Edessa
- ff. 148r-150v Riddles from the Old Testament
- ff. 150v-151r Under which kings each of the prophets prophesied
- ff. 151r-154r On the foundation of the true faith which we have received from the apostles etc.
- ff. 154r On what the Jews wrote above the cross of Christ
- ff. 154r-155r From the story of Peter the Iberian, that one should not give up hope of God's mercy
- ff. 155r-157r Severus, from a letter to Thomas of Germanica on the Epistle of Jude
- ff. 157r-160r Short sections on the eucharist, baptism, etc.
- ff. 160r-162r On the prophets
- ff. 162r-163r Jacob of Edessa on the seven spirits of Isaiah 11.2
- ff. 163 r/v Ephrem on the dove that Noah sent out from the ark
- ff. 163v-174r Answers to questions, including extracts from various Fathers
- ff. 174v Diagram of the ten commandments
- ff. 174v-178r Various other short sections on Old Testament exegesis
- ff. 178r-181v Jacob of Edessa on the heavenly powers
- ff. 181v-188v The orthodox teachers on the souls of human beings, and other short extracts
- ff. 188v-190r Letter of Cyril of Jerusalem on the rebuilding of the temple by the Jews
- ff. 190r-191r Extracts from Puman, John, Cyril and Basil
- ff. 191r-201r Explanations of Ephrem on various matters from the Law
- ff. 201r Colophon
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