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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
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