Digitized Manuscripts: Faceted Search

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This table searches all collections of Syriac and Garshuni manuscripts that are freely available online by key terms. Click any of the categorized menu items to narrow down your search. If you would like to sort the manuscripts by shelf-mark or date, or search by general keyword, see our other table here, which includes all the same manuscript data.

*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
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00113) 1,553 CE Syriac
  • f. 1r-51r Elijah III, Catholicos of the Church of the East, Collection of prayers for the morning office throughout the liturgical year
  • f. 51v-94r Gabriel Qamṣa, Metropolitan of Mossul, Hymn in commemoration of Saint Sabrīshō' of Beth Qoqa
  • f. 94r-106r Īsḥāq Shbadnāyā, Hymn in commemoration of St. George the Martyr
  • f. 106v-111v, Hymn in commemoration of St. Stephen
  • f. 112r-121r Khamis bar Qardahe, Epigrams on various subjects in strophic form 
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00127) 1,757 CE Syriac
  • f. 1v-159r Elijah III, Catholicos, Collection of the prayers for the morning office of the liturgical year
  • f. 159v-169r Ḥutāmē for the evening and morning services of Sundays and feast days
  • f. 171r-179r Prayers
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00134) 1,800 CE Syriac
  • f. 4v-140v Elijah III, Catholicos, Collection of prayers for the morning office of feasts and prayers for Sundays, commemoration days and Fridays of Lent
  • f. 141r-152v Prayers
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00140) 1,608 CE Syriac

See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 49

  • f. 1r-132v Elijah III, Catholicos, Collection of prayers for the morning office of feasts
  • f. 133r-140r Prayers for the kathismas at the morning offices of Sundays
  • f. 141r-150r Ḥutāmē for the evening and morning services of Sundays and feast days
  • f. 152v-166r Prayers recited before hymns 
  • f. 166v-169v Hymns on a disposition of the months
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00141) Unknown Syriac
  • f. 1r-180r + 185v-187v Elijah III, Catholicos, Collection of prayers for the morning office of feasts
  • f. 181v-185r Ḥutāmē for the evening and morning services of Sundays and feast days
Sachau 167; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin 38 1,496 CE Syriac

See entry for Sachau 167

  • f. 1-34r Prayers of Catholicos Elijah III
  • f. 34r-106v Liturgies for feast days by Elijah of Nisibis
    • f. 34r-76 various feasts
    • f. 77-106r Liturgical text including Anaphora of the apostles
  • f. 106v Order of Baptism, by Isho'yahb III
  • f. 121r Order of absolution, by Isho'yahb III
  • f. 123v Order of the consecration of the waters
  • f. 125r Order of exorcisms
  • f. 126v Order of the renewal of the leaven
  • f. 127v Order of the consecration of the altar without oil
  • f. 133r-138v Prayers at the table
  • f. 139r Colophon
  • f. 139v-140v Blessing
  • f. 140v-150r Ordinal
  • f. 150v Order of consecration of the altar with oil
  • f. 182v Order of the service of Pentecost
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00440) 1,700 CE Garshuni

See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 151

  • f. 3v-71r Elijah III, Consolatory of invocations on the deceased
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00466) 1,700 CE Arabic, Syriac

See Scher's note on Mardin 73

  • f. 1v-9v Elijah III, Consolatory discourses (Arabic)
  • f. 10r-12r Credo of the Church of the East (Arabic)
  • f. 13v-140r Elijah of Nisibis, Book of the Translator (Arabic, Syriac)
  • f. 143v-200r Gewargīs Wardā, 'Onyatha related to the celebration of the Rogation of the Ninevites
Vat. sir. 42 1,603 CE Syriac

Catalog entry in Assemani

  • f. 1v-25r The Order of Priests
  • f. 25v-50v The Liturgy of the Blessed Apostles
  • f. 51r-62v The liturgy of Nestorius
  • f. 63r-81r The Order fo Baptism, composed by Isho'yahb, Catholicos of Adiabene
  • f. 81v-86v The order of absolution, composed by Isho'yahb, Catholicos of Adiabene
  • f. 87r-93v Admonitions of the holy altar
  • f. 94r-104v Admonitions of Baptism and the Eucharist
  • f. 105r-105v Blessing of the table
  • f. 106 r/v Blessing of the bread
  • f. 106v Blessing of the chalice of wine
  • f. 107r Prayer for the infirm
  • f. 107v Prayer for the infant
  • f. 107v Blessing of the chalice of the oblation
  • f. 108r-122r Consecration of the altar
  • f. 122v-164v Prayers of Elijah III, Catholicos
  • f. 165r ff. Blessing of the mass for the dead
Vat. sir. 91 1,551 CE Garshuni, Syriac

Catalog entry in Assemani

  • Elijah III, also known as Abu-Halim, Homilies to be read in the morning
    • On the Nativity of our Lord
    • Another on the Nativity
    • On the commemoration of St. Mary
    • Another on the commemoration of St. Mary
    • On the Epiphany of our Lord
    • Another on the Epiphany
    • Monday of the Rogation, week 1
    • Another Monday of the Rogation, week 1
    • Monday of the rogation, week 2
    • Mar Shallita, Tuesday of the Rogation, week 1
    • George of Arbela, Tuesday of the Rogation
    • Elijah of Nisibis, Tuesday of the Rogation, week 2
    • Another Elijah of Nisibis, Tuesday of the Rogation, week 2
    • Elijah of Nisibis, Wednesday or the Rogation, week 1
    • Another Elijah of Nisibis, Wednesday or the Rogation
    • Elijah of Nisibis, Wednesday of the Rogation, week 2
    • Elijah of Nisibis, On the ablution of Wednesday of Rogation
    • On holy Commemoration
    • Another on the holy Commemoration
    • Friday, on the departed 
    • Sunday of the entrance of the Fast
    • Another on the Sunday of the entrance of the Fast
    • Another on the Sunday of the entrance of the Fast
    • George of Arbela, On the Five Sundays of the Fast
    • Elijah the Patriarch, on the Five Sundays of the Fast
    • On the Festival of Hosannas
    • Another on the Festival of Hosannas
    • On the feast of the Resurrection
    • Another on the feast of the Resurrection
    • On the Monday of Holy Week
    • Another on the Monday of Holy Week
    • On the Feast of the Ascension
    • Another on the feast of the Asension
    • On the Feast of Pentecost
    • Elijah of Anbar, Another on the feast of Pentecost
    • Elijah the Patriarch, On Adoration for the liturgy
    • Elijah the Patriarch, On the Festival of the Transfiguration
    • Elijah the Patriarch, Another on the Festival of the Transfiguration
    • Elijah the Patriarch, On the Feast of the cross
    • Elijah the Patriarch, Another on the Feast of the cross
    • Presbyter Abul 'azziz,  Sunday of the dedication of the Church
    • Presbyter Abul 'azziz,  Another on the Sunday of the dedication of the Church
    • Blessings of the prayers of the morning and evening of Sundays and feasts
    • Benediction of the mystery over the door of the χόγχη
    • Prayers said before the 'Onyatha preceding and following hte feast of the Nativity
    • Various prayers
    • Questions and Answers which our Lord gives through Matthew, Mark, and Luke
    • On the one old Gospel upon the altar of the holy church of the dispersion of the Romans in the city of Baghdad...
    • An older note of Bishop Makika from Baladam
    • A song of Simeon on the Paraclete, for the second day of the deposition of the dead (Garshuni)

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