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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number	Approximate Date	Language	The main body text	Link to Digitized Manuscript
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 199A (SMMJ 00199A)	1,734 CE	Garshuni	See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-2; SMC 3-2). Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994). Baumstark 38*(A) Lives of Saints f. Ir-IIv Contents f. IIv, 1r-400r Text f. 1v-4v Life of Anba Paul of Alexandria f. 4v-33v Life of St. Anthony, written by St. Athanasius f. 33v-52r Life of Anba Macarius f. 52r-67r Story of the life of the brothers Maximus, and Dometius, sons of Emperor Valentinus f. 67r-81r Life of Anba Bishoi f. 81r-98r Life of Mar John the Short, head of the elders of the Desert of Scete f. 98r-110v History of the great saint and exalted Anba Shenute f. 110v-114r Life of Anba Mark f. 114r-132v The history of Anba Serapion f. 132v-137v Story of the vizier, Xenophon and his sons, John and Arcadius f. 138r-142v History of the life of St. Archelides of Constantinople f. 142r-146r History of St. John of the Golden Gospel f. 146r-148r Story of Mar Risha f. 148r-150v A second story of Mar Risha f. 150v-153v Story of the great and marvelous persons, children of the potentates of Rome and Antioch, who renounced this world and all that is in it and lived a life of voluntary poverty in a miserable manner f. 154v-156r History of St. Andronicus and Athanasia, his wife f. 156r-159r Story of the father, Daniel, of Scetis, and of Eulogius, the stonecutter f. 159r-162v The story of Simeon of Katar 'Abdin f. 162v-166r Story of St. Reuben f. 166v-171r History of the elect saint, Mar Awtil f. 171v-174v Story of Mar Dometius f. 174v-182r Ephrem Syrus, the story of St. Abraham Qidunaya f. 182r-187r Story of Mar Julianus f. 187r-195v History of the blessed Mar Aaron f. 196r-226r Story of the life of Mar Simeon the Stylite f. 226r-265v Story of Mar Barsawma f. 266r-272r Story of the blessed Mar Daniel by Mar Jacob f. 272r-277r Story about the Holy Mar Jacob the anchorite f. 277r-278r History of the blessed Martinianus f. 278r-280r Story of a certain youth from Alexandria (St. Saba of Alexandria) f. 280r-282v Story of St. Malchus of Clysma f. 282v-286v Story of the blessed sons of Rechab, whom the prophet Jeremiah commemorates f. 286v-290r Story of the believing merchant Mark, who died in the West and entrusted his business to a Muslim, who was converted and became a Christian f. 290v-294r Story of St. John who completed the course of his life in the well f. 294r-308r Leontius, Bishop of Neapolis, Story of Mar Simeon Salus and St. John, the spiritual brothers of Edessa f. 308r-310r Story of Anba Gerasimus f. 310r-311v Story of Abraham of Kashkar f. 311v-313r Story of Petrā from Atriqi f. 313r-323r St. John, Story of Mar Bayt al-Shuhadā f. 323r-340r Story of Mar Eugene from the Copts f. 340r-349v Story of Mar Malchus f. 349v-356r Story of Mar Isaiah of Aleppo f. 356v-362r Story of Mar Yareth of Alexandria f. 362r-363v Story of Evagrius f. 363v-366r Story of Anba Isaiah of Bayt al-Qiddīsīn f. 366r-379v Story of the icon of Christ that the Jews made in the city of Tiberius in order to mock it, in the days of Zeno, the believing emperor f. 379v-390r Story of Jacob the Recluse f. 390v-400r Story of the holy Mar Eulogius the Copt

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 199A (SMMJ 00199A)

1,734 CE

Garshuni

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-2; SMC 3-2). Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994). Baumstark 38*(A)

Lives of Saints
- f. Ir-IIv Contents
- f. IIv, 1r-400r Text
  - f. 1v-4v Life of Anba Paul of Alexandria
  - f. 4v-33v Life of St. Anthony, written by St. Athanasius
  - f. 33v-52r Life of Anba Macarius
  - f. 52r-67r Story of the life of the brothers Maximus, and Dometius, sons of Emperor Valentinus
  - f. 67r-81r Life of Anba Bishoi
  - f. 81r-98r Life of Mar John the Short, head of the elders of the Desert of Scete
  - f. 98r-110v History of the great saint and exalted Anba Shenute
  - f. 110v-114r Life of Anba Mark
  - f. 114r-132v The history of Anba Serapion
  - f. 132v-137v Story of the vizier, Xenophon and his sons, John and Arcadius
  - f. 138r-142v History of the life of St. Archelides of Constantinople
  - f. 142r-146r History of St. John of the Golden Gospel
  - f. 146r-148r Story of Mar Risha
  - f. 148r-150v A second story of Mar Risha
  - f. 150v-153v Story of the great and marvelous persons, children of the potentates of Rome and Antioch, who renounced this world and all that is in it and lived a life of voluntary poverty in a miserable manner
  - f. 154v-156r History of St. Andronicus and Athanasia, his wife
  - f. 156r-159r Story of the father, Daniel, of Scetis, and of Eulogius, the stonecutter
  - f. 159r-162v The story of Simeon of Katar 'Abdin
  - f. 162v-166r Story of St. Reuben
  - f. 166v-171r History of the elect saint, Mar Awtil
  - f. 171v-174v Story of Mar Dometius
  - f. 174v-182r Ephrem Syrus, the story of St. Abraham Qidunaya
  - f. 182r-187r Story of Mar Julianus
  - f. 187r-195v History of the blessed Mar Aaron
  - f. 196r-226r Story of the life of Mar Simeon the Stylite
  - f. 226r-265v Story of Mar Barsawma
  - f. 266r-272r Story of the blessed Mar Daniel by Mar Jacob
  - f. 272r-277r Story about the Holy Mar Jacob the anchorite
  - f. 277r-278r History of the blessed Martinianus
  - f. 278r-280r Story of a certain youth from Alexandria (St. Saba of Alexandria)
  - f. 280r-282v Story of St. Malchus of Clysma
  - f. 282v-286v Story of the blessed sons of Rechab, whom the prophet Jeremiah commemorates
  - f. 286v-290r Story of the believing merchant Mark, who died in the West and entrusted his business to a Muslim, who was converted and became a Christian
  - f. 290v-294r Story of St. John who completed the course of his life in the well
  - f. 294r-308r Leontius, Bishop of Neapolis, Story of Mar Simeon Salus and St. John, the spiritual brothers of Edessa
  - f. 308r-310r Story of Anba Gerasimus
  - f. 310r-311v Story of Abraham of Kashkar
  - f. 311v-313r Story of Petrā from Atriqi
  - f. 313r-323r St. John, Story of Mar Bayt al-Shuhadā
  - f. 323r-340r Story of Mar Eugene from the Copts
  - f. 340r-349v Story of Mar Malchus
  - f. 349v-356r Story of Mar Isaiah of Aleppo
  - f. 356v-362r Story of Mar Yareth of Alexandria
  - f. 362r-363v Story of Evagrius
  - f. 363v-366r Story of Anba Isaiah of Bayt al-Qiddīsīn
  - f. 366r-379v Story of the icon of Christ that the Jews made in the city of Tiberius in order to mock it, in the days of Zeno, the believing emperor
  - f. 379v-390r Story of Jacob the Recluse
  - f. 390v-400r Story of the holy Mar Eulogius the Copt

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