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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Vat. sir. 92 823 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-28v Ephrem, thirty-one Qole on the Deceased
  • f. 28v-31r Five Litanies (Gk. sunapte)
    • ​​a. for priests
    • b. for deacons
    • c. - e. for laity
  • f. 31r-48r Ephrem, Madrashe on the Deceased I-XXXVII
  • f. 48r-59r Ephrem, Memre on the Deceased I-IV
  • f. 59r-61r Isaac of Antioch, Memra on Deceased Priests and Deacons
  • f. 61r-66r Ephrem, Memre on the Deceased V-VII
  • f. 66v-79r Isaac of Antioch, Memre on the Deceased II-IX
  • f. 79v-90v Ephrem, Memre on the Dceased VIII-XIV
  • f. 90v-91v Isaac of Antioch, Memra on [Deceased] Youths
  • f. 91v-117v Jacob of Sarug, Memre on the Deceased I-XIII
  • f. 118r-123r Anonymous, Buya'e on the Deceased I-III
  • f. 123r-123v Ephrem, Madrasha on all the Deceased
  • f. 123v-130r Scriptural readings for deceased Bishops, Priests, and Deacons
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Vat. sir. 113 552 CE Syriac

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  • Ephrem Syrus, Hymns on Faith
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Vat. sir. 152 980 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-1v Notes on paper front paper
  • f. 2r Frontpiece
  • f. 2v-9v Genesis
  • f. 9v-14r Exodus
  • f. 14r-17v Leviticus
  • f. 17v-22v Numbers
  • f. 22v-27v Deuteronomy
  • f. 27v-32r Joshua
  • f. 32r-36r Judges
  • f. 36r-41v Job
  • f. 41v-50r 1-2 Samuel
  • f. 50r-59r Psalms
  • f. 59r-66v 1-2 Kings
  • f. 66v-75r Isaiah
  • f. 75r-83r Minor Prophets
  • f. 83r-92v Jeremiah
  • f. 92v-99r Ezekiel
  • f. 99r-101v Daniel
  • f. 101v-102r Susanna
  • f. 102r-106r Proverbs
  • f. 106r-110r Wisdom
  • f. 110r-111v Ecclesiastes
  • f. 111v-112v Song of Songs
  • f. 112v Ruth
  • f. 112v-113r Esther
  • f. 113r Judith
  • f. 113r-118v Ben Sira
  • f. 118v-125r Acts of the Apostles
  • f. 125r-125v Epistle of James
  • f. 125v-126r 1 Peter
  • f. 126r-126v 1 John
  • f. 126v-128v Romans
  • f. 128v-130v 1 Corinthians
  • f. 130v-132r 2 Corinthians
  • f. 132r-133r Galatians
  • f. 133r-133v Ephesians
  • f. 133v-134r Philippians
  • f. 134r-134v Colossians
  • f. 134v-135r 1 Thessalonians
  • f. 134r-135v 2 Thessalonians
  • f. 135v-136r 1 Timothy
  • f. 136r-136v 2 Timothy
  • f. 136v-137r Titus
  • f. 137r Philemon
  • f. 137r-139r Hebrews
  • f. 139r-145r Matthew
  • f. 145r-147v Mark
  • f. 147v-153r Luke
  • f. 153r-156v John
  • f. 156v-168r Additional Masora for Harklean version
  • f. 168r-173r Masora for Severus
  • f. 173r-182r Masora for the works of Gregory the Theologian
  • f. 182r-183v Masora for the letters of Saints Gregory the Theologian and Basil the Great
  • f. 183v-185r Tractate of Severus 
  • f. 185r-188v Letter of Jacob of Edessa
  • f. 191v-193r Masora of Thomas the deacon
  • f. 193r-194r Masora and Extracts of Epiphanius
  • f. 194r-194v Books of the Old and New Testament
  • f. 194v-196r On the Death of the Prophets
  • f. 196r On the Death of the Apostles
  • f. 196r-198r Vocalization and pointing of homographs
  • f. 198r-202v Translations from Hebrew and other languages
  • f. 202v-204v Poem of Philoponus in the meter of Ephrem
  • f. 204-205r Ephrem, on the Formation of Man
  • f. 205r-205v On the Union of the Body of Christ
  • f. 206r-207r On the Union of the Body of Christ
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Vat. sir. 252 900 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-2r Jacob of Sarug, On the Samaritan Woman (John 4:4-26)
  • f. 2r-3r Jacob of Sarug, On the woman who was bent over for eighteen years (Luke 13:11)
  • f. 3r-4r Jacob of Sarug, On the torrent that Ezekiel saw
  • f. 4r-6r St. Ephrem, A spiritual homily on War (elsewhere attributed to Jacob of Sarug, On Job)
  • f. 6r-11r Jacob of Sarug, On Uzziah the king and Isaiah the prophet
  • f. 11r-13r On Job (incipit illegible)
  • f. 13r-13r On Elijah the Prophet (incipit illegible)
  • f. 13r-16r Jacob of Sarug, On Elisha the prophet and the Shunammite woman (2 Kings 4) (incipit illegible)
  • f. 16r-19r Jacob of Sarug, On the Ark of the Covenant
  • f. 19r-22r Jacob of Sarug, On the circumcision of Moses (incipit illegible)
  • f. 22r-24r Jacob of Sarug, On Phineas
  • f. 24r-28r Jacob of Sarug, On Samson
  • f. 24r-28r Jacob of Sarug, On Samson
  • f. 28r-30r Jacob of Sarug, On Tamar
  • f. 30r-32r Jacob of Sarug, On Hosea the Prophet
  • f. 32r-37r Jacob of Sarug, On Sinai
  • f. 37r-40r Jacob of Sarug, On the veil of Moses
  • f. 40r-42r Jacob of Sarug, On Moses and Amalek
  • f. 42r-45r Jacob of Sarug, On the saying of Moses: Show me your glory (Ex 33:18)
  • f. 45r-48r Jacob of Sarug, On the Tower of Babel
  • f. 48r-49r Jacob of Sarug, On Melchizedek
  • f. 49r-52r Jacob of Sarug, On those two small birds (Leviticus 14) 
  • f. 52r-53r Jacob of Sarug, On those who way that angels had intercourse with the daughters of men
  • f. 53r-60r Jacob of Sarug, Four Homilies on Joseph
  • f. 60r-65v Jacob of Sarug, Four Homilies on Cain and Abel
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Vat. sir. 464 pt.2 1,234 CE Syriac
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  • f. 126r-148v Second part of Jacob of Sarug, Memre (continued from Vat. sir. 464 pt. 1)
    • f. 126r-133r The second part of On Bassus and his Companions (continued from Vat. sir. 464 pt. 1)
    • f. 133r-136v On the Outsiders
    • f. 136v-148v On the Creation of Adam
  • f. 148v-154r Ephrem Syrus, On Humility
  • f. 154v Ephrem Syrus, A brief excerpt
  • f. 155r-246v First part of Jacob of Sarug, Memre (Continued on Vat. sir. 464 pt. 3)
    • f. 155r-156v On the Observance of Commandments
    • f. 156v Extract from a Homily by Jacob
    • f. 157r-157v On the Vision of Jacob
    • f. 157v-163v On the Consecration of the Church
    • f. 163v-174r On the Cherubim
    • f. 174r-184v On the Questions of our Lord
    • f. 184v-195v On Simeon the Stylite
    • f. 196r-205r On Joseph
    • f. 2054-224r On Jonah and Ninevah
    • f. 224r-228r On the Three Youths
    • f. 228r-238r On the Love of our Lord
    • f. 238r-243v On Fasting
    • f. 243v-246v The First part of On the Prodigal Son (Continued on Vat. sir. 464 pt. 3)
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Vat. sir. 464 pt. 3 1,234 CE Syriac
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  • f. 247r-274v Second part of Jacob of Sarug, Memre (continued from Vat. sir. 464 pt. 2)
    • f. 247r-258v Second part of On the Prodigal Son (continued from Vat. sir. 464 pt. 2)
    • f. 259r-265r On the Son of the Widow
    • f. 265r-274r On the Disavowal of St. Peter
  • f. 275r Ephrem Syrus, On the Crucifixion
  • f. 275r-348v Jacob of Sarug, Memre
    • f. 275r-287r On Constantine and the Council of Nicea
    • f. 287r-295v On the Man who Made a Feast for His Son
    • f. 295v-308r On Lazarus and the Rich Man
    • f. 308r-316r On the Rich Man and the Poor Man
    • f. 316v-325v On Discipline
    • f. 325v-335r On Discipline
    • f. 335r-348v On the Five Talents
  • f. 335r-348v Colophon
Vat. sir. 469 1,804 CE Syriac
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  • Table of the Sermons of Ephrem Syrus
  • f. 1v-123r Sermons of Ephrem Syrus
  • f. 123r-123v Colophon
  • f. 124r-132r Barhebraeus, Wonders of Creation
    • f. 124r-125r First day
    • f. 125r-125v Second day
    • f. 125v-127r Third day
    • f. 127r-128r Fourth day
    • f. 128r-130r Fifth day
    • f. 130r-132r Sixth day
  • f. 132v-151v Barhebraeus, Treatise on metals, taken from the crème of the sciences of Barhebraeus
    • f. 132v-136v Chapter 1
    • f. 136v-140r Chapter 2
    • f. 140r-141r Chapter 3
    • f. 141r-147r Chapter 4
    • f. 147r 151v Chapter 5
  • f. 151v-152v Sayings against exile, preceded (151v) and followed by (152v) a short lexicon of foreign words
  • f. 154r-154v Fragment of a grammar
  • f. 155r-155v Fragment of a magic text
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Vat. sir. 126 pt. 2 1,253 CE Syriac

Catalog entry in Assemani

pp. 397-end (Begins with Abba Isaiah the Monk)

  • 'Enanisho', Paradise of the Fathers
    • Book 1: Palladius, Bishop of Heleopolis
    • Book 2: Palladius (Begins in this section)
    • ​Lives of the Fathers according to St. Jerome
    • Book 4: Apophthegmata Patrum 
    • Doctrine and Admonitions of the Fathers on the monastic institution
    • Abba Evagrius, Sermons
    • Abba Anthony, Letters to the monastic brothers 
    • St. Macarius of Egypt, sermons
    • St. Macarius of Egypt, epistles
    • St. Macarius the Alexandrian, Sermons
    • Abraham Nathpar, sermons
    • Ammon the monk and Bishop of Oxyrinchus, letters
    • St. Xystus of Rome, sermons
    • John of Dalyatha, sermons
    • Gregory the Monk on the isle of Cyprus, sermons
    • John of Thebes, sermons
    • St. Basil the Great, Monstaic institutions, Questions and answers from the brethren
      • Letter to his brother Gregory of Nyssa
      • Paranaetic Chapter
      • Ascetic Chatper
    • Jacob of Sarug, letter on the ascetic way
      • Letter to an abbot on the soul
      • Letter about the virtuous men
    • Philoxenus of Mabbug, on the one whose desire is changed toward refraining from the priesthood
      • Letter to the monks of Amid
    • St. Ephrem, sermon
    • St. Mark the hermit, paranaetic sermon
Vat. sir. 93 823 CE Syriac

Catalog entries in Assemani and CPART

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  • ff. 1v-19v John of Apamea, on the Passions of the Soul
  • ff. 19v-25r John of Apamea, On proper faith in the Divine dispensation fo Christ
  • ff. 25r-28v John of Apamea, On the Fear of God
  • ff. 29r-69v John of Apamea, On Continence of Body and of Soul
  • ff. 69v-73v Ephrem, Two Qole on the Deceased
  • ff. 74r-75v John of Apamea, An exhortation to virtue
  • ff. 75v-77r John of Apamea, How One Might Acquire Patient Endurance
  • ff. 77r-107v Ephrem, Eighteen Admonitory Madrashe
  • ff. 108r-114r Isaac, On the Perfection of the Brethren
  • ff. 114r-118v Isaac, On Humility
  • ff. 119r-127r John of Apamea, On the Mystery of the Dispensation of our Lord
  • ff. 127r-128v John of Apamea, On Purity of Mind
  • ff. 129r-137r John of Apamea, An Epistle on the Incomprehensibility of God
  • ff. 137r-140r John of Apamea, On the Causes of Revelations and of Visions
  • ff. 140r-144r John of Apamea, Epistle of Leontius on Spiritual Communication
  • ff. 144r-145r Severus bar Mashke, on Julian the Patriarch
  • ff. 145r-162v John of Apamea, Principle Teachings
  • ff. 163r-169r Ephrem, An Admonition (incipit illegible)
  • ff. 169r-183r Ephrem, Eleven Madrashe and Memre on the Deceased
  • ff.183v Evagrius, On the Eight Evil thoughts
  • ff. 183v-194v Balai, three Madrashe on the contempt of the world
  • ff. 195r-204v Ephrem, Nine madrashe on the deceased 
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