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Borg. sir. 128 |
1,720 CE |
Syriac |
A more detailed description can be found on the following page: Kristian S. Heal, “Vatican Borgia Syriac 128: A New Description,” entry published March 31, 2014, cpart.byu.edu: The Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts, Brigham Young University.
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- f. 1r-67v History of Mary
- f. 67v-71v Jacob of Sarug, Memra on the Burial of Mary, Bearer of God
- f. 71v-78v Jacob of Sarug, Memra on Mary, Bearer of God
- f. 78v-99r Anonymous, Memra on the Holy Bearer of God
- f. 99r-104v Anonymous, Another memra on the Feast of the Ears of Wheat and on the Praises of Mary, Bearer of God
- f. 104v Note
- f. 104v-111r Timothy of Gargar, Memra on the departure of Mary, Bearer of God
- f. 111r Note
- f. 111r-112r Anonymous, A Miracle Worked by Mary at Apamea
- f. 112r-129r Jacob of Sarug, On the Martyrdom of Behnam and his Companions I
- f. 129r-151v Jacob of Sarug, On the Martyrdom of Behnam and his Companions II
- f. 151v Colophon
- f. 152r-159r Jacob of Sarug, On Simeon the Stylite
- f. 159r-170v Jacob of Sarug, On the Maccabean Martyrs Shmuni and her Children
- f. 170v-175v Jacob of Sarug, on Mor Sharbel
- f. 175v Note
- f. 176r-181v Jacob of Sarug, On the Last Judgment and Gehenna
- f. 181v Note
- f. 181v-184v Ephrem Syrus, On Humility
- f. 184v-185v [An Acrostic] On Pity in the Metre of Mor Jacob
- f. 185v-188v Ephrem Syrus, On Job
- f. 188v-193v Jacob of Sarug, On the Discovery of the Cross
- f. 193v-199r Jacob of Sarug, Memra in Praise of John the Baptist
- f. 199v Colophon
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Vat. sir. 92 |
823 CE |
Syriac |
See entry in Assemani and in CPART
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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 |
See entry in Assemani
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- Ephrem Syrus, Hymns on Faith
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Vat. sir. 152 |
980 CE |
Syriac |
See entry in Assemani
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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 |
See entry in Assemani
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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
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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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Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 53 (SMMJ 00053) |
1,413 CE |
Syriac |
See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-1; SMC 3-1); Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).
- f. 1r-247v Syrian Orthodox Lectionary Readings for feasts (Fenqīthō for the holy places of Jerusalem)
- f. 1r Contents
- f. 1v-38r Order of (services celebrated on the feast of the Nativity in) Bethlehem. Includes Biblical lections, sedros, prayers and four homilies by Mar Ishaq
- f. 39r-63r Order of the feast of Epiphany. Two homilies of Mar Ishaq: On those being baptized, and on Baptism
- f. 63r-80r Part of the order of Palm Sunday. Includes homily of St. Ephrem
- f. 80r-97r Order of Monday of the redemptive Passion
- f. 97r-122r Homilies of St. Ephrem for Monday to Thursday of the Passion
- f. 97v-102v Monday
- f. 102v-112r Tuesday
- f. 112r-118r Wednesday
- f. 118r-122r Thursday of the Mysteries
- f. 122r-126r Order of the ninth hour of the Thursday of the Mysteries
- f. 126v-135v Order of the (foot-)washing that comes at the ninth hour of the Thursday of the Mysteries. Includes a Homily of Mar Ishaq on the Mass
- f. 135v-157v Order of vespers for Friday. Includes a homily of Mar Ephrem
- f. 157v-166r Ninth hour of Friday. Adoration of the Cross.
- f. 166r-197v Order of the Saturday of Good News. Includes Homily of Mar Jacob on the cherub and the brigand
- f. 179v-184r Order of the Saturday of Good News.
- f. 184r-186v Order of the service of forgiveness which is performed after the office of the ninth hour and before the mass
- f. 186r-219v Order of the Sunday of the redemptive Resurrection. Includes two homilies of Mar Ephrem
- f. 219v-235v The Order of the Annunciation, celebrated wherever Cyril and the restor of the lectors wish
- f. 235v-247v Order of the Assumption of the holy Mother of God. Includes a homily of Mar Jacob on the Assumption of the Mother of God
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Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 184 (SMMJ 00184) |
1,600 CE |
Garshuni, Syriac |
See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-6; SMC 3-6). Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).
- f. 1r-4r Patriarch Cyril Ibn Laqlaq, Confession
- f. 4v-22r St. John Chrysostom, Homily on repentance and on the reception of the divine mysteries
- f. 22r-34r Mar Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the benefit of the Eucharist for the dead in the next world
- f. 34r-39v St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the illustrious feastday of Palm Sunday
- f. 39v-43r St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Supper of the Mysteries and on the washing of the feet of the disciples
- f. 43r-50v An exposition of the reason for the fast of Wednesday and Friday, its obligations and its benefit
- f. 50v-54r Especially concerning the true faith, concerning the Unity and the Trinity, and concerning the [one] interior Church
- f. 54r-57v
- f. 57v-62r Sedro for the feast of the Ascension
- f. 62r-69v Homily of Jacob of Sarug on the dispute of Satan with our Lord
- f. 69v-75v Mar Jacob of Sarug, Homily the entry of Christ into the Temple on the arm of Simeon, the Old Man
- f. 75v-78v Mar Ephrem, On the birth of John the Baptist
- f. 79r-87v Mar Ephrem, On Mary and Joseph and the reproach they received from the Jews (Syriac and Garshuni in parallel columns)
- f. 87v-92r Mar Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the resurrection of the dead (Syriac and Garshuni)
- f. 92r-107v The story of Gabriel of the Monastery of Qartmin
- f. 108r-197v Patriarch Cyrillus Ibn Laqlaq, The book of the master and the disciples, consisting of 22 articles
- f. 198r-204v Mar Isaac, On the feast of the Annunciation
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