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
Vat. sir. 152 980 CE Syriac

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  • Binding
  • 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
  • Binding
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00354) 1,682 CE Garshuni
  • f. 1r-97r Psalter
  • f. 97r-108v Canticles of Praise
  • f. 109r-113r Homily 
  • f. 113r-119r John Chrysostom, Homily on repentance, love, and faith
  • f. 119r-126r John Chrysostom, Homily on Psalm 6
  • f. 127r-131v Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the Holy Mysteries, Confession, and repentance
  • f. 132r-137v John Chrysostom, Homily on repentance and the rebuke of the soul
  • f. 137v-142v Ephrem Syrus, Homily on the End and the punishment of the world
  • f. 142v-155v Basil of Caesarea, Homily on repentance, on poor Lazarus and the rich man
  • f. 155v-163v John Chrysostom, Homily on the first day of creation
  • f. 163v-169r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on repentance and for baptism
  • f. 169r-173r Gregory Nazianzus, Homily on the Nativity of our Lord
  • f. 173r-178v John Chrysostom, Homily on the Ten Virgins
  • f. 178v-183r John Chrysostom, Homily on Abraham and Isaac, when he took his son to sacrifice him
  • f. 183r-194v John Chrysostom, Homily on Judas's betrayal of Christ
  • f. 194v-202r John Chrysostom, Homily on Peter's denial of Jesus
  • f. 202r-207v John Chrysostom, Homily on the Lord's words, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by me"