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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Borg. sir. 45 1,600 CE Syriac

See note in Scher

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  • f. 2v-25v Memre featuring a single instance of a letter
  • f. 25v-47v Ephrem Syrus, Memra on the End
  • f. 47v-49v Ephrem Syrus, Memra on Hospitality
  • f. 49v-53r Isaac of Antioch, Memra on Solitaries
  • f. 53r-64r Jacob of Sarug, Memra on the Crucifixion
  • f. 64v-79v Jacob of Sarug, Memra on Shemun and Guria
  • f. 79v-88r Ephrem Syrus, Memra on Godly Humility
  • f. 89r-89v Jacob of Sarug, Memra
  • f. 89v-91v Jacob of Sarug, Memra on the Burial of Moses
  • f. 91v-94r Jacob of Sarug, Memra
  • f. 95v-97r Jacob of Sarug, Memra
  • f. 97r-98r Jacob of Sarug, Memra
  • f. 98r-99r Ephrem Syrus, Memra
  • f. 99r-101r Ephrem Syrus, Memra
  • f. 101r-101v Isaac of Antioch, Memra
  • f. 101v-102v Ephrem Syrus, Memra
  • f. 102v-114v Ephrem Syrus, Memra on the Solitaries
  • f. 114v-119r Ephrem Syrus, Memra on the Path of Righteousness
  • f. 119-122r Jacob of Sarug, Memra
  • f. 122v-140v IJacob of Sarug, Memra on the Apostle Paul
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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. 117 700 CE Syriac

See entry in Assemani

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  • f. 1r Contents
  • f. 1v-9v Jacob of Sarug, On the Chariot that Ezekiel Saw (B 337)
  • f. 9v-11v Jacob of Sarug, On the Consecration of a Church (B 286)
  • f. 11v-14r Jacob of Sarug, On the Consecration of a Church (B 37)
  • f. 14r-17v Jacob of Sarug, On Sinai (B 129)
  • f. 17v-19r Jacob of Sarug, On our Lord and Jacob, and on Rachel and the Church, and on Leah and the Synagogue
  • f. 19r-21v Jacob of Sarug, On Tamar and on the Mystery of the church (B 362)
  • f. 21v-23r Jacob of Sarug, On Jacob's vision at Bethel (B 332)
  • f. 23r-25v Jacob of Sarug, On the Veil of Moses (B 61)
  • f. 25v-28r Jacob of Sarug, On the Annunciation to Zachariah (B 89)
  • f. 28r-29v John Chrysostom: On the Annunciation to Zachariah
  • f. 29v-31r Ephrem: On the Annunciation to the Mother of God
  • f. 31r-32r On the Annunciation to the Mother of God by the Angel (B 179) 
  • f. 32r-26r Jacob of Sarug, On the Journey of Mary to Elizabeth (B 73)
  • f. 36r-43r Jacob of Sarug, On the Nativity (B 366)
  • f. 43r-45r Jacob of Sarug, On the Nativity II (B 367)
  • f. 45r-47r Jacob of Sarug, On the Nativity III (B 294)
  • f. 47r-54r Jacob of Sarug, On the Nativity IV and On the Star the Magi Saw (B 135)
  • f. 54r-55v Jacob of Sarug, On the Saying of Isaiah: And His Name Shall be Called Emmanuel (B 160) 
  • f. 55v-57r Jacob of Sarug, On the Saying of Isaiah: And His Name Shall Be Called Wonderfl (B 130)
  • f. 57r-59v Jacob of Sarug, On Baalam and Balak (B 98)
  • f. 59-62r Jacob of Sarug, On the Saying of God: Let Us Make Man in Our Own Image; and on the Birth of the Messiah
  • f. 62r-64r On Christ's Thirty Years
  • f. 64r -67r On the Holy Mother of God
  • f. 67r-67v Ephrem: On the Mother of God
  • f. 67v-70v Another Memra on the Mother of God
  • f. 70v-74v Ephrem: On the Magi
  • f. 74r-76r On the Slaying of the Infants
  • f. 76r-78v On Moses the Prophet and the Slaying of the children who were killed by Herod
  • f. 78v-80r Severus of Antioch: Homily on the Holy Fathers Basil and Gregory Spoken in the Church of the Holy Ignatius
  • f. 80r-83r On Constantine the Believing Emperor and the Council of Nicea
  • f. 83r-86v On the Baptism of Our Lord
  • f. 86v-88v On the Baptism of the Law and the Baptism of John and on the Baptism that our Lord gave to the Apostles
  • f. 88v-90v On the Torrent that Ezekiel Saw
  • f. 90v-93v On the Betrothal of Rebecca
  • f. 93v-97r On the Samaritan Woman (John 4:4-26)
  • f. 97r-100r Isaac: On the Samaritan Woman
  • f. 100r-101v Isaac: On the Samaritan Woman II
  • f. 101v-103v Isaac: On the Samaritan Woman III
  • f. 103v-104v Isaac: On the Samaritan Woman IV
  • f. 104v-107r On the Slaying of John the Baptist
  • f. 107r-110r On the Praise of John the Baptist
  • f. 110r-115r George, a Disciple of Jacob of Sarug: On Jacob of Sarug
  • f. 115r-116v On Stephen
  • f. 116v-117r John Chrysostom: On Stephen
  • f. 117r-132v On Jonah
  • f. 132v-139v Ephrem: On Jonah
  • f. 139v-140v On Chalcedon
  • f. 140v-143r On the Predestination of our Lord at the Temple and on the Old Man Simeon
  • f. 144v-146r On Priests
  • f. 146r-148v On the Grave of Moses
  • f. 148v-150v On the Grave of Priests
  • f. 150v-151r Ephrem: On Priests
  • f. 151r-152v Memra on Aaron the Priest
  • f. 152v-153v On Priest and King
  • f. 153v-155v Ephrem: On the Fear of God
  • f. 155v-158r On the Fashioning of Adam
  • f. 158r-160v On the End
  • f. 160v-162v On the End and Judgment
  • f. 162v-163r On the Departed
  • f. 163r-163v Another on the Departed
  • f. 163v-165r Isaac: On the Departed
  • f. 165r-167v On the Departed
  • f. 167v-169r On the Miracle at Cana
  • f. 169r-171v On the Forty Day Fast
  • f. 171v-176r On the Forty Day Fast II
  • f. 176r-178r On the Forty Day Fast III
  • f. 178r-179r Ephrem: On the Fast
  • f. 179r-181v On the Saying of Our Lord: Do Not Swear
  • f. 181v-183r Ephrem: On that Which David Said [Psalm 141:3]
  • f. 183r-184r On Admonition
  • f. 184r-187v Testament of Mor Ephrem
  • f. 187v-195v History of Mor Ephrem
  • f. 195v-196r On the Miracles of Our Lord
  • f. 196r-198r On the Saying of Our Lord [Matthew 16:26]
  • f. 198r-199v On the Saying of our Lord [Matthew 13:33]
  • f. 199v-202r On Repentance
  • f. 202r-203v Ephrem: On Repentance
  • f. 203v-205r Ephrem: On Repentance
  • f. 205r-207v On Admonition
  • f. 207v-208r Isaac: On Repentance
  • f. 208r-209v On Haughtiness
  • f. 209v-211v On Repentance
  • f. 211v-213r Ephrem: On Ecclesiastes
  • f. 213r-215v Ephrem: On Admonition
  • f. 215v-217r Ephrem: On that Which was Said by Isaiah: Let the Sinner be Eliminated
  • f. 217r-218r On the End and Judgment
  • f. 218r-219v On the End
  • f. 219v-221v On that Which Our Lord Said [Luke 11:24]
  • f. 221v-223v On the Ten Coins and the Hundred Sheep (Luke 15:3-10)
  • f. 223v-225r Isaac: On Admonition
  • f. 225r-232v On the Rich Man and Lazarus
  • f. 232v-236r On Admonition and against Blasphemy
  • f. 236r-243v Ephrem: On Reproof
  • f. 243v-245v Ephrem: On Reproof
  • f. 245v-246v Isaac: On the Sabbath Vespers
  • f. 246v-248r Jacob of Sarug, On the End
  • f. 248r-251r Jacob of Sarug, On the Canaanite Woman
  • f. 251r-253v Jacob of Sarug, On Zacchaeus the Publican
  • f. 253v-256v Jacob of Sarug, On the Workers in the Vineyard
  • f. 256v-260v Jacob of Sarug, On the Prodigal Son
  • f. 260v-264v Jacob of Sarug, On the Prodigal Son
  • f. 264r-266r Jacob of Sarug, On the Pharisee and Publican
  • f. 266r-268r Jacob of Sarug, On Repentance
  • f. 268r-271r Jacob of Sarug, On Addai the Apostle and Abgar the King of Edessa
  • f. 271r-272r Jacob of Sarug, On the Camel and the Needle's Eye
  • f. 272r-273v Jacob of Sarug, On a Single Law Giver in the Old and New Testament
  • f. 273v-277v Jacob of Sarug, On that Prayer Which our Lord Taught His Disciples
  • f. 277v-279v Jacob of Sarug, On that Young Man who Said to Our Lord: What Shall I do to Inherit Eternal Life (Matthew 19:16)
  • f. 279v-281v Jacob of Sarug, On the Kingdom as a Mustard Seed
  • f. 281v-283r Jacob of Sarug, On Pride
  • f. 283r-285v Jacob of Sarug, On the Kingdom and Gehenna
  • f. 285v-287r Isaac: On Humility
  • f. 287r-288v Jacob of Sarug, On the End
  • f. 288v-292v Jacob of Sarug, On the Anti-Christ
  • f. 292v-294v Jacob of Sarug, On the 40 Martyrs
  • f. 294v-296r Jacob of Sarug, On the Three Dead People raised by Our Lord
  • f. 296r-298v Jacob of Sarug, On the Man who Went Down from Jerusalem to Jericho and Fell Among Thieves
  • f. 298v-299v Jacob of Sarug, On the Saying of Our Lord: The Kingdom of Heaven is Like a Treasure Hidden in a Field (Matthew 13:44)
  • f. 299v-302r Jacob of Sarug, On Christ as Food and Drink
  • f. 302r-304r Jacob of Sarug, On the Woman Who was Bent over for Eighteen Years (Luke 13:11)
  • f. 304r-308v Jacob of Sarug, On the Five Loaves and the Two Fishes
  • f. 308v-310v Jacob of Sarug, On Admonition and Poverty
  • f. 310v-312v Jacob of Sarug, On the Love of Money
  • f. 312v-315r Jacob of Sarug, On Vanity of Vanities (Ecclesiastes)
  • f. 315r-316v Jacob of Sarug, On the Indignation of the Poor
  • f. 316v-317v Jacob of Sarug, On Admonition
  • f. 317v-319r Jacob of Sarug, On the Prodigal Son
  • f. 319r-320r Isaac, On the Prodigal Son
  • f. 320r-321r Isaac, On the Saying of Our Lord: Unless You are Converted and Become like Little Children I
  • f. 321r-322r Isaac, On the Saying of Our Lord: Unless You are Converted and Become like Little Children II
  • f. 322r-323r Isaac, On the Saying of Our Lord: Unless You are Converted and Become like Little Children III
  • f. 323r-323v Isaac, On the Saying of our Lord: It is Good to Confess the Lord
  • f. 323v-324v Isaac, On Perfection
  • f. 324v-326v Jacob of Sarug, On the End
  • f. 326v-329r Jacob of Sarug, On the Widow's Son
  • f. 329r-332r Jacob of Sarug, On the Leper
  • f. 332r-335r Jacob of Sarug, On the Daughter of Jephthah (Judges 11:29-40)
  • f. 335r-339v Jacob of Sarug, On Uzziah the King and Isaiah the Prophet
  • f. 339v-341v Jacob of Sarug, Against the Jews I
  • f. 341v-343r Jacob of Sarug, Against the Jews II
  • f. 343r-345r Jacob of Sarug, Against the Jews III
  • f. 345r-346v Jacob of Sarug, Against the Jews IV
  • f. 346v-348v Jacob of Sarug, Against the Jews V
  • f. 348v-350v Jacob of Sarug, Against the Jews VI
  • f. 350v-353r Jacob of Sarug, Against the Jews VII
  • f. 353r-355v Jacob of Sarug, On the Contest of Our Lord
  • f. 355v-360v Jacob of Sarug, On David and Goliath
  • f. 360v-362v Jacob of Sarug, On the Raising of Lazarus
  • f. 362v-364v Ephrem: On the Raising of Lazarus
  • f. 364v-367v Ephrem: On Palm Sunday
  • f. 367v-369r Jacob of Sarug, On Palm Sunday
  • f. 369r-370v Jacob of Sarug, On the Cursed Fig-tree
  • f. 370v-373r Jacob of Sarug, On the Passion of Our Lord
  • f. 373r-375v Jacob of Sarug, Another on the Passion of our Lord
  • f. 375v-378v Jacob of Sarug, Another on the Passion of our Lord
  • f. 378v-381r Jacob of Sarug, Another on the Passion of our Lord
  • f. 381r-386r Jacob of Sarug, Another on the Passion of our Lord
  • f. 386r-388v Jacob of Sarug, Another on the Passion of our Lord
  • f. 388v-391v Jacob of Sarug, On the Parable of the Vineyard
  • f. 391v-394v Jacob of Sarug,On the Parable of the Ten Virgins
  • f. 394v-397r Jacob of Sarug, On Matthew 22:2
  • f. 397r-399r John Chrysostom: Homily on the Passion of Our Lord
  • f. 399r-403r Jacob of Sarug, On Abraham and Isaac
  • f. 403r-405v Jacob of Sarug, On Samson (I)
  • f. 405v-407v Jacob of Sarug, On Cain and Abel I
  • f. 407v-409r Jacob of Sarug, On Cain and Abel II
  • f. 409v-411r Jacob of Sarug, On Cain and Abel III
  • f. 411r-412v Jacob of Sarug, On Cain and Abel IV
  • f. 412v-415v Jacob of Sarug, On Joseph I 
  • f. 415v-417v Jacob of Sarug, On Joseph II
  • f. 417v-420r Jacob of Sarug, On Joseph III
  • f. 420r-422r Jacob of Sarug, On Joseph IV
  • f. 422r-424r Jacob of Sarug, On Joseph VI
  • f. 424r-426r Jacob of Sarug, On Joseph VII
  • f. 426r-426v Jacob of Sarug, On Joseph VIII
  • f. 426v-432r Jacob of Sarug, On Joseph IX
  • f. 432r-434v Jacob of Sarug, On Joseph X
  • f. 434v-436v Jacob of Sarug, On the Bronze Serpent
  • f. 436v-440r Jacob of Sarug, On the Sacrifice of Aziel (Leviticus 16)
  • f. 440r-442 Jacob of Sarug, On Those Two Sparrows that Were Required by the Law (Leviticus 14)
  • f. 442v-448r Jacob of Sarug, On the Adulteries of the Congregation (On Moses VII)
  • f. 448r-449v On Samson (II)
  • f. 449v-452v On the Bronze Serpent (B 182)
  • f. 452v-457r George, Bishop of the Arabs (d. 724): On the Holy Myron
  • f. 457r-460v Jacob of Sarug, On the Sinful Woman
  • f. 465r-470r Ephrem: Sermon on Faith I
  • f. 470r-470v Ephrem: Sermon on Faith II
  • f. 470v-473r Ephrem: Sermon on Faith III
  • f. 473r-476r Isaac, Homily on Faith
  • f. 476r-484r Jacob of Sarug, On Faith
  • f. 484r-485r Jacob of Sarug, On the Crucifixion of our Lord
  • f. 485r-486v Jacob of Sarug, On the Crucifixion of our Lord II
  • f. 486v-489v Jacob of Sarug, On the Crucifixion of our Lord III (Elsewhere, on Peter's Denial)
  • f. 489v-491r Jacob of Sarug, On the Crucifixion of our Lord IV
  • f. 491r-494v Jacob of Sarug, On the Crucifixion of our Lord V (and on the Cherub and the thief)
  • f. 494v-496r Jacob of Sarug, On the Crucifixion of our Lord VI
  • f. 496r-498r Jacob of Sarug, On the Crucifixion of our Lord VII
  • f. 498r-501v Jacob of Sarug, On the Passibility and Mortality of the Lord's Body before His Resurrection
  • f. 501v-503r Jacob of Sarug, On the resurrection of Our Lord
  • f. 503r-504v Jacob of Sarug, Another on the Resurrection of Our Lord
  • f. 504v-505v Jacob of Sarug, On the Saying of Paul the Apostle [1 Timothy 2:15]
  • f. 505v-507v Jacob of Sarug, On Receiving the Holy Mysteries
  • f. 507v-509r Jacob of Sarug, On the Saying of Paul [Galatians 6:14]
  • f. 509r-511r Jacob of Sarug, On Receiving the Holy Mysteries
  • f. 511r-514v Jacob of Sarug, On the Fall of Idols
  • f. 514v-517r Jacob of Sarug, On Thomas the Apostle and the Resurrection of Our Lord
  • f. 517r-520r Jacob of Sarug, On the Ascension of Our Lord
  • f. 520r-522r Jacob of Sarug, On Pentecost
  • f. 522r-526r Jacob of Sarug, On Antioch
  • f. 526r-530r Jacob of Sarug, On Paul the Apostle
  • f. 530r-532r Jacob of Sarug, A Second Homily on Paul the Apostle
  • f. 532r-536 Jacob of Sarug, On Thomas the Apostle
  • f. 536r-537v Ephrem, On the Apostle Andrew
  • f. 537v-540r Jacob of Sarug, On Mount Tabor
  • f. 540v-542r Jacob of Sarug, On the Holy Cross
  • f. 542r-546v Jacob of Sarug, On Constantine
  • f. 546v-548v Jacob of Sarug, On Moses and Amalek (Elsewhere, Moses' extended hands)
  • f. 548v-551r Jacob of Sarug, On St. Simeon the Stylite
  • f. 551r-553r Jacob of Sarug, On Shmona and Gurya
  • f. 553r-555r Jacob of Sarug, On Habbib
  • f. 555r-556v Isaac, On the Solitaries
  • f. 556v-559v Isaac, On Sergius and Bacchus, the Martyrs
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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. 1 1,234 CE Syriac
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  • IIr-IIIr French Table of Contents
  • f. 1r Fragment of a homily 
  • f. 1v-3r Syriac Table of Contents
  • f. 3v-19r Ephrem Syrus, Memre
    • f. 3v-6r On the Love of Wisdom
    • f. 6r-9v On Discipline
    • f. 9v-10v On Sleep
    • f. 11r-16r On Humility
    • f. 16r 19r On the Observance of Moral Behavior
  • f. 19r-45v Works of Mar Isaac
    • f. 19r-21v On Penitence
    • f. 21v-26v On Gentleness toward one's Brothers
    • f. 26v-37v On Sparrows
    • f. 37v-43v On Humility and Poverty
    • f. 43v-45v On the Hermits
  • f. 45v-63v Ephrem Syrus, Memre
    • f. 45v-48v On Purity of Heart
    • f. 48v-53v On the Conversion of the Soul
    • f. 54r-63v On Alex (cod. "John") son of Euphemianus
  • f. 63v-72r Isaac of Antioch, Memre
  • f. 72r-81r Ephrem Syrus, On the Conception of the Holy Virgin
  • f. 81r-98v Memre on David and Uriah in the meter of Ephrem Syrus, Jacob of Sarug, and Mar Balai
    • f. 81r-85r Ephrem Syrus
    • f. 85r-85v Jacob of Sarug
    • f. 85v-91r Ephrem Syrus
    • f. 91r-92r Mar Balai
    • f. 92r-92v Jacob of Sarug
    • f. 92v-98r Ephrem Syrus
    • f. 98r-98v Mar Balai
  • f. 98v-101v Isaac of Antioch, On privacy of thought
  • f. 101v-115v Ephrem Syrus, Memre
    • f. 101v-102v On the Outsiders
    • f. 102v-104v On Silence during Prayer
    • f. 104v-115v On Warnings
  • f. 115v-125v First part of Jacob of Sarug, Memre (continued in Vat. sir. 464 pt. 2)
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
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
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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