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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number	Approximate Date	Language	The main body text
Vat. sir. 152	980 CE	Syriac	See entry in Assemani 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
Medeltidshandskrift 58	1,204 CE	Syriac	See the description on the Lund University Library Website. ff. 3v-308r Old and New Testament Peshitta (with Massora) ff. 308r-313v Jacob of Edessa, Letter to Giorgios, bishop of Sarug, on Syriac orthography A Letter by Mar Jacob, Bishop of Edessa ff. 313v-318r Jacob of Edessa, Treatise on punctuation A Letter by Mar Jacob, Bishop of Edessa, On Syriac Orthography ff. 318r-320r Deacon Thomas, Two treatises on the Syriac accent f. 320v Epiphanios On Greek prosody Hebraica, vol IV Gottheil, J. H. (ed.) , 1887-1888, p. 168. . ff. 320v-321r Treatise on the Syriac conjunctions f. 321r-321v Treatise on the Syriac conjunctions ff. 322r-323v Gregory of Nazianz Orations f. 324r Concordance ff. 324v-326r Calendar
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 42 (SMMJ 00042)	1,500 CE	Syriac	See entry at CPART and in Macomber. Title: "Volume of the names and readings of the Old and New Testaments according to the tradition of [the monastery of] Qarqapta." (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 1-5; SMC 1-5); See entry in Baumstark 1*. Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994). pp. 2-153 Old Testament (Syriac Masorah) pp. 2-12 Genesis pp. 12-18 Exodus pp. 18-22 Leviticus pp. 22-29 Numbers pp. 29-35 Deuteronomy pp. 35-41 Joshua pp. 41-45 Judges pp. 45-53 Job pp. 53-64 I and II Samuel pp. 64-74 I and II Kings pp. 74-86 Psalms pp. 86-91 Proverbs pp. 91-96 Wisdom pp. 96-98 Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth) pp. 98-100 Song of Songs pp. 100-111 Isaiah pp. 111-119 Twelve minor Prophets pp. 119-133 Books of Jeremiah pp. 119-129 Jeremiah pp. 129-131 Lamentations of Jeremiah pp. 131 Prayer of Jeremiah pp. 131-132 First Baruch p. 132 Second Baruch pp. 132-133 Epistle of Jeremiah pp. 133-141 Ezekiel pp. 141-146 Daniel pp. 141-144 Prophecy of Daniel pp. 144-145 Bel and the Dragon pp. 145-146 Susanna pp. 146-153 Ben Sirach pp. 153-200 New Testament (Peshitta) pp. 153-160 Acts pp. 160-162 Catholic Epistles (only James, 1 Peter, and 1 John) pp. 162-175 Pauline Epistles pp. 176-185 Matthew pp. 185-189 Mark pp. 189-196 Luke pp. 196-200 John pp. 201-214v Names and readings of the New Testament according to the tradition of Thomas of Harkel pp. 201-204 Acts pp. 204-209 Pauline Epistles pp. 209-214 Gospels pp. 215-263 Names and readings of the Orthodox Doctors p. 215 (Pseudo-) Dionysius the Areopagite pp. 216-219 St. Basil pp. 219-247 St. Gregory the Theologian (Nazianzus) pp. 247-249 Letters of Basil and Gregory pp. 249-263 Severus of Antioch p. 263 The names that are in the Revelation according to John, the evangelist and apostle pp. 263-267 Letter of St. Jacob, Bishop of Edessa, concerning the dots pp. 267-272 Letter of St. Jacob, Bishop of Edessa to George, Bishop of Sarug pp. 272-283 Names and readings of Epiphanius pp. 284-292 Interpretations of the Hebrew words and of other peoples that are included in the books of the holy prophets which have been gathered with great diligence from the tradition of the Seventy-Two Translators and from the revision of Jacob of Edessa pp. 292-296 Rabban Yohannan (called Beth-Qaddishe, disciple of Maron), Discourse on the Incarnation in view of the orthodox faith of the holy Fathers
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 248 (SMMJ 00248)	1,475 CE	Garshuni, Syriac	See entry at CPART and in Macomber ([Macomber A]; [Macomber B]) (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-13; SMC 2-13). Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994). Part A (20th Century) (Garshuni, Syriac) Syrian Orthodox collection of miscellaneous liturgical pieces f. 1r-2r Rite for the reconciliation of a penitent sinner f. 2v-3v Order of the prayers of the hymns of the canon f. 3v-4v Acrostic alphabetic hymn without title f. 4v-5r A song on drinking; It is sung on the alphabet Part B (1474/5 CE) (Garshuni, Syriac) Syrian Orthodox collection of miscellaneous liturgical pieces f. 1r-42r Miscellaneous Liturgical Pieces f. 1r-9r Shumlaya that the deacon proclaims in the offering of the Eucharist according to the modern revision of Melitene. This is a diaconal for the Mass. f. 9r-10r Communion hymns for the Thursday of the Mysteries f. 1r-23r Prayers, proemia, sedre, 'etre, and huttame that are learned by heart by a new priest when he is ordained. f. 10r-11r Order of the Mother of God f. 11r-12r Order of the Apostles f. 12r-13r Order of the martyrs f. 13r-14r Order of the Patron Saint f. 14r-15r Communion order f. 15r-16r Order of penitance f. 16v-17v Order of the departed f. 17v-19r Oder of the Cross f. 19rv Order of the Resurrection f. 19v-20r Order of Vespers f. 20r-21r Order of Compline f. 21r-22r Order of the night office f. 22r-23r Order of Matins f. 23rv Huttame of the other offices f. 26r-32v Ordinary of the mass f. 32v-33r Prayer for blessing of bread. A table grace. f. 33r-39v Prayers of every kind f. 33r-34r Prayers of vespers f. 34r-35r Prayers of the "hymns of the Greek canon" f. 35r-38v Miscellaneous prayers f. 38v-39v Table prayers (Garshuni) f. 39v-42r Two rhymed homilies for feasts (in Garshuni) f. 39v-40v Homily on the feast of the Nativity f. 40v-42r Homily on the Epiphany f. 42r-45r Two questions of the Fathers f. 42r Question that Bishop Severus asked of Bishop Jacob of Edessa: "How is God above all and below all, inside all and outside all and in all?" f. 42v-45r Bishop John (?), Question concerning the dead after burial while he is doing penance (Garshuni) f. 45v-48v Miracle that our Lady Mary, the Mother of God, worked f. 48v A few epigrams f. 49r-58r Four more rhymed homilies f. 49r-52r Turjām of the blessed Fast f. 52r-54r A pretty homily on the venerable crucifixion f. 54r-56r Turjām of Ninevah and lections (?) of the prophet Jonah. A single rhymed composition f. 56v-58r Turjām on the Resurrection f. 58rv Two prayers: One for the patriarch and one for the sultan f. 59r-61r Another rhymed homily: Turjām on the Dormition of our Lady the Virgin Mary f. 61v-69r f. 69v-73v Homily delivered by St. Jacob which he delivered on the thief of the right hand; read on the Friday of the Crucifixion f. 73v-88v An abridged discouse on the true faith and on the hymns of the spiritual Church. f. 89r-96r The questions of St. Basil and St. Gregory f. 96r-112r Ten questions concerning which a certain disciple asked his master f. 96rv Contents f. 96v-112r Text f. 112r-118r Homily delivered by Bishop Gregory (Pseudo-Gregory Nazianzus), on the destruction of this world and the departure of the soul from the body f. 118v-148r The Apocalypse of Paul (Garshuni) f. 148v Beginning of an unidentified item
BnF syr. 62	1,100 CE	Syriac	See catalog entry here (especially for the date of the ms) f. 1-89 Didascalia Apostolorum (Teaching of the 12 apostles; with excerpt from the prayer of Manasseh) f. 90-102r Books I-VII of the Apostolic Constitutions attributed to St. Clement f. 102v-107 Extracts from the Teaching of Addai f. 108-112 Collection of all the canons of the holy apostles and of the synods of the Holy Fathers f. 113-121r Book VIII of the canons of Clement f. 121v-128 The great and holy ecumenical council of Nicaea, metropolis of Bithynia, composed by the 318 fathers f. 129-132r The 24 canons fixed at Ancyra in Galatia through the synod which was assembled there f. 132v-133 Twelve other canons from the council assembled at Neo-caesarea f. 134-137r The eight canons established at Gangra f. 137v-146 The council which as gethered at ἐγχαινίοις, at the dedication of the church of Antioch: 28 canons. f. 147-149 Fifty-nine other canons established at Laodicaea in Phrygia f. 150-152 The seventh council, that of Constantinople f. 153 Two canons established at the holy council gathered at Ephesus during the time of Thedosius f. 154-170 Council of the 87 bishops gathered at Carthage during the time of Cyprian f. 171-172 Other canons from a letter written from Italy to the bishops of the East which were sent to the bishops reunited at Antioch f. 173-175r Selected sentences in the letters of the Epistles of St. Ignatius of Antioch f. 175v-183r Extracts from the instruction of St. Peter, bishop of Alexandria and martyr f. 183v-184 Questions addressed to Timothy the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria f. 185-191 Synodicon of Sardis f. 192-194r Letter of St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria to Abbot Ammon, on obligation of celibacy to monks f. 194v Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to the priest Paregorius f. 195 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Chorbishops, on the defense of conferring ordination for donations f. 196-197 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to the priest, Diodore, in which is a declaration of the legality of marriage of a man with his step-sister f. 198-207r Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia f. 207v-212 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia f. 213 Another letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia f. 214-218r The 27 canons of the council of Chalcedon f. 218v Sentences of Philoxenus of Mabbug f. 218v Sentences of St. Basil regarding heretics who persecute the orthodox f. 219 Sentences of St. Gregory the Theologian f. 219 Extracts of the third letter of St. Damassus f. 219-225 Letter of St. Gregory, bishop of Nyssa to Litoios, bishop of Melitene f. 226-229r Canons of St. Rabbula, bishop of Edessa f. 229v-237r Definition regarding certain chapters addressed to the east in the form of Questions to Holy Fathers f. 237v-241 Various canons and rites established by the council of persian bishops who met at Seleucia-Ktesiphon f. 242 Letter of John, bishop of Egypt, sent to the isle of Cyprus rejecting the council of Chalcedon f. 243-244 Canons established in the time of the persection at the time of Patriarch Severus f. 245r Extracts from a letter addressed to the holy fathers on the two priests and archimandrites named Paul f. 245v Extracts of a letter of St. Constantine, metropolitan of Laodicaea f. 246-247r Extracts of a letter written by a bishop to his friends f. 247v-248r Letter written from Constantinople to Martyrius, Bishop of Antioch f. 248v-253 Extracts from various letters of Severus, patriarch of Antioch f. 254 Five canons of the holy Theodosius, pope of Alexandria f. 254v-255r Letter of St. Anthimus, bishop of Constantinople to Jacob of Edessa f. 255v Definitions on the punishments with monks regarding various sins by St. Basil, bishop fo Caesarea f. 266 Letter of St. Cyril of Alexandria to the monks f. 257 Extracts of the letter of St. Celestine, bishop of Rome, to the clergy at people of Constantinople f. 258 More extracts from the acts of the council of Ephesus f. 261 Four canons about excommunicated clerics, by Sergius, bishop of Amphiator f. 262-266 Recommendations and precepts of the canons regarding clerics, by John Bar-Cursus, Bishop of Tella f. 267-271 Questions on diverse subjects, addressed to the priest Sergius by Mar John Bar-Cursus, Bishop of Tella f. 272 Letter of Patriarch Athanasius on the defense of Christians eating meat sacrificed by Arabs which currently abound f. 273-284 Questions addressed by the priest, Addai Philoponos, to Jacob of Edessa and the response of the same f. 285 Extract from the 107th homily of Gregory the Theologian, on the Gospel passage, "The Pharisees came to find him to test him" f. 286 ff. Precepts which God gave to Moses on abominations
Sachau 165; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin 201	1,300 CE	Syriac	See entry for Sachau 165 Lives and sayings for famous ascetics and church Fathers f. 1-8v Biographical notes about church fathers and Citations of their works f. 8v, 13-25 fragments of a writing about the monastic call f. 9r-9v, 17 fragments of a legend of St. Pior (Identified with Lausaic history ch. 87) f. 9v-12v Admonition of the Apostle Peter f. 12v-16v From the legend of Abba Bishoi about the Isaac who became a Jew f. 16v-18v part of the life of Alexander of Rome f. 18r-19r Patristic citations f. 19r-22r Conversation between teachers and students f. 23r-26v Legends f. 27r-32v Biographical notes about the prophets of the Old Testament f. 32v-36v Notes on the New Testament
Vat. sir. 369	700 CE	Syriac	Catalog entry in Assemani Gregory of Nyssa, On St. Stephen Amphicolus, Funeral oration on praise Severian of Gabala, On the Nativity of the Lord Gregory Nazianzus, on the holy light seen at the Baptism of our Lord John Chrysostom, On the holy light John Chrysostom, On the Epiphany of our Lord John Chrysostom, On the baptism of the Lord John Chrysostom, Wrestling with Satan John Chrysostom, Another on the baptism of the Lord John Chrysostom, Another on the Epiphany and on the baptism of the Lord Jacob (Doctor of the Church), On the Epiphany of the Lord John Chrysostom, On the entrance of the Lord into the temple John Chrysostom, Another on the entrance of the Lord into the temple Proclus of Constantinople, On dogma Basil the Great, On the Initian sunday of the 40-day fast Basil the Great, On the 40-day fast Basil the Great, Another on the 40-day fast Jacob (Doctor of the Church), On the 40-day fast John Chrysostom, On the Fast John Chrysostom, Another on the Fast John Chrysostom, Another on the Holy Fast Basil the Great, On the 40 martyrs of Sebaste Basil the Great, Another on the 40 martyrs of Sebaste John Chrysostom, On the Annunciation John Chrysostom, Another on the Annunciation Cyril of Alexandria, In praise of the Mother John Chrysostom, On Lazarus the poor man John Chrysostom, On Palm Sunday John Chrysostom, On the second day of Holy Week Anastasius of Sinai, On the descent of our Lord into Sheol Gregory Nazianzus, On the Pascha Gregory Nazianzus, Another on the Pascha John Chrysostom, On the 5th day of the mysteries John Chrysostom, Another on the 5th day of the mysteries John Chrysostom, On the cross and on the thief on the right John Chrysostom, On the sixth day of the crucifixion John Chrysostom, Another on the crucifixion of our Lord On the pascha John Chrysostom, On the resurrection of our Lord Gregory Nazianzus, On the New Sunday John Chrysostom, On the New Sunday John Chrysostom, On the Ascension of our Lord Gregory Nazianzus, On the feast of Pentecost and on the Holy Spirit John Chrysostom, On Pentecost John Chrysostom, On the Holy Apostles and the Holy Spirit John Chrysostom, On the holy cross, and on Adam and Eve John Chrysostom, On the Prodigal Son John Chrysostom, Another on the Prodigal Son John Chrysostom, A third on the Prodigal Son John Chrysostom, On virginity, penitence, and corruption John Chrysostom, On Pslalm 50 Anastasius of Sinai, On Psalm 6 John Chrysostom, On the statement to Timothy "Drink a bit of wine for thy stomach's sake" John Chrysostom, On that statement "Whoever does not hurt his own soul, no one can hurt him."

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