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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Vat. sir. 93 823 CE Syriac

Catalog entries in Assemani and CPART

  • Binding
  • 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 
  • Binding

Zākhū, Iraq. Chaldean Archdiocese of Zākhū, MS 31 (ACZ 00031) 1,754 CE Syriac
  • Isaac of Antioch, Memre

Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 57 (ASCBN 00057) 1,915 CE Syriac
  • Homilies of Isaac of Antioch
    • pages 1-13, On the love of doctrine
    • pages 13-26, On the humility of the bretheren, and an admonition
    • pages 26-37, On humility
    • pages 37-46, On avarice
    • pages 46-50, On the departed
    • pages 51-70, On the solitaries and mourners and rulers
    • pages 70-75, On the end
    • pages 75-80 On repentance
    • pages 80-99, On solitaries and on monks, an admonition
    • pages 99-104, On exhortation and admonition and on himself
    • pages 104-119, On the rich man and Lazarus
    • pages 119-127, On repentance
    • pages 127-136, On Poverty
    • pages 136-144, On exhortation
    • pages 144-149, On those who complain against one another at the time of prayer and of the mysteries
    • pages 149-162, On the holy fast of forty days
    • pages 162-171, On the holy fast
    • pages 171-204, On admonition
    • pages 204-228, On admonition
    • pages 229-242, On Constantine
    • pages 242-248, On repentance
    • pages 248-259, On repentance
    • pages 259-272, On rogations
    • pages 272-283, On rogations
    • pages 283-297, On faith
    • pages 297-308, On the passibility and impassibility of the Word of God, the Word incarnate
    • page 308-328 On that bird which cried out "Holy God"<ܐܝܓܝܘܣ ܐܬܐܘܣ> in the city of Antioch
  • pages 332-348, Ephem Syrus, Memra made at the time of his death
    • Incipit: ܐܢܐ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܐܬ ܐܢܐ ܘܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ

Mosul, Iraq, Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mosul, MS 2 (ASOM 00002) 1,914 CE Syriac
  • Homilies
    • John Chrysostom, Ephrem Syrus, Basil of Caesarea, Isaac <of Antioch?>, Cyril of Alexandria, Jacob of Sarug, Gregory <Nazianzus?>

Mosul, Iraq, Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mosul MS 59 (ASOM 00059) 1,924 CE Syriac
  • fol. 3r-85v Isaac of Antioch, Memre

Mosul, Iraq, Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mosul MS 74 (ASOM 00074) 1,890 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • fol. 2v-73v Selected Memrē
    • Title NS: ܡܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܡܓܒܝ̈ܐ
    • A Memra in the meter of Mar Jacob <of Sarug>
    • Jacob of Sarug, On the chariot which Ezekiel saw
    • Isaac of Nineveh, Memra in the meter of Mar Ephrem
    • Isaac of Nineveh, On Silence and Stillness, and on Love
    • Isaac the Teacher <of Antioch>, On the Perfection of the Brethren
    • Isaac the Teacher <of Antioch>, On solitaries and guides and the humble and the Nazirites and the poor and the mourners and the aliens  and the perfect and those like them
    • Isaac the Teacher <of Antioch>, On the Perfection of the Brethren
    • Isaac the Teacher <of Antioch>, On the natural division of natural thought
    • Ephrem Syrus, Demonstration on Paradise
    • Mar Jacob, Memra on the moment of the departure of good and bad people, how each receives his repayment and his labor
    • Moshe bar Kepha, Examination about the resurrection of the body

Mosul, Iraq, Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mosul MS 97 (ASOM 00097) 1,600 CE Syriac
  • fol. 1r-50v Rules and admonitions for monks and ascetics
  • fol. 50v-80r John of the Thebaid, Rules and instructions for spiritual life
  • fol. 80r-104v Prayers of the seven hours
    • Title NS: ܨܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܫ̈ܒܥܐ ܥܕ̈ܢܐ
  • fol. 105r-120v Catholic Epistles
    • Epistle of James 
    • Epistle of Peter
    • Epistle of John
  • fol. 121r-134v Mas'ūd (Abba), Spiritual Instructions
  • fol. 135r-144v Isaac of Antioch, Memrē
  • fol. 144v-176r Macarius the Egyptian, Exhortations to candidates for the Monastic Life

Mosul, Iraq, Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mosul MS 106 (ASOM 00106) 1,781 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • fol. 1v-75r Memre
    • Includes memre by Ephrem of Nisibis and Isaac of Antioch
  • fol. 76r-99r Commentary on Revelation
  • fol. 99r-106r Isaac of Antioch, Memra on the love of learning
  • fol. 106v-135v On the sacrament of penance and reconciliation
    • Title NS: ܣܪ ܐܠܬܘܒܗ̈

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 160 (SMMJ 00160) 1,900 CE Garshuni, Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • fol. 1r-3v Jacob of Serugh, Homily on the departed, part two (Syriac)
  • fol. 3v-12v Jacob of Serugh, Homily on the soul and body (Syriac)
  • fol. 12v-15r Hananyo Akhsnoyo, Homily (Syriac)
  • fol. 15r-16r Homily (Syriac)
  • fol. 16r-29r Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on Joseph and Mary (Syriac)
  • fol. 29r-35v Isaac of Antioch, Homily on the death of one in exile (Syriac)
  • fol. 35v-39v Isaac of Antioch, Homily on Monks (Syriac)
  • fol. 40r-64v Story of Habib (Syriac)
    • Title NS: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܚܒܝܒ ܣܗܕܐ ܐܘܪܗܝܐ ܕܣܗܕ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܫܢܬ ܫܝܬ ܡܐܐ ܘܥܣܪܝܢ ܕܝܘܢܝܐ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܒܓ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܐܒ
  • fol. 64v-68r Story of Mark of Jabal Tarmaq (Syriac)
    • Title NS: ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܗܘ ܕܥܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܬܪܡܩܐ ܒܢܝܫܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ
  • fol. 68r-68v Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily (Syriac)
  • fol. 68v-69v Annunciation (Garshuni)

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 162 (SMMJ 00162) 1,900 CE Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • Homilies
    • Includes homilies by Jacob of Serugh, Shemʿūn II, Mafrian of Ṭur ʻAbdin, Jacob of Edessa, Dīonīsīūs bar Ṣalībī, Ephrem of Nisibis, Yuḥannōn Sabrīnoyō, Īsḥāq of Antioch, Bihnam Hadlōyō, and John Chrysostom

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