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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number	Approximate Date	Language	The main body text
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana: Orientali 409b	1,656 CE	Arabic, Syriac	See entries for Assemani 46, Assemani 47, and Assemani 48; [Bibliographic Record]; [Data Record] Assemani 46 Georgio Amirae, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch Calendar for the Ecclesiastical year Rules for finding Pascha Ananias Xenaia, song about himself Assemani 47 Maronite Missal Anaphora of John the Evangelist Assemani 48 Jacobite Ecclesiastical calendar John Chrysostom, Exposition on Psalm 6 Dionysius bar Ṣalibi, Commentary on Luke Jacob of Sarug, Memra on Constantine the Faithful Emperor
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana: Orientali 409c	1,656 CE	Arabic, Syriac	See entries for Assemani 46, Assemani 47, and Assemani 48; [Bibliographic Record]; [Data Record] Assemani 46 Georgio Amirae, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch Calendar for the Ecclesiastical year Rules for finding Pascha Ananias Xenaia, song about himself Assemani 47 Maronite Missal Anaphora of John the Evangelist Assemani 48 Jacobite Ecclesiastical calendar John Chrysostom, Exposition on Psalm 6 Dionysius bar Ṣalibi, Commentary on Luke Jacob of Sarug, Memra on Constantine the Faithful Emperor
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 129; 3/22 (DIYR 00214)	1,800 CE	Garshuni	Theological treatise John Chrysostom, On Great Thursday Jacob of Sarug, Homily on rejection of a sin John Chrysostom, On Fasting John Chrysostom, On the Apostle Paul
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 242; 7/13; 279 (DIYR 00242)	1,707 CE	Garshuni, Syriac	Homily John Chrysostom, On repentance On repentance Story of the Forty Martyrs On repentance John Chrysostom, On mercy Ephrem Syrus, On repentance Homily on the Holy Lent that is recited every day in the church George, Bishop of the Arabs, Homily on Dying, the world and the soul's exit from the body Story of St. Gregory Basil, Bishop of Caesarea, About a swimmer in springs and streams Moses' conversation on Mt. Sinai Letter that fell from heaven Story of John of the Golden Gospel Jacob of Sarug, Homily on repentance that is recited during the days of the Lent Story of St. Gregory Martyrdom of Barbara and Juliana Story of righteous Job Story of Anba Cyrus Story of St. Michael
Vat. sir. 199	1,545 CE	Garshuni	Catalog entry in Assemani Life of St. Maron Homily on Penitence Story of the three holy Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Death of Isaac the patriarch Death of Jacob the patriarch Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the thief Life of St. Alexei History of St. Abdulmasih Lives of Ss. Sergius and Bacchus Life of St. Marina Life of St. Susanna On Isaac, the son of Abraham the Patriarch Life of St. John Life of Paul On St. Abba Ammon On the Seven children of Ephesus Life of St. Cyril Life of St. Martinianus the Anchorite Life of St. Archelidos History of the Holy Apostles, Peter and Paul Homily on Penitence Life of St. Dionysius the Aereopagite Jacob of Sarug, Homily on Constantine the great Life of St. Simon Life of Ahiqar the sage Fables of Shaddad, son of 'Addi and Solomon, son of David Letter from heaven given by Athanasius Patriarch of Alexandria History of the conception and nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary by her mother Anna Narration of bribery Fable of a certain prince Homily of St. Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria Questions and answers History of Pontius Pilate Apostolic Constitutions Homily of St. John Chrysostom Ephrem Syrus, On wrestling with the Devil Prayer for the sick and penitential
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."
Vat. sir. 408	1,549 CE	Garshuni	Catalog entry in Assemani Book of Homilies and ascetic sermons (Various authors)
Sinai Syr. 10	700 CE	Syriac	See entry in Lewis Homilies and extracts of various Fathers Ambrose of Milan, Jacob of Sarug, Theophilus of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Proclus of Constantinople, Ephrem, Cyril of Alexandria, Anastasius of Antioch, Isaac, Timothy, Epiphanius, Cornelius
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?>
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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