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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number	Approximate Date	Language	The main body text
Vat. sir. 252	900 CE	Syriac	See entry in Assemani Binding 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 Binding
Vat. sir. 253	700 CE	Syriac	See entry in Assemani Binding f. 1v-2r Colophon f. 2v-167v Homiliary f. 2ff St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Annunciation St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Nativity of our Lord f. 6 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on St. Stephen f. 7 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Lights f. 48 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on temptation of our Lord f. 56 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the festival of Hosannas according to Matthew f. 59 Jacob or Sarug, Homily on the Festival of the Palms f. 66 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on [the saying] "Father, if it is possible, take this cup from me" f. 76 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the treason of the Jews f. 79 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Passion of the Lord f. 81 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Cross and the Thief f. 82 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on Holy Friday f. 86 Proclus of Constantinople, Homily on the treason of the Jews f. 90 St. John Chrysostom, Homily 85 on John f. 91 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Resurrection of our Lord f. 100 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the Resurrection of our Lord f. 105 Severus of Antioch, Homily on Pentecost f. 108 St. John Chrysostom, Homily on the Cross, Adam, and Eve f. 113 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the Passion of our Lord fragments Binding
Vat. sir. 464 pt. 1	1,234 CE	Syriac	Binding 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) f. 115v-125v First part of On Bassus and his Companions (continued in Vat. sir. 464 pt. 2)
Vat. sir. 464 pt.2	1,234 CE	Syriac	Binding 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) Binding
Vat. sir. 464 pt. 3	1,234 CE	Syriac	Binding 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
Vat. sir. 544	1,712 CE	Armenian (in Syriac Script), Syriac	Binding f. 1r-4v Various pieces in diverse hands f. 5r-9r Ba'utha of Mar Ephrem f. 9v-12v Ba'utha of Jacob of Sarug (Armenian in Syriac Script) f. 13r-14v Prayers f. 15r-17v Excerpts form Jacob of Sarug and Mar Ephrem f. 17v-19v Verses for the celebrations before the Gospel f. 19v-20v Ba'utha of Jacob of Sarug f. 20v-24v Table of incipits f. 25r-33v Ba'utha of Jacob of Sarug f. 34r-34v Prayer f. 34v-96r Shhimo f. 96r-107r Prayers for Various Circumstances f. 107r-145v Various prayers and gospel pericopes (In another hand) f. 146r-147v Pages of another manuscript wiith ascetic content Binding
Vat. sir. 36	1,597 CE	Garshuni, Syriac	Catalog entry from Assemani f. 1-34 Missal (Jacobite Rite) Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles Anaphora of Peter the Apostle Anaphora of St. Eustathius Anaphora of St. John (bishop of Haran Habura and Nisibis) Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi Porphyry, Isagoge The way of finding East Bishop Moses, excerpts from Yaḥya ibn 'Adī Against those who affirm that Christ was not truly crucified Against those who maintain the Christian Gospel has been corrupted The world was not from eternity Bishop Moses, Excerpt from an Arabic grammar Jacob of Sarug, a philosophical poem: On being, substance, and accidents Baptismal Rite Gregory bar 'Ebroyo, Syriac Grammar Bishop Moses, Syriac-Arabic Lexicon Catalog of the works of Bar 'Ebroyo
Vat. sir. 126 pt. 2	1,253 CE	Syriac	Catalog entry in Assemani pp. 397-end (Begins with Abba Isaiah the Monk) 'Enanisho', Paradise of the Fathers Book 1: Palladius, Bishop of Heleopolis Book 2: Palladius (Begins in this section) Lives of the Fathers according to St. Jerome Book 4: Apophthegmata Patrum Doctrine and Admonitions of the Fathers on the monastic institution Abba Evagrius, Sermons Abba Anthony, Letters to the monastic brothers St. Macarius of Egypt, sermons St. Macarius of Egypt, epistles St. Macarius the Alexandrian, Sermons Abraham Nathpar, sermons Ammon the monk and Bishop of Oxyrinchus, letters St. Xystus of Rome, sermons John of Dalyatha, sermons Gregory the Monk on the isle of Cyprus, sermons John of Thebes, sermons St. Basil the Great, Monstaic institutions, Questions and answers from the brethren Letter to his brother Gregory of Nyssa Paranaetic Chapter Ascetic Chatper Jacob of Sarug, letter on the ascetic way Letter to an abbot on the soul Letter about the virtuous men Philoxenus of Mabbug, on the one whose desire is changed toward refraining from the priesthood Letter to the monks of Amid St. Ephrem, sermon St. Mark the hermit, paranaetic sermon
Vat. sir. 217	1,585 CE	Garshuni, Syriac	Catalog entry in Assemani Gabriel Barclay, Maronite Bishop of Nicosa, On the Sphere Daniel the sage, On the Zodiac Signs Berozi the teacher, to Theo Astrologia & Lunarium Gabriel Barclay, Metrical exposition on the Apocalypse of John Prayers, benedictions, and absolutions (Syriac and Arabic) Order of the benediction for the great Sunday Jacob of Sarug, Memra on Joseph On the discovery of the body of Joseph under Arcadius and Honorius On the children of Ephesus Various memre Calendar History of animals Hunayn of Hirta, excerpt on medicine Ishō' bar 'Alī, Explination of exotic words Utilizing plants, planets and herbs Michael the Maronite Patriarch, Epistle to the king of the Franks (dated 1575) 'Abdisho' the Catholicos, syriac memre 'Abdisho' the patriarch of the Chaldeans Creed of St. Athanasius Isho'yahb of Nisibis (Bar Malkon), profession of the faith Epistle of formularies Profession of the faith College rules of the Maronites Mass for the Nativity David bar Pawlos, Syriac Memre On the seven climates, Syriac memre
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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