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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
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."
Vat. sir. 408 1,549 CE Garshuni

Catalog entry in Assemani

  • Book of Homilies and ascetic sermons (Various authors)
Vat. sir. 552 Unknown Garshuni, Syriac
  • Jacob of Sarug, Memra on the end and judgment
  • Memra in the meter of Mar Ephrem
  • Soghitha by Mar Qiqi in the meter of St. Ephrem
  • Memra on Wisdom
  • Memra in the meter of Mar Jacob
  • Jacob of Sarug, Memra on the departed
  • Ephrem Syrus, On Humility
  • Words of Lament
  • On Adam and Eve
Vat. sir. 566 Unknown Syriac
  • Book of memre of Ss. Ephrem, Jacob, and Isaac
Harvard Ms Syr 115 1,889 CE Syriac

Catalog entry

  • ff. 1-7r Blank
  • ff. 7v-8r John of Dalyatha, Apology
  • ff. 8r-54r John of Dalyatha, Homilies numbered 1-24
  • ff. 54r-56v Chapters (sic) of knowledge, numbered 25
  • ff. 56v-97r John of Dalyatha, Letters numbered 1-51
  • ff. 97r-124r John of Dalyatha, Chapters of knowledge
  • ff. 124r-126r John of Dalyatha, Diverse chapters by the same author
  • ff. 126r-127r John of Dalyatha, Madrashe by the same author
  • ff. 127r/v John of Dalyatha, Apology by the author's brother
  • ff. 127v-128r John of Dalyatha, The author to his brother
  • ff. 128r-129r Extract of David the Phoenician
  • ff. 129r Colophon
  • ff. 129v-130r Extract from Jacob of Serug
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
Sinai Syr. 29 Unknown Syriac

See entry in Lewis

  • Homilies of Mar Jacob, Mar Isaac, Mar John, etc. 
Sinai Syr. 56 700 CE Syriac

See entry in Lewis

  • St. John Climacus supplemented by the works of Jacob of Sarug and Anastasius of Antioch
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 62 (ASCBN 00062) 1,904 CE Garshuni, Greek, Kurdish, Syriac, Turkish Garshuni

All in Syriac unless otherwise noted

  • 1. pages 1-9 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on remorse and reproach for soul and body
    • Incipit: ܥܠ ܬܘܬܐ ܘܥܕܠܝܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܘܦܓܪܐ
  • 2. pages 9-17 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the moment of the departure of good and bad people
    • Incipit: ܥܠ ܫܥܬ ܥܘܢܕܢܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ ܐܢܫܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܘܒܝܫ̈ܐ
  • 3. pages 17-46 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the end and fulfillment and judgment
    • Incipit: ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ̈ ܕܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܣܟܐ ܠܐ ܐܝܬ
  • 4. pages 46-61 [Attributed to Mar Jacob], Homily on the festival of the paths <ܫܒܝ̈ܠܐ?> of the Theotokos, Mary
    • Incipit: ܡܘܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܝ̈ ܪܚܘܡܝ̈ ܘܒܢܝ̈
  • 5. pages 61-62 [Attributed to Mar Jacob], Homily on the Samaritan woman
    • Incipit: ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܒܠܝ ܡܝܐ̈ ܣܓܝ ܨܗܐܢܐ ܐܡܪܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ
  • 6. pages 62-64 [Attributed to Mar Jacob], Homily on the crucifixion of our Lord
    • Incipit: ܥܠ ܙܩܝܦܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ
  • 7. pages. 64-72 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the departed generally
    • Incipit: ܒܫܘܦܪܐ ܪܓܝܓܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܪܗܝܒܐ ܨܒܝܬ ܕܐܬܒܩܐ
  • 8. pages 72-95 Yūḥanōn of Sbīrīnō, Homily 
    • Incipit: ܫܡܥܘ ܘܐܣܬܟܠܘ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܐ̈ ܕܐܒܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ ܘܨܘܬܘ ܠܝܘܠܦܢܐ̈
  • 9. pages 96-107 Ḥananyō Akhsnōyō, Homily
    • ​Incipit: ܘܝܠܝ ܐܚܝ̈ ܐܢܐ ܕܘܝܐ ܕܚܘܒܬܐ ܚܒܬ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܝ ܐܦܪܘܥ
  • 10. pages 107-160 Shem'un Mani'mōyō, Homily on the end and on the confusion of the church and on the sacerdotal order
    • Incipit: ܐܒܐ ܕܒܒܪܗ ܒܪܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܐܬܩܢ ܥܠܡܐ̈ ܘܒܪܐ ܕܒܐܒܘܗܝ ܚܘܝ
  • 11. pages 160-164 Homily (the praises of the Fathers)
    • Incipit: ܫܠܡܠܟ ܐܒܘܢ ܬܐܓܐ ܡܥܠܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܝܘܬܐ
  • 12. pages 164-175 Gregory bar 'Ebroyo, excerpt of the poetry of Bar 'Ebroyo
    • Incipit: ܐܢܗܘ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܡܫܩܐ ܟܣ ܩܪܝܪܐ̈ ܠܐܓܪܐ ܫܘܐ
  • 13. pages 175-184 Shem'un Mani'mōyō, Homily, a bit of his poetry
    • Incipit: ܐܘ ܕܒܒܥܬܗ ܕܥܘܬܪܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܢܦܝܩ ܚܕܪ ܘܫܒܩܗ ܠܥܘܬܪܐ
  • 14. pages 184-189 Jacob of Sarug, Homily 8, the departed
    • Incipit: ܐܘ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܐܝܟܘ ܥܘܬܪܟ ܐܝܟܘ ܕܗܒܟ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ
  • 15. pages 189-199 George, Bishop of the Arabs, Homily on the departure of Bishops
    • Incipit: ܢܦܩܘ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ̈ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ ܐܟ ܢܗܝܪܐ̈ ܘܣܥܪܘ ܐܟܡܐ ܕܝܠܦܘ
  • 16. pages 199-204 Jacob of Sarug, On the departure of Holy Priests
    • Incipit: ܥܠ ܥܘܢܕܢܗ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܚܣܝܐ ܐܠܨܢܝ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܗܫܐ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܡܘܬ
  • 17. pages 205-212 Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the departure of holy priests
    • Incipit: ܐܢ ܬܡܗܐܢܬ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܕܩܝܡܐ ܥܠܬ ܫܡܫܬܐ ܬܐ ܐܬܕܡܪ ܒܥܦܪܐ
  • 18. pages 212-216 Jacob of Sarug, a section of the Homily on the general departed
    • Incipit: ܙܠܘ ܐܬܒܩܘ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ̈ ܐܟ ܚܟܝܡܐ̈ ܡܢܐ ܓܕܫܗ ܠܫܘܦܪܐ ܦܐܝܐ
  • 19. pages 216-223 Jacob of Sarug, A section of homily 10, on Joseph and on his fathers and brothers when he went down to Egypt
    • Incipit: ܢܦܩ ܟܝܬ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܟܕ ܚܕܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܠܒܟ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܢܚܙܐ ܠܒܪ
  • 20. pages 223-236 Homily on Hospitality
    • Incipit: ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܟܕ ܥܒܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܒܫܘܩܝ̈ ܥܠܡܐ ܩܠ ܐܘܠܝܬܐ̈ ܕ
  • 21. pages 236-244 Elias La'ge, Poem on Micah the Frank
    • Incipit: ܫܡܥܘ ܘܐܣܬܟܠܘ ܐܘ ܚܒܝܒܝ̈ ܒܢܝ̈ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ̈
  • 22. pages 244-261 Bihnam Hadloyo, On the Soul
    • Incipit: ܝܫܘܥ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܐܢܗܪ ܥܠܡܐ̈ ܒܕܢܚܗ ܪܒܐ ܒܪܝ ܒܝ ܥܝܢܐ̈
  • 23. pages 262-278 Yeshū' bar Khayrun, Admonitions and commandments for priests and deacons
    • Incipit: ܪܫܝ̈ ܟܗܢܐ̈ ܘܟܗܢܐ̈ ܙܗܝܐ̈ ܘܡܫܡܫܢܐ̈ ܫܡܥܘ ܬܩܢܐܝܬ ܘܙܗܝܪ
  • 24. pages. 278-297 Collection of poems and chants, Homily on the Aleph-Beth
    • Incipit: ܐܝܢܐ ܕܥܪܩ ܡܢ ܚܪܝܢܐ̈ ܫܪܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ ܐܟ ܓܠܝܢܐ
  • 25. pages 297-303 Hasan bar Zurqa, Homily 
    • Incipit: ܐܝܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܪܘܡܐ̈ ܪܡܐ̈ ܥܡܪ ܒܥܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܟ
  • 26. pages 304-315 Collection of chants, Blessings in the meter of Mar Ephrem, spoken after the Liturgy
    • Incipit: ܒܪܟ ܠܟܠܢ ܐܠܗܢ ܢܛܪ ܠܟܠܢ ܒܪܘܝܢ
  • 27. pages 315-319 Ignatius Marcus bar Qīqī, Sugitha on the Soul
    • Incipit: ܐܒܟܐ ܐܒܟܐ ܘܐܒܟܐ ܩܕܡܝܬ ܥܠܝ ܐܒܟܐ ܐܒܟܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܒܐܝܡܡܐ
  • 28. pages 319-322 Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on the Aleph-Beth
    • Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܠܟ ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܡܢ ܫܘܒܚܟ ܠܐ ܫܠܐ ܐܢܐ
  • 29. pages 322-326 Homily on the Aleph-Beth in the meter of Ephrem Syrus
    • Incipit: ܐܙܕܗܪ ܫܩܝܐ ܚܙܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܪܘܝܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܪܘܝܐ
  • 30. pages 326-329 Ephrem of Nisibis,  Homily on the Aleph-Beth
    • Incipit: ܐܒܟܐ ܘܐܙܥܩ ܒܒܒܬܐ̈ ܘܐܣܓܐ ܕܡܥܐ̈ ܘܬܐܢܚܬܐ̈
  • 31. pages 329-335 Homily in the meter of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܐܘ ܢܦܫܐ ܪܚܝܡܬ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܝܟܝ ܣܢܝܬ ܡܢ ܟܠ
  • 32. pages 335-338 Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on the Aleph-Beth
    • Incipit: ܐܬܝܐ ܓܢܝܙܐ ܘܡܥܠܝܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܒܪܡܙܗ ܬܠܝܐ
  • 33. pages 339-345 Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on humility, reproof, and admonition
    • Incipit: ܐܠܗܐ ܗܒ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܪܚܡ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܘܠܪܒܐ ܕܡܠܦ ܫܦܝܪ
  • 34. pages 345-362 Homily in the meter of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܬܪܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܒܗ ܣܓܝܐܐ̈ ܘܠܣܓܝܐܐ̈ ܐܦܩ ܗܘܐ
  • 35. pages 362-372 Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on the end and on the answers and questions of the apostles to our Lord (ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ ܘܫܘܠ̈ܡܐ ܘܫܘ̈ܐܠܐ ܕܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ ܠܡܪܢ)
    • Incipit: ܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܕܫܡܝܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒܝܕ̈ܐ ܘܒܪܝܐ̈
  • 36. pages 372-374 Short homily on Job, the holy man, in the meter of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܐܡܪܗܘܐ ܐܝܘܒ ܠܐܢܬܬܗ ܟܕ ܒܟܐ ܘܫܦܥܢ ܕܡܥܘ̈ܗܝ
  • 37. pages 374-378 Shem'un Mani'mōyō, Poem on Gehenna
    • Incipit: ܐܘ ܠܟܝ ܓܗܢܐ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܥܡܛܢܐ̈ ܒܐܪܐ ܕܗܘܘܢܐ̈
  • 38 pages 379-396 Shem'un Mani'mōyō, Poem [Kurdish]
    • Incipit: ܠܐ ܐܦ ܓܝܰ ܕܢܓܐ ܘܓܝܰ ܗܝܕܐܢܗ ܘܓܝܰ ܓܘܪܓܪܐ
  • 39. pages 397-407 Homily of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܫܡܥܬ ܕܗܘܐ ܢܘܚܡܐ ܚܕܝܬ ܕܒܫܝܘܠ ܠܐ ܡܩܘܐܐܢܐ
  • 40. pages 407-412 Another Homily in the meter of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܘܝܠܝ ܕܩܪܝܬ ܦܩܝܕ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܬܚܟܡܬ ܒܟܬܝܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܬܕܪܫܬ ܒܫܟܝܚܬ
  • 41. pages 412-428 Ephrem of Nisibis, Admonition
    • Incipit: ܚܘܪܘ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ ܕܡܕܢܚ ܫܡܫܗ ܥܠ ܒܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܡܚܬ ܡܛܪܗ ܠܟ
  • 42. pages 428-455 Yūḥannōn bar Ophomakhūs, Homily on Mar John bar Euphemenus from the city of Rome in the meter of Mar Ephrem
    • Incipit: ܚܕ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܪܘܡܝ ܪܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ ܐܘܦܡܝܢܘܣ
  • 43. pages 455-481 Ephrem of Nisibis, Poem on Doctrine
    • Incipit: ܠܘ ܕܩܛܝܪܐ ܗܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܐ ܗܝ ܡܠܬ ܚܝܐ̈
  • 44. pages 481-496 Ignatius Ephrem II Rahmani​, A message of the Chaldean Patriarch in the form of a dispute with our Syrian people
    • Incipit: ܒܚܕ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܝܢ̈ ܟܕ ܚܕܪ ܐܢܐ ܒܐܬܪܘܬܐ̈ ܦܓܥܬ ܒܐܢܬܬܐ ܨܪܝܟ
  • 45. pages 496-519 Response to Ephrem Rahmani
    • Incipit: ܠܐ ܫܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܐܒܐ ܒܕ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܠܦܢ
  • 46. pages 520-593 Matthew the priest of India, Response to Ephrem Rahmani
    • Incipit: ܐܬܬܪܟܒ ܡܐܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܗܢܕܘ ܡܢ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܬܝ ܡܠܦܢܐ
    • Notes: By Matthew and Saliba, priests of India
  • 47. pages 594-600 Shem'un Mani'mōyō, Homily (Garshuni)
    • Incipit: ܣܐܡܕܚܟܝ ܘܐܠܕܗ̈ ܐܠܠܗ ܒܟܝ ܐܣܬܥܝܢ ܚܬܝ ܐܢܐܠ ܫܦܐܥܬܟܝ
  • 48. pages 601-672 Beth Gazõ (Arabic Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish Garshuni)
  • 49. pages 672-682 Liturgical Calendar
  • 50. pages 684-697 Cultivated Vineyard (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • 51. pages 698-707 Šḥīmō (Syriac Rite, Western)
  • 52. pages 707-724 Philoxenus of Mabbug, A prayer which the monk prays seven times a day
    • Incipit: ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܠܟ ܐܒܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ
  • 53. pages 724-743 Greek words extracted from the dictionary of Bar Bahlūl (Arabic Garshuni, Greek, Syriac)
  • 54. pages 743-800 Šḥīmō (Syriac Rite, Western), abridged
  • 55. pages 800-847 Beth Gazō (Syriac Rite, Wester) abridged

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