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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00113) 1,553 CE Syriac
  • f. 1r-51r Elijah III, Catholicos of the Church of the East, Collection of prayers for the morning office throughout the liturgical year
  • f. 51v-94r Gabriel Qamṣa, Metropolitan of Mossul, Hymn in commemoration of Saint Sabrīshō' of Beth Qoqa
  • f. 94r-106r Īsḥāq Shbadnāyā, Hymn in commemoration of St. George the Martyr
  • f. 106v-111v, Hymn in commemoration of St. Stephen
  • f. 112r-121r Khamis bar Qardahe, Epigrams on various subjects in strophic form 
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00403) 1,439 CE Syriac

See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 89

  • f. 7v-47v Gabriel Qamṣa, 'Onitha on Sabrisho' d-Beth Qoqa
  • f. 48r-85v Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha on the Rogation of the Ninevites and penitence
  • f. 85v-107v Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha
  • f. 108r-134r Gewargis Warda, 'Onyatha on penitence
  • f. 134v-172v Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha on feasts and commemoration of the liturgical year
  • f. 173r-201v Īsḥāq Shbadnāyā, 'Onyatha
  • f. 202r-205v Gewargis Warda, 'Onitha
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00413) 1,600 CE Syriac

See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 90

  • Gabriel Qamṣa, 'Onitha on Sabrīshō' of Beth Qoqa
  • Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha for the Rogation of the Ninevites and on repentance
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00419) 1,395 CE Syriac

See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 91

  • f. 2r-34r Gregory bar Hebraeus, On perfection. With commentary by Khamis bar Qardahe
  • f. 34r-67v Gabriel Qamṣa, 'Onitha on Sabrisho' of Beth Qoqa
  • f. 67v-73v Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onitha on Isho'sabran
  • f. 73v-79r Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onitha on the Feast of the Cross
  • f. 79r-136v Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha for the Rogation of the Ninevites and other subjects
  • f. 136v-171v Khamis bar Qardahe, Homilies on feasts of the liturgical year and other subjects
  • f. 171v-240r Khamis bar Qardahe, Colleciton of epigrams, verses, homilies and sogyatha
  • f. 240r-269v Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha and sogyatha for feasts of the liturgical year and other subjects
  • f. 270r-271r Poems
  • f. 272v-282r Khamis bar Qardahe, Sogyatha and 'onyatha
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00420) 1,722 CE Syriac

See Scher's note on Mardin 44

  • f. 1v-37v Gabriel Qamṣa, 'Onitha on Sabrīshō' d-Beth Qoqa
  • f. 38r-74r Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha for the Rogation of the Ninevites and on repentance
  • f. 74r-95v Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha on penitience
  • f. 95v-102v Gewargis Warda, 'Onitha for the Rogation of the Ninevites
  • f. 102v-108r 'Onitha for the Rogation of the Ninevites
  • f. 108r-150v Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha for feasts of the liturgical year
  • f. 150v-157r 'Onitha on Stephen
  • f. 157r-166r 'Onitha on George the Martyr
  • f. 166r-196r Īsḥāq Shbadnāyā, 'Onyatha
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00424) 1,600 CE Syriac

See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 87

  • f. 2v-39v Gabriel Qamṣa, 'Onitha on Sabrīsho' d-Beth Qoqa
  • f. 40r-73v Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha for the Rogation of the Ninevites and repentance
  • f. 73v-86r Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha on penitence
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00428) 1,600 CE Syriac
  • f. 1v-41r Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha on Rogation of the Ninevites and penitence
  • f. 41r-64v Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha on various subjects
  • f. 64v-94r Gewargīs Wardā, 'Onyatha on penitence
  • f. 95r-110r Īsḥāq Shbadnāyā, 'Onyatha
  • f. 110r-119v 'Onitha for the Rogation of the Ninevites
  • f. 119v-157r Khamis bar Qardahe, Sogyatha for feasts of the liturgical year
  • f. 157r-164r Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onitha on Isho'sabran
  • f. 164r-172r 'Onitha on the proverbs
  • f. 172r-209v  Gabriel Qamṣa, 'Onitha on Sabrisho' d-Beth Qoqa
  • f. 209v-211v Khamis bar Qardahe, Selected epigrams and verses
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00430) 1,574 CE Syriac

See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 88

  • f. 1r-26v Gabriel Qamṣa, 'Onitha on Sabrīshō' d-Beth Qoqa
  • f. 27r-50r Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha for the Rogation of the Ninevites and on repentance
  • f. 50r-65r Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha on penitence
  • f. 65r-83r Gewargis Wardā, 'Onyatha on various subjects related to the Rogation of the Ninevites
  • f. 83r-110r Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha for the feasts of the liturgical year
  • f. 110r-130r  Īsḥāq Shbadnāyā, 'Onyatha
  • f. 130r-132r Gewargis Warda, 'Onitha for the feast of Transfiguration
  • f. 132r-136r 'Onitha on repentance
  • f. 136r-141v Gewargis Warda, 'Onitha for the Rogation of the Ninevites
  • f. 141v-145r 'Onitha on Stephen
  • f. 145r-150v 'Onitha on George the Martyr
  • f. 150v-156v 'Onitha for Sundays fo the year
  • f. 156v-160r 'Onitha for the Rogation of the Ninevites
  • f. 160v-203r Gewargis Warda, 'Onyatha on repentance and Rogation of the Ninevites
Borg. sir. 33 1,400 CE Syriac

​Catalog entry here

  • f. 2-31 Poem of Gabriel Qamṣa on Sabrisho', founder of the monastery of Beth-Qoqa
  • f. 32-81 Seventeen hymns of Khamis bar Qardahe on various subjects
  • f. 82-108 Six hymns of Giwargis Warda on the rogations
  • f. 109-115 Hymns of Mari bar Mšiḥaya on the Warda and on Solomon of Bastra on penitence
  • f. 116-137 Hymns of Khamis bar Qardahe on the feasts of our Lord and on Isho'sabran
  • f. 138-146 Poem of the priest, Isḥāq Shbadnāyā, on St. George
  • f. 147ff. Various hymns, homilies, and chants of Khamis on the cross, on providence, love and wine
Borg. sir. 35 1,500 CE Syriac

Catalog entry here.

  • Poem of Gabriel Qamṣa
  • Hymn of Khamis bar Qardahe
  • Hymn of Saliba of Mansurya on the rogations
  • Hymn of Israel of Alqosh on penitence (composed in 1591)
  • Hymn on the rogations, composed by Isḥāq Shbadnāyā (composed in 1440)
  • Hymns of Khamis bar Qardahe on the Dominical feasts and on Isho'sabran the martyr
  • Hymn of 'Abdisho' of Gazarta on St. Cyriacus
  • Poems of Isḥāq Shbadnāyā on St. George on providence and on the Cross

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