Digitized Manuscripts: Faceted Search

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*The Approximate Date column is derived from the best available information for the manuscript. This is not asserted as a scholarly position on the dating of the manuscript. Instead, it is merely used here for the convenience of being able to sort all manuscripts by numerical date. The user should keep in mind that there may be considerable debate over the precise dating of the manuscript and should consult the manuscript repository and relevant scholarly literature for details.

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 00402) 1,700 CE Mongolian, Syriac
  • f. 1v-55r Gewargis Warda, 'Onyatha for the Rogation of the Ninevites and on penitence (Syriac)
  • f. 55r-56v 'Abdisho' bar Brīkā, Dismissal prayers in Strophes (Syriac)
  • f. 57v-66v 'Onyatha from the life of Rabban Hormizd (Syriac)
  • f. 67r-68v Service for a blessing of the months (Syriac)
  • f. 69r-74v Hymns (Syriac)
  • f. 75r-80v Hymns for New Sunday (Syriac)
  • f. 80v-86v Dismissal Prayers (Syriac)
  • f. 87r-92r Service for a blessing of the months (Syriac)
  • f. 92r-94v Khamis bar Qardahe, Sogitha on economy (Mongolian and Syriac)
  • f. 94v-98v Sogyatha on the Church and on New Sunday (Syriac)
  • f. 99r-109r Midnight service for the fifth Sunday of Lent (Syriac)
  • f. 109r-110v Hymns for the commemoration of saints (Syriac)
  • f. 110v-115v Khamis bar Qardahe, Hymns (Syriac)
  • f. 115v-117v Madrasha (Syriac)
  • f. 117v-124v Madrashe (Syriac)
  • f. 125r-132r Rite of bishop ordination (Syriac)
  • f. 132r-144v Hymns from Ḥudrā (Syriac)
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
Sachau 72; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin 69 1,600 CE Syriac

See entry for Sachau 72

  • f. 3-6 Philosophical poem in 7-syllable meter
  • f. 8r fragment, unidentified
  • f. 8v-13v Aesop's fables
  • f. 14r-14v fragment, About church discipline
  • f. 14v-21v The canons of the synods
  • f. 22r-31v Ephrem Syrus, Memra on his own death
  • f. 31v Fragment, Madrasha on the misery of man
  • f. 32-40v A collection of riddles
  • f. 40v-41r Deacon Ṣlībā, 12-syllable strophes
  • f. 42r-47r Grammatical inflections from ܒܙ
  • f. 47v-57r Lexical matters
  • f. 57v-61v Khamis bar Qardahe, Short poems
  • f. 62r-62v More riddles in 12-syllable meter
  • f. 63r-66v John bar Zo'bi, Philosophical text
  • f. 66v Excerpt of the book of Canons of aequilitteris of 'Endnīšo' and Ḥunain
  • f. 67r-90v various
  • f. 91r-100b John bar Zo'bi, poem
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00417) 1,500 CE Syriac

See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 86

  • f. 3v-131v Gewargīs Wardā, 'Onyatha for feasts and Sundays of the liturgical year
  • f. 132v-138v Khamis bar Qardāhe, Selected poems and epigrams
  • f. 139r-141r Samples of letters to the clergy
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 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 00429) 1,571 CE Syriac

See Scher's entry for Diyarbakir 60

  • f. 1r-35v Khamis bar Qardahe, Sogyatha for feasts of the liturgical year
  • f. 36r-93v 'Abdisho bar Brīkā, Turgame for feasts and commemorations of the liturgical year
  • f. 93v-107v Khamis bar Qardahe, Turgame on feasts of the liturgical year and other subjects
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

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