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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 00398) 1,583 CE Arabic, Latin, Persian, Syriac

See Scher's note on Diyarbakir 95

  • f. 1v-5v Homily for the blessed brethren (Syriac)
  • f. 5v-13v Homily on Repentance (Syriac)
  • f. 15v Story about a monk from Najran (Arabic)
  • f. 16v-53r Gregory bar Hebraeus, On Perfection with additions and commentaries by Khamis bar Qardahe and Īsho'yahb bar Mqaddam (Syriac)
  • f. 53v-55v Ode on the soul, with commentary by Khamis bar Qardahe (Syriac)
  • f. 56r-75r Khamis bar Qardahe, Homilies (Syriac)
  • f. 76v-77r Isho'yahb bar Malkon, Book of Instruction (Syriac) 
  • f. 78v-144v Homily on Rabban Hormizd (Syriac)
  • f. 147v-160v 'Onitha: Pearl of Knowledge (Syriac)
  • f. 172v-182v 'Onitha for the commemoration of Yuliṭa and her son (Syriac)
  • f. 183v-197v 'Abdishō' of Gazarta, Homily on the homonyms (Syriac)
  • f. 198r-203v Riddles (Syriac)
  • f. 204r-204v 'Abdisho' of Gazarta, Turgama of Cyriacus (Syriac)
  • f. 205r-208v Homily of Rogation (Syriac)
  • f. 208v-212v 'Abdisho' of Gazarta, Dismissal prayers in strophes  (Syriac)
  • f. 212v-216v 'Abdisho' of Gazarta, Poems (Syriac)
  • f. 216v-217v Homily about bad time (Syriac)
  • f. 218r-222r Ephrem Syrus, Sermon on Reprehension V (Syriac)
  • f. 223r-227r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the mysteries of our Lord in the Old Testament (Syriac)
  • f. 227v-232v Credo of the true Orthodox (Syriac)
  • f. 232v-233v Credo of Isho'panaḥ, who was accused of drinking the poison of paganism (Syriac)
  • f. 234v-243r Excerprs from various canonical texts on the election of a patriarch and his rights (Syriac)
  • f. 243v-245r Khamis bar Qardahe, Brief note on heresies and on the pagan gods that were abolished through the coming of Christ (Latin, Persian, Syriac)
  • f. 245v-246v Homily that awakens and exhorts and incites penitents (Syriac)
  • f. 247r-248r Homily about a Syrian Orthodox Patriarch (Syriac)
  • f. 248r-256r 'Abdisho' of Gazarta, Poems (Syriac)
  • f. 256r-258r Riddles (Syriac)
  • f. 258r-266v Poems (Syriac)
  • f. 267r-274v Disputation between a monk of Bet Ḥale and an Arab notable (Syriac)
  • f. 274v-277v On the Trinity (in questions and answers) and other liturgical matters (Syriac)
  • f. 278r-280r Names of the prophets (Syriac)
  • f. 280r-281r On the cities of pagan kingdoms (Syriac)
  • f. 281v-299r Isho'dad of Merv, Excerpts from the Commentary on the New Testament (Syriac)
  • f. 299r-310v Questions on the Pentateuch (Syriac)
  • f. 310v-312v On the barbarious nations that do not know writing and god (Syriac)
  • f. 313r-334v Computus and other astronomical and historical reckonings (Syriac)
  • f. 335v-344v Rite of reception of an ordained bishop
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 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 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
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00507) 1,635 CE Syriac
  • f. 1r-9r Gewargis Wardā, 'Onyatha related to the Rogation of the Ninevites
  • f. 9r-33r Khamis bar Qardahe, 'Onyatha for feasts of the liturgical year
  • f. 33v-36v 'Onitha on Stephen
  • f. 36v-40r 'Onitha on George the Martyr
  • f. 40v-57v Īsḥāq Shbadnāyā, 'Onyatha
  • f. 57v-82r 'Onitha on Shmoni and her sons

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