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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
BnF syr. 235 1,200 CE Syriac

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Collection of Saints' Lives

  • f. 1r-2 History and preaching of St. John the Evangelist at Ephesus
  • f. 3-12r History (attributed to St. Ephrem) of Abraham Qidunaya and his niece
  • f. 12v-15 History of the man of God (St. Alexei) who died at Edessa in the time of Bishop Mar Rabbula
  • f. 16-18 Second part of the history of St. Alexei
  • f. 19-24 History of Bishop Paul and of the priest, John
  • f. 25v-31 History of Julian Saba (by Theodoret)
  • f. 32-51r History of Maximus and Domitius, by Abba Bishoy
  • f. 51v-55r Letter of St. Dionysius the Areopagite to St. Timothy
  • f. 55v-60r History of the preaching of the apostle Philip at Carthage
  • f. 60v-66 History of Archelides of Constantinople
  • f. 67-73r History of a saint (attributed in one copy to St. John Chrysostom)
  • f. 80v-81 History of a solitary who was living on a tree 
  • f. 82-84r History of Martinianus
  • f. 84v-91r Vision of Zosimus
  • f. 91v-124 History of John the younger (translated from Arabic?)
  • f. 125-142r History of Ephrem Syrus
  • f. 142v-143r History of Dioscorus, the priest (by Palladius)
  • f. 143v-146 Histor of Jacob the Lame
  • f. 147-160r History of Hanania, addressed to Philotheus, by Jacob of Sarug
  • f. 160v-174 History of Daniel, the anchorite of Galash, by Jacob of Sarug
  • f. 175-204r History of Serapion
  • f. 204v-209r History of Andronicus and of Athanasius, his wife, from Antioch
  • f. 209v-230r History of Antigonus and his wife Euphraxia and their daughter, Euphraxia
  • f. 230v-242r History of St. Onesima, the princess
  • f. 242v-250r History of Euphrosina
  • f. 250v-251r History of a virgin from Jerusalem 
  • f. 251v-260r History of Domitius the doctor
  • f. 260v-264 History of Dionysius the Aereopagite
  • f. 265-274 History of Mark the Christian merchant of Antioch, and of the pagan Gaspard from a country of the east
  • f. 275v-312r History of John the chaplain, patriarch of Alexandria
  • f. 312v-315r History of Moses the Ethiopian
  • f. 315v-325 History of Jacob Burd'oyo, Bishop of Edessa, by John of Ephesus
  • f. 326-335 History of the seven sleepers of Ephesus
  • f. 336v ff Martyrdom of St. Barbara and of St. Julienne
BnF syr. 62 1,100 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1-89 Didascalia Apostolorum (Teaching of the 12 apostles; with excerpt from the prayer of Manasseh)
  • f. 90-102r Books I-VII of the Apostolic Constitutions attributed to St. Clement
  • f. 102v-107 Extracts from the Teaching of Addai
  • f. 108-112 Collection of all the canons of the holy apostles and of the synods of the Holy Fathers
  • f. 113-121r Book VIII of the canons of Clement
  • f. 121v-128 The great and holy ecumenical council of Nicaea, metropolis of Bithynia, composed by the 318 fathers
  • f. 129-132r The 24 canons fixed at Ancyra in Galatia through the synod which was assembled there
  • f. 132v-133 Twelve other canons from the council assembled at Neo-caesarea
  • f. 134-137r The eight canons established at Gangra
  • f. 137v-146 The council which as gethered at ἐγχαινίοις, at the dedication of the church of Antioch: 28 canons.
  • f. 147-149 Fifty-nine other canons established at Laodicaea in Phrygia
  • f. 150-152 The seventh council, that of Constantinople
  • f. 153 Two canons established at the holy council gathered at Ephesus during the time of Thedosius
  • f. 154-170 Council of the 87 bishops gathered at Carthage during the time of Cyprian
  • f. 171-172 Other canons from a letter written from Italy to the bishops of the East which were sent to the bishops reunited at Antioch
  • f. 173-175r Selected sentences in the letters of the Epistles of St. Ignatius of Antioch
  • f. 175v-183r Extracts from the instruction of St. Peter, bishop of Alexandria and martyr
  • f. 183v-184 Questions addressed to Timothy the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria
  • f. 185-191 Synodicon of Sardis
  • f. 192-194r Letter of St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria to Abbot Ammon, on obligation of celibacy to monks
  • f. 194v Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to the priest Paregorius
  • f. 195 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Chorbishops, on the defense of conferring ordination for donations
  • f. 196-197 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to the priest, Diodore, in which is a declaration of the legality of marriage of a man with his step-sister
  • f. 198-207r Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia
  • f. 207v-212 Letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia
  • f. 213 Another letter of St. Basil, bishop of Caesarea of Cappadocia, addressed to Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconia
  • f. 214-218r The 27 canons of the council of Chalcedon
  • f. 218v Sentences of Philoxenus of Mabbug
  • f. 218v Sentences of St. Basil regarding heretics who persecute the orthodox
  • f. 219 Sentences of St. Gregory the Theologian
  • f. 219 Extracts of the third letter of St. Damassus
  • f. 219-225 Letter of St. Gregory, bishop of Nyssa to Litoios, bishop of Melitene
  • f. 226-229r Canons of St. Rabbula, bishop of Edessa
  • f. 229v-237r Definition regarding certain chapters addressed to the east in the form of Questions to Holy Fathers
  • f. 237v-241 Various canons and rites established by the council of persian bishops who met at Seleucia-Ktesiphon
  • f. 242 Letter of John, bishop of Egypt, sent to the isle of Cyprus rejecting the council of Chalcedon
  • f. 243-244 Canons established in the time of the persection at the time of Patriarch Severus
  • f. 245r Extracts from a letter addressed to the holy fathers on the two priests and archimandrites named Paul
  • f. 245v Extracts of a letter of St. Constantine, metropolitan of Laodicaea
  • f. 246-247r Extracts of a letter written by a bishop to his friends
  • f. 247v-248r Letter written from Constantinople to Martyrius, Bishop of Antioch
  • f. 248v-253 Extracts from various letters of Severus, patriarch of Antioch
  • f. 254 Five canons of the holy Theodosius, pope of Alexandria
  • f. 254v-255r Letter of St. Anthimus, bishop of Constantinople to Jacob of Edessa
  • f. 255v Definitions on the punishments with monks regarding various sins by St. Basil, bishop fo Caesarea
  • f. 266 Letter of St. Cyril of Alexandria to the monks
  • f. 257 Extracts of the letter of St. Celestine, bishop of Rome, to the clergy at people of Constantinople
  • f. 258 More extracts from the acts of the council of Ephesus
  • f. 261 Four canons about excommunicated clerics, by Sergius, bishop of Amphiator
  • f. 262-266 Recommendations and precepts of the canons regarding clerics, by John Bar-Cursus, Bishop of Tella
  • f. 267-271 Questions on diverse subjects, addressed to the priest Sergius by Mar John Bar-Cursus, Bishop of Tella
  • f. 272 Letter of Patriarch Athanasius on the defense of Christians eating meat sacrificed by Arabs which currently abound
  • f. 273-284 Questions addressed by the priest, Addai Philoponos, to Jacob of Edessa and the response of the same
  • f. 285 Extract from the 107th homily of Gregory the Theologian, on the Gospel passage, "The Pharisees came to find him to test him"
  • f. 286 ff. Precepts which God gave to Moses on abominations
BnF syr. 425 Unknown Syriac

Collection of Medical and astrological texts

BnF arabe 6725 1,000 CE Arabic, Syriac
  • f. 2 Kaoul Yohanna al-Kiddis ibn Zebede habib Yashou' al-Masih, Nashki from the beginning of the 10th century
  • f. 3-4 Shubhalmaran of Karka of Beth Seluk, fragment of the Book of Stages [6-7th century]
  • f. 5-11 Portion of the Acts of the Apostles (Arabic) [9th century]
  • f. 12-21 Portion of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans [10th century]
  • f. 22-29 Portion of Acts fo the Apostles [9th century]
BnF arabe 111 1,673 CE Arabic, Syriac

Melkite Liturgical Text

  • Office of the Akathite for the 5th Saturday of Lent
  • Horologion
  • Canons for matins on certain days
  • Prayers in Syriac
  • Octateuch of the resurrection
BnF syr. 406 Unknown Syriac

John bar Penkaye, Book of the Main Events of the History of the Temporal World, Vol. 2

BnF syr. 11 Unknown Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac

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  • f. 1-117 and 128-187 Books of the Prophets
    • Isaiah
    • Jeremiah
    • Ezekiel
    • Daniel according to the Peshitta (includes a paraphrase of the visions of the four monarchies and the history of Bel and the Dragon)
    • At the end of Daniel is a treatise on astonomy/astrology in Syriac, Garshuni, and Arabic
    • Jeremiah according to the Peshitta
  • f. 188-366 Other biblical texts
    • Esther 
    • Judith
    • Esdras
    • Nehemiah
    • Ecclesiastes
    • 1-3 Maccabees
    • Josephus' account of Eleazar, Shmuna and their sons
    • 3 Esdras
    • Tobit according to the Peshitta
    • 1-2 Baruch
    • Letter of Jeremiah
    • 3 Esdras and the first part of Tobit according to the Syrohexapla
BnF syr. 63 1,644 CE Garshuni, Syriac

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  • f. 1-195 Apocalypse of Peter
  • f. 195v-203 History of Sibyl
  • f. 203-234 Office of Marriage (in Garshuni and Syriac)
  • f. 234v-243 Prescriptions for the months of the year
BnF syr. 342 894 CE Syriac

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  • Peshitta New Testament
    • f. 1r-36r Matthew
    • f. 36r-57v Mark
    • f. 57v-95r Luke
    • f. 95r-122r John
    • f. 122v-158r Acts of the Apostles
    • f. 159r-162v James
    • f. 162v-166v 1 Peter
    • f. 166v-170r 1 John
    • f. 170r-249v Romans-Hebrews
    • f. 250r Reprise of Eusebius of Cesarea
BnF syr. 373 1,674 CE Syriac
  • f. 1-314v Syrian Orthodox Fenqitho (Breviary)

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