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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
Borg. sir. 52 1,468 CE Syriac

Catalog entry found here

  • First section of the Nomocanon of Mar 'Abdisho' of Nisibis
Borg. sir. 57 1,686 CE Syriac

Catalog entry here

  • Episcopal Ceremonies according to the West-Syrian Rite
    • Consecration of the oils
    • Consecration of the church
    • Renewal of a church
    • Consecration of the altar
    • Various prayers for the laying on of hands
    • Rite of the laying on of hands upon the Psalter-readers and lectors, sub-deacons, deacons, priests, archdeacons, Chorbishops, patriarchs, metropolitans and Bishops
    • Three rites of baptism
    • Order of the taking up of the monastic habit
    • Homily (Turgama) of Moses bar Kepha
    • Order of the taking up of the monastic habit for women
    • Benediction over the waters for the day of Epiphany
    • Benediction of the palms
    • Various rites to do during holy week, the week of Easter and the Sunday of Pentecost
    • Prayers to recite over the apostate
    • Benediction over sacred linens, on images, on statues, etc.
    • Rite of baptism by Bar 'Ebroyo
    • Rite of extreme unction
    • Funeral rites
Borg. sir. 60 1,687 CE Syriac

East Syrian Beth Gazza

  • f. 1r General Title
  • f. 1r Feast of the Nativity of our Lord
  • f. 3r Feast of the Nativity of our Lord
  • f. 12r Feast of the Nativity of our Lord
  • f. 54v Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • f. 121v Commemoration of John the Baptist
  • f. 145v Commemoration of the apostles Peter and Paul
  • f. 168r Commemoration of the evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
  • f. 188v Commemoration of the martyr STephen
  • f. 206r Commemoration of the Greek Doctors: Diodore, Theodore, and Nestorius
  • f. 235r Commemoration of the Syriac Doctors: Ephrem, Narsai, Abraham, Julian, John, and Michael
  • f. 250v Commemoration of a certain person, known to be Mar Aba the Catholicos
  • f. 302r Commemoration of the dead
  • f. 322v Commemoration of the confessors
  • f. 337r Commemoration of the martyr St. George
  • f. 365r Commemoration of the martyr Shmuni and her sons
  • f. 375b Feast of the ascension of Our Lord
  • f. 391v Commemoration of the apostle Thomas
  • f. 399r Commemoration of the martyrs Cyriacus and Dulitta <Julitta>
  • f. 410v Feast of the transfiguration of our Lord
  • f. 423r Feast of the Holy Cross
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Borg. sir. 78 Unknown Syriac

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  • Liturgy of the blessed apostles
  • Liturgy of Mar Theodore the interpreter
  • Liturgy of Mar Nestorius
  • Canons
  • Husoyo
  • Consecration of impure water
  • Consecration of the leaven
  • Consecration of the altar without oil
  • Signing of the cup
Borg. sir. 80 1,900 CE Syriac

Catalog entry here

  • Order of the Chaldean liturgy
Borg. sir. 82 1,900 CE Syriac
  • First tome of the collection of the acts of the canons of the western and eastern councils made by Elijah 1st (see entry in Scher)
Borg. sir. 85 Unknown Syriac

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  • Book of the Ḥudrā
Borg. sir. 148 1,576 CE Syriac

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  • Didascalia Apostolorum
  • Testament of our Lord
  • Some extracts from the Doctrina Addai
  • Apostolic Canons
  • Canons of the council of Nicaea
  • Canons of the council of Ancyra
  • Canons of the council of Neocaesarea
  • Canons of the synod of Gangres
  • Canons of the council of Antioch
  • Canons of the synod of Laodicea
  • Canons of the council of Constantinople
  • Canons of the council of Ephesus against Nestorius
  • Canons of the council of St. Cyprian of Carthage
  • Extracts from a synodal letter sent from Italy to the Bishops gathered in Antioch
  • Extracts of the letters of Ignatius, disciple of the apostles
  • Extracts of the councils of St. Peter of Alexandria on the subject of apostates
  • Questions posed to Timothy, pope of Alexandria
  • Synod of Sardica
  • Letter of Athanasius of Alexandria to Ammonius, Abbot of the monastery
  • Five letters of St. Basil addressed to the priest ܦܐܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ (Gregory?), to a chorbishop, to the priest Diodore at Amphilochius of Iconium
  • Canons of the council of Chalcedon
  • Extracts of the letters of certain Doctors and from St. Celestine, Bishop of Rome, against Nestorius
  • Various canons
  • Letters of St. Anthimus, bishop of Constantinople, of Basil, etc.
Borg. sir. 150 1,500 CE Syriac

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  • Book of the Ḥudrā
Borg. sir. 159 1,295 CE Syriac

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  • Anaphora of St. James
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
  • Anaphora of John the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of Clement of Rome
  • Anaphora of Ignatius of Antioch
  • Anaphora of Dionysius of Athens
  • Anaphora of Julius of Rome
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome
  • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch
  • Anaphora of Athanasius of Alexandria
  • Anaphora of St. Basil
  • Anaphora of St. Gregory
  • Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
  • Anaphora of Pope Celestine of Rome
  • Anaphora of Cyril of Alexandria
  • Anaphora of Dioscorus of Alexandria
  • Anaphora of Timothy of Alexandria
  • Anaphora of John of Antioch
  •  Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
  • Anaphora of Michael the Patriarch of Anitoch
  • Anaphora of Timothy of Alexandria
  • Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit
  • Three Anaphoras of Philoxenus of Mabbug
  • Anaphora of Severus of Antioch
  • Anaphora of Jacob of Sarug
  • Anaphora of Thomas bishop of Germanikeia
  • Anaphora of Jacob of Edessa
  • Anaphora of Cyriacus, Patriarch of Antioch

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