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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-6 1,417 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber. Baumstark 10.

  • f. 1r-220v Syrian Orthodox Missal (Fenqitho of anaphoras, that is, liturgies, of all the orthodox doctors that are well approved and faithful)
    • f. 1r-3r Lections for evening mass (of the Saturday) of Good News
    • f. 3v Index of anaphoras
    • f. 4rv Prayer of offertory (ܩܘܪܒܐ)
    • f. 4v-5v Prayer of final blessing (ܚܘܬܡܐ)
    • f. 5v-7r Another final blessing in the meter of St. Ephrem
    • f. 7r-8v Another of Mar Jacob of Sarug
    • f. 8v Prayer of the Saturday of Good News that is substituted for that of peace of the anaphora
    • f. 9r Hymn that is chanted at the time when the divine mysteries are distributed
    • f. 9v-21v The Sedros  of Entry (Solemn prayers of incense that are said at the beginning of the mass of the faithful, where formerly there was the entry procession of the gifts) before the anaphora, with the lections of the Apostle and Gospel.
    • f. 21v-28r Lections for the Thursday of the Mysteries
    • f. 28v-197v The anaphoras
      • f. 28v-32v Anaphora of St. James, the brother of our Lord
      • f. 32v-35v Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
      • f. 35v-39r Anaphora of St. Mark the Evangelist
      • f. 39r-44r Anaphora of St. Clement, disciple of the Apostle Peter
      • f. 44v-50v Anaphora of St. Ignatius, disciple of the Evangelist John
      • f. 50v-56r Anaphora of St. Dionysius of Athens, disciple of Paul
      • f. 56v-63v Anaphora of Athanasius of Alexandria
      • f. 63v-71r Anaphora of St. Basil of Caesarea
      • f. 71v-79r Anaphora of St. Gregory the Theologian
      • f. 79r-84v Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
      • f. 84v-89v Anaphora of St. Celestine, Pope of Rome
      • f. 89v-95v Anaphora of St. Cyril, Pope of Alexandria
      • f. 95v-101r Liturgy of St. Dioscorus the Great, Pope of Alexandria
      • f. 101v-108v Anaphora of St. Timothy of Alexandria
      • f. 108v-114v Liturgy of St. Severus of Antioch
      • f. 114v-123r Anaphora of St. John of Bostra
      • f. 123r-129b Anaphora of St. Jacob of Sarug
      • f. 129v-138r Another Liturgy of the same St. Jacob of Sarug
      • f. 138r-143r Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug
      • f. 143r-148v Anaphora of St. Jacob of Edessa
      • f. 148v-153r Liturgy of St. Peter, Patriarch of Antioch
      • f. 153r-158r Anaphora of St. Cyriacus, Patriarch of Antioch
      • f. 158v-162r Anaphora of St. Julius, Pope of Rome
      • f. 162r-163v Anaphora of St. Xystus, Pope of Rome
      • f. 164r-166v Liturgy of St. Matthew Pastor
      • f. 167r-170v Anaphora of St. Eustathius, Patriarch of Antioch
      • f. 170v-173v Another Anaphora of St. Eustathius
      • f. 174r-177v Liturgy of St. Philoxenus of Mabbug
      • f. 177r-180v Third liturgy of the same Philoxenus
      • f. 180v-185v Liturgy of St. Philoxenus, Bishop of Baghdad, who is known as La'zar Bar Shabbta
      • f. 185v-188r Liturgy of St. Thomas, Bishop of Germanicia (in other mss, Thomas of Harkel or even the apostle Thomas)
      • f. 188r-193r Liturgy of St. Marutha of Tagrit
      • f. 193r-197v Liturgy of St. Severus of Mosul, known as Moshe bar Kepha
      • f. 197r-199r Two additional sedros of entry
      • f. 199r Another huttamo prayer of blessing
      • f. 200v-217r Anaphora of St. Yohannan, Patriarch of Syria, who is also Bar Ma'dani
      • f. 217r-220v Another sedro of entry
St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-10 1,400 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART and In Macomber ([Macomber A]; [Macomber B]; [Macomber C])

  • Part A (14/15th century)
    • f. 1r-23v Fragments of a Syrian Orthodox missal
      • f. 1r-2v, 4rv Anaphora of St. James, with the ordinary of the mass
      • f. 4v-9v Anaphora of John the Evangelist
      • f. 9v-20v Anaphora of St. Philoxenus (of Baghdad, also known as La'zar Bar Shabbta)
      • f. 20v-23v Mar Sa'wira, Rite of the signing of the chalice of holy St. Severus of Antioch. This is a rite for consecrating additional wine for communion when the communion wine that was consecrated during mass runs short
  • ​Part B (17/18th century)
    • f. 3rv A single leaf from a Syrian Orthodox missal containing the anamnesis, epiclesis, and beginnings of the intercessions of the Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
  • Part C (15th Century)
    • f. 24v-112v Syrian Orthodox Pontifical ritual
      • f. 24v-52v, 60rv, 54rv The book for the consecration of chrism
        • f. 24v-25v Confection of the anointing oil for chrism
        • f. 25v-27v Preparation for the ceremony
        • f. 27v-52v, 60rv, 54rv The rite of the consecration of chrism
      • f. 55r-56v Prayer (recited) Over the anointing oil intended for anointing (those being baptized). Candidates for baptism have their entire bodies anointed with oil just before they are plunged into the font.
      • f. 57r-59v, 53rv, 61r-64v Rite of the ordination of deacons
      • f. 65r-70v Rite of the ordination of priests
      • f. 71r-74r End of the treatise on chrism (Garshuni)
      • f. 74r-79v Rite of the consecration of a church
      • f. 80r-82v End of the bishop's exhortation to those ordained to the priesthood (Garshuni)
      • f. 82v Prayer of the faithful for the priests and deacons who have been ordained (Garshuni)
      • f. 83r-84v Rite of the holy habit of Abba Antonius, which has been translated from the Egyptian language into Syriac
      • f. 84v-85r Rite of the prayer for the consecration of the furniture of the sanctuary and the altar and the vestments that the priest wears at Mass
      • f. 85r-98r Rite of the tonsure of monks according to the tradition of Mount Urhay
      • f. 98r Prayer recited over those who are putting on the garments of the ministry
      • f. 98r-100r Exhortation delivered by one of the saints; it is read to the monks at their clothing (Garshuni)
      • f. 100r-103v Rite of the tonsure of nuns when they are presented for the holy habit of monasticism
      • f. 103v-112v Order, that is, sequence of ceremonies of the consecration of altars, that is, of the tablets on the altar table
St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-14 1,400 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber

  • f. 1r-199v Syrian Orthodox Missal
    • f. 1r Table of Contents
    • f. 1v-16v Lections suitable for the Mass
    • f. 16v-21r Lections of the Thursday of the Mysteries, of the Saturday of Good News and of feasts of our Lord
    • f. 21v-31r Short anaphora of St. James
    • f. 31rv Prayer of the Saturday of Good News, which is recited in place of the prayer of peace
    • f. 31v-39v Anaphora of the Twelve blessed Apostles
    • f. 39v-50r Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
    • f. 50r-55v Anaphora of St. Dionysius of Amida, that is, Jacob Barsalibi. This is the first anaphora of Dionysius Barsalibi
    • f. 55v-61v Anaphora of St. Xystus, Patriarch of Rome
    • f. 61v-68v Anaphora of Matthew Pastor
    • f. 68v-75r Short anaphora of Simon Peter
    • f. 75r-81r Anaphora of St. Iwannis, Bishop of Harran
    • f. 81r-94v Anaphora of St. Jacob Burd'oyo (Baradaeus)
    • f. 94v-113r Anaphora of St. Jacob of Sarug
    • f. 113r-126v Liturgy of St. Cyriacus, Patriarch of Antioch
    • f. 126v-134r Anaphora of St. Eustathius, Archbishop of Antioch
    • f. 134r-148r Anaphora of St. Marutha of Tagrit
    • f. 148r-160r Anaphora of St. Moshe Bar Kepha
    • f. 160r-168v Liturgy of St. Philoxenus of Mabbug
    • f. 168v-183r Anaphora of the holy and great Severus, Patriarch of Antioch
    • f. 183r-193v Anaphora of the evangelist St. Mark
    • f. 194r-199v Huttame–Prayers of the final blessing
      • f. 194r-195r Huttama of St. Jacob of Sarug
      • f. 195r-196r Another of St. Jacob of Sarug
      • f. 196r-198r Another of St. Ephrem Syrus
      • f. 198r-199v Another in Garshuni
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 35 (SMMJ 00035) 1,792 CE Garshuni
  • Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).
  • Anaphoras (Syriac Rite, Western)
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 58 (SMMJ 00058) 1,485 CE Garshuni, Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • fol. 3v-23r Stations of the Cross (Garshuni, Syriac). [Date: 1729]
  • fol. 27v-189r Rites for feast days, Ṭekso (Syriac Rite, Western; Syriac) [Date: 1485]
  • fol. 190r-201r Anaphora of Saint James (Syriac Rite, Western; Syriac) [Date 1485]
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 252 (SMMJ 00252) 1,621 CE Garshuni, Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • fol. 2r-49r Ḥusōyō prayers (Garshuni)
  • fol. 49v-79v Dionysius bar Ṣalibi, Canons (Garshuni)
  • fol. 80r-85r Feasts of the church year (Syriac)
  • fol. 85r-87v Jacob of Sarug, Selections from homilies (Syriac)
  • fol. 87v-88r Ephrem of Nisibis, Selections from homilies (Syriac)
  • fol. 88v-94v Anaphora of Xystus (Syriac)
  • fol. 95r-103v Unidentified liturgical text (Garshuni)
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 373 (SMMJ 00373) 1,600 CE Garshuni, Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • Anaphora (Syriac Rite, Western) [Date range: 16th-20th century]