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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
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 183 (SMMJ 00183) 1,553 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-5; SMC 3-5); Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994); Baumstark 19*

  • Collation from CPART
    • f. 1v-111v Cyrillus Ibn Laqlaq, The book of chapters uttered by the Holy Fathers
    • f. 112r-187r Cyril II Ibn Laqlaq, The book of confession
    • f. 187r-191v The Life of Mar Simeon
    • f. 192r-199r The story of the holy martyr, Mar Abai, his father, Adhor Farwzgerd, his mother, Astina, and 5000 martyrs who were slain because of him
    • f. 199r-203r Story of the holy Mar Dometius
    • f. 203r-202v Story of the holy Mar Cyriac and Julitta, his mother
    • f. 202v-210v Story of the believing Emperor Zeno, his sweetheart, Shams al-Munīr, and the elect Hilaria, their daughter
    • f. 210v-213r The story of Mar John, son of Euphemianus
    • f. 213r-227r Story of the apostle St. Thomas
    • f. 227r-232v Story of the holy, pure Marina
  • Collation from HMML
    • fol. 1r-98v Book of the bridegroom
    • fol. 99r-164r Book of chapters. Questions and answers between a master and disciple
    • fol. 164r-168v Story of Simeon
    • fol. 169r-175r Story of Abi and five thousand Martyrs
    • fol. 175r-181r Story of Dometios
    • fol. 181r-187v Life of Cyriacus and Julitta his mother
    • fol. 187v-194v Story of Emperor Zeno
    • fol. 194v-198r Story of John, son of Euphemianus
    • fol. 198r-211r Story of Thomas the Apostle
    • fol. 211r-216v Story of Marina the nun
    • fol. 217r Psalm 148 (Syriac)
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 201 (SMMJ 00201) 1,903 CE Garshuni, Syriac

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

  • fol. 1v-8r Lamentation of Mary (Garshuni)
  • fol. 8v-33v Apocalypse of Paul (Syriac)
  • fol. 33v-144r Lives of saints (Syriac, Garshuni)
  • fol. 144r-145r Cyril of Alexandria, Demonstration of the benefits from the offerings (Syriac)
  • fol. 145v Story of John, Patriarch of Antioch
  • fol. 146r-148v Isaac of Antioch, Homily on admonition
  • fol. 148v-152r Isaac of Antioch, Homily on reproof
  • fol. 152r-156v Ephrem of Nisibis, homily on the eschaton
  • fol. 157r-161r Jacob of Serugh, Homily on the assumption of Mary
  • fol. 161r-167v Jacob of Serugh, Homily on the coming of the Apostles during the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 202 (SMMJ 00202) 1,600 CE Syriac

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

  • fol. 1v-23v Story of John bar Malke
  • fol. 23v-47r Story of Archelides
  • fol. 47r-64v Story of Mark of Jabal Tarmaq
  • fol. 64v-94v Story of Paul of Cnidus and John of Edessa
  • fol. 95r-99r Story of the woman from Jerusalem and her five sons
  • fol. 99r-127v Story of Yareth of Alexandria
  • fol. 128r-143r Story of Hilaria, daughter of Zeno
  • fol. 143r-149r Story of the Virgin Mary
  • fol. 149v-151v Story of Marina
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 206 (SMMJ 00206) 1,830 CE Garshuni

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

  • fol. 1r-20v Story of king Armanios and his children
  • fol. 21r-27v Hymns for before Lent
  • fol. 28r-48v Story of John the Evangelist
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 249 (SMMJ 00249) 1,565 CE Garshuni

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

  • fol. 1r-14v On Elijah and Elisha 
  • fol. 14v-23v On Elijah the prophet
  • fol. 23v-88r Story of Victor of Alexandria and his mother Martha
  • fol. 88r-96r Story of Mark of Jabal Tarmaq
  • fol. 96v-102r Isaac of Nineveh, Praise to Mary
  • fol. 102v-113v Story of George the Martyr
  • fol. 113v-118v Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on youth and age
  • fol. 119r-126v Story of Jacob
  • fol. 127r-138r Story of Stephen the first Martyr
  • fol. 138r-147v Story of Matthew and Andrew
  • fol. 148r-150v Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on the disciples's question to the Lord about his Second Coming
  • fol. 151r-168v John Chrysostom, Homily on the Ten Commandments