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This table searches all collections of Syriac and Garshuni manuscripts that are freely available online by key terms. Click any of the categorized menu items to narrow down your search. If you would like to sort the manuscripts by shelf-mark or date, or search by general keyword, see our other table here, which includes all the same manuscript data.

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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 34 (ASCBN 00034) 1,915 CE Arabic, Syriac
  • fol. 1r-33v Syriac Catholic Mass book (Arabic, Syriac)
    • ܩܘܪܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ
  • fol. 34r-39v Church songs (Arabic, Syriac)

Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 39 (ASCBN 00039) 1,800 CE Syriac
  • fol. 1-10v Holy Mass (Arabic Garshuni, Syriac)
  • fol. 11v-36r Prayers (Arabic Garshuni, Syriac)
  • fol. 36v-61r Collection of Psalms (Arabic Garshuni, Syriac)
  • fol. 61-69v Yūsef of Antioch, Patriarch, Homily on the Christian people and the Holy Church

baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 41 (ASCBN 00041) 1,852 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • fol. 1r-15r Holy Mass according to the Syriac Catholic Church (Arabic Garshuni, Syriac)
  • fol. 15v-18v Readings from the Epistles of Saint Paul (Arabic Garshuni, Syriac)
    • Includes: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8; Hebrews 2:14-18; Romans 12:9-20

Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 44 (ASCBN 00044) 1,900 CE Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac
  • Pages 1-35 Preparation for the Mass (Arabic Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Pages 36-67 Anaphora of Pope Sixtus (Syriac)
  • Pages 68-83 Concluding the Holy Mass (Syriac)
  • Pages 85-117 Readings from the New Testament (Arabic Garshuni)
  • Pages 121-123 Phromeon prayers for every day (Arabic Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Pages 125-160 Anaphora of Pope Sixtus (Arabic, Arabic Garshuni, Syriac)

Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 49 (ASCBN 00049) 1,902 CE Syriac
  • fol. 2v-17r Preparation for the Mass
  • fol. 17v-38r Anaphora of Saint Jacob
  • fol. 39r-45v Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
  • fol. 46r-54r Collection of Liturgical Prayers

Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 51 (ASCBN 00051) 1,800 CE Syriac
  • fol. 1-36r, Anaphora of St. Jacob
  • fol. 36r-42r Anaphora of Pope Sixtus
  • fol. 43r-50r Anaphora of Saint Dionysius
  • fol. 50r-58r Anaphora of Patriarch Yūḥanōn Yeshū‘ bar Shūshan
  • fol. 58r-71v Anaphora of Basilius La'zar son of Sabto of Baghdad
  • fol. 72r-77r Prooemion of Patriarch Ignatius bar Wāhib Bādir Zakhā
  • fol. 77r-82v Anaphora of Simon Peter, head of the Apostles
  • fol. 83r-93v Anaphra of Pope Julius of Rome
  • fol. 94r-100r Anaphora of Patriarch Yūḥanōn Yeshū‘ bar Shūshan
  • fol. 101v-128v Anaphora of Patriarch Yūḥanōn Yeshū‘
  • fol. 129r-139r Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
  • fol. 139v-151v Anaphora of Īwānnīs, bishop of Harran

Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 61 (ASCBN 00061) 1,657 CE Syriac
  • fol. 2v-89v Šḥīmō (Syriac Rite, Western)
  • fol. 90r-312v Beth Gazō (Syriac Rite, Western)
  • fol. 312v-324v Mass Book

Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 82 (ASCBN 00082) 1,900 CE Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac
  • pages 1-14 Preparation for the mass (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • pages 15-31 Anaphora of Saint Eustathius (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • pages 32-37 Readings from the Gospels and Saint Paul Letters (Arabic)
  • pages 38-44 Anaphora of Saint Eustathius (Syriac)