Digitized Manuscripts: Faceted Search

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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. 90 (ASCBN 00090) 1,888 CE Arabic, Syriac
  • fol. 1r-232r Acts of the Syriac Catholic synod convened in Lebanon in 1888 (Arabic; Syriac)
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 93 (ASCBN 00093) 1,900 CE Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac
  • pages 1-39 Baptismal rite
  • pages 1-26 Marriage rite
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 111 (ASCBN 00111) 1,935 CE Arabic, Syriac
  • fol. 1r-52v Rite of Holy Chrism
  • fol. 53r-55r Rite for anointing of the sick
  • fol. 55v-60r Rite for anointing of the sick
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 115 (ASCBN 00115) 1,900 CE Arabic, Syriac
  • fol. 2v-30v Moshe bar Kephō, Explanation of the Holy Mass
  • fol. 30v-38r Moshe bar Kephō, Commentary on Holy Baptism
  • fol. 38r-45v Commentary on Ordination
  • fol. 45v-47r Collection of sayings
    • Title NS: ܥܠ ܗܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܟܬܒܘ ܝܘܕ̈ܝܐ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܙܩܝܦܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ (on that which the Jews wrote above the cross of the Messiah)
  • fol. 47r-53r John of Dara, Commentary on the Creed
  • fol. 53r-55r Liturgical miscellany
  • fol. 55r-59v On the Ascension of Jesus Christ
  • fol. 59v-66v On Pentecost
  • fol. 66v-74r Moshe bar Kepha, On the Cross
  • fol. 74r-79v On the vestments of the priesthood
  • fol. 79v-90v On Holy Chrism
  • fol. 91r-106r Church calendar (Arabic, Syriac)
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 130 (ASCBN 00130) Unknown Arabic, French, Syriac
  • fol. 1-15 Correspondence
    • ܩܨܐܨܐܬ ܘܡܪܐܣܠܐܬ
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 133 (ASCBN 00133) 1,500 CE Syriac
  • fol. 1-128 Fenqīthō
    • Title: ܦܢܩܝܬܐ ܕܨܘܡܐ ܘܕܚܫܐ
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 135 (ASCBN 00135) 1,853 CE Arabic, Syriac
  • fol. 2r-3v, Consecration of new churches (Arabic, Syriac)
  • fol. 4v-54r, Rite of ordination (Arabic, Syriac)
  • fol. 54v-63v List of ordinations (Syriac)
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 136 (ASCBN 00136) 1,931 CE Arabic, Syriac
  • pages 1r-5r, Ritual for the holy oil of Baptism
  • pages 5v-11v Rite for anointing the sick
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 137 (ASCBN 00137) 1,931 CE Arabic, Syriac
  • pages 1-20, Rite of the consecration of the church
    • Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
Baghdad, Iraq: Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Baghdad, N. 138 (ASCBN 00138) 1,931 CE Arabic, Syriac
  • pages 1-20, Rite of the consecration of the church
    • Title: ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܘܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ

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