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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Vat. sir. 23 1,100 CE Arabic, Syriac

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  • f. 1r-142v Pauline Lectionary
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Vat. sir. 119 1,210 CE Arabic, Syriac

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  • f. 1r Arabic introductory note
  • f. 1v-3r Table of Contents
  • f. 3v-7v Isaac of Antioch, On the Love of Learning (Bedjan 1-12)
  • f. 7v-11v Isaac of Antioch, On the Perfection of the Brethren (Bedjan 296-305)
  • f. 11v-15r Isaac of Antioch, On Avarice (Bedjan 36-44)
  • f. 15r-19v Isaac of Antioch, On the Humility of the Brethren (Bedjan 13-24)
  • f. 20r-30r Isaac of Antioch, An Encouragement to Give Alms (Bedjan 305-328)
  • f. 30r-38r Isaac of Antioch, An Exhortation to Humility (Bedjan 329-350)
  • f. 38r-42v Isaac of Antioch, An Admonition (Bedjan 25-36)
  • f. 42v-46v Isaac of Antioch, On the Sign that Appeared in the Sky (Bedjan 350-359)
  • f. 46v-52r Isaac of Antioch, On Faith (Bedjan 712-725)
  • f. 52r-61r Isaac of Antioch, On Fasting and Almsgiving (Bedjan 359-381)
  • f. 61r-63r Isaac of Antioch, On the Deceased (Bedjan 45-49)
  • f. 63r-65r Isaac of Antioch, An Admonition against Blasphemers (Bedjan 381-386)
  • f. 65v-67r Isaac of Antioch, An Admonition on Falsehood (Bedjan 387-391)
  • f. 67r-70r Isaac of Antioch, An Admonition (Bedjan 392-399)
  • f. 70r-78r Isaac of Antioch, On Solitaries, Mourners, and Hermits
  • f. 78r-79v Isaac of Antioch, On the End of the World (Bedjan 71-75)
  • f. 80r-81v Isaac of Antioch, On Repentance (Bedjan 76-80)
  • f. 81v-85r Isaac of Antioch, On the Natural Distinction of Natural Thoughts (Bedjan 399-408)
  • f. 85r-90r Isaac of Antioch, On the Saying of the Prophet Isaiah, "All flesh is grass" (Bedjan 408-420)
  • f. 90r-102v Isaac of Antioch, An Admonition (Bedjan 421-453)
  • f. 102v-112v Isaac of Antioch, On Solitaries and Monks (Bedjan 81-106)
  • f. 112v-115r Isaac of Antioch, An Exhortation to Admonition (Bedjan 106-112)
  • f. 115r-121r Isaac of Antioch, On the Rich Man and Lazarus (Bedjan 112-127)
  • f. 121r-125r Isaac of Antioch, On the Passibility and Impassibility of God the Word (Bedjan 725-737)
  • f. 125v-132r Isaac of Antioch, On [the saying], "With what power will Satan overcome a person in the trial?" (Bedjan 454-468)
  • f. 132r-135r Isaac of Antioch, On the Enclosed Brethren I (Bedjan 468-475)
  • f. 135r-139r Isaac of Antioch, On the Enclosed Brethren II (Bedjan 476-484)
  • f. 139r-142v Isaac of Antioch, On the Enclosed Brethren III (Bedjan 484-492)
  • f. 142v-147r Isaac of Antioch, On the Enclosed Brethren IV (Bedjan 492-502)
  • f. 147r-151v Isaac of Antioch, On the Enclosed Brethren V (Bedjan 502-513)
  • f. 151v-154v Isaac of Antioch, On the Enclosed Brethren VI (Bedjan 513-520)
  • f. 154v-159r Isaac of Antioch, On the Enclosed Brethren VII (Bedjan 520-531)
  • f. 159r-162r Isaac of Antioch, On the Enclosed Brethren VIII (Bedjan 531-539)
  • f. 162r-174r Isaac of Antioch, On the Perfection of the Brethren (Bedjan 539-566)
  • f. 174r-179r Isaac of Antioch, On the Censure of Consience (Bedjan 566-576)
  • f. 179r-184r Isaac of Antioch, On Supplication (Bedjan 576-587)
  • f. 184v-189v Isaac of Antioch, On the Destruction of Beth Hur I (Bedjan 587-598)
  • f. 189v-196r Isaac of Antioch, On the Destruction of Beth Hur II (Bedjan 598-612)
  • f. 196r-200v Isaac of Antioch, On Apostates (Bedjan 612-621)
  • f. 200v-210r Isaac of Antioch, On Repentance (Bedjan 621-641)
  • f. 210r-213v Isaac of Antioch, On Repentance (Bedjan 127-134)
  • f. 213v-218r Isaac of Antioch, On Poverty, which is True Freedom (Bedjan 135-144)
  • f. 218r-220v Isaac of Antioch, An Admonition (Bedjan 145-152)
  • f. 220v-223r Isaac of Antioch, On Those who Accuse each other at Prayer and at Liturgy (Bedjan 153-158)
  • f. 223r-228v Isaac of Antioch, On the Lenten Fast I (Bedjan 158-170)
  • f. 228v-232r Isaac of Antioch, On the Lenten Fast II (Bedjan 171-180)
  • f. 232r-238r Isaac of Antioch, On the Natural Composition of Humanity (Bedjan 239-253)
  • f. 238r-252r Isaac of Antioch, An Admonition (Bedjan 180-213)
  • f. 252r-262v Isaac of Antioch, An Admonition (Bedjan 213-239)
  • f. 263r-266v Isaac of Antioch, On Variations of the World and of the Mind (Bedjan 642-651)
  • f. 267r-268v Isaac of Antioch, On Almsgiving (Bedjan 651-655)
  • f. 268v-271r Isaac of Antioch, On Repentance (Bedjan 253-259)
  • f. 271r-274v Isaac of Antioch, On Faith (Bedjan 655-664)
  • f. 274v-279r Isaac of Antioch, On Repentance (Bedjan 259-271)
  • f. 279r-284r Isaac of Antioch, On Supplication I (Bedjan 271-283)
  • f. 284r-288v Isaac of Antioch, On supplication II (Bedjan 284-295)
  • f. 288v-290v Isaac of Antioch, On Supplication III (Bedjan 664-668)
  • f. 290v-292v Isaac of Antioch, On "God does everything as a help" (Bedjan 669-674)
  • f. 292v-299v Isaac of Antioch, On the Saying of the Secular Poet, "Who ruined me and built me up?" (Bedjan 674-691)
  • f. 299r-308r Isaac of Antioch, On Creation (Bedjan 691-711)
  • f. 308v Colophon
  • f. 309v Arabic notes
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Vat. sir. 216 Unknown Arabic, Syriac

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  • f. 1r-2v Notes in Arabic
  • f. 3r-121v Commentary on Genesis
  • f. 122r-185r Commentary on Exodus
  • f. 185r-187v Notes in Arabic
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Vat. sir. 596 1,917 CE Arabic, Syriac
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  • f. 1r-53v Jacob of Edessa, Commentary on the Old Testament
    • f. 1r-20r Genesis
    • f. 20v-32r Exodus
    • f. 32r-39v Leviticus
    • f. 39v-42v Numbers (f. 41rv lacuna)
    • f. 42v-47r Deuteronomy
    • f. 47v-50v Job
    • f. 51r-52r Joshua
    • f. 52v-53v Judges
  • f. 53v-66r Exlanation of difficult Old Testament passages (Ephrem, Jacob, and others) 
  • f. 66r Colophon
  • f. 66v-79r Explanations of various subjects attributed to different authors
  • f. 79v-81v Teaching of the Twelve Apostles
  • f. 81v-83v The Doctrine of Addai
  • f. 83v-84r Twenty Canons of the Apostles
  • f. 84r-85r Six questions and answers of Jacob of Edessa
  • f. 85v-90r Hypomnemata of our Lord
  • f. 90v-99v Two letters of Theodore bar Wahbun
  • f. 99v-105r Prophecies of pagan philosophers
  • f. 105r-111r Chosen words of philosophers teaching wisdom
  • f. 111r Colophon
  • f. 111v-112v Eulogy of Abraham of Nathpar
  • f. 113r Anecdote of Moses bar Kepha by Mar Sawira
  • f. 113v-115r Profession of Faith by Mar Michael
  • f. 115v-116v Questions and answers on ousia
  • f. 117r-120v Legend of Mar Eli al-Hira in Arabic
  • f. 121r-130r History of Yareth the Alexandrian
  • f. 130r Colophon (other colophons found at 66r and 111r)
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Vat. sir. 647 Unknown Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac

This collection of fragments from Sinai has been published in F. Rillet, "La bibliothèque de Ste-Catherine du Sinaï et ses membra disiecta: nouveau fragments syriaques à la Bibliothèque Vaticane," in R. Lavenant (a c. di), VI Symposium Syriacum 1992 (Rome, 1994): 409-418.

  • f. 1rv Liturgical book (?) 1/1
  • f. 2rv Marian text 1/2
  • f. 3rv Gospels 1/3
  • f. 4rv Lectionary 1/4
  • f. 5rv Menaion 1/5
  • f. 6rv Liturgy (?) 1/6
  • f. 7rv ??? 1/7
  • f. 8rv ??? 1/8
  • f. 9rv ??? 1/9
  • f. 10-23v Memra on the prodigal son; Biblical text (Palimpsest) 2/1
  • f. 24r-26v Psalter; Horologion 3/1
  • f. 27r-28v Irmologion 3/2
  • f. 29r-30v ??? 3/3
  • f. 31rv [Unidentified theological text] 3/4
  • f. 32r-35v [Unidentified hagiographical text] 3/5
  • f. 36r-37v [Unidentified liturgical text] 3/6
  • f. 38r-39v [Unidentified, possibly canons for common days] 3/7
  • f. 40r-41v [Unidentified, Bible, Old testament] 3/8
  • f. 42rv [Unidentified hagiographical text] 3/9
  • f. 43rv ??? 3/10
  • f. 44r-46v Triodion, Pentakostarion 4/1
  • f. 47rv [New Testament Lectionary ?] 4/2
  • f. 48r-49v [Unidentified Liturgical Text] 5/1
  • f. 50rv Arabic note of possession 5/2
  • f. 51rv ??? 5/3
  • f. 52rv [New Testament lectionary ?] 5/4 
  • f. 53rv [Unidentified liturgical text] 5/5
  • f. 54rv Acts of the Apostles 5/6
  • f. 55rv [Acts of the Apostles ?] 5/7
  • f. 56rv [Unidentified liturgical text] 5/8
  • f. 57rv Menaion 5/9
  • f. 58rv [Unidentified liturgical text] 5/10
  • f. 59rv [Unidentified liturgical text] 5/11
  • f. 60rv [Unidentified liturgical text] 5/12
  • f. 61rv [Gospel lectionary ?] 5/13
  • f. 62rv Colophon 5/14
  • f. 63rv Bilingual note 5/15
  • f. 64r-69v [Psalter ?] 6/1
  • f. 70r-73v [New Testament Lectionary?] 6/2
  • f. 74r-79v New Testament Lectionary 6/3
  • f. 80r-83v [Sticherarion?] 6/4
  • f. 84r-85v [Unidentified liturgical text] 6/5
  • f. 86r-87v [Unidentified liturgical text] 6/6
  • f. 88r-91v [Psalter?] 6/7
  • f. 92rv Arabic and Garshuni fragment 6/8
  • f. 93r-95v Arabic 6/9
  • f. 96r-98v [Menaion?] 7/1
  • f. 99r-100v [Menaion?] 7/2
  • f. 101r-104v Old Testament Lectionary 7/3
  • f. 105r-107v [Menaion?] 7/4
  • f. 108r-109v [Gospel lectionary?] 7/5
  • f. 110rv [Gospel lectionary?] 7/6
  • f. 111r-112v [Liturgical text?] and Colophon 7/7
  • f.113rv [Menaion?] 7/8
  • f. 114rv [Kanonarion?] 7/9
  • f. 115r-116v Menaion [summary] 7/10
  • f. 117r-120v Notes in Syriac, Arabic, and Greek 7/11
  • f. 121r-128v Menaion for January 8/1
  • f. 129r-132v Oktoeikos 8/2
  • f. 133r-135v Old Testament Lectionary 8/3
  • f. 136r-138v [Triodion?] 8/4
  • f. 139r-141v [Unidentified liturgical text] 8/5
  • f. 142r-143v [Unidentified liturgical text] 8/6
  • f. 144r-147v [Unidentified liturgical text] 8/7
  • f. 148r-151v [Table of lections?] 8/8
  • f. 152r-155v [Unidentified liturgical text] 9/1
  • f. 156rv Gospel 9/2
  • f. 157rv [Acts of the Apostles?] 10/1
  • f. 158r-159v [Unidentified liturgical text] 10/2
  • f. 160r-162v [Synaxarion?] 10/3
  • f. 163rv [Acts of the Apostles?] 10/4
  • f. 164r Colophon 10/5
  • f. 165rv 10/6
  • 10/7? [Gospel?] 10/7
  • f. 166r [Unidentified liturgical text?] 10/8
  • f. 167rv Colophon [Oktoeikos?] 10/9
  • f. 168rv [Arabic and Syriac Horologion ?] 10/10
  • f. 169r-174v [Unidentified liturgical text?] 11/1
  • f. 175r-178v [Unidentified liturgical text?] 11/2
Vat. sir. 40 1,553 CE Arabic, Syriac

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  • Syriac Missal, with Arabic rubrics, according tot he Melkite rite
    • Liturgy of John Chrysostom
    • Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
    • Pre-Sanctified Liturgy
  • On the defects in the Mass
Vat. sir. 192 Unknown Arabic, Syriac

Catalog entry in Assemani

  • Medical collection (Syriac with Arabic translation)
Vat. sir. 485 Unknown Arabic, Garshuni, Latin, Syriac
  • Lexicon (Syriac, Garshuni, Arabic, Latin)
Vat. sir. 519 1,930 CE Arabic, Syriac
  • The faith of the Fathers and Teachers of the Syriac Church about the priority and authority of Simon Peter
Vat. sir. 580 Unknown Arabic, Syriac
  • Uncatalogued liturgical text