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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Vat. sir. 37 1,627 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry in Assemani and the entry completed by CPART

  • Binding
  • f. 1v-57r Burial service, Garshuni and Syriac
  • f. 57r-69v Jacob of Edessa, Tractate on the restrictions in marriage (on the different kinds of marriages that are not lawful)
  • f. 69v-106 History of St. Jacob of Egypt, the hermit, and his associates, Garshuni
  • f. 106v-128r History of King Hermianus, and of his wife and sons, Garshuni
  • f. 128r-133v Office of the resurrection of the Lord, for Vespers, Matins and Terce
  • f. 133v-139v Shorter anaphora of St. James, the Lord's brother
  • f. 139v-141r Various canons pertaining to the sacraments of Baptism, Penance, the Eucharist, and Holy Orders, in Garshuni
  • f. 141r-152v Anaphora of the Holy Fathers, by John the Patriarch (Theodore b. Wahbun)
  • f. 152v-153r Copy of a note from a Gospel book
  • f. 153r-155v Life of John, Bishop of Mardin
  • f. 155v-156v Copy of a note from a Gospel book
  • f. 156v-168v Life of St. Abhai, Bishop of Nicea
  • f. 168v-173r Account of the death of Constantine II
  • f. 173r-176r Life of Jacob of Serugh, Bishop of Batnae, Flute of the Holy Spirit and Harp of the Church
  • f. 176r-192r Life of Acha
  • f. 192r Catalog of the works fo Dionysius bar Salibi
  • f. 192r-192v Coptic, Syriac, and Ethiopic calendars
  • f. 192v-201r Festal calendar attributed to Jacob of Edessa
  • f. 201r-201v Catalog of Eastern saints
  • f. 201v-201v Life of Moshe bar Kepha
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Vat. sir. 198 1,501 CE Garshuni

See entry in Assemani

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  • f. 1v Life of Isaac of Ninevah
  • f. 2r-262v Isaac of Ninevah, Ascetical Works
  • f. 262v Colophon
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Vat. sir. 215 1,700 CE Garshuni

See entry in Assemani

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  • f. 1v-158v Maronite Patriarch, Istifan al-Duwayhi, Chronicon
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Vat. sir. 394 1,600 CE Garshuni

See entry in Assemani

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  • f. 1v-139r Maronite Patriarch, Istifan al-Duwayhi, Chronicle of the Maronite People
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Vat. sir. 395 1,689 CE Garshuni

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  • f. 1r-154v Maronite Patriarch, Istifan al-Duwayhi, On the Origin of the Maronites
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Vat. sir. 396 1,689 CE Garshuni

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  • f. 1r-246r Maronite Patriarch, Istifan al-Duwayhi, On the Foundation of the Maronite Nation

Vat. sir. 397 1,675 CE Garshuni

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  • Maronite Patriarch, Istifan al-Duwayhi, On the Origin of the Maronites
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Vat. sir. 556 1,729 CE Garshuni, Syriac
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  • f. 1v-2v Dedication
  • f. 2v-253r Gospel Lectionary
  • f. 253r-254v In memory of John of the monastery of Busnaya
  • f. 254v-255r Burial of the deacons
  • f. 255r-255v burial of men and children
  • f. 255v-256r Item for women
  • f. 256r-256v Lists of feasts and circumstances, and references to pericope to read at this occasion
  • f. 256v Note, dated to 1729
  • f. 257 Garshuni, prayer
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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. 30 1,714 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry in Assemani.

  • Anaphora of St. Basil of Caesarea

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