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.

*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
Vat. sir. 22 1,301 CE Syriac

See note in Assemani

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  • f. 1r-94v Pauline Lectionary
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Vat. sir. 23 1,100 CE Arabic, Syriac

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  • f. 1r-142v Pauline Lectionary
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Vat. sir. 24 1,200 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-1r Notes
  • f. 1v-153r Old Testament Lectionary
  • f. 153v-153v Notes
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Vat. sir. 25 1,482 CE Syriac

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  • fol. 1v-293r West Syrian Missal
    • Anaphora of James the Apostle
    • Anaphora of Joseph bar Wahib
    • Anaphora of John bar Ma'dani
    • Anaphora of Gregory the Maphrian, nephew of Michael the Great
    • Anaphora of Gregory the Theologian
    • Anaphora of St. Clement
    • Liturgy of Michael the Patriarch of Antioch
    • Anaphora of Athanasius of Alexandria
    • Anaphora of Celestine, Pope of Rome
    • Anaphora of Jacob Burd'oyo
    • Anaphora of Jacob of Sarug
    • Anaphora of Jacob of Edessa
    • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Salibi
    • Anaphora of Ignatius the fiery, disciple of John the Evangelist
    • Anaphora of Cyril of Alexandria
    • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug
    • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
    • Anaphora of St. Peter the Apostle
    • Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
    • Anaphora of St. Mark the Evangelist
    • Anaphora of John Chrysostom
    • Anaphora of Matthew the Shepherd
    • Anaphora of John the Bishop of Haran, Habor, and Nisibis
    • Anaphora of Xystus, Pope of Rome
    • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Salibi
  • Blessings
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Vat. sir. 26 1,484 CE Syriac

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  • 1v-251v West Syrian Missal
    • Anaphora of St. James
    • Anaphora of Joseph bar Wahib
    • Anaphor of John bar Ma'dani
    • Anaphora of Dioscorus
    • Anaphora of St. Cyril
    • Anaphora of St. Mark the Evangelist
    • Anaphora of St. John the Patriarch (who is Hannanya Xenaya)
    • Anaphora of Ignatius the Fiery
    • Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
    • Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit
    • Anaphora of Jacob of Edessa
    • Anaphora of Simon Peter
    • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug
    • Anaphora of St. Gregory the Great
    • Anaphora of Basil of Baghdad (who is Lazarus bar Sabta)
    • Ḥutāmē
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Vat. sir. 37 1,627 CE Garshuni, Syriac

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  • 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. 51 pt. 1 1,100 CE Syriac

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  • West Syrian Pontifical of Michael the Patriarch
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Vat. sir. 51 pt. 2 1,100 CE Syriac

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  • West Syrian Pontifical of Michael the Patriarch
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Vat. sir. 92 823 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-28v Ephrem, thirty-one Qole on the Deceased
  • f. 28v-31r Five Litanies (Gk. sunapte)
    • ​​a. for priests
    • b. for deacons
    • c. - e. for laity
  • f. 31r-48r Ephrem, Madrashe on the Deceased I-XXXVII
  • f. 48r-59r Ephrem, Memre on the Deceased I-IV
  • f. 59r-61r Isaac of Antioch, Memra on Deceased Priests and Deacons
  • f. 61r-66r Ephrem, Memre on the Deceased V-VII
  • f. 66v-79r Isaac of Antioch, Memre on the Deceased II-IX
  • f. 79v-90v Ephrem, Memre on the Dceased VIII-XIV
  • f. 90v-91v Isaac of Antioch, Memra on [Deceased] Youths
  • f. 91v-117v Jacob of Sarug, Memre on the Deceased I-XIII
  • f. 118r-123r Anonymous, Buya'e on the Deceased I-III
  • f. 123r-123v Ephrem, Madrasha on all the Deceased
  • f. 123v-130r Scriptural readings for deceased Bishops, Priests, and Deacons
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Vat. sir. 100 932 CE Syriac

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  • f. 1r-80r John of Dara, On the Resurrection of the Body
  • f. 80r-92v John of Dara, On the Celestial Heirarchy
  • f. 92v-115v John of Dara, Commentary on Dionysius the Areopagite, Ecclesiastical Heirarchy
  • f. 115v-137r John of Dara, On the Priesthood
  • f. 137v Colophon
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