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. 510 1,000 CE Syriac
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  • f. 1r-4r Annotations on the two genealogies of Christ and on the texts of Matthew and Luke which record them
  • f. 4v-5r Table comparing the two genealogies of Christ and remarks attributed to Theodore of Mopsuestia
  • f. 5v-270v Peshitta New Testament
    • f. 5v-43v Matthew
    • f. 43v-67r Mark
    • f. 67r-106v Luke
    • f. 106v-137v John
    • f. 137v-180v Acts of the Apostles
    • f. 180v-185r James
    • f. 185r-189v 1 Peter
    • f. 189v-193v 1 John
    • f. 193v-210r Romans
    • f. 210r-226v 1 Corinthians
    • f. 226v-237r 2 Corinthians
    • f. 237r-242r Galatians
    • f. 242r-247v Ephesians
    • f. 247v-251v Philippians
    • f. 251v-255r Colossians
    • f. 255r-258r 1 Thessalonians
    • f. 258r-260r 2 Thessalonians
    • f. 260r-264r 1 Timothy
    • f. 264r-267r 2 Timothy
    • f. 267r-269r Titus
    • f. 269r-269v Philemon
    • f. 269v-270v Hebrews (ends in the middle of 2:14 Syriac text)
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Vat. sir. 525 600 CE Syriac
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  • f. 1r-82v Gospel Lectionary
    • f. 1r-51r Gospel of Luke (beginning with Luke 4:22)
    • f. 51r-82v Gospel of John (ending at John 14:22)
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Vat. sir. 540 1,500 CE Syriac
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  • f. 1v-8v Table of Liturgical Readings
  • f. 9r-10r Decorative front spaces
  • f. 10v-290r Peshitta Gospels
    • f. 10v-86v Matthew
    • f. 86v-131v Mark
    • f. 132v-222v Luke
    • f. 223v-290r John
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Vat. sir. 544 1,712 CE Armenian (in Syriac Script), Syriac
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  • f. 1r-4v Various pieces in diverse hands
  • f. 5r-9r Ba'utha of Mar Ephrem
  • f. 9v-12v Ba'utha of Jacob of Sarug (Armenian in Syriac Script)
  • f. 13r-14v Prayers
  • f. 15r-17v Excerpts form Jacob of Sarug and Mar Ephrem
  • f. 17v-19v Verses for the celebrations before the Gospel
  • f. 19v-20v Ba'utha of Jacob of Sarug
  • f. 20v-24v Table of incipits
  • f. 25r-33v Ba'utha of Jacob of Sarug
  • f. 34r-34v Prayer
  • f. 34v-96r Shhimo
  • f. 96r-107r Prayers for Various Circumstances
  • f. 107r-145v Various prayers and gospel pericopes (In another hand)
  • f. 146r-147v Pages of another manuscript wiith ascetic content
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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. 559 1,220 CE Syriac
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  • f. 1r-250v Gospel Lectionary with illuminations
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Vat. sir. 578 1,917 CE Syriac
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  • f. 1r-6v Anonymous, Commentary on Genesis
  • f. 7r-29r Anonymous, Commentary on Exodus
  • f. 29r-41r Anonymous, Commentary on Leviticus
  • f. 41r-59v Anonymous, Commentary on Numbers
  • f. 59v-80r Anonymous, Commentary on Deuteronomy
  • f. 80v-96v Anonymous, Commentary on Wisdom of Solomon
  • f. 96v-101r Anonymous, Commentary on Ecclesiastes
  • f. 101v-103r Anonymous, Commentary on Ruth
  • f. 103r-104v Anonymous, Commentary on Song of Solomon
  • f. 104v-114r Anonymous, Commentary on Ben Sira
  • f. 114r-137v Anonymous, Commentary on Isaiah
  • f. 137v-170v  Anonymous, Commentary on Minor Prophets
  • f. 170v-189v Anonymous, Commentary on Jeremiah
  • f. 189v-212v Anonymous, Commentary on Ezekiel
  • f. 212v-226v Anonymous, Commentary on Daniel
  • f. 226v-230r Anonymous, Commentary on varia
  • f. 230v-232v Anonymous, Commentary on blanks
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Vat. sir. 584 1,899 CE Syriac
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  • f. 1v-56v History of Rabban bar 'Idta by Abraham of Zabe
  • f. 56v Colophon by the copyist Joseph Abuna, son of Thomas, son of fire, the deacon of Sifa, son of priest Peter, residents of Alqos, who finished this transciption the 20th of Adar, 1899, in the eays of Pope Leon (XIII) and of Mar 'Abdiso, catholicos and patriarch of the east
  • f. 60v-64r varia on the Yazidi (the country on Sigar, customs and diverse prohibitions, the messiah)
  • f. 64v-96v Beliefs and customs of the Yazidi, on the form of questions and responses
  • f. 96v the same Joseph finished the manuscript the 6th year of Ayyar 1899
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Vat. sir. 588 1,918 CE Syriac
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  • f. 1v-6r Narsai, Nativity (N4)
  • f. 6r-11v Narsai, Virgin Mary (N5)
  • f. 12r-17r Narsai, Epiphany (N6)
  • f. 17r-22r Narsai, John the Baptist (N7)
  • f. 22r-27r Narsai, Four Evangelists (N9)
  • f. 27r-32r Narsai, Temptation of Christ (N21)
  • f. 32r-37r Narsai, Week before Palm Sunday (N28)
  • f. 27v-40r Narsai, Palm Sunday (N29)
  • f. 40r-44r Narsai, Passion (N36)
  • f. 44r-47v Narsai, Resurrection (N40)
  • f. 47v-51v Narsai, Ascension (N45)
  • f. 51v-55v Narsai, Dedication of the Church (N56)
  • f. 56r-59v Memra of David the Scholastic
  • f. 60r-60v Blank
  • f. 61r-64r Narsai, For any Saint's Day (N17)
  • f. 64r-69r  Narsai, On the Departed (N18)
  • f. 69v-70r Narsai, For the 6th Sunday of fasting
  • f. 70r-76r Narsai, On washing of feet on Holy Thursday
  • f. 76r-80r Narsai, Ascension (N45)
  • f. 80r-84v Mar Saliba Zakaya, On the Cross
  • f. 85r-85v Blank
  • f. 86r-90r Narsai, On Noah's blessings of his sons (N67)
  • f. 90r-95r Narsai, On the tower of Babel and the division of languages (N68)
  • f. 95v-96v Blank
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Vat. sir. 594 1,918 CE Syriac
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  • f. 1v-7r Narsai, On David and Saul
  • f. 7r-10v Narsai, On Solomon
  • f. 10v-14r Narsai, On the parable of the wheat and tares
  • f. 14r-18v Narsai, On the prodigal son
  • f. 18v-23v Narsai, On Perfection
  • f. 23v-29v Narsai, On Enoch and Elijah
  • f. 29r-33v Narsai, On Isaiah's vision of the seraphim
  • f. 33v-38r Narsai, On humility
  • f. 38r-39v Narsai, On the martyrs
  • f. 40r-45r Narsai, On the parable of the wine grower
  • f. 45r-52r Narsai, On the antichrist
  • f. 52r-56r Narsai, On the bronze serpent
  • f. 56r-57r Mar Isho'yahb of Adiabene, On the dedication of the church
  • f. 57v-61v Narsai, On the Canaanite woman
  • f. 61v-66v Narsai, On the flood
  • f. 66v-70r Narsai, On the incarnate Word
  • f. 70r-73r Narsai, For Palm Sunday
  • f. 73r-78r Narsai, On the fast of our Lord
  • f. 78v Colophon
  • f. 79r-80v Blank
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