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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number	Approximate Date	Language	The main body text
Borg. sir. 83	Unknown	Syriac	See entry in Scher Binding Works of Narsai f. 1v-14r On the Divine Revelation to Patriarchs and Prophets (I) f. 14v-27r On the Divine Revelation to Patriarchs and Prophets (II) f. 27v-34v On the Nativity f. 34v-36v Sogitha on Mary and the Magi f. 36r-44r On the Virgin Mary f. 44v-46r Sogitha on Mary and the Angel f. 46r-53v On Epiphany f. 53v-55v Sogitha on Jesus and John the Baptist f. 55v-62v On John the Baptist f. 62v-64v Sogitha on John the Baptist and the Crown f. 64r-74v On Peter and Paul f. 74r-80v On the Four Evangelists f. 80v-85r On Stephen f. 85r-96r On the Three Doctors f. 96r-97v Sogitha on Cyril and Nestorius f. 97v-104r On Lent I f. 104r-111v On the Temptation of Christ f. 111v-113v Sogitha f. 113v-121r On the Raising of Lazarus f. 121r-127v Against the Jews f. 127v-131v On Palm Sunday f. 133v-141r On Holy Week f. 141v-148v On the Passion f. 148v-155r On the Repentant Thief f. 155v-162v On Mysteries and Baptism f. 162v-168r On the Resurrection f. 168r-170r Sogitha on the Cherub and the Thief f. 170r-178v On the Confessors f. 178v-180v Sogitha on King Shapur and the Martyrs f. 180v-187v On the Three Children f. 187v-193v On the Ascension f. 193v-199v On Pentecost f. 199v-204v Memra of David the Scholastic f. 204v-210v On the Incarnation of Christ f. 210v-215r For Any Saints Day f. 215r-223r On the Departed and the Resurrection f. 224r-233v On the Parable of the Ten Virgins f. 233v-242r Memra of Rabban Gabriel f. 242r-253v Narsai, On the Second Coming f. 261r-261v Narsai, On the Prodigal f. 263r-267v Memra of Rabban Emmanuel on Baptism f. 267v-290r Turgame of the New Testament by Abdisho of Nisibis f. 290r-290v Colophon Binding
Vat. sir. 108	700 CE	Syriac	See entry in Assemani Binding f. 1v Fragment of St. Isaac f. 2r Fragment of a Gospel Commentary f. 2v-214v Peter Kallinikos, Against Damian (Chapters 26-50) f. 215r-216v Fragment (in a later hand) of Philoxenus, On the Incarnation f. 217r-218v Peter Kallinikos, Against Damian (Chapters 26-50, continued) f. 219r Colophon and notes Binding
Vat. sir. 154 pt. 1	900 CE	Syriac	See entry in Assemani Binding f. 1r-122v George of Be'eltan, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew Binding
Vat. sir. 154 pt. 2	900 CE	Syriac	See entry in Assemani Binding f. 121r-261v George of Be'eltan, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew Binding
Vat. sir. 155	1,515 CE	Syriac	See entry in Assemani Binding f. 1r Order of procession f. 1r Order of approach to the door f. 1r Order of foot-washing f. 1v Order of adoration of the cross f. 1v Order of absolution f. 2r-2v Blessing of the table f. 3r-6v Names and brief history of the fathers, prophets, and doctors f. 6v On Jewish Fast days f. 6v On the date of the creation of the world f. 7r-7v Dionysius Barsalibi, exposition on priestly vestments f. 7v-8r Preparation of the chrism f. 8r-8v Consecration of the chrism f. 8v-9r Order of foot-washing f. 9r-9v Order of the succession of the second passion f. 9r-9v Order of the adoration of the cross f. 9v-16v Order of the Lord's resurrection f. 17r Letter of Eusebius of Caesarea to Carpianus on gospel harmony f. 17r-26v Dionysius Barsalibi, Prolegomena to the four gospels f. 27r-31v Dionysius Barsalibi, Commentary on the four gospels, Preamble f. 32r-149v Dionysius Barsalibi, Commentary on the gospel of Matthew f. 150r-160r Dionysius Barsalibi, Commentary on the gospel of Mark f. 160v-201v Dionysius Barsalibi, Commentary on the gospel of Luke f. 202r-262v Dionysius Barsalibi, Commentary on the gospel of John f. 263r-288r Daniel of Salah [Salaḥ], Exposition on the Psalms f. 288v-290v Ephrem, A Profitable Warning f. 290v-294r Ephrem, On Repentance Binding
Vat. sir. 156 pt. 1	1,200 CE	Syriac	See entry in Assemani Binding f. 2r-6r Dionysius Bar Salibi, Prologue to the Commentary on Matthew f. 6r-171v Dionysius Bar Salibi, Commentary on Matthew Binding
Vat. sir. 156 pt. 2	1,200 CE	Syriac	See entry in Assemani Binding f. 173v-187v Dionysius Bar Salibi, Commentary on Mark f. 188r-243v Dionysius Bar Salibi, Commentary on Luke f. 244r-323v Dionysius Bar Salibi, Commentary on John (ends with commentary on John 21:17, one or more folios missing at the end) Binding
Mingana Syriac 343	1,350 CE	Syriac	See the catalog entry for Mingana 343 f. 1-93r, 103v-242v The Commentary of Dionysius Barsalibi on the whole of the New Testament with the exception of the Gospels f. 1v-71v The Acts f. 72r-77v Epistle of St. James f. 78r-81v 1 Peter (incomplete at the end) f. 82-83 [blank] f. 84-86r 2 Peter (incomplete at the beginning) f. 86v-89v 1 John f. 89v-90r 2 John f. 90v-91r 3 John f. 91r-93r Jude f. 103v-242v The Pauline Epistles f. 94r-103v Euthalius, A work containing the life of St. Paul and the division of the Pauline Epistles into chapters
Mingana Syriac 525	1,898 CE	Syriac	See catalog entry for Mingana 525 Dionysius Bar Salibi f. 1v-22v Commentary on Acts f. 23r-27r Commentary on James f. 27r-30v Commentary on 1 Peter (According to the Harklean version) f. 30v-34v Commentary on 2 Peter (According to the Harklean version) f. 32r-34v Commentary on 1 John f. 34v Commentary on 2 John f. 34v-36r Commentary on Jude f. 36r-146r Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
Mingana Syriac 89	1,700 CE	Garshuni, Syriac	See catalog entry for Mingana 89 f. 1-6v Barhebraeus, Geographical portion of a work entitled ܡܢܪܬ ܩܘ̈ܕܫܐ f. 5 Map of the earth based upon the seven climates of Ptolemy f. 6v-9r Ecclesiastical Calendar f. 9v-10r [blank] f. 10v-18v Dionysius Barsalibi, Commentary on the Apocalypse f. 18v-28v Dionysius Barsalibi, Commentary on Acts f. 29r-38v Dionysius Barsalibi, Treatise against the Jews f. 39r-84v Dionysius Barsalibi, Treatise against the Muhammadans (in 39 Kephalia; the final –f. 76-84– consists entirely of Qur'anic quotations). f. 85r-92v Dionysius Barsalibi, Treatise against Nestorians f. 93r Grammatical note on the seyāmē

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