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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Vat. sir. 596 1,917 CE Arabic, Syriac
  • Binding
  • 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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Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 31 (SMMJ 00031) 1,500 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (st. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 1-4; SMC 1-4). Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • f. 1r-276v New Testament
    • f. 1r-136v Gospels (Harklean version)
      • f. 1r-40r Matthew
      • f. 40v-67r Mark
      • f. 67v-107r Luke
      • f. 108v-136v John
    • f. 137r-148r The readings of the redemptive Passion of Christ, our God, collected from the four evangelists through the revision of Thomas of Harkel. This is a harmony of the four gospels for the account of the Passion.
    • f. 148v-188v The Acts of the Apostles (Harklean version)
      • f. 148v-149r The cause of the book
      • f. 149v-188v Acts of the Apostles in the Peshitta version
    • f. 188v-205r The Catholic Epistles in the Peshitta version
      • f. 188v-192r James
      • f. 192r-196v 1 Peter
      • f. 192r-196v 1 John
      • f. 200v-203r 2 Peter
      • f. 203rv 2 John
      • f. 203v-204r 3 John
      • f. 204r-205r Epistle of Jude
    • f. 205v-276v The Pauline Epistles in the Peshitta version
      • f. 205v-219v Romans
      • f. 219v-232v 1 Corinthians
      • f. 232v-241r 2 Corinthians
      • f. 241r-245v Galatians
      • f. 245v-248v, 256v-255v Ephesians
      • f. 255v-252v Philippians
      • f. 252v-249v Colossians
      • f. 249vr, 257r-258v 1 Thessalonians
      • f. 258v-260r 2 Thessalonians
      • f. 260r-263v 1 Timothy
      • f. 263v-266r 2 Timothy
      • f. 266r-267v Titus
      • f. 267v-268r Philemon
      • f. 268r-276v Hebrews (ends at 12:27)
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 46 (SMMJ 00046) 1,852 CE Garshuni

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 1-6; SMC 1-6). Baumstark 10*. Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • f. 1v-363r Daniel of Salah [Salaḥ], Commentary on the Psalms
    • f. 1v Letter of Shaykh Yūhannā requesting the commentary
    • f. 1v-3r Response of Shaykh Daniel
    • f. 3r-125r Book One (Pss 1-50)
    • f. 125r-244r Book two (Pss 51-100)
    • f. 244r-363r Book Three (Pss 101-150)
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 50 (SMMJ 00050) 1,890 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 1-7; SMC 1-7); Baumstark 5*; Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • pp. 1-238 Dionysius Barsalibi, Commentary on the books of the Holy Apostles, with the Revelation of John
    • f. 1r contents
    • pp. 1-16 The Revelation of John
    • pp. 16-67 Acts
    • pp. 67-305 A commentary compiled by Dionysius of many commentators on the Apostle Paul
      • pp. 67-115 Romans
      • pp. 115-151 1 Corinthians
      • pp. 151-178 2 Corinthians
      • pp. 179-191 Galatians
      • pp. 191-205 Ephesians
      • pp. 205-215 Philippians
      • pp. 215-224 Colossians
      • pp. 225-233 1 Thessalonians
      • pp. 233-238 2 Thessalonians
      • pp. 238-255 1 Timothy
      • pp. 255-263 2 Timothy
      • pp. 263-268 Titus
      • pp. 269-271 Philemon
      • pp. 271-305 Hebrews
    • pp. 306-315 Commentary on the Catholic Epistles
      • Pp. 306-315 James
      • pp. 315-322 1 Peter
      • pp. 322-326 2 Peter
      • pp. 326-331 1 John
      • p. 331 2 John
      • p. 331-332 3 John
      • p. 332-334 Jude
    • pp. 335-337 Mar Dionysius Barsalibi, commentary on the Pauline Epistles (It is more of a general introduction).
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 37 (SMMJ 00037) 800 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-3; SMC 2-3); Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • f. 1r-98v Harklean
    • f. 1r-7r Introduction to the Pauline Epistles
      • f. 1r The places from which the epistles were written; the persons indicated as senders
      • f. 1r-7r On the biblical citations found in the epistles
      • f. 7r-8r On the division of the epistles into chapters
    • f. 7v-98v Text (Translation according to the Harklean version)
      • f. 8r-27r Romans
      • f. 27v-47v 1 Corinthians
      • f. 47r-59v 2 Corinthians
      • f. 59v-65r Galatians
      • f. 65r-70r Ephesians
      • f. 70r-74r Philippians
      • f. 74r-78v Colossians
      • f. 78v-82r 1 Thessalonians
      • f. 82v-84v 2 Thessalonians
      • f.  84v-89v 1 Timothy
      • f. 89v-93r 2 Timothy
      • f. 93r-95r Titus
      • f. 95v-96r Philemon
      • f. 96r-98v Hebrews
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 44 (SMMJ 00044) 1,505 CE Garshuni

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-8; SMC 2-8). Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • f. 1v-624r The book of the Torah interspersed with anonymous commentary which some scholars attribute to the Copt, Marqus al-Darīr ibn Mawhūb Ibn al-Qanbar [Marqus ibn Qanbar, died 1208]
    • f. 1v-227v The book of Genesis, interspersed with anonymous commentary
    • f. 228r-410r The book of Exodus, interspersed with anonymous commentary
    • f. 410v-528r The book of Leviticus, interspersed with anonymous commentary
    • f. 529r-580r The book of Numbers, without commentary
    • f. 580v-624r The book of Deuteronomy, without commentary
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 41 (SMMJ 00041) 1,474 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-4; SMC 3-4); Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994). Macler 5.

  • pp. 1-837 The book of the storehouse of the mysteries, the commentary on the entire text of the Bible from the writings of Mar Barhebraeus, Maphrian of the East (Gregorius Abū al-Faraj Barhebraeus)
    • pp. 1-2 preface
    • pp. 2-837 text
      • pp. 2-64 Genesis
      • pp. 65-97 Exodus
      • pp. 97-112 Leviticus
      • pp. 113-135 Numbers
      • pp. 136-148 Deuteronomy
      • pp. 149-151 Chronology of the patriarchs, from Adam to Nachor (the names of the last three patriarchs have not been filled in) 
      • pp. 153-161 Joshua
      • pp. 161-174 Judges
      • pp. 174-201 Samuel (I and II)
      • pp. 202 Chronology of the Judges
      • pp. 208-367 Psalms
      • pp. 367-407 Kings (I and II)
      • pp. 408-411 Chronology of the kings, from Saul to Sedecias
      • pp. 412-428 Proverbs
      • pp. 428-436 Ben Sirach
      • pp. 437-442 Ecclesiastes
      • pp. 442-452 Song of Songs
      • pp. 452-456 Wisdom
      • pp. 456-459 Ruth
      • pp. 459-474 Job
      • pp. 474-498 Isaiah
      • pp. 498-504 Hosea
      • pp. 504-506 Joel
      • pp. 506-509 Amos
      • pp. 509 Obadiah
      • pp. 509-510 Jonah
      • pp. 510-513 Micah
      • pp. 513-515 Nahum
      • pp. 515-517 Zephaniah
      • pp. 518-519 Haggai
      • pp. 519-528 Zechariah
      • pp. 528-529 Malachi
      • pp. 529-541 Jeremiah
      • pp. 541-543 Lamentations
      • pp. 543-560 Ezekiel
      • pp. 560-575 Daniel
      • pp. 576-580 Chronology of the kings of the Babylonians, Persians, Greeks and Romans who ruled over Palestine from Nebuchadnezzar to Vespasian
      • pp. 581-661 Matthew
      • pp. 661-684 Mark
      • pp. 684-724 Luke
      • pp. 725-750 John
      • pp. 753-773 Acts
      • pp. 774-777 James
      • pp. 777-779 1 Peter
      • pp. 779-780 1 John
      • pp. 781-790 Romans
      • pp. 791-803 1 Corinthians
      • pp. 803-809 2 Corinthians
      • pp. 810-813 Galatians
      • pp. 813-816 Ephesians
      • pp. 816-819 Philippians
      • pp. 819-821 Colossians
      • pp. 821-822 1 Thessalonians
      • pp. 822-824 2 Thessalonians
      • pp. 824-827 1 Timothy 
      • pp. 827-830 2 Timothy
      • pp. 830-831 Titus
      • p. 831 Philemon
      • pp. 831-837 Hebrews
Mss simulata orientalia 5 Unknown Syriac
  • Theodore of Mopsuestia, Commentary on Ecclesiastes
Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Gospel Commentary 1,941 CE Syriac

Dionysius Bar Salibi, Commentary on the Holy Gospel

Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00011) 1,700 CE Garshuni
  • f. 1r-7v Story of the boy whose parents wanted to sacrifice him
  • f. 7v-15r Story of a king's son
  • f. 15v-22v Story of Eugenia
  • f. 22v-33v Story of Solomon, son of David, and what happened to him with the ant, and what he saw of the marvels of laziness
  • f. 33v-36v Supplication and hymn to God
  • f. 36v-38v On divinity and deity
  • f. 38v-43r Supplication and hymn to God
  • f. 43r-48v Story of Susanna the pious
  • f. 48v-50v Narrative on the Cross of Jesus
  • f. 51r-60r Story of the Forty Martyrs
  • f. 60v-62r Eliyā of Nisibis, Hymn
  • f. 62r-64v Story of 'Āzār the poor
  • f. 64v-71r Prayer of Cyprian
  • f. 71r-93r Virtues on which Peter and Paul, the elect Apostles, agreed
  • f. 93v-94v Christmas Homily

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