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 |
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| Biblioteca Medica Laurenziana: Orientali 457 | 1,771 CE | Arabic, Persian, Syriac, Turkish |
[Bibliographic Record]; [Data Record]; Catalog can be found in P. VALERGA, Catalogo supplementare dei codici Orientali esistenti nella Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, [1879], cc. 8r-9v; P., pp. 96-98
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| Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00468) | 1,800 CE | Garshuni, Turkish |
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| Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 10/15; 222; 108 (DIYR 00234) | 1,849 CE | Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish |
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| Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 304 (DIYR 00239) | 1,936 CE | Garshuni, Turkish |
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