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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
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00206) 1,899 CE Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish
  • Canons (Garshuni)
  • Prayer on behalf of the community of St. Mar Musa al-Habashi (Garshuni)
  • Prayers (Garshuni)
  • Spells (Garshuni)
  • Charms against arrows and arms (Syriac)
  • Procession of the Cross (Syriac)
  • Prayers (Syriac)
  • Litany of our Lady Mary (Garshuni)
  • History of Kyprianos (Garshuni)
  • Prayers (Garshuni)
  • History of Solomon, son of David (Garshuni)
  • Psalter (Syriac)
  • Songs of glorification (Syriac)
  • Definition of the faith of the 318 fathers against the doctrine of Arius (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Prayer (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Ephrem Syrus, Homily on Teaching (Syriac)
  • Dismissal Prayer (Garshuni)
  • Prayer sent by God to Solomon and his reply
  • Psalter  (Garshuni)
  • Prayers (Garshuni)
  • Names of all the angels (Syriac)
  • Prayer of Our Lady (Garshuni)
  • Charms and spells (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Charms (Turkish)
  • Prayers (Garshuni)
  • Calling of the Apostles (Garshuni)

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00220) 1,756 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Vigil of the Virgin Mary
  • Book of Candles
  • Burial Service for Men
  • Service for the second day after the burial
  • Abridged baptism service by the deceased Maphrian
  • Blessing of bridegroom and bride according to Sunni law
  • Blessing of bridegroom and bride
  • Blessing of the crowns
  • Blessing of the widowers

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 8/13; 96 (DIYR 00221) 1,800 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Prayers
  • Anaphora of St. James, the Lord's brother
  • Anaphora of Simon-Peter, head of the apostles
  • Anaphora of Mark the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of Xystus
  • Anaphora of the Twelve
  • Anaphora of Proclus of Byzantium
  • Prefatory of the Mass
  • Part of the Order of the Mass to be memorized by priests
  • Readings from the Pauline Epistles
  • Readings from the Gospels
  • Prefatory of the Mass
  • Prayers
  • Anaphora of James, the Lord's Brother
  • Anaphora of James, the Lord's Brother
  • Anaphora collected from different anaphoras
  • Anaphora of John the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of John (called Aksnaya)
  • Anaphora of John bar Ma'dani
  • Anaphora of Julius of Rome
  • Anaphora of Jacob Burd'oyo
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
  • Small Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug
  • Anaphora of Matthew the Pastor
  • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalībī
  • Anaphroa of John of Ḥarran, Ḥabur and Nisibis
  • Anaphroa of the Apostle Thomas
  • Anaphroa of Eustathius of Antioch
  • Anaphroa of Xystus of Rome
  • Anaphroa of the Twelve Apostles
  • Anaphroa of Moshe bar Kepha
  • Anaphroa of John the Evangelist
  • Dismissal Prayers
  • Anaphroa of Marutha of Tagrit
  • Anaphroa of Dioscorus of Alexandria
  • Anaphroa of Severus of Antioch
  • Anaphroa of Bar 'Ebroyo
  • Anaphroa of Abraham the Soldier

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 78 (DIYR 00228) 1,789 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Epistles of Paul (Selections)
  • Prayers
  • Readings
  • Anaphora of James, the Lord's Brother
  • Anaphora of John the Evangelist
  • Small Anaphora of Simon-Peter
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
  • Anaphora of Mark the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of Jacob Burd'oyo
  • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch
  • Anaphora of Julius of Rome
  • Anaphora of John the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
  • Anaphora of Mark the Evangelist
  • Dismissal Prayer
  • Prayer for the altar when it is defiled by unbelievers
  • Prayer for the new vessels
  • Dismissal prayers
  • Prayers

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 6/17; 23 (DIYR 00235) 1,635 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Burial service for laymen
  • Funeral Rite for women
  • Funeral rite for children
  • Dismissal Prayer
  • Blessing of the rings. First Service
  • Blessing of the rings. Second Service
  • Jacob of Sarug, homily on weakness and the deceased 

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00251) 1,702 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Prooemia, Sedrē, Readings from the Gospels and Pauline Epistles
  • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
  • Anaphora of St. John (bishop of Haran Habura and Nisibis) 
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome
  • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch
  • Anaphora of Julius of Rome
  • Anaphora of Moshe bar Kepha
  • Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit
  • Anaphora of Lazarus bar Sabta
  • Anaphora of Jacob of Edessa
  • Anaphora of Ignatius of Mardin
  • Dismissal and other prayers
  • Basil of Caesarea, Commentary on the Eucharist

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00269) 1,495 CE Syriac
  • Readings from the Gospels and Pauline Epistles, Sedrē, prooemia
  • Anaphora of James, the Lord's Brother
  • Short Anaphora of Simon, head of the Apostles
  • Anaphora of John the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of Mark the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
  • Anaphora of Thomas, Bishop of Germanikeia
  • Anaphora of Matthew the Pastor
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome
  • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
  • Anaphora of John bar Shushan
  • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug
  • Anaphora of Julius of Rome
  • Prayer recited during Mass
  • Anaphora of John, bishop of Ḥarran, Nisibis and Ḥabor
  • Dismissal Prayers

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00276) 1,736 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Liturgical Text (Garshuni)
  • Readings (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of James, the Lord's brother (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of John the Evangelist (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Short Anaphora of Peter, the Head of the Apostles (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Mark the Evangelist (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Jacob of Sarug (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome (Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalībī (Syriac)
  • Anaphora of John of Ḥarran, Ḥabur and Nisibis (Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch (Syriac)
  • Dismissal Prayers (Syriac)

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00284) 1,942 CE Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish
  • Anaphora (Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi (Syriac)
  • Anaphora of John (bishop of Haran Habura and Nisibis) (Syriac)
  • Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist (Syriac) 
  • Anaphora of Matthew the Pastor (Syriac) 
  • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch (Syriac) 
  • Anaphora of Julius of Rome (Syriac) 
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome (Syriac; Prooemia and Sedrē)
  • Anaphora of James, the Lord's Brother (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of John the Evangelist (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of John (bishop of Haran Habura and Nisibis) (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Matthew the Pastor (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles  (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Simon Kepha (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Mark the Evangelist (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Abraham Naḥshirtana (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of John bar Shushan (Syriac)
  • Small anaphora of Peter, head of the Apostles (Syriac)
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles (Garshuni)
  • Service of the signing of a cup of Severus of Antioch
  • Prayers
  • Readings from the Gospels and Epistles (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Mar Jacob (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Abraham Naḥshirtana (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Readings from the Gospels and Epistles (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Peter (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Readings from the Gospels and Epistles (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Matthew the Pastor (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of John (bishop of Haran Habura and Nisibis) (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Husoye; Prayers; Sedrē (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Proclus of Byzantium (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Julius of Rome (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of John the Evangelist (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of St. Peter (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Dionysius (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Husoye; Sedrē (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of John bar Shushan (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Anaphora of Moshe bar Kepha (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00291) 1,728 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Prayers, Prooemia, Sedrē
  • Anaphora of Jacob, the Lord's Brother
  • Selection from a Liturgical Text
  • Readings from the Gospels, prooemia, Sedrē
  • Anaphora of Jacob, the Lord's Brother
  • Anaphora of John the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of Julius of Rome
  • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch
  • Anaphora of John of Nisibis
  • Anaphora of Ignatius of Antioch
  • Anaphora of Jacob Burd'oyo
  • Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit
  • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug
  • Dismissal Prayers of Mor Jacob

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