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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi, 320 (DIYR 00320) 1,793 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Service before the Mass (Syriac)
  • Readings; Sedrē; Prooemia (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of James, the Lord's Brother (Qūrbōnō; Syriac)
  • Dismissal Prayers (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Dīonīsīūs bar Ṣalībī (Qūrbōnō; Syriac)
  • Anaphora of John the Evangelist (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni)
  • Anaphora of Proclus of Byzantium (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni)
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Anaphora (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni, Syriac)
St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-6 1,417 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber. Baumstark 10.

  • f. 1r-220v Syrian Orthodox Missal (Fenqitho of anaphoras, that is, liturgies, of all the orthodox doctors that are well approved and faithful)
    • f. 1r-3r Lections for evening mass (of the Saturday) of Good News
    • f. 3v Index of anaphoras
    • f. 4rv Prayer of offertory (ܩܘܪܒܐ)
    • f. 4v-5v Prayer of final blessing (ܚܘܬܡܐ)
    • f. 5v-7r Another final blessing in the meter of St. Ephrem
    • f. 7r-8v Another of Mar Jacob of Sarug
    • f. 8v Prayer of the Saturday of Good News that is substituted for that of peace of the anaphora
    • f. 9r Hymn that is chanted at the time when the divine mysteries are distributed
    • f. 9v-21v The Sedros  of Entry (Solemn prayers of incense that are said at the beginning of the mass of the faithful, where formerly there was the entry procession of the gifts) before the anaphora, with the lections of the Apostle and Gospel.
    • f. 21v-28r Lections for the Thursday of the Mysteries
    • f. 28v-197v The anaphoras
      • f. 28v-32v Anaphora of St. James, the brother of our Lord
      • f. 32v-35v Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
      • f. 35v-39r Anaphora of St. Mark the Evangelist
      • f. 39r-44r Anaphora of St. Clement, disciple of the Apostle Peter
      • f. 44v-50v Anaphora of St. Ignatius, disciple of the Evangelist John
      • f. 50v-56r Anaphora of St. Dionysius of Athens, disciple of Paul
      • f. 56v-63v Anaphora of Athanasius of Alexandria
      • f. 63v-71r Anaphora of St. Basil of Caesarea
      • f. 71v-79r Anaphora of St. Gregory the Theologian
      • f. 79r-84v Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
      • f. 84v-89v Anaphora of St. Celestine, Pope of Rome
      • f. 89v-95v Anaphora of St. Cyril, Pope of Alexandria
      • f. 95v-101r Liturgy of St. Dioscorus the Great, Pope of Alexandria
      • f. 101v-108v Anaphora of St. Timothy of Alexandria
      • f. 108v-114v Liturgy of St. Severus of Antioch
      • f. 114v-123r Anaphora of St. John of Bostra
      • f. 123r-129b Anaphora of St. Jacob of Sarug
      • f. 129v-138r Another Liturgy of the same St. Jacob of Sarug
      • f. 138r-143r Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug
      • f. 143r-148v Anaphora of St. Jacob of Edessa
      • f. 148v-153r Liturgy of St. Peter, Patriarch of Antioch
      • f. 153r-158r Anaphora of St. Cyriacus, Patriarch of Antioch
      • f. 158v-162r Anaphora of St. Julius, Pope of Rome
      • f. 162r-163v Anaphora of St. Xystus, Pope of Rome
      • f. 164r-166v Liturgy of St. Matthew Pastor
      • f. 167r-170v Anaphora of St. Eustathius, Patriarch of Antioch
      • f. 170v-173v Another Anaphora of St. Eustathius
      • f. 174r-177v Liturgy of St. Philoxenus of Mabbug
      • f. 177r-180v Third liturgy of the same Philoxenus
      • f. 180v-185v Liturgy of St. Philoxenus, Bishop of Baghdad, who is known as La'zar Bar Shabbta
      • f. 185v-188r Liturgy of St. Thomas, Bishop of Germanicia (in other mss, Thomas of Harkel or even the apostle Thomas)
      • f. 188r-193r Liturgy of St. Marutha of Tagrit
      • f. 193r-197v Liturgy of St. Severus of Mosul, known as Moshe bar Kepha
      • f. 197r-199r Two additional sedros of entry
      • f. 199r Another huttamo prayer of blessing
      • f. 200v-217r Anaphora of St. Yohannan, Patriarch of Syria, who is also Bar Ma'dani
      • f. 217r-220v Another sedro of entry
BnF syr. 73 1,509 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See catalog entry here

  • Syrian Orthodox Liturgical collection
    • f. 1r-7r Prooemia and Sedre
    • f. 7v-33v Order of the offering of the mysteries (ܛܟܣܐ ܕܩܘܪܒ ܪ̈ܐܙܐ)
    • f. 34r-50v Anaphora of St. Xystus, Pope of Rome
    • f. 51r-57r Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
    • f. 57v-62r Anaphora of St. Dionysius, Metropolitan of Amid
    • f. 62v-69r Anaphora of Matthew the shepherd
    • f. 69v-76r Anaphora of St. Peter
    • f. 76v-85v Anaphora of John the Apostle
    • f. 86r-89r Sedra on the Mother of God in the Meter of Jacob of Sarug
    • f. 89v ff. Anaphora of Mar Marutha of Tagrit
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00320) 1,793 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome
  • Service before the Mass
  • Readings; Sedrē; Prooemia
  • Anaphora of St. James
  • Dismissal Prayers
  • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
  • Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of Proclus of Byzantium
  • Anaphora
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
  • Anaphora
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00056) 1,700 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Sedrē (Syriac Rite, Western)
  • Small Anaphora of James, the brother of our Lord
  • Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
  • Small Anaphora of Simon, Head of the Apostles
  • Anaphora of Mark the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
  • Anaphora of Jacob Baradaeus [Burd'oyo]
  • Anaphora of St. Matthew
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome
  • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
  • Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit
  • Anaphora
  • Anaphora, composed from anaphoras of the Fathers
  • Anaphora of Jacob, the Teacher [Jacob of Sarug?]
  • Prayer for the altar when it is defiled by unbelievers
  • Prayer for the vessels of the altar and of the church
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00330) 1,790 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Readings from the Gospel; Sedrē, Prooemia
  • Anaphora of St. James, the Lord's Brother
  • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
  • Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of Proclus of Byzantium
  • Anaphora
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome
  • Small anapohora of Simon Peter, the head of the Apostles
  • Anaphora of John of Harran, Habur and Nisibis
  • Dismissal Prayers
  • Readings from the Gospels and Epistles
Mosul, Iraq, Mar Behnam (Monastery) (MBM 00028) 1,916 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Qūrbōnō
    • Anaphora of James, the brother of our Lord
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00327) 1,790 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Service before a Mass (Syriac)
  • Readings; Sedrē; Prooemia (Garshuni/Syriac)
  • Small anaphora of St. James, the Lord's Brother (Syriac)
  • Anaphora of John of Harran (Garshuni)
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome (Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Jacob, from the Monastery of Mar Hannanya (Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Julius of Rome (Syriac)
  • Anaphora of Moshe bar Kepha (Syriac)
  • Dismissal Prayer (Garshuni/Syriac)
Qarah Qūsh, Syrian Catholic Archdiocesan Library (DSCQT 00082) 1,700 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • f. 1r-131v Ordo of the Mass and Gospel readings
  • List of Anaphoras
    • Short anaphora of St. James
    • Anaphora of Eustathius
    • Anaphora of John (i.e. Jacob of the monastery of Mar Henania)
    • Anaphora of Abraham Nahshirtana
    • Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit
    • Anaphora of Dionysius
    • Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
    • Anaphora of St. Mark the Evangelist
    • Anaphora of John bar Ma'dani
    • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Baghdad
    • Anaphora of Jacob of Edessa
    • Anaphora of Paul the Apostle
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00333) 1,732 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Readings from the Gospels and Pauline Epistles; Sedrē
  • Anaphora of James, the Lord's Brother
  • Anaphora of John the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
  • Anaphora of Simon, the Head of the Apostles
  • Anaphora of Mark the Evangelist
  • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug
  • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch
  • Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit
  • Anaphora of Jacob of Sarug
  • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome
  • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
  • Anaphora of John of Harran, Habur and Nisibis
  • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch
  • Dismissal Prayers

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