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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Vat. sir. 37 1,627 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry in Assemani and the entry completed by CPART

  • Binding
  • f. 1v-57r Burial service, Garshuni and Syriac
  • f. 57r-69v Jacob of Edessa, Tractate on the restrictions in marriage (on the different kinds of marriages that are not lawful)
  • f. 69v-106 History of St. Jacob of Egypt, the hermit, and his associates, Garshuni
  • f. 106v-128r History of King Hermianus, and of his wife and sons, Garshuni
  • f. 128r-133v Office of the resurrection of the Lord, for Vespers, Matins and Terce
  • f. 133v-139v Shorter anaphora of St. James, the Lord's brother
  • f. 139v-141r Various canons pertaining to the sacraments of Baptism, Penance, the Eucharist, and Holy Orders, in Garshuni
  • f. 141r-152v Anaphora of the Holy Fathers, by John the Patriarch (Theodore b. Wahbun)
  • f. 152v-153r Copy of a note from a Gospel book
  • f. 153r-155v Life of John, Bishop of Mardin
  • f. 155v-156v Copy of a note from a Gospel book
  • f. 156v-168v Life of St. Abhai, Bishop of Nicea
  • f. 168v-173r Account of the death of Constantine II
  • f. 173r-176r Life of Jacob of Serugh, Bishop of Batnae, Flute of the Holy Spirit and Harp of the Church
  • f. 176r-192r Life of Acha
  • f. 192r Catalog of the works fo Dionysius bar Salibi
  • f. 192r-192v Coptic, Syriac, and Ethiopic calendars
  • f. 192v-201r Festal calendar attributed to Jacob of Edessa
  • f. 201r-201v Catalog of Eastern saints
  • f. 201v-201v Life of Moshe bar Kepha
  • Binding
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 2-10 1,400 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART and In Macomber ([Macomber A]; [Macomber B]; [Macomber C])

  • Part A (14/15th century)
    • f. 1r-23v Fragments of a Syrian Orthodox missal
      • f. 1r-2v, 4rv Anaphora of St. James, with the ordinary of the mass
      • f. 4v-9v Anaphora of John the Evangelist
      • f. 9v-20v Anaphora of St. Philoxenus (of Baghdad, also known as La'zar Bar Shabbta)
      • f. 20v-23v Mar Sa'wira, Rite of the signing of the chalice of holy St. Severus of Antioch. This is a rite for consecrating additional wine for communion when the communion wine that was consecrated during mass runs short
  • ​Part B (17/18th century)
    • f. 3rv A single leaf from a Syrian Orthodox missal containing the anamnesis, epiclesis, and beginnings of the intercessions of the Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
  • Part C (15th Century)
    • f. 24v-112v Syrian Orthodox Pontifical ritual
      • f. 24v-52v, 60rv, 54rv The book for the consecration of chrism
        • f. 24v-25v Confection of the anointing oil for chrism
        • f. 25v-27v Preparation for the ceremony
        • f. 27v-52v, 60rv, 54rv The rite of the consecration of chrism
      • f. 55r-56v Prayer (recited) Over the anointing oil intended for anointing (those being baptized). Candidates for baptism have their entire bodies anointed with oil just before they are plunged into the font.
      • f. 57r-59v, 53rv, 61r-64v Rite of the ordination of deacons
      • f. 65r-70v Rite of the ordination of priests
      • f. 71r-74r End of the treatise on chrism (Garshuni)
      • f. 74r-79v Rite of the consecration of a church
      • f. 80r-82v End of the bishop's exhortation to those ordained to the priesthood (Garshuni)
      • f. 82v Prayer of the faithful for the priests and deacons who have been ordained (Garshuni)
      • f. 83r-84v Rite of the holy habit of Abba Antonius, which has been translated from the Egyptian language into Syriac
      • f. 84v-85r Rite of the prayer for the consecration of the furniture of the sanctuary and the altar and the vestments that the priest wears at Mass
      • f. 85r-98r Rite of the tonsure of monks according to the tradition of Mount Urhay
      • f. 98r Prayer recited over those who are putting on the garments of the ministry
      • f. 98r-100r Exhortation delivered by one of the saints; it is read to the monks at their clothing (Garshuni)
      • f. 100r-103v Rite of the tonsure of nuns when they are presented for the holy habit of monasticism
      • f. 103v-112v Order, that is, sequence of ceremonies of the consecration of altars, that is, of the tablets on the altar table
St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-14 1,400 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber

  • f. 1r-199v Syrian Orthodox Missal
    • f. 1r Table of Contents
    • f. 1v-16v Lections suitable for the Mass
    • f. 16v-21r Lections of the Thursday of the Mysteries, of the Saturday of Good News and of feasts of our Lord
    • f. 21v-31r Short anaphora of St. James
    • f. 31rv Prayer of the Saturday of Good News, which is recited in place of the prayer of peace
    • f. 31v-39v Anaphora of the Twelve blessed Apostles
    • f. 39v-50r Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
    • f. 50r-55v Anaphora of St. Dionysius of Amida, that is, Jacob Barsalibi. This is the first anaphora of Dionysius Barsalibi
    • f. 55v-61v Anaphora of St. Xystus, Patriarch of Rome
    • f. 61v-68v Anaphora of Matthew Pastor
    • f. 68v-75r Short anaphora of Simon Peter
    • f. 75r-81r Anaphora of St. Iwannis, Bishop of Harran
    • f. 81r-94v Anaphora of St. Jacob Burd'oyo (Baradaeus)
    • f. 94v-113r Anaphora of St. Jacob of Sarug
    • f. 113r-126v Liturgy of St. Cyriacus, Patriarch of Antioch
    • f. 126v-134r Anaphora of St. Eustathius, Archbishop of Antioch
    • f. 134r-148r Anaphora of St. Marutha of Tagrit
    • f. 148r-160r Anaphora of St. Moshe Bar Kepha
    • f. 160r-168v Liturgy of St. Philoxenus of Mabbug
    • f. 168v-183r Anaphora of the holy and great Severus, Patriarch of Antioch
    • f. 183r-193v Anaphora of the evangelist St. Mark
    • f. 194r-199v Huttame–Prayers of the final blessing
      • f. 194r-195r Huttama of St. Jacob of Sarug
      • f. 195r-196r Another of St. Jacob of Sarug
      • f. 196r-198r Another of St. Ephrem Syrus
      • f. 198r-199v Another in Garshuni
St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church 63(47) 1,700 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Al-nawapheer
    • Anaphora of St. James, bishop of Jerusalem, brother of John
    • Anaphora of St. Peter
    • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
    • Anaphora of St. Matthew the Shepherd
    • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome
    • Anaphora of John of Harran (who is Jacob of the monastery of Hannanya)
    • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
    • Anaphora of John Patriarch of Shushan
    • Another Anaphora of John Patriarch of Shushan
    • A Compiled Anaphora
St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church 64(59) 1,926 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Al-nawapheer
    • Anaphora of St. James, the brother of our Lord
    • Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
    • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
    • Anaphora of St. Mark the Evangelist
    • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch
    • Anaphora of St. Basil of Caesarea
    • Anaphora of Cyril of Jerusalem
St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church 65(74) 1,823 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Al-nawapheer
    • Anaphora of St. James, the Brother of our Lord
    • Anaphora of John the Evangelist
    • Shorter Anaphora of Simon Peter
    • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
    • Anaphora of John Chrysostom
    • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome
    • Anaphora of Abraham
    • Anaphora of John Patriarch of Barshushan
    • Anaphora of Matthew the Shepherd
    • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Baghdad
    • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch
    • Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit
  • Rite of Baptism
  • Al-Sahrana
  • Benediction of the Icons and Crosses
St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church 66(75) 1,783 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Al-nawapheer and the Prayers
    • Anaphora of St. James
    • Short anaphora of St. James
    • Anaphora of the Patriarch
    • Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles
    • Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
    • Anaphora of St. Mark
    • Collected Anaphora
    • Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit
    • Anaphora of John of Harran
    • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Mabbug
St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church 82 1,765 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Al-nawapheer
    • St. James the Apostle
    • Peter the Apostle
    • The Twelve Apostles
    • Matthew the Shepherd
    • Xystus, Pope of Rome
    • John of Harran
    • Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
    • John bar Shushan
    • Another of John bar Shushan
    • Collected Anaphora
    • Another Collected Anaphora
    • Eustathius of Antioch
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

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