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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana: Orientali 47 1,600 CE Syriac

See entry for Assemani 8; [Bibliographic Record]; [Data Record]

  • f. Iv-IIr Eusebius of Cesarea, Epistle to Carpianus, I
  • f. 1v-2r Eusebius of Cesarea, Genealogy of Christ I
  • f. 2v Eusebius of Cesarea, Genealogy of Christ II
  • f. 3v-4v Eusebius of Cesarea, Epistle to Carpianus II
  • f. 5v-14v Eusebian Canons
  • f. 15r-16r The doctrine which the blessed Theophilus, the virtuous child, received, which was written before the acts of the apostles
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana: Orientali 297 1,357 CE Syriac

See entry for Assemani 61; [Bibliographic Record]; [Data Record]

  • Gregory bar Hebraeus, Book of Directions, (or the summary of Ecclesiastical canons)
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00450) 1,600 CE Garshuni
  • f. 2v-28v Canons of the Fathers. Section 4: Exhortation on fasting, prayer, and Eucharist
  • f. 28v-48r Canons of the Fathers. Section 7: On prayer
  • f. 48r-48v Canons of the Fathers. Section 8: On incense, pledges and tithes
  • f. 49r-64v Questions and answers of Basil and Gregory
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00499) 1,700 CE Syriac
  • f. 1r-21v Burial rite for the baptized children
  • f. 22r-24v Madrasha
  • f. 24v-36v Madrasha for all the ecclesiastical degrees
  • f. 37r-40r Readings from Paul's Epistles appropriate for burial rites
  • f. 40r-48r Readings from the Gospels appropriate for burial rites
  • f. 48r-64v Consolatory prayers
  • f. 64v-75r Canonic regulations regarding the dead
  • f. 75r-76r Dismissal prayers
  • f. 76r-78r Rites of the sanctification of water
Tur Abdin, Turkey, Churches in Enhil (CET 00030) 1,800 CE Syriac
  • Book of Canons
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00174) 1,500 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Canons
  • Life of Mar Bar Ṣawma
  • Life of Euphrosyne
  • Life of Emperor Maurice
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (C2: n12-86) Unknown Sogdian, Syriac
  • Matyrium of St. Pethion
  • Dādišo‛ Qaṭrāyā, commentary on the 15th Homily of Abba Isaiah
  • Legend of the seven sleepers of Ephesus
  • Martyrdom of the Holy Barba‛šemin
  • Martyrdom of the 120 martyrs and of the Holy Barba‛šemin
  • Martyrdom of St. Šahdost
  • *Perhaps part of the homily of Babai of Nisibis, "On the Final Evil Hour"
  • Commentary on the Liturgy; Unidentified Homily
  • Apophthegmata Patrum?
  • Martyrdom of St. Eustathius
  • Evagrius Ponticus, Antirrheticus 
  • Possibly Evagrius Ponticus, Antirrheticus
  • Unidentified
  • Probably part of the homily, "On the divine grace toward creation"
  • Apostolic Canons
  • Apostolic Canons/Commentary on the Liturgy
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 58; 3/16 (DIYR 00190) 1,910 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Gregory bar 'Ebrōyō, the Cream of Wisdom [Selections]
  • List of the Syriac and Arabic works of Bar 'Ebrōyō
  • Account of the death of bar 'Ebrōyō
  • Account of the death of bar 'Ebrōyō
  • Gregory bar 'Ebrōyō, Homily
  • List of the Patriarchs of Antioch
  • John bar Ma'dani, praises and prayers
  • John bar Ma'dani, Hymns for the Lord's feast
  • Book of guidance about the ranks of deacons
  • Collection of services
  • Jacob of Edessa, List of feasts
  • John bar Ma'dani, On our God who became man on behalf of us
  • John bar Ma'dani, Homily on the seizure of Edessa
  • Daniel ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, Book on the foundations of religion
  • World is a bodily behavior
  • Homily on Mar Matthew from the mountain Alfaf
  • Canon on how it is necessary to perform church prayer
  • Morning Gospel reading for Children
  • On the Assumption of our Lady Mary and how the Apostles gathered on the day of her death
  • Jacob of Sarug, Homily
  • Dionysius bar Ṣalibi, For Priests
  • Jacob of Sarug, Commentary on Deuteronomy. Selections
  • Philoxenus of Mabbug, on the Prophets
  • Jacob of Sarug, From the homily on the love of God
  • Jacob of Sarug, From the Holy Mar Jacob
  • From the Works of the Holy Fathers
  • Daniel of Salaḥ, Commentary on Psalm 8
  • Dionysius bar Ṣalibi, On performing the sign of the cross with one finger
  • Dionysius bar Ṣalibi, On the Trisagion
  • Timothy Isaac, Selections from the Holy Fathers against the Chalcedonians
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)
Harvard MS Syr 40 1,559 CE Arabic, Syriac

Catalog Entry

  • Ps. 1-150 (f. 3r-228r)
  • Ps. 151 (229r-v)
  • Canticles, beatitudes, Gloria in excelsis, trishagion, Nicene creed (229v-244r)
  • Memra attributed to Ephrem (ff. 244r-249v, incomplete at the end)
  • Colophon (250r).

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