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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
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
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 54 (SMMJ 00054) 1,675 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber ([Macomber A]; [Macomber B]) (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-10; SMC 3-10); Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • Part A Fenqitho: Syrian Orthodox Offices for the midpoint day of the Fast (1675 C.E.)
    • f. 1v-8r A hymnary for the day on which the midpoint of the Fast is celebrated
      • f. 1v-3r Vespers
      • f. 3r-6v Midnight Office
      • f. 6v-8r Matins
  • ​Part B Fenqitho: Syrian Orthodox Hymnary for the ferias of the Annunciation and for the feast of the Nativity (15/16th Century)
    • f. 10r-112v Hymnary for the derias of the Annunciation and for the feast of the Nativity
      • f. 10r-103v The order of hymns that is observed on ordinary days of the season of the Annunciation
        • f. 10r-20v First tone
        • f. 20v-30r Second tone
        • f. 30r-39v Third tone
        • f. 39v-50r Fourth tone
        • f. 50r-63v Fifth tone
        • f. 63v-76r Sixth tone
        • f. 76v-89v Seventh tone
        • f. 89v-103v Eighth tone
      • f. 103v-117v the order of hymns that is observed on the holy feast of the Nativity
        • f. 103v-105r Vespers
        • f. 105r-112v Midnight office
        • f. 113r-117r Matins
        • f. 117rv Mass
St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church 39(4) 1,700 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Fenqitho (Rites of feasts of Lord/Congratulation of Virgin Mary/The circumcision of the Lord/entrance of the Lord into the temple/Week of circumcision or Fast of Nineveh/Friday of priests/Friday of strangers/Friday of the deceased/Ascension/Whit Sunday/Transfiguration/Assumption/Maryam, the keeper of the vineyards/and how they found the cross)
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana: Orientali 107c 1,584 CE Arabic, Syriac

See entry for Assemani 40; [Bibliographic Record]; [Data Record]

  • Order of the Mass (Syriac Rite, Western)
  • Hymns, antiphones, and responses in the daily office and feasts
  • Ecclesiastical calendar
  • Rabbula, Bishop of Edessa, 10 songs on the Virgin Mary, bearer of God
  • Dionysius bar Salibi
    • Homily on the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana: Orientali 311 1,569 CE Syriac

See entry for Assemani 41; [Bibliographic Record]; [Data Record]

  • Maronite Offices for feast days
    • Dedication of the Church
    • Nativity of our Lord
    • Epiphany
    • Second sunday of Lent
    • Annunciation of the Virgin mother Mary
    • Sunday of Hosannas
    • Good Friday
    • The Ascension of the Lord into Heaven
    • Pentecost
    • Golden Friday (first after Pentecost)
    • The Transfiguration
    • Holy Cross
    • St. Thaddaeus the apostle
    • St. George the Martyr
Vat. sir. 258 pt. 2 Unknown Syriac

Catalog entry in Assemani

  • Fenqīthō for winter (Maronite Rite)
Mosul, Iraq, Syrian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mosul, MS 13 (ASOM 00013) 1,251 CE Syriac
  • Part 1, fol. 10r-211v (1251 CE)
    • Liturgical prayers for feast days
  • Part 2, fol. 212r-223v (1825 CE)
    • Ritual prayers for feast days