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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, 11 (DIYR 00011) 1,200 CE Syriac

Fenqīthō (Syriac Rite, Western)

 

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi, 4/2 (DIYR 00338) 1,000 CE Syriac

Fenqīthō (Syriac Rite, Western)

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 51 (SMMJ 00051) 900 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-1; SMC 2-1). Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • f. 1r-222v [Fenqitho] Hymnary for Sundays and feasts, for the Fast and for commemorations
    • f. 1r-4v Nativity
    • f. 4v-11v Mother of God
    • f. 11v-17r (Mt. 2:16-18)
    • f. 17r-20v Saints Basil and Gregory
    • f. 20b-27b Epiphany
    • f. 27v-42v Sundays after Epiphany
    • f. 42v-47v Beheading of John the Baptist
    • f. 47v-52r St. Stephen
    • f. 52r-58r [Presentation of Christ in the Temple]
    • f. 58v-61v St. Barsauma
    • f. 61v-66r St. Severus of Antioch
    • f. 66r-69r Sunday before the Fast, the Sunday of the Priests
    • f. 69r-127r Sundays and weekdays of the Fast. 
      • f. 77r-78r St. Ephrem
      • f. 115v-124v Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
      • f. 124v-127r Raising of Lazarus
    • f. 127r-131r Palm Sunday
    • f. 131r-135v Monday through Wednesday of Passion Week
    • f. 135v-145r Thursday of Passion Week, including ff. 144r-145r, the service of footwashing
    • f. 145r-148v Friday of Passion Week
    • f. 148v-151r Saturday of Good Titings
    • f. 151r-155v Easter Sunday [Pascha]
    • f. 155v-180v Eastertie liturgy in the other seven tones
    • f. 180v-184r New Sunday
    • f. 184r-187v Ascension Thursday
    • f. 187v-191v Pentecost
    • f. 191v-194r Holy Cross
    • f. 194r-195v The Prophet Elijah
    • f. 195v-197v The Apostle Thomas
    • f. 197v-198r The Apostles in common
    • f. 198r-201r St. Jacob of Sarug
    • f. 201r-203r Saints Sergius and Bacchus
    • f. 203r-205r St. Barbara
    • f. 205r-207v St. George
    • f. 207v-210r Patron Saint
    • f. 210r-213v Common office of the Mother of God, the Saints and the departed
    • f. 213v-222v Common offices in the other seven tones
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 53 (SMMJ 00053) 1,413 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-1; SMC 3-1); Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • f. 1r-247v Syrian Orthodox Lectionary Readings for feasts (Fenqīthō for the holy places of Jerusalem)
    • f. 1r Contents
    • f. 1v-38r Order of (services celebrated on the feast of the Nativity in) Bethlehem. Includes Biblical lections, sedros, prayers and four homilies by Mar Ishaq
    • f. 39r-63r Order of the feast of Epiphany. Two homilies of Mar Ishaq: On those being baptized, and on Baptism
    • f. 63r-80r Part of the order of Palm Sunday. Includes homily of St. Ephrem
    • f. 80r-97r Order of Monday of the redemptive Passion
    • f. 97r-122r Homilies of St. Ephrem for Monday to Thursday of the Passion
      • f. 97v-102v Monday
      • f. 102v-112r Tuesday
      • f. 112r-118r Wednesday
      • f. 118r-122r Thursday of the Mysteries
    • f. 122r-126r Order of the ninth hour of the Thursday of the Mysteries
    • f. 126v-135v Order of the (foot-)washing that comes at the ninth hour of the Thursday of the Mysteries. Includes a Homily of Mar Ishaq on the Mass
    • f. 135v-157v Order of vespers for Friday. Includes a homily of Mar Ephrem
    • f. 157v-166r Ninth hour of Friday. Adoration of the Cross.
    • f. 166r-197v Order of the Saturday of Good News. Includes Homily of Mar Jacob on the cherub and the brigand
    • f. 179v-184r Order of the Saturday of Good News.
    • f. 184r-186v Order of the service of forgiveness which is performed after the office of the ninth hour and before the mass
    • f. 186r-219v Order of the Sunday of the redemptive Resurrection. Includes two homilies of Mar Ephrem
    • f. 219v-235v The Order of the Annunciation, celebrated wherever Cyril and the restor of the lectors wish
    • f. 235v-247v Order of the Assumption of the holy Mother of God. Includes a homily of Mar Jacob on the Assumption of the Mother of God
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 36(1) 1,801 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Baptism (cf. mss no. 17, 18, 65); Fenqitho, part one of the Holy Week
St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church 37(2) 1,801 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Fenqitho, Second part of the Holy Week
St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church 38(3) 1,821 CE Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Fenqitho, The twenty four Rites of Summer
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)

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