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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)
Vat. sir. 556 1,729 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Binding
  • f. 1v-2v Dedication
  • f. 2v-253r Gospel Lectionary
  • f. 253r-254v In memory of John of the monastery of Busnaya
  • f. 254v-255r Burial of the deacons
  • f. 255r-255v burial of men and children
  • f. 255v-256r Item for women
  • f. 256r-256v Lists of feasts and circumstances, and references to pericope to read at this occasion
  • f. 256v Note, dated to 1729
  • f. 257 Garshuni, prayer
  • Binding
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 6(35) 1,701 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • The New Testament (liturgical texts throughout the year, 184 texts)
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00079) 1,800 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Gospel Lectionary (Garshuni), Syriac Rite, Western
  • Liturgical Service (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Qūrbōnō: Anaphora of James, the brother of our Lord (Syriac)
  • Qūrbōnō: Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Qūrbōnō: Anaphora of Proclus of Byzantium (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Qūrbōnō: Collected Anaphora from the Holy Fathers (Garshuni)
  • Qūrbōnō: Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles (Garshuni)
  • Qūrbōnō: Anaphora of Xystus of Rome (Syriac)
  • Qūrbōnō: Anaphora of John of Haran (Syriac)
  • Vespers and Prayers (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Gospel Lectionary (Garshuni)
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
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00064) 1,695 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • f. 7v-200r Lectionary, Syriac Rite-Eastern
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00328) 1,739 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • The Book of the Candle (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • A Reading from the Epistle to the Ephesians (Garshuni)
  • Fenqīthō (Syriac Rite, Western)
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

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