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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
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
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 36 (SMMJ 00036) 1,800 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (Macomber 2-2B) (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-2; SMC 2-2)

  • Part A (1800)
    • f. 1v-4r Syrian Orthodox Lections for the feast of the Nativity
      • f. 1v-2r At vespers of the Nativity of our Lord in the flesh. John 1:1-17
      • f. 2r-3r At matins of the Nativity of our Lord in the flesh. Matthew 2:1-12
      • f. 3r-4r The Nativity of our Lord. From the Apostle Paul. Galatians 4:1-18
  • ​Part B (12th Century)
    • f. 1v-273r New Testament Peshitta (unless otherwise indicated)
      • f. 1v-32v Matthew
      • f. 32v-52v Mark
      • f. 52v-87r Luke
      • f. 87r-114r John
      • f. 115r-142v Harklean lections of the Great (i.e. Passion) week
      • f. 142v-178v Acts
      • f. 178v-182r James
      • f. 182r-186r 1 Peter
      • f. 186r-189v 1 John
      • f. 189v-190r 2 John (Harklean)
      • f. 190rv 3 John (Harklean)
      • f. 190v-192v 2 Peter (Harklean)
      • f. 192v-193v Jude (Harklean)
      • f. 193v-207v Romans
      • f. 207v-222r 1 Corinthians
      • f. 222r-232v 2 Corinthians
      • f. 232v-237r Galatians
      • f. 237r-242v Ephesians
      • f. 242v-246r Philippians
      • f. 246r-249r Colossians
      • f. 249r-252r 1 Thessalonians
      • f. 252r-254r 2 Thessalonians
      • f. 254r-258r 1 Timothy
      • f. 258r-260v 2 Timothy
      • f. 260v-262r Titus
      • f. 262rv Philemon
      • f. 262v-273r Hebrews
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 78 1,836 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Liturgy of the Fast of corpus-day
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00135) 1,700 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • f. 2v-46v Joseph II, Patriarch of the Chaldeans, Chaldean Gazzā (Syriac Rite, Eastern)
    • Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
    • Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
    • Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
    • Feast of the Circumcision
  • f. 48r-49r Supplication read at the time of confession
  • f. 50r-96r Psalter (Syriac Rite, Eastern)
  • f. 96r-115v Hudra (Syriac Rite, Eastern)
    • Prayers attributed to Ephrem Syrus, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Yazdin, Timothy I, Abraham of Beth Rabban, Thomas of Edessa, Abimalk, John of Beth Rabban, Babai the Great, Babai of Nisibis, George of Nisibis, and others
Qarah Qūsh, Syrian Catholic Archdiocesan Library (DSCQT 00110) 1,700 CE Garshuni, Syriac

f. 1ra-174vb Services for the feasts of the year

Mosul, Iraq, Mar Behnam (Monastery) (MBM 00427) 1,805 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Various prayers and Psalms; Rite for the Feast of Epiphany
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00112) 1,702 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • f. 4v-140v Joseph II, Patriarch of the Chaldeans, Gazzā (Syriac Rite, Eastern)
    • ​Feast of the Circumcision
    • Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
    • The Annunciation
    • Commemoration of St. Pethion
    • The Assumption of the Virgin Mary
    • The Nativity of the Virgin Mary
    • The Entombment of Christ
    • Washing of the Feet
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00128) 1,723 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • f. 2v-23r Service in commemoration of Rabban Hormizd (Syriac, Syriac Rite, Eastern)
  • f. 24r-29r Admonition for a burial (Syriac/Garshuni)
  • f. 29v-35v Psalms (Garshuni)
  • f. 36r-49r Prayers (Garshuni)
  • f. 50v-57r Hymns for the ordinary weekdays of the year (Garshuni, Syriac Rite, Eastern)
  • f. 58v-68r Joseph II, Patriarch of the Chaldeans, Prayers for Sundays and Feast Days (Garshuni)

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