Digitized Manuscripts: Faceted Search

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This table searches all collections of Syriac and Garshuni manuscripts that are freely available online by key terms. Click any of the categorized menu items to narrow down your search. If you would like to sort the manuscripts by shelf-mark or date, or search by general keyword, see our other table here, which includes all the same manuscript data.

*The Approximate Date column is derived from the best available information for the manuscript. This is not asserted as a scholarly position on the dating of the manuscript. Instead, it is merely used here for the convenience of being able to sort all manuscripts by numerical date. The user should keep in mind that there may be considerable debate over the precise dating of the manuscript and should consult the manuscript repository and relevant scholarly literature for details.

Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 4/39; 318 (DIYR 00263) 1,949 CE Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish
  • 0Rite of absolution celebrated onthe second Sunday of Lent
  • Rite of the blessing of the water
  • Service of the hours
  • The rite of the washing of the feet celebrated on Holy Thursday
  • The rite of Good Friday
  • The rite of Easter
  • The rite of the adoration that is celebrated after Pentecost at the third hour
  • Procession of the Cross that takes place on the fourteenth day of August
  • Liturgical Rites (Turkish)