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
St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church 17(58) 1,911 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Baptism, al-ikleel and different prayers

St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church 65(74) 1,823 CE Garshuni, Syriac

See entry at CPART

  • Al-nawapheer
    • Anaphora of St. James, the Brother of our Lord
    • Anaphora of John the Evangelist
    • Shorter Anaphora of Simon Peter
    • Anaphora of Dionysius bar Ṣalibi
    • Anaphora of John Chrysostom
    • Anaphora of Xystus of Rome
    • Anaphora of Abraham
    • Anaphora of John Patriarch of Barshushan
    • Anaphora of Matthew the Shepherd
    • Anaphora of Philoxenus of Baghdad
    • Anaphora of Eustathius of Antioch
    • Anaphora of Marutha of Tagrit
  • Rite of Baptism
  • Al-Sahrana
  • Benediction of the Icons and Crosses

Mosul, Iraq, Mar Behnam (Monastery) (MBM 00452) 1,800 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Liturgical rites: Baptism and marriage

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00321) 1,931 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Marriage rite (Syriac/Garshuni)
  • Blessing of the rings and crowns (Syriac/Garshuni)
  • Rite for second marriage (Garshuni)
  • Rite of baptism (Garshuni)
  • Funeral rite (Garshuni)
  • Funeral rite (Garshuni)

Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00131) 1,693 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Joseph II, Patriarch of the Chaldeans
    • f. 1v-10r Service for the feast of the Assumption of our Lady (Syriac)
    • f. 11v-31r Rite of baptism (Syriac)
  • f. 32v-34v Rite of betrothal (Garshuni)

Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00366) 1,700 CE Arabic, Gashuni
  • f. 2r-4v Rite for the consecration of water according to the Roman Catholic Church
  • f. 5r-24r Prayer for scapular of our Lady of Mount Carmel and on indulgences
  • f. 25r-28r Homily  
  • f. 28r-32r John Chrysostom, Homily on the Nativity of Our Lord
  • f. 32v-36r John Chrysostom, Homily on the beheading of John the Baptist
  • f. 36r-44v Cyril of Alexandria, Homily for the Sunday before Lent
  • f. 44v-50r John Chrysostom, homily on fasting, prayer and alms
  • f. 50r-55r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the rejection of sin, and the necessity of fasting, prayer and alms
  • f. 55r-60r Ephrem syrus, Homily on Repentance
  • f. 60r-71r Basil of Caesarea, Homily on Repentance
  • f. 71r-75v John Chrysostom, Homily on Repentance
  • f. 76r-77v John Chrysostom, Homily on Repentance

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 74; 6/10 (DIYR 00140) 1,746 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Severus of Antioch, Baptismal Rites

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 6/21; 120 (DIYR 00146) 1,700 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Baptismal rite for men
  • Baptismal rite for women

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 6/11; 121 (DIYR 00149) 1,922 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Severus of Antioch, Baptismal Rite

Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi (DIYR 00180) 1,900 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Baptism services

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