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
Vat. sir. 303 1,608 CE Syriac

Catalog entry in Assemani

  • Book of Priests (East Syrian Rite)
    • Order of presbyters (obligations and absolutions found for the presbyter in the office)
    • Liturgy of the blessed apostles
    • Liturgy of Theodore of Mopsuestia
    • Liturgy of Nestorius
    • Order of Baptism (composed by Isho'yahb of Adiabene)
    • Order of the consecration of waters
    • Order of the renewal of the dough
    • Absolutions at the end of the mass recited at the door of the chancel (by 'Abdisho' bar Brīkā)
    • Sanctifying polluted water
    • Order of indulgences or absolutions, composed by Isho'yahb Catholicos
    • Prayers for Dominical feasts
    • Prayers for the dedication of a church by Abul-Azar
    • Absolution at the end of the Mass
    • Other absolutions at the door of the chancel, by Mar Gabriel
    • History of martyrs