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*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 |
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Vat. sir. 23 | 1,100 CE | Arabic, Syriac |
See entry in Assemani
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Vat. sir. 596 | 1,917 CE | Arabic, Syriac |
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Vat. sir. 647 | Unknown | Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac |
This collection of fragments from Sinai has been published in F. Rillet, "La bibliothèque de Ste-Catherine du Sinaï et ses membra disiecta: nouveau fragments syriaques à la Bibliothèque Vaticane," in R. Lavenant (a c. di), VI Symposium Syriacum 1992 (Rome, 1994): 409-418.
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St. Thomas Syrian Catholic Church 110 | Unknown | Arabic |
See entry at CPART
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BnF arabe 53 | 1,724 CE | Arabic, Georgian, Syriac |
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BnF arabe 111 | 1,673 CE | Arabic, Syriac |
Melkite Liturgical Text
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Our Lady of Balamand: Kontakion | 1,550 CE | Arabic, Syriac |
Melkite Kontakion (In Arabic, portions in Syriac) |
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Our Lady of Balamand: Liturgy of John Chrysostom | 1,700 CE | Arabic, Greek, Syriac |
Liturgy of John Chrysostom (directions in Arabic; parallel columns of Greek/Syriac) |
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Mosul, Iraq, Mar Behnam (Monastery) (MBM 00343) | 1,868 CE | Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac |
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Qarah Qūsh, Syrian Catholic Archdiocesan Library (DSCQT 00128) | 1,956 CE | Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac |
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