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Borg. sir. 137 |
1,666 CE |
Garshuni, Syriac |
Roll of parchment with surrounding miniatures. In the center is a hymn in Syriac for Palm Sunday. (see entry in Scher)
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Borg. sir. 163 |
Unknown |
Garshuni, Syriac |
Episcopal ceremonies (See entry in Scher)
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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
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Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi, 320 (DIYR 00320) |
1,793 CE |
Garshuni, Syriac |
- Anaphora of Xystus of Rome (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni, Syriac)
- Service before the Mass (Syriac)
- Readings; Sedrē; Prooemia (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of James, the Lord's Brother (Qūrbōnō; Syriac)
- Dismissal Prayers (Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora of Dīonīsīūs bar Ṣalībī (Qūrbōnō; Syriac)
- Anaphora of John the Evangelist (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni)
- Anaphora of Proclus of Byzantium (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni)
- Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni, Syriac)
- Anaphora (Qūrbōnō; Garshuni, Syriac)
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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
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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.
- f. 1rv Liturgical book (?) 1/1
- f. 2rv Marian text 1/2
- f. 3rv Gospels 1/3
- f. 4rv Lectionary 1/4
- f. 5rv Menaion 1/5
- f. 6rv Liturgy (?) 1/6
- f. 7rv ??? 1/7
- f. 8rv ??? 1/8
- f. 9rv ??? 1/9
- f. 10-23v Memra on the prodigal son; Biblical text (Palimpsest) 2/1
- f. 24r-26v Psalter; Horologion 3/1
- f. 27r-28v Irmologion 3/2
- f. 29r-30v ??? 3/3
- f. 31rv [Unidentified theological text] 3/4
- f. 32r-35v [Unidentified hagiographical text] 3/5
- f. 36r-37v [Unidentified liturgical text] 3/6
- f. 38r-39v [Unidentified, possibly canons for common days] 3/7
- f. 40r-41v [Unidentified, Bible, Old testament] 3/8
- f. 42rv [Unidentified hagiographical text] 3/9
- f. 43rv ??? 3/10
- f. 44r-46v Triodion, Pentakostarion 4/1
- f. 47rv [New Testament Lectionary ?] 4/2
- f. 48r-49v [Unidentified Liturgical Text] 5/1
- f. 50rv Arabic note of possession 5/2
- f. 51rv ??? 5/3
- f. 52rv [New Testament lectionary ?] 5/4
- f. 53rv [Unidentified liturgical text] 5/5
- f. 54rv Acts of the Apostles 5/6
- f. 55rv [Acts of the Apostles ?] 5/7
- f. 56rv [Unidentified liturgical text] 5/8
- f. 57rv Menaion 5/9
- f. 58rv [Unidentified liturgical text] 5/10
- f. 59rv [Unidentified liturgical text] 5/11
- f. 60rv [Unidentified liturgical text] 5/12
- f. 61rv [Gospel lectionary ?] 5/13
- f. 62rv Colophon 5/14
- f. 63rv Bilingual note 5/15
- f. 64r-69v [Psalter ?] 6/1
- f. 70r-73v [New Testament Lectionary?] 6/2
- f. 74r-79v New Testament Lectionary 6/3
- f. 80r-83v [Sticherarion?] 6/4
- f. 84r-85v [Unidentified liturgical text] 6/5
- f. 86r-87v [Unidentified liturgical text] 6/6
- f. 88r-91v [Psalter?] 6/7
- f. 92rv Arabic and Garshuni fragment 6/8
- f. 93r-95v Arabic 6/9
- f. 96r-98v [Menaion?] 7/1
- f. 99r-100v [Menaion?] 7/2
- f. 101r-104v Old Testament Lectionary 7/3
- f. 105r-107v [Menaion?] 7/4
- f. 108r-109v [Gospel lectionary?] 7/5
- f. 110rv [Gospel lectionary?] 7/6
- f. 111r-112v [Liturgical text?] and Colophon 7/7
- f.113rv [Menaion?] 7/8
- f. 114rv [Kanonarion?] 7/9
- f. 115r-116v Menaion [summary] 7/10
- f. 117r-120v Notes in Syriac, Arabic, and Greek 7/11
- f. 121r-128v Menaion for January 8/1
- f. 129r-132v Oktoeikos 8/2
- f. 133r-135v Old Testament Lectionary 8/3
- f. 136r-138v [Triodion?] 8/4
- f. 139r-141v [Unidentified liturgical text] 8/5
- f. 142r-143v [Unidentified liturgical text] 8/6
- f. 144r-147v [Unidentified liturgical text] 8/7
- f. 148r-151v [Table of lections?] 8/8
- f. 152r-155v [Unidentified liturgical text] 9/1
- f. 156rv Gospel 9/2
- f. 157rv [Acts of the Apostles?] 10/1
- f. 158r-159v [Unidentified liturgical text] 10/2
- f. 160r-162v [Synaxarion?] 10/3
- f. 163rv [Acts of the Apostles?] 10/4
- f. 164r Colophon 10/5
- f. 165rv 10/6
- 10/7? [Gospel?] 10/7
- f. 166r [Unidentified liturgical text?] 10/8
- f. 167rv Colophon [Oktoeikos?] 10/9
- f. 168rv [Arabic and Syriac Horologion ?] 10/10
- f. 169r-174v [Unidentified liturgical text?] 11/1
- f. 175r-178v [Unidentified liturgical text?] 11/2
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Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 8 (SMMJ 00008) |
1,600 CE |
Garshuni, Syriac |
See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 1-3; SMC 1-3); Baumstark 1 and Baumstark 1*; Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).
- f. 1v-116v Psalms (Syriac/Garshuni) (Syriac is the Peshitta)
- f. 116b Our Father in Syriac and Garshuni
- f. 116v-117r The Creed of the three hundred, i.e. the Nicene Creed (Syriac and Garshuni)
- f. 117r A special Psalm of David. Psalm 151 (Syriac and Garshuni)
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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
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Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 49 (SMMJ 00049) |
1,600 CE |
Garshuni |
See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-9; SMC 2-9); Catalog entry in Baumstark 18*. Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).
- f. 1v-139v Anonymous, Lections gathered from the four gospels with commentaries.
- f. 140r-171v Pragsha, that is, a book that is a sort of collection of commentaries and discourses and canons of the Fathers
- f. 140r-144r Chapter 1, That God is eternal, pre-existent, invisible and omnipotent
- f. 144rv Chapter 2, On the construction of the earthly church
- f. 144v-145r Chapter 3, Concerning the eucharistic bread and wine
- f. 145r-156r Chapter 4, Explanation of the office and the mass
- f. 156r-157v Chapter 5, Concerning the priesthood
- f. 157v-162r Chapter 6, On priests, deacons and penance
- f. 162r-164r Chapter 7, concerning prayer
- f. 164r-170r Translation of what has been mentioned in this chapter from Syriac and Arabic. A translation of the Sanctus and Trisagion, with commentary of the Fathers
- f. 170r-171r On first fruits, votive offerings and tithes
- f. 171r-197r A miscellany of stories, homilies, and short treatises
- f. 171r-172v The story of a merchant. This is an edifying tale of a God-fearing merchant who had a very beautiful wife.
- f. 172v-174v A delightful portrayal from one of the authorities
- f. 174v-177v A parable that the doctors of the Church set forth on the interpretation of the gospel. It is a story about a certain jeweler
- f. 177v-183v St. Jacob of Sarug, Homily on charity
- f. 183v-192v Anonymous, Discourse on Sunday
- f. 193r-195v The commandments that our Lord ordered in his holy Gospel, there are 99
- f. 195v-197r Seven prayers that are prescribed for us
- f. 197r-222r Book of homilies delivered by Severus, more commonly known as Moshe bar Kepha
- f. 197r-201r First homily, on the consecration of the Church and her renewal
- f. 201r-207r Second homily, On when the angel brought the good news to the priest Zechariah about the birth of John (the Baptist)
- f. 207r-212r Third homily, On the annunciation of the angel Gabriel to the holy and pure St. Mary
- f. 212r-217v Homily on the temptation by Satan of our Lord Jesus Christ
- f. 217v-221r Homily on the leper whom our Lord cured of the affliction of leprosy
- f. 221r-222r Homily read on the first Sunday of the blessed Fast
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St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 2-10 |
1,400 CE |
Garshuni, Syriac |
See entry at CPART and In Macomber ([Macomber A]; [Macomber B]; [Macomber C])
- Part A (14/15th century)
- f. 1r-23v Fragments of a Syrian Orthodox missal
- f. 1r-2v, 4rv Anaphora of St. James, with the ordinary of the mass
- f. 4v-9v Anaphora of John the Evangelist
- f. 9v-20v Anaphora of St. Philoxenus (of Baghdad, also known as La'zar Bar Shabbta)
- f. 20v-23v Mar Sa'wira, Rite of the signing of the chalice of holy St. Severus of Antioch. This is a rite for consecrating additional wine for communion when the communion wine that was consecrated during mass runs short
- Part B (17/18th century)
- f. 3rv A single leaf from a Syrian Orthodox missal containing the anamnesis, epiclesis, and beginnings of the intercessions of the Anaphora of St. John the Evangelist
- Part C (15th Century)
- f. 24v-112v Syrian Orthodox Pontifical ritual
- f. 24v-52v, 60rv, 54rv The book for the consecration of chrism
- f. 24v-25v Confection of the anointing oil for chrism
- f. 25v-27v Preparation for the ceremony
- f. 27v-52v, 60rv, 54rv The rite of the consecration of chrism
- f. 55r-56v Prayer (recited) Over the anointing oil intended for anointing (those being baptized). Candidates for baptism have their entire bodies anointed with oil just before they are plunged into the font.
- f. 57r-59v, 53rv, 61r-64v Rite of the ordination of deacons
- f. 65r-70v Rite of the ordination of priests
- f. 71r-74r End of the treatise on chrism (Garshuni)
- f. 74r-79v Rite of the consecration of a church
- f. 80r-82v End of the bishop's exhortation to those ordained to the priesthood (Garshuni)
- f. 82v Prayer of the faithful for the priests and deacons who have been ordained (Garshuni)
- f. 83r-84v Rite of the holy habit of Abba Antonius, which has been translated from the Egyptian language into Syriac
- f. 84v-85r Rite of the prayer for the consecration of the furniture of the sanctuary and the altar and the vestments that the priest wears at Mass
- f. 85r-98r Rite of the tonsure of monks according to the tradition of Mount Urhay
- f. 98r Prayer recited over those who are putting on the garments of the ministry
- f. 98r-100r Exhortation delivered by one of the saints; it is read to the monks at their clothing (Garshuni)
- f. 100r-103v Rite of the tonsure of nuns when they are presented for the holy habit of monasticism
- f. 103v-112v Order, that is, sequence of ceremonies of the consecration of altars, that is, of the tablets on the altar table
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