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Manuscript Name / Shelf Mark / Project Number Approximate Date Language The main body text Link to Digitized Manuscript
Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 166 (SMMJ 00166) 1,800 CE Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • fol. 1r-14v Sayings of the Fathers
  • fol. 14v-26v Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on humility
    • Title NS: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ
  • fol. 26v-42r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the end, the kingdom, and gehenna
    • Title NS: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܚܪܬܐ
  • fol. 42v-72r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the solitaries 
    • Title NS: ܡܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܝ̈ܚܝܕܝܐ ܘܡܕܒܪ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܒ̈ܝܠܐ
  • fol. 72v-95v Isaac of Antioch, Homily on solitaries
  • fol. 95v Fragment on Aba Sisoes
  • fol. 96r-135v Story of John the Short

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 169 (SMMJ 00169) 1,781 CE Garshuni, Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • fol. 1r-135v Homilies (Syriac, Garshuni)
    • Includes homilies by Michael the Syrian, John Chrysostom, Ephrem of Nisibis, Jacob of Serugh, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil of Caesarea, and Epiphanius of Constantia in Cyprus
  • fol. 136v-145r Story of Saint Michael in Dayr al-Samaka at the gate of Mardin (Garshuni)

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 170 (SMMJ 00170) 1,596 CE Garshuni, Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • Includes texts by Isaac of Nineveh, Ephrem of Nisibis, Basil of Caesarea, John Chrysostom, Jacob of Serugh, Athanasius of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa, Cyril of Alexandria, Epiphanius of Constantia, and Bar Hebraeus. Narratives in the collection include story of a penitent demon and some monks, fol. 189v-192r; story of the merchant and his wife, fol. 235v-236v

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 172 (SMMJ 00172) 1,905 CE Garshuni, Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • fol. 6r-8r Priest's homilies. Chapter 16 (Garshuni)
  • fol. 8v-73r Shukr Allah of Aleppo, Maphrian of Malabar, Homilies (Syriac, Garshuni)
  • fol. 73-78v Abba Macarius, Discovery of how the soul departs from the body (Garshuni)
  • fol. 78v-82v John Chrysostom, Homily (Garshuni)
  • fol. 82v-103 John Chrysostom, Homily on repentance and receiving the divine mysteries (Garshuni)
  • fol. 103v-105v Story of the merchant and his wife (Garshuni)
  • fol. 105v-107r Parables to be read in the Church (Garshuni)
  • fol. 107r-112r Commentary on the Lord's Prayer (Garshuni)
  • fol. 112v-124r Readings on the Sufferings of the Lord (Garshuni)
  • fol. 124r-132r Homily on a widower (Garshuni)
  • fol. 132r-134v On the Jewel (Garshuni)

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 197 (SMMJ 00197) 1,600 CE Garshuni, Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • fol. 1r-29r Homily (Garshuni)
  • fol. 29r-46r Homily (Garshuni)
  • fol. 46r-54r Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily (Garshuni)
  • fol. 54r-62v Homily on monastic life (Garshuni)
  • fol. 62v-72v John Chrysostom, Homily on poverty (Garshuni)
  • fol. 73r-82v Dorotheus of Gaza, Homily on the construction of the soul (Garshuni)
  • fol. 82v-96r Story of Jacob, bishop of Wasim (Garshuni)
  • fol. 96r-105v Story of the Holy Virgin (Garshuni)
  • fol. 105v-112r Isaac, Bishop of Nineveh, story of a monk (Garshuni)
  • fol. 112r-112v Sayings of Anthony (Garshuni)
  • fol. 113r-122r Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on humility
  • fol. 122r-122v Jacob of Serugh, Homily on the bell clapper
  • fol. 123r-142v Jacob of Serugh, On the Theotokos, the Martyrs, and the departed. Selections. 

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 198 (SMMJ 00198) 1,400 CE Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • fol. 1r-27r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on Simeon the Stylite
  • fol. 27r-41r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the end, the kingdom, and Gehenna
  • fol. 41r-44r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on the young man who asked about the kingdom of heaven (Mt 19:16)
  • fol. 44r-54r Jacob of Sarug, Homily on solitaries
  • fol. 54r-61r Jacob of Sarug, Commentary on the Lord's Prayer
  • fol. 61r-69r Isaac of Antioch, Homily on Solitaries
  • fol. 69r-70r Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on exile
  • fol. 70r-81r Jacob of Sarug, on Simon the Elder
    • Title NS: ܬܘܒ ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܣܒܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
  • fol. 81r-90r Story of Mark of Jabal Tarmaq
  • fol. 90r-116r From the commandments of Abba Isaiah
  • fol. 116r-147v Selections from Paul's epistles and the Catholic epistles
  • fol. 147v-152v John Climacus, selections from the treatise of John of Sinai
  • fol. 153r-164v Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on the solitaries
  • fol. 165r-173v Isaac of Antioch, Homily on the perfection of the brethren

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 201 (SMMJ 00201) 1,903 CE Garshuni, Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • fol. 1v-8r Lamentation of Mary (Garshuni)
  • fol. 8v-33v Apocalypse of Paul (Syriac)
  • fol. 33v-144r Lives of saints (Syriac, Garshuni)
  • fol. 144r-145r Cyril of Alexandria, Demonstration of the benefits from the offerings (Syriac)
  • fol. 145v Story of John, Patriarch of Antioch
  • fol. 146r-148v Isaac of Antioch, Homily on admonition
  • fol. 148v-152r Isaac of Antioch, Homily on reproof
  • fol. 152r-156v Ephrem of Nisibis, homily on the eschaton
  • fol. 157r-161r Jacob of Serugh, Homily on the assumption of Mary
  • fol. 161r-167v Jacob of Serugh, Homily on the coming of the Apostles during the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 202 (SMMJ 00202) 1,600 CE Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • fol. 1v-23v Story of John bar Malke
  • fol. 23v-47r Story of Archelides
  • fol. 47r-64v Story of Mark of Jabal Tarmaq
  • fol. 64v-94v Story of Paul of Cnidus and John of Edessa
  • fol. 95r-99r Story of the woman from Jerusalem and her five sons
  • fol. 99r-127v Story of Yareth of Alexandria
  • fol. 128r-143r Story of Hilaria, daughter of Zeno
  • fol. 143r-149r Story of the Virgin Mary
  • fol. 149v-151v Story of Marina

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 203 (SMMJ 00203) 1,473 CE Syriac

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994). Macler 9.

  • fol. 1r-13v Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on the fear of God and the end
  • fol. 13v-23r Isaac of Antioch, Homily on the love of learning
  • fol. 23v-37r Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on repentance and admoniton
  • fol. 37r-59r Homily on the end
  • fol. 59r-61r Acrostic homily for confession
  • fol. 61v-62v Homily on sin and temptation
  • fol. 63r-78r Story of Habib the martyr
  • fol. 78v-98v Story of the martyrs Guria and Shmona
  • fol. 99r-132r Story of Azazail
  • fol. 132v-153v Story of Sophia and her three daughters
  • fol. 154r-184r Story of Pelagia
  • fol. 184v-221v Story of Eugenia
  • fol. 222r-223v Ephrem of Nisibis, Homily on the soul's remorse

Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 206 (SMMJ 00206) 1,830 CE Garshuni

Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994).

  • fol. 1r-20v Story of king Armanios and his children
  • fol. 21r-27v Hymns for before Lent
  • fol. 28r-48v Story of John the Evangelist

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