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
BnF syr. 334 1,700 CE Arabic, Garshuni
  • See Catalog entry here; Documents relating to the history of the Maronites
    • f. 1-15 Letters
      • f. 1 to the Patriarch of Antioch – 7 Jan 1581 (in Italian)
      • f. 2-13 Letters of George-Peter, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch
        • f. 2 to the King of France
        • f. 3 to the queen
        • f. 4 to the king
        • f. 5 to Cardinal Mazarin
        • f. 6 to Prince Henry of Guise
        • f. 7-8 to the Count of Brienne
        • f. 9 to the queen
        • f. 10 to the Prince of Mailli
        • f. 11 to the Countess of Brienne
        • f. 12 to the Count and the Countess of Brienne- Jan 25, 1658
        • f. 13 to the King of France - March 15, 1659
      • f. 14-15 Letter of Joseph to Sergius, Archbishop of Damas, April 5, 1660
    • f. 16-18 Testimonials and assertions of the Syrian and Maronite churhes – Aug 2 and 9, 1666 (Signature of the patriarchs and bishops)
    • f. 19-28 Letters
      • f. 19 From the Patriarch George-Peter to the Cardinal of Bouillon – Aug 8, 1675
      • f. 20-21 From Nazif Khazin, Prince of the Maronites of Mt. Liban, to the King of France – March 25, 1695
      • f. 23-25 From Joseph, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, to the King of France and of Navarre – Oct 15, 1736
      • f. 26 Fragments of a letter of Stephen, Patriarch of Antioch
      • f. 27-28 Two letters of Joseph Peter, Patriarch of Antioch Jun 14 1767 (in Arabic)
Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: The Book of the Interpreter 1,524 CE Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac

Elijah of Nisibis (975-1046), The Book of the Interpreter (A more detailed description can be found here)

Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Lives of the Saints 1,692 CE Arabic, Garshuni

Lives of the saints

Our Lady of Balamand: Kontakion 1,550 CE Arabic, Syriac

Melkite Kontakion (In Arabic, portions in Syriac)

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)

Mosul, Iraq, Mar Behnam (Monastery) (MBM 00343) 1,868 CE Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac
  • Collection of letters on diocesan matters
Mosul, Iraq, Mar Behnam (Monastery) (MBM 00464) 1,700 CE Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac
  • Natural and social climate of Iraq; miscellaneous discourses and sermons
Qarah Qūsh, Syrian Catholic Archdiocesan Library (DSCQT 00128) 1,956 CE Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac
  • Register of Baptisms from 1956-1961
Qarah Qūsh, Syrian Catholic Archdiocesan Library (DSCQT 00133) 1,800 CE Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac
  • f. 1r-4v unidentified text
Mosul, Iraq, Mar Behnam (Monastery) (MBM 00462) 1,700 CE Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish
  • Miscellany: Prayers and Psalms; Syriac Grammar

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