Saint Mark's Monastery, Jerusalem MS 183 (SMMJ 00183)

See entry at CPART and in Macomber (St. Mark's Convent, Jerusalem 3-5; SMC 3-5); Filoksinos Yohanna Dolabany, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in St. Mark’s Monastery (1994); Baumstark 19*

  • Collation from CPART
    • f. 1v-111v Cyrillus Ibn Laqlaq, The book of chapters uttered by the Holy Fathers
    • f. 112r-187r Cyril II Ibn Laqlaq, The book of confession
    • f. 187r-191v The Life of Mar Simeon
    • f. 192r-199r The story of the holy martyr, Mar Abai, his father, Adhor Farwzgerd, his mother, Astina, and 5000 martyrs who were slain because of him
    • f. 199r-203r Story of the holy Mar Dometius
    • f. 203r-202v Story of the holy Mar Cyriac and Julitta, his mother
    • f. 202v-210v Story of the believing Emperor Zeno, his sweetheart, Shams al-Munīr, and the elect Hilaria, their daughter
    • f. 210v-213r The story of Mar John, son of Euphemianus
    • f. 213r-227r Story of the apostle St. Thomas
    • f. 227r-232v Story of the holy, pure Marina
  • Collation from HMML
    • fol. 1r-98v Book of the bridegroom
    • fol. 99r-164r Book of chapters. Questions and answers between a master and disciple
    • fol. 164r-168v Story of Simeon
    • fol. 169r-175r Story of Abi and five thousand Martyrs
    • fol. 175r-181r Story of Dometios
    • fol. 181r-187v Life of Cyriacus and Julitta his mother
    • fol. 187v-194v Story of Emperor Zeno
    • fol. 194v-198r Story of John, son of Euphemianus
    • fol. 198r-211r Story of Thomas the Apostle
    • fol. 211r-216v Story of Marina the nun
    • fol. 217r Psalm 148 (Syriac)
Manuscript Name: 
SMMJ 00183
Language: 
Garshuni, Syriac
Approximate Date: 
1553 CE
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