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
Mosul, Iraq, Mar Behnam (Monastery) (MBM 00461) 1,800 CE Arabic, Garshuni, Syriac
  • Shem'un II, Maphrian of Tur 'Abdin, Collected Sermons
Mardin, Turkey Chaldean Cathedral (CCM 00443) 1,728 CE Arabic, Garshuni
  • f. 210r Shem'ūn II, Book of Sermons (Garshuni)
  • f. 212r-221r Shem'ūn II, Exposition on the last penny (Garshuni)
  • f. 222r-225v Homily (Garshuni)
  • f. 225v-230v Story of the Mandylion: The Abgar Legend
  • f. 231r-240v Homily on the compassion of Mary at Golgotha and at the tomb
  • f. 244v-276v Shem'un II, Exposition of Seraphs' acclamation as seen by Isaiah (Is 6:3)
  • f. 276r-304v Shem'un II, Exposition of the Lord's Prayer
Tur Abdin, Turkey, Churches in Enhil (CET 00033) 1,858 CE Garshuni
  • Shem'un II, Armor of religion and the shield of conviction
Tur Abdin, Turkey, Churches in Enhil (CET 00034) 1,727 CE Garshuni
  • Shem'un II, Homilies
Tur Abdin, Turkey, Churches in Enhil (CET 00035) 1,780 CE Garshuni
  • Shem'un II, Homilies
Tur Abdin, Turkey, Churches in Enhil (CET 00036) 1,700 CE Garshuni
  • Shem'un II, Sermons
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 189; 3/23 (DIYR 00134) 1,800 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Prayers
  • Life of John the Baptist
  • Shem'ūn II, poem
  • Shem'ūn II, poems
  • John of Sbīrīnō, poems
  • Gregory bar 'Ebroyo, Poem on wisdom
  • Lamentations
  • Jacob of Sarug, Homily
  • Ignatius Marcus bar Qīqī, Homily on himself
  • Poem on the capture of Tur Abdin
  • Gregory bar 'Ebroyo, Poems
  • Our Father
  • Gregory bar 'Ebroyo, On the Love of Learning
  • Jacob 'Urdansaya, Homily on the disturbance of the present time
  • Shem'ūn II, Poems
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 190 (DIYR 00217) 1,800 CE Garshuni
  • Shem'un II, Weapon of Religion and the Shield of Certainty
  • Shem'un II, Commentary on the parable of the last penny (Matthew 5:25-26)
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 10/17; 232 (DIYR 00244) 1,800 CE Armenian, Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish
  • Nativity Canticle (Garshuni)
  • Epiphany Canticle (Garshuni)
  • Rogation (Garshuni)
  • Shem'un II, Canticle (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Jacob of Sarug, Petition on Epiphany (Syriac)
  • Liturgical proclamations (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for the Cross (Syriac)​
  • Canticle for the Passions (Garshuni)
  • Liturgical proclamations (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for the Passion of Our Lord (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for the Presentation of Our Lord at the Temple (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Barsawma (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Adoration of the Magi (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Our Lady (Armenian)
  • Canticles (Garshuni)
  • Liturgical Proclamations (Garshuni)
  • Canticles for the Virgin Mary (Garshuni)
  • Canticles for Nativity (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Saint George (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Peter (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for John the Baptist (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for St. Ephrem (Garshuni)
  • Canticles for Our Lady (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Saint Cyriacus (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Shem'on the Poor (Garshuni)
  • Canticles (Garshuni)
  • Liturgical proclamations (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Shmoni and her sons (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for the Passion (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Jesus and His Mother (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Our Lady and others (Garshuni, Syriac, Turkish)
  • Canticle for Repentance (Garshuni)
  • Account about an event in Aleppo (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Our Lady (Garshuni)
Diyarbakir, Turkey Meryem Ana Kilisesi 245 (DIYR 00245) 1,800 CE Garshuni, Syriac
  • Table of contents (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Nativity (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for John the Baptist (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Nativity (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for the Presentation of Christ at the Temple (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Joseph (Garshuni)
  • Shem'un II, From the doctrine on the Trinity (Garshuni)
  • Balai, On Gehenna (Garshuni, Syriac)
  • Canticle for Palm Sunday (Garshuni)
  • Canticles for our Lady (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Jesus and Mary (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for the Cross (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Our Lady (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Repentance (Garshuni)
  • Ephrem Syrus, Canticle (Garshuni)
  • Coptic canticle for our Lady (Garshuni)
  • Canticle in the Meter of Mar Jacob (Garshuni)
  • Canticle in the meter of Mar Ephrem (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for our Lady (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Metropolitan Ḥannon (Garshuni)
  • Canticle in the meter of Ephrem (Garshuni)
  • Liturgical proclamations (Garshuni)
  • Canticle for Repentance (Garshuni)
  • Liturgical Proclamations (Garshuni)
  • Canticles (Garshuni)

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