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*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 |
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USEK Syriac Grammar - 1856 | 1,856 CE | Garshuni |
Grammar of Syriac |
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USEK Syriac Grammar - 1867 | 1,867 CE | Garshuni |
Syriac grammar created in northern Lebanon |
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USEK Book of the Stairway of Virtues | 1,830 CE | Garshuni |
The Stairway of Virtues (the virtues are faith, hope, love) |
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USEK The Four Gospels | 1,687 CE | Garshuni |
The four Gospels according to the church calendar lections |
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USEK The Festive Maronite | 1,888 CE | Garshuni, Syriac |
The Festive Maronite |
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USEK Mirror of the Souls | 1,822 CE | Garshuni |
Buṭrus al-Tūlānī, Mirror of Souls (a contemplative prayer) |
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USEK Intro to the Definition of Logic | 1,737 CE | Garshuni |
Isagoge, or Introduction to the Definition of Logic and its Composition |
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USEK The Book of Natures | 1,700 CE | Garshuni |
The Book of Natures (ms belonging to Joseph Simon Assemani) |
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USEK Daily Office | 1,800 CE | Garshuni, Syriac |
Maronite Daily Office |
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USEK The Marvelous Address | 1,789 CE | Garshuni |
The Marvelous Address: The Revelation of the Beloved (Disciple) |