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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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| 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) |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Poems (Carmina) | 1,500 CE | Syriac |
ܡܘܫܚ̈ܬܐ (Poems) of Barhebraeus |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Gospel Commentary | 1,941 CE | Syriac |
Dionysius Bar Salibi, Commentary on the Holy Gospel |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Book of Theology | 1,720 CE | Garshuni, Syriac |
Maphrian Basileios Shem'un al-Turani, Book of Theology (in 12 chapters) |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Gospel Lectionary | 1,588 CE | Syriac |
West Syrian Gospel lectionary |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: The Weapon of Religion and the Shield of Certainty | 1,724 CE | Garshuni, Syriac |
Maphrian Basileios Shem'un al-Turani, The Weapon of Religion and the Shield of Certainty |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Book of the Dove | 1,360 CE | Syriac |
Gregory Bar Hebraeus, The Book of the Dove |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Synaxarion | 1,733 CE | Garshuni |
Synaxarion |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Lives of the Saints | 1,692 CE | Arabic, Garshuni |
Lives of the saints |
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| Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo: Book of the Holy Hierotheos | 1,900 CE | Syriac |
Selections from the Holy Hierotheos with Commentary
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