

Country |
Iraq
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City |
Kirkuk
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Repository | Chaldean Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Kirkuk |
Shelfmark | MS 12 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 160 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Notes |
Haddad 15; Voste 9 |
Bibliography |
J.-M. Voste, "Catalogue des mss. syro-chaldèens de Kerkouk," 79-80; Buṭrus Haddād, Fihris al-makhṭūṭāt al-suryānīyah fī Muṭrānīyat al-Kaldān fī Kirkūk (2003), 15. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
ACK 00012 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/133033 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized in collaboration with Centre Numérique des Manuscrits Orientaux (CNMO), Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq; cataloged by James. E. Walters |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 160 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Syriac letters and Eastern Arabic numerals |
Binding Dimensions | 16 x 12 x 5 cm |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 3v-160v |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Date Precise | 1791 April 01 |
Native Date Precise | 2102 AG |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 16 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac |
Notes |
Copied by ܥܒܕܝܫܘ ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܝܘܢܢ ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܚܕ ܒܒܫܒܐ ܒܪ ܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܠܩܘܫܝܐ; colophon on fol. 160r |

Item Location | fol. 3v-22v |
Title | Lives of the prophets |
Title NS | ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܢܒܝܐ |
Uniform Title |
Lives of the prophets
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Associated Name |
Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܝܘܒ ܠܡܘܫܐ ܡܟܬܒ ܘܣܦܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܐ ܠܐܗܪܘܢ |
Item Location | fol. 23r-141r |
Title | Cave of treasures |
Title NS | ܡܥܪܬ ܓܙܐ |
Uniform Title |
Mʻarat gaze
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Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܒܪܫܝܬ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ |
Item Location | fol. 141r-149r |
Title | Apocalypse of Pseudo-Ezra |
Title NS | ܫܐܠܬܐ ܕܫܐܠ ܥܙܪܐ ܣܦܪܐ ܟܕ ܗܘ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܗܥܡܗ ܕܫܡܗ ܩܪܦܘܣ |
Uniform Title |
Apocalypse of Pseudo-Ezra
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Alternate Title | Vision of Ezra in the desert |
Alternate Title | Question that Ezra asked in the desert |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܫܐܠ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܸܓܠܐ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܥܬܝ̈ܕܵܬܐ ܕܒܐܚܪܝܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ |
Item Location | fol. 149v-159v |
Title | Sunday letter |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ |
Uniform Title | Sunday letter VIAF |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ ܟܕ ܟܢܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܟܢܝܫ ܗܘܐ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܐ |
Item Notes |
A story about a gathering at the church of Peter and Paul in Rome in 1140 AG when a letter came down from heaven about protecting the sanctity of Sundays |

Country |
Iraq
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City |
Kirkuk
![]() |
Repository | Chaldean Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Kirkuk |
Shelfmark | MS 12 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 160 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Notes |
Haddad 15; Voste 9 |
Bibliography |
J.-M. Voste, "Catalogue des mss. syro-chaldèens de Kerkouk," 79-80; Buṭrus Haddād, Fihris al-makhṭūṭāt al-suryānīyah fī Muṭrānīyat al-Kaldān fī Kirkūk (2003), 15. |
HMML Proj. Num. |
ACK 00012 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/133033 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized in collaboration with Centre Numérique des Manuscrits Orientaux (CNMO), Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq; cataloged by James. E. Walters |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 160 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Syriac letters and Eastern Arabic numerals |
Binding Dimensions | 16 x 12 x 5 cm |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 3v-160v |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Date Precise | 1791 April 01 |
Native Date Precise | 2102 AG |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 16 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac |
Notes |
Copied by ܥܒܕܝܫܘ ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܝܘܢܢ ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܚܕ ܒܒܫܒܐ ܒܪ ܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܠܩܘܫܝܐ; colophon on fol. 160r |
Item Location | fol. 3v-22v |
Title | Lives of the prophets |
Title NS | ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܢܒܝܐ |
Uniform Title |
Lives of the prophets
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Associated Name |
Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus, approximately 310-403
(Attributed name)
![]() |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܝܘܒ ܠܡܘܫܐ ܡܟܬܒ ܘܣܦܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܐ ܠܐܗܪܘܢ |
Item Location | fol. 23r-141r |
Title | Cave of treasures |
Title NS | ܡܥܪܬ ܓܙܐ |
Uniform Title |
Mʻarat gaze
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Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܒܪܫܝܬ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܚܕ ܒܫܒܐ |
Item Location | fol. 141r-149r |
Title | Apocalypse of Pseudo-Ezra |
Title NS | ܫܐܠܬܐ ܕܫܐܠ ܥܙܪܐ ܣܦܪܐ ܟܕ ܗܘ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܗܥܡܗ ܕܫܡܗ ܩܪܦܘܣ |
Uniform Title |
Apocalypse of Pseudo-Ezra
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Alternate Title | Vision of Ezra in the desert |
Alternate Title | Question that Ezra asked in the desert |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܫܐܠ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܸܓܠܐ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܥܬܝ̈ܕܵܬܐ ܕܒܐܚܪܝܬ ܙܒ̈ܢܐ |
Item Location | fol. 149v-159v |
Title | Sunday letter |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ |
Uniform Title | Sunday letter VIAF |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦ ܘܡܐܐ ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܒܪ ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܩܕܘܢܝܐ ܟܕ ܟܢܫܐ ܪܒܐ ܟܢܝܫ ܗܘܐ ܒܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܐ |
Item Notes |
A story about a gathering at the church of Peter and Paul in Rome in 1140 AG when a letter came down from heaven about protecting the sanctity of Sundays |
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