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Country |
Iraq
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City |
Baghdad
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Repository |
Chaldean Catholic Church. Patriarchate of Baghdad
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Current Status | Relocated |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 594 page(s) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Syriac |
HMML Proj. Num. |
CPB 00291 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/139317 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized in collaboration with Centre Numérique des Manuscrits Orientaux (CNMO), Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq; Cataloged by Grigory Kessel and David Calabro |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 594 page(s) |
Foliation | Modern pagination in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Bound in leather over wooden boards |
Binding Dimensions | 17 x 13 x 7.5 cm |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning and end |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | pages 1-332 |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1722 |
Date Precise | 1722 |
Native Date Precise | 2033 AG |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 15 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac |
Notes |
Copied by ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܣܟܘܠܝܐ; Colophon located on page 331 |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | pages 333-530 |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1704 |
Date Precise | 1704 December 13 |
Native Date Precise | 2216 AG |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 18 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac |
Notes |
Copied by ܗܘܡܘ ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܢܝܐܠ ܐܠܩܘܫܝܐ; Colophon located on page 530 |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | pages 531-594 |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 17 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac |

Item Location | pages 1-64 |
Title | Story of the Resurrection |
Title NS | ܫܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Item Location | pages 64-91 |
Title | Dialogue on the coming of the Son of Perdition |
Title NS | ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܒܕܢܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Item Location | pages 91-238 |
Title | Apocalypse of Paul |
Title NS | ܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܡܣܒܪܢܐ |
Uniform Title |
Apocalypse of Paul
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Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܫܡܥ ܐܘ ܡܪܝ ܩܪܘܝܐ ܘܐܦܝܣ ܥܠ ܫܪܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܣܗܕܘ̈ܬܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܬܐ |
Item Location | pages 238-331 |
Title | Narrative of Zosimus |
Title NS | ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܕܫܢܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܦܪܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܛܠܘܡܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ |
Uniform Title |
Narrative of Zosimus
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Alternate Title | History of the Rechabites |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝܢ ܡܘܕܥܝܢܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܬܡܝܗܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܟܐܢ̈ܐ ܓܒܝ̈ܐ ܘܢܘ̈ܣܐ ܕܟܝ̈ܐ ܘܗܝ̈ܟܠܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܗܠܝܢ |
Item Location | pages 333-368 |
Title | Story of Mart Shmuni and her seven sons |
Title NS | ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܫܒܥ ܒܢܝ̈ܗ̇ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܡܠܟܐ ܐܠܐ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܦܫܘ ܗܘܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܟܢܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܣܬܪܗܒ ܒܥܓܠ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ |
Item Location | pages 369-374 |
Title | Life of Gordian, father of Saint George |
Title NS | ܫܪܒܗ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܓܘܪܕܝܢܘܣ ܡܬܩܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܡܢ ܩܦܘܕܩܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܘܐ |
Item Location | pages 375-391 |
Title | Transferal of relics of Saint George |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܘܐܬܐ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܒܚܠܡܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܩܘܠܘ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܣܗܕܐ ܓܝܘܐܪܓܝܣ |
Item Location | pages 393-403 |
Title | Story of the relics of Saint George |
Title NS | ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܬܩܛܠ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܒܬܪ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܬܟܠܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܡܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܦܝܢ |
Item Location | pages 404-516 |
Title | Life of Mar Behnam and his sister Sarah |
Title NS | ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܗܢܐܡ ܘܕܣܪܐ ܚܬܗ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܣܓܝ̈ܐܝ ܐܣܘ̈ܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܬܦܫܩ ܫܡܐ ܕܟܘܢܝܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܫܡܐ |
Item Location | pages 516-530 |
Title | Story of Arsenius, king of Egypt |
Title NS | ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܣܢܝܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ |
Uniform Title | Story of the talking skull |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܩܡ ܡܪܢ |
Item Location | pages 532-594 |
Title | Life of Abraham of Qidun |
Title NS | ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܩܢܕܘܢܝܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܐܚ̈ ܨܒܢܐ ܕܐܫܬܥܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܘܕܩܘܠܣ |

Country |
Iraq
![]() |
City |
Baghdad
![]() |
Repository |
Chaldean Catholic Church. Patriarchate of Baghdad
![]() |
Current Status | Relocated |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 594 page(s) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Syriac |
HMML Proj. Num. |
CPB 00291 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/139317 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized in collaboration with Centre Numérique des Manuscrits Orientaux (CNMO), Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq; Cataloged by Grigory Kessel and David Calabro |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 594 page(s) |
Foliation | Modern pagination in Arabic numerals |
Binding |
Bound in leather over wooden boards |
Binding Dimensions | 17 x 13 x 7.5 cm |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning and end |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | pages 1-332 |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1722 |
Date Precise | 1722 |
Native Date Precise | 2033 AG |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 15 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac |
Notes |
Copied by ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܣܟܘܠܝܐ; Colophon located on page 331 |
Item Location | pages 1-64 |
Title | Story of the Resurrection |
Title NS | ܫܪܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Item Location | pages 64-91 |
Title | Dialogue on the coming of the Son of Perdition |
Title NS | ܫܘܐܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܒܪ ܐܒܕܢܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Item Location | pages 91-238 |
Title | Apocalypse of Paul |
Title NS | ܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܦܘܠܘܣ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܡܣܒܪܢܐ |
Uniform Title |
Apocalypse of Paul
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Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܫܡܥ ܐܘ ܡܪܝ ܩܪܘܝܐ ܘܐܦܝܣ ܥܠ ܫܪܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܒ̈ܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܣܗܕܘ̈ܬܐ ܫܪܝܪ̈ܬܐ |
Item Location | pages 238-331 |
Title | Narrative of Zosimus |
Title NS | ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܛܘ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܕܫܢܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܦܪܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܛܠܘܡܐ ܕܝܗܘ̈ܕܝܐ |
Uniform Title |
Narrative of Zosimus
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Alternate Title | History of the Rechabites |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝܢ ܡܘܕܥܝܢܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܬܡܝܗܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܟܐܢ̈ܐ ܓܒܝ̈ܐ ܘܢܘ̈ܣܐ ܕܟܝ̈ܐ ܘܗܝ̈ܟܠܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܗܠܝܢ |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | pages 333-530 |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1704 |
Date Precise | 1704 December 13 |
Native Date Precise | 2216 AG |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 18 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac |
Notes |
Copied by ܗܘܡܘ ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܢܝܐܠ ܐܠܩܘܫܝܐ; Colophon located on page 530 |
Item Location | pages 333-368 |
Title | Story of Mart Shmuni and her seven sons |
Title NS | ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܬܝ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܘܫܒܥ ܒܢܝ̈ܗ̇ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܡܠܟܐ ܐܠܐ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܦܫܘ ܗܘܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܟܢܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܣܬܪܗܒ ܒܥܓܠ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܐܢܛܝܟܝܐ |
Item Location | pages 369-374 |
Title | Life of Gordian, father of Saint George |
Title NS | ܫܪܒܗ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܓܘܪܕܝܢܘܣ ܡܬܩܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܡܢ ܩܦܘܕܩܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܘܐ |
Item Location | pages 375-391 |
Title | Transferal of relics of Saint George |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܘܐܬܐ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܒܚܠܡܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܩܘܠܘ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܣܗܕܐ ܓܝܘܐܪܓܝܣ |
Item Location | pages 393-403 |
Title | Story of the relics of Saint George |
Title NS | ܢܨܚܢܐ ܕܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܪܗ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܣܗܕܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܐܬܩܛܠ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܒܬܪ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܬܟܠܠ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ܡܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܪܫܝܥܐ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܦܝܢ |
Item Location | pages 404-516 |
Title | Life of Mar Behnam and his sister Sarah |
Title NS | ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܢܨܚ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܣܗܕܐ ܡܪܝ ܒܗܢܐܡ ܘܕܣܪܐ ܚܬܗ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܣܓܝ̈ܐܝ ܐܣܘ̈ܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܬܦܫܩ ܫܡܐ ܕܟܘܢܝܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܦܪܣܝܐ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܫܡܐ |
Item Location | pages 516-530 |
Title | Story of Arsenius, king of Egypt |
Title NS | ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܣܢܝܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ |
Uniform Title | Story of the talking skull |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܩܡ ܡܪܢ |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | pages 531-594 |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1700-1800 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 17 lines per page |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac |
Item Location | pages 532-594 |
Title | Life of Abraham of Qidun |
Title NS | ܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܩܢܕܘܢܝܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܐܚ̈ ܨܒܢܐ ܕܐܫܬܥܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܫܡ̈ܠܝܐ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܕܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ ܘܕܩܘܠܣ |
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