

Country |
Lebanon
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City |
Beirut
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Repository |
Near East School of Theology
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Shelfmark | MS AK 9 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 247 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Canon law; Laws |
Notes |
Folio numbers are approximate |
Bibliography |
James Pollock, Catalogue of Manuscripts of the Library of the Near Eastern School of Theology (1981). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
NEST AK 00009 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/505799 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Josh Mugler |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2010/01/29 |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 247 leaf(ves) |
Binding Dimensions | 35.5 x 24 x 5 cm |
Provenance |
Ownership note of القس سمعان صباغ, fol. 246r; note in English of gift from Rev Wm Bird, fol. 2r |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: worming with minimal loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 2v-246r |
Place of Origin | Syria, Damascus |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Year Range | 1801 |
Date Precise | 1801 October 12 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 20-21 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Scribe |
Ṣabbāgh, Simʻān, active 1780-1834
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Scribe NS | القس سمعان صباغ |
Notes |
Colophon, fol. 246r |

Item Location | fol. 2v-246r |
Title | Canon law |
Title NS | الناموس الالهى |
Associated Name |
Silfistirūs, Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, -1766
(Translator)
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Associated Name |
Dionysius, the Areopagite, active 1st century
(Attributed name)
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Associated Name |
Clement I, Pope, -99
(Attributed name)
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Associated Name |
Dionysius, of Alexandria, -265
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Associated Name |
Peter, of Alexandria, -311
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Associated Name |
Gregory, Thaumaturgus, approximately 213-approximately 270
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Associated Name |
Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria, -373
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Associated Name |
Basil, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 329-379
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Associated Name |
Gregory, of Nyssa, approximately 335-approximately 394
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Associated Name |
Timothy I, Patriarch of Alexandria, -385
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Associated Name |
Theophilus, Archbishop of Alexandria, approximately 345-412
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Associated Name |
Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria, approximately 370-444
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Associated Name |
Gregory, of Nazianzus, approximately 329-390
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Associated Name |
Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium, active 373-394
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Associated Name |
Gennadius I, Patriarch of Constantinople, active 458-471
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Associated Name |
Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople, 730-806
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Associated Name |
Blastarēs, Matthaios, active 14th century
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Associated Name |
Balsamōn, Theodōros, active 12th century
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Associated Name |
Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337
(Attributed name)
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Associated Name |
Theodosius II, Emperor of Rome, 401-450
(Attributed name)
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Associated Name |
Fakhr, Ilyās, active 1697-1751
(Translator)
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Associated Name |
Leo I, Emperor of the East, -474
(Attributed name)
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Associated Name |
Basil I, Emperor of the East, approximately 812-886
(Attributed name)
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Associated Name | Constantine, Emperor of the East, -879 (Attributed name) |
Associated Name |
Leo VI, Emperor of the East, 866-912
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | الحمد لله الذى انار البابنا بنور معرفته واهدانا فى سبيل الرشد باحسن هدايته |
Contents Detail |
Introduction, fol. 2v-3v; accounts of the ecumenical and local councils, fol. 4r-11r; theological treatises and creeds, fol. 11r-14r; accounts of the apostles by Clement I, fol. 14r-18r; canons of the apostles, fol. 18v-23v; life of Constantine and Helena, fol. 23v-28v; canons of the seven ecumenical councils, fol. 28v-76r; canons of the seven local councils, fol. 76r-119r; canons of the Church Fathers, fol. 119r-156v; Syntagma canonum of Matthew Blastares, fol. 156v-167v; Syntagma of Theodore Balsamon, fol. 167v-188r; explanation of marriage law by Blastares, fol. 188r-197v; Syro-Roman law book attributed to Constantine I, Theodosius II, and Leo I, fol. 198r-209v; Procheiros nomos (Prochiron) attributed to Basil I, Constantine, and Leo VI, fol. 210r-246r |
Item Notes |
Translated from Greek and Latin and compiled by Silfistirūs of Antioch and Ilyās Fakhr |

Country |
Lebanon
![]() |
City |
Beirut
![]() |
Repository |
Near East School of Theology
![]() |
Shelfmark | MS AK 9 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 247 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Canon law; Laws |
Notes |
Folio numbers are approximate |
Bibliography |
James Pollock, Catalogue of Manuscripts of the Library of the Near Eastern School of Theology (1981). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
NEST AK 00009 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/505799 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Josh Mugler |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2010/01/29 |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 247 leaf(ves) |
Binding Dimensions | 35.5 x 24 x 5 cm |
Provenance |
Ownership note of القس سمعان صباغ, fol. 246r; note in English of gift from Rev Wm Bird, fol. 2r |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: worming with minimal loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 2v-246r |
Place of Origin | Syria, Damascus |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Year Range | 1801 |
Date Precise | 1801 October 12 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 20-21 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Scribe |
Ṣabbāgh, Simʻān, active 1780-1834
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Scribe NS | القس سمعان صباغ |
Notes |
Colophon, fol. 246r |
Item Location | fol. 2v-246r |
Title | Canon law |
Title NS | الناموس الالهى |
Associated Name |
Silfistirūs, Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, -1766
(Translator)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Dionysius, the Areopagite, active 1st century
(Attributed name)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Clement I, Pope, -99
(Attributed name)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Dionysius, of Alexandria, -265
![]() |
Associated Name |
Peter, of Alexandria, -311
![]() |
Associated Name |
Gregory, Thaumaturgus, approximately 213-approximately 270
![]() |
Associated Name |
Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria, -373
![]() |
Associated Name |
Basil, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 329-379
![]() |
Associated Name |
Gregory, of Nyssa, approximately 335-approximately 394
![]() |
Associated Name |
Timothy I, Patriarch of Alexandria, -385
![]() |
Associated Name |
Theophilus, Archbishop of Alexandria, approximately 345-412
![]() |
Associated Name |
Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria, approximately 370-444
![]() |
Associated Name |
Gregory, of Nazianzus, approximately 329-390
![]() |
Associated Name |
Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium, active 373-394
![]() |
Associated Name |
Gennadius I, Patriarch of Constantinople, active 458-471
![]() |
Associated Name |
Tarasius, Patriarch of Constantinople, 730-806
![]() |
Associated Name |
Blastarēs, Matthaios, active 14th century
![]() |
Associated Name |
Balsamōn, Theodōros, active 12th century
![]() |
Associated Name |
Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337
(Attributed name)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Theodosius II, Emperor of Rome, 401-450
(Attributed name)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Fakhr, Ilyās, active 1697-1751
(Translator)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Leo I, Emperor of the East, -474
(Attributed name)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Basil I, Emperor of the East, approximately 812-886
(Attributed name)
![]() |
Associated Name | Constantine, Emperor of the East, -879 (Attributed name) |
Associated Name |
Leo VI, Emperor of the East, 866-912
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | الحمد لله الذى انار البابنا بنور معرفته واهدانا فى سبيل الرشد باحسن هدايته |
Contents Detail |
Introduction, fol. 2v-3v; accounts of the ecumenical and local councils, fol. 4r-11r; theological treatises and creeds, fol. 11r-14r; accounts of the apostles by Clement I, fol. 14r-18r; canons of the apostles, fol. 18v-23v; life of Constantine and Helena, fol. 23v-28v; canons of the seven ecumenical councils, fol. 28v-76r; canons of the seven local councils, fol. 76r-119r; canons of the Church Fathers, fol. 119r-156v; Syntagma canonum of Matthew Blastares, fol. 156v-167v; Syntagma of Theodore Balsamon, fol. 167v-188r; explanation of marriage law by Blastares, fol. 188r-197v; Syro-Roman law book attributed to Constantine I, Theodosius II, and Leo I, fol. 198r-209v; Procheiros nomos (Prochiron) attributed to Basil I, Constantine, and Leo VI, fol. 210r-246r |
Item Notes |
Translated from Greek and Latin and compiled by Silfistirūs of Antioch and Ilyās Fakhr |
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