

Country |
Iraq
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City |
Baghdad
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Repository | Dominican Fathers of Baghdad |
Shelfmark | MS 1 |
Current Status | Relocated |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 170 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 16th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Liturgical books (Eastern Christian); Lectionaries; Evangeliaries |
Feature(s) | Border(s), Decorative; Decoration, Calligraphic; Decoration, Geometric; Headpiece(s) |
Notes |
Notes in Arabic and Syriac, including a note concerning a famine in Cizre and other notes dated 1972-2052 AG, 1661-1741 CE, front and rear flyleaves |
Alt. Surrogate | See also DFM 00424 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
DFB 00001 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/607218 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized in collaboration with Centre Numérique des Manuscrits Orientaux (CNMO), Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq. Cataloged by Josh Mugler |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2010/08/27 |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 170 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Eastern Arabic numerals and Syriac letters |
Binding Dimensions | 30 x 20 x 6 cm |
Provenance |
Note of gift to ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡ ܫܗܕܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ in Cizre, fol. 169v |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: tearing, holes, water damage, and leaf deterioration with some loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-169v |
Place of Origin | Turkey, Cizre (?) |
Century(ies) | 16th century |
Year Range | 1560 |
Date Precise | 1560 |
Native Date Precise | Ramaḍān 967 AH |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 16 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic; Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac; Estrangela; Naskh |
Notes |
Colophon, fol. 169rv |

Item Location | fol. 1r-169r |
Title | Rhymed Gospel lectionary |
Title NS | فصول الانجيل المقدس الذي يقرأ في الاحاد والذكارين والاعياد ومواقيت الاصوام الواقعة فى دور السنة |
Uniform Title | ʻAbdisho bar Berīkā, -1318. Rhymed Gospel lectionary |
Alternate Title | Evangelion |
Associated Name |
ʻAbdíšoʻ bar Bríkā, -1318
(Translator)
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Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | الحمد لله الذي استغرق الازل قدمه |
Item Notes |
Some headings in Syriac and Arabic Garshuni. Translation dated Shaʻbān 699 AH, 1611 AG (1300 CE), fol. 1r, 169r |

Country |
Iraq
![]() |
City |
Baghdad
![]() |
Repository | Dominican Fathers of Baghdad |
Shelfmark | MS 1 |
Current Status | Relocated |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 170 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 16th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Liturgical books (Eastern Christian); Lectionaries; Evangeliaries |
Feature(s) | Border(s), Decorative; Decoration, Calligraphic; Decoration, Geometric; Headpiece(s) |
Notes |
Notes in Arabic and Syriac, including a note concerning a famine in Cizre and other notes dated 1972-2052 AG, 1661-1741 CE, front and rear flyleaves |
Alt. Surrogate | See also DFM 00424 |
HMML Proj. Num. |
DFB 00001 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/607218 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Digitized in collaboration with Centre Numérique des Manuscrits Orientaux (CNMO), Ankawa, Erbil, Iraq. Cataloged by Josh Mugler |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Capture Date | 2010/08/27 |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 170 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Eastern Arabic numerals and Syriac letters |
Binding Dimensions | 30 x 20 x 6 cm |
Provenance |
Note of gift to ܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܫܡ ܫܗܕܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܡܪܝ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ in Cizre, fol. 169v |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: tearing, holes, water damage, and leaf deterioration with some loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-169v |
Place of Origin | Turkey, Cizre (?) |
Century(ies) | 16th century |
Year Range | 1560 |
Date Precise | 1560 |
Native Date Precise | Ramaḍān 967 AH |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 16 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Signatures | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic; Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac; Estrangela; Naskh |
Notes |
Colophon, fol. 169rv |
Item Location | fol. 1r-169r |
Title | Rhymed Gospel lectionary |
Title NS | فصول الانجيل المقدس الذي يقرأ في الاحاد والذكارين والاعياد ومواقيت الاصوام الواقعة فى دور السنة |
Uniform Title | ʻAbdisho bar Berīkā, -1318. Rhymed Gospel lectionary |
Alternate Title | Evangelion |
Associated Name |
ʻAbdíšoʻ bar Bríkā, -1318
(Translator)
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Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | الحمد لله الذي استغرق الازل قدمه |
Item Notes |
Some headings in Syriac and Arabic Garshuni. Translation dated Shaʻbān 699 AH, 1611 AG (1300 CE), fol. 1r, 169r |
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