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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 | 22 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Genre(s) | Epistolaries |
HMML Proj. Num. |
CPB 00377 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/609956 |
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 |
Capture Date | 2014/07/28 |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 22 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding Dimensions | 19.5 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-22v |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Year Range | 1894 |
Date Precise | 1894 April 08 |
Native Date Precise | 4 Nísān 1894 CE |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 18 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac |
Notes |
Different handwriting and page layouts throughout; not necessarily copied all at once or by the same scribe |

Item Location | fol. 2v-4v |
Title | Letter of Jacob (of Nisibis) to Patriarch Papa (bar Aggai) |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܦܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܐܒܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܡܪܒܝܢܢ ܒܡܫܝܚܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܙܗܝܐ ܘܣܒܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ |
Item Location | fol. 4v-9r |
Title | Letter of Ephrem the Syrian to Patriarch Papa (bar Aggai) |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ |
Associated Name |
Ephrem, of Nisibis, 303-373
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܚܝܪܐ ܘܓܒܝܐ ܒܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܢܨܝܚ ܒܟܠ ܕܡܪܢ ܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ |
Item Location | fol. 12r-13r |
Title | Letter from Eusebius, Patirarch of Rome, to Papa (bar Aggai), Catholicos of the East |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܦܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ܆ ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܐܚܘܟ |
Item Location | fol. 13r-13v |
Title | Letter of Queen Helena to Mar Papa (bar Aggai) |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܠܢܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܪܒ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܢܘܣܐ ܕܟܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܡܫܪܝܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ |
Item Location | fol. 13v-14v |
Title | Letter of Mar Papa (bar Aggai) to Queen Helena |
Title NS | ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܠܘܬ ܗܠܢܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܐܡܐ ܒܪܝܟܬܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܗܠܢܐ |
Item Location | fol. 15r-20r |
Title | Letter of Mar Papa, Patriarch of the East, to the inhabitants of Nisibis |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡܢ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܢܨܝܒܝܢ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܥܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܥܡ ܪܥܝܐ ܘܡܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܘܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܘܟܠ ܡܘܫ̈ܚܢ |
Item Location | fol. 20r-21r |
Title | Letter of Publius Lentulus, chiliarch of the Jews, to the Roman Senate |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪ̈ܬ ܡܢ ܒܘܒܠܝܘܣ ܠܢܛܘܠܝܘܣ ܟܝܠܝܪܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܐ ܠܣܘܢܩܠܛܝܣ ܕܪ݁ܗܘܡܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܒܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܢܦܩ ܛܒܐ ܕܝܫܘܥܡܫܝ[ܚܐ] ܘܫܪܝ ܠܡܣܒܪܘ ܠܥܠܡܐ |
Item Location | fol. 21r-22r |
Title | Letter of Pontius Pilate to Claudius |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܦܢܛܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܠܩܠܘܕܝܘܣ ܩܣܪ |
Associated Name |
Pilate, Pontius, active 1st century
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܦܢܛܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܠܩܠܘܕܝܘܣ ܫܠܡ |

Country |
Iraq
![]() |
City |
Baghdad
![]() |
Repository |
Chaldean Catholic Church. Patriarchate of Baghdad
![]() |
Current Status | Relocated |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 22 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Genre(s) | Epistolaries |
HMML Proj. Num. |
CPB 00377 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/609956 |
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 |
Capture Date | 2014/07/28 |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 22 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Arabic numerals |
Binding Dimensions | 19.5 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1r-22v |
Century(ies) | 19th century |
Year Range | 1894 |
Date Precise | 1894 April 08 |
Native Date Precise | 4 Nísān 1894 CE |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 18 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Syriac |
Script(s) | East Syriac |
Notes |
Different handwriting and page layouts throughout; not necessarily copied all at once or by the same scribe |
Item Location | fol. 2v-4v |
Title | Letter of Jacob (of Nisibis) to Patriarch Papa (bar Aggai) |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܦܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܐܒܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܡܪܒܝܢܢ ܒܡܫܝܚܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܙܗܝܐ ܘܣܒܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ |
Item Location | fol. 4v-9r |
Title | Letter of Ephrem the Syrian to Patriarch Papa (bar Aggai) |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܠܦܢܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ |
Associated Name |
Ephrem, of Nisibis, 303-373
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܚܝܪܐ ܘܓܒܝܐ ܒܬܓܡܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܢܨܝܚ ܒܟܠ ܕܡܪܢ ܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ |
Item Location | fol. 12r-13r |
Title | Letter from Eusebius, Patirarch of Rome, to Papa (bar Aggai), Catholicos of the East |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܪܗܘܡܐ ܠܘܬ ܦܦܐ ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ܆ ܐܘܣܒܝܣ ܐܚܘܟ |
Item Location | fol. 13r-13v |
Title | Letter of Queen Helena to Mar Papa (bar Aggai) |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܗܠܢܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܪܒ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܢܘܣܐ ܕܟܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܡܫܪܝܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܡܪܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ |
Item Location | fol. 13v-14v |
Title | Letter of Mar Papa (bar Aggai) to Queen Helena |
Title NS | ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܠܘܬ ܗܠܢܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܐܡܐ ܒܪܝܟܬܐ ܡܠܟܬܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܗܠܢܐ |
Item Location | fol. 15r-20r |
Title | Letter of Mar Papa, Patriarch of the East, to the inhabitants of Nisibis |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܬܟܬܒܬ ܡܢ ܡܪܝ ܦܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܢܨܝܒܝܢ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܠܥܡܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܥܡ ܪܥܝܐ ܘܡܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܘܟܗܢ̈ܐ ܘܟܠ ܡܘܫ̈ܚܢ |
Item Location | fol. 20r-21r |
Title | Letter of Publius Lentulus, chiliarch of the Jews, to the Roman Senate |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪ̈ܬ ܡܢ ܒܘܒܠܝܘܣ ܠܢܛܘܠܝܘܣ ܟܝܠܝܪܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ̈ܐ ܠܣܘܢܩܠܛܝܣ ܕܪ݁ܗܘܡܐ |
Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܒܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܒܗܘܢ ܢܦܩ ܛܒܐ ܕܝܫܘܥܡܫܝ[ܚܐ] ܘܫܪܝ ܠܡܣܒܪܘ ܠܥܠܡܐ |
Item Location | fol. 21r-22r |
Title | Letter of Pontius Pilate to Claudius |
Title NS | ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܦܢܛܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܠܩܠܘܕܝܘܣ ܩܣܪ |
Associated Name |
Pilate, Pontius, active 1st century
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Syriac |
Incipit | ܦܢܛܝܘܣ ܦܝܠܛܘܣ ܠܩܠܘܕܝܘܣ ܫܠܡ |
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