Manuscript written on paper in Modern Nesrorian script. Shelfmark: MS X893 T13 A service book (leaves 1-189) -- a prayer book for the ordinary days of the week. Anthems for the eve of each month (leaves 190-202) -- written by several Syriac authorities like Rabban Abraham of Seleucia composed in the year 1837 of the Seleucid era (1525-1526). One anthem was written by Mar Gabriel, nephew of the preceding, who wrote them in the convent of Mar Aujen (Eugenius) in the year 1900 of the Seleucid era (1598-1599). Other anthems were written by ʻAbdIsho of... Anthems of the martyrs (leaves 203-257) - twelve anthems for the evening and morning services of festival days. Chronology (278-296) - a treatise dealing with chronology, especially how to determine the dates of the church year by letters character. Grammatical treatse (297-329) - a grammatical treatise dealing with the points used in Syriac for vowel signs and for marking the accent wtc., by Joseph Bishop of Merda (Mardin).
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