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Chronicle of Ps.-Joshua the Stylite - ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܕܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܘܒܐܡܕ ܘܒܟܠܗ̇ ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ by Joshua the StyliteJoshua the Stylite. “Chronicle of Ps.-Joshua the Stylite - ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܫܥܝܬܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܕܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ ܘܒܐܡܕ ܘܒܟܠܗ̇ ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ .” Based upon William Wright ed., The Chronicle of Joshua the Stylite, composed in Syriac A.D. 507 (Cambridge: University Press, 1882). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/485.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/485
Letter of Simeon of Beth Arsham concerning Barsawma - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܫܡ ܕܟܬܒ ܡܛܠ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ by Simeon of Beth ArshamSimeon of Beth Arsham. “Letter of Simeon of Beth Arsham concerning Barsawma - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܪܫܡ ܕܟܬܒ ܡܛܠ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ .” Based upon Josephus Simonius Assemani, Bibliotheca Orientalis Clementino-Vaticana (Rome: Sacrae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide, 1719-1728). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified December 1, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/513.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/513
Letter of Mara bar Serapion - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܐ ܒܪ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ by Anonymous “Letter of Mara bar Serapion - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܐ ܒܪ ܣܪܦܝܘܢ .” Based upon William Cureton ed., Spicilegium syriacum: containing remains of Bardesan, Meliton, Ambrose and Mara Bar Serapion. Now first edited, with an English translation and notes (London: F. and J. Rivington, 1855). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/488.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/488
Against Bardaisan's Domnus - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܡܶܬܩܪܶܐ ܕܕܳܡܢܳܘܣ ܕܰܐܡܺܝܪ ܠܒܰܪܕܶܝܨܳܢ ܠܽܘܩܒܰܠ ܕܒܶܝܬ ܦܠܰܛܳܘܢ by Ephrem the SyrianEphrem the Syrian. “Against Bardaisan's Domnus - ܡܺܐܡܪܳܐ ܕܡܶܬܩܪܶܐ ܕܕܳܡܢܳܘܣ ܕܰܐܡܺܝܪ ܠܒܰܪܕܶܝܨܳܢ ܠܽܘܩܒܰܠ ܕܒܶܝܬ ܦܠܰܛܳܘܢ .” Based upon C. W. Mitchell ed., S. Ephraim's prose refutations of Mani, Marcion, and Bardaisan. Vol. 2: The Discourse Called 'Of Domnus' and Six Other Writings (London: Williams and Norgate, 1921). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified December 7, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/532.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/532
Martyrdom of Miles and his Companions - ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܣ ܐܲܦܸܤܦܘܿܦܵܐ ܕܫܘܿܫܲܢ: ܘܕܼܵܐܒܿܘܼܪܤܵܡ ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ: ܘܲܕܼܤܝܼܢܲܝ ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ. ܒܫܘܼܪܵܝܹܗ ܕܲܪܕܼܘܼܦܝܲܢ by Anonymous “Martyrdom of Miles and his Companions - ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܣ ܐܲܦܸܤܦܘܿܦܵܐ ܕܫܘܿܫܲܢ: ܘܕܼܵܐܒܿܘܼܪܤܵܡ ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ: ܘܲܕܼܤܝܼܢܲܝ ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ. ܒܫܘܼܪܵܝܹܗ ܕܲܪܕܼܘܼܦܝܲܢ .” Based upon Paul Bedjan ed., Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 7, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/489.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/489
Demonstration 16: On the Peoples, who have replaced the People - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܚܠܦ ܥܡܐ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 16: On the Peoples, who have replaced the People - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܚܠܦ ܥܡܐ .” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes, Patrologia Syriaca,vol. 1.1 (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894) . Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/16.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/16
History of Karka d-Beth Slok - ܬܫܥܢܬܐ ܕܟܲܪܟܼܵܐ ܕܒܹܝܬܼ ܤܠܘܿܟܼ ܘܲܕܼܤܵܗ̈ܕܹܐ ܕܒܹܗ by Anonymous “History of Karka d-Beth Slok - ܬܫܥܢܬܐ ܕܟܲܪܟܼܵܐ ܕܒܹܝܬܼ ܤܠܘܿܟܼ ܘܲܕܼܤܵܗ̈ܕܹܐ ܕܒܹܗ .” Based upon Paul Bedjan ed., Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 2, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/486.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/486
Letter from Cyril to Rabbula - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܪܒܘܠܐ by Rabbula of EdessaRabbula of Edessa. “Letter from Cyril to Rabbula - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ ܕܠܘܬ ܡܪܝ ܪܒܘܠܐ .” Based upon Julian Joseph Overbeck ed., S. Ephraemi Syri, Rabulae episcopi Edesseni, Balaei aliorumque Opera selecta e codicibus syriacis manuscriptis in museo Britannico et bibliotheca Bodleiana asservatis primus (Oxonii [Oxford]: Clarendoniano, 1865). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 7, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/497.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/497
Jude (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ by Jude the ApostleJude the Apostle. “Jude (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/144.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/144
1 John (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ by John the ApostleJohn the Apostle. “1 John (Peshitta Version) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܫܠܝܚܐ.” Based upon G. H. Gwilliam, J. Pinkerton and John Gwynn eds., The New Testament in Syriac [ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ] (London: British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 1, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/141.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/141