Mardin, Dayr al-Zaʿfarān, 393

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Physical description: paper, pp. viii+253+viii, 1 col.

Language(s): Syriac

Date: 20th cent.

Provenance: unknown

Contents: West Syriac Life of Mary featuring:

Protevangelium of James (as book 1, pp. 1–13, and book 2, pp. 14–23)

Vision of Theophilus (as book 3, pp. 24–77)

Infancy Gospel of Thomas (as book 4, pp. 78–88)

Six-Books Dormition of the Virgin (as book 5, pp. 89–114, and book 6, pp. 114–25)

Additional Contents: Ps.-Ephrem, On the Malice of the Jews against Mary and Joseph (pp. 126–39), a memra on the Birth of Jesus (pp. 140–64), a Miracle by Mary in Homs (pp. 164–84), a memra on the Assumption of Mary the Theotokos (pp. 184–99), a memra on the Festival of Grain and Praises of Mary the Theotokos (pp. 199–216), On the Departure of Mary by Timothy of Gargar (pp. 217–236), and another memra on the Assumption of Mary the Theotokos (pp. 237–50).

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Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 19 October 2016.