Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Syr. 238

Images: Gallica

Other shelfmark(s): Ancien fonds 154

Physical description: paper, measurements not provided, 246 fols., 1 col.

Language(s): Arabic and Garšūnī

Date: 1474 (fol. 231v)

Provenance: unknown

Contents:

Arabic Infancy Gospel (fols. 100v–115r; Garšūnī and Arabic)

Dormition of the Virgin, Six-Books (fols. 147r–160v; Garšūnī)

Protevangelium of James (fols. 232r–241v; Arabic)

Additional Contents: Barlaam and Josaphat, History of King David, History of the Captivity of Babylon, works by Severus of Antioch, Athanasius, and others.

Catalogs:

Zotenberg, Hermann. Manuscrits Orientaux: Catalogues des Manuscrits Syriaques et Sabéens (Mandaïtes) de la Bibliothèque Nationale. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1874 (pp. 190–92).

Other online databases: none

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University, 30 June 2026.