Beth Karmo

ܒܝܬ ܟܪܡܐ

Syriac texts from the fifth century on, preserved and open to everyone: the original in the script you know, the sounds beside it, and the meaning in English, French and Arabic.

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Homilies of Isaac of Antioch

Isaac of Antioch 5th century 63 memre, 800 pages

Verse homilies on faith, injustice, the monks and the city. Read them as Bedjan printed them in 1903, one couplet to a line, with the sounds and the meaning beside each.

Work in progress Syriac and transliteration complete 63 of 63 memre in translation Bedjan, Leipzig 1903 · Archive.org

The Life of Rabban Hormizd

Sergius of Adhorbaijan 15th century 22 gates, 166 pages

The life of the seventh-century monk who founded the monastery at Alqosh, told in verse for his feast day. Twenty-two gates, one for each letter, and every line of a gate ends in its letter.

Work in progress Syriac and transliteration complete 22 of 22 gates in translation Budge, Berlin 1894 · Archive.org

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