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A gospel book, a fragment or a commentary?

Follow Greek, Armenian, Arabic, Arabic Garshuni and Syriac catalogue leads without flattening their different contents into one anonymous gospel.

Record the actual scope

Project 21029 identifies Gospel of Matthew and notes Matthew 1:12–5:7. That selected range should travel with the reference. A broad title in a search result is not proof that every chapter survives. For a lesson about one saying, verify the verse and folio in the particular witness.

A commentary is another voice

ZFRN 00022 is catalogued as Commentary on the Gospels in Syriac. Treat that title as a commentary lead, rather than representing it as a complete gospel manuscript. When teaching a passage, identify the base text, the commentator’s explanation and Babylon’s authored reflection separately.

Compare the same unit

Choose a verse, a short pericope or a named lection. Record the language, the manuscript location, the edition and any relevant heading. If two witnesses divide the material differently, retain both divisions. A difference in title or order becomes a question to examine, rather than a reason to invent missing content.

SIX NAMED MANUSCRIPT LEADS

Gospel books, selections and commentary

The fields below adapt HMML’s licensed catalogue metadata. They are not a transcription, a new translation or a completed image review.

Gospel of Matthew

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Vienna, Austria · Greek

Shelfmark
Hist. gr. 88
Catalogue access label
Unregistered or order a digital copy
Surrogate
Microform
Contents, dating and translation evidence

Gospel of Matthew

Content location: fol. 245r-251v

Catalogue uniform title: Bible. Matthew

Catalogue note: Matthew 1:12-5:7

Copy-date evidence

Part 1: 1400–1500 CE.

These dates describe selected manuscript parts. They do not establish the composition date or a historical cosmic epoch.

Translation evidence

Translation coverage not assessed for this witness. This is not a finding that no translation exists.

Bibliography supplied by HMML

Herbert Hunger, Katalog der griechischen Handschriften der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (1961), vol. 1.

Source physical-status label: In situ. Catalogue record last updated: 2025/07/17.

Source online-view flag: No. The access label remains a separate field. Neither field was verified by opening every image in this review.

Gospels / Notes on the Gospel of Matthew

Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Vienna, Austria · Armenian

Shelfmark
Codex Vindobonensis Palatinus. Armen. 22
Catalogue access label
Unregistered or order a digital copy
Surrogate
Microform
Contents, dating and translation evidence

Gospels

Content location: fol. 1a-170b

Catalogue uniform title: Bible. Gospels

Notes on the Gospel of Matthew

Content location: fol. 171a-174a

Copy-date evidence

Part 1: 1700–1800 CE.

These dates describe selected manuscript parts. They do not establish the composition date or a historical cosmic epoch.

Translation evidence

Translation coverage not assessed for this witness. This is not a finding that no translation exists.

Bibliography supplied by HMML

J. Dashian. Catalog der armenischen Handschriften in der k.k. Hofbibliothek zu Wien (Wien, 1891)

Source physical-status label: In situ. Catalogue record last updated: 2025/07/17.

Source online-view flag: Yes. The access label remains a separate field. Neither field was verified by opening every image in this review.

BALA 00004# Reference

Gospels

Dayr Sayyidat al-Balamand

Tripoli, Lebanon · Arabic

Shelfmark
MS 4
Catalogue access label
Registered
Surrogate
Digital
Contents, dating and translation evidence

Gospels

Content location: Not supplied in this export

Catalogue uniform title: Bible. Gospels

Copy-date evidence

Part 1: 1564 CE. Native date in catalogue: 4 Tishrīn al-Awwal 7073 Anno mundi.

These dates describe selected manuscript parts. They do not establish the composition date or a historical cosmic epoch.

Translation evidence

Translation coverage not assessed for this witness. This is not a finding that no translation exists.

Bibliography supplied by HMML

Rashid Ḥaddād and Fāyiz Furayjāt, Fihris makhṭūṭāt Dayr al-Balamand (1970); al-Makhṭūṭāt al-ʻArabīyah fī al-adyirah al-Urthūdhuksīyah al-Anṭākīyah fī Lubnān: Dayr Sayyidat al-Balamand (1994).

Source physical-status label: In situ. Catalogue record last updated: 2025/12/04.

Source online-view flag: Yes. The access label remains a separate field. Neither field was verified by opening every image in this review.

OLM 00654# Reference

Gospels

Lebanese Maronite Order

Kaslik, Lebanon · Arabic Garshuni

Shelfmark
Not supplied in this export
Catalogue access label
Registered
Surrogate
Digital
Contents, dating and translation evidence

Gospels

Content location: Not supplied in this export

Catalogue uniform title: Bible. Gospels

Copy-date evidence

Part 1: 1684 CE.

These dates describe selected manuscript parts. They do not establish the composition date or a historical cosmic epoch.

Translation evidence

Translation coverage not assessed for this witness. This is not a finding that no translation exists.

Source physical-status label: In situ. Catalogue record last updated: 2022/10/26.

Source online-view flag: Yes. The access label remains a separate field. Neither field was verified by opening every image in this review.

ZFRN 00022# Reference

Commentary on the Gospels

Dayr Za‘farān (Monastery)

Mardin, Turkey · Syriac

Shelfmark
MS 22
Catalogue access label
Registered
Surrogate
Digital
Contents, dating and translation evidence

Commentary on the Gospels

Content location: Not supplied in this export

Copy-date evidence

Part 1: 1892 CE. Native date in catalogue: 2203 AG.

These dates describe selected manuscript parts. They do not establish the composition date or a historical cosmic epoch.

Translation evidence

Translation coverage not assessed for this witness. This is not a finding that no translation exists.

Source physical-status label: In situ. Catalogue record last updated: 2020/02/10.

Source online-view flag: Yes. The access label remains a separate field. Neither field was verified by opening every image in this review.

APIB 00018# Reference

Gospel book

Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul, Balat

Istanbul, Turkey · Armenian

Shelfmark
MS 18
Catalogue access label
Registered
Surrogate
Digital
Contents, dating and translation evidence

Gospel book

Content location: pages 29-538

Catalogue uniform title: Gospel Book (Armenian Rite)

Copy-date evidence

Part 1: 1600–1700 CE.

These dates describe selected manuscript parts. They do not establish the composition date or a historical cosmic epoch.

Translation evidence

Translation coverage not assessed for this witness. This is not a finding that no translation exists.

Source physical-status label: In situ. Catalogue record last updated: 2020/02/10.

Source online-view flag: Yes. The access label remains a separate field. Neither field was verified by opening every image in this review.

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Catalogue credit and scope

Catalogue metadata from Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML), vHMML Reading Room, CC BY 4.0. Babylon selected 36 records, selected relevant content items, removed formatting and reduced the fields. Original images are not included.

Six manuscript leads in each of six subjects. These are examples, not all HMML holdings or a ranked list. Source identifiers and access labels are retained. Translation coverage has not been reviewed at witness level. Babylon is independent of HMML and the repositories named here. The selection is reviewed on 5 November 2026; current conditions must be checked at the source.

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