Narsai

Mar Narsai (✝ ca. 500), spiritual writer and exegete for the school of Nisibis, wrote many poetic compositions for the Church of the East.

For more on his life and works, see “Narsai: Life & Thought”. .

Digitized Manuscripts of Mar Narsai

Instrumenta 

• Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, Ed., Homilies of Mar Narsai, vol. 1, 2 vol. San Francisco: Patriarchal Press, 1970.
• Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, Homilies of Mar Narsai, vol. 2, 2 vol. San Francisco: Patriarchal Press, 1970.
• Y. 'qub A. Manna, Morceaux choisis de littérature araméenne, 2 vol. Mosul: Imprimerie des pères dominicains, 1901.
• A. Allgeier, Ed., “Der König und die Königin des 44. (45.) Psalmes im Lichte des N. Test. und der altchristlichen Auslegung. Ein Beitrag zur Begriffsgeschichte der Sponsa Christi”, Der Katholik, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 145-173, 1917.
• A. Allgeier, “Ein syrischer Memrâ über die Seele religionsgeschichtlichem Rahmen”, Archiv für Religionswissenschaft, vol. 21, pp. 360-396, 1922.
  • Pp. 364-93
• S. P. Brock, “A Guide to Narsai's Homilies”, Hugoye: Journal for Syriac Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 21-40, 2009.
• R. H. Connolly, The Liturgical Homilies of Narsai: Translated into English with an Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1909.
• F. Feldman, Syrische Wechsellieder von Narses. Ein Beitrag zur altchristlichen syrischen Hymnologie, nach einer Handschrift der Königlichen Bibliothek in Berlin. Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1896.
• A. Mingana, Narsai doctoris syri homiliae et carmina, vol. 1, 2 vol. Mosul: Fraternity of Preachers, 1905.
• A. Mingana, Narsai doctoris syri homiliae et carmina, vol. 2, 2 vol. Mosul: Fraternity of Preachers, 1905.
• W. F. Macomber, “The Manuscripts of the Metrical Homilies of Narsai”, Orientalia Christiana Periodica, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 275-306, 1973.
• J. P. P. Martin, “Homélie de Narsès sur les trois docteurs nestoriens (I)”, Journal asiatique, vol. 9.14, pp. 446-492, 1899.
  • Pp. 446-492
• J. P. P. Martin, “Homélie de Narsès sur les trois docteurs nestoriens (II)”, Journal asiatique, vol. 9.15, pp. 469-525, 1900.
  • Pp. 469-525
• H. Näf, Syrische Josef-Gedichte, mit Uebersetzung des Gedichts von Narsai und Proben aus Balai und Jaqob von Sarug. Zürich: A. Schwarzenbach, 1923.
  • Pp. 35-42

For further information on Narsai and his poems, a great bibliography can be found at “Narsai: Bibliography”. ..

The format of the works listed below will be listed as follows: 1) Title, 2) any alternate titles, 3) Incipit, 4) the Macomber number, and 5) other edited editions available in the Public Domain. 

Because the two Patriarchal Press volumes include the largest number of works, these will be listed first with a link provided for parallel texts found in Mingana's collections. Mingana's collection follows the Patriarchal Press volumes with a list of any Memre or Soghyatha which were not mentioned previously. The final section includes those works which are not included in either collection.

* indicates those considered dubious by Mingana

[Patriarchal Press 1, 2] [Mingana 1, 2] [Other Homilies]

Patriarchal Press Volume 1 [Back to Top]

• Introduction

• Table of Contents

• On the First Sunday of Advent: the Divine Revelations to Abraham (p. 1-39)

  • Alt: On the Divine Revelations to Abraham
  • ܬܘܬ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܬܘܬܢܝ ܕܐܦܢܐ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ
  • Macomber 1
  • Mingana I.1-29

• *A Memra of Advent (p. 39-77)

  • Alt: Another Memra of Advent
  • ܨܠܡ ܓܠܝܢܘ̈ܗܝ ܨܪ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܒܪܥܝܢ ܐܢܫܐ
  • Macomber 2 
  • Mingana I.29-57

• A Memra on the Birth of our Lord (Epiphany) (p. 77-98)

  • ܒܚܘܒܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܨܒܐ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܕܢܚܐ ܠܟܠܐ
  • Macomber 4

• A Soghitha on Mary and the Magi (p. 98-104)

  • ܒܝܠܕܗ ܕܒܪܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܢܚ
  • Not in Macomber 
  • Mingana II.372-77
  • Y. 'qub A. Manna, Morceaux choisis de littérature araméenne, 2 vol. Mosul: Imprimerie des pères dominicains, 1901.
    • I.216-222
  • Feldman, Syriac 1 [GT]

• A Memra on the Commemoration of Mary (p. 104-28)

  • ܪܒܘܬ ܚܘܒܗ ܨܒܐ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܕܢܓܠܐ ܒܐܢܫܐ
  • Macomber 5 

• A Soghitha on the Angel and Mary (p. 128-34)

  • ܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܕܢܚܬ ܫܪܐ
  • Not in Macomber 
  • Mingana II.367-72
  • Y. 'qub A. Manna, Morceaux choisis de littérature araméenne, 2 vol. Mosul: Imprimerie des pères dominicains, 1901.
    • I.210-216
  • Feldman, Syriac 2 [GT]

• A Memra of the Feast of the Epiphany of our Lord (134-57)

  • ܨܠܡܐ ܡܠܝܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܕܢܬܩܢ ܠܐܕܡ
  • Macomber 6 

• A Soghitha John the Baptist and Our Lord (157-63)

  • ܪܥܝܢܝ ܫܩܠܢܝ ܨܝܕ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ
  • Feldman-Syriac [GT]

• A Memra of John the Baptist (163-85)

  • ܒܪܗܛܐ ܠܐܝܐ ܫܚܝܩ ܗܘܐ ܩܠܐ ܕܢܒܝܘܬܐ
  • Macomber 7
  • H. Gismondi, Linguae syriacae grammatica et chrestomathia cum glossario scholis accommodata. Beirut: Typographia pp. Soc. Jesu, 1900.
    • Pp. 103-110

• A Soghitha on John and the Crowd and Herod (185-91)

  • ܣܗܕܐ ܙܗܝܐ ܕܡܪܗ ܪܚܡ
  • Not in Macomber
  • Mingana II.377-81
  • Feldman-Syriac [GT]

• A Memra of Peter and Paul (191-220)

  • Alt. Of the Feast of Peter and Paul
  • ܛܒܐ ܕܦܠܓ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܚܘܒܗ ܠܒܢܝ̈ ܒܝܬܗ
  • Macomber 8
  • Mingana I.68-90

• A Memra on the Apostolic Evangelists (220-41)

  • Alt. A Memra which is on the Apostolic Evangelists
  • ܡܠܟܐ ܕܪܘܡܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܪܘܚܢܝܬܐ
  • Macomber 9

• A Commemoration of Mar Stephen (241-53)

  • Alt. Of the Feast of Mar Stephen
  • ܡܠܟܐ ܕܪܘܡܐ ܕܙܟܐ ܒܩܝܣܐ ܠܒܝܫܐ ܘܡܘܬܐ
  • Macomber 10
  • Mingana I.90-100

• A Memra of the Doctors of the Chruch (of the Teaching of the Church) (253-87)

  • Alt. A Memra of the Doctors, Mar Diodore, and Mar Theodore, and Mar Nestorius
  • ܛܢܢܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܕܚܠܦ ܟܐܢ̈ܐ ܫܚܩܢܝ ܣܓܝ
  • Macomber 11
  • J. P. P. Martin, “Homélie de Narsès sur les trois docteurs nestoriens (I)”, Journal asiatique, vol. 9.14, pp. 446-492, 1899.
    • ​Syriac Text
  • J. P. P. Martin, “Homélie de Narsès sur les trois docteurs nestoriens (II)”, Journal asiatique, vol. 9.15, pp. 469-525, 1900.
    • French Translation

• A Soghitha of Cyril and Nestorius (287-93)

  • ܛܢܢܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܕܚܠܦ ܟܐܢ̈ܐ ܫܚܩܢܝ ܣܓܝ
  • Feldman-Syriac [GT]

• A Memra of the 40 Day Fast [Lent] (293-312)

  • Alt. Of the First Sunday of the Fast [Lent]
  • ܪܥܝܢܝ ܡܠܟܢܝ ܕܐܡܪ ܕܝܢܐ ܥܡ ܚܘܫܒܝ̈
  • Macomber 20
  • Mingana I.167-81

• A Memra on the Battle of our Lord (312-34)

  • ܩ̈ܠܐ ܚܕ̈ܬܐ ܫܡܥ ܣܛܢܐ ܒܝܬ ܡܝܘ̈ܬܐ
  • Macomber 21

• A Soghitha of Cain and Abel (334-41)

  • ܒܫܪܒܗ ܕܗܒܝܠ ܪܥܝܢܝ ܬܗܪ
  • Not in Macomber
  • Mingana II.386-91 
  • Feldman-Syriac [GT]

• A Memra of the Feast of Hosannas [Palm Sunday] (341-63)

  • Alt. Another Memra of Hosannas
  • ܒܢܝܪܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܟܕܢܗ ܒܝܫܐ ܠܓܢܣܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ
  • Macomber 28

• A Memra Against the Jews (363-82)

  • Alt. Another Memra of Hosannas and it is against the Jews
  • ܬܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܚܬܝܪ ܒܫܡܗ̈ܐ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ
  • Macomber 31
  • Mingana I.299-313

• Another Memra of the Feast of Hosannas [Palm Sunday] (382-93)

  • ܬܗܪܐ ܗܝ ܪܒܐ ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗ ܟܠܐ
  • Macomber 29

• A Soghitha on the Pharisees and our Lord (393-99

  • ܐܣܝܐ ܡܗܝܪܐ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܨܒܐ
  • Not in Macomber 
  • Mingana II.396-401
  • Feldman-Syriac [GT]

• *A Memra of the Thursday of Pascha (399-419)

  • ܓܢܒܪܐ ܢܦܩ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܕܢܦܢܐ ܫܒܝܬܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܐ
  • Macomber 34
  • Mingana I.313-27

• A Memra on the Course of the Messiah and His Passion and His Crucifixion (419-38)

  • Alt: Another Memra on the Course of the Messiah Bodily and His Passion and His Crucifixion
  • ܒܪܢܫܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܕܚܨܝܦܐ
  • Macomber 36

• A Memra on the Thief, spoken on the Sunday of the Resurrection (438-57)

  • ܒܪܝܬܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܒܪܐ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܒܪܫ ܓܓܘܠܬܐ
  • Macomber 37
  • Mingana I.327-41

• A Memra on the Mysteries of the Church and on Baptism (457-79)

  • ܢܒܥܐ ܚܠܝܐ ܕܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ ܦܬܚ ܠܢ ܡܪܢ
  • Macomber 38
  • Mingana I.341-56
  • English Translation1.

• A Memra on the Sunday of Resurrection (479-95)

  • Alt: Another Memra of the Great Sunday of the Resurrection
  • ܡܠܟܐ ܕܪܘܡܐ ܠܒܫ ܐܣܟܡܐ ܐܪܥܢܝܐ
  • Macomber 40

• A Memra on the Eve of the Confessors (495-520)

  • ܩܠ ܙܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܪܫ ܩܝܣܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܡܝܘ̈ܬܐ
  • Macomber 41
  • Mingana II.28-46

• A Soghitha on the King and the Martyrs (520-526)

  • ܩܪܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܥܒܕ
  • Not in Macomber 
  • Mingana II.401-406
  • Y. 'qub A. Manna, Morceaux choisis de littérature araméenne, 2 vol. Mosul: Imprimerie des pères dominicains, 1901.
    • Pp. 222-228
  • Feldman-Syriac [GT]

• A Memra on the House of Hananiah and Azariah and Mishael (526-546)

  • Alt: On Hananiah and Azariah and Mishael
  • ܒܢܝ̈ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ ܢܚܬܘ ܒܫܒܝܬܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܒܒ̈ܠܝܐ
  • Macomber 77 
  • Mingana II.314-28

• A Memra on the Day of the Ascension of our Lord to Heaven (546-63)

  • ܒܫܝܛܘܬ ܡܕܪܢ ܬܗܪܬ ܣܓܝ ܕܟܡܐ ܝܪܒ
  • Macomber 45 

• A Memra on the Day of the Feast of Pentecost (563-81)

  • ܓܙܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܦܬܚ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܝܘ̈ܬܐ
  • Macomber 46
  • Mingana II.72-84 

• A Memra of the [Feast of the] Consecration of the Church (581-98)

  • ܥܕܬܐ ܡܠܝܬ ܦܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ
  • Macomber 56

• A Memra of the Discovery of the True Cross (598-613)

  • ܡܠܟܐ ܕܙܟܐ ܒܙܩܝܦܘܬܗ ܘܐܡܠܟ ܥܠ ܟܠ
  • Not in Macomber 

• The First Collection Ends Here (613-14)

• A Memra on Joseph, the Son of Jacob (614-47)

  • ܬܐ ܠܟ ܡܘܫܐ ܪܫܐ ܘܒܘܟܪܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ
  • Not in Macomber 
  • P. Bedjan, Ed., Liber superiorum, seu Historia Monastica, auctore Thoma, Episcopo Margensi. Liber Fundatorum Monasteriorum in regno Persarum et Arabum. Homiliae Mar-Narsetis in Joseph. Documenta Patrum de quibusdam verae fidei dogmatibus. Paris; Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1901.
    • Pp. 521-558
  • V. Grabowski, Die Geschichte Josefs von Mar Narses, nach einer syrischen Handschrift der Königl. Bibliothek in Berlin, herausgegeben, übersetzt und kritisch bearbeitet. Berlin: H. Itzkowski, 1889.
    • Pp. 3-15 (Syriac Text)
    • Pp. 11-23 (German Translation)
  • H. Näf, Syrische Josef-Gedichte, mit Uebersetzung des Gedichts von Narsai und Proben aus Balai und Jaqob von Sarug. Zürich: A. Schwarzenbach, 1923.
    • German Translation: Pp. 91-106

• A Second Memra on Joseph (647-89)

  • ܡܪܐ ܕܐܪ̈ܙܐ ܕܒܟ ܐܣܬܝܟ ܟܠ ܕܟܬܝ̈ܒܢ
  • Not in Macomber 
  • P. Bedjan, Ed., Liber superiorum, seu Historia Monastica, auctore Thoma, Episcopo Margensi. Liber Fundatorum Monasteriorum in regno Persarum et Arabum. Homiliae Mar-Narsetis in Joseph. Documenta Patrum de quibusdam verae fidei dogmatibus. Paris; Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1901.
    • Pp. 559-609​
  • H. Näf, Syrische Josef-Gedichte, mit Uebersetzung des Gedichts von Narsai und Proben aus Balai und Jaqob von Sarug. Zürich: A. Schwarzenbach, 1923.
    • Pp. 107-127
  • M. Weyl, Das zweite Josephs-Gedicht von Narses: nach 2 Handschriften der Königl. Bibliothek zu Berlin. Berlin: M. Poppelauer, 1901.

• Another Memra on Joseph during the Fourth Reading (689-91)

  • ܣܒܐ ܢܦܩ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܚܙܐ
  • Not in Macomber 

• *Another Memra on Joseph when His Brothers Sold Him (691-725)

  • Alt: Another on Joseph when His Brothers Sold Him and it is Suitable for the Passion and it is Spoken on [Holy] Tuesday
  • ܪܚܡܬ ܟܐܢ̈ܐ ܩܪܬܢܝ ܕܐܚܙܘܩ ܒܫܒܝܠ ܟܐܢ̈ܐ
  • Macomber 70
  • Mingana II.265-88

• Another Memra on Joseph During the Second Reading (725-743)

  • ܫܒܥܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܗܘܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܝܘܣܦ
  • Not in Macomber
  • P. Bedjan, Ed., Liber superiorum, seu Historia Monastica, auctore Thoma, Episcopo Margensi. Liber Fundatorum Monasteriorum in regno Persarum et Arabum. Homiliae Mar-Narsetis in Joseph. Documenta Patrum de quibusdam verae fidei dogmatibus. Paris; Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1901.
    • Pp. 609-629
      ​

• A Memra on the Eve of the Departed (743-66)

  • ܒܫܘܦܪܐ ܦܐܝܐ ܕܨܠܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܨܒܝܬ ܕܐܬܒܩܐ
  • Macomber 18

Patriarchal Press Volume 2 [Back to Top]

• Table of Contents

• *A Memra on the Formation of Creation (1-21)

  • ܐܝܬܝܐ ܕܨܒܬ ܪܘܡܐ ܘܥܘܡܩܐ ܒܪܡܙܐ ܕܚܝܠܗ
  • Macomber 63
  • Mingana II.193-207

• A Memra on [the phrase,] "In the Beginning," and on the Essence of God (21-39)

  • ܒܪܫܝܬ ܫܡܥܬ ܕܟܬܒ ܡܘܫܐ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܡܕܡ
  • Macomber 61
  • Mingana II.168-80

• Another Memra on the Formation of Creation and on the Hypostases of the Trinity (39-57)

  • ܒܝܬ ܓܙܐ ܪܒܐ ܦܬܚ ܠܢ
  • Macomber 62
  • Mingana II.180-93

• A Memra on the Formation of Adam and Eve and on the Transgression of the Commandment (57-77)

  • ܡܠܟܐ ܒܨܠܡܗ ܡܬܝܩܪ
  • Macomber 49
  • Mingana II.100-114

• A Memra on the Formation of Angels (77-99)

  • ܬܗܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܠܐ ܬܘܩܢܗ ܕܡܬܩܢ ܟܠܐ
  • Macomber 64
  • Mingana II.207-222

• *A Memra on the Way of Life of the Angels (99-122)

  • ܥܠܡܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܟܕ ܪܗܛ ܒܐܡܝܢܘܬܐ
  • Macomber 65
  • Mingana II.222-38

• A Memra on the Departure of Enoch and Elijah (122-45)

  • ܚܛܝܬܐ ܘܡܘܬܐ ܢܦܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܕܡ ܐܝܟ ܓܝܣܐ
  • Macomber 76

• A Memra on the Flood (145-67)

  • ܚܟܝܡ ܘܫܒܝܚ ܒܪܘܝܐ
  • Macomber 71

• A Memra which was Performed by Him [Narsai] on Righeous Job and on the Trials he Endured (167-82)

  • ܠܝܘܬܪܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܪܫܡ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܕܘܟܪܢ ܐܢܫܐ
  • Macomber 69
  • Mingana II.254-65

• *A Memra on the Excellence of the Soul and how it Supports the Body which is its House (182-206)

  • ܪܫ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܚܟܡܬ ܩܘܫܬ ܗܝ ܕܚܝܠ ܒܪܘܝܐ
  • Macomber 66
  • Mingana II.238-54
  • A. Allgeier, “Ein syrischer Memrâ über die Seele religionsgeschichtlichem Rahmen”, Archiv für Religionswissenschaft, vol. 21, pp. 360-396, 1922.
    • German Translation, pp. 360-396
  • Y. 'qub A. Manna, Morceaux choisis de littérature araméenne, 2 vol. Mosul: Imprimerie des pères dominicains, 1901.
    • Pp. 247-265

• [A Memra] on [that statement,] "He Became Flesh and Dwelt Among Us" (206-218)

  • ܐܘܪܚܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܪܫܬ ܠܢ
  • Macomber 81

• *A Memra of Rogation and of a Fast (218-42)

  • ܐܣܝܐ ܕܐܣܝ ܟܐܒܗ ܕܓܢܣܢ ܒܣܡܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ
  • Macomber 13
  • Mingana I.117-34

• A Memra on Jonah the Prophet, and it is spoken on the Rogation of the Ninevites (242-63)

  • ܥܘܬܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܣܡ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܠܓܘ ܡܢ ܣܦܪ̈ܐ
  • Macomber 14
  • Mingana I.134-49

• A Memra on Admonition and it is Fitting for a Fast and Rogation (263-88)

  • ܡܚܝܠ ܗܘ ܟܝܢܐ ܡܝܘܬܐ
  • Macomber 15
  • Mingana I.149-67

• *Another Memra which is Spoken During a Fast and During a Rogation (288-305)

  • ܐܝܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܫܡܥ ܒܥܘܬܢ ܕܫܡܝܥܐ ܠܟ
  • Macomber 16
  • Mingana I.257-70

• A Memra Fitting for Hosannas [Palm Sunday] (305-318)

  • ܨܡܚܐ ܫܒܝܚܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܒܐ
  • Macomber 30

• A Memra on the Prodigal Son (318-36)

  • ܠܪܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܣܦܪ̈ܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܒܥܝܬ ܕܐܬܬܠܡܕ
  • Macomber 33

• A Soghitha: Give Thanks to the Good One (336-37)

  • ܬܘܕܝ ܠܛܒܐ ܕܚܪܪ ܓܢܣܢ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܫܐ ܘܡܘܬܐ
  • Not in Macomber
  • Mingana II.366-67

• A Memra on the Battle of our Lord (337-55)

  • Alt: On the Battle of our Lord, and it is spoken in the Great Fast [Lent]
  • ܐܕܡ ܨܠܡܐ ܡܠܠܐ
  • Macomber 22

• A Memra on the Martyrs (355-69)

  • ܒܟܠܕܘܟ ܐܩܝܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܠܙܩܝܦܘܬܗ
  • Macomber 42
  • Mingana II.46-55
  • Y. 'qub A. Manna, Morceaux choisis de littérature araméenne, 2 vol. Mosul: Imprimerie des pères dominicains, 1901.
    • Pp. 228-235

• A Memra on the Renewal of Creation, for Although it Changes, it Does not Perish (369-93)

  • Alt: A Memra on the Renewal of Creation, and it is Fitting for New Sunday
  • ܚܕ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܒܪܗ̇ ܠܒܪܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ
  • Macomber 44
  • Mingana II.55-72

• A Memra on the Election of Moses and on the Fire which He Saw on Sinai and on the Salvation of the Israelites (393-414)

  • Alt: On the Election of Moses and on the Fire which He Saw on Sinai and on the Salvation of the Israelites and it is spoken on the Thursday of Pascha
  • ܚܙܬܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܚܙܐ ܒܪ ܥܡܪܡ ܥܠ ܪܫ ܛܘܪܐ
  • Macomber 72
  • Mingana II.288-303

• *A Memra on the Festival of the Discovery of the Cross (414-39)

  • Alt: On the Feast of the Discovery of the Holy Cross
  • ܒܓܒܪܐ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܓܠܐ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܟܠܗ
  • Macomber 54
  • Mingana II.114-31

• A Memra on the Bronze Serpent and it is Fitting for the [Feast of] the Discovery [of the Cross] (439-55)

  • ܩܝܡܐ ܕܚܘܒܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܐܒܪܗܡ
  • Macomber 55

• A Memra on the Formation of the Tabernacle (455-71)

  • Alt: On the Formation of the Tabernacle and it is Fitting for the [Festival of] the Consecration of the Church
  • ܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܬܢܝܐ ܒܪܐ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܝ̈ ܡܘܫܐ
  • Macomber 57

• A Memra on the Vision of the Seraphim which Isaiah Saw (471-90)

  • Alt: On the Vision of the Seraphim which Isaiah Saw, and it is Fitting for the [Feast of] the Dedication of the Church
  • ܫܒܝܚ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܕܒܓܠܝܢܗ ܡܘܪܒ ܥܒܕܘ̈ܗܝ
  • Macomber 58
  • Mingana II.131-44

• *A Memra on the Consecration of the Church (490-505)

  • ܫܒܝܚ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܕܒܓܠܝܢܗ ܡܘܪܒ ܥܒܕܘ̈ܗܝ
  • Macomber 60
  • Mingana II.156-68
  • A. Allgeier, Ed., “Der König und die Königin des 44. (45.) Psalmes im Lichte des N. Test. und der altchristlichen Auslegung. Ein Beitrag zur Begriffsgeschichte der Sponsa Christi”, Der Katholik, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 145-173, 1917.
    • German translation, pp. 151-163.

• *A Memra on the Church and on the Priesthood (505-522)

  • Alt: On the Church and on the Priesthood and it is Fitting for the Fourth Sunday of the Consecration of the Church
  • ܗܝܟܠ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܒܢܐ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܠܐܪ̈ܥܢܝܐ
  • Macomber 59
  • Mingana II.144-56
  • ET-Connolly

• A Memra on the Admonition of the Priests (522-39)

  • Alt: On the Admonition of the Priests and it is Fitting for a Difficult Time
  • ܙܒܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܥܨܢܝ ܕܐܡܠܠ ܥܠ ܒܝܫܘܬܗ
  • Macomber 78
  • Mingana II.328-340

• A Memra on the Son of Destruction and on the Revelation of our Lord from Heaven and on the Way of Life of the World to Come (539-78)

  • Alt: On the Revelation of our Lord from Heaven and on the Way of Life of the World to Come
  • ܣܒܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܫܚܩܗ ܠܪܥܝܢܝ
  • Macomber 52
  • Mingana II.1-28

• *A Memra on Humility (578-96)

  • ܣܒܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܫܚܩܗ ܠܪܥܝܢܝ
  • Macomber 50

• A Memra on the Perfection of Disciplines (596-617)

  • ܚܕ ܙܟܝܐ ܙܟܗ̇ ܠܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܩܛܠܬ ܐܢܫܐ
  • Macomber 19

• A Memra on Baptism (617-35)

  • ܡܢܘ ܣܦܩ ܕܢܦܪܘܥ ܚܘܒܐ ܠܡܬܩܢ ܟܠܐ
  • Macomber 39
  • Mingana I.356-68
  • R. H. Connolly, The Liturgical Homilies of Narsai: Translated into English with an Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1909.
    • Pp. 33-45

• *Another Memra on Admonition (635-54)

  • ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܘܬܘܬܐ ܚܒܝܫ ܒܪܢܫܐ
  • Macomber 79
  • Mingana II.340-53

• *A Memra on the Evil of the Time (654-79)

  • Alt: On the Evil of the time and it is Suitable for Rogation
  • ܒܝܫܘܬ ܢܓܕ̈ܐ ܕܒܠܥܬ ܐܪܥܢ ܡܫܬܥܐ ܐܢܐ
  • Macomber 12
  • Mingana I.100-117

• A Memra which is Spoken During [the Lenten] Fast (679-99)

  • Alt: On the Fourth Sunday of the [Lenten] Fast
  • ܒܡܫܟܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܚܫܘܫܘܬܐ ܫܪܝܢ ܡܝ̈ܘܬܐ
  • Macomber 24
  • Mingana I.195-210

• A Memra on the Ten Virgins (699-716)

  • Alt: It is Spoken During the [Lenten] Fast on the Ten Virgins
  • Alt: Of the Sixth Sunday of the [Lenten] Fast
  • ܫܦܝܪ ܗܪܓܐ ܕܡ̈ܠܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܐ
  • Macomber 27
  • Mingana I.243-57

• A Memra on the Blessings which Noah Gave His Sons (716-35)

  • ܐܪܙ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܠܘܬ ܐܢܫܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܐ
  • Macomber 67

• A Memra on the Tower of Babel and on the Division of Languages (735-56)

  • ܐܬܐ ܕܫܝܢܐ ܝܗܒ ܒܪܘܝܐ ܠܟܝܢ ܐܢܫܐ
  • Macomber 68

• A Memra on Samson the Warrior (756-73)

  • ܨܠܡ ܙܟܘܬܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܟܐܢܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܒܟܬܒ̈ܐ
  • Macomber 73
  • Mingana II.303-314

• A Memra on Saul with David (773-96)

  • Alt: A Memra on Saul and David
  • ܠܘܝܬܐ ܦܐܝܬܐ ܕܕܘܒܪ ܟܐܢ̈ܐ ܐܫܟܚ ܪܥܝܢܝ
  • Macomber 74

• A Memra on Solomon (796-812)

  • Alt: On Solomon and His Choice and His Judgment
  • ܕܘܝܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܫܩܠ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬ ܥܠܡ
  • Macomber 75

• *A Memra on the Admonition of the Daughters of Eve (812-30)

  • Alt: On the Admonition of the Daughters of Even and on the Wiles and Ruses they do
  • ܚܘܐ ܡܥܝܢܐ ܕܪܕܘ ܡܢܗ̇ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܠܐܢܫܐ
  • Macomber 80
  • Mingana II.353-66

• *A Memra on Admonition and it is Fitting for Rogation (830-50)

  • Alt: On Poverty and it is Fitting for Rogation
  • ܡܣܟܝܢ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܐܣܬܩܒܠ ܠܝ ܒܝܕ ܬܘܬܒܘܬܝ
  • Macomber 25
  • Mingana I.210-223

• A Memra on the Rich Man and Lazarus (830-50)

  • ܨܠܡ ܦܠܐܬܐ ܨܪ ܦܪܘܩܢ ܒܕܦܐ ܕܡܠܘ̈ܗܝ
  • Macomber 48
  • Mingana II.84-100

• A Memra on the Parable of the Seed and the Weeds (872-88)

  • ܙܪܥܐ ܛܒܐ ܫܡܗ ܗܘܐ
  • Macomber 53

Mingana Volume 1 [Back to Top]

(Not included in Patriarchal Press Volumes)

• Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Memra 3: On the Fourth Sunday of Advent, About the Revelations to Abraham (I.57-68)

  • ܡܪܐ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܓܒܐ ܚܕ ܥܡܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܕܝܠܗ
  • Macomber 3

• Memra 11: On the Third Sunday of the [Lenten] Fast (I.181-95)

  • ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܪܫ ܠܝ ܒܪ ܬܘܬܒ̈ܐ ܕܐܪܕܐ ܒܡ̈ܠܐ
  • Macomber 23

• Memra 14: On the Fifth Sunday of the [Lenten] Fast (I.223-43)

  • ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܪܕܐ ܗܘܝܬ
  • Macomber 26

• *Memra 17: On the Interpretation of the Mysteries (I.270-99)

  • ܒܐܪ̈ܙܝ ܥܕܬܐ ܗܪܓܘ ܚܘܫܒܝ̈ ܐܪܙܢܐܝܬ
  • Macomber 35
  • R. H. Connolly, The Liturgical Homilies of Narsai: Translated into English with an Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1909.
    • Pp. 1-32 

Mingana Volume 2 [Back to Top]

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• Table of Contents

• Soghitha 7: On Nero and the Workers and Peter (II.391-96)

  • ܒܝܡܐ ܫܓܝܫܐ ܚܪܬ ܚܪܝܬ
  • Not in Macomber

Other Works Attributed to Mar Narsai [Back to Top]

• Memra for any Saint's Day

  • “Borg. sir. 83”. 2017.
    • f. 210v-215v
  • ܩܠܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܟܪܙ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܡܝܘ̈ܬܐ
  • Macomber 17

• Memra on the Canaanite Woman

  • “Vat. sir. 594”. 2017.
    • f. 57v-61v
  • ܣܢܐܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܣܥܐ ܥܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܥܘܠܐܝܬ
  • Macomber 32

• Confessors and Martyrs

  • Though this is transmitted with Narsai, Brock argues that this homily belongs to Jacob of Sarug in S. P. Brock, “A Guide to Narsai's Homilies”, Hugoye: Journal for Syriac Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 21-40, 2009.. P. 27n6.
    • It is edited as the 56th homily in the collection of Bedjan's homilies.
  • ܚܝܠܐ ܕܢܚܬ ܐܬܠܝ̈ܛܐ ܒܐܓܘܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ
  • Macomber 43

• On the Workers in the Vineyard

  • “Vat. sir. 594”. 2017.
    • f. 40r-45r
  • ܩܠ ܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܕܕܢܚܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܐܙܥܩ ܒܐܪܥܐ
  • Macomber 43

• On the Antichrist

  • “Vat. sir. 594”. 2017.
    • f. 45r-52r
  • ܛܒܐ ܒܠܝܠܐ ܫܡܥܢܢ ܕܐܬܐ ܒܫܘܠܡ ܙܒܢܐ
  • Macomber 43

• Prayer and Thanksgiving for the divine goodness and foreknowledge

  • Y. 'qub A. Manna, Morceaux choisis de littérature araméenne, 2 vol. Mosul: Imprimerie des pères dominicains, 1901.
    • Pp. 235-238

• ​'Onitha: On the History of the life of humanity

  • Y. 'qub A. Manna, Morceaux choisis de littérature araméenne, 2 vol. Mosul: Imprimerie des pères dominicains, 1901.
    • Pp. 238-240

• ​On the Church

  • Y. 'qub A. Manna, Morceaux choisis de littérature araméenne, 2 vol. Mosul: Imprimerie des pères dominicains, 1901.
    • Pp. 240-247

• 1. R. H. Connolly, The Liturgical Homilies of Narsai: Translated into English with an Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1909.. 62-74