Searching for Syriac Manuscripts
In my neverending work on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, I have begun the process of collating copies of the Life of Mary edited by E. A. W. Budge over a century ago. Some of the manuscripts, however, are quite difficult to obtain (indeed, it may be that they are now lost forever). I was hoping some experts in the field might know how to find manuscripts from Diyarbakir, Mardin, Alqosh (specifically the convent of Notre-Dame de Sémances), and Urmia.
March 8th, 2010 at 9:40 am
Tony,
I’m hoping (knock on wood) to be in Tur Abdin this summer, though not in Iran or Iraq. I suspect we’re interested in the same groups of MSS, so if I learn anything I’ll let you know.
Timothy