Clavis to the Metrical Homilies of Narsai

Narsai (d. ca. 500) is a foundational East Syriac theologian and exegete

and among the most important and influential Syriac authors more

broadly. The present volume serves as a clavis to the more than

eighty metrical homilies (memre) attributed to him. The first

part consists of the clavis itself: It is organized by homily

providing for each a number, a short title, the incipit, the manuscript

attestation, previous editions and translations, previous scholarship,

and additional notes, when applicable. The second part is a study of

manuscripts that contain collections of homilies attributed (primarily)

to Narsai. For each manuscript, the following information is provided:

date, catalogue-type description of contents, bibliography, and notes.

The third part is a series of concordances that link the present work to

previous publications as well as to the incipits. The volume also

contains a curated bibliography on Narsai.