Deuterocanonical Texts Included in the Peshitta Manuscript Tradition

Texts Exclusive to the Peshitta Deuterocanon

• Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch - ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܒܪܘܟ
• Psalms 152-155 - ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܕܡܐܐ ܘܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܬܪܬܝܢ — ܘܚܡܫ

Texts Included in the Peshitta and Septuagint Deuterocanons

• Psalms of Solomon - ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ (ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ)

• Appended to the Psalter:

  Canticles or Odes - ܬܫܒܚܬܐ

Texts of the Peshitta Deuterocanon
Which are Also Canonical in Another Tradition

• Baruch - ܒܪܘܟ
• Epistle of Jeremiah - ܬܘܒ ܐܝܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܡܝܐܿ
• Psalm 151 - ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܕܡܐܐ ܘܚܡ̈ܫܝܢ ܘܚܕ
• Susanna - ܟܬܒܐ ܕܫܘܫܢ
• "Additions" within Daniel - ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܚܢܢܝܐ ܘܕܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ
• Bel & The Dragon - ܒܝܠ ܦܬܟܪܐ & ܬܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܒ̈ܠܝܐ
• Ezra Sutuel - ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܙܪܐ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ. ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܫܠܐܬܐܝܠ
• Prayer of Manasseh - ܨܠܿܘܬܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ܂
• Judith - ܝܗܘܕܝܬ
• 1 Maccabees - ܣܦܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܡܩ̈ܒܝܐ܂
• 2 Maccabees - ܣܦܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܡܩ̈ܒܝܐ܂
• 3 Maccabees - ܣܦܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܡܩ̈ܒܝܐ܂
• 4 Maccabees - ܣܼܦܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܩ̈ܒܝܐ ܘܐܡܗܘܢ̈
• Wisdom of Solomon - ܟܬܒܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܕܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܒܪ ܕܘܝܕ
• Sirach - ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܣܝܪܐ
• "The Judean War" (related to Josippon) - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܝܘܣܝܦܘܣ ܕܥܠ ܚܘܪܒܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ

Non-Peshitta Syro-Hexaplar Texts
Which are Included in some Peshitta Manuscripts as Part of the Deuterocanon

• "Greek" Esdras - ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܙܪܐ ܘܗܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܝܢ
• Tobit - ܛܘܒܝܛ (ܐܝܟ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܝܢ)

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