The Four Gospels

A Canon Table, known as the Eusebian Canons, features three architectural arches supported by four slender, decorated columns. The arches are colored in yellow, red, and blue with geometric patterns. To the right of the architectural structure stands a full-length figure of a saint or biblical figure, likely John the Baptist or a prophet, with a golden halo. He is dressed in a dark tunic and mantle with his right hand raised in a gesture of blessing or speech. The columns contain lists of numbers in Syriac script, primarily in black and red ink.

The table uses the Syriac Abjad system, where letters represent numerical values. For example, the letter Qoph (ܩ) represents 100, Nun (ܢ) represents 50, and He (ܗ) represents 5, totaling 155.

This is the canon of the four, completed in them. original: "ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܢܐ ܩܢܘܢܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܫܠܡ"

These labels refer to the grouping of the Gospels. The "Canon of Four" refers to passages appearing in all four Gospels, while these columns specifically track the "Canon of Three" for Luke, Mark, and Matthew.