Porphyry in Syriac

Last I looked last May, from Arzhanov (2019): Plato himself had not made it into Syriac (nor Arabic). Subsequently John W. Watt wrote "The Syriac Heirs of Neoplatonism" for the book Later Platonists, which got published in 2023 with Watt's contribution in its chapter 13. Jonas Christensen has reviewed the book although not much touching on what Watt did. Some can be had from Google Books.

Per Arzhanov, Syrian Platonists were all Neo-. Many preferred Aristotle. For Plato himself, most Syrians used Eusebius and Justin, and commentaries especially Ammonius’. I don't know that Watt's chapter gets us much more than what Arzhanov got us.

This seems to have changed. This month we learn that Porphyry's commentary on Timaeus has been found in Syriac. And we have a paper trail - pope Timothy in the 'Iraq.

Now: Porphyry's is still just another commentary. The Syrians still were uninterested in a collection of basal Plato for its own sake. As Christians under a succession of nonChristian empires they had little use for, say, The Republic (so far...). Although, with the sheer bulk of Timaeus commentary they had, I am pretty sure they had a fair handle on at least that much.