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Seleucia - ܣܠܝܩ

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“Located on the Tigris, south of modern Baghdad.” 1

Names

  • ܣܠܝܩ
  • Seleucia2, 5
  • ܣܠܝܺܩ3
  • سليق4

Place Type

settlement

Location

  • Coordinates :
    • Lat. 33.094444° Long. 44.522222°2

Descriptions

“ܬܰܪܬܝܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܳܢ ܕܒܰܚܕ̈ܕܐ ܣܒܝܣ̈ܢ ܘܡܶܬܩܰܪ̈ܝܳܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܳܬܐ ܐܶܡܐ ܕܰܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܳܐ ܕܦܳܪ̈ܣܳܝܐ ܣܰܐܣܰܐܢܳܝ̈ܐ ܠܬܰܝܡܢܳܗ̇ ܕܒܓܕܕ ܡܰܪܕܶܐ ܫܶܬ ܫܳܥܝ̈ܢ ܘܰܚܪܶܒ̈ܝ ܒܫܘܪܳܝ ܫܘܠܛܳܢܐ ܕܥܰܪ̈ܒܝܐ ܘܰܒܓܰܢܒܗܝܢ ܝܰܘܡܳܢ ܩܪܝܬܳܐ ܕܣܰܠܡܰܐܢ ܒܰܐܟ.” 3
“مدينتان متصلتان سميتا بالمدائن عاصمة الفرس الساسانيين، جنوبي بغداد مسيرة ست ساعات، خربتا في صدر الفتح العربي وبجانبهما اليوم قرية سلمان باك.” 4
“483. Seleucia-Ctesiphon” 1
“Located on the Tigris, south of modern Baghdad.” 1
“two connected cities. They were the capital of the Sassanids, situated about six hours journey south of Baghdad. Both these cities were destroyed at the beginning of the Arab conquest. Near their site is the present village of Salman Pak.” 5
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Works Cited

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  • 1 M. C. Cassis, "Seleucia-Ctesiphon." in Sebastian P. Brock et al. (eds.), The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 365.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 1, 5, 11, 12, 21, 24, 27, 50, 53, 57, 70, 72, 73, 110, 164, 171, 183, 212, 215, 217, 218, 221, 244, 258, 268, 271, 273, 320, 346, 365, 373, 376, 415, 429, map: Map I C2, II C2.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 Ignatius Afram Barsoum and ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܪܨܘܡ, ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ, ܚܬܳܡܳܐ ܬܪܰܝܳܢܳܐ2nd ed. (Holland: ܡܛܒܥܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐBar Hebraeus Verlag, 1991)., p: 556.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 Ignatius Afram Barsoum and اغناطيوس افرام الاول برصوم, كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية, الطبعة الرابعة4th ed. (Holland: مطبعة ابن العبري بدير مار افرام السريانيBar Hebraeus Verlag, 1987)., p: 516.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 5 Ignatius Aphram Barsoum, The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 558.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 6 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013)., entry: Seleucia-Ctesiphon.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Seleucia — ܣܠܝܩ ” last modified January 14, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/182.

Bibliography:

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Seleucia — ܣܠܝܩ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2014. Entry published January 14, 2014. http://syriaca.org/place/182.

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Entry Title: Seleucia — ܣܠܝܩ

Additional Credit:

  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by William L. Potter
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by David A. Michelson
  • Arabic description entry by Dayroyo Roger-Youssef Akhrass
  • Syriac description entry by Robert Aydin
  • Data merging, Pleiades and Wikipedia linking, and XML by Thomas A. Carlson
  • Initial Barsoum entry creation by David A. Michelson

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