Qarqaphto - ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܪܩܦܬܐ
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“The Qarqaphto (‘Skull’) Monastery was located near the town of Magdal on the Khabur
river southeast of Reshʿayna, in the Jazīra region of Syria.” 1
Place Type
monastery
Descriptions
“ܒܶܝܬ ܪܝܫ ܥܰܝܢܐ ܠܡܰܓܕܰܠ ܒܰܓܙܝܺܪܬܐ ܥܶܠܳܝܬܐ ܒܢܳܝܗܝ ܡܳܪܝ ܫܶܡܥܘܢ ܘܐܶܬܛܒܰܒ ܫܰܪܒܗ ܒܫܘܼܪܳܝ
ܕܳܪܐ ܬܡܺܝܢܳܝܐ. ܘܣܰܝܰܥ ܠܥܺܕܬܐ ܒܶܫܬܐ ܐܶܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ ܥܕܰܡܐ ܠܦܶܠܓܗ ܕܕܳܪܐ ܥܣܝܪܝܐ. ܘܡܶܢ ܙܰܒܢܐ
ܣܰܓܝܐܐ ܚܪܶܒ.” 3
“بين رأس عين والمجدل في الجزيرة العليا، بناه مار شمعون واشتهر امره في غرة القرن الثامن
ودعم الكنيسة بستة اساقفة حتى منتصف القرن العاشر وقد دثرت معالمه منذ عهد عهيد.” 4
“442. Qarqaphto, Monastery of” 1
“between Rish ʿAyna and Majdal in upper Jazira, was built by St. Simon and became famous
at the beginning of the eighth century. By the middle of the tenth century, six bishops
had graduated from it. It fell to ruin a long time ago.” 5
“The Qarqaphto (‘Skull’) Monastery was located near the town of Magdal on the Khabur
river southeast of Reshʿayna, in the Jazīra region of Syria.” 1
Notes
In Dolabani's translation of Barsoum's description “ܒܰܓܙܝܺܪܬܐ” should read “ܒܓܳܙܰܪܬܐ” .
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Works Cited
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- 1 J. A. Loopstra, "Qarqaphto, Monastery of." in Sebastian P. Brock et al. (eds.), The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 344-345.
- 2 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 75, 178, 190, 276, 344–345, 351.
- 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: 550.
- 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: 513.
- 5 Ignatius Aphram Barsoum, The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 568.
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- 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