Tower of the Persians - ܦܘܪܟܣܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ
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A tower in the city of Edessa.
Names
Place Type
building
Descriptions
A tower in the city of Edessa.
“The 'tower of the Persians', from which Abgar examined the floods for the second time,
must have been near the palace or even inside the palace. Possibly it was on the site
of the tower that still stands, south of Birket Ibrahim.” 3
Status: draft
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Works Cited
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- 1 Ignazio Guidi (ed.), Chronica Minora I, Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, (Paris: Typographeo Reipublicae, 1902), p: 1.
- 2 Benjamin Harris Cowper, "Selections from the Syriac. No. I: The Chronicle of Edessa." Journal of Sacred Literature and Biblical Record NS V, 9 (1864)., p: 30.
- 3 Judah Benzion Segal, Edessa, ‘The Blessed City’ (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1970)., p: 26.
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Tower of the Persians —
ܦܘܪܟܣܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ
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Daniel L. Schwartz, “ Tower of the Persians — ܦܘܪܟܣܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2018. Entry published August 8, 2018. http://syriaca.org/place/2582.About this Entry
Entry Title: Tower of the Persians — ܦܘܪܟܣܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ
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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
- URI minted and initial data collected by Daniel L. Schwartz