Arsamosata — ܐܪܫܡܝܫܛ
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Arsamosata; ܐܪܫܡܝܫܛ; ܐܰܪܫܡܝܫܛ; ܫܡܺܝܫܰܛ; ارشميشاط; شمشاط; Samosata; شِمْشاط; Kabiya; Ka‘biya
ܡܕܺܝܢܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܦܳܪ̈ܝ ܦܪܳܬ ܠܡܰܕܢܰܚ ܒܰܐܠܘ ܘܰܠܡܰܥܪܰܒ ܟܰܪܒܘܬ
مدينة كانت بالروم على شاطئ الفرات شرقيها بالو وغربيها خربوت في طرف ارمينية
a city in the Roman territory on the Euphrates. To its east lies Balū and to its west Kharput, contiguous to Armenia.
event: 1224/1228, Attestation of name شِمْشاط in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī.
state: -0200 – 0300
Moosa's English translation of Barsoum's description was incorrectly published under the headword "Samosata," while his description under the headword "Arsamosata" in fact describes the village Kaʿbiya.
identifier: http://syriaca.org/place/286
identifier: http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874354
identifier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsamosata
identifier: http://dbpedia.org/page/Arsamosata
ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 536
كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 504
The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 551, 558
Muʿjam al-buldān Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī III:411