Yoḥannan Urṭaya — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܘܪ̈ܛܝܐ
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Yoḥannan Urṭaya; ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܘܪ̈ܛܝܐ; ܕܰܝܪܳܐ ܕܡܳܪܝ ܝܘܚܰܢܢ ܕܐܘܪ̈ܛܝܐ; دير مار يوحنا الاورطي; John Orti Monastery; Monastery of John the Iberian
A monastery north of Amid.
ܒܢܳܝܗܝ ܗܳܢܐ ܥܢܘܳܝܐ ܒܰܫܒܳܒܘܬܗ̇ ܕܐܳܡܝܕ ܫܢܰܬ 590 ܐܰܦܩ ܬܠܳܬܐ ܐܶܦܝܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܗܰܘ ܕܶܝܢ ܕܛܰܒܝܒ ܒܗܘܢ ܝܘܚܰܢܢ ܕܐܶܦܣܘܣ ܘܠܐ ܦܓܰܥܢܢ ܒܛܶܐܒܐ ܥܠܰܘܗܝ ܒܳܬܰܪ ܫܢܰܬ 600 .
بناه هذا الناسك في جوار ديار بكر سنة 390 انجب ثلاثة أساقفة أشهرهم يوحنا الافسسي المؤرخ 587 + ولم نقف له على خبر بعد سنة 600.
John the ascetic built this monastery in 390 near Diyarbakir. It produced three bishops, the most famous of whom is John of Ephesus, the historian (d. 587). We know nothing about it after 600.
location: 37.937557 40.235101
state: 0389–0600
Moosa erroneously calls it "Monastery of John the Iberian" on p.304.
identifier: http://syriaca.org/place/399
identifier: http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874524
The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 18
ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 555
كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 515
The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 304, 567
http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874524