Dayro d-Mor Abay - ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܝ
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A monastery near Qeleth in Ṭur ʿAbdin.
Names
Place Type
monastery
Location
- Coordinates
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- Lat. 37.594831° Long. 40.954207°6
Descriptions
“ܣܳܗܕܐ ܦܳܪܣܳܝܐ ܠܓܰܪܒܰܝ ܩܶܠܬ ܩܪܝܬܳܐ ܡܰܪܕܶܐ ܩܰܛܝ̈ܢܢ. ܕܰܝܪܰܐ ܗܘ ܪܰܒܐ ܐܶܬܒܢܝ ܒܕܳܪܳܐ ܫܬܝܬܳܝܐ
ܘܒܰܫܢܰܬ 1250 ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܫܬܝܺܢ ܕܰܝܪ̈ܳܝܐ. ܟܶܢ ܗܘܐ ܒܶܝܬ ܟܘܪܣܝܳܐ ܕܐܶܦܣܩܘܦܳܐ. ܘܰܢܦܰܩ
ܡܶܢܗ ܚܰܕ ܦܰܛܪܝܰܪܟܳܐ ܘܰܚܕܰܥܣܪ ܐܶܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܶܐ. ܘܰܚܕܳܪ̈ܰܝ ܫܢܰܬ 1700 ܥܰܠܥܶܠܘ ܙܰܒ̈ܢܐ ܒܐܢܳܫܰܘ̈ܗܝ
ܘܚܰܪ̈ܒܳܬܗ ܩܰܝ̈ܡܳܢ ” 2
“الشهيد الفارسي شمالي قرية قلث مسيرة عشرين دقيقة؛ دير عظيم انشىء في القرن السادس وعام
1250 حوى ستين راهباً ثم صار كرسياً اسقفيا ونشأ منه بطريرك واحد عشر اسقفاً، عصف الدهر
بأهله حوالي سنة 1700 واطلاله ماثلة” 3
A monastery near Qeleth in Ṭur ʿAbdin.
“the Persian martyr, is north of Qellith. It was a large monastery, established in
the sixth century. In 1250 it had about sixty monks. Later, it became an episcopal
see and from it came one Patriarch and eleven bishops. It was abandoned in 1700 and
its ruins can still be seen.” 4
Notes
In Dolabani's translation of Barsoum's description “ܕܐܶܦܣܩܘܦܳܐ” should read “ܕܶܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܳܐ” .
In Barsoum's description “انشىء” should read “انشئ” .
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Works Cited
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- 1 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 217, 408, map: Map III.
- 2 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: 541.
- 3 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: 507.
- 4 Ignatius Aphram Barsoum, The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 560.
- 5 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013)., entry: monastery of Mar Abai.
- 6 http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874577entry: http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874577., entry: http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874577.
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— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܝ
” last modified February 6, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/70.
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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
- 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