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Titles

  • Enfants d’Éphèse (texte)1
  • The Children or Sleepers of Ephesus (text)1

Reference Numbers

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Incipit (Opening Line)

ܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܝܘܣ ܥܘܠܐ ܐܡܠܟ ܗܘ̣ܐ: ܘܢܚܬ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܒܘܙܢܛܝܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܢ ܓܪܬܓܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. 1
Sous le règne de l’impie Dèce, il était descendu dans la ville de Byzance en venant de la ville de Carthagène. 1

Explicit (Closing Line)

ܘܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܐܙܠܘ ܥܡܗ ܐܦܣ̈ܩܘܦܐ ܠܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ ܟܕ ܡܫܒܚܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܐܡܝܢ. 1
Et dans la joie de sa foi les évêques allèrent avec lui à Constantinople en louant Dieu. Amen. 1

Editions

Bedjan, P.AMS 1vol: 1, : p. 301-325 + variantes p. 528-535., vol: 1, : p. 301-325 + variantes p. 528-535. (Edition from manuscript witness 1. See below.)
Manna, J.E.MCLA 2vol: 2, : p. 210-224., vol: 2, : p. 210-224. (Edition from manuscript witness 16. See below.)
Guidi, I.Testi orientali inediti sopra i sette Dormienti di Efeso: 12 (1884), p. 35-44 de l’extrait., : 12 (1884), p. 35-44 de l’extrait. (Edition from manuscript witness 2. See below.)
Chabot, J.-B.Chronicon anonymum Pseudo-Dionysianum vulgo dictum Ivol: 1, : Paris, 1927, p. 135-143 et 195-206., vol: 1, : Paris, 1927, p. 135-143 et 195-206. (Edition from manuscript witness 3. See below.)
Tullberg, O.F., Rosell, J. et al.Dionysii Telmahharensis Chronici liber primus e codice ms. Syriaco Bibliothecae Vaticanae transcriptus notisque illustratus: Uppsala, 1848, p. 167-178., : Uppsala, 1848, p. 167-178. (Edition from manuscript witnesses , 5. See below.)

Modern Translations

  • Latin: J.-B. ChabotCSCO 121 = Script. Syri 66, Louvain, 1949vol: 1, pp: 101-107 et 145-153, , vol: 1, pp: 101-107 et 145-153, 1
  • German: V. RysselSyrische Quellen abendländischer Erzählungsstoffe II, dans Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Litteraturen, 93 (1894)vol: 2, pp: 251-277, , vol: 2, pp: 251-277, 1
  • Italian: AAI sette dormienti. Storia e leggenda, dans Bessarione, 1 (1896-1897)pp: 318-320, , pp: 318-320, 1
  • Ancient Versions

    Soghdian: N. Sims-WilliamsThe Christian Sogdian Manuscript C2, (Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur des Alten Orients. Berlin Turfantexte 12) Berlin 1985pp: 154-157, , pp: 154-157, 1

    Syriac Manuscript Witnesses

    coll. sur copie d’un ms de Londres par Wright + variantes du ms Berlin, Königliche Bibliothek, syr. 75 (Sachau 222), f. 260-271 1
    mss Londres, British Library, Add. 12160, f. 147-152v (mutilé du début) + Add. 14650, f. 81v-89 1
    ms Vatican, Syr. 162, f. 37-39 et 55-58 1
    ms Vatican, Syr. 162, f. 37-39 1
    ms Dawra, Monastère chaldéen, cod. 623 (olim Alqosh, Monastère N.-D. des Semences, cod. 213 Vosté), cah. 3, p. 17 - cah. 5, p. 17 1
    ms Dawra, Monastère chaldéen, cod. 629 (olim Alqosh, Monastère N.-D. des Semences, cod. 216 Vosté), f. 179-201 1
    ms Alqosh, Monstère N.-D. des Semences, cod. 215 (Vosté) (ms perdu ?) 1
    mss Londres, British Library, Add. 14736, f. 12r-v (fgt) 1
    mss Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, syr. 235 1
    mss Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, syr. 284 1
    mss Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, syr. 309, f. 271-290 1
    mss Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, syr. 326, f. 126-146v 1
    ms Berlin, Königliche Bibliothek, or. quart. 1051 (Assfalg 25), f. 11-21v 1
    ms Cambridge (Mass.), Harvard University Library, Syr. 107, f. 11v-20v 1
    ms Damas, Patriarcat syrien orthodoxe, cod. 12/18 (olim ms Dayr az-Za‘faran, cod. 19), f. 75v-78v 1
    The manuscript witnesses for edition 2 are undetermined. 1
    Status: draft  Is this record complete?

    Works Cited

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    • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 29.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
    • 2 Der Einfluss der syrischen Literatur auf das AbendlandTheologische Zeitschrift aus der Schweizpp: 43-66., pp: 43-66.
    • 3 CR de GuidiGöttingische gelehrte Anzeigen unter der Aufsicht der Königl. Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften
    • 4 Untersuchungen zur syrischen Überlieferung der SiebenschläferlegendeOriens christianusOriens christianuspp: 10-59, 262-270., pp: 10-59, 262-270.
    • 5 I sette dormienti. Storia e leggendaBessarionepp: 318-320., pp: 318-320.
    • 6 CR de AllgeierAnalecta Bollandianapp: 176-179., pp: 176-179.
    • 7 Le Texte original de la Passion des Sept dormantsAnalecta Bollandianapp: 369-385., pp: 369-385.
    • 8 Bemerkungen zum ersten Bande der syrischen Acta Martyrum et SanctorumZeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaftpp: 749-750., pp: 749-750.
    • 9 Die Wanderlegende von den Siebenschläfern. Eine literargeschichtliche Untersuchung
    • 10 Stephen of Ephesus (April 15, 448 - Oct. 29, 451) and the Legend of the Seven SleepersPatristic StudiesStudi e testipp: 123-168., pp: 123-168.
    • 11 The Christian Sogdian Manuscript C2, (Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur des Alten Orients. Berlin Turfantexte 12) Berlin 1985pp: 154-157., pp: 154-157.
    • 12 La Légende des Sept Dormants d’Éphèse selon le Codex Syriaque N.S. 4 de Saint-PétersbourgVI Symposium Syriacum 1992Orientalia christiana analectapp: 189-200., pp: 189-200.
    • 13 Qiṣṣat ahl al-kahf fi al-maṣādir al-suryāniyyaقصة اهل الكهف في المصادر السريانيةJournal of the Syriac Academy مجلة مجمع اللغة السريانيةpp: 103-126., pp: 103-126.

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