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Tell ʿAda - ܕܝܪܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ

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“The Monastery of Tell ʿAda, also known as the ‘Great Monastery’, is located just over 48 km. from Aleppo; 1500 m. north of the present village of Tell ʿAda.”1

Names

  • ܕܝܪܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ
  • Tell ʿAda2, 7, 8
  • ܕܰܝܪܐ ܕܬܰܠܥܕܰܐ3
  • ܕܰܝܪܳܐ ܪܰܒܳܐ3
  • الدير الكبير4
  • دير تلعدا4
  • Great Monastery5
  • monastery of Tell Ada6
  • Talada Monastery
  • Talʿada Monastery5
  • Tal‘ada Monastery
  • Tell Ada
  • Tell ‘Ada

Place Type

monastery

Location

  • Coordinates (preferred):
    • Lat. 36.2517835000° Long. 36.8020213000°7

Descriptions

“ܕܺܝܕܝܥ ܕܰܝܪܳܐ ܪܰܒܳܐ ܕܰܒܬܰܝܡܰܢ ܛܘܪܳܐ ܕܣܶܡܥܰܐܢ ܘܰܒܓܰܪܒܰܝ ܬܰܠܥܕܰܐ ܩܪܺܝܬܳܐ ܡܰܪܕܶܐ ܥܶܣܪܝܢ ܩܰܛܝ̈ܢܳܢ ܡܶܢܗ ܒܟܘܪܳܐ ܕܐܰܢܛܝܘܟܺܝܰܐ ܫܰܬܐܣܶܗ ܐܰܡܝܰܐܢܘܣ ܥܶܢܘܳܝܐ ܕܰܕܟܺܝܪ ܠܰܢ ܡܶܢܟܰܕܘ ܩܕܳܡ ܫܢܰܬ 340 ܘܰܥܡܰܪ ܒܗ ܐܘܣܰܐܒܺܝܘܣ ܥܢܘܳܝܐ. ܐܶܬܕܰܟܪܘܗܝ ܬܶܐܘܕܘܪܺܝܛܳܘܣ ܕܩܽܘܪܘܣ ܘܝܘܚܰܢܢ ܕܐܶܦܶܣܘܣ ܘܒܰܫܢܰܬ 942 ܫܰܟܠܶܠ ܒܗ ܝܘܚܰܢܳܢ ܒܘܪܓܳܐ . ܐܰܦܶܩ ܬܶܫܥܳܐ ܐܶܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܐ ܘܫܰܪ̈ܟܳܢܰܘܗܝ ܩܰܝܳܡܝܢ ܥܕܰܡܳܐ ܠܝܰܘܡܳܢ.”3
“المعروف بالدير الكبير؛ في جنوبي جبل سمعان وشمالي قرية تلعدا مسير عشرين دقيقة منها في كورة انطاكية شيده اميانس الناسك المذكور آنفاً قبل سنة 340 واقام فيه اوسابيوس الناسك. ذكره ثاودريطس القورشي ويوحنا الا فسسي، وسنة 942 عمر فيه يوحنا السادس برجاً انجب تسعة اساقفة واطلاله اليوم ماثلة”4
“537. Tell ʿAda, Monastery of”1
“also known as the Great Monastery, is situated south of Siman mountain, a twenty-minute walk north of the village of Talʿada, in the province of Antioch. It was built before 340 by Amian the ascetic and in it resided Eusebius the ascetic (both men are mentioned above). This monastery is mentioned by chroniclers Theodoret of Cyrus and John of Ephesus. In 942, Patriarch John built a tower there. It produced nine bishops. Its remains can still be seen today.”5
“The Monastery of Tell ʿAda, also known as the ‘Great Monastery’, is located just over 48 km. from Aleppo; 1500 m. north of the present village of Tell ʿAda.”1

Notes

GEDSH Map II displays the location too far to the south, east of Ḥama rather than west of Aleppo.
In Dolabani's translation of Barsoum's description “ܕܐܶܦܶܣܘܣ” should read “ܕܶܐܦܶܣܘܣ”.
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Works Cited

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  • 1 J. A. Loopstra, "Tell ʿAda, Monastery of." in Sebastian P. Brock et al. (eds.), The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 398.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 64, 69, 184, 377, 398, 432, map: Map II.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 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: 544.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 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: 510.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 5 Ignatius Aphram Barsoum, The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 570.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 6 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 Tell Ada.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 7 Ian Mladjov, "Diachronic Maps of Syriac Cultures and Their Geographic Contexts." in Daniel King and David A. Michelson (eds.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., map: 3.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 8 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 833.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 9 p: 88-104., p: 88-104.

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Entry Title: Tell ʿAda — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܬܠܥܕܐ

Additional Credit:

  • Data merging for Syriac World maps data by William L. Potter
  • Syriac World maps edited by David A. Michelson
  • Syriac World maps data revised by William L. Potter
  • Syriac World maps cartography by Ian Mladjov
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Florence Jullien
  • 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

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