Thomas A. Carlson and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Qidr Monastery — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܕܪ " in last modified January 14, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/376 Qidr Monastery ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܕܪ ܕܰܝܪܳܐ ܕܩܕܪ ܕܰܝܪܳܐ ܕܩܝܕܪ دير قدر دير قيدار Qidar Monastery ܐܰܘ ܩܝܕܪ ܡܶܢ ܕܰܝܪ̈ܳܬܐ ܕܪܝܫ ܥܰܝܢܐ ܕܟܝܪ ܒܡܰܐܬܳܐ ܫܬܺܝܬܳܝܬܐ ܘܡܶܢܗ ܗܘܳܐ ܡܰܟܬܒܳܢܐ ܩܰܫܝܫܐ ܬܳܐܘܡܐ ܫܢܰܬ 636 ܘܐܰܫܩܶܠܘ ܕܰܝܪ̈ܳܝܘܗܝ ܠܕܰܝܪܐ ܕܥܰܡܘܕܐ. من اديار جبل راس عين ذكر في المئة السادسة ومنه نشأ المؤرخ القس توما سنة 636 ورحل رهبانه الى دير العمود. near Rish ʿAyna, was first mentioned by historians in the sixth century. One of its graduates is the chronicler-priest Thomas, in 636. Its monks later moved to the Pillar Monastery. http://syriaca.org/place/376 ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 549 كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 512 The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 568