Mor Yaʿqub Malpono - ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
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“ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܳܝ ܒܬܰܝܡܢܳܗ̇ ܕܰܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܡܰܪܕܶܐ ܫܳܥܳܐ ܘܦܶܠܓܳܐ. ܐܶܬܒܢܝ ܒܡܰܐܬܰܐ ܚܡܝܫܳܝܬܐ ܘܰܕܟܝܪ ܠܗ ܠܝܘܚܰܢܢ ܕܐܶܦܣܘܣ ܫܢܰܬ 519 ܚܰܕܬܗ ܪܝܫܳܢܗ ܕܰܝܪܳܝܐ ܝܘܚܰܢܢ ܣܪܘܓܳܝܳܐ ܗܰܘ ܕܐܶܬܥܰܠܝ ܠܡܰܦܪܝܳܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܰܕܢܚܐ ܫܢܰܬ 1164 ܘܥܰܡܝܪ ܗܘܐ ܫܢܰܬ 1223 ܘܫܶܬܶܐܣܰܘ̈ܗܝ ܩܰܝܳܡ̈ܢ. ”1
“في جبل الرها مسيرة ساعة ونصف جنوبي المدينة، شيد بناؤه في المئة الخامسة وذكره يوحنا الافسسي عام 519 جدده رئيسه الراهب يوحنا السروجي الذي رقي الى مفريانية المشرق عام 1164 كان عامرا سنة 1223 ورسومه ماثلة.”2
“in the Mount of Edessa, an hour and a half south of the city. It was built in the fifth century and was mentioned by John of Ephesus in his history in 519. It was renovated by its abbot, John of Sarug, who was elevated to the office of Maphryono of the East in 1164. It remained inhabited until 1223. Its ruins are still visible.”3
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- 1 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: 555.
- 2 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: 515.
- 3 Ignatius Aphram Barsoum, The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 565.
- 4 Roger Bagnall et al., Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places., entry: http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/658527.
- 5 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: 7.
- 6 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 830.
- 7 Emma Loosley, "The Material Culture of the Syrian Peoples in Late Antiquity and the Evidence for Syrian Wall Paintings." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World, Routledge Worlds (London: Routledge, 2019), p: 460-475.
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— ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
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Entry Title: Mor Yaʿqub Malpono — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܠܦܢܐ
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 Emma Loosley
- 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
- Arabic description entry by Dayroyo Roger-Youssef Akhrass
- 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