Thomas A. Carlson and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Ctesiphon — ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ " in last modified July 28, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/58 Ctesiphon ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ ܩܰܛܝܣܦܘܢ قسطفون طَيْسفون Located on the Tigris, south of modern Baghdad. 483. Seleucia-Ctesiphon ܬܰܪܬܝܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܳܢ ܕܒܰܚܕ̈ܕܐ ܣܒܝܣ̈ܢ ܘܡܶܬܩܰܪ̈ܝܳܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܳܬܐ ܐܶܡܐ ܕܰܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܳܐ ܕܦܳܪ̈ܣܳܝܐ ܣܰܐܣܰܐܢܳܝ̈ܐ ܠܬܰܝܡܢܳܗ̇ ܕܒܓܕܕ ܡܰܪܕܶܐ ܫܶܬ ܫܳܥܝ̈ܢ ܘܰܚܪܶܒ̈ܝ ܒܫܘܪܳܝ ܫܘܠܛܳܢܐ ܕܥܰܪ̈ܒܝܐ ܘܰܒܓܰܢܒܗܝܢ ܝܰܘܡܳܢ ܩܪܝܬܳܐ ܕܣܰܠܡܰܐܢ ܒܰܐܟ. مدينتان متصلتان سميتا بالمدائن عاصمة الفرس الساسانيين، جنوبي بغداد مسيرة ست ساعات، خربتا في صدر الفتح العربي وبجانبهما اليوم قرية سلمان باك. two connected cities. They were the capital of the Sassanids, situated about six hours journey south of Baghdad. Both these cities were destroyed at the beginning of the Arab conquest. Near their site is the present village of Salman Pak. 33.09361 44.58056 Attestation of name طَيْسفون in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. http://syriaca.org/place/58 http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893976 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctesiphon http://dbpedia.org/resource/Ctesiphon http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=S&sK=Seleucia-Ctesiphon&sT=keywords M. C. Cassis 483. Seleucia-Ctesiphon The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 365 The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 1, 5, 11, 12, 21, 24, 27, 50, 53, 57, 70, 72, 73, 110, 164, 171, 183, 212, 215, 217, 218, 221, 244, 258, 268, 271, 273, 320, 346, 365, 373, 376, 415, 429 Map I C2, II C2 ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 556 كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 516 The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 558 The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Seleucia-Ctesiphon Muʿjam al-buldān Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī IV:63