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Beth Aramaye - ܒܝܬ ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ

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“The Syriac name "the Land of the Arameans" corresponded to the Persian province of Asorestan in central Mesopotamia, the region around Babylon.”3

Names

  • ܒܝܬ ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ4
  • Beth Aramaye3, 5, 6
  • Beṯ Aramāye1

Place Type

region

Location

  • Coordinates (preferred):
    • Lat. 32.8503500814° Long. 44.9405753712°2
  • Coordinates (alternate):
    • Lat. 32.3282427407° Long. 44.6181882154°5

Descriptions

“The Syriac name "the Land of the Arameans" corresponded to the Persian province of Asorestan in central Mesopotamia, the region around Babylon.”3
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Works Cited

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  • 1 David Wilmshurst, The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913, CSCO 582, Subs. 104 (Louvain: Peeters, 2000), p: 17, 127, 344.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Roger Bagnall et al., Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places., entry: http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893958.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 Oliver Nicholson, The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018)., p: 234.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 174; 312, chapter: 3.3.40; 3.6.16.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 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: 1, 2, 8.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 6 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 825.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 7 p: 88-104., p: 88-104.
  • 8 p: 189-201., p: 189-201.

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Beth Aramaye” last modified July 11, 2025, http://syriaca.org/place/717.

Bibliography:

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Beth Aramaye.”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2025. Entry published July 11, 2025. http://syriaca.org/place/717.

About this Entry

Entry Title: Beth Aramaye

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
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by David Wilmshurst
  • 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
  • Wilmshurst index information entry by Anthony Davis
  • Data merging, Pleiades and Wikipedia linking, and XML by Thomas A. Carlson
  • Data from John of Ephesus added by Silvio Roggo

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