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Amida - ܐܡܝܕ

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“City in upper Mesopotamia.”1

Names

  • ܐܡܝܕ
  • Amida2, 6, 10, 12
  • ܐܡܕ9
  • ܐܡܕܐ
  • ܐܳܡܝ̣ܕ3
  • ܕܝܰܐܪܒܟܶܪ3
  • آمد4, 8
  • ديار بكر4
  • Amid2, 5
  • Āmid7
  • Diyarbakir5, 11, 13
  • Diyārbakr7
  • Diyarbakır2
  • Omid2

Place Type

settlement

Location

  • Coordinates (preferred):
    • Lat. 37.981944° Long. 40.210556°2
  • Coordinates (alternate):
    • Lat. 37.9112604000° Long. 40.2358389000°10, 11

Descriptions

“ܡܕܺܝܢܬܐ ܚܰܣܝ̣ܢܬܐ ܕܕܶܩܠܰܬ ܚܳܕܰܪ ܠܣܘܓܐܗ̇.”3
“مدينة قديمة حصينة دجلة محيطة باكثرها”4
“32. Amid”1
“an ancient fortified city, virtually surrounded by the Tigris.”5
“City in upper Mesopotamia.”1

Attestation

Attestation of name آمد in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. آمد4, 8 8
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See Also

Works Cited

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  • 1 H. Takahashi, "Amid." in Sebastian P. Brock et al. (eds.), The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 18-21.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: 4, 9, 18–20 (with fig. 5), 46, 60, 69, 92, 126, 139, 141, 143, 145, 163, 164–165, 178, 182, 183, 201, 212, 217, 224, 226, 267–268, 280, 283, 308, 343, 367, 370, 375, 379, 397, 406, 408, 418, 426, 429, 435, 438, 443, 444, map: Map I B1, II B1, III.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: 536.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: 504.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: 551.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: Amida.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 7 David Wilmshurst, The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913, CSCO 582, Subs. 104 (Louvain: Peeters, 2000), p: 4, 11, 13, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54-60, 61, 62, 64, 67, 68, 69, 73, 74, 75, 80, 81, 85, 88, 89, 91, 93, 95, 102, 103, 106, 129, 130, 190, 195, 197, 204, 210, 213, 226, 236, 257, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 278, 313, 316, 332, 348, 351, 352, 353, 357, 359.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 8 Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī and ياقوت الحموي, معجم البلدان (Beirut: دار الكتب العلميةDār al-kutub al-ʿilmiyya, 1990)., p: II:562.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 9 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 50; 310; 331; 338, chapter: 3.1.41; 3.6.14; 3.6.27; 3.6.34.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 10 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, 7.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 11 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: 2, 7.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 12 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 824.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 13 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 827.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 14 p: 88-104., p: 88-104.
  • 15 p: 770-782., p: 770-782.
  • 16 Susan Ashbrook Harvey, "Women and Children in Syriac Christianity: Sounding Voices." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World, Routledge Worlds (London: Routledge, 2019), p: 554-567.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 17 p: 718-730., p: 718-730.

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Amida — ܐܡܝܕ ” last modified July 11, 2025, http://syriaca.org/place/8.

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Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Amida — ܐܡܝܕ .”, 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/8.

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Entry Title: Amida — ܐܡܝܕ

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  • 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 Heleen Murre-van Den Berg
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Nathanael Andrade
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Susan Ashbrook Harvey
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Thomas A. Carlson
  • Data from John of Ephesus added by Silvio Roggo
  • 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
  • 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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