Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and Nathan P. Gibson (eds.), "History of the Convent of John Urtaya — ܥܠ ܫܘܪܝ ܩܘܝ̇ܡܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܕ̣ " in last modified March 29, 2017, http://syriaca.org/work/10510
    
        
            
                ܥܠ ܫܘܪܝ ܩܘܝ̇ܡܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܕ̣
                History of the Monastery of John Urtaya
                Concerning the Original Foundation of the Holy Convent of the House of Mar John at Amida
                History of the Convent of John Urtaya
                
                    
                        Yuḥanon
                        of Ephesus
                        
                     — 
                        ܝܘܚܢܢ
                        ܕܐܦܣܘܣ
                     (
                        Jean
                        d’Éphèse
                    )
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                    ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܠܢ ܕܙܕܩ̇ܐ ܘܕܘ̇ܠܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇܇  ܗܝ̇ ܕܢ̣ܟܘܡ ܥܠ ܓܘܥܠܢܐ ܛ̇ܒܐ ܕܐܬܓ̣ܥܠ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܐܒ̈ܗܝܢ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ܇ ܥܠ ܫܘܪܝ ܩܘܝܡܗ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܕ܆ ܘܥܠ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܪܘܪ̈ܒܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܪܫܝܬ ܗܘܘ ܡ̇ܩܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܘܡܒ̈ܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܗ.
                
                
                    
                        It did not therefore seem to us to be just and a fitting thing that we should withhold the good deposit which was committed to us by old men our holy fathers concerning the original foundation of this our holy convent of the house of Mar John at Amida, and concerning the great old men who were the founders and builders of it from the beginning. 
                
                
                    ܘܩܡ ܘܫ̇ܪܪ ܘܠܒ̣ܟ ܘܐܦ ܥܕ ܗܫܐ܆ ܟܝ ܐܦ ܒܦܓܪ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܐܦ ܥܕ ܗܫܐ ܒܪܕܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܥܘܡܪܗ܇ ܥܡ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܚܘ̈ܗܝ ܥܘܡܪ̈ܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܐܝܙܠܐ ܒܗ ܕܪܕܘܦܝܐ܇ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܫܢܬ ܒܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܫܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ܇ ܗܐ ܡܢ ܫܢܬ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ. ܕܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܕܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܢܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܐܬܪܫ̣ܡܬ܆ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ. ܘܫܒܥ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ܀
                
                
                    And he persevered and kept and maintained his resolution even down to the present time also during the persecution of his convent, as well as of all his brethren the other convents in the district of Izla in the same persecution, down to the present time which is the year eight hundred and seventy-nine, from the year eight hundred and thirty-two, which makes forty-seven years from the beginning of the persecution of the same down to the year stated above.
                
                
                    Brooks, E. W.
                    LES 3
                    
                    206 [552] - 227 [573]
                    
                        
                        
                    
                
                
                    Land, J. P. N.
                    JEEMSH
                    
                    275-288
                    
                        
                        
                    
                
                 et (2): ms Londres, British Library, Add. 14647, f. 129v-135v
                    
                        
                    
                
                ms Leiden, Rijksuniversiteit, or. 2354 (cod. 1638)
                        
                    
                
                
                    la
                    W. J. Van Douwen et J. P. N.
                Land
                    CBO
                    
                    181-189
                    
                        
                    
                
                
                    en
                    E. W. Brooks
                    ibid.
                    
                    206 [552] - 227 [573]
                    
                        
                    
                
                The manuscript witnesses for edition 2 are undetermined.
                        
                    
                
                
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