Jacob of Nisibis (text) - ܝܥܩܘܒ
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Prologue
“ܡܘܫܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܣܐܿܡ ܢܡܘܣܐ: ܗܘܿ ܕܠܐܫܬܗ ܕܝܡܐ ܓ̣ܠܐ: ܘܐܪܥܐ ܨܗܝܬܐ ܒܡܝ̈ܐ ܐܛܝܦ: ܘܐܚܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܬܐ ܥܒܕ: ܘܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܩܕܡܝ̈ܐ ܐܟܬܒ.”
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“Moïse, législateur de Dieu, celui qui a découvert le fond de la mer, qui a inondé la terre aride, et qui a accompli beaucoup d’autres choses admirables, a aussi écrit les vies des saints qui furent dans les premiers temps.”
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Incipit (Opening Line)
“ܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܿ ܒܝܬ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܘܕܦܪ̈ܣܝܐ: ܗܝܿ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܡܕܐܬܐ ܠܪܗܘܡܐ ܡܣܩܐ ܗܘ̣ܬ: ܘܬܚܝܬ ܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܿ ܗܘ̣ܬ. ܡܢܗܿ ܕܗܕܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܝܥܩܘܒ.”
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“Nisibe est une ville aux confins de la Romanie et de la Perse, qui auparavant payait tribut à Rome et se trouvait sous leur pouvoir. De cette ville était le bienheureux Jacques.”
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Explicit (Closing Line)
“ܘܒܫܘܒܚܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܢܦܩ. ܗܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܗܢܐ ܡܝܬܪܐ: ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗ ܢܚܕܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܥܕܬܗ ܢܛܘܪܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܐܟܘ̈ܗܝ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ... ܐܡܝܢ.”
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“Et avec une grande gloire il sortit de ce monde. Telle fut la vie de cet excellent homme; par ses prières que le Seigneur entoure son Église de la garde de ses saints anges… Amen.”
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Editions
Paul Bedjan (ed.), Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890)., vol: 4, : p. 262-273.
Ancient Versions
Arabic:
Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974)
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Georgian:
Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974)
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Syriac Manuscript Witnesses
ms Londres, British Library, Add. 12174, f. 283-285
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ms (ou = fiche 123, impossible à dire) Londres, British Library, Add. 14612, f. 182v-185v (mutilé)
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ms Manchester, Joh, Rylands Library, Syr. 45 A, p. 8r-v (mutilé de la fin)
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ms Damas, Patriarcat syrien orthodoxe, cod. 12/17 (olim ms Dayr az-Za‘faran, cod. parch. 18 (Dolabany)), f. 219v-220v
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Works Cited
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 122.
- 2 P. Peeters, "La Légende de saint Jacques de Nisibe." Analecta Bollandiana vol. 38 (1922)., pp: 285-373.
- 3 P. Krüger, "Jakob von Nisibis in syrischer und armenischer Überlieferung." Le Muséon vol. 81 (1968)., pp: 161-179.
- 4 D. Bundy, "Jacob of Nisibis as a Model for the Episcopacy." Le Muséon vol. 104 (1991)., pp: 235-249.
How to Cite This Entry
Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Jacob of Nisibis (text) — ܝܥܩܘܒ
” in Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, last modified November 5, 2015, http://syriaca.org/work/342.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Jacob of Nisibis (text) — ܝܥܩܘܒ .” In Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2015. Entry published November 5, 2015. http://syriaca.org/work/342.About this Entry
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- Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
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- This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
- This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne