Melania the Elder (text) - ܡܠܢܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ

Titles

• ܡܠܢܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ1
• Mēlānīyā rabṯā1
• Mélanie l’Ancienne (texte)1
• Melania the Elder (text)1

Creators

• ʿEnanishoʿ — ܥܢܢܝܫܘܥ 1 [author]

Reference Numbers

• URI: http://syriaca.org/work/446
• BHS: 226
• BHO: 849
• CPG: 6036

Incipit

"ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܘܝܬ ܠܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܡܠܢܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܿ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܓܢܣܗܿ ܡܢ ܐܣܦܢܝܐ: ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܡܢ ܪܗܘܡܐ: ܒܪܬܗ ܕܡܪܩܠܝܢܘܣ ܐܘܦܗܦܛܘܢ..."1 "La sainte et enviable Mélanie était par sa famille originaire d’Espagne ou bien de Rome, fille de Marcellinus, apo hypatôn."1

Explicit

"ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܫܩܠܬ ܠܘܬ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܗܿ. ܗܘܿ ܕܢܬܠ ܠܢ ܒܝܕ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ: ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܿ ܢܬܡܨܐ ܠܡܬܓܢܒܪܘ ܐܟܘܬܗܿ ܒܕܡܘܬܗܿ: ܘܢܚܙܝܗܿ ܥܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ... ܐܡܝܢ."1 "Et ainsi elle s’envola vers le Christ son Seigneur; qu’il (nous) donne dans sa miséricorde que par ses prières nous puissions être fermes comme elle et la voir avec tous les saints… Amen."1

Editions

This is not a comprehensive list of editions related to this work. Further citations may be available through The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Studies.

• Paulus Bedjan, Acta Martyrum et Sanctorum, 7 vols. (Paris / Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1890), vol: 7p: p. 131-139. 1
• René Draguet, ed., Les formes syriaques de la matière de l’Histoire lausiaque, II. Édition des ch. 20-71, épilogue [72-73], Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium 398 (Louvain: Secrétariat du CorpusSCO, 1978), vol: 2p: p. 296-305. 1
  • Note: Based on Vatican Syr. 126
• Ernest A. Wallis Budge, The Book of Paradise, Being the Histories and Sayings of the Monks and Ascetics of the Egyptian Desert by Palladius, Hieronymus and Others: The Syriac Texts, According to the Recension of ‘Anân-Îshô‘ of Bêth ‘Âbhê, Edited with an English Translation, 2 vols., Lady Meux Manuscript 6 (London: W. Drugulin, 1904), vol: 2p: p. 192-198 (syr.). 1
  • Note: Based on Lady Meux 6

Manuscripts

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• Lady Meux 6 1
  • Note: (?)1
• Vatican Syr. 126 , f. 27-28v1

Modern Translations

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• French: René Draguet, ed., Les formes syriaques de la matière de l’Histoire lausiaque, II. Version des ch. 20-71, épilogue, appendice [72-73], Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium 399 (Louvain: Secrétariat du CorpusSCO, 1978), p: 196-200. 1
• English: Ernest A. Wallis Budge, The Book of Paradise, Being the Histories and Sayings of the Monks and Ascetics of the Egyptian Desert by Palladius, Hieronymus and Others: The Syriac Texts, According to the Recension of ‘Anân-Îshô‘ of Bêth ‘Âbhê, Edited with an English Translation, 2 vols., Lady Meux Manuscript 6 (London: W. Drugulin, 1904), vol: 1p: 234-241. 1

Ancient Versions

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• Latin: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Arabic: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Armenian: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Georgian: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Sogdian: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Old Church Slavonic: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Coptic: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Geʽez: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1

Secondary Literature

This is not a comprehensive list of secondary literature related to this work. Further citations may be available through The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Studies.

• Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, n.d, entry: 226.
• C. Butler, A Critical Discussion Together with Notes on Early Egyptian Monachism, Texts and Studies 6/1 (Cambridge, 1898), p: 77-96.
• C. Butler, The Greek Text Edited with Introduction and Notes, Texts and Studies 6/2 (Cambridge, 1904), p: lxxvii-lxxx.