Melania the Younger (text) - ܡܠܢܝܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ

Titles

• ܡܠܢܝܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ1
• Mēlānīyā zʿūrṯā1
• Mélanie la jeune (texte)1
• Melania the Younger (text)1

Creators

• ʿEnanishoʿ — ܥܢܢܝܫܘܥ 1 [author]

Reference Numbers

Incipit

“ܡܛܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܕܡܬ ܐܫܬܘܕܝܬ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܕܐܫܬܥܐ ܥܠ ܡܠܢܝܐ ܙܥܘܪܬܐ: ܙܕܩ ܠܝ ܗܫܐ ܕܠܚܘܒܬܐ ܐܦܪܘܥ.”1 “Puisque j’ai auparavant promis plus haut de raconter l’histoire de Mélanie la Jeune, il me faut maintenant m’acquitter de ma dette.”1

Explicit

“ܘܐܟܡܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܿ ܐܡܪܢܐ: ܕܐܦ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܒܦܓܪ ܩܝܡܝܢ: ܟܕ ܠܕܘܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܒܝ̈ܚܐ ܘܐܠܗܝ̈ܐ ܦܿܠܚܝܢ: ܘܡܣܟܝܢ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ ܓܡܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܠܝܢ ܛܘ̈ܒܐ.”1 “Je le dis comme c’est; jusqu’à présent ils se maintiennent dans leur corps en menant une vie glorieuse et divine et en attendant la vie parfaite qui est pleine de bonheur.”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. 139-144. 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. 335-339. 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. 198-201 (syr.). 1
  • Note: Based on Lady Meux 6

Manuscripts

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• Lady Meux 6 1
  • Note: (?)1
• Vatican Syr. 126 , f. 28v-29v1

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: 217-219. 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: 241-245. 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: 227.
• 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.