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Titles

Croix (première invention de la) (texte)1
The First Finding of the Cross (text)1

Reference Numbers

Incipit (Opening Line)

“ܐܚܝ̈ ܘܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ. ܦܛܪܘܢܝܩܝ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܩܠܘܕܝܘܣ ܩܣܪ: ܗܿܘ ܕܥܒܕܗ ܛܝܒܪܝܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ. ܗܕܐ ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܒܪܘܡܝ. ܘܚܙܬ ܒܗ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܒܫܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ̣. ܟܦܪܬ ܒܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܝܗܿ.” 1

“Mes frères et mes bien-aimés, Protonice, la femme du césar Claude, que Tibère avait fait second de son Empire, alors que Simon Pierre était à Rome, vit en lui les miracles et les prodiges qu’il avait réalisés au nom de Jésus-Christ et renia les idoles de ses pères.” 1

Explicit (Closing Line)

“ܘܐܚܪܝܐ ܕܚܡܫܬܥܣܪ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܝܗܘܕܐ. ܗܿܘ ܕܒܝܘ̈ܡܬܗ ܣܠܩ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ.” 1

“Et le dernier des quinze fut Jude, aux jours duquel la croix fut déterrée pour la deuxième fois.” 1

Editions

Eberhard Nestle, De Sancta Cruce: Ein Beitrag zur christlichen Legendengeschichte (Berlin: Reuther, 1889)., : Berlin, 1889, p. 7-11.

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Modern Translations

German: Eberhard Nestle, De Sancta Cruce: Ein Beitrag zur christlichen Legendengeschichte (Berlin: Reuther, 1889)., pp: 39-42,

English: Dudley Loftus, An History of the twofold invention of the Cross whereon our Saviour was crucified. Translated out of an antient Aramæan biologist. Together with an account of the conversion of the Ethiopians, out of Abulpharagius's Ecclesiastical History (Dublin, 1686)., pp: 1-11,

Syriac Manuscript Witnesses

ms Londres, British Library, Add. 12174, f. 291v-292v + ms Oxford, Bodleian Library, Syr. 163 (Marsh 13), f. 243v-2247 1

ms Londres, British Library, Add. 14654, f. 32r-v (fgt ou = BHO 212, impossible à dire) 1

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Works Cited

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1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 780.
2 J. Straubinger, Die Kreuzauffindungslegende. Untersuchungen über ihre altchristlichen Fassungen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der syrischen Texte (Paderborn, 1912)., pp: 82-103.
3 E. Nestle, "Die Kreuzauffindungslegende nach einer Handschrift vom Sinai." Byzantinische Zeitschrift vol. 4 (1895)., pp: 319-345 rapports entre syriaque, grec et latin (rapports entre syriaque, grec et latin) .

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The First Finding of the Cross (text)” in Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, last modified November 5, 2015, http://syriaca.org/work/972.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The First Finding of the Cross (text).” 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/972.

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