Syriac Inscriptions near Urgut, Uzbekistan

Syriac Inscriptions near Urgut, UzbekistanStudia IranicaSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/5HLIJHFF/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MarkDickensSyriac Inscriptions near Urgut, Uzbekistanhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/5HLIJHFFhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/5HLIJHFFhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/5HLIJHFFStudia Iranica46:22017205-260This article examines a collection of inscriptions in Syriac script left by Christians on the cliffs near a recently excavated church building located near Urgut, Uzbekistan. The text and translation of more than 160 inscriptions are given. The vast majority of these are onomastic in nature. The article concludes with a discussion of the names involved, which reflect the cultural melting pot that was medieval Central Asia. Dickens, Mark. “Syriac Inscriptions near Urgut, Uzbekistan.” Studia Iranica 46:2 (2017): 205–60. Mark Dickens, Syriac Inscriptions near Urgut, Uzbekistan, Studia Iranica 46:2 (2017): 205–60.NestoriansSyriac influence [Central Asia]VII-XVIII CEarchaeologyinscriptions [Syriac]onomastics