The Sahidic Version of Jacob of Serugh’s<i>Memrā</i>on the Ascension of ChristLe MuséonSyriaca.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/8VU8XHEM/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.AlinSuciuThe Sahidic Version of Jacob of Serugh’s<i>Memrā</i>on the Ascension of Christhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/8VU8XHEMhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/8VU8XHEMhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/8VU8XHEMLe Muséon128:1-2201549-83Jacob of
Serugh’s memrā on the Ascension of
Christ has long been known to survive in Syriac and Arabic. The present article
introduces a Coptic Sahidic version of this metrical homily. The Sahidic text is
preserved in two newly identified fragmentary parchment codices from the
Monastery of Apa Shenoute (White Monastery), situated near Atripe in Upper
Egypt. Comparison between the Sahidic, Syriac, and Arabic versions shows that
although the Sahidic translation is not source-oriented, it is generally
faithful to the Syriac original. In a few places, the translator altered the
text in order to become comprehensible to a Coptic audience. The question that
arises immediately is that of the language on which the Sahidic version of the
memrā on the Ascension is based. Given that Greek versions of Jacob of
Serugh’s works are not attested, the
article brings to the fore the possibility of a direct translation from Syriac.
Despite the paucity of our sources, circulation of Jacob’s mēmrē in Egypt is
documented, bolstering the hypothesis of a direct translation of the homily from
Syriac into Coptic.
Suciu, Alin. “The Sahidic Version of Jacob of Serugh’sMemrāon the Ascension of Christ.” Le Muséon 128:1-2 (2015): 49–83.
Alin Suciu, The Sahidic Version of Jacob of Serugh’sMemrāon the Ascension of Christ,” Le Muséon 128:1-2 (2015): 49–83.AscensionJacob of SalahJacobitesSyriac influence [Egypt]VII-XVIII CEhymnographypoetryprimary sources [Coptic] +
English translationtranslations from Syriactranslations into Coptic