From Amida to Famagusta via Cairo: The Syrian Scribe Yūsuf ibn Sbāṭ in His Eastern Mediterranean Context c. 1350

From Amida to Famagusta via Cairo: The Syrian Scribe Yūsuf ibn Sbāṭ in His Eastern Mediterranean Context c. 1350–1360Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval MediterraneanSyriaca.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/9WQUM2ZN/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.AliceCroqFrom Amida to Famagusta via Cairo: The Syrian Scribe Yūsuf ibn Sbāṭ in His Eastern Mediterranean Context c. 1350–1360http://syriaca.org/cbss/9WQUM2ZNhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/9WQUM2ZNhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/9WQUM2ZNAl-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean33:32021235-256This article is based on the analysis of two manuscripts in the Arabic language produced by the West Syrian scribe Yūsuf ibn Sbāṭ of Amida/Diyarbakır, in 1352 in Cairo and in 1358 in Famagusta, respectively. The former is one of the earliest complete and dated manuscripts written in Garshuni (Arabic in Syriac characters), whereas the latter is written in a fine, Arabic hand. By following Yūsuf across the eastern Mediterranean, this article seeks to explain his journey and scribal practices in light of contemporary cultural and socio-economic trends. Retrospectively, it also aims to demonstrate how Yūsuf’s case can shed light on the history of Syriac Christians living outside their historical homeland. It thus investigates the various ways they dealt with a challenging multi-cultural context, and how the latter influenced several aspects of their habits and practices. Croq, Alice. “From Amida to Famagusta via Cairo: The Syrian Scribe Yūsuf Ibn Sbāṭ in His Eastern Mediterranean Context c. 1350–1360.” Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean 33:3 (2021): 235–56. Alice Croq, From Amida to Famagusta via Cairo: The Syrian Scribe Yūsuf Ibn Sbāṭ in His Eastern Mediterranean Context c. 1350–1360,” Al-Masāq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean 33:3 (2021): 235–56.Arab ChristiansCyprusEgyptJacobitesKarshuniSyriac influence [Egypt]VII-XVIII CEXIV CEcolophonsdiasporaprimary sources [Arabic] + English translationscribestravel