A Lost Source for Syriac Christianity in the Umayyad Era: The Ecclesiastical History of Daniel Son of Moses of Ṭur ‘Abdin (8th Century)

A Lost Source for Syriac Christianity in the Umayyad Era: The Ecclesiastical History of Daniel Son of Moses of Ṭur ‘Abdin (8th Century)Revue d’histoire ecclésiastiqueSyriaca.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/EKGXUDKZ/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MariannaMazzolaPetervan NuffelenA Lost Source for Syriac Christianity in the Umayyad Era: The Ecclesiastical History of Daniel Son of Moses of Ṭur ‘Abdin (8th Century)http://syriaca.org/cbss/EKGXUDKZhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/EKGXUDKZhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/EKGXUDKZRevue d’histoire ecclésiastique118:3-42023493-530This article publishes and discusses the fragments of the lost Ecclesiastical History of Daniel of Ṭur ʿAbdin. Daniel was a West-Syrian historian who lived in the first half of the 8th century; he was the maternal grandfather of the chronicler and patriarch of Antioch Dionysius of Tell Maḥre († 845), and one his main sources for the history of the Umayyad period. The article offers a reassessment of Daniel’s person and work, followed by the edition, English translation and historical commentary of fragments and testimonia. Mazzola, Marianna, and Peter van Nuffelen. “A Lost Source for Syriac Christianity in the Umayyad Era: The Ecclesiastical History of Daniel Son of Moses of Ṭur ‘Abdin (8th Century).” Revue d’histoire Ecclésiastique 118:3-4 (2023): 493–530. Marianna Mazzola and Peter van Nuffelen, A Lost Source for Syriac Christianity in the Umayyad Era: The Ecclesiastical History of Daniel Son of Moses of Ṭur ‘Abdin (8th Century),” Revue d’histoire Ecclésiastique 118:3-4 (2023): 493–530.