A Newly Discovered Rock-Cut Complex: Monastery of Phesīlthā?

A Newly Discovered Rock-Cut Complex: Monastery of Phesīlthā?Istanbuler MitteilungenSyriaca.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/R7MSB3HA/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.ElifKeser-KayaalpA Newly Discovered Rock-Cut Complex: Monastery of Phesīlthā?http://syriaca.org/cbss/R7MSB3HAhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/R7MSB3HAhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/R7MSB3HAIstanbuler Mitteilungen582008261-283This paper introduces a cluster of rock-carved spaces which evolved from a quarry to a necropolis and eventually to an ecclesiastical complex. The complex is described in detail and contextualised within the wider sphere of Late Antique Northern Mesopotamian architecture. In light of the comparisons, a mid-sixth century date is suggested for the church, which may have been part of a monastic complex. Some textual evidence has also been presented to suggest that this possible monastery may have been the Monastery of Phesīlthā of Jacob Baradaeus (d. 578), an important figure of West-Syriac Christianity. Keser-Kayaalp, Elif. “A Newly Discovered Rock-Cut Complex: Monastery of Phesīlthā?” Istanbuler Mitteilungen 58 (2008): 261–83. Elif Keser-Kayaalp, A Newly Discovered Rock-Cut Complex: Monastery of Phesīlthā?, Istanbuler Mitteilungen 58 (2008): 261–83.IV-VII CEJacobitesVI CEarchaeologyarchitecturechurchesmonasteriesmonastery of Phesiltha