The Seal of the Catholicos Bābōy Discovered? (Fifth Century Iran)

The Seal of the Catholicos Bābōy Discovered? (Fifth Century Iran)Res Orientales 30Syriaca.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/ZRGWKK7M/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.ChristelleJullienMostafaEkhtesasiAmirKhanmoradiEhsanKhonsarinejadThe Seal of the Catholicos Bābōy Discovered? (Fifth Century Iran)http://syriaca.org/cbss/ZRGWKK7Mhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/ZRGWKK7Mhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/ZRGWKK7MRikaGyselenReflets d’époques sassanide et post-sassanide (224–760 A.D.)Bures-sur-YvetteGroupe pour l’étude de la civilisation du Moyen-Orient2023135-152Res Orientales 30Since the time that researchers started paying serious attention to the study of Sasanian seals, and consequently identified many notables of this historical period, our understanding of Sasanian society has been enhanced. In this paper, we will examine a seal from the Sasanian period that probably belonged to someone named “Bābōy” in Syriac according to the inscription. During the Sasanian era, a number of the Eastern Church clergy named “Bābiy” and “Bābōy” held various positions in the ecclesiastical hierarchy in different regions of the Sasanian realm. In order to accurately identify this character, the dating of the seal, the historical context of the motif and its inscription have been examined. According to the results of this research, the closest individual to whom we can attribute this seal could be Bābōy, the fifth-century Catholicos of Seleucia-Ctesiphon. Bābōy led the East-Syrian community from c. 457 to 484, during the reigns of Ohrmazd III and Pērōz. Syriac and Christian Arabic historiography and hagiography have developed several accounts about the execution of Bābōy: conspiracy of some notables of the Church of Persia, dubious loyalty to the king, controversial ceremonies for Christian martyrs, and a letter sent to the Roman emperor Zeno which was stamped with Bābōy’s personal seal. Jullien, Christelle, Mostafa Ekhtesasi, Amir Khanmoradi, and Ehsan Khonsarinejad. “The Seal of the Catholicos Bābōy Discovered? (Fifth Century Iran).” In Reflets d’époques Sassanide et Post-Sassanide (224–760 A.D.), edited by Rika Gyselen, 135–52. Res Orientales 30. Bures-sur-Yvette: Groupe pour l’étude de la civilisation du Moyen-Orient, 2023. Christelle Jullien et al., The Seal of the Catholicos Bābōy Discovered? (Fifth Century Iran), in Reflets d’époques Sassanide et Post-Sassanide (224–760 A.D.), ed. Rika Gyselen, Res Orientales 30 (Bures-sur-Yvette: Groupe pour l’étude de la civilisation du Moyen-Orient, 2023), 135–52.BabowaiIV-VII CEIranNestoriansV CEarchaeologybishopsclergypatriarchsseals