Aseneth - ܐܣܝܬ

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Aseneth is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the wife of Joseph and the daughter of Potiphar. She and Joseph were the subject of a an extra-biblical literary tradition in Christian hagiography.

Names

  • ܐܣܝܬ1
  • Aseneth
  • Aséneth1
  • Asyaṯ
  • ʾĀsyaṯ1

Notes

Aseneth is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the wife of Joseph and the daughter of Potiphar. She and Joseph were the subject of a an extra-biblical literary tradition in Christian hagiography.
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  • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 1787, 339.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.

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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Aseneth — ܐܣܝܬ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1615.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Aseneth — ܐܣܝܬ .”, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. 1 of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1615.

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Entry Title: Aseneth — ܐܣܝܬ

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  • Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
  • Data architecture and encoding by David A. Michelson
  • Editing, Syriac data conversion, data entry, and reconciling by Adam P. Kane
  • Editing and Syriac data proofreading by Aram Bar Schabo
  • Entries adapted from the work of Jean Maurice Fiey
  • Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
  • Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne

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