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Payne Smith Margoliouth, Jessie(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1856 - 1933) Names: Payne Smith Margoliouth JessiePayne Smith (Mrs. Margoliouth) Jessie""Syriac scholar and compiler of , she gained her knowledge of Syriac and of lexicography from her father.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/676
Payne Smith, Robert — ܒܐܝܢ ܣܡܝܬ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1818 - 1895) Names: Payne Smith RobertPayne SmithPayne Smith Robert""Syriac scholar and compiler of the .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/677
Perley, David Barsum(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1901 - 1979) Names: Perley David BarsumPerley David Barsum""Assyrian nationalist writer and activist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/678
Sergius the Monk — ܕܝܪܝܐ ܣܪܓܝܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 577 ) Names: Sergius the Ascetic MonkSargis the MonkSergius the MonkSergius of NicaeaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/68
Peter the Iberian — ܦܛܪܘܣ ܐܝܒܪܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, - 491, 488 ) Names: Peter the IberianPIERRE l’IbèrePierre l’IbèrePeṭrus IberāyāPeter the IberianPaṭrōs ʾĪḇerāyāPierre l’IbèrePIERRE L'IBÈRE"The son of Bosmarios king of Georgia Iberia he was brought up in Constantinople as a political hostage at the court of the..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/680
van der Ploeg, Johannes P. M.(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1909 - 2004) Names: van der Ploeg Johannes P. M.van der Ploeg Johannes P. M."Scholar of OT and Syriac professor of OT and Semitic studies at the Catholic University of Nijmegen now Radboud University The Netherlands from..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/682
Porphyry of Tyre — ܦܪܦܘܪܝܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 232 - ca. 305) Names: Porphyry of TyrePorphyry""Greek author and Neoplatonist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/684
Proba of Antioch — ܦܪܘܒܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, probably 6th cent. ) Names: Proba of AntiochProbȧProbus of Antioch ArchdeacoṅProba of AntiochProbus""Syriac commentator on Aristotle’s writings on logic.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/686
Proba, metropolitan of Chalcedon — ܦܪܘܒܐ ܕܟܠܩܝܕܘܢܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 6th cent. ) Names: Proba metropolitan of ChalcedonProba metr. of ChalcedonProba metropolitan of ChalcedonProbus"Metropolitan of Chalcedon Most of what is known about this Proba comes from the only extant fragment of Dionysios of Tel Maḥre s..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/687
Proclus of Constantinople — ܦܪܘܩܠܘܣ ܕܩܘܣܛܢܛܝܢܘܦܘܠܝܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 446/447) Names: Proclus of ConstantinopleProclus of ConstantinopleProclus de Constantinople""Bp. of Cyzicus and since 434 Patr. of Constantinople.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/688
Jacob Baradaeus — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܘܪܕܥܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 578) Names: Jacob BaradaeusYaʿqub BurdʿoyoJacob Mar BaradaeusJacob BurdʿoyoJacob BaradaeusYaqub BurdoyoYa‘qub Burd‘oyoJacob BurdoyoJacob Burd‘oyoJacobYaʾqōḇJacquesJacques BaradéeJACQUES BARADÉEJacobus Burde'ana (Baradaeus)""Bp. of (542–578) and missionary.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/69
Qarabashi, ʿAbd al-Masih Nuʿman — ܥܒܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܩܪܗܒܫ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1903 - 1983) Names: ʿAbd al-Masih Nuʿman QarabashiʿAbd al-Masīḥ Nuʿmān QarabashīQarabashī Abd al-Masīḥ NumānQarabashī ‘Abd al-Masīḥ Nu‘mān""He was born in Qarabash near Diyarbakır (Amid).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/691
Qiryo, John — ܝܘܚܢܐ ܩܪܝܘ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1874 - 1946) Names: Qiryo YuḥannaQiryo John""He was born in Alqosh.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/696
Cyrus of Edessa — ܩܝܘܪ̈ܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th cent. ) Names: Cyrus of EdessaQiyore of EdessaCyrus of EdessaCyrus of EdessaCyrus (Qijore) Edessenus""Syriac author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/697
Qoro, Elias Malke(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, August 1881 - 1962) Names: Qoro Elias MalkeQoro Elias Malke""Patr. delegate to Malankara.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/698
Isaiah bar Hadbo — ܐܫܥܝܐ ܒܪ ܚܕܒܘ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 327 ) Names: Isaiah Bar ḤadboEshaʿya bar ḤadboIsaiah bar HadboEshaya bar ḤadboEsha‘ya bar ḤadboURI: http://syriaca.org/person/7
Cyriacus of Tella — ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܕܬܠܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6th century ) Names: Quryaqos of Tella Cyriacus of TellaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/70
al-Rahib, Elias — ܐܠܝܐܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1860 - 1949) Names: al-Rāhib Eliasal-Rahib Elias""He was born in Shaqlāwa of the Sher family.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/700
Rahmani, Ignatius Ephrem II — ܐܝܓܢܜܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܪܚܡܐܢܝ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 11/7/1848 - 1929) Names: Raḥmani Ignatius Ephrem IIRahmani Patriarch AphramRahmani Ignatius Ephrem II""Patr. (1898-1929), scholar, and liturgist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/701
Yaʿqo Nukhraya — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1841 - 1921) Names: Yaʿqo NukhrayaRhétoré JacquesRhétoré JacquesYaʿqo NukhrayaYoḥannan bar Qushta""French Dominican missionary, scholar, writer and poet in Sureth.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/704
Romanos the Melodist — ܪܘܡܢܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 485 - ca. 560) Names: Romanos the MelodistRomanos the MelodistRomanos""Byzantine hymnographer and deacon.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/706
Saba, Boutros — ܦܛܪܘܣ ܣܐܒܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1893 - 1961) Names: Saba BoutrosSaba Boutros""He was born in Barṭelle, studied at Sharfeh from 1906, and then at the Syriac Catholic Seminary in .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/707
Sabrishoʿ I, catholicos — ܣܒܪܝܫܘܥ ܩܕܡܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, - 604) Names: Sabrishoʿ I catholicosSabrishoʿ ISabrishoʿ I catholicosSabrisho ISabrisho ISabrisho‘ ISawrishoSAWRĪŠŌ'Sabrišoʿ ISabrisho' I, KatholikosSaḇrīšōʾSabrisho I""Cath. (596-604). He originated from and was born ca. 525.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/708
Sabrishoʿ bar Paulos — ܣܒܪܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܦܘܠܘܣ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 12th cent. ) Names: Sabrishoʿ bar PawlosSabrisho bar PaulosSabrishoʿ of MosulSabrisho bar PawlosSabrisho‘ bar PawlosSabrishōʿSawrishoSabrishoʿ bar PaulosSab(h)rîšôʿ b Paulos""Author of a hymn for Mid-Lent, preserved in the (see Gewargis Warda) and published by Cardahi.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/709
Sergius bar Karyo — ܣܪܓܝܣ ܒܪ ܟܪܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 580 ) Names: Sergius Bar KaryaSargis bar KaryoSergius bar KaryoSergius bar KaryaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/71
Sachau, Eduard — ܐܕܘܪܕ ܣܟܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 7/20/1845 - 9/17/1930) Names: Sachau EduardSachau EduardSachau EduardSachau""German scholar of Arabic, Aramaic, and Syriac.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/710
Sahdona — ܣܗܕܘܢܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, early 7th cent. ) Names: SahdonaSahdona (Martyrius)Sahduna (Martyrius) bishop of MahuzaSahdonaSahdona (Martyrius)Sahdona seu Martyrios""Monastic author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/711
Sionita, Gabriel — ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܨܗܝܘܢܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 1577 - 1648) Names: al-Ṣahyūnī JibrāʾīlSionita GabrielGabriel Sionitaal-Ṣahyūnī Jibrāʾīlal-Ṣahyūnī Jibrāʾīl""Professor of Arabic and Syriac in Rome, Venice, and Paris. Syriac scholar.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/712
Salman, Hanna(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1914 - 1981) Names: Salmān ḤannaSalman Hanna""He was born in Maʿsarteh and joined the Taw Mim Simkath orphanage in Adana.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/714
Salomon, Désiré(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1838 - 1914) Names: Salomon DésiréSalomon Désiré""Salomon was born in Tkhuma and grew up in Khosrowa where he was a pupil at the French Lazarist (i.e. Vincentian) Seminary.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/715
Samuel, Athanasios Yeshuʿ — ܐܬܢܐܣܝܘܣ ܝܫܘܥ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1907 - 1995) Names: Samuel Athanasios YeshuʿSamuel Athanasios YeshuʿSamuel Athanasios YeshuSamuel Athanasios Yeshu‘""Bp. of (1947-48), and first bp. of the United States (1957-95).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/716
Sergius bar Wahle — ܣܪܓܝܣ ܒܪ ܘܚܠܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 1500 ) Names: Sargis bar WaḥleSergius bar WahleSergius of AzerbaijanSerge Bar WahléSergius bar Waḥle""Monk and poet.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/717
Sergius Bahira — ܣܪܓܝܣ ܒܚܝܪܐ Names: Sargis BḥiraSergius BahiraBahiraSergios Baḥira""Sargis Bḥira is the name of a Syriac monk who allegedly met the Prophet Muḥammad and inspired him to begin preaching to the Arabs.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/718
Sauget, Joseph-Marie(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1926 - 1988) Names: Sauget Joseph-MarieSauget Joseph-Marie""Scriptor in the Vatican Library (1958-88), and author of numerous valuable studies on Syriac and Christian Arabic literature.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/719
Paul II, Patriarch of Antioch — ܦܘܠܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 581) Names: Paul Patriarch of Antioch IIPawlos of Beth UkomePaul Patriarch of Antioch IIPaul of Beth UkomePaul of Beth-Ukame""Patr. Pawlos’s name (‘of the house of the black ones’) was rendered in Greek as ‘of the black (ones)’ (Melanos, sing., or Melanōn, plur.).""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/72
Sawma, Abraham — ܐܒܪܗܡ ܨܘܡܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1913 - 1996) Names: Sawma AbrohomSawma Abraham""He was born in Midyat and joined Taw Mim Simkath in 1919 in Adana where he learned Syriac under Dolabani.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/720
Sauma, Rabban — ܪܒܢ ܨܘܡܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 13th cent. ) Names: Ṣawma RabbanSauma RabbanRabban SaumaṣawmāSaumaṢaumāSaumaṢawma, Rabban"Ṣawma was a monk of the Ch of E who sometime around 1275 set out from Dadu also known as Khān Bālīq i..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/721
Scher, Addai — ܐܕܝ ܫܝܪ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1867 - 6/15/1915) Names: Scher AddaiScher AddaiScher Addai""He was born Asmar Ṣlewa Scher in 1867 in Shaqlāwa near Arbela.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/723
Schulthess, Friedrich — ܫܘܠܬܝܙ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1868 - 1922) Names: Schulthess FriedrichSchulthess Friedrich""Professor of Semitics; scholar of Syriac, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, and Arabic.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/724
Secundus — ܣܩܘܢܕܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 2nd cent. ) Names: SecundusSecundus""Pythagorean philosopher (perhaps fictional) in the time of Hadrian.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/727
Selb, Walter(A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 5/22/1929 - 6/2/1994) Names: Selb WalterSelb Walter""Jurist and historian of Law; professor at the University of Vienna. ""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/728
Cyrus of Batnan — ܩܘܪܐ ܕܒܛܢܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 582 ) Names: Cyrus of Baṭnan The PriestQuro of Baṭnan Cyrus of Batnan Cyrus of BatnaeCyrus of BatnaURI: http://syriaca.org/person/73
Shahdost of Tirhan — ܫܗܕܘܣܬ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ) Names: Shahdost of TirhanShahdostEustathius of TirhanShahdost of TirhanSahdostŠĀHDŌST"Bp of Tirhan According to the Catalogue of ʿAbdishoʿ chap 111 Shahdost wrote a synodical oration some letters along with canons and some..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/732
Shalita — ܡܪܝ ܫܠܝܛܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ) Names: Shaliṭa MarMar ShalitaSt. ShalitaShaliṭāShalitaShallitaŠalītāShalitaŠALLĪTA""Syriac sources count Mar Shaliṭa among the traditional seventy disciples of Mar Awgen""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/733
Shalita of Reshʿayna — ܫܠܝܛܐ ܕܪܫܥܝܢܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 8th cent.? ) Names: Shalita of ReshʿaynaShalliṭa of ReshʿaynaShalliṭa of ReshaynaShalliṭa of Resh‘aynaShallita de Resh ‘AynaShallitaShallita of Rishaina""Bp. of Reshʿayna and author of liturgical texts. ""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/734
Sharbokht bar Msargis — ܨܗܪܒܘܟܬ ܒܪ ܡܣܪܓܝܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 9th cent. ) Names: Ṣharbokht bar MsargisSeharboktSharbokht bar Msargis""Scholar, probably active as a teacher in the theological school and perhaps also in the Christian medical teaching institute ( ) of Beth Lapaṭ (Gondeshapur) in Khuzistan.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/736
Shaʿya, Elias — ܐܠܝܣ ܫܥܝܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1895 - 1970) Names: Shaʿya EliasShaʿya EliasShaya EliasSha‘ya EliasShaya ElijahSha‘ya Elijah"He was born in Barṭelle in 1895 ordained deacon by Athanasios Tumo Qaṣīr in 1928 and then a priest for Sanjār by Ignatius..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/738
Shemʿon, Eshai — ܐܝܫܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 6/20/1909 - 11/1975) Names: Shemʿon EshaiShemʿon EshaiShemon EshaiShem‘on Eshai""Patr. Eshai was consecrated as a boy of eleven after the death of his uncle Mar Shemʿon Pawlos.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/739
John of Ephesus — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܐܦܣܘܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 507 - 589) Names: John of Ephesus Yuḥanon of Ephesus John of Ephesus John of AsiaJean d’ÉphèseJohn of EphesusIoannes Ephesi (aut Asiae)""Monk, missionary, church leader, (titular) Bp. of Ephesus, hagiographer, and historian.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/74
Simeon of Rev Ardashir — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܪܝܘܐܪܕܫܝܪ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 7th or 8th cent. ) Names: Shemʿon of Rev ArdashirSimeon of Rev ArdashirSimeon of RewardeshirShemon of Rev ArdashirShem‘on of Rev ArdashirSimeon of RewardashirSimeon e Rewardashir"Author of a treatise on family and hereditary law metropolitan bp Shemʿon wrote his law book in Persian but it is known to..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/740
Simeon Shanqlawi — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܫܢܩܠܘܝ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 12th - early 13th cent. ) Names: Shemʿon ShanqlawiSimeon ShanqlawiSimeon of ShanqlabadShemʿon of ShanqlabadShemon ShanqlawiShem‘on Shanqlawi""Author, teacher of Yoḥannan bar Zoʿbi.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/741
Simeon of Taybutha — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, late 7th cent. ) Names: Shemʿon d-ṬaybuthehSimon the ascetic physician TaybuthaSimon d-ṬaybuthehSimeon of TaibuthehShemon d-ṬaybuthehShem‘on d-ṬaybuthehSimeon of TaybuthaSimeon d-TaibuthaShem'on d-Taybutheh""One of the bright representatives of E.-Syr. mysticism.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/742
Simeon the Stylite — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܐܣܛܘܢܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 380 - 459) Names: Simeon the StyliteShemʿun the StyliteSimon the StyliteSimeon the StyliteSimon the StyliteShemun the StyliteShem‘un the StyliteShemʿun d-EsṭōunēhSymeon the StyliteŠemʾōn d-ʾEsṭōnēhSyméon le StyliteSIMÉON LE STYLITEŠemʿôn der Stylite""Saint. Born in the village of Sisa near Nicopolis, Shemʿun was the child of Christian parents.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/744
Solomon of Basra — ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܕܒܨܪܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1222 ) Names: Shlemon of BaṣraSolomon of BasraSolomon of BasrahSalomon de BassorahSolomon of Baṣra""Bp. and writer. Shlemon was the metropolitan bp. of Prat d-Mayshan, or Baṣra, on the banks of the Shatt al-Arab in southern Iraq.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/745
Shubhalmaran — ܫܘܒܚܠܡܪܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 620?) Names: ShubhalmaranShubḥalmaranShubhalmaranShubḥalmaran of Karka de Beth SelokShubhalemara Bishop in Karka d-Bet SlokShubhalemaran ep. in Karka de Beth Selok""Writer on ascetic life and biblical commentator; metropolitan of .""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/746
Silas of Qardu — ܣܠܘܢܘܣ ܕܩܪܕܘ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, ca. 8/9th? ) Names: Silwanos of QarduSilas of QarduSilvanus of QarduSilvanusSilvanus de Qardu"Author or compiler of two sets of questions and answers appended to the Urmia recension of Theodoros bar Koni s Scholion as well..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/748
Sindbad the Sage — ܣܢܕܒܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor) Names: Sindbad the SageSindbadSindbad the SageSyntipas"The Book of Sindbad the Sage on the wiles of women is probably a product of the Late Sasanian Empire Perry though others..."URI: http://syriaca.org/person/749
Peter of Kallinikos — ܦܛܪܘܣ ܏ܓ ܩܠܘܢܝܩܝܐ (Qadishe: A Guide to the Syriac SaintssaintA Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 591, 2nd half of 6th cent. ) Names: Peter of KallinikosPeter of KallinikosPeter of KallinikosPeter of al-Raqqa IIIPeter of CallinicumPeṭrāPeter of CallinicusPēṭrāPierre de CalliniquePeter of KallinikosPetrus e Callinico""Syr. Orth. Patr. of , theologian, and liturgist.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/75
Smith, Agnes — ܐܓܢܝܣ ܠܘܝܙ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 4/16/1843 - 1926) Names: Smith AgnesSmith AgnesSmith AgnesLewis Mrs. Agnes""Independent self-taught scholars.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/751
Smith, Margaret — ܡܪܓܪܝܬ ܓܒܣܢ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 4/16/1843 - 1920) Names: Smith MargaretSmith MargaretSmith MargaretGibson Mrs.URI: http://syriaca.org/person/752
Ignatius Sobo — ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܣܒܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 1389) Names: Sobo IgnatiusSobo Ignatius""First Patr. of Ṭur ʿAbdin.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/753
Sobo, Malki al-Qas Afram — ܐܦܪܝܡ ܣܒܐ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, 1895 - 1979) Names: Sobo Malki al-Qas AframSobo Malki al-Qas Afram""He was born in Arbo, Ṭur ʿAbdin.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/754
Sophronius of Jerusalem — ܣܘܦܪܘܢܝܣ (A Guide to Syriac Authorsauthor, d. 638) Names: Sophronius of JerusalemSophroniusSophronius of JerusalemSophrone de Jérusalem""Patr. of (from 634) and Greek author.""URI: http://syriaca.org/person/757