Jerusalem - ܐܘܪܫܠܡ
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“As the birthplace of Christianity and the main destination of pilgrimage, Jerusalem played an important role for Christians of all Syr. traditions.”1
Names
Place Type
settlement
Location
Descriptions
“301. Jerusalem”1
“As the birthplace of Christianity and the main destination of pilgrimage, Jerusalem played an important role for Christians of all Syr. traditions.”1
Attestations
Attestation of names أُوْرِيْشَلِم and بيت المقدس in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī.
أُوْرِيْشَلِم8
بيت المقدس8
8
Attestation of name ܐܘܿܪܫܠܹܡ in a note in Jerusalem, Saint Mark's Monastery, Ms. 181 [HMML SMMJ 00181].
ܐܘܿܪܫܠܹܡ9
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Attestation of name ܐܘܿܪܫܠܹܡ in a note in Jerusalem, Saint Mark's Monastery, Ms. 181 [HMML SMMJ 00181].
ܐܘܿܪܫܠܹܡ9
9
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"Jerusalem" in WikipediaWorks Cited
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- 1 G. A. Kiraz and L. Van Rompay, "Jerusalem." in Sebastian P. Brock et al. (eds.), The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 227-229.
- 2 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 4, 8, 15, 21–22, 25, 26, 29, 43, 59, 62, 63, 64, 91, 96, 97, 102, 107–108, 109,
111–112, 120 (with fig. 40), 130, 152, 174, 179, 183, 193, 210, 213, 226, 227–229
(with fig. 59, 60), 230, 232, 248, 250, 255, 269–270 (with fig. 69), 285, 288, 290,
296, 299, 343, 346, 350, 354, 358, 360, 363, 368, 384, 389, 406, 408, 425, 429, 443,
460 (fig. 77c), map: Map I A3, II A3.
- 3 Ignatius Afram Barsoum and ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܪܨܘܡ, ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ, ܚܬܳܡܳܐ ܬܪܰܝܳܢܳܐ2nd ed. (Holland: ܡܛܒܥܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܕܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐBar Hebraeus Verlag, 1991)., p: 552.
- 4 Ignatius Afram Barsoum and اغناطيوس افرام الاول برصوم, كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية, الطبعة الرابعة4th ed. (Holland: مطبعة ابن العبري بدير مار افرام السريانيBar Hebraeus Verlag, 1987)., p: 514.
- 5 Ignatius Aphram Barsoum, The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences, 2nd revised (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2003)., p: 565.
- 6 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013)., entry: Jerusalem.
- 7 David Wilmshurst, The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913, CSCO 582, Subs. 104 (Louvain: Peeters, 2000), p: 2, 11, 13, 22, 24, 40, 56, 58, 61, 62-63, 64, 65, 67-72, 73, 84, 86, 91, 114,
116, 118, 123, 124, 225, 247, 261, 313, 332, 343, 347.
- 8 Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī and ياقوت الحموي, معجم البلدان (Beirut: دار الكتب العلميةDār al-kutub al-ʿilmiyya, 1990)., p: I:331; V:193.
- 9 Jerusalem, Saint Mark's Monastery, Ms. 181 [HMML SMMJ 00181] , fol: 358v.
- 10 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 5; 6; 44; 57; 167, chapter: 3.1.4; 3.1.32; 3.2.3; 3.3.35.
- 11 Ian Mladjov, "Diachronic Maps of Syriac Cultures and Their Geographic Contexts." in Daniel King and David A. Michelson (eds.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., map: 1, 2, 5.
- 12 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 828.
- 13 p: 88-104., p: 88-104.
- 14 p: 205-221., p: 205-221.
- 15 p: 770-782., p: 770-782.
- 16 p: 718-730., p: 718-730.
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Additional Credit:
- Data merging for Syriac World maps data by William L. Potter
- Syriac World maps edited by David A. Michelson
- Syriac World maps data revised by William L. Potter
- Syriac World maps cartography by Ian Mladjov
- Connection to the Syriac World identified by Florence Jullien
- Connection to the Syriac World identified by Holger Gzella
- Connection to the Syriac World identified by Heleen Murre-van Den Berg
- Connection to the Syriac World identified by Nathanael Andrade
- Connection to the Syriac World identified by Thomas A. Carlson
- Data from John of Ephesus added by Silvio Roggo
- Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz
- Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by William L. Potter
- Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by David A. Michelson
- Eastern Syriac name, attestation, and citation of Saint Mark's manuscript by Adam Carter McCollum
- Wilmshurst index information entry by Anthony Davis
- Data merging, Pleiades and Wikipedia linking, and XML by Thomas A. Carlson
- Initial Barsoum entry creation by David A. Michelson