Thomas A. Carlson and David A. Michelson (eds.), "St. Barbara — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܒܪܒܪܐ " in last modified February 6, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/346
    
        
            
                
                    St. Barbara
                    ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܒܪܒܪܐ
                    ܕܰܝܪܐ ܕܩܰܕܝܫܬܳܐ ܒܰܪܒܰܪܐ
                    دير القديسة بربارة
                    Barbara Monastery
                    A monastery near Edessa.
                    
                        ܒܛܘܪܳܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܳܝ ܐܶܫܬܰܬܰܐܣ ܗܰܘ ܕܰܝܪܳܐ ܐܚܪܺܢܳܐ ܒܗ ܒܰܫܡܳܐ ܒܫܘܪܳܝ ܕܳܪܳܐ ܚܡܝܫܳܝܳܐ. ܘܐܶܬܕܰܟܪܳܗ̇ ܡܰܟܬܰܒܙܰܒܢ̈ܐ ܥܕܰܡܐ ܠܰܫܢܰܬ  1191  ܘܒܗ ܐܶܬܢܰܦܩ ܒܰܣܝܺܠܝܘܣ ܦܐܪܣ ܡܝܺܛܪܘܦܘܠܝܛܳܐ ܕܐܘܪܗܳܝ  1204.
                    
                    
                        في جبل الرها وطدت اركانه وديراً آخر بالاسم عينه صدر القرن الخامس ونوّه به التاريخ حتى سنة 1191 وفيه تخرج باسيليوس فارس مطران الرها +1204
                    
                    
                        in the Mountain of Edessa. There is another monastery by the same name. This one was established in the beginning of the fifth century, but was not mentioned by historians until 1191. From it graduated Basilius Fāris, metropolitan of Edessa (d. 1204).
                    
          
                        
                        
                    
                    In Dolabani's translation of Barsoum's description ܘܐܶܬܕܰܟܪܳܗ̇ should read ܘܶܐܬܕܰܟܪܳܗ̇.
                    Not the same place as St. Barbara.
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                        ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ
                        
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