Finding the Head of John the Baptist (text) - ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ

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Titles

  • ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ1
  • Yōḥanān maʿməḏānā1
  • Jean Baptiste (invention du chef) (texte)1
  • Finding the Head of John the Baptist (text)1

Reference Numbers

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Incipit (Opening Line)

ܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ ܬܪܝܢ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܡܕܢܚܝ̈ܐ ܪܓܘ ܗܘܘ ܕܢܨܠܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܕܢܬܒܪܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܘܟ̈ܝܬܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܬܐ. ܘܟܕ ܡܢܥܘ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܨܠܝܘ ܐܝܟ ܪܓܬܗܘܢ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ. 1
Mes bien-aimés, deux moines orientaux avaient désiré prier à Jérusalem et être bénis par les lieux saints. Quand ils furent arrivés à Jérusalem et eurent prié selon leur désir, Jean Baptiste apparut à l’un d’eux. 1

Explicit (Closing Line)

ܘܗܘ ܐܬܬܣܝܡ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܗܝܟܠܗ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܚܡܫܐ ܒܗ ܫܢܬ ܕܫܒ̈ܥܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܐܪ̈ܒܥ. 1
Et la tête de Mâr Jean fut placée dans son temple le 15 octobre de l’an 764. 1

Syriac Manuscript Witnesses

ms Oxford, Bodleian Library, Syr. 163 (Marsh. 13), f. 126-136v 1
ms Damas, Patriarcat syrien orthodoxe, cod. 12/17 (olim ms Dayr az-Za‘faran, cod. parch. 18 (Dolabany)), f. 208v-210v 1
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  • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 1435.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Finding the Head of John the Baptist (text) — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ” in Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, last modified November 5, 2015, http://syriaca.org/work/1528.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Finding the Head of John the Baptist (text) — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ .” In Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2015. Entry published November 5, 2015. http://syriaca.org/work/1528.

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Entry Title: Finding the Head of John the Baptist (text) — ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ

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  • Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
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  • This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
  • This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne

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