Barsamya (text) - ܒܪܣܡܝܐ
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“ܒܫܢܬ ܐܪܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܬܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ: ܘܐܝܬܝܗܿ ܫܢܬ ܚܡܫܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܘܛܩܪܛܘܪ ܡܪܢ ܛܪܝܢܘܣ ܩܣܪ. ܒܗܘܦܛܝܐ ܕܩܘܡܘܕܘܣ ܘܕܩܘܪܠܘܣ: ܒܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠ: ܒܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܬܐ ܒܗ. ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܥ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܘܣܝܢܣ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܠܫܪܒܝܠ ܟܘܡܪܐ:”
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“In the year 416 of the rule of the Greeks, which is the year fifteen of our Lord the emperor Ceasar Trajan, under the consulate of Commodus and of Cyril, the 5 of Elul, the next day of the day on which Lysinas, judge of the law, had heard the priest Sharbel,”
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“En l’an 416 du règne des Grecs, qui est l’an quinze du règne de notre seigneur l’empereur Trajan César, sous le consulat de Commodus et de Cyrillus, le 5 Éloul, le lendemain du jour où Lysinas, juge de l’endroit, eut entendu le prêtre Sharbêl…”
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Explicit (Closing Line)
“ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܡܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܠܘܣܝܢܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܒܗܘ̈ܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܗܠܝܢ: ܐܫܬܪܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܫܘܠܛܢܗ. ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܙܢܦܘܠܝܣ ܘܦܛܪܦܝܠܘܣ ܐܟܣܩܦܛܘܪ̈ܝܣ ܕܟܬܒܢܢ ܗܘ̈ܦܡܢܡܛܐ ܗܠܝܢ: ܟܕ ܣܗܿܕܝܢ ܥܡܢ ܒܪܡܝ ܐܝܕܐ: ܕܝܕܘܪܣ ܘܐܘܛܪܦܝܣ ܫܪ̈ܝܪܐ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ: ܐܝܟ ܦܩܿܕܝܢ ܢܡܘܣ̈ܐ ܩܕܡܝ̈ܐ ܕܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܩܕܡܝ̈ܐ.”
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“And the day after the judge, in the place Lysinas had written down these memories, he was dismissed from his post.”
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“Et le lendemain du jour où le juge de l’endroit Lysinas eut souscrit à ces mémoires, il fut renvoyé de son poste. Or moi Zénophile et Patrophile, nous sommes les excepteurs qui avons écrit ces mémoires, alors que témoignent en signant avec nous Diodore et Eutrophe, commissaires de la ville, comme l’ordonnent les anciennes lois des premiers rois.”
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Editions
Paul Bedjan (ed.), Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890)., vol: 1, : p. 120-130.
(Edition from manuscript witness 3. See below.)
(Edition from manuscript witness 3. See below.)
William Cureton, Ancient Syriac documents relative to earliest establishment of christianity in
Edessa and the neighbouring countries, from the year after our Lord's Ascension to the beginning of
the fourth century (Amsterdam: Oriental Press, 1967)., : p. 63-71 (syr).
(Edition from manuscript witnesses , 2. See below.)
(Edition from manuscript witnesses , 2. See below.)Modern Translations
1 Syriac Manuscript Witnesses
ms Londres, British Library, Add. 14645, f. 233v-238v
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ms Londres, British Library, Add. 7200, f. 112-113v (fgts)
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The manuscript witnesses for edition 1 are undetermined.
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Status: draft
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 5.
- 2 S.A. Harvey, "The Edessan Martyrs and Ascetic Tradition." in R. Lavenant (ed.), V Symposium Syriacum, Orientalia christiana analecta, vol. 236 (Rome, 1990), pp: 195-206.
- 3 S.A. Harvey, "The Edessan Martyrs and Ascetic Tradition." The Harp vol. 6 (1993), pp: 99-110 ? (?) .
- 4 R. Duval, "Les Actes de Scharbil et les Actes de
Barsamya." Journal Asiatique vol. 14 (1889, Huitième Série)., pp: 40-58.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Barsamya (text) — ܒܪܣܡܝܐ .” 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/226.About this Entry
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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
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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