Theodote the Courtesan (text) - ܬܐܕܛܐ ܙܢܝܬܐ
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Incipit (Opening Line)
“ܒܫܢܬ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪܬܝܢ: ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܩܡ ܥܠܝܢ ܒܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠ: ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܥܪܘܒܬܐ: ܒܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. ܐܓܪܦܘܣ ܗܓܡܘܢܐ ܕܒܚ ܠܐܠܗ̈ܐ: ܘܨܒܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܥܡܗ ܢܕܒܚܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ.”
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“En l’an 642 il y eut une persécution contre nous au mois de septembre, un vendredi, dans la ville de Philippes. Le gouverneur Agrippa sacrifia aux dieux et voulut que tout le monde leur sacrifiât avec lui.”
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Explicit (Closing Line)
“ܘܪܓܡܘܗܿ ܠܬܐܕܛܐ: ܘܢܦܫܗܿ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܫܢܝܬ. ܫܘܒܚܐ... ܐܡܝܢ.”
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“Et ils lapidèrent Théodote et son âme partit au royaume des cieux. Gloire… Amen.”
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Editions
Paul Bedjan (ed.), Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890)., vol: 4, : p. 123-127.
(Edition from manuscript witness 4. See below.)
Josephus Simonus Assemani (ed.), Acta sanctorum martyrum Orientalium et Occidentalium in duas partes distributa,
adcedunt Acta S. Simeonis Stylitae (Rome, 1748)., vol: 2, : p. 221-224.
(Edition from manuscript witnesses , 2. See below.)
Modern Translations
Syriac Manuscript Witnesses
ms Vatican ?
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ms Vatican, Syr. 160, f. 145-146v + Syr. 145v-146v
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ms Sinai, Monastère Sainte-Catherine, Syr. 30 (Kamil 74)
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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: 102.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Theodote the Courtesan (text) — ܬܐܕܛܐ ܙܢܝܬܐ
” in Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, last modified November 5, 2015, http://syriaca.org/work/322.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Theodote the Courtesan (text) — ܬܐܕܛܐ ܙܢܝܬܐ .” 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/322.About this Entry
Entry Title: Theodote the Courtesan (text) — ܬܐܕܛܐ ܙܢܝܬܐ
Additional Credit:
- 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
- Editing and Syriac data proofreading by Aram Bar Schabo
- 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