Simeon the Stylite (text) - ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܗ

Titles

• ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܗ1
• Šemʿōn d-ʾEsṭōnēh1
• Syméon le Stylite (texte)1
• Simeon the Stylite (text)1

Creators

• Jacob of Serugh — ܝܥܩܘܒ ܕܣܪܘܓ 1 [author]

Reference Numbers

• URI: http://syriaca.org/work/352
• BHS: 132
• BHO: 1126

Incipit

"ܗܒ ܠܝ ܡܪܢ ܕܐܨܘܪ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܡܠܐ ܫܘܦܪܐ: ܠܫܡܥܘܢ ܓܒܝܐ ܕܪܡܝܢ ܫܘܦܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܠܫܢܐ܀"1 "Donne-moi, Seigneur, de peindre un portrait plein de beauté pour l’excellent Syméon dont les grâces sont trop hautes pour être dites."1

Explicit

"ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘܿ ܕܐܚܒܬܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܟ: ܢܫܘܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܟ ܢܫܟܚ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ."1 "Que le Fils de Dieu que tu as aimé dès ton plus jeune âge nous juge dignes de sa miséricorde et que nous obtenions miséricorde par tes prières."1

Editions

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• Paulus Bedjan, Acta Martyrum et Sanctorum, 7 vols. (Paris / Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1890), vol: 4p: p. 650-665. 1
  • Note: Based on = ed (2) + collation du ms Vatican, Syr. 117, f. 548v-550v par Guidi
• Stefanus Evodius Assemani, Acta Sanctorum Martyrum Orientalium et Occidentalium in Duas Partes Distributa, Adcedunt Acta S. Simeonis Stylitae, 2 vols. (Roma: Typis Josephi Collini, 1748), vol: 2p: p. 230-244. 1
  • Note: Based on ms Vatican ?
• Pius Zingerle, Proben Syrischer Poesie Aus Jakob von Sarug, Zeitschrift Der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 12 (1858): 117–31; 14 (1860), 679–91; 15 (1861), 629–47, p: 14 (1860), p. 682-690. 1
  • Note: Partial
  • Note: Based on Vatican Borg. Syr. 128
• Carl Brockelmann, Syrische Grammatik: mit Paradigmen, Literatur, Chrestomathie und Glossar (Berlin; New York: Reuther & Reichard; Lemcke & Buechner, 1912). 1
  • Note: Based on London, British Library Add. 17159

Manuscripts

This is not a comprehensive list of manuscripts related to this work.

• = ed (2) + collation du ms Vatican, Syr. 117, f. 548v-550v par Guidi1
• ms Vatican ?1
• Vatican Borg. Syr. 128 , f. 152-158v1
• London, British Library Add. 17159 , f. 69-93v1
  • Note: (mutilé de la fin)1
• London, British Library Add. 17242 , f. 105-127v1
  • Note: (fgts)1
• Damas, Patriarcat syrien orthodoxe cod. 12/16 olim Jérusalem, Monastère syrien orthodoxe Saint-Marc cod. 156 Baumstark Litur. 43 , f. 79v-841

Modern Translations

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• Latin: Stefanus Evodius Assemani, Acta Sanctorum Martyrum Orientalium et Occidentalium in Duas Partes Distributa, Adcedunt Acta S. Simeonis Stylitae, 2 vols. (Roma: Typis Josephi Collini, 1748), vol: 2p: p. 230-244. 1
• German: Pius Zingerle, Proben Syrischer Poesie Aus Jakob von Sarug, Zeitschrift Der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 12 (1858): 117–31; 14 (1860), 679–91; 15 (1861), 629–47, p: 682-691. 1
  • Note: partielle1
• English: Harvey, Susan Ashbrook, Jacob of Serug’s Homily on Simeon the Stylite, in Ascetic Behavior in Greco-Roman Antiquity: A Sourcebook, ed. V. Wimbush (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1990), 1–15, p: 15-28. 1
• Italian: Italo Pizzi, Omelia Di San Giacomo Di Sarugh in Lode Di San Simone Stilita: Traddota Dal Siriaco, Bessarione III, 4, anno 12 (1908): 18–29, p: 18-29. 1

Secondary Literature

This is not a comprehensive list of secondary literature related to this work. Further citations may be available through The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Studies.

• Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, n.d, entry: 132.
• H.G. Blersch, Die Säule Im Weltgeviert. Der Aufstieg Simeons, Des Ersten Säulenheiligen, Sophia 17 (Trêves, 1978).
• Susan Ashbrook Harvey, The Memory and Meaning of a Saint: Two Homilies on Simeon Stylites, ARAM 5 (1993): 219–41, p: 219-241.