Abraham the Egyptian (text) - ܐܒܪܗܡ

Titles

• ܐܒܪܗܡ1
• ʾAḇrāhām1
• Abraham l’Égyptien (texte)1
• Abraham the Egyptian (text)1

Creators

• ʿEnanishoʿ — ܥܢܢܝܫܘܥ 1 [author]

Reference Numbers

• URI: http://syriaca.org/work/431
• BHS: 211
• BHO: 849
• CPG: 6036

Incipit

"ܐܝܬ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܐܢܫ ܡܨܪܝܐ: ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ: ܗܘܿ ܕܐܬܕܒܪ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܘܥܓܪܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ..."1 "Il y avait (encore) un Égyptien qui s’appelait Abraham, qui menait une vie dure et rude au désert…"1

Explicit

"ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܣܝܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܪܘܡܬܗ: ܘܐܝܬܝܘܗܝ ܠܗܝܿ ܕܢܪܓܫ ܒܡܚܝܠܘܬܗ ܘܕܢܕܥ ܬܘܒ ܟܪܝܗܘܬܗ: ܗܝܿ ܕܒܗܿ ܐܬܓܚܟ ܡܢ ܫܐܕ̈ܐ."1 "Et ainsi ils le gurérirent de son orgueil et l’amenèrent à sentir sa faiblesse et à connaître son infirmité pour laquelle les démons s’étaient moqués de lui."1

Editions

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

• Paulus Bedjan, Acta Martyrum et Sanctorum, 7 vols. (Paris / Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1890), vol: 7p: p. 99-100. 1
• René Draguet, ed., Les formes syriaques de la matière de l’Histoire lausiaque, II. Édition des ch. 20-71, épilogue [72-73], Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium 398 (Louvain: Secrétariat du CorpusSCO, 1978), vol: 2p: p. 322-323. 1
  • Note: Based on Vatican Syr. 126
• Ernest A. Wallis Budge, The Book of Paradise, Being the Histories and Sayings of the Monks and Ascetics of the Egyptian Desert by Palladius, Hieronymus and Others: The Syriac Texts, According to the Recension of ‘Anân-Îshô‘ of Bêth ‘Âbhê, Edited with an English Translation, 2 vols., Lady Meux Manuscript 6 (London: W. Drugulin, 1904), vol: 2p: p. 168-169 (syr.). 1
  • Note: Based on Lady Meux 6
  • Note: Based on London, British Library Add. 14650

Manuscripts

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• Lady Meux 6 1
  • Note: (?)1
• Vatican Syr. 126 , f. 21v1
• London, British Library Add. 14650 , f. 10v1

Modern Translations

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• French: René Draguet, ed., Les formes syriaques de la matière de l’Histoire lausiaque, II. Version des ch. 20-71, épilogue, appendice [72-73], Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium 399 (Louvain: Secrétariat du CorpusSCO, 1978), p: 209. 1
• English: Ernest A. Wallis Budge, The Book of Paradise, Being the Histories and Sayings of the Monks and Ascetics of the Egyptian Desert by Palladius, Hieronymus and Others: The Syriac Texts, According to the Recension of ‘Anân-Îshô‘ of Bêth ‘Âbhê, Edited with an English Translation, 2 vols., Lady Meux Manuscript 6 (London: W. Drugulin, 1904), vol: 1p: 201. 1

Ancient Versions

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• Latin: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Arabic: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Armenian: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Georgian: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Sogdian: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Old Church Slavonic: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Coptic: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 1
• Geʽez: Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, 6 vols., Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974). 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: 211.
• C. Butler, A Critical Discussion Together with Notes on Early Egyptian Monachism, Texts and Studies 6/1 (Cambridge, 1898), p: 77-96.
• C. Butler, The Greek Text Edited with Introduction and Notes, Texts and Studies 6/2 (Cambridge, 1904), p: lxxvii-lxxx.