Abraham the Egyptian (text) - ܐܒܪܗܡ
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Incipit (Opening Line)
“ܐܝܬ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܝܢ ܬܘܒ ܐܢܫ ܡܨܪܝܐ: ܕܫܡܗ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܐܒܪܗܡ: ܗܘܿ ܕܐܬܕܒܪ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܘܒܪܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܘܥܓܪܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ...”
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“Il y avait (encore) un Égyptien qui s’appelait Abraham, qui menait une vie dure et rude au désert…”
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Explicit (Closing Line)
“ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܣܝܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܪܘܡܬܗ: ܘܐܝܬܝܘܗܝ ܠܗܝܿ ܕܢܪܓܫ ܒܡܚܝܠܘܬܗ ܘܕܢܕܥ ܬܘܒ ܟܪܝܗܘܬܗ: ܗܝܿ ܕܒܗܿ ܐܬܓܚܟ ܡܢ ܫܐܕ̈ܐ.”
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“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.”
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Editions
Paul Bedjan (ed.), Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890)., vol: 7, : p. 99-100.
(Edition from manuscript witness 4. See below.)
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, vol. 398 (Louvain: Secrétariat du CorpusSCO, 1978), vol: 2, : p. 322-323.
(Edition from manuscript witnesses , 5. See below.)
The Book of Paradise: Being the Histories and Sayings of the Monks and Ascetics of
the Egyptian Desert, trans. E. A. Wallis Budge (Leipzig: W. Drugulin, 1904)., vol: 2, : p. 168-169 (syr.).
(Edition from manuscript witnesses , 3. See below.)
Modern Translations
Ancient Versions
Latin:
Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974)
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Arabic:
Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974)
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Armenian:
Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974)
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Georgian:
Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974)
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Soghdian:
Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974)
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Slavic:
Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974)
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Coptic:
Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974)
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Ethiopic:
Maurice Geerard et al., Clavis Patrum Graecorum, Corpus Christianorum (Turnhout: Brepols, 1974)
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Syriac Manuscript Witnesses
ms Lady Meux 6 (?)
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ms Vatican, Syr. 126, f. 21v
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ms Londres, British Library, Add. 14650, f. 10v
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The manuscript witnesses for edition 1 are undetermined.
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The manuscript witnesses for edition 2 are undetermined.
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Status: draft
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Works Cited
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- 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 211.
- 2 C. Butler, A Critical Discussion together with Notes on Early Egyptian Monachism, Texts and Studies, vol. 6/1 (Cambridge, 1898)The Lausiac History of Palladius vol. 1 (Cambridge, 1898), pp: 77-96.
- 2b C. Butler, The Greek Text Edited with Introduction and Notes, Texts and Studies, vol. 6/2 (Cambridge, 1904)The Lausiac History of Palladius vol. 2 (Cambridge, 1904), pp: lxxvii-lxxx.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Abraham the Egyptian (text) — ܐܒܪܗܡ
” in Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, last modified November 5, 2015, http://syriaca.org/work/431.
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Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Abraham the Egyptian (text) — ܐܒܪܗܡ .” 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/431.About this Entry
Entry Title: Abraham the Egyptian (text) — ܐܒܪܗܡ
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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
- 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