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Title

  • Life of Mary.

Summary

  • This 16th-century manuscript contains a relatively well preserved copy of Ktāba d-taš'itāh d-qaddištā yāldat alāhā Maryam (Life of Mary) in Syriac, an eastern dialect of Aramaic. The work (in six volumes) was written by Theophilos, the Greek patriarch of Alexandria in 385--412, and copied in 1567--68 by a scribe named Slibona. At the end of this work comes a metrical homily by Jacob of Serugh (died 521) on the death of Mary, the last half of which is missing in this copy. Some corrections and vowel signs have been added by a later hand. A decorative cross and title page begin the work.

Names

  • Jacob, of Serug, 451-521 Contributor.
  • Slibona Scribe.
  • Theophilus, patriarch, Archbishop of Alexandria, died 412 Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1567 to 1568]

Headings

  • -  50 B.C. to 50
  • -  Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
  • -  Sermons

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 183 pages ; 18 x 14 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Syriac-Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo.
  • -  Content in Syriac.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • St. George Church (Urfa Collection)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667698

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Jacob, Of Serug, 451-521 Contributor, Slibona Scribe, and Patriarch Theophilus. Life of Mary. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1568, 1567] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667698/.

APA citation style:

Jacob, O. S., Slibona Scribe & Theophilus, P. (1567) Life of Mary. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1568] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667698/.

MLA citation style:

Jacob, Of Serug, 451-521 Contributor, Slibona Scribe, and Patriarch Theophilus. Life of Mary. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1568, 1567] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667698/>.