Book/Printed Material Poems (Carmina).
About this Item
Title
- Poems (Carmina).
Summary
- This manuscript, which probably dates from the 16th century, contains Mušḥātā (Poems) by Gregory Bar 'Ebraya (also seen as Bar Hebraeus, 1226--86), a Syriac Orthodox bishop and a major author in the later Syriac tradition. He wrote prolifically, mostly in Syriac but also in Arabic, on philosophy, theology, spirituality, and history. His works also included commentaries on scripture, devotions, moral treatises, logic, the sciences, and humorous stories. Bar Hebraeus was renowned for his justice, integrity, great learning, and principled leadership. A few recent pages (mostly blank) have been added at the beginning of the manuscript and there is a note to the effect that the manuscript was brought from Edessa (present-day Sanliurfa in southwest Turkey) to Aleppo in 1924. The Syriac Orthodox community in Aleppo is ancient. It was much enlarged, however by an influx of Syriac Christians who fled there during the turmoil of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, particularly by the entire community from Edessa.
Names
- Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286 Author.
Created / Published
- [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1500 to 1600]
Headings
- - Turkey
- - 1226 to 1286
- - Poetry
- - Syriac poetry
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 99 pages ; 17.5 x 13.5 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
- 2021667699
Online Format
- compressed data
- image