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E00081: The Chronicle of Edessa, written in Syriac in the 6th c., records that Nonnos built a church dedicated to *John the Baptist (S00020) in Edessa, after becoming bishop in 457.
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posted on 2014-10-13, 00:00 authored by pnowakowskiChronicle of Edessa 68
ܫܢܬ ܫܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܥܣܖ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ ܒܗ ܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܗܝܒܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ. ܘܐܬܐ ܠܕܘܟܬܗ ܢܘܢܐ. ܘܒܢܐ ܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܘܐܓܘܪܣܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܡ̈ܢܣܝܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ. ܒܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܐܓܘܪܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܒܝܬ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܩܘܙܡܐ ܘܡܪܝ ܕܡܝܢܐ. ܒܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܕܝܖ̈ܬܐ ܘܦܘܖ̈ܩܣܐ. ܘܥܒܕ ܓܝܫܖ̈ܐ ܘܫܝܢ ܐܘܖ̈ܚܬܐ
'The year 769 [AD 457], in the month Tishrin the former [October], on the twenty-eighth, Hiba, bishop of Edessa, went to rest; and Nonnos came into his place, and built the house of Mar John the Baptist, and a place for poor invalids, outside the gate of Beth Shemesh; and in the place for the poor he built the house of the martyrs to Mar Cosmas and Mar Damian. Now he built also convents and towers, and made bridges, and levelled the roads.'
Text: Guidi 1903, p. 8. Translation: Cowper 1864, p. 35, slightly adapted.
ܫܢܬ ܫܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܫܬܝܢ ܘܬܫܥ ܒܐܝܪܚ ܬܫܪܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܥܣܖ̈ܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ ܒܗ ܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܗܝܒܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܒܐܘܪܗܝ. ܘܐܬܐ ܠܕܘܟܬܗ ܢܘܢܐ. ܘܒܢܐ ܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܘܐܓܘܪܣܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܡ̈ܢܣܝܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܫܡܫ. ܒܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܐܓܘܪܣܐ ܕܡ̈ܣܟܢܐ ܒܝܬ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܠܡܪܝ ܩܘܙܡܐ ܘܡܪܝ ܕܡܝܢܐ. ܒܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܕܝܖ̈ܬܐ ܘܦܘܖ̈ܩܣܐ. ܘܥܒܕ ܓܝܫܖ̈ܐ ܘܫܝܢ ܐܘܖ̈ܚܬܐ
'The year 769 [AD 457], in the month Tishrin the former [October], on the twenty-eighth, Hiba, bishop of Edessa, went to rest; and Nonnos came into his place, and built the house of Mar John the Baptist, and a place for poor invalids, outside the gate of Beth Shemesh; and in the place for the poor he built the house of the martyrs to Mar Cosmas and Mar Damian. Now he built also convents and towers, and made bridges, and levelled the roads.'
Text: Guidi 1903, p. 8. Translation: Cowper 1864, p. 35, slightly adapted.
History
Evidence ID
E00081Saint Name
John the Baptist : S00020Saint Name in Source
ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Syriac