E00856: The Syriac History of *Shimun/Symeon bar Ṣabbae (bishop and martyr in Persia, ob. 341 or 344, S00592) relates that after the execution of the bishop and his companions their bodies were taken away and buried by the Christians of Karka d-Ledan in Khuzistan. It reports also that some Christian soldiers in Persian army asked for and were provided with relics of these martyrs.

History of Shimun bar Ṣabbae 98

For a full summary of this Martyrdom, see E00855

ܫܠܕܗ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܪ ܨܒ̈ܥܐ ܩܐܬܘܠܝܩܐ ܘܕܐܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܗܘܢ: ܒܗ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܗܘ ܐܬܚܛܦܘ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܫܒܝܐ ܕܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܟܪܟܐ ܕܠܝܕܢ ܘܐܬܩܒܪܘ ܗܘܘ ܒܐܝܩܪܐ. ܐܦ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ ܕܒܐܬܪ ܐܬܪ ܕܐܣܬܩܒܠܘ ܒܦܠܓܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ: ܫܐܠܘ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܡܢ ܦܓܖ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܘܐܬܝܗܒܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗܘ ܒܟܪܟܐ.

'The corpses of victorious Shimun bar Ṣabbae the catholicos, of the bishops, and of all the holy ones who were with them were taken away on that very night by some people – Roman captives who lived in Karka d-Ledan – and they were buried in honor. Also, some from among the faithful who inhabited other regions, and who happened to be there in the army of the king, asked for relics from the bodies of the holy ones, and they were given to them by the bishops who were in Karka at that time.'

Ed. Kmosko 1907, col. 958; trans. Smith 2014, p. 210.