Abgar V Ukkama the Black - ܐܒܓܪ

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King of Edessa (4 BC–AD 7 and 13–50) and subject of hagiographical accounts regarding the conversion of the population of Edessa to Christianity.

Names

  • ܐܒܓܪ1
  • Abgar V Ukkama the Black
  • Abgar1
  • ABGAR V LE NOIR (ŪKĀMĀ)2
  • Abgar V Ukkama ('the Black')5
  • ʾAḇgar1

Floruit

13-50

Event

The saint is venerated on March 1, 11, 13 and 14 of May, August 1 by West Syrians. 2

Notes

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Works Cited

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  • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 1754, 1438.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 2 Jean Maurice Fiey, Saints Syriaques (Princeton, N.J.: The Darwin Press, Inc., 2004), entry: 13.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 3 F. TournebiseSummary of the dossier in DHGEvol: I, col: col. 113-14., vol: I, col: col. 113-14.
  • 4 Pontificia Università lateranense and Istituto Giovanni XXIII, Bibliotheca sanctorum (Roma: Istituto Giovanni XXIII nella Pontificia Università lateranense, 1961-1970)., vol: I, p: 75-76.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 5 Abgarids of EdessaThe Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritagep: 5., p: 5.
  • 6 Ethiopic Christianity, Syriac contacts withThe Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritagep: 150-151., p: 150-151.

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Abgar V Ukkama the Black — ܐܒܓܪ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/2823.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Abgar V Ukkama the Black — ܐܒܓܪ .”, edited by ., edited by Nathan P. Gibson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/2823.

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Entry Title: Abgar V Ukkama the Black — ܐܒܓܪ

Additional Credit:

  • Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
  • Data architecture and encoding and disambiguation 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
  • Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
  • Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne
  • Additional disambiguation and data entry Nathan P. Gibson

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