Qarqaphto — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܪܩܦܬܐ
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Qarqaphto; ܕܝܪܐ ܕܩܪܩܦܬܐ; ܕܰܝܪܐ ܕܩܰܪܩܰܦܬܐ; دير قرقفتا; Qarqafta Monastery
The Qarqaphto (‘Skull’) Monastery was located near the town of Magdal on the Khabur river southeast of Reshʿayna, in the Jazīra region of Syria.
442. Qarqaphto, Monastery of
ܒܶܝܬ ܪܝܫ ܥܰܝܢܐ ܠܡܰܓܕܰܠ ܒܰܓܙܝܺܪܬܐ ܥܶܠܳܝܬܐ ܒܢܳܝܗܝ ܡܳܪܝ ܫܶܡܥܘܢ ܘܐܶܬܛܒܰܒ ܫܰܪܒܗ ܒܫܘܼܪܳܝ ܕܳܪܐ ܬܡܺܝܢܳܝܐ. ܘܣܰܝܰܥ ܠܥܺܕܬܐ ܒܶܫܬܐ ܐܶܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܐ ܥܕܰܡܐ ܠܦܶܠܓܗ ܕܕܳܪܐ ܥܣܝܪܝܐ. ܘܡܶܢ ܙܰܒܢܐ ܣܰܓܝܐܐ ܚܪܶܒ.
بين رأس عين والمجدل في الجزيرة العليا، بناه مار شمعون واشتهر امره في غرة القرن الثامن ودعم الكنيسة بستة اساقفة حتى منتصف القرن العاشر وقد دثرت معالمه منذ عهد عهيد.
between Rish ʿAyna and Majdal in upper Jazira, was built by St. Simon and became famous at the beginning of the eighth century. By the middle of the tenth century, six bishops had graduated from it. It fell to ruin a long time ago.
state: 0724–0975
In Dolabani's translation of Barsoum's description ܒܰܓܙܝܺܪܬܐ should read ܒܓܳܙܰܪܬܐ.
identifier: http://syriaca.org/place/229
J. A. Loopstra 442. Qarqaphto, Monastery of The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 344-345
The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 75, 178, 190, 276, 344–345, 351
ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 550
كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 513
The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 568