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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.
                    
                    
                        
                        
                    
                    In Dolabani's translation of Barsoum's description ܒܰܓܙܝܺܪܬܐ should read ܒܓܳܙܰܪܬܐ.
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              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