Red Sea - ܝܡܐ ܕܣܘܦ

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The sea between Egypt and Arabia

Names

  • ܝܡܐ ܕܣܘܦ3
  • Red Sea
  • البحر الأخير2
  • بحر جدة ومصر2
  • خليج ايلة2

Place Type

open-water

Location

  • Coordinates :
    • Lat. 19° Long. 39.5°1

Descriptions

The sea between Egypt/Nubia and Arabia is mentioned in Joh. Eph., EH 4.51 and 53.4
The sea between Egypt and Arabia

Attestation

Attestation of names البحر الأخير, خليج ايلة, and بحر جدة ومصر, in the Kitāb al-aʿlāq al-nafīsa of Aḥmad ibn ʿUmar Ibn Rustah. البحر الأخير2 خليج ايلة2 بحر جدة ومصر2 2
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Works Cited

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  • 1 https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/39290
  • 2 Aḥmad ibn ʿUmar Ibn Rustah, Kitāb al-aʿlāq al-nafīsa (Leiden: Brill, 1891)., p: 84, 87.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 3 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 237; 241, chapter: 3.4.51; 3.4.53.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 237.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Red Sea” last modified February 16, 2024, http://syriaca.org/place/2933.

Bibliography:

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Red Sea.”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2024. Entry published February 16, 2024. http://syriaca.org/place/2933.

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Entry Title: Red Sea

Additional Credit:

  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by William L. Potter
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by David A. Michelson
  • Ibn Rustah data correction and integration by Thomas A. Carlson
  • Ibn Rustah data collection by Abdul Rahman Chamseddine
  • Data merging, Wikipedia linking, and XML by Thomas A. Carlson
  • Data from John of Ephesus added by Silvio Roggo

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