Zuqnin — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܙܘܩܢ̈ܝܢ
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Zuqnin; ܕܝܪܐ ܕܙܘܩܢ̈ܝܢ; ܕܰܝܪܳܐ ܕܙܘܩܢ̈ܝܢ; دير زوقنين; Zuqnīn Monastery
ܠܒܰܪ ܡܶܢ ܐܳܡܝܕ ܕܰܝܪܳܐ ܪܰܒܐ ܘܰܛܒܝܒܳܐ. ܢܦܰܩ ܡܶܢܗ ܐܝܘܰܐܢܝܣ ܩܰܕܡܳܝܐ 755 ܘܐܰܪܒܰܥܣܰܪ ܐܶܦܝܣܩܘ̈ܦܶܐ.
بظاهر ديار بكر دير عظيم مشهور نشأ منه اياونيس الاول 755+ واربعة عشر اسقفاً
outside Diyarbakir, is a famous, great monastery. Patriarch John I (d. 775) and fourteen bishops graduated from it.
state: 0568–0775
In Dolabani's translation of Barsoum's description ܘܐܰܪܒܰܥܣܰܪ should read ܘܰܐܪܒܰܥܣܰܪ.
In Barsoum's description اياونيس should read ايوانيس.
In Moosa's English translation of Barsoum's description, "775" should be "755."
identifier: http://syriaca.org/place/358
identifier: http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/876742
identifier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuqnin_Monastery
The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 18, 201, 408, 438
ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 546
كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 511
The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 570