Dayro d-Mor Abay — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܝ
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Dayro d-Mor Abay; ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܒܝ; ܕܰܝܪܐ ܕܡܳܪܝ ܐܰܒܝ; دير مار آباي; Abai Monastery; monastery of Mar Abai
A monastery near Qeleth in Ṭur ʿAbdin.
ܣܳܗܕܐ ܦܳܪܣܳܝܐ ܠܓܰܪܒܰܝ ܩܶܠܬ ܩܪܝܬܳܐ ܡܰܪܕܶܐ ܩܰܛܝ̈ܢܢ. ܕܰܝܪܰܐ ܗܘ ܪܰܒܐ ܐܶܬܒܢܝ ܒܕܳܪܳܐ ܫܬܝܬܳܝܐ ܘܒܰܫܢܰܬ 1250 ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܒܗ ܫܬܝܺܢ ܕܰܝܪ̈ܳܝܐ. ܟܶܢ ܗܘܐ ܒܶܝܬ ܟܘܪܣܝܳܐ ܕܐܶܦܣܩܘܦܳܐ. ܘܰܢܦܰܩ ܡܶܢܗ ܚܰܕ ܦܰܛܪܝܰܪܟܳܐ ܘܰܚܕܰܥܣܪ ܐܶܦܝ̈ܣܩܘܦܶܐ. ܘܰܚܕܳܪ̈ܰܝ ܫܢܰܬ 1700 ܥܰܠܥܶܠܘ ܙܰܒ̈ܢܐ ܒܐܢܳܫܰܘ̈ܗܝ ܘܚܰܪ̈ܒܳܬܗ ܩܰܝ̈ܡܳܢ
الشهيد الفارسي شمالي قرية قلث مسيرة عشرين دقيقة؛ دير عظيم انشىء في القرن السادس وعام 1250 حوى ستين راهباً ثم صار كرسياً اسقفيا ونشأ منه بطريرك واحد عشر اسقفاً، عصف الدهر بأهله حوالي سنة 1700 واطلاله ماثلة
the Persian martyr, is north of Qellith. It was a large monastery, established in the sixth century. In 1250 it had about sixty monks. Later, it became an episcopal see and from it came one Patriarch and eleven bishops. It was abandoned in 1700 and its ruins can still be seen.
location: 37.594831 40.954207
state: 0300–1700
In Dolabani's translation of Barsoum's description ܕܐܶܦܣܩܘܦܳܐ should read ܕܶܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܳܐ.
In Barsoum's description انشىء should read انشئ.
identifier: http://syriaca.org/place/70
identifier: http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874577
identifier: http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=m&sK=monastery of Mar Abai&sT=keywords
The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 217, 408 Map III
ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 541
كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 507
The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 560
The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity monastery of Mar Abai
http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874577