TEI/XML   RDF/XML   Text  

Ephrem (Testament) (text) - ܐܦܪܝܡ

http://syriaca.org/work/1387

Titles

  • ܐܦܪܝܡ1
  • ʾAprēm1
  • Éphrem (Testament) (texte)1
  • Ephrem (Testament) (text)1

Authors

Reference Numbers

http://syriaca.org/work/1387

Incipit (Opening Line)

“ܐܢܐ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܐܬ ܐܢܐ. ܘܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܟܿܬܒ ܐܢܐ. ܕܐܪܦܐ ܠܟܠܢܫ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ. ܡܢ ܗܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܝ.” 1
“Moi, Éphrem, je meurs et j’écris un testament pour transmettre à tous mémoire de ce que j’ai.” 1

Explicit (Closing Line)

“ܠܐ ܬܥܢܕ ܪܝܫܢܘܬ: ܡܢܟܝ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ: ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܐܠܗܐ: ܘܫܪܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܫܡܝܐ.” 1
“Que le pouvoir ne te quitte pas jusque dans l’éternité, jusqu’à ce que vienne le Christ et qu’il dissolve la terre et le ciel.” 1

Editions

Assemani, J.S.Sancti Patris nostri Ephraem Syri opera omnia quae exstant Graece, Syriace, Latine.... t. II Graece et Latine: Rome, 1743, p. 395-410 + 433-437., : Rome, 1743, p. 395-410 + 433-437. (Edition from manuscript witness 1. See below.)
Overbeck, J.J.S. Ephraemi Syri Rabulae episcopi Edesseni Balaei aliorumque opera selecta: Oxford, 1865, p. 137-156., : Oxford, 1865, p. 137-156. (Edition from manuscript witness 2. See below.)
Bedjan, P.Liber Superiorum seu Historia monastica auctore Thoma, episcopo Margensi...: Paris-Leipzig, 1901, p. 681-696., : Paris-Leipzig, 1901, p. 681-696. (Edition from manuscript witness 3. See below.)
Duval, R.Le Testament de saint Éphrem: 9e sér. 18 (1901), p. 243-283., : 9e sér. 18 (1901), p. 243-283. (Edition from manuscript witness 4. See below.)
Beck, E.Des heiligen Ephraem des Syrers Sermones IVvol: 4, : Louvain, 1973, p. 43-69 + variantes p. x-xi., vol: 4, : Louvain, 1973, p. 43-69 + variantes p. x-xi. (Edition from manuscript witnesses , 10. See below.)

Modern Translations

  • Latin: J.S. Assemaniibid.: Rome, 1743, p. 395-410 + 433-437, , : Rome, 1743, p. 395-410 + 433-437, 1
  • German: E. BeckCSCO 335 = Scr. Syri 149pp: 53-80, , pp: 53-80, 1
  • French: T.-J. LamyLe Testament de saint Éphrem le Syrien, dans Compte rendu du quatrième Congrès scientifique internationale des catholiques, I. Sciences religieuses, Fribourg, 1898pp: 173-219, , pp: 173-219, 1

    • Ancient Versions

    Arabic: cf.CPG 1
    Armenian: cf.CPG 1
    Georgian: cf.CPG 1

    Syriac Manuscript Witnesses

    ms Rome, Vatican, Syr. 117, f. 181-187v + variantes de Borg. Syr. 45, f. 25v-47v 1
    mss Londres, British Library, Add. 14582, f. 74v-81 + Add. 14624, f. 1-8v + Add. 14666, f. 57-61 + ms Vatican, Borg. Syr. 45, f. 25v-47v 1
    ms Berlin, Königliche Bibliothek, Syr. 69 (= Sachau 72), f. 22-31v + ms de Mossoul 1
    mss Vatican, Syr. 117, f. 181-187v + Borg. Syr. 45, f. 25v-47v + mss Londres, British Library, Add. 14624, f. 1-8v + Add. 14666, f. 15-19 + Add. 14582, f. 74v-81 + ms Berlin, Königliche Bibliothek, Syr. 69 (= Sachau 72), f. 22-31v + ms Chicago, University Library, Oriental Institute, A?12.008, f. 64-65 1
    ms Berlin, Königliche Bibliothek, or. quart. 940 (Assfalg 17), f. 177v-187v 1
    ms Mossoul, Église chaldéenne Sainte-Meskinta, = olim Mossoul, Patriarcat chaldéen, cod. 90 1
    ms Dar‘un-Harissa, Dayr al-Sharfeh, Résidenc patriarcale syrienne catholique, Fonds Rahmani, cod. 218 1
    ms Dayr az-Za‘faran, cod. pap. 69 (Dolabany) 1
    ms Dayr az-Za‘faran, cod. pap. 72 (Dolabany) 1
    The manuscript witnesses for edition 5 are undetermined. 1
    Status: draft  Is this record complete?

    Works Cited

    Any information without attribution has been created following the Syriaca.org editorial guidelines.

    • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 1255.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
    • 2 De scriptoribus Syris orthodoxisBibliotheca orientalis Clementino-Vaticanapp: 141-146., pp: 141-146.
    • 3 The Vita Tradition of Ephrem the Syrian, the Deacon of EdessaDiakoniapp: 15-42., pp: 15-42.

    How to Cite This Entry

    Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Ephrem (Testament) (text) — ܐܦܪܝܡ ” in Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, last modified November 5, 2015, http://syriaca.org/work/1387.

    Bibliography:

    Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Ephrem (Testament) (text) — ܐܦܪܝܡ .” In Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2015. Entry published November 5, 2015. http://syriaca.org/work/1387.

    About this Entry

    Entry Title: Ephrem (Testament) (text) — ܐܦܪܝܡ

    Additional Credit:

    • Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
    • Data architecture and encoding by David A. Michelson
    • Editing, Syriac data conversion, data entry, and reconciling by Adam P. Kane
    • Editing and Syriac data proofreading by Aram Bar Schabo
    • This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
    • This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne

    Copyright and License for Reuse

    Except otherwise noted, this page is © 2015.

    Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

    This entry incorporates copyrighted material from the following work(s):

    used under a Creative Commons Attribution license

    Show full citation information...

    Relationships

    Ephrem (Testament) (text) commemorates (1)