Cosmos and Damian (text) - ܩܘܙܡܐ ܘܕܘܡܝܢܐ

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Titles

ܩܘܙܡܐ ܘܕܘܡܝܢܐ1
Qōzmā w-ḏōmyānā1
Côme et Damien (texte)1
Cosmos and Damian (text)1

Reference Numbers

Prologue

“ܥܠ ܕܘܒܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܐܬܬܕܝܢܘ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܫܝܥܐ: ܘܥܠ ܢܨܚܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܠܡܬܢܝܘ ܘܠܡܫܬܥܝܘ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܗܝ.” 1

“Il y a beaucoup à raconter et à exposer sur les vies et les hauts faits des saints martyrs qui ont été jugés par les impies.” 1

Incipit (Opening Line)

“ܐܣܬܩܒܠ ܕܝܢ ܛܘܒܢܐ ܩܘܙܡܐ ܢܦܝܩ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܕܢܣܥܘܪ ܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ: ܡܛܠ ܕܫܒܬܗ ܗܘ̣ܬ: ܘܛܘܒܢܐ ܕܡܝܢܐ ܒܚܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘ̣ܐ.” 1

“Il arriva que le bienheureux Côme sortait pour visiter les malades, car c’était sa semaine, et le bienheureux Damien était à la boutique.” 1

Explicit (Closing Line)

“ܟܠܡܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܐܒܐ ܐܘ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܗܘܿܐ ܠܗ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܗܘܿ: ܠܘܬ ܓܪ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ ܕܛܘ̈ܒܢܐ ܪܗܿܛ ܗܘ̣ܐ: ܘܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܩܒܠ ܗܘ̣ܐ: ܟܠ ܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܚܝܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܥܠܡܐ. ܗܢܘܢ ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ... ܐܡܝܢ.” 1

“Quiconque avait quelque maladie ou quelque nécessité dans cette région, courait aux ossements des bienheureux et il recevait d’eux secours tous les jours de sa vie terrestre. Que par leurs prières… Amen.” 1

Editions

Bedjan, P.AMS 6vol: 6, : P. 107-119., vol: 6, : P. 107-119.

Modern Translations

German: W. WeyhDie syrische Barbara-Legende, Schweinfurt, 1911pp: 45-52, , pp: 45-52, 1

German: Peter BrunsDie syrische Kosmas- und Damian-LegendeRivista di archeologia cristiana: 80 (2004): 195-210, , : 80 (2004): 195-210, 1

Syriac Manuscript Witnesses

mss Londres, British Library, Add. 12174, f. 397v-400 + Add. 14644, f. 84v-87 1

ms Birmingham, Selly Oak College Library, Coll. Mingana, Syr. 535, f. 1-4v 1

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Works Cited

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1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 156.
2 CR de WeyhAnalecta Bollandianapp: 122., pp: 122.
3 La diffusion orientale de la légende des saints Cosme et DamienHagiographie, cultures et sociétés IVe-XIIe siècles. Actes du Colloque organisé à Nanterre et à Paris (2-5 mai 1979)pp: 61-77., pp: 61-77.

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Cosmos and Damian (text) — ܩܘܙܡܐ ܘܕܘܡܝܢܐ ” in Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, last modified November 5, 2015, http://syriaca.org/work/376.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Cosmos and Damian (text) — ܩܘܙܡܐ ܘܕܘܡܝܢܐ .” 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/376.

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