Melania the Elder (text) - ܡܠܢܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ

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Titles

ܡܠܢܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ1
Mēlānīyā rabṯā1
Mélanie l’Ancienne (texte)1
Melania the Elder (text)1

Authors

ʿEnanishoʿ — ܥܢܢܝܫܘܥ ( Enanicho )1

Reference Numbers

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Incipit (Opening Line)

“ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܘܝܬ ܠܛܘ̈ܒܐ ܡܠܢܝܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܿ ܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܓܢܣܗܿ ܡܢ ܐܣܦܢܝܐ: ܐܘ ܟܝܬ ܡܢ ܪܗܘܡܐ: ܒܪܬܗ ܕܡܪܩܠܝܢܘܣ ܐܘܦܗܦܛܘܢ...” 1

“La sainte et enviable Mélanie était par sa famille originaire d’Espagne ou bien de Rome, fille de Marcellinus, apo hypatôn.” 1

Explicit (Closing Line)

“ܘܗܟܢܐ ܐܫܩܠܬ ܠܘܬ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܪܗܿ. ܗܘܿ ܕܢܬܠ ܠܢ ܒܝܕ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ: ܕܒܨ̈ܠܘܬܗܿ ܢܬܡܨܐ ܠܡܬܓܢܒܪܘ ܐܟܘܬܗܿ ܒܕܡܘܬܗܿ: ܘܢܚܙܝܗܿ ܥܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ... ܐܡܝܢ.” 1

“Et ainsi elle s’envola vers le Christ son Seigneur; qu’il (nous) donne dans sa miséricorde que par ses prières nous puissions être fermes comme elle et la voir avec tous les saints… Amen.” 1

Editions

Bedjan, P.AMS 7vol: 7, : p. 131-139., vol: 7, : p. 131-139. (Edition from manuscript witness 3. See below.)

Draguet, R.FSMHL 2vol: 2, : p. 296-305., vol: 2, : p. 296-305. (Edition from manuscript witnesses , 4. See below.)

Budge, E. A. W.BP 2vol: 2, : p. 192-198 (syr.)., vol: 2, : p. 192-198 (syr.). (Edition from manuscript witness 1. See below.)

Modern Translations

French: R. DraguetCSCO 399 Script. Syri 174pp: 196-200, , pp: 196-200, 1

English: E.A.W. BudgeBP 1vol: 1, pp: 234-241, , vol: 1, pp: 234-241, 1

Ancient Versions

Latin: cf.CPG 1

Arabic: cf.CPG 1

Armenian: cf.CPG 1

Georgian: cf.CPG 1

Soghdian: cf.CPG 1

Slavic: cf.CPG 1

Coptic: cf.CPG 1

Ethiopic: cf.CPG 1

Syriac Manuscript Witnesses

ms Lady Meux 6 (?) 1

ms Vatican, Syr. 126, f. 27-28v 1

The manuscript witnesses for edition 1 are undetermined. 1

The manuscript witnesses for edition 2 are undetermined. 1

Status: draft Is this record complete?

Works Cited

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1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 226.
2 A Critical Discussion together with Notes on Early Egyptian MonachismTexts and StudiesThe Lausiac History of Palladiuspp: 77-96., pp: 77-96.
2b The Greek Text Edited with Introduction and NotesTexts and StudiesThe Lausiac History of Palladiuspp: lxxvii-lxxx., pp: lxxvii-lxxx.

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Melania the Elder (text) — ܡܠܢܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ ” in Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, last modified November 5, 2015, http://syriaca.org/work/446.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Melania the Elder (text) — ܡܠܢܝܐ ܪܒܬܐ .” 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/446.

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This document includes data from Ugo Zanetti, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca (unpublished database). Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
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