The Ḥimyarite Martyrs (text) - ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ

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Titles

ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ1
Sāhdē Ḥmīrāyē1
Martyrs Himyarites (texte)1
The Ḥimyarite Martyrs (text)1

Authors

Shemʿun of Beth Arsham — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܪܫܡ ( Syméon de Beth Arsham )1
Zacharias Rhetor — ܙܟܪܝܐ ܡܠܝܠܐ ( Zacharie le Rhéteur )1

Reference Numbers

Incipit (Opening Line)

“ܕܒܥܣܪܝܢ ܒܟܢܘܢ ܐܚܪܝ. ܕܗܕܐ ܡܘܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܚܢܢ ܠܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܫܢܬܐ ܕܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܘܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܚܡܫ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ. ܢܦܩܢܢ ܡܢ ܚܝܪܬܐ ܕܢܥܡܢ. ܥܡ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܒܪ ܐܘܦܪܣ. ܗܢܐ ܕܐܫܬܕܪ ܡܢ ܝܘܣܛܝܢܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܘܬ ܡܢܕܪ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܫܝܢܐ.” 1

“Nous vous communiquons que le 20 Kanôn II de cette année 835 des Grecs nous sommes sortis de Hîrtâ de Na‘man avec le prêtre Abraham fils d’Euphrasios qui avait été envoyé par l’empereur Justin à Moundar pour faire la paix.” 1

Explicit (Closing Line)

“ܢܬܠܒܟܘܢ ܘܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܗ̈ܘܕܝܐ ܕܒܛܒܪܝܣ ܘܢܬܐܠܨܘܢ. ܕܢܫܕܪܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܗܢܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܘܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܚܡ̈ܪܝܐ. ܕܐܬܚܙܝ. ܕܢܒܛܠ ܐܓܘܢܐ” 1

“Et que les chefs des prêtres de Tibériade soient tenus et obligés d’envoyer un ordre à ce roi juif apparu pour qu’il fasse cesser le combat et la persécution du pays des Himyarites.” 1

Editions

Brooks, E. W.Historia ecclesiastica Zachariae rhetori vulgo adscripta 2: Louvain, 1953, p. 64-74., : Louvain, 1953, p. 64-74. (Edition from manuscript witness 1. See below.)

Mai, A.Scriptorum veterum nova collectio 10vol: 10, : p. 348-353., vol: 10, : p. 348-353. (Edition from manuscript witness 2. See below.)

Land, J. P. N.Zachariae episcopi Mitylenes aliorumque scripta historica Graece plerumque deperdita (Anecdota Syriaca 3): Leiden, 1870, p.235-243., : Leiden, 1870, p.235-243. (Edition from manuscript witness 3. See below.)

Modern Translations

Latin: A. Maivol: 10, pp: 376-382, , vol: 10, pp: 376-382, Note: = Assemani . 1

English: F.J. Hamilton et E.W. BrooksThe Syriac Chronicle Known as that of Zachariah of Mitylene, Londres, 1899pp: 192-202, , pp: 192-202, 1

Syriac Manuscript Witnesses

mss Londres, British Library, Add. 17202, f. 134-138v + Add. 14641, f. 157-160 + ms Vatican, Syr. 145, f. 91v-95v 1

ms Vatican, Syr. ? 1

ms Londres, British Library, Add. 17202, f. 134-138v 1

ms Vatican, Syr. 380, f. 136v-145 1

ms Leiden, Rijksuniversiteit, or. 2356 (cod. 1640) 1

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Works Cited

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1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 787.

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The Ḥimyarite Martyrs (text) — ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ ” in Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica, last modified November 5, 2015, http://syriaca.org/work/977.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “The Ḥimyarite Martyrs (text) — ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܚܡܝܪ̈ܝܐ .” 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/977.

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