Three Manuscripts From The Ancient Church Of The East, Diocese Of Adiabene, In Erbil, Iraq, Are Now Active In Reading Room
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Three manuscripts from the Ancient Church of the East, Diocese of Adiabene, in Erbil, Iraq, are now active in Reading Room
Posted: 2025-05-16Cataloging is complete for three Syriac liturgical manuscripts from the Diocese of Adiabene of the Ancient Church of the East (DAACE), located in Erbil, Iraq. The manuscripts were copied in northern Iraq between 1710 CE (DAACE 00002) and 1921 CE (DAACE 00001). The colophon of the latter manuscript testifies to the scribe's recent escape from the Sayfo genocide during World War I and his status as a refugee in the ʻAqrah area. This is the first collection belonging to the Ancient Church of the East to be made available in HMML's Reading Room. View now
Image caption: Carpet page with a cross from a manuscript containing the Syriac Túrgāme by ʻAbdíšoʻ bar Bríkā (DAACE 00001, fol. 49r)
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