Title(s):
- Letter on the persecution by Barsauma
- ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܡܪܘܬܐ ܡܝܛܪܘܦܘܠܝܛܐ ܕܬܓܪܝܬ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܡܚܘܝ ܥܠ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܠܡܗ̈ܡܢܐ ܒܐܝܕܝ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ(’egartā d-mārūtā mīṭrūpūlītā d-tagrīt lwāt yūḥanān paṭriyarkā d-mḥawī ‘al rdūfyā d-hwā l-mhaymnē b-’īday barṣawmā d-niṣībīn, Letter of Marutha metropolitan of Tagrit to the patriarch John, illustrating the persecution against the faithfuls by Barsoum of Nisibis)
Period covered:
431-496
Language:
Syriac
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
- Letter
Remarks:
Barsauma of Nisibis (460-491) was remembered by the West-Syrians as a responsible for a persecution that caused the 'nestorianization' of the East. This letter is an example of that commemoration.
Users:
Sources: