The Ethiopic Manuscripts of the Egyptian Monastery of Dayr as-Suryan

A Catalogue

by Dorothea Reule and Denis Nosnitsin

Book cover: The Ethiopic Manuscripts of the Egyptian Monastery of Dayr as-Suryan

Extent: 124 pages

Publisher: Harrassowitz Verlag

Subjects: Ancient Egypt, Literary Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Aethiopica. Supplements

Series volume number: 10

Language: Arabic

Paperback (Published)

(November 2021)

ISBN: 9783447117586

Price: $55.00

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Located in the area of Wadi an-Natrun, southwest of the Nile Delta, Dayr as-Suryan (Arabic for ‘Monastery of the Syrians’) is rightly considered one of the most important Egyptian monasteries. A site of intensive cultural production and accumulation of a huge patrimony, it has been well known for its large holdings of Syriac, Coptic, and Arabic manuscripts. The Ethiopic collection of Dayr as-Suryan can be considered a good example of Ethiopian-Eritrean manuscript culture ‘migrated’ abroad, a phenomenon that has thus far not received due attention. The present volume offers for the first time a scientific catalogue of this collection, which includes today twenty-four manuscripts dating between the seventeenth and the twentieth century. The innovative catalogue has emerged within the framework of a project in Digital Humanities, and can be seen as a companion to the Beta masahəft online research environment. The English language catalogue is completed by an inventory in Arabic, a set of indexes, and colour plates.

  • By (author) Denis Nosnitsin
  • By (author) Dorothea Reule