Abrohom Naḥshirtono (d. 686) [Syr. Orth.]
Maphrian of the East and author of an Anaphora. He was nicknamed naḥširtono (Ar. al-ṣayyād) ‘the hunter’. He was consecrated as Maphrian by Athanasios II of Balad.
Sources
- Barsoum, Scattered pearls, 333.
- A. Konat, Ktobo d-ṭekso d-Annafura (1986), 250–60.
- I. Saka, Kanīsatī al-suryāniyya (1985), 216.
How to Cite This Entry
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George A. Kiraz , “Abrohom Naḥshirtono,” in Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition, edited by Sebastian P. Brock, Aaron M. Butts, George A. Kiraz and Lucas Van Rompay (Gorgias Press, 2011; online ed. Beth Mardutho, 2018), https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Abrohom-Nahshirtono.
Bibliography Entry Citation:
Kiraz, George A. “Abrohom Naḥshirtono.” In Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition. Edited by Sebastian P. Brock, Aaron M. Butts, George A. Kiraz and Lucas Van Rompay. Digital edition prepared by David Michelson, Ute Possekel, and Daniel L. Schwartz. Gorgias Press, 2011; online ed. Beth Mardutho, 2018. https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Abrohom-Nahshirtono.
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