Testament of Ephrem
An account of the life of Ephrem the Syrian written in autobiographical form, but likely written by another author after Ephrem's death.
- HMML ID
- 644337472631
- PURL
- LC access point
- Testament of Ephrem
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Diyatíqi d-mār ʼAprém
- Testament de Saint Éphrem
- ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ
Work information
- Title
- Testament of Ephrem
- Original languages
- Genres
Associated names
- Associated names
- Ephrem, of Nisibis, 303-373 (Subject)
Versions
- Expression
- Testament of Ephrem. Syriac
- Language
- Syriac
- Title
- Testament of Ephrem
- Incipit
- ܐܢܐ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܐܬ ܐܢܐ ܘܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ
- Alternate incipits
- ܐܢܐ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܡܐܬ ܐܢܐ ܘܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ
General notes
- Description
- Testament of Ephrem, a local Edessene text, possibly from the early 6th century; best known among texts written in the first person claiming to be by Ephrem, "none of which, however, is likely to be genuine"
- Citations
- Sebastian Brock, "St. Ephrem in the Eyes of Later Syriac Liturgical Tradition," Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies 2, no. 1 (1999 [2010]): 11, https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463214074-002.
- Citations
- M. Rubens Duval, ed., Le Testament de Saint Éphrem (Gorgias Press, 2006).
- Description
- ܕܝܬܝܩܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ=Diyatíqi d-mār ʼAprém
- Citations
- CPB 00194, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed December 20, 2022, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/139294.
Preferred citation
"Testament of Ephrem." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 13, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/work/644337472631
Change notes
- Date added
- 2022-12-20
- Last edited
- 2023-09-13