pagans

URI https://medievalmideast.org/practice/590

A practice

Names

  • Hebrew: פגנוס = PGNWS 1
  • Syriac: ܚܢ̈ܦܐ = ḤNPʾ 2

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Event DescriptionDate
Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907
Events mentioned by Michael the Syrian2 before 11991195-1199?15982009

Sources

  • 1Pagans: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 29 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 2Gregorios Yuhanna Ibrahim, ed., The Edessa-Aleppo Syriac Codex of the Chronicle of Michael the Great (Piscataway, N.J.: Gorgias Press, 2009), 290, 356, 391 [Syriac].
    • païens: J.-B. Chabot, trans., Chronique de Michel le Syrien (Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1901), II, 207, 271, 318, 320, 375, 376 [French].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, et al., “pagans” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/practice/590.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; matching, Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue; and matching, Syriac name collection and transliteration from Michael's chronicle
  • Liran Yadgar: Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Jessica Mutter: matching from Michael's chronicle
  • McKenzie Cady: categorization from Michael's chronicle
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