Mor Behnam — ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܗܢܡ
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Mor Behnam; ܕܝܪܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܒܗܢܡ; ܕܰܝܪܳܐ ܕܡܳܪܝ ܒܶܗܢܰܡ; دير مار بهنام; Bahnam Monastery; Monastery of Mar Behnam
Situated ca. 36 km. southeast of Mosul, Dayro d-Mor Behnam contains the only full program of medieval church decoration that survives to this day in Iraq.
91. Behnam, Dayro d-Mor
ܘܡܶܬܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܗ ܕܰܝܪܐ ܕܓܘܒܳܐ ܒܬܰܝܡܰܢ ܡܰܕܢܰܚ ܡܰܘܨܠ ܡܰܪܕܶܐ ܫܶܬ ܫܳܥܝ̈ܢ. ܐܶܫܬܰܬܐܣ ܒܫܘܪܳܝ ܕܳܪܳܐ ܚܡܝܫܳܝܳܐ. ܘܐܶܬܢܰܦܰܩܘ ܒܗ ܬܪܶܝܢ ܡܰܦܪܝܳܢ̈ܐ ܘܫܰܒܥܳܐ ܐܶܦܝܣܩܘܦ̈ܐ ܘܒܰܫܢܰܬ 1839 ܐܰܚܕܘܗܝ ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕܰܦܪܰܫܘ ܠܩܰܬܘܠܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܝܰܬܝܪ ܡܶܢ ܫܬܝܢ ܫܢܺܝ̈ܢ ܦܳܫ ܣܦܝܩ. ܘܝܰܘܡܳܢ ܥܰܡܝܪ ܗܘ.
ويقال له دير الجبّ، جنوبي شرقي الموصل مسير ست ساعات عنها انشىء صدر القرن الخامس وتخرج فيه مفريانان وسبعة اساقفة وسنة 1839 تولته الفرقة المتكثلكة وامسى خاليا نيفاً وستين سنة وهو الآن آهل
also called the Pit Monastery, is situated about six hours’ journey southeast of Mosul. It was built in the beginning of the fifth century. From it graduated one Maphryono and seven bishops. In 1839, it was usurped by a group which seceded and joined the Catholic church. It was deserted for some sixty years, but is now populated.
state: 1164–2013
In Dolabani's translation of Barsoum's description ܘܐܶܬܢܰܦܰܩܘ should read ܘܶܐܬܢܰܦܰܩܘ.
In Barsoum's description انشىء should read انشئ.
identifier: http://syriaca.org/place/225
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B. Snelders 91. Behnam, Dayro d-Mor The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 66-68
The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 34 (fig. 7), 39, 66–68 (with fig. 25, 26, 27, 28), 294 (fig. 80), 344, 350, 389, 453 (fig. 12c)
ܒܪ̈ܘܠܐ ܒܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܕܘܬ ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܗܕܝܪ̈ܐ 544
كتاب اللؤلؤ المنثور في تاريخ العلوم والأداب السريانية 509
The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences 561
The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Monastery of Mar Behnam