Nicholas Sims-Williams
Articles by Nicholas Sims-Williams
- CHRISTIANITY iii. In Central Asia And Chinese Turkestan
CHRISTIANITY iii. In Central Asia And Chinese Turkestan The main early centers of Syriac-speaking Christians were Edessa (modern Urfa in…
- CHRISTIANITY iv. Christian Literature in Middle Iranian Languages
CHRISTIANITY iv. Christian Literature in Middle Iranian Languages Middle Persian. When the Christian church in Persia made itself formally independent…
- BIBLE v. Sogdian Translations
BIBLE v. Sogdian Translations of the Bible The following manuscripts containing biblical texts in Sogdian have been made known. None…
- EVAGRIUS PONTICUS
EVAGRIUS PONTICUS (346-399 C.E.), prolific author of Christian literature in Greek. After passing the first part of his career as…
- EUSTATHIUS, ACTS of
EUSTATHIUS, ACTS OF, Christian martyrological text, of which versions survive in many languages, including Greek, Latin, Syriac, and Armenian. Several…
- EUGENIUS
EUGENIUS (MĀRAWGEN), legendary Christian saint traditionally credited with the introduction of Egyptian monasticism into Mesopotamia and Persia. Part of a…
- EPHESUS, SEVEN SLEEPERS OF
EPHESUS, SEVEN SLEEPERS OF, Christian legend attested by texts in many languages. A page of the manuscript C2 (preserved in…
- EASTERN IRANIAN LANGUAGES
EASTERN IRANIAN LANGUAGES, term used to refer to a group of Iranian languages most of which are or were spoken…
- DEYLAM, JOHN OF
DEYLAMJOHN OF (Yoḥannān Daylomāyā, d. 120/738), Eastern Syrian saint and founder of monasteries in Fārs. In addition to the brief…
- DĀNĪĀL-E NABĪ
DĀNĪĀL-E NABĪ, the Old Testament prophet Daniel, in the Persian tradition. i. In the biblical and popular traditions. ii. In…
- DADISOʿ QATRAYA
DĀDIŠOʿ QAṬRĀYĀ (late 7th century CE), Nestorian author of ascetic literature in Syriac. Presumably a native of Qaṭar, as his…
- CYRIACUS AND JULITTA, ACTS OF
CYRIACUS AND JULITTA, ACTS OF, Christian martyrological text. The Greek original is lost, but versions survive in several languages, including…
- CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM IRANICARUM
CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM IRANICARUM (C.I.I.), an association devoted to the collection and publication of Iranian inscriptions and documents. The C.I.I. was…
- BULAYÏQ
BULAYÏQ, town in eastern Turkestan, modern Chinese Sinkiang, situated about ten km north of Turfan in the foothills of the…
- KĒD
KĒD, Pahlavi and Bactrian word with meanings ranging from “soothsayer” to “priest,” probably derived from OIran. *kaita-, Avestan kaēta-. The…
- KADAGISTĀN
KADAGISTĀN, an eastern province of the Sasanian empire. The clearest evidence for the existence of such a province is provided…
- JAḠATU
JAḠATU, an archaeological site in Ḡazni province, Afghanistan, situated about 20 km north of Ḡazni (lat 33°47′N, long 68°22′E) on the…
- KANJAKI
KANJAKI or Kančaki, language mentioned in the 11th-century Turkish lexicon of Maḥmud al-Kāšḡari (tr. Dankoff and Kelly, I, p. 84)…