The Greek Martyrdom of *Thyrsos, Leukios and Kallinikos (martyrs of Bithynia, S00612), recounting the trial and execution of three Christian converts in Bithynia south of the gulf of Nicomedia, is translated into Syriac during the 5th or 6th century.
Evidence ID
E06243
Type of Evidence
The Syriac text of the Martyrdom [for a description and discussion of the Greek version, see E06222] is preserved in no less than three manuscripts. The two earliest textual witnesses of this work are: mss. British Library, Add. 14654 (see Wright 1870-1872, vol. 3, pp. 1081-1083), and Vatican, Syr. 160 (see Assemani & Assemani 1759, pp. 319-324), both dating from the late fifth or the sixth century.
No edition of the Syriac version of the Martyrdom or a comparison with the Greek version has been carried out so far.
Discussion
The Syriac translation of the Martyrdom bears witness to the spread of the cult of Thyrsos, Leukios and Kallinikos among Syriac-speaking Christians during the fifth or, at latest, the sixth century, and is the earliest witness of the saints' cult in this milieu.Bibliography
Bibliography:Assemani, S.E., and Assemani, J.S., Bibliothecæ Apostolicæ Vaticanæ codicum manuscriptorum catalogus. Partis primæ, tomus tertius, complectens reliquos codices chaldaicos sive syriacos (Roma: Ex typographia linguarum orientalium, 1759).
Wright, W., Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum, Acquired since the Year 1838. 3 vols (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1870-1872).
Record Created By
Sergey Minov
Date of Entry
23/08/2018
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00612 | Thyrsos and companions, martyrs of Bithynia | ܬܪܣܘܤ ܠܘܩܝܘܤ ܩܠܝܢܘܤ | Certain |
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