Syriac: ܢܨܝܒܝܢ (Nṣībīn)
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Syriac: ܢܨܝܒܝܢ (Nṣībīn) is the Syriac name for the ancient city of Nisibis, a historically significant center in Upper Mesopotamia known for its strategic and cultural importance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nṣībīn | 0 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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historical place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nisibis
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Nusaybin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScript | Syriac script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock | Syriac Unicode block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Sasanian–Roman wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Aram-Naharaim
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Osroene NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman–Persian frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian scholarship
ⓘ
School of Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac Christianity ⓘ cultural importance ⓘ strategic importance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
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ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Nusaybin
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ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| near |
Syrian–Turkish border
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ⓘ
modern Nusaybin ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Mesopotamian trade routes ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Church of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syriac Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
center of theological learning
ⓘ
frontier fortress city ⓘ |
| scriptVariant |
East Syriac script
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Estrangela NERFINISHED ⓘ Serto ⓘ |
| SyriacNameOf | Nisibis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Syriac-speaking communities ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Syriac alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.