An Early Ethiopic Manuscript Fragment (Twelfth–Thirteenth Century) from the Monastery of St Antony (Egypt)

This article presents a single fragmentary folio that was recently uncovered in excavations at the Monastery of St Antony (Egypt). This folio was discovered in a secondary deposit below the foundations of a church which was in all likelihood constructed in the 1230s. A radiocarbon dating of the folio has returned a date of 1160–1265. Together, these two data make this fragmentary folio the earliest securely datable specimen of an Ethiopic manuscript. This find, thus, provides a new foundation for the analysis of the paleography of the earliest Ethiopic manuscripts, including the gospel manuscripts from Ǝnda Abba Gärima, which contain paleographic features that seem to predate this fragmentary folio. In addition, this find has implications for the regnant periodization of Ethiopic literature and more specifically the history of Ethiopic monastic literature, especially the Zena Abäw. Finally, this folio is among the earliest surviving Aethiopica for the entirety of Egypt and thus provides new information on the relationship between Ethiopic and Coptic Christianity

La mission Labraunda 2013

La mission Labraunda 2013 s’est déroulée du 05 août au 27 septembre 2013. La date de début, initialement prévue le 22 juillet, a dû être reportée à deux reprises suite à des difficultés administratives. Les opérations 2013 se sont déroulées sous l’égide du Musée archéologique de Milas, en cette période de transition de la direction du site, et nous sommes particulièrement redevable à Mr Ali Sinan Özbey, directeur du Musée, et à son représentant Suleyman Özgen pour l’aide et le soutien qu’ils ..

Labraunda 2017

La mission 2017 de Labraunda a été double. Parallèlement à la mission de fouille/documentation/conservation qui s’est déroulée sur le site de Labraunda du 18 juin au 18 août 2017, nous avons inauguré cette année une mission de prospection, pour l’instant modeste, mais qui s’avère très prometteuse. Cette dernière, dont la première édition s’est déroulée pendant les deux semaines qui ont précédé la fouille, a pour objectif d’établir une carte archéologique de la région de Labraunda et de permet..

THE BYZANTINE CHURCH AT LABRAUNDA

This thesis examines the Christian context of the former pagan sanctuary of Zeus Labrandeusin Caria during the Early Byzantine period, ca. 325-730 A.D. The focus is on the church, positioned outside the pagan sanctuary’s temenos area. The architecture of the church has been empirically analysed. It is argued that the church shows strong Syrian influences. The Syrian features are a tripartite sanctuary enclosed by a straight back wall, an interior supported by pilasters and a west part with two towers. The study of the architecture has also been used in an attempt to discuss the liturgy at Labraunda.The finds from the excavations of 1951-2005 have been categorized and examined in order to establish a terminus post quem for the Christian presence at the site of the church. This has been crucial for the dating of the church. Furthermore, the finds illustrate the social and economic conditions that prevailed at Labraunda during the Early Byzantine period. Finally, this study tries to enlighten the process of transition from a pagan sanctuary into a Christian place of worship

Labraunda 2010

Paru dans KST 33.3, p. 191-20

Labraunda 2011

Rapport de fouilles paru dans KST 34.2, p. 455-47

Labraunda 2011; A preliminary report on the Swedish excavations with an Appendix by Ragnar Hedlund

Paru dans Opuscula. Journal of the Swedish Institutes in Athens and Rome 5, p. 49-87

Labraunda 2004-2007.: A Preliminary Report on the Swedish excavations

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