Cursive and Monumental Writing in Syriac Epigraphy: Some Reflections on Inscriptions and Graffiti from Turkey
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2023
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- isbn: 978-90-04-68233-7
- hal: hal-04372306
- doi: 10.1163/9789004682337_007
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Syriac epigraphy Syriac palaeography monumental and cursive scripts mosaics graffiti colophonsSujets proches
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Simon Brelaud et al., « Cursive and Monumental Writing in Syriac Epigraphy: Some Reflections on Inscriptions and Graffiti from Turkey », HAL SHS (Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société), ID : 10.1163/9789004682337_007
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This paper aims to refine our present understanding of the use of cursive and monumental scripts in Syriac by approaching a hitherto uncharted territory for palaeography, namely epigraphy. Our reflections derive from our collective ongoing projects "E-Twoto-Digital Paleography of Syriac Inscriptions" and "Recueil des Inscriptions Syriaques de Turquie". The selected corpus consists of inscriptions and graffiti from the provinces of Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, and Mardin, dated between the fifth and the thirteenth centuries. The examples are analysed according to the shape of the letters and other palaeographic elements such as the layout of the inscriptions, including the setup of the lines of writing and line-justification. They are then compared to earlier evidence, namely Edessan inscriptions (first-third centuries CE) as well as administrative documents, in order to retrace the evolution of the cursive writing over time and space. Attention will be paid to media (mosaics and stone) and an analysis of two particular letters, ʾolaf and he, will be presented as case studies. Finally, this chapter addresses the scripts used in paratextual elements and graffiti to offer a comprehensive overview of Syriac cursive and monumental scripts.
