Letter from Eusebius, patriarch of Rome, to Papa, Catholicos of the East
pb. Text begins: E 71r, A 48r, B 114v, C 12r; M1 34v, M2 235r, M3 103r ܐܓܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܡܼܢ ܐܹܘܣܹܒܿܝܼܣ ܦܵܛܪܝܵܪܟܵܐ ܕܪܗ̄ܘܿܡܹܐ ܆ ܠܘܵܬܼ ܦܵܦܵܐ ܩܵܬܼܘܿܠܝܼܩܵܐ ܕܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ .
ܠܡܵܪܐ ܕܝܼܠܝ ܩܕܝܼܫܵܐ ܡܵܪܝ1 ܦܵܦܵܐ ܦܵܛܪܝܲܪܟܿܝܼܣ : ܐܹܘܣܹܒܿܝܼܣ ܐܲܚܘܼܟ : ܣܵܓܕ ܠܵܟ. ܐܝܟ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܹܬܼܚܲܦܸܐ ܫܘܼܒܼܚܹܗ ܕܐܼܠܵܗܵܐ܆ ܐܦܵܠܵܐ ܢܸܨܚ̈ܢܹܐ ܕܩܲܕܝ̈ܫܵܘܗܝ. ܦܲܢܛܲܩܪܲܐܲܛܘ ܙܲܟܵܝܵܐ ܩܘܼܣܛܲܢܛܝܼܢܘܿܣ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܡܒܲܪܟܵܐ ܕܲܠܥܠܲܡ܆ ܥܲܡ ܐܸܡܹܗ ܡܲܠܟܬܼܵܐ ܡܗܲܝܡܲܢܬܿܐ ܇ ܚܕܵܘ ܒܢܹܨܚܵܢ̈ܝܟ2 . ܘܐܸܬܿܕܲܡܲܪܘ ܒܬܼܕܡܪ̈ܬܟ. ܘܐܲܝܟ ܕܲܒܼܗܹܪ̈ܘܿܡܹܐ ܪܹ̈ܫܵܝܹܐ ܐܬܒܲܣܲܡܼܘ ܒܫܸܡ̈ܥܸܐ ܫܲܪܝܼܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܕܕܘܼܒܵܪ̈ܝܟ ܐܲܠܗܝܹ̈ܐ : ܘܐܵܦ ܢܸܬܼܒܲܪܟܼܘܼܢ ܡܼܢ ܪܲܒܿܘܼܬܼ ܟܵܗܢܘܬܼܟܼܘܢ ܆ ܘܡܼܢ ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ ܩܲܕܝܼܫܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝ ܬܐܘܿܡܵܐ ܫܠܝܼܚܵܐ܇ ܕܡܚܝܵܢ3 ܠܐܕܝ ܫܠܝܼܚܵܐ ܇ ܐܲܝܟ ܡܲܫܠܡܵܢܘܼܬܼܵܐ ܕܥܹܕܬܵܐ. ܡܲܐܢܝ̈ ܬܹܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ ܥܼܒܲܕܘ ܘܫܲܕܿܪܘ ܠܟܼܘܿܢ ܥܡ ܫܐܠܬܸ4 ܫܠܵܡܗܘܿܢ5 ܕܒܼܣܩܪܐܣ6 . ܩܲܒܹܿܠ ܡܵܪܝ ܚܲܕܝܵܐܝܼܬܼ. ܘܣܝܼܡ ܥܘܼܗܕܵܢܗܘܢ ܒܓܵܘ ܥܹܕܬܵܟ. ܘܢܸܗܘܸܐ ܠܕܘܟܼܪܢܐ ܕܲܠܥܠܲܡ. ܘܡܼܢ ܝܲܡܵܐ ܕܒܼܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܬܼܟ ܆ ܢܸܫܬܲܦܼܥ ܥܠܲܝܗܘܵܢ ܡܲܠܝܵܐܝܼܬܼ. ܘܲܥܠܲܝܢ ܘܥܲܠ ܡܕܝܢ̄ܬܐ ܗܵܕܐ ܆ ܘܲܠܟܼܠܹܗ ܐܼܘܚܕܵܢܲܢ. ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܫܲܠܘܵܐ ܬܸܬܼܩܲܪܒܼ.
Letter from Eusebius, patriarch of Rome, to Papa, Catholicos of the East
To my lord, the holy Mar Papa the patriarch, Eusebius your brother pays you respect to you. As the glory of God is not hidden, nor the triumphs of His saints, the Almighty (sic), victorious, forever-blessed emperor Constantine, with his mother, the believing queen, have rejoiced in your triumphs, and they are amazed at your wonders. And as in fine aromas, they have delighted in the true reports of your godly life. And may you also be blessed by your great priesthood, and by the holy see of Mar Thomas the apostle, which are connected to the apostle Addai , according to the tradition of the Church. They (i. e. the emperor and his mother) made liturgical instruments and sent [them] to you with their salutation in the imperial rescript (lit. the Sacra). Receive [them], my lord, with joy, and establish their memory in your Church. And may it be an eternal remembrance. And may they (i. e. the blessings) be overflowing from the sea of your blessings over them (i. e. the emperor and his mother) completely, and over us and this city. And may prayer without end be offered for our whole empire.
Footnotes
1 M2 omits
2 BM2 omit seyome
3 M1 ܕܡܲܬܼܩܲܢ ; EAM3 ܕܡ ـܢ ; C ܕܡܟܲܝܢ
4 M1 ܫܐܠܬܐ ; C ܫܹܐܲܠܬܼ ; B ܫܹܐܠܬܗܘܢ
5 C ܫܠܵܡܟܼܘܿܢ (similarly in M2, where a later hand corrects, in pencil).
6 M2 ܕܲܒܣܲܩܪܣ
Note:
Eusebius of Rome, “Letter from Eusebius, patriarch of Rome, to Papa, Catholicos of the East” edited by , Digital Syriac Corpus, last modified March 1, 2025, https://syriaccorpus.org/685.TEST2
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