The Epitaph of Mar Solomon, Bishop of South China, Administrator of Manicheans and Nestorians

2015/01/23 by Majella Franzmann · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Linguistics and language evolution #Historical and Linguistic Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1515/opth-2015-0014

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Abstract

Abstract The tombstone of the Christian bishop Mar Solomon is an important witness to communities of the Church of the East and Manichaeans in fourteenth-century China. The epitaph consists of a bilingual inscription in Chinese and Syro-Turkic. Three major points will be discussed—the identification of Mar Solomon as administrator of both communities; the use of the term “Manzi” to designate Mar Solomon’s geographical area of influence; and the significance of the style and languages of the epitaph.

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