The prayer for the Caliph al-Ma’mun by Theodore Abu Qurra, bishop of Harran

This is a translation of a prayer for the Abbasid Caliph al-Ma’mun (813–833), attributed to Theodore Abu Qurra, Arab Orthodox bishop of Harran (ca. 750 — ca. 830) and composed in rhymed prose (saj‘). Although this text can be considered as a model of prayer for virtually any ruler, certain formulae...

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Main Author: Anastasia Salimovskaya
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: St. Tikhon's University 2020-12-01
Series:Vestnik Pravoslavnogo Svâto-Tihonovskogo Gumanitarnogo Universiteta: Seriâ III. Filologiâ
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Online Access:http://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/7357