The Liturgy of the Nile

by G. Margoliouth

Publisher:

David Nutt

, 1896

Overview

The first text published from the British Museum’s Palestinian Syriac text collection, this edition of The Liturgy of the Nile presents both the original Syriac text as well as an English translation with commentary and notes. The text itself explains the process, history, and rites of this ancient liturgy. Supplementing the text is an informative introduction, which locates the text historically and summarizes the contents of the Liturgy. Finally, the book includes a glossary of unusual words and lexical forms found in the Syriac text.

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Key Features

• Provides original Syriac text with English translation
• Presents a rare ancient church liturgical document to the Western world for the first time
• Includes textual commentary by a recognized Syriac expert

Product Details

• Title: The Liturgy of the Nile
• Editor: George Margoliouth
• Translator: George Margoliouth
• Publisher: David Nutt
• Publication Date: 1896
• Pages: 57

About G. Margoliouth

George Margoliouth (1853–1924) was a biblical and Oriental scholar. From 1891 until 1914 he worked at the British Museum and was in charge of the Hebrew, Syriac and Ethiopian manuscript collections. Much of his career focused on cataloguing manuscripts for the museum, and he contributed to English translations of the Koran, and other ancient documents.