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

• Authors: Majella Franzmann
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

Manichaeans; South China; Church of the East; Mar Solomon

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Open Theology
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1

Dates

received

2015-06-17

accepted

2015-08-07

online

2015-09-23

Contributors

author

Majella Franzmann

• The University of Sydney, Australia, e-mail: [e-mail]

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/opth-2015-0014