DescriptionThis mosaic of Orpheus taming wild animals, dated A.D. 194, originates in Edessa, Turkey. Until recently it was at the Dallas Museum of Art, but has now been returned to Turkey. The Syriac inscription...
DescriptionThe Serrin is in the wall of a tomb-tower near Qal’at Najm, Syria. It is written in mostly disconnected Old Syriac letters and uses the Old Syriac numbering system.