Elijah Archbishop of Nisibis | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Classical Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ |
| Church | Church of the East |
| Archdiocese | Nisibis |
| Province | Metropolitanate of Nisibis |
| Appointed | 26 December 1008 |
| Term ended | 18 July 1046 |
| Predecessor | Yahballaha |
| Successor | Abdisho ibn Al-Aridh ? |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Beth Nuhadra |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 September 994 by Yohannan V |
| Consecration | 15 February 1002 by Yohannan V |
| Rank | Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elijah Bar Shinajah February 11, 975 |
| Died | July 18, 1046 (aged 71) Mayyafariqin, Al-Jazira, Abbasid Caliphate (modern-day Silvan, Diyarbakır, Turkey) |
| Nationality | Assyrian |
| Denomination | Nestorianism |
| Occupation | Cleric, writer, theologian, historian, linguist, scholar |
Elijah,[1] Eliya,[2] or Elias of Nisibis[3] (Classical Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ, 11 February 975 – 18 July 1046) was an Assyrian cleric of the Church of the East, who served as bishop of Beth Nuhadra (1002–1008) and archbishop of Nisibis (1008–1046). He has been called the most important Christian writer in Arabic—or even throughout non-Christian Asia[4]—during the 11th century.[3] He is best known for his Chronography, which is an important source for the history of Sassanid Persia.