Image: Yuan dynasty stone with cross and Syriac inscription from Church of the East site in Fangshan District near Beijing (then called Khanbaliq or Dadu)
Description: A stone from the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368 CE) in the Nanjing Museum with a cross and Syriac inscription containing a verse from the Peshitta. Stone is one of two from a Church of the East site in Fangshan District near Beijing (called Khanbaliq or Dadu in the Yuan dynasty). The verse is the first half of what is now Psalms 34:5 in most bibles. In Syriac it reads "ܚܘܪܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܣܒܪܘ ܒܗ" and in the Aramaic Bible In Plain English translation it reads "Gaze unto him and hope in him."
Title: Yuan dynasty stone with cross and Syriac inscription from Church of the East site in Fangshan District near Beijing (then called Khanbaliq or Dadu)
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Author: Trevor Powell
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