Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo-
Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo-
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Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo- (9th cent.?) [Ch. of E.]
- “Gewargis”: Syriac name, often transliterated as 格尔吉斯 (Gé’ěrjísī) or 乔治 (Qiáozhì - George), but in Syriac studies context, “Gewargis” is often transliterated to distinguish from the Greek “Georgios”. However, standard Chinese academic convention for Syriac names often uses phonetic transliteration. “Gewargis” is the Syriac form of George. In the context of the Church of the East, “格尔吉斯” is common. Let’s look for established forms. “Gewargis” is often rendered as 格尔吉斯.
- “Arbela”: Ancient city, modern Erbil. In Chinese historical/geographical context regarding Assyria/Church of the East, it is often transliterated as 阿尔贝拉 (Ā’ěrbèilā) or sometimes associated with 埃尔比勒 (Āi’ěrbǐlè). Standard academic transliteration for ancient Arbela is usually 阿尔贝拉.
- Structure: “Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela” implies the authorship is disputed. The text says “Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo-”. This means “Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela”.
- Translation strategy: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela). Or follow the order: 格尔吉斯 of Arbela, Pseudo-. The source text order is “Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo-”. I should translate the meaning naturally. “Pseudo-” usually precedes the name in Chinese (伪…). So “伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯”.
- Proper noun rule: Chinese name + (English). So: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela). Or split: 格尔吉斯 (Gewargis) of 阿尔贝拉 (Arbela), 伪 (Pseudo-).
- Let’s refine based on the rule: “personal names → Chinese name + (English)”, “place names → Chinese name + (English)”.
- So: 伪阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis). Or keeping the structure closer: 格尔吉斯 (Gewargis) of 阿尔贝拉 (Arbela), 伪 (Pseudo-).
- Actually, usually “Pseudo-X” is treated as a unit. “伪格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis) of 阿尔贝拉 (Arbela)”.
- Let’s check the specific rule: “ALWAYS translate proper nouns into Chinese first, then include the original English in parentheses”.
- Name: 格尔吉斯 (Gewargis)
- Place: 阿尔贝拉 (Arbela)
- Pseudo-: 伪 (Pseudo-)
- Combined: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela) might be too condensed.
- Better: 伪格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis) of 阿尔贝拉 (Arbela). But the source says “Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo-”.
- Let’s try: 阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis)，伪 (Pseudo-)。This follows the source order strictly but might look awkward.
- Standard academic Chinese would reorder “Pseudo-” to the front. “伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela)”.
- However, adhering to the rule “personal names → Chinese name + (English)”, “place names → Chinese name + (English)”.
- Let’s construct: 伪阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis).
- Wait, the bracket “[Ch. of E.]” needs translation too.
- “(9th cent.?)”: 9 世纪？
- “[Ch. of E.]”: Church of the East. In Chinese academic context (Syriac studies), this is 东方教会 (Church of the East). The abbreviation is Ch. of E.
- Rule: “church designations → Chinese translation + (abbreviation)”. So: 东方教会 (Ch. of E.).
- Drafting the Translation:
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Name: 格尔吉斯 (Gewargis)
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Place: 阿尔贝拉 (Arbela)
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Pseudo: 伪 (Pseudo-)
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Time: 9 世纪？
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Church: 东方教会 (Ch. of E.)
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Combination: 伪阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis) (9 世纪？) [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Wait, looking at the source structure: “Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo- (9th cent.?) [Ch. of E.]”
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It’s a dictionary entry header.
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Common convention for “Pseudo-” in Chinese bibliographic entries: 伪…
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Let’s apply the proper noun rule strictly:
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Draft 1: 伪阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis) (9 世纪？) [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Draft 2 (keeping source order more closely): 阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis)，伪 (Pseudo-) (9 世纪？) [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Draft 2 is awkward. Draft 1 is more natural Chinese. However, the instruction says “ALWAYS translate proper nouns into Chinese first, then include the original English in parentheses”.
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Let’s consider the specific name “Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela”. In Syriac studies, this refers to a specific author.
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Translation: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela). But the rule says translate proper nouns then include original English.
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So: 伪阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis)
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Is “Pseudo” part of the name? Yes.
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Let’s check the date: (9th cent.?) -> (9 世纪？)
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Let’s check the church: [Ch. of E.] -> [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Refined Draft: 伪阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis) (9 世纪？) [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Wait, is there a standard Chinese translation for “Gewargis”? It is the Syriac equivalent of George. In the context of the Church of the East history (e.g., History of Arbela), “Gewargis” is often transliterated as 格尔吉斯.
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Is there a standard for “Arbela”? 阿尔贝拉 is standard for the ancient city.
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Let’s verify the “Pseudo-” placement. In dictionary entries, sometimes the comma indicates the qualification. “Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo-” means the entry is about the pseudo-author.
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Chinese convention: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯.
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Applying the parenthetical rule: 伪阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis).
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Wait, should “Pseudo-” also have English in parentheses? The rule says “personal names → Chinese name + (English)”, “place names → Chinese name + (English)”. “Pseudo-” is a descriptor.
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Maybe: 伪 (Pseudo-) 阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis).
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Let’s look at the example: “梅尔万的伊肖达德 (Ishoʿdad of Merv)”. This suggests [Place] 的 [Name] (English Name of Place).
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So: 阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis), 伪 (Pseudo-).
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Or natural order: 伪阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis).
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Given the instruction “Translate the dictionary entry text into Simplified Chinese”, naturalness is key while adhering to proper noun rules.
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Let’s go with: 伪阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis) (9 世纪？) [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Wait, one more check on “Ch. of E.”. The rule says: “church designations → Chinese translation + (abbreviation), e.g. ‘东方教会 (Ch. of E.)’”. The source has “[Ch. of E.]”. So I should replace the content inside the brackets with the translated version following the rule.
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Source: [Ch. of E.]
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Target: [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Date: (9th cent.?) -> (9 世纪？)
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Name: Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo-
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If I follow the example “梅尔万的伊肖达德 (Ishoʿdad of Merv)”, the English is the full phrase.
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But the rule also says “personal names → Chinese name + (English)”.
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Example: “纳尔赛 (Narsai)”.
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Example: “梅尔万的伊肖达德 (Ishoʿdad of Merv)”. This example combines Place + Name in the English parenthesis.
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So for “Gewargis of Arbela”, the English parenthesis could be “(Gewargis of Arbela)”.
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And “Pseudo-”?
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If I follow “梅尔万的伊肖达德 (Ishoʿdad of Merv)”, then: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela).
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But the specific rule says: “personal names → Chinese name + (English)”, “place names → Chinese name + (English)”. This implies individual tagging.
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However, the example “梅尔万的伊肖达德 (Ishoʿdad of Merv)” suggests that for “Name of Place” structures, the English parenthesis covers the whole thing.
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Let’s look closely at the instruction: “ALWAYS translate proper nouns into Chinese first, then include the original English in parentheses: personal names → Chinese name + (English)… place names → Chinese name + (English)… e.g. ‘梅尔万的伊肖达德 (Ishoʿdad of Merv)’”.
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This example is slightly contradictory to the bullet point “personal names → Chinese name + (English)”. The example shows the English in the example includes the “of Merv” part.
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Interpretation: For constructed names like “X of Y”, translate the whole phrase to Chinese, then put the full original English phrase in parentheses at the end of the name unit.
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So: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela).
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But wait, the bullet point says “place names → Chinese name + (English), e.g. ‘尼西比斯 (Nisibis)’”.
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If I write 伪阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis), it follows the bullet points strictly.
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If I write 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela), it follows the specific example “Ishoʿdad of Merv”.
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The “Ishoʿdad of Merv” example is more specific to this type of entry (Syriac authors). I should prioritize that pattern for author names.
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So: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela).
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Wait, the source text has “Pseudo-” at the end with a comma: “Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo-”.
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Translating naturally: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯.
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English reference: (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela).
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Date: (9 世纪？)
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Church: [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Let’s check the date translation. “9th cent.?” -> “9 世纪？”.
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Let’s check the Church abbreviation. The rule says “church designations → Chinese translation + (abbreviation), e.g. ‘东方教会 (Ch. of E.)’”. The source has “[Ch. of E.]”. I should expand it to Chinese + abbreviation.
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Final check on “Gewargis”. Is there a more common transliteration? 格尔吉斯 is standard for Syriac Gewargis. 乔治 is for Greek George. Since this is Syriac studies, 格尔吉斯 is safer.
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Final check on “Arbela”. 阿尔贝拉 is standard.
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Final check on structure.
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Result: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela) (9 世纪？) [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Wait, looking at the instruction again: “personal names → Chinese name + (English), e.g. ‘阿巴 (Aba)’, ‘纳尔赛 (Narsai)’”.
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“place names → Chinese name + (English), e.g. ‘尼西比斯 (Nisibis)’, ‘埃德萨 (Edessa)’”.
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“For names with NO established Chinese form, transliterate phonetically + (English): e.g. ‘梅尔万的伊肖达德 (Ishoʿdad of Merv)’”.
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This implies that for “Name of Place” structures, the English parenthesis encompasses the whole thing.
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So I will follow the “Ishoʿdad of Merv” pattern for “Gewargis of Arbela”.
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What about “Pseudo-”? It modifies the name. So “Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela”.
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Chinese: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯.
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English parenthetical: (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela).
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Wait, the source text separates them: “Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo-”.
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If I combine them in translation, it’s more natural.
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Let’s try to match the source structure slightly more to be safe, but natural Chinese is preferred for “Translate the dictionary entry text”.
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Dictionary entries usually normalize the order. “Pseudo-X” is the lemma.
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Okay, I will use: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela) (9 世纪？) [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Wait, one detail: “target_language” is “Chinese”. The system instruction says “Simplified Chinese”.
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One more check: The rule says “ALWAYS translate proper nouns into Chinese first, then include the original English in parentheses”.
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If I do 伪阿尔贝拉 (Arbela) 的格尔吉斯 (Gewargis), 伪 (Pseudo-), it adheres strictly to the bullet points but looks messy.
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The example “梅尔万的伊肖达德 (Ishoʿdad of Merv)” is the strongest guide for “Name of Place” structures.
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So I will treat “Gewargis of Arbela” as a unit.
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And “Pseudo-” as a prefix.
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So: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela).
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Wait, does the example “梅尔万的伊肖达德 (Ishoʿdad of Merv)” include the English for the place inside the main parenthesis? Yes.
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So I won’t put (Arbela) separately after 阿尔贝拉.
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Okay, decision made.
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Wait, I need to check if “Gewargis” has an established Chinese form. It’s not as common as Narsai. So it falls under “names with NO established Chinese form, transliterate phonetically + (English)”.
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So “梅尔万的伊肖达德 (Ishoʿdad of Merv)” pattern applies.
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Translation: 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela)
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Date: (9 世纪？)
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Church: [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Wait, looking at the source: “[Ch. of E.]”.
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Rule: “church designations → Chinese translation + (abbreviation), e.g. ‘东方教会 (Ch. of E.)’”.
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So I replace “[Ch. of E.]” with “[东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]”.
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Final Polish:
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伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯 (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela) (9 世纪？) [东方教会 (Ch. of E.)]
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Wait, is “Pseudo-” part of the proper noun unit for the parenthesis? Yes, logically.
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Is there a space before the date? In the source: “Pseudo- (9th cent.?)”. There is a space.
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In Chinese: … (Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela) (9 世纪？).
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Looks good.
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One nuance: “Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo-”. The comma suggests the lemma might be “Gewargis of Arbela” and the qualifier is “Pseudo-”.
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But in translation, “伪…” is the standard way to denote Pseudo authors.
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I will stick with 伪阿尔贝拉的格尔吉斯.
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Wait, I should check if I need to keep the English for “Pseudo-” separately.
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Rule: “personal names → Chinese name + (English)”.
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If I treat “Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela” as the full name designation, then one parenthesis is fine.
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Let’s check the example “梅尔万的伊肖达德 (Ishoʿdad of Merv)”. It doesn’t break down Merv and Ishoʿdad separately.
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So I will follow that.
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Wait, I need to make sure I don’t miss the “target_language” value in the output. No, the output format is just
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Wait, the prompt says “Respond with the corresponding output fields wrapped in XML tags
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And “Return ONLY the translated text with no explanation or commentary.” inside the tags.
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Wait, the system instruction says “Your output fields are: 1.
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The user prompt says “Respond with the corresponding output fields wrapped in XML tags
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So I just need `<translated_text>…
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Unknown author of an important Commentary on the Liturgical rites.
一部重要的《礼仪仪式评注》(Commentary on the Liturgical rites) 的佚名作者。
Unknown author of an important Commentary on the Liturgical rites. An extensive liturgical commentary in seven sections is preserved in a number of mss.; in his Bibliotheca Orientalis Assemani attributed the work to Gewargis of Arbela (9th cent.?), but without any good evidence; as a result the author is normally now referred to as ‘Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela’ (another wrong attribution is to ʿAbdishoʿ bar Bahrīz ). The chapters in each section provide answers to particular questions. The seven sections cover the following topics: 1. the liturgical year (24 questions); 2. ramšā (21 questions); 3. lelyā and ṣaprā (9 questions); 4. the Eucharistic Mysteries (30 questions); 5. Baptism (9 questions); 6. Consecration of a church (8 questions); and 7. Burial, and Marriage (7 questions; the section on Marriage seems to be a secondary addition, though perhaps by the same author). Connolly’s edition also includes the short ‘Commentary on the (liturgical) Services’ by Abraham bar Lipeh of Beth Qaṭraye (II, 161–80); in many places this is simply an abbreviation of Gabriel Qaṭraya ’s Commentary.
一部重要《礼仪注释》(Commentary on the Liturgical rites) 的佚名作者。一部分为七部分的广泛礼仪注释保存在多部手稿 (mss.) 中；阿塞曼尼 (Assemani) 在其《东方文库》(Bibliotheca Orientalis) 中将此作品归于阿尔贝拉的格瓦吉斯 (Gewargis of Arbela)（9 世纪 (9th cent.)？），但没有任何确凿证据；因此，作者现在通常被称为“伪阿尔贝拉的格瓦吉斯”(Pseudo-Gewargis of Arbela)（另一个错误的归属是阿卜迪肖·巴尔·巴赫里兹 (ʿAbdishoʿ bar Bahrīz)）。各部分中的章节提供特定问题的答案。七个部分涵盖以下主题：1. 礼仪年 (liturgical year)（24 个问题）；2. 晚祷 (ramšā)（21 个问题）；3. 夜祷 (lelyā) 和 晨祷 (ṣaprā)（9 个问题）；4. 圣体奥秘 (Eucharistic Mysteries)（30 个问题）；5. 洗礼 (Baptism)（9 个问题）；6. 教堂祝圣 (Consecration of a church)（8 个问题）；以及 7. 葬礼和婚姻 (Burial, and Marriage)（7 个问题；关于婚姻的部分似乎是后来添加的，尽管可能出自同一作者）。康诺利 (Connolly) 的版本还包括贝特·卡塔尔耶的亚伯拉罕·巴尔·利佩 (Abraham bar Lipeh of Beth Qaṭraye) 的短篇《（礼仪）职事注释》(Commentary on the (liturgical) Services) (II, 161–80)；在许多地方，这仅仅是对加百列·卡塔尔耶 (Gabriel Qaṭraya) 注释的缩写。
References
S. P. Brock, in Hugoye 1.1 (1998). (ET of 5.5)
R. H. Connolly, Anonymi auctoris Expositio Officiorum Ecclesiae Georgio Arbelensi vulgo adscripta (CSCO 64, 71–2, 76; 1911–1915). (Syr. with LT)
, in A Commentary on the Mass by the Nestorian George, Bishop of Mosul and Arbela, ed. R. Matheus (Kottayam, 2000). (ET of 4)
I. Emlek, Mysterienfeier der Ostsyrischen Kirche im 9. Jahrhundert (2004). (GT of 4)
C. Leonhard, ‘Die Initiation nach der Expositio Officiorum Ecclesiae’, in Syriaca, ed. M. Tamcke (2002), 321–54.
Citation
Sebastian P. Brock. 2011. “Gewargis of Arbela, Pseudo-.” In Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage. Beth Mardutho. https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Gewargis-of-Arbela-Pseudo-.