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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The hinterland of Edessa Description An account of the resource This collection of photographs was taken on the field trip to Edessa in November 2012. Whereas Edessa was an early and conspicuously Christian city, its hinterland was a patchwork of early Christian and resolutely Pagan religious practices. It is notable that at least one stubbornly pagan cult centre, Harran, then became an early supporter of Islam. These pictures are intended to contextualise the wider region around Edessa and shed light on its Syriac-speaking inhabitants. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Emma Loosley Peter Leeming Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Metadata and all media released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA International licence unless otherwise indicated Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dayr Yakub Description An account of the resource Dayr Yakub is a C5th monastery on the edge of the suburbs to the south of Urfa. The monastery is built on the top of a hill above an ancient quarry and clearly appropriated the site of a former pagan sanctuary. The earlier cult complex was also used as a necropolis as well as a place of sacrifice as a Palmyrene-style tomb tower, complete with a Syriac inscription, was incorporated into the later monastery buildings. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-11-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Emma Loosley and Peter Leeming Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Metadata and all media released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA International licence unless otherwise indicated Type The nature or genre of the resource Architecture Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emma Loosley C5th Dayr Yakub Edessa Inscription Monastery Necropolis Palmyra Quarry Syriac Syriac Inscription Tomb Tower Turkey Urfa