Edessene Syriac inscriptions in late antique Syria ...
Mar 01, 2010 · Since it was the local Aramaic dialect of Edessa (Syriac Orhay, modern (Şanli) Urfa), it is not surprising that most of the Old Syriac inscriptions come from Edessa or its vicinity, and all belong to Osrhoene (though the two earliest ones, dated 6 CE and 73 CE, are from Birecik, on the Euphrates, and Serrin, in the western part of Osrhoene).