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✝️𖢗 How was the goddess Ishtar invoked in Syriac tradition? Around the 6th or 7th century AD, an incantation bowl was commissioned and created, now housed in the National Museum of Finland. Within the bowl, the owner invokes protection from the goddess Ishtar, as she was considered a demon in the Syriac tradition. Despite the restyling of the goddess Ishtar as a demon, her image shows that she was clearly remembered as a figure after the Christianization of Assyrians, and this specific tradition is not found amongst any other Christian communities in the area. Learn more in today’s video! 📰 Credit for this research goes to @ramsinedward for @assyriancultureorg! 📚 🌐 Today’s content comes from our newly published article/presentation “Assyrians in Syriac literature,” now on our website, http://surayec.org and on our newly established Academia page! #assyrian #syriac #christianity #mesopotamia #ishtar
✝️🇵🇸𖢗 How does a Christian Palestinian text affirm Assyrian continuity? From as far back as 2022, a Christian Palestinian Aramaic text from the 10th-11th centuries was fully digitized. Christian Palestinian Aramaic was a Western Aramaic dialect only used by Melkites. Writing in Syriac, these Melkites translated the Bible using Asuraya and Suraya as synonyms, as well as Suray and Suryaye where Assyria would usually be mentioned. These findings are significant as they come from native sources, and show that among not only Melkites, but in the general Syriac tradition, these terms were interchangeable. Learn more in today’s video! 📚 🌐 Today’s content comes from our newly published article/presentation “Assyrians in Syriac literature,” now on our website, http://surayec.org and on our newly established Academia page! #assyrian #syriac #christianity #mesopotamia #palestine
📖 Suraye Educational Collective has just archived a book about Tel Keppe! In 1937, Yousif Hermez Jammo, the father of the late Sarhad Jammo, published a book titled “The Ruins of Nineveh or the History of Telkaif.” The book received a r
📖 Suraye Educational Collective has just archived a book about Tel Keppe! In 1937, Yousif Hermez Jammo, the father of the late Sarhad Jammo, published a book titled “The Ruins of Nineveh or the History of Telkaif.” The book received a reprint in 1993, which was received by SEC and has now been uploaded in full to the Internet Archive! The link to access the book is in our Linktree, in bio! ‼️IMPORTANT NOTE: It has been alleged that the reprint removed information written by the original author about Tel Keppe’s connection to ancient Assyria. At this time, we have not confirmed these reports, but we will send a follow-up when we hear more. 🗳️POLL: Are you excited to read this book for the first time? #assyrian #chaldean #telkeppe #iraq #assyria
✝️ 𖢗 Learn about the legend of Mor Behnam and his sister Sarah! In the West Syriac rite is the Legend of Mor Behnam, believed to have taken place in the 4th century AD. According to the legend, Behnam was the son of the Magian king of Assyria, Sennacherib; he converts to Christianity after a monk cures his sister Sarah of her ailments, but both are then killed by the King Sennacherib. The story is confusing and is likely to be erroneous in some of its historical claims. However, the focus is to show how Syriac Christians interpreted their origins and past, claiming to be Assyrians and recasting their ancient king as a persecutor who later turned to the truth. Learn more about the legend in today’s video! 📚 🌐 Today’s content comes from our newly published article/presentation “Assyrians in Syriac literature,” now on our website, http://surayec.org and on our newly established Academia page! 💬 COMMENT: Have you ever heard about Mor Behnam and Sarah? #assyrian #syriac #christianity #mesopotamia #easternchristianity
✝️ 𖢗 What is the connection with Mar Awgin and King Sennacherib? Mar Awgin is a saint commemorated in both the East and West Syriac rites. Within his acts, Mar Awgin is said to have gone to the city of Sarguga (modern-day Sirnak) where he met Assyrians from the time of Sennacherib. Although this appears to be Biblically influenced, these retellings show that the Suryaye in Mesopotamia claimed Assyrian descent and used Assyrians in an ethnic sense. Learn more about this connection in today’s video! 📚 🌐 Today’s content comes from our newly published article/presentation “Assyrians in Syriac literature,” now on our website, http://surayec.org and on our newly established Academia page! #assyrian #syriac #christianity #mesopotamia #easternchristianity
✝️ 𖢗 What is the Assyrian connection to Ba’utha d’Ninwe? Ba’utha d’Ninwe, or Fast of the Ninevites, is an annual period of fasting originating from Syriac tradition. The existence of Ba’utha d’Ninwe is often cited as an example of Assyrian continuity, and for good reason. From its origins in Nineveh to its spread across the Syriac churches, the legend and spread of Ba’utha d’Ninwe is a mark of Assyrian heritage in Syriac Christianity. Learn more about this connection in today’s video! 📚 🌐 Today’s content comes from our newly published article/presentation “Assyrians in Syriac literature,” now on our website, http://surayec.org and on our newly established Academia page! 💬 COMMENT: What are your favorite memories of fasting Ba’utha d’Ninwe? #assyrian #syriac #christianity #mesopotamia #nineveh
📜 How were Assyrians mentioned in Syriac literature? In December 2024, an anonymous Assyrian reached out to SEC regarding the publishing of a new article. This article, and its subsequent Slides presentation, details in-depth the remembrance and connection of the ancient Assyrians to the Suryaye in Syriac literature. Both are now available starting from today! 📚 🌐 The article and presentation can now be found on our website, surayec.org, and on our newly established Academia page! 🗳️POLL: How much do you know/appreciate the Syriac Christian heritage of the Assyrian people? #assyrian #syriac #mesopotamia #christianity #literature
📜 Suraye Educational Collective is soon to release a completed project! 💬 Can you guess what this project is? Leave your guesses down below! #assyrian #syriac #christian #mesopotamia #projectcomplete
📜 Suraye Educational Collective is soon to release a completed project! 💬 Can you guess what this project is? Leave your guesses down below! #assyrian #syriac #christian #mesopotamia #projectcomplete
🇸🇾 𖢗 Shelling has been reported in Tel Tamer as the AANES collapses ‼️ Fighting between the Syrian Arab Army and Syrian Democratic Forces has broken out after an established ceasefire agreement. The ceasefire would have seen the integration of t
🇸🇾 𖢗 Shelling has been reported in Tel Tamer as the AANES collapses ‼️ Fighting between the Syrian Arab Army and Syrian Democratic Forces has broken out after an established ceasefire agreement. The ceasefire would have seen the integration of the AANES into Syrian state institutions. Following SAA advancements to Ras al-Ayn, reports of shelling taking place near Tel Tamer have spread, leaving the town’s Assyrians in jeopardy. 💬 COMMENT: What do you think about the latest news from Tel Tamer? #assyrian #syria #mesopotamia #teltamer #assyrianpeople
🌆 Learn about the Assyrians of Metro Detroit! The Metro Detroit area of the US state of Michigan is purported to be home to one of the largest populations of Assyrians anywhere in the world. A long-lasting and diverse community, Metro Detroit’s Assyrians have managed to include themselves in the broader mosaic of Michigan’s community and preserve/maintain their heritage and culture to the present day! Learn more about this diaspora community in today’s video! 👕The shirt featured in today’s video is from the new Detroit x Nineveh collection from @salemsvision! Check out their page today! 🗳️POLL: Do you or anyone you know live in Metro Detroit? #assyrian #chaldean #syriac #metrodetroit #michigan
💝 Suraye Educational Collective is launching its inaugural fundraiser! As SEC continues to grow, costs of maintenance begin to factor into operations. Therefore, we are launching our inaugural fundraiser to cover basic administrative costs that help us run professionally. Links to donate are now available via PayPal and Zeffy! 🛜 Funds raised during the fundraiser will be used to maintain our website and domain through Squarespace, and upgrade our email to a business address! #assyrian #mesopotamia #fundraiser #donation #fundraising
💍 Learn about the wedding tradition of Mashmeta (ܡܲܫܡܲܥܬܵܐ)! Mashmeta (ܡܲܫܡܲܥܬܵܐ), or “the hearing/the proposal”, is an engagement ritual in Assyrian wedding culture. During this tradition, the family of the groom proposes marriage between him and the bride, and if successful, the day of engagement is planned! Learn about this tradition, as well as the different variations that exist across the Assyrian homeland! 🗳️ POLL: Have you celebrated a pre-engagement ritual (Mashmeta) in anticipation of a wedding? #assyrian #assyrianwedding #weddingtraditional #chaldean #assyriantradition
🎄 From SEC to you, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays! ܥܐܕܘܟܘܢ ܒܪܝܟܐ! #assyrian #chaldean #syriac #christmas #holidays
🎄 From SEC to you, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays! ܥܐܕܘܟܘܢ ܒܪܝܟܐ! #assyrian #chaldean #syriac #christmas #holidays
🎼 Learn about the history and significance of “Shamo Mar” by Habib Mousa! In the mid-20th century, members of the Assyrian Democratic Organization were displeased with the lack of Assyrian folk songs. Work was made straight away to fill in this gap, and one of the songs composed was Shamo Mar. Habib Mousa was only the first person chosen to record the song, and successfully did so in 1968. Learn about the history of its making and the significance it had on the development of modern Assyrian music today! #assyrian #syriac #aramean #suryoye #assyriansongs
✝️𖢗 How was the goddess Ishtar invoked in Syriac tradition? Around the 6th or 7th century AD, an incantation bowl was commissioned and created, now housed in the National Museum of Finland. Within the bowl, the owner invokes protection from the god
✝️🇵🇸𖢗 How does a Christian Palestinian text affirm Assyrian continuity? From as far back as 2022, a Christian Palestinian Aramaic text from the 10th-11th centuries was fully digitized. Christian Palestinian Aramaic was a Western Aramaic dialect o
📖 Suraye Educational Collective has just archived a book about Tel Keppe! In 1937, Yousif Hermez Jammo, the father of the late Sarhad Jammo, published a book titled “The Ruins of Nineveh or the History of Telkaif.” The book received a r
✝️ 𖢗 Learn about the legend of Mor Behnam and his sister Sarah! In the West Syriac rite is the Legend of Mor Behnam, believed to have taken place in the 4th century AD. According to the legend, Behnam was the son of the Magian king of Assyria, Senn
✝️ 𖢗 What is the connection with Mar Awgin and King Sennacherib? Mar Awgin is a saint commemorated in both the East and West Syriac rites. Within his acts, Mar Awgin is said to have gone to the city of Sarguga (modern-day Sirnak) where he met Assyr
✝️ 𖢗 What is the Assyrian connection to Ba’utha d’Ninwe? Ba’utha d’Ninwe, or Fast of the Ninevites, is an annual period of fasting originating from Syriac tradition. The existence of Ba’utha d’Ninwe is often cite
📜 How were Assyrians mentioned in Syriac literature? In December 2024, an anonymous Assyrian reached out to SEC regarding the publishing of a new article. This article, and its subsequent Slides presentation, details in-depth the remembrance and co
📜 Suraye Educational Collective is soon to release a completed project! 💬 Can you guess what this project is? Leave your guesses down below! #assyrian #syriac #christian #mesopotamia #projectcomplete 🇸🇾 𖢗 Shelling has been reported in Tel Tamer as the AANES collapses ‼️ Fighting between the Syrian Arab Army and Syrian Democratic Forces has broken out after an established ceasefire agreement. The ceasefire would have seen the integration of t
🌆 Learn about the Assyrians of Metro Detroit! The Metro Detroit area of the US state of Michigan is purported to be home to one of the largest populations of Assyrians anywhere in the world. A long-lasting and diverse community, Metro Detroit&rsquo
💝 Suraye Educational Collective is launching its inaugural fundraiser! As SEC continues to grow, costs of maintenance begin to factor into operations. Therefore, we are launching our inaugural fundraiser to cover basic administrative costs that hel
💍 Learn about the wedding tradition of Mashmeta (ܡܲܫܡܲܥܬܵܐ)! Mashmeta (ܡܲܫܡܲܥܬܵܐ), or “the hearing/the proposal”, is an engagement ritual in Assyrian wedding culture. During this tradition, the family of the groom proposes marriage betw
🎄 From SEC to you, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays! ܥܐܕܘܟܘܢ ܒܪܝܟܐ! #assyrian #chaldean #syriac #christmas #holidays
🎼 Learn about the history and significance of “Shamo Mar” by Habib Mousa! In the mid-20th century, members of the Assyrian Democratic Organization were displeased with the lack of Assyrian folk songs. Work was made straight away to fill

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    Fueling educational initiatives on the Assyrian people and their history, creating a much easier way to access information and promote cultural awareness.

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    Increasing recognition of Suraye and their distinct ethnicity compared to other SWANA groups.

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    Taking on a multitude of other smaller projects with the aim of increased recognition and advancements in preservation and advocacy for Assyrians wherever possible!

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