# Elias of Nisibis

> Elijah, Eliya, or Elias of Nisibis was a cleric of the Church of the East, who served as bishop of Beth Nuhadra (1002–1008) and archbishop of Nisibis (1008–1046). He has been called the most important Christian writer in Arabic—or even throughout non-Christian Asia—during the 11th century. He is best known for his Chronography, which is an important source for the history of Sassanid Persia.

*East Syriac archbishop, writer and scholar*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/elias-of-nisibis

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 0975-02-02
- **Died:** 1046-07-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [ایلیا نصیبی](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7_%D9%86%D8%B5%DB%8C%D8%A8%DB%8C)
- [إيليا النصيبين](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Eliáš z Nisibisu](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli%C3%A1%C5%A1_z_Nisibisu)
- [Elias von Nisibis](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_von_Nisibis)
- [Elijah of Nisibis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_of_Nisibis)
- [Élie de Nisibe](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lie_de_Nisibe)
- [Elia dari Nisibis](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elia_dari_Nisibis)
- [Elia di Nisibi](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elia_di_Nisibi)
- [Илия Нисибисский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651326)

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