# 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

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 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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