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The anonymous author known as '''ps.George of Arbela''' was an East Syriac writer, probably of the 9th century.<ref>Sebastian Brock, ''A brief outline of Syriac literature'', Moran Etho 9, (1997), p. 68 and p. 138.</ref> ==Life and Works== The name and date of the author of an extensive and important commentary on the East Syrian liturgical rites [[LT]] are unknown. But he is certainly writing after the 7th century writer [[Abraham bar Lipeh]], whom he quotes, and after [[Isho`dad III]]'s liturgical reforms. On the other hand he cannot be the 10th century George, metropolitan of Mosul and Arbela, as Assemani thought. The work is divided into seven books. These cover: # the liturgical year # various liturgical practices (e.g. division of the Psalter, use of Our Father in different services, on the `onyata). # on Lilya, on provisions for specific parts of the liturgical year # on the (eucharistic) mysteries # on baptism # on the place of Quddash `idta (consecration of churches) at the beginning of the liturgical year and on various other liturgical practices. # on funeral and marriage rites. ==Bibliography== * R. H. Connolly, CSCO Syr. 29, 32 (1913, 1915) -- Latin translation. * S. P. Brock, in ''Tuvaik: Studies in honour of Jacob Vellian'', (1995), 27-37 -- English translation of book 5, chapter 5. ==References== <references/>

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