Ulphilas
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Ulphilas and Orphila were Group of the Goths, at the time of the Jordanes in the area of Nicopolis in Moesia. They lived on South bank of the lower Danube River.
Variants
- Orphila
- Ulfilas
- Little Goths
- Wulfila (*𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌰) literally "Little Wolf"
Jat clans
| Name | Ancient name | Description | Location | Sources | Indian Jat clan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orphila, Ulphilas, Little Goths | Gothi minores | Ulphilas and Orphila, Group of the Goths, at the time of the Jordanes in the area of Nicopolis in Moesia | South bank of the lower Danube | Jordanes | Ophala; Goth = Variant of Jat |
Ulfilas
Ulfilas (c. 311–383),[1] also known as Ulphilas and Orphila, all Latinized forms of the unattested Gothic form *𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌰 Wulfila, literally "Little Wolf",[2] was a Goth of Cappadocian Greek descent who served as a bishop and missionary, participated in the Arian controversy, and is credited with the translation of the Bible into Gothic.
He developed the Gothic alphabet – inventing a writing system based on the Greek alphabet – in order for the Bible to be translated into the Gothic language. Although the translation of the Bible into the Gothic language has traditionally been ascribed to Ulfilas, analysis of the text of the Gothic Bible indicates the involvement of a team of translators, possibly under his supervision.[3][4]
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References
- ↑ Van Kerckvoorde, Colette M. (June 1993). An Introduction to Middle Dutch. Walter de Gruyter. p. 105. ISBN 3-11-013535-3.
- ↑ Bennett, William H. An Introduction to the Gothic Language, 1980, p. 23.
- ↑ Ratkus, Artūras (2018). "Greek ἀρχιερεύς in Gothic translation: Linguistics and theology at a crossroads". NOWELE. 71 (1): 3–34. doi:10.1075/nowele.00002.rat.
- ↑ Miller, D. Gary (2019). The Oxford Gothic grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 15–18. ISBN 9780198813590.