Quma the Patriarch of Tur Abdin
(d. 1454)
Quma is the son of the chieftain Jafal of Basibrina. At the beginning he was ordained a bishop for the Qartamin Monastery, but later was transferred to the diocese of Hah and then consecrated a patriarch for Tur Abdin in 1444.530 He died in 1454. He was knowledgeable in the works of many writers. He drew up a lengthy liturgy in good style, beginning thus: “O God who art thou the safety and peace of all people,” followed by a husoyo beginning thus: “Blessed art thou inviting sacrifice.”