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AA.01.03 HARRAK

Niche, right of the sanctuary , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1964, partially copied from ancient inscription as it commemorates "second" renovation.
Period
Republican - Iraqi Arab Socialist Union
Language
Syriac
Ruler
Abdul Salam Arif, President
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Transcription
ܐܬܚܕܬwas renovatedverbroot ܚܕܬ ܗܝܟܠܐchurchnounalso templeroot ܗܝܟܠ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣGīwargīs (George)proper-noun ܣܗܕܐthe martyrnounroot ܣܗܕ
ܙܒܢ̄ܬܐtimenounalso occasionroot ܙܒܢ ܕܬܪܬܝܢthe secondnumeralroot ܬܪܝܢ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ
ܐܨ̈̇ܣܕyear 1964numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ

Hover a word for its meaning. Glosses draw on Amir Harrak’s translations and the SEDRA 3 Syriac lexicon (Beth Mardutho), used for academic purposes.

English Translation

(1b) This church (2) of St. George (Mār Gīwargīs) the martyr (1a) was renovated
(3) for the second time in the year (4) 1964 of Our Lord.

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of Mār Ēša‛iā
Dimensions 0.54m × 0.51m
Ruler Abdul Salam Arif, President
Pope Paul VI
People & Roles
Peoples Chaldean
References
Harrak 2010, p. 64; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 113
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