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AA.01.08 HARRAK

Shrine of Mār Qūriāqōs, Either side of the sanctuary, near the ceiling , Old Mosul

Old Mosul Nineveh
Date
The inscriptions must be recent copies of originals dated perhaps to the restoration of 1661
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܣܝ̈ܡܢare placedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܡܢ̈ܘܬܗܘܢtheir relicsnounroot ܡܢܐ
ܕܩܕܝ̈ܫܐof the saintsnounroot ܩܕܫ ܙܗܝ̈ܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣQūriāqōsproper-noun
ܛܠܝܐboynounalso youthroot ܛܠܝ ܙܥܘܪܐthe youngadjectivealso littleroot ܙܥܪ ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܓܒܪܝܠGabriēlproper-noun
ܨܠܘܬܗܘܢtheir prayernounroot ܨܠܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܕܩܕ̈ܝܫܝܟ
ܬܣܬܪ ܠܟܢܘܫܬܢ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܘܠܟܠallalso every, whole, entirelyroot ܟܠ
ܕܡܬܓܘܣܝܢ ܒܗܘܢthrough thempronoun ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܢܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ

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.

A
(1) Here are placed the relics (2) of the glorious Saints Mār Qūriāqōs (3) the young boy and Mār Gabriēl.

B
(1) Lord, may the prayer of your holy men (2) protect this congregation of ours and all (3) who seek refuge in them from all harms.

Location Detail Chaldean Church of Mār Ēša‛iā
Dimensions 0.90m × 0.30m each
Relics Relics mentioned
Architecture Altar, Sanctuary
Mar Quriaqos Mar Gabriel
Harrak 2010, p. 69-70; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 115
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