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AA.01.09 HARRAK

Shrine of Mār Yōhannān, inside a niche to the right of the altar, but now misplaced , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1855
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
Ruler
‛Abd-al-Majīd
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Transcription
ܫܟܢܬis placed/dweltverbroot ܫܟܢ ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܣܝܡܬܐthe depository/treasurenounroot ܣܝܡ
ܕܓܪ̈ܡܐof the bonesnounroot ܓܪܡ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܨܡܕܬjoined togetherverbroot ܨܡܕ
ܒܡܐܢܐin a vesselnoun ܓܠܝܐis obviousadjectiveroot ܓܠܐ ܘܢܩܕܐand shiningadjectiveroot ܢܩܕ ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܫܝܫܐŠīšāproper-noun
ܕܐܫܬܘܝܢthat we were made worthyverbroot ܫܘܐ ܠܡܚܙܝܗ̇to see itverbroot ܚܙܐ ܒܫܘܟܠܠduring the rebuilding ofnounroot ܟܠܠ ܗܢthispronoun
ܗܝܟܠܐchurchnounalso templeroot ܗܝܟܠ ܦܪܝܫܐdedicatedadjectiveroot ܦܪܫ ܠܡܪܝto Mar/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܝܘܚܢܢYohannan (John)proper-noun ܡܥܡܕBaptisernounroot ܥܡܕ
ܡܪܗhis Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܩܕܘܫholy ofnounroot ܩܕܫ ܩܘܕܫܐ:holinessnounroot ܩܕܫ ܒܝܘܡܝ̈during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ
ܦܝܘܣPiusproper-noun ܦܦܐPopenoun ܕܬܫܥܐthe Ninthnumeralroot ܬܫܥ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܠܫܝܢܐin peacenounroot ܫܝܢ
ܘܥܒܕܐܠܡܓܝܕand Abd-al-Majidproper-noun ܒܪܝܟmore illustrious/blessedadjectiveroot ܒܪܟ ܒܟܠin allnounroot ܟܠ
ܕܩܕܡܘܗܝthan his predecessorsnounroot ܩܕܡ ܒܫܘܠܛܢܐin reignnounroot ܫܠܛ ܐܦܢܗin the year ofnoun
ܠܕܐܬܒܣܪof the One incarnatedverbroot ܒܣܪ ܘܗܘܐand becameverbroot ܗܘܐ ܚܝ̈ܐ
ܘܦܘܪܩܢܐand salvationnounroot ܦܪܩ ܘ[ܡܪܝ] ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun
ܒܟܘܪܣܝܐon the thronenoun ܕܒܒܠof Babylonproper-noun
ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ

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

(1–5) The depository of the bones of the Saint is placed here, joined together in a clear and shining vessel made of marble. We were made worthy to see it during the rebuilding of this shrine dedicated to Mār Yōḥannān, Baptiser of (6–10) his Lord, (inside) the holy of holies, during the time of Pope Pius the Ninth—may he (rule) in peace, and of ‛Abd-al-Majīd, more illustrious than his predecessors in reign, (in the year) 1855 of the One who was incarnated, becoming life (11–13) and salvation, and [in (the days of) Mār], Yawsep servant on the throne of Babylon.

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of Mār Ēša‛iā
Dimensions 0.74m × 0.57m
Ruler ‛Abd-al-Majīd
Patriarch Mār Yawsep
Pope Pope Pius the Ninth
People & Roles
Peoples Chaldean
Religion & Practice
Baptism Baptism mentioned
Material & Physical
Architecture Altar, Niche
History & Context
Periods / Eras Ottoman
Personal Names
Mār Yōḥannān Pope Pius the Ninth ‛Abd-al-Majīd Mār Yawsep
References
Harrak 2010, p. 70-71; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 115f
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