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AA.01.13 HARRAK

Originally from any of the four churches, but now in the Church of Mār Ēša‛iā storeroom , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1690
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܚܘܪܘlookverbroot ܚܘܪ ܠܘܬܗtoward Himprepositionroot ܠܘܬ ܘܣܒܪܘand have hopeverbroot ܣܒܪ ܒܗin itpreposition
ܒܫܡin the name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܘܒܪܐand the Sonnounroot ܒܪ
ܘܪܘܚܐand the Spiritnounroot ܪܘܚ ܕܩܘܕܫܐof holiness (Holy)nounroot ܩܕܫ
ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪtombnounalso graveroot ܩܒܪ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡܗthe late (fem.)adjectiveroot ܪܚܡ ܒܪܒܪܗBarbaraproper-noun
ܒܢܬdaughters ofnounroot ܒܪ ܩܣpriest (qass)nounroot ܩܣ ܣܦܪSafarproper-noun ܐܠܬܝwhopronoun ܥܐܫܬshe livedverbroot ܥܝܫ
ܦܝinpreposition ܗܕܗthispronoun ܐܠܕܢܝܗthe worldnounroot ܕܢܘ ܥܫܪܝܢtwentynumeralroot ܥܫܪ ܣܢܗ
ܘܐܟܡܠܬܗܐand she completed itverbroot ܟܡܠ ܦܝinpreposition ܝܘܡdaynounroot ܝܘܡ ܐܢܬܩܠܬshe departedverbroot ܢܩܠ
ܦܝinpreposition ܬܠܬܥܫܪthirteenthnumeral ܝܘܡdaynounroot ܝܘܡ ܦܝinpreposition ܫܗܪmonth ofnounroot ܫܗܪ ܐܝܐܪAyyar (May)proper-noun
ܣܢܗ ܐܠܦܝܢthousandnumeralroot ܐܠܦ ܘܘܐܚܕand onenumeralroot ܘܚܕ ܠܝܘܢof Greece (Seleucid)proper-nounroot ܝܘܢ [...]

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) (Syr.) Look toward Him and have hope in Him: In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Garsh.) This is the grave of the late Barbārah, daughter of the Priest Safar, who lived (6–9) in this world for twenty years, which she completed on the day of her departure, on the 13th of the month of Ayyār (May), the year two thousand and one of Greece [...].

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of Mār Ēša‛iā
Dimensions 0.86m × 0.60m
People & Roles
Professions Priest Safar
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest
Religion & Practice
Prayer Look toward Him and have hope in Him
Trinity In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Material & Physical
Calendar & Horoscope 13th of Ayyār (May), year 2001 of Greece
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year two thousand and one of Greece (Seleucid era)
Personal Names
Barbārah Priest Safar
References
Harrak 2010, p. 73
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