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AA.02.18 HARRAK

Probably originally the courtyard of the church used as a cemetery, but now removed and placed in the storeroom , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1880
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܨܠܘܐpray!verbroot ܨܠܐ + ܠܐܓ̰ܠܗܐfor herprepositionroot ܐܓܠ
ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪtombnounalso graveroot ܩܒܪ ܐܠ܏ܡܪ܏
ܐܢܘܣܗAnnusahproper-noun ܒܢܬdaughters ofnounroot ܒܪ ܐܠܝܐܣAliās (Elias)proper-noun
ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܬܘܦܝܬshe diedverbroot ܘܦܝ ܦܝinpreposition ٥
ܬܫܪܝܢTishrin (October)noun ܐܠܐܘܠthe Firstadjectiveroot ܐܘܠ
ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ ١٨٨٠year 1880numeral

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

(1–3) Pray for her. This is the grave of the late Annūsah daughter of Aliās. (4-6) She died on the 5th of First Tišrīn (October), the year 1880.

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of al-Tahra
Dimensions 0.60m × 0.46m
Religion & Practice
Prayer Pray for her
Material & Physical
Calendar & Horoscope Died 5th of First Tišrīn (October), year 1880
Personal Names
Annūsah Aliās
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 90-91
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