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AA.02.19 HARRAK

Originally from the courtyard, also used as cemetery , Downtown Mosul

Downtown Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1771
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪtombnounalso graveroot ܩܒܪ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ
ܟܕܘܪKaddurproper-noun ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ ܐܠܝܐܣܣܐܥܘܪAliyas the Sacristanproper-noun
ܐܠܛܐܗܪܗ̇al-Tahira (the Pure)proper-nounroot ܛܗܪ ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܢܩܠhe departedverbroot ܢܩܠ ܦܝinpreposition
ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ ܐܠܦone thousandnumeralroot ܐܠܦ ܘܣܒܥܡܐܝܗ̇
ܘܐܚܕand onenumeralroot ܐܚܕ ܘܣܒܥܝܢand seventynumeralroot ܣܒܥ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܣܢܝܢyears ofnounroot ܣܢܐ
ܐܠܡܣܝܚܝܗ̈the Christian (era)adjectiveroot ܡܣܚ : ܢܪܓ̰ܘwe begverbroot ܪܓܘ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܐܠܡܣܝܚal-Masīh (Christ)proper-nounroot ܡܣܚ ܐܠܗܢܐour Godnoun ܐxxx ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܐܓܠ؟ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ [ܟܕܘܪ]Kaddurproper-noun
ܢܩܠhe departedverbroot ܢܩܠ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ [ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ ܐܠܝܐܣ]Aliās (Elias)proper-noun ܘܩܕand (perfective)particle
ܕܐܪworld (abode)nounroot ܕܘܪ ܐܠܫܩܐthe miserynounroot ܫܩܐ ܐܠܝtopreposition ܕܐܪworld (abode)nounroot ܕܘܪ ܐܠܒܩܐthe eternaladjectiveroot ܒܩܐ

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) This is the grave of the late Kaddūr son of Aliās, the Sacristan of (the church of) al-Ṭāhira. He departed in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-one of the Christian (6–10) era. We beg Christ our God x x x on behalf? of the late [Kaddūr son of Aliās], who departed from the miserable world to the eternal one.

Context
Location Detail Chaldean Church of al-Tahra
Dimensions 0.85m × 0.38m
People & Roles
Professions Sacristan of the church of al-Ṭāhira
Religion & Practice
Christology Christ our God
Prayer Beg Christ our God on behalf of the late Kaddūr
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of al-Ṭāhira
Material & Physical
Calendar & Horoscope Departed year 1771 Christian era
Personal Names
Kaddūr Aliās
References
Harrak 2010, p. 91
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