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AA.03.04 HARRAK

Shrine of Mōr Gīwōrgīs, the third niche , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1940 copy or adaptation of an older relic box inscription
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܣܝܡܐis placedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܡܢܬܐthe remains/portionnounroot ܡܢܐ
ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܩܘܡܐQawmōproper-noun
ܝܚܝܕܝܐthe anchoriteadjectiveroot ܝܚܕ ܕܫܡܗwhose namenounroot ܫܡ ܫܡܥܘܢŠem‛ōn (Simon)proper-noun
ܕܚܝܐwho livednounroot ܚܝܐ ܨܒninety-twonumeral ܫܢـyearsnounroot ܫܢܬ ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܒܕܪܐin the centurynounroot ܕܪ
ܫܒܝܥܝܐthe seventhnumeralroot ܫܒܥ ܠܡܪܢ.of our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܨ܊ ܥܡܢwith usprepositionroot ܥܡ

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) Here are placed the remains (2) of the holy Mōr Qawmō (3) the anchorite, whose name was Šem‛ūn. (4a) He lived ninety-two years! and died during (5a) the seventh (4b) century (5b) of our Lord. May his prayer be with us.

Context
Location Detail Syriac Orthodox Church of the Upper Tāhira
Dimensions 0.55m × 0.40m
Material & Physical
Architecture Niche
Personal Names
Mōr Qawmō Šem‛ūn
References
Harrak 2010, p. 94; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 137
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