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AA.03.05 HARRAK

Shrine of Mōr Gīwōrgīs, the fourth niche , Old Mosul

Old Mosul Nineveh
Date
1940 copy or adaptation of an older relic box inscription
Language
Syriac
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ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܣܝܡܐis placedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܡܢܬܐthe remains/portionnounroot ܡܢܐ
܏ܕܩ:of holyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣGregory (Ġrīġōriōs)proper-noun
ܡܦܪܝܢܐthe mafriōnōnounroot ܦܪܐ ܡܫܒܚܐgloriousadjectiveroot ܫܒܚ ܕܡܕܢـ܊of the Eastnounroot ܕܢܚ
ܕܗܘwho ispronounroot ܗܘܐ ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐHebrew (‛Ebrōyō)proper-nounroot ܥܒܪ ܝܠܝܕhe was bornverbroot ܝܠܕ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܪܟܘ:year 1226numeral ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ
ܐܪܦܘ:year 1286numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܨܠـ܊may his prayernounroot ܨܠܐ 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.

(1) Here are placed the remains (2) of holy Mōr Ġrīġōriōs (3) the famous mafriōnō of the East, (4) who is Bar ‛Ebrōyō. He was born (5) in the year 1226 and died in the year (6) 1286 of our Lord. May his prayer be with us.

Location Detail Syriac Orthodox Church of the Upper Tāhira
Dimensions 0.55m × 0.40m
Architecture Niche
Mōr Ġrīġōriōs Bar ‛Ebrōyō
Harrak 2010, pp. 94-95; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 137
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