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AA.04.11 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Šim‛ūn al-Safā (Simon the Elect); Courtyard in the ruins , Southwest of Old Mosul

Southwest of Old Mosul Nineveh
Date
1769
Language
Syriac
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ܐܠܦܓ̰ܥܐܢthe two (?) / those ܦܠܘso thatparticle ××× [...]
ܘܐܟܘܐܢܟand your brothersnounroot ܐܟܘ ܘܪܜܝܥܬܟand your companionsnoun [...]
ܥـ]ܠܝܟ ܡܬܚܨܪܘܢthey gatherverbroot ܚܨܪ ܘܠܐܓ̰ܠand for the sake ofprepositionroot ܐܓ̰ܠ ܕܘܪܬܟyour turn / passingnoun [...]
ܐܒܐٕ ܘܐܠܩܣܐܢand the priestsnounroot ܩܣ ܐܪܬܓ̰ܘthey hoped / pleadedverbroot ܪܓ̰ܘ ܡܢܗܡfrom thempronoun
ܨܠܘ؟] ܘܪܦܥܘand raiseverbroot ܪܦܥ ܐܝܐܕܝܟܡyour handsnounroot ܝܕ ܐܠܝtopreposition ܐܠܣܡܐthe heavennounroot ܣܡܘ ܒܐܥܠܐwith the highestadjectiveroot ܥܠܘ ܐܨܘܐܬܟܡyour voicesnounroot ܨܘܬ
ܕܟܡso thatconjunction ܝܣܪܚ؟ (ܝܣܟܢܟ؟) ܦܝinpreposition ܐܠܐܓ̰ܢܐܢthe gardens (Paradise)nounroot ܓ̰ܢ ܘܝܣܡܥand may hearverbroot ܣܡܥ ܕܥܐܟܡyour prayernounroot ܕܥܘ ×× ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܬܘܦܝhe diedverbroot ܘܦܝ
ܝܛ19thnumeral ܡܢܗ܀from itprepositionroot ܡܢ ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ ١٧٦٩year 1769numeral ܡܣܝܚܝܗ̈Christian (era)adjectivealso of Christroot ܡܣܚ ܐܒܘܢܐAbūnāproper-nounroot ܐܒ

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 [… …] the grieved ones […]
2 [… …] and your brothers and sister […]
3 [… …] are grieved over you and on account of your progeny? […]
4 [… …] the Fathers and the Priests, they begged them:
5 [Pray?] and lift up your hands toward heaven (and) with loud voices
6 [… …] He may place you? in Paradise and listen to your intercession ××. He died
7 [… …in the month of …] 19 in it, the year 1769 of Christ. Our Father.

Location Detail Courtyard in the ruins.
Dimensions 56 × 46cm
Ecclesiastical Titles Abūnā ("Our Father"), customary title for priests; author likely the local priest
Prayer Fathers and Priests begged to lift up hands toward heaven for the deceased's intercession
Harrak 2010. pp. 106-107
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