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AA.04.15 HARRAK

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

Southwest of Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1897
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢblessed are theynounroot ܛܘܒ ܠܡܝ̈ܬܐthose who die / the deadnounroot ܡܘܬ ܕܒܐܠܗܐwho in Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܡܝܬܝܢdieverbroot ܡܘܬ
ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐfor the memorynounroot ܥܗܕ ܕܠܥܠܡeternaladjectiveroot ܥܠܡ
ܕܡܢܚܐof the lateadjectiveroot ܢܘܚ ܐܠܝܐܣAliās (Elias)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܦܛܪܘܣPatrōs (Peter)proper-noun ܒܙܘܥܝBazzō‛īproper-noun
ܕܥܢܕwho diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܫܢܬ:year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܨܥ1897 (year)numeral ܠܡܪܢ:of our Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܕܐܩܝܡwho establishedverbroot ܩܘܡ ܒܪܗhis sonnounroot ܒܪ ܥܒܕܝܫܘܥ:‛Abd-Īšō‛proper-noun ܗ :
ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܟܠܕ̈ܝܐ:
ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ:for himprepositionroot ܥܠ

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) Blessed are those who die in God. For the eternal memory of the late Aliās son of Patrōs Bazzō‛ī who died in the year 1897 of our Lord (6-7) and who established his son ‛Abd-Īšō‛ V Patriarch of the Chaldeans. Pray for him.

Context
Location Detail The Courtyard.
Dimensions 1m × 0.73m
Patriarch ‛Abd-Īšō‛ V
People & Roles
Peoples Chaldean
Personal Names
Aliās Paṭrōs Bazzō‛ī ‛Abd-Īšō‛ V
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 110-111
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