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AA.05.08 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Saint Meskentā; Funerary chamber , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1980 or shortly thereafter
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܕܘܟܪܢܐthe memorialnounroot ܕܟܪ
ܠܥܠܡforevernounroot ܥܠܡ ܢܗܘܐmay he beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܠܙܕܝܩܐ
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐhopenounroot ܣܒܪ
ܕܩܝܡܬܐof the resurrectionnounroot ܩܘܡ ܚܣܐpardonverbroot ܚܣܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐthe memorialnounroot ܕܟܪ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun ܕܕܝ ܡܝܛܪܦܘ̄:Metropolitannoun ܕܡܘܨ�
ܐܬܝܠܕwas bornverbroot ܝܠܕ ܒܬܫܪܝܢ:ܒ: ܫܢܬ:year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܨ̈̇ܕ
ܐܬܬܣܝܡwas ordainedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܟܗܢܐ:ܒܐܒ:ܐܨ̈̇ܝܛ
ܐܬܬܣܪܚhe was ordainedverbroot ܣܪܚ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ:ܐܨ̈̇ܣ
ܥܢܕ:ܝܐ:ܟܢܘܢ:ܒ:ܐܨ̈̇ܦ
ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝfor 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) May the remembrance of the righteous be forever. Here is laid on the hope of the resurrection the one of virtuous memory Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl Daddī, Metropo(litan) of Mosul. (6-10) He was born in Latter Tišrīn (November), the year 1894. He was ordained priest in Āb (August), 1919. He was ordained bishop in 1960. He died in Latter Kānōn (January), 1980. Pray for him.

Context
Location Detail Funerary chamber.
Dimensions 0.72m × 0.60m
People & Roles
Bishops Of Mosul, in
Religion & Practice
Liturgical Furniture Plaque
Personal Names
‛Ammānū’ēl Daddī
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 120-121
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