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AA.05.11 HARRAK

Chaldean Church of Saint Meskentā; Storeroom at the end of the funerary chamber , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1764
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪtombnounalso graveroot ܩܒܪ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ ܝܘܢܐܢ
ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ ܥܒܕܐܠܚܕ ܐܠܕܝwhichpronoun ܐܢܬܩܠdepartedverbroot ܢܩܠ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܐܠܥܐܠܡthe worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܠܙܐܝܠthe perishingadjectiveroot ܙܘܠ ܐܠܦܐܢܝthe ephemeraladjectiveroot ܦܢܝ
ܐܠܝtopreposition ܥܐܠܡworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܠܒܐܩܝthe permanentadjectiveroot ܒܩܝ ܐܠܪܘܚܐܢܝthe spiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ
ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܨܐܪtook placeverbroot ܨܝܪ ܐܢܬܩܐܠܗܳhis departurenounroot ܢܩܠ ܦܝinpreposition ܫܗܪmonth ofnounroot ܫܗܪ
ܐܨܒܐܛ | ܒܗin itpreposition | ܛ | ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ ܐܠܦܝܢthousandnumeralroot ܐܠܦ
ܘܣܒܥܝܢand seventynumeralroot ܣܒܥ ܘܟ݂ܡܣܐ ܠܐܬܐܪܝܟ
ܐܠܡܠܟthe kingnounroot ملك ܐܣܟܢܕ ܐܠܝܘܢܐܢܝthe Greekadjectiveroot ܝܘܢ

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

(1-4) This is the grave of the late Yōnān son of ‛Abd-al-Ahad who departed from this temporary and perishable world to the eternal and spiritual world. (58) His departure took place in the month of ’Esbāt! (February), 9 in it, the year 120 two thousand and seventy-five according to the computation of King Alexand(er) the Greek.

Context
Location Detail Storeroom at the end of the funerary chamber.
Dimensions 0.85m × 0.62m
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 2075 according to the computation of King Alexander the Greek (Seleucid era)
Personal Names
Yōnān ‛Abd-al-Aḥad
References
Harrak 2010, pp. 122-123
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