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AA.08.02 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic ‘Old Tāhira’ Church; Royal Gate , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1744
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܐܠܗ̇ ܐܠܩܕܣ.the holynounroot ܩܕܣ ܡܕܒܲܚ ܐܠܩܲܕܝܡܝܢ ܐܲܠܨܲܢܲܥܗ ܡܘܫܝ ܒܟܪfirstalso beroot ܒܟܪ ܐܠܢܒܝܝܢ ܩܕܣhe said mass (qaddasa)verb ܒܪܚܡـ[ܬ]ܟ ܡܕܒܲܚ ܐܠܡܘ݂ܡܢܝܢ ܦܝܟܘ̇ܢ ܓܦܪܐܢ ܠܕܢܘ̇ܒ ܐܠܟܐܛܝܢ
ܦܝinpreposition ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ ܐܠܦone thousandnumeralroot ܐܠܦ ܘܣܒܥܡܐܝܗܿand seven hundrednumeralroot ܣܒܥ ܘܐܪܒܥܗܿand fournumeralroot ܐܪܒܥ ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢܡܣܝܚܝܗܿܬܓ̰ܕܕܬ ܒܝܥܗ̈the churchnounroot ܒܝܥ ܡܪܬܝLady/Martnounroot ܡܪ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܐܠܛܘܒ˝
ܦܝinpreposition ܥܢܐܝܗ̈ ܟܘܐܓ̰ܗ̇ ܥܝܣَܝ ܘܐܝܨ̇ܐ ܐܠܩܣܘܣ ܘܐܠܫܡܐܡܣܗ ܘܐܠܥܐܡܝܗ ܐܠܪܒthe Lordnounroot ܪܒ ܝܥܛܝܗܡ ܐܓ̰ܪܐ ܬܡܝܢ ܦܝܡܠܟܘܬ ܐܠܣܡܐܢܝܗ

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) In the year one thousand seven hundred and forty-four of Christ, the church of the blessed Mārt(y) Mary was renovated (2) through the care of kawaja ‛Īsā, 127 in addition to the priests, the deacons and the public. May the Lord give them a precious reward in the heavenly Kingdom.

Context
Location Detail Royal Gate.
Dimensions 4.40m x 2.80m
Material & Physical
Architecture Royal Gate, Gate
Personal Names
‛Īsā (kawaja)
References
Harrak 2010, p.129-130; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 160
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