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AA.11.09 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs; Courtyard and cemetery , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
Probably 19th century (only the word for “thousand” has survived)
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܕ[ܐ] ܩܒـ[ܪ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ ...]
ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ ܡܪ[...Lordnounalso master (title)root ܡܪ ܐܠܕܝwhichpronoun ܐܢܬܩܠdepartedverbroot ܢܩܠ ܐܠܝtopreposition ܐܠܥܐܠܡ]the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ
ܐܠܓܝܪnotparticleroot غير ܙܐܝܠ [ܦܝinpreposition ܝܘܡdaynounroot ܝܘܡ ... ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܗܪmonth ofnounroot ܫܗܪ ...]
ܣܢـ]ـܗ̈ ܐܠܦone thousandnumeralroot ܐܠܦ ܘ[...andconjunctionroot ܘ ...]

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) This is the grave of the late [… …] (2) son of Mar[… who departed to the world] (3) that is not ephemeral [on . . . of the month . . . (4) the ye]ar one thousand [… … ].

Context
Location Detail Courtyard and cemetery.
Dimensions Ca. 0.23m × 0.20m
References
Harrak 2010, p.146-147
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