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AA.12.09 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mār Tūmā; Extreme south wall , Old Mosul

Old Mosul Nineveh
Date
1724
Language
Syriac
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ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܐܠܗ: ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣof Alexanderproper-noun ܡܠܟܐthe kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܒܪܝܟܐblessedadjectiveroot ܒܪܟ
ܝܚ̄ ܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܒܝܘܡ ܫܒܬܐSaturdaynounroot ܫܒܬ ܒܬܡܘܙin Tammūznoun ܝܪܚܐmonthnounroot ܝܪܚ
ܫܢܝdepartedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܓܢܐܛܝܘܣIgnatius (Īġnātiōs)proper-noun ܒܗܕܪܐ ܘܙܘܚܐ
ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܢܒܣܡܝܘܗܝmay give him delightverbroot ܒܣܡ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܥ̈ܠܠܢܐ ܒܠܡܐܝܢ ܢܝܚܐrestnounroot ܢܘܚ
ܚܙܩgirdalso journeyroot ܚܙܩ ܗ̄ܘܐ ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܗܢthispronoun ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܥ̈ܩܬܐ
ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܕܡܠܐwho is full ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܘܛܘܒܐand blessednounroot ܛܘܒ ܐܦalsoparticlealso evenroot ܐܦ ܚܕܘ̈ܬܐ
ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܡܥܠܝܐloftyadjectiveroot ܥܠܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܪܫthe beginning ofnounroot ܪܫ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐthe Fathersnounroot ܐܒ
ܐܝܣܚܩIshāqproper-noun ܓܒܝܐchosenadjectiveroot ܓܒܐ ܫܘܐdeservesverbroot ܫܘܐ ܠܛܘܒܐof the blessingnounroot ܛܘܒ ܘܕܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ
ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܬܘܟܠܢܐthe hope/trustnounroot ܬܟܠ ܕܫܘܘܕܝ ܣܒܪܬܗtidingsalso good, Gospel, messageroot ܣܒܪ <ܕ>ܒܪ ܐܬܐܘܣGodnoun
ܐܙܠhe wentverbalso he departedroot ܐܙܠ ܘܢܦܩgo outalso defend, exercised, beroot ܢܦܩ ܪܥܝܐshepherdnounroot ܪܥܐ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܗܢthispronoun ܦܘܢܘ̈ܣ
ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܒܓܐܘ̈ܬܗ ܒܐܬܪܐin the placenounroot ܐܬܪ ܕܢܘܗܪܐof lightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܠܥܠaboveadverbroot ܥܠ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܙܘܢܘܣ
ܡܢܬܗhis sharenounroot ܡܢܐ ܐܘ̇ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܟrightroot ܝܡܢ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܛܪܘܣPatrōs (Peter)proper-noun
ܬܒܟܐcriesverbalso weepsroot ܒܟܐ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܥܠܝܟover youprepositionroot ܥܠ ܐܘOparticle ܪܥܝܐshepherdnounroot ܪܥܐ ܒܩܠ ܬܢܚ̈ܬܐsighsnounroot ܬܢܚ
ܘܢܪܕܘܢ ܕܡܥ̈ܐ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬconstantlyadverbroot ܐܡܢ ܐܦalsoparticlealso evenroot ܐܦ ܡܪ̈ܥܝܬܐ
ܕܒܫܘܢܝܟ ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܨܐܕܝܗܘܢnearalso with, atroot ܨܝܕ ܠܒܫܘthey put onverbroot ܠܒܫ ܟܡܝܪܘܬܐ
ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܢܒܝܐthe Prophetnounroot ܢܒܐ ܠܠܒܘ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܒܬܢܘܝ ܩܝܡܬ[ܐ]
ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܙܗܝ̈ܐ ܘܡܫܡܫܢ̈ܐ ܘܥܡܐand the peoplenounroot ܥܡ ܓܒܝܐchosenadjectiveroot ܓܒܐ
ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܒܚܘܒܐwith lovenounroot ܚܒ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܗܢthispronoun ܪܥܝܐshepherdnounroot ܪܥܐ ܒܩܠܐwith melodiesnounroot ܩܠ ܚܢܝܓܐtouching/plaintiveadjectiveroot ܚܢܓ
ܕܢܗܘܐthat there beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܙܡܝܢܐinvitationalso guestroot ܙܡܢ ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܐthe right handnounroot ܝܡܢ ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܐܚܪܝܐlastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ
ܘܢܫܬܘܐ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܠܥܠaboveadverbroot ܥܠ ܒܡܪܘܡܐheightroot ܪܡ <ܘ>ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ

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.

(1-5) In the year 2035 of the blessed king Alexander, on Saturday, the 18th day in the month Tammūz (July), our Father Mōr Iġnātiōs departed in honour and pomp. May the Lord make him take delight with the (ecclesiastical) shepherds in the harbour of rest. He left, departing from this world full of difficulties, (610) to the world full of life, blessing and delights. He is our esteemed Father, Patriarch and leader of fathers, chosen Ishōq worthy of blessing and benedictions. Counting on the promises of the Gospel <of> the Son of God, this shepherd left, departing from this painful world. (11-15) He died in the hope of the delights in the luminous place above the celestial sphere. May his lot be, O my Lord, on your right side with Mōr Peter. O shepherd: The church weeps over you with loud wailing, and the dioceses, which put on sorrow, are constantly gushing tears on account of your departure from them. (16-20) May 155 the Lord comfort their hearts with the promise of resurrection. Venerable priests, deacons and chosen people: Pray with love and with a sad voice for this shepherd, so that he may be invited to the right side on the Last Day, and that he may be worthy of mercy, in heaven above <and> in the Kingdom.

Location Detail Extreme south wall.
Dimensions 0.97m × 0.59m
Poetic Metre Metrical (metre of St
Patriarch Iġnāt,iōs Ish∍ōq II
Ecclesiastical Titles Patriarch, shepherd of shepherds, priests, deacons
Prayer Priests, deacons and people asked to pray for the deceased patriarch
Monasteries Deceased was previously abbot of the monastery of Mār Mattā (notes)
Literature Metrical rhymed funerary poem in the metre of St. Jacob with Greek loan words
Cross Ornamental cross in low relief in the centre of the slab
Periods / Eras Dated year 2035 of the blessed king Alexander (Seleucid era)
Iġnāt Iōs Ish∍ōq II Šukr-Allāh Mattī Mōr Peter
Harrak 2010, p.156-158; Ḥaddād 1976, p. 178
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