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AA.12.18 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mār Tūmā; Cemetery , Old Mosul

Old Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1904
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܓܘܪܓܝܣGōrgīs (George)proper-noun ܣܪܣܡ ܙܗܐ ܫܪܒܟ.
ܘܫܒܝܚpraiseworthyroot ܫܒܚ ܘܒܣܝܡand sweetadjectiveroot ܒܣܡ ܒܘܝܢܟ.
ܗܐhereparticlealso behold ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܘܡܬܟ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܛܘܗܡܟ܇kinalso family, birth, nationalityroot ܛܗܡ
ܐܬܟܒܢܘ ܚܫ̈ܐ ܒܫܘܢܝܟ.
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨܕ1904numeral ܗ̱ܘܐ ܥܘܢܕܢܟ܇your deathnounroot ܥܢܕ
ܬܠܬthreeadjectiveroot ܬܠܬ ܒܟܢܘܢin Kānōnproper-noun ܐܚܪܝLatteradjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܡܦܩܢܟ.
ܢܒܥܐO sourcenounroot ܢܒܥ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun ܕܦܪܩܟ܇
ܒܕܡܗin his bloodnounroot ܕܡ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܘܨܒܐwillalso desireroot ܨܒܐ ܒܟ.with youpreposition
ܕܒܡܠܟܘܬ ܪܘܡܐheavennounroot ܪܘܡ ܢܒܣܡܟ܇
ܘܥܡand withprepositionroot ܥܡ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܢܡܢܐ ܦܨܝ̈ܟ
ܐܨܕ1904numeral
ܝܘܢof the Greeksnounroot ܝܘܢ ٢٢١٥ ܡܫܝـ ܚܝܬܐalivealso living, resurrection, revivificationroot ܚܝܐ

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) Jarjīs Sarsam: your story shines and your understanding is commendable and sweet! Look! People of your nation along with your tribe put on pain on account of your departure. Your death and departure took place in the year 1904, (6-10) 3rd of Latter Kōnūn (January). We ask of Jesus who saved you through his Living Blood and who wanted you, to give you delight in the heavenly kingdom and to consider your lot to be with the holy ones: (11) 2215 of Greece, 1904 of Christ.

Context
Location Detail Cemetery.
Poetic Metre Metrical following the metre of St
People & Roles
Families & Tribes His nation and tribe mourn his departure
Religion & Practice
Christology Jesus who saved through his Living Blood
History & Context
Periods / Eras Double-dated 2215 of Greece and 1904 of Christ
Personal Names
Jarjīs Sarsam (Gōrgīs)
References
Harrak 2010, p.167-168
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