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AA.17.03 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Mār Gīwargīs; The upper level, facing the large church , Mosul

Mosul › Nineveh
Date
1929
Language
Syriac
Pope
Pius XI
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Transcription
ܐܬܒܢܝwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܚܡܫfiveadjectiveroot ܚܡܫ ܩܠܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܕܪܐ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬthrough the care ofnounroot ܝܨܦ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܡܘܫܐMūšēproper-noun ܐܪܡܝܐĒramiā (Jeremiah)proper-noun
ܪܫthe beginning ofnounroot ܪܫ ܥܘܡܪܐmonasterynounroot ܥܡܪ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܚܣ̄
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܝܘܣPiusproper-noun :ܝܐ:Onumeralroot ܚܝܐ ܦܦܐPopenoun ܕܪܗ̄ܘܡܐ ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ
ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun :ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܒܒ�
ܘܐܒܐand the Abbotnounroot ܐܒ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܢܓܪܐNaggārāproper-nounroot ܢܓܪ ܪܫܐhead/Superiornounroot ܪܫ ܓܘܢܝܐgeneraladjectiveroot ܓܘܢ
ܕܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܕ̈ܝܐ: ܫܢܬ:year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ݅ܟܛ: ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ

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) The five cells of this wing were built through the care of the Abbot Mūšē Ēramiā, Superior of the monastery, during the days of the reverend Fathers, Mār Pius XI, Pope of Rome, Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II, Patriarch of Babylon, (6–7) and Abbot Yawsep Naggārā, Superior General of the Chaldean monasteries, in the year 1929 of our Lord.

Context
Patriarch ‛Ammānū’ēl II
Pope Pius XI
People & Roles
Abbots Mū, Yawsep Naggārā
Peoples Chaldean
Personal Names
Mūšē Ēramiā Yawsep Naggārā
References
Harrak 2010, p.180; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 251
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