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AB.01.06 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mārt(y) Šmūnī; Property of the Church , Bartellī

Bartellī › Nineveh
Date
1917
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܡܪܘܚܬܐ ܠܥܕܬܐfor the churchnounroot ܥܕ ܕܒܪܛܠܐ ܩܪܝܬܐthe villagenounroot ܩܪܐ ܕܡܪܬܝof Mart(y) (Lady)nounroot ܡܪ ܫܡܘܢܝShmuniproper-noun
ܡܫܡܗܬܐ. ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܐܒـ<ܐ> ܕܝܪܝܐthe monknounroot ܕܝܪ ܐܣܚܐܩIshāq (Isaac)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܨܠܝܒܐthe Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܕܡܬܕܠ�
ܒܢܝܚܘܬܐ.quietnessalso meekness, gentleness, mildnessroot ܢܚ ܘܡܢand fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܢܫܐܠܘ! ܕܦܘܪܥܢܗܘܢ ܢܩܒܠܘܢappeal toalso accuse, receive, takeroot ܩܒܠ ܒܐܘܘ̈ܢܐ
ܕܢܘܗܪܐ܀of lightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܟܘܪܐܦܣܩܘܦܐchorepiscoposnoun ܐܠܝܐܣAliās (Elias)proper-noun ܐܫܥܝܐĒša‛iā (Isaiah)proper-noun

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) Fan for the church of (2a) the famous Mārt(y) Šmūnī in the village of Bartellī. (2b) From the monastic <Father> Ishāq son of Slībā, nicknamed (3) ‘Gentleness’. We beg the Lord that they may be rewarded in the habitations (4) of light. It was during the days of Father Chorepiscopos Aliās Ēša‛iā.

Context
Location Detail Property of the Church.
Dimensions Ca. 0.25m
Religion & Practice
Liturgical Furniture Fan
Personal Names
Ish∍āq son of S&lībā Aliās Ēša‛iā
References
Harrak 2010, p.191
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