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AC.01.04 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mārt(y) Barbārah; On the wall of the corridor inside the church , Karamlēs

Karamlēs Nineveh
Date
Unfortunately the date is lost. The script is that of the Mongol period and this period is suggested
Period
Mongol
Language
Syriac
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ܒܫܡin the name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܚܝـ]ܐ ܘܡܚܝܢܐand life-givingadjectiveroot ܚܝܐ
ܚܙܩgirdalso journeyroot ܚܙܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܥܒܘ[ܪ]ܐ ܘܡܫܬܪܝܢܐ.
ܠܗܘof thepronoun ܥܠܡـ[ܐ] ܡܬܩܘܝܢܐ.
ܥܠܐcausealso occasion, raised, beroot ܥܠ ܐܠܡـ[ܠܟ] ܡܠܟܐthe kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ.the believernounroot ܐܡܢ
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܣܘܠܛܢܫܐ[ܗ] ܡܫܡܫܢܐ.the deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ
ܫܘܐdeservesverbroot ܫܘܐ ܠܕ]ܘܟܪܢܐ.
ܚܢܢܐ.compassionateadjectiveroot ܚܢܢ

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) [In the name of the Living O]ne and Giver of life. (5-6) ‛Alā’ al-Mulk, the believing king son of Sultān-Šāh the Servant (or: Deacon) [… worthy of 207 co]mmemoration, (2-4) departed from the ephemeral and perishable world to the permanent world. (8) [… …] the Merciful (9) [… …]. B [... ...]‫[ ﻋﻼﺀ ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ ﻝﻭﻝﻭ ﺼﺎﻏﻬﺎ ﺍﻝـ‬... ...] [… ] ‛Alā’ al-Mulk, he fashioned (like) pearls […].

Location Detail On the wall of the corridor inside the church.
War / Invasion Mongol
Periods / Eras Mongol period
‛Alā’ al-Mulk Sulṭān-Šāh
Harrak 2010, p.209-210
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