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AD.01.03 HARRAK

Originally the Old Church but now in the storeroom of the New Church , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš › Nineveh
Date
1507
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܒܫܡin the name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܢܐand life-givingadjectiveroot ܚܝܐ ܕܡܝ̈ܬܐ܆
ܢܦܩexpensenounalso costroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܪܥܢܐ܆earthlyadjectiveroot ܐܪܥ
ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܪܘܚܢܐ܆spiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ
ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܘܛܘܒܬܢܐ܆
ܒܐܣܝܠܠܝܘܣ ܡܦܪܝܢܐ܆the mafriōnōnounroot ܦܪܐ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦܝܛyear 1819numeral ܒܡܢܝܢܐ܆in numbernounroot ܡܢܐ
ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣof Alexanderproper-noun ܗ̇ܘ ܩܪܢܢܐ܆the (Two-)Hornedadjectiveroot ܩܪܢ
ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܫܡܫܢܝܐ܆
ܒ݊ܟܛ ܒܬܫܪܝܢin Tešrīn (October)noun ܗ̇ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ܆the Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ

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) In the name of the Living One and the giver of life to the dead. Our venerable and blessed Father Basīliōs the Mafriōnō left this earthly world, departing to the spiritual one, (6-9) in the year 1819 according to the computation of Alexander the (Two)-horned, in the sunny month of First Tišrīn (October), the 29th (day).

Context
Location Detail Syriac Catholic Church of al-Tāhira: Old and the Churches;
Dimensions Ca. 0.48m × 0.35m
Poetic Metre Metrical (metre of St
People & Roles
Mafrionē Funerary inscription of Mafriōnō Basīliōs Abrōhōm III (1496-1508)
Religion & Practice
Monasteries The mafriōnō lived in the monastery of Mār Behnam during his tenure
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1819 according to the computation of Alexander the (Two)-horned (Seleucid era)
Personal Names
Basīliōs Abrōhōm III
References
Harrak 2010, p.225-226; Harrak 2006^2, p. 349-385, esp. p. 352 (edition; handcopy, picture)
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