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AD.01.05 HARRAK

Storeroom of the New Church , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš › Nineveh
Date
1751
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܓܢܣܐkindalso offspringroot ܓܢܣܐ ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܩܪܝܩܘܣ
ܒܫܡܐin the namenounroot ܫܡ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܬܠܝܬܝܐTrinityadjectivealso threefoldroot ܬܠܬ ܘܠܚܘܕܝܐand Single Oneadjectiveroot ܚܕ
ܕܟܘܪܣܝܗwhose thronenounroot ܟܘܪܣܝ ܐܝܬܘ̄ ܒܫܡܝܐin heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܘܡܥܡܪܗand his dwellingnounroot ܥܡܪ
ܢܘܗܪܐlightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܓܐܝܐmagnificentadjectiveroot ܓܐܐ ܘܗ݂ܘ ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܘܐܚܪܝܐand the Lastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܕܠܐܝܬܘܬܗwhose beingnoun
ܠܝܬthere is noparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܫܘܪܝܐ.beginningnounroot ܫܪܐ ܕܨܒܐas he wishedverbroot ܨܒܐ ܚܘܒܗhis lovenounroot ܚܒ ܐܝܬܝܐܝܐ ܫܕܪhe sentverbroot ܫܕܪ ܠܒܪܗhis Sonnounroot ܒܪ
ܡܬܘܡܝܐeternaladjectiveroot ܡܬܡ ܘܠܒܫand put onverbroot ܠܒܫ ܦܓܪܐbodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܐܢܫܝܐhumanadjectiveroot ܐܢܫ ܘܡܝܬand diedverbroot ܡܘܬ ܘܩܡand he roseverbroot ܩܘܡ
ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܬܠܝܬܝܐTrinityadjectivealso threefoldroot ܬܠܬ ܠܟܝܢܐto the naturenounroot ܟܝܢ ܐܕܡܝܐ:human (Adamic)adjectiveroot ܐܕܡ ܢܦܩexpensenounalso costroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܪܥܢܐearthlyadjectiveroot ܐܪܥ ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܪܘܚܢܐspiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ
ܘܡܠܦܢܐteacherroot ܝܠܦ ܕܗܘwho ispronounroot ܗܘܐ ܕܝܪܝܐthe monknounroot ܕܝܪ ܐܫܥܝܐĒša‛iā (Isaiah)proper-noun ܚܠܐsweetadjectivealso beautifulroot ܚܠܐ ܫܡܐof namenounroot ܫܡ ܘܒܣܝܡand sweetadjectiveroot ܒܣܡ
ܩܝܢܬܐmelodynounroot ܩܝܢ ܟܪܘܙܐpreacherroot ܟܪܙ ܕܫܪܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܒܣܒ̄ ܒܡܢܝܢܐin numbernounroot ܡܢܐ
ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣof Alexanderproper-noun ܗܿܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܩܪܢܢܐthe (Two-)Hornedadjectiveroot ܩܪܢ ܝܗ̄ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܢܝܣܢin Nīsān (April)noun
ܝܪܚܐmonthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܘܟܠand everyonenounroot ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐwho readsverbroot ܩܪܐ ܠܗܢthispronoun ܥܘܗܕܢܐ.epitaphnounalso memorialroot ܥܗܕ ܢܐܡܪlet him sayverbalso may he sayroot ܐܡܪ
ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܡܚܣܝܢܐForgivernounroot ܚܣܐ ܚܣܐpardonverbroot ܚܣܐ ܚܘܒ̈ܘܗܝ ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ
ܕܝܢܐjudgementnounroot ܕܝܢ ܘܟܠand everyonenounroot ܟܠ ܕܡܚܣܐwho pardonsverbroot ܚܣܐ ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܕܡܚܣܐwho pardonsverbroot ܚܣܐ
ܗܘhepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܢܬܚܣܐwill be pardonedverbroot ܚܣܐ ܕܟܝܪܐrememberedadjectiveroot ܕܟܪ ܗܝshepronounalso itroot ܗܘ ܝܠܕܬMother ofnounroot ܝܠܕ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ
ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܘܟܠܗܘܢand all of themnounroot ܟܠ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ

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) Of the house of Bēt-Quriāqōs. In the name of the Living God, the Trinity and the only One whose throne is in heaven, and whose abode is the magnificent light. He is the beginning and the end, whose being has no beginning. Through his everlasting love he sent his eternal Son as he wanted. The Son put on himself a human body (6b) (out of) Adam’s nature, (5b-6a) died and rose up on the third day. (7b-9a) The reverend priest and teacher, the monk Ēša‛iō of beautiful name and sweet melody, preacher of truthful things, (6c-7a) left this earthly world, departing to the spiritual one, (9b-11) in the year 2062 according to the reckoning of Alexander the (Two)-Horned, the 15th day of the month of Nīsōn (April). Let he who reads this memorial (12-15) say: O merciful Lord, pardon his transgressions on the Day of Judgment. And he who (says: May God) pardon (him)—as he (says: May God) pardon (him)—he will be pardoned. May the Mother of God and all the holy ones of our Lord be commemorated, amen.

Context
Location Detail Syriac Catholic Church of al-Tāhira: Old and New Churches
Dimensions 0.52m × 0.46m
Poetic Metre Metrical following the metre of St
People & Roles
Abbots Commemorates an abbot of the monastery of Muqurtāyā
Families & Tribes Of the house of Bēt-Quriāqōs
Religion & Practice
Christology The eternal Son put on a human body out of Adam's nature, died and rose on the third day
Prayer Reader asked to say: O merciful Lord, pardon his transgressions on the Day of Judgment
Trinity Invocation of the Living God, the Trinity and the only One
Monasteries Monastery of Muqurtāyā on the outskirts of Qaraqōš
Material & Physical
Cross Maltese-shaped cross in the upper right corner of the slab
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 2062 according to the reckoning of Alexander the (Two)-Horned (Seleucid era)
Personal Names
Ēša‛iō
References
Harrak 2010, p.227-228
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