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AD.01.11 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Church of al-Tāhira: The Old and the New Churches; Entrance to the sanctuary of the Old church, along the horizontal rim of the upper lintel , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš › Nineveh
Date
1847, on the basis of the preceding commemorative inscription
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܫܡܥܘthey heardverbroot ܫܡܥ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܨܘܬܝܢ ܐܡܘ̈ܬܐ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܡܕܡthat whichpronoun ܕܗܘܐwhich wasverbroot ܗܘܐ ܒܙܒܢܢ ܒܟܠin allnounroot ܟܠ ܫܢܬܐyearnounroot ܫܢ ܐܬܐcameverbroot ܐܬܐ ܡܠܟܐthe kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܘܛܠܡ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܠܢfor uspronoun ܘܚܢܢIroot ܐܢܐ ܟܘ̈ܕܝܕܝܐ ܩܡܢܢ ܒܚܝܠܐpoweralso mighty work, strength, virtueroot ܚܝܠ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܒܢܝܢܐthe buildingnounroot ܒܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ
ܕܝܠܕܬof the Bearer ofnounroot ܝܠܕ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܘܒܗ݁and by himpreposition ܒܫܢܬܐin the yearnounroot ܫܢ ܙܪܥܢܢ ܣܓܝmanyadjectivealso much, veryroot ܣܓܝ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܐܬ݂ܐcameverbroot ܐܬܐ ܠܢfor uspronoun ܡܕܡthat whichpronoun ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܣܪܐthe tenthnumeralroot ܥܣܪ ܟܘܪ̈ܐ ܐܬ݂ܐcameverbroot ܐܬܐ ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܘܡܕܡsomethingroot ܡܕܡ ܕܐܬ݂ܐ ܐܟܠܘܗ̄ ܝܐܐܐ ܘܡ݂ܢ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܐܗܡܝܢ ܡ݂ܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܒܢܝܢܐthe buildingnounroot ܒܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܩܕܝܫ̄
ܐܚܝ̈my brothersnounroot ܐܚ ܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܐ ܗܘܘwereverbroot ܗܘܐ ܡܚܣܝܢ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܥܢܝܕ̈ܘ.1
ܕܟܘܐܓܐ ܚܢܐHannāproper-noun ܒܢܝsons ofnounroot ܒܪ ܡܛܠbecauseconjunctionalso on account ofroot ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘwho ispronounroot ܗܘܐ ܐܝܬ̄ ܦܝܣܐcompliancealso persuasion, assurance, persuasivenessroot ܦܝܣ

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) Hear peoples and give ear nations to what has taken place in our own time! Every year a king came and oppressed us. But we people of Kudēdā stood up with the might of God for the rebuilding of the church (2) of Mary Mother of God. In this year we sowed much but nothing came for us. Out of 10 cor (of grain) only one came, and what came was eaten by the quail. Despite all of this, we did not neglect the rebuilding of the holy church. B (1) My brothers the faithful: (Say: God have) mercy on the deceased relatives of (2) kawaja Hannā Binnī, for he was the intermediary (in this project).

Context
Location Detail Entrance to the sanctuary of the Old church, along the horizontal rim of the upper lintel.
Dimensions 2.20m × 0.60m
Material & Physical
Architecture Sanctuary
Personal Names
Hannā Binnī
References
Harrak 2010, p.233-234
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