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AD.01.18 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Church of al-Tāhira: The Old and the New Churches; Outer court , Qaraqōš

Qaraqōš › Nineveh
Date
187-. In the date ‘one’ and ‘eight’ are definitely clear, while ‘seven’ is tentative. The final digi
Language
Syriac and Garshuni
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Transcription
ܒܫܡܐin the namenounroot ܫܡ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ
ܬܠܝܬܝܐTrinityadjectivealso threefoldroot ܬܠܬ ܘܠܚܘܕܝܐand Single Oneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܗwhose thronenounroot ܟܘܪܣܝ
ܐܝܬܘܗܝisverbroot ܐܝܬ ܒܫܡܝܐin heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܘܡܥܡܪܗand his dwellingnounroot ܥܡܪ
ܢܘܗܪܐlightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܓܐܝܐmagnificentadjectiveroot ܓܐܐ ܘܗܘand hepronoun ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ
ܘܐܚܪܝܐand the Lastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܘܠܐܝܬܘܬܗand his beingnounroot ܐܝܬ ܠܝܬthere is noparticleroot ܐܝܬ ܫܘܪܝܐbeginningnounroot ܫܪܐ ܕܨܒܐas he wishedverbroot ܨܒܐ
ܒܚܘܒܗthrough his lovenounroot ܚܒ ܐܝܬܝܝܐeverlastingadjectiveroot ܐܝܬ ܫܕܪhe sentverbroot ܫܕܪ ܠܒܪܗhis Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܡܬܘܡܝܐeternaladjectiveroot ܡܬܡ
ܘܠܒܫand put onverbroot ܠܒܫ ܦܓܪܐbodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܐܢܫܝܐhumanadjectiveroot ܐܢܫ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܝܢܐNaturenounroot ܟܝܢ ܐܕܡܝܐhuman (Adamic)adjectiveroot ܐܕܡ ܢܦܩexpensenounalso costroot ܢܦܩ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܪܥܢܐearthlyadjectiveroot ܐܪܥ ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܪܘܚܢܐspiritualadjectiveroot ܪܘܚ
ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܢܟܦܐchasteadjectiveroot ܢܟܦ ܘܙܗܝܐand venerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܚܠܐsweetadjectivealso beautifulroot ܚܠܐ ܫܡܐof namenounroot ܫܡ
ܘܒܣܝܡand sweetadjectiveroot ܒܣܡ ܪܟܢܐof tonenounalso demeanorroot ܪܟܢ ܕܗܘwho ispronounroot ܗܘܐ ܝܠܕܐYaldaproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ
ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܒܗܢܡBehnamproper-noun ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܪܒܬܐfamilynounroot ܫܪܒ ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ
ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܝܠܕܐYaldaproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐfaithalso beliefroot ܗܝܡܢ ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܩܕܝܫ̄
ܟܪܝܣܛܝܢܝܬܐ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐfaithalso beliefroot ܗܝܡܢ ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܕܪܘܡܝ
ܩܕܝܫܬܐholyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ ܘܡܝܬand diedverbroot ܡܘܬ ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܕܐܒ ܝܘܡܬܐthe daysnounroot ܝܘܡ ܟܘ26 (twenty-sixth)numeral
ܣܢܗ ܡܣܝܚܝܗ ܣܢܗ ܐܣܟܢܕܪxxx

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 God, the Trinity and the Single One, whose throne is in heaven and whose abode is the magnificent light. He is the beginning and the end, and his being has no beginning. Through his everlasting (6-10) love he sent his eternal Son as he wanted. The Son put on a human body out of the nature of Adam. The chaste and brilliant Deacon, of sweet name and pleasant melody, left the earthly world and departed to the spiritual one. He is Yaldō son of (11-16) the priest Bihnām of the family Bēt-Qaššīšō-Yaldō, holding the faith of the holy Christian Church, the faith of the holy Church of Rome. He died in the month of Ōb (August), the 26th day, the year 187- of Christ, the year of Alexander x x x […].

Context
Location Detail Outer court.
Dimensions 0.55m × 0.50m
Poetic Metre Metrical, following the metre of St
People & Roles
Families & Tribes Family Bēt-Qaššīšō-Yaldō
Ecclesiastical Titles Deacon, son of a priest
Religion & Practice
Christology The eternal Son put on a human body out of the nature of Adam
Trinity Invocation of the Living God, the Trinity and the Single One
Churches & Shrines Named After Faith of the holy Christian Church, the faith of the holy Church of Rome
History & Context
Periods / Eras Dated by the year of Christ and the year of Alexander (Seleucid era)
Personal Names
Yaldō Bihnām
References
Harrak 2010, p.240-241
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