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AD.04.03 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mōr Gīwōrgīs, wall leading inside the church, above the gate, near AD.04.01 , Mōr Gīwōrgīs

Mōr Gīwōrgīs › Nineveh
Date
1866
Language
Syriac and Garshuni
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Transcription
ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܣܐܪtook place (sāra)verb ܬܓܕܝܕrenovation (tajdīd)nounroot ܔܕܕ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܓܘܪܓܝܣGōrgīs (George)proper-noun ܥܠܝfor meprepositionroot ܥܠܐ ܐܝܐܕܝhands (aydī)noun
ܩܣpriest (qass)nounroot ܩܣ المرحومthe lateadjective ܩܣpriest (qass)nounroot ܩܣ ܐܣܛܝܦܘIstēfō (Stephen)proper-noun
ܘܟܐܢand he was (kāna)verbroot ܟܘܢ ܥܡܪܗܘhis age (‛umruh)noun ٣٨38numeral ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ ܘܗܘand hepronoun ܩܣpriest (qass)nounroot ܩܣ
ܘܬܘܦܐand he died (tuwuffiya)verb ܘܟܢܬand I was (kuntu)verb ܐܠܬܐܠܬthe Thirdnumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܩܕܣhe said mass (qaddasa)verb ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܟܝܣܗhis purse (kīsuh)noun
ܘܟܐܢand he was (kāna)verbroot ܟܘܢ ܐܠܩܕܐܣthe mass (al-quddās)noun ܒܥܫܪܝܢfor twenty (bi-‛išrīn)numeral ܒܪܐthe Sonnounroot ܒܪ ++++
ܦܝinpreposition ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ ܡܣܝܚܝܗ̈Christian (era)adjectivealso of Christroot ܡܣܚ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܓܘܪܓܝܣGōrgīs (George)proper-noun
ܣܗܕܐthe martyrnounroot ܣܗܕ ܢܨܝܚܐvictoriousadjectiveroot ܢܨܚ
ܬܢܝܢܐdragonnounroot ܬܢܢ

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

(A: 1-4) The renovation of (the church of) Mōr Gīwōrgīs took place at the hand of the late priest, priest Istēfō, while he was 38 years old and a priest. (5-8) He died, and I was the third (person) for whom he said the mass free of charge, though (the honorarium of) the mass was 20 Para: The year 1866 of Christ.
(B1) Mōr Gīwōrgīs, (B2) the victorious martyr.
(C) The dragon.

Context
Location Detail The wall leading inside the church, above the gate, near AD.04.01.
People & Roles
Professions Priest Istēfō
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest
Religion & Practice
Liturgy The mass said free of charge; honorarium of the mass
Churches & Shrines Named After Renovation of the church of Mōr Gīwōrgīs (St. George) in 1866
Material & Physical
Architecture Rebuilding/renovation of the church
Reliefs Depiction of St. George killing the dragon; caption of the dragon
Currency 20 Para (bara for Para)
Animals & Birds The dragon
Personal Names
Istēfō Mōr Gīwōrgīs
References
Harrak 2010, p.271-272
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