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AD.04.05 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mōr Gīwōrgīs, courtyard still fixed into the wall, to the right side of AD.04.03. , Mōr Gīwōrgīs

Mōr Gīwōrgīs › Nineveh
Date
1704
Language
Garshuni
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Transcription
ܦܝinpreposition ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ ܒ̄ܝܘyear 2016numeral ܝܘܢܐܢܝܗ̈
ܐܢܬܩܠdepartedverbroot ܢܩܠ ܐܠܡܪthe lateadjectiveroot ܪܚܡ
ܚܘܡthe late (cont.)adjective ܫܡܐܣdeaconnounroot ܫܡܫ
ܨܠܝܘܐSlīwāproper-noun ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ
ܥܒܕservantnounalso slaveroot ܥܒܕ ܐܠܡܣܝܚal-Masīh (Christ)proper-nounroot ܡܣܚ
ܥܫܪܝܢtwentynumeralroot ܥܫܪ ܦܝinpreposition ܬ
ܬܫܪܝܢTishrin (October)noun ܐܠܐܘܠthe Firstadjectiveroot ܐܘܠ

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

(1-3) In the year 2016 of the Greeks the late Deacon (4-7) Slīwā son of ‛Abd-al-Masīh departed the 20th of First Tešrīn (October).

Context
Location Detail In the courtyard still fixed into the wall, to the right side of AD.04.03.
Dimensions Ca. 0.33m × 0.23m
People & Roles
Ecclesiastical Titles Deacon Slīwā
Religion & Practice
Prayer Funerary commemoration of the late deacon
Material & Physical
Calendar & Horoscope 20th of First Tešrīn (October)
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 2016 of the Greeks (Seleucid); 20th of First Tešrīn (October)
Personal Names
Slīwā ‛Abd-al-Masīh
References
Harrak 2010, p.272-273
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