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AD.06.05 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mārt(y) Šmūnī, the wall behind the altar. , southwest side of Qaraqōš

southwest side of Qaraqōš Nineveh
Date
Between 17th - 19th century.
Language
Syriac and Garshuni
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ܡܘܣܐMūsā (Moses)proper-noun ܐܠــ
ܥܒܕservantnounalso slaveroot ܥܒܕ ܐܠܡܣܝܚal-Masīh (Christ)proper-nounroot ܡܣܚ
ܟܐܬܘܢKātūnproper-noun ܣܐܪܗSārahproper-noun

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.

(On a pillar) C
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(A) Mūsā xxx (B) ‛Abd-al-Masīh, Kātūn Sārah (C) […] son of Deacon Marbēnā, Nās[…] (D) Mattai, Tūmā, Kidr, ‛Abd-al-Karīm, Mudallal, Ib[rāhīm], Aryō, who is Sattō, Šams-al-munīr, Šmūnī. (E) Jum‛a, his son ‛Atallāh and his mother Ḥānī, (F) Deacon Kidr Kōšābā, Jum‛a Qūriaqōs, Ibrāhīm and his son. (G) Masīh Yaldō (H) Hinnā daughter of Yūhannā (I) Hēlēnā and her children, Deacon Bihnām […] (J) Deacon Habīb ‛Abd-Allāh.

Location Detail The church, the wall behind the altar.
Dimensions 0.25m x 0.25m
Families & Tribes Men and women with children named together
Ecclesiastical Titles Deacon Marbena; Deacon Kidr Koshaba; Deacon Bihnam; Deacon Habib
Liturgical Furniture Altar
Churches & Shrines Named After Wall behind the altar
Cross Plaques showing crosses
Musa 'Abd-al-Masih Katun Sarah Marbena Mattai Tuma Kidr 'Abd-al-Karim Mudallal Ibrahim Aryo (Satto) Shams-al-munir Shmuni Jum'a 'Atallah Hani Kidr Koshaba Jum'a Quriaqos Masih Yaldo Hinna Yuhanna Helena Bihnam Habib 'Abd-Allah
Harrak 2010, p.294-295
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