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AE.01.45 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, the burial chamber, the left side of the back wall, below inscription AE.01.44. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
1417
Language
Syriac
AE.01.45 View full size
Transcription
ܢܦܩexpensenounalso costroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܕܥܩ̈ܬܐof difficultiesnounroot ܥܩ
ܘܫ݂ܢܝ ܠܓܢܘܢto the nuptial chambernounroot ܓܢ ܚ̈ܕܘܬܐof joysnounalso joyousroot ܚܕܝ
ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܘܩܕܝܫܐand holyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ
ܚܣܝܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܕܝܘܣܩܘܪܘܣDiōsqōrōsproper-noun
ܡܦܪܝܢܐthe mafriōnōnounroot ܦܪܐ ܕܡܕܢܚܐof the Eastnounroot ܕܢܚ ܕܗܘ݂ܝܘ݂
ܒܗܢܡBehnamproper-noun ܐܪܒܝܐ܀the Arabadjectiveroot ܥܪܒ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ
ܐܠܦone thousandnumeralroot ܐܠܦ ܘܫܒܥܡܐܐand seven hundrednumeralroot ܫܒܥ ܬܡ̈ܢܐeightnumeralroot ܬܡܢ
ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ ܟ̄ܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ
ܠܬܡܘܙof Tammūz (July)proper-noun ܝܪܚܐmonthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܕܟܘܪ̈ܢܐof the hot windsnounroot ܟܘܪ ܐܠـܗܐGodnounroot ܐܠܗ
ܢܢܝܚܝܗ̇may He give rest toverbroot ܢܘܚ ܠܢܦܫܗhis soulnounroot ܢܦܫ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐthe Fathersnounroot ܐܒ ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ

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

(1-6a) Our venerable and holy Father, Bishop Mōr Diōsqōrōs, mafriōnō of the East, who is Bihnām the Arab, left the difficult world, departing to the joyous Nuptial Chamber (6b-10), in the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight of the Greeks, the 21st day of Tammūz (July), month of the hot winds. May God give rest to his soul with the forefathers, amen.

Context
Location Detail The church, the burial chamber, the left side of the back wall, below inscription AE.01.44.
Dimensions 0.45m x 0.43m
Poetic Metre Metre of St Ephrem
People & Roles
Bishops Bishop Mōr Diōsqōrōs Bihnām the Arab
Mafrionē Diōsqōrōs Bihnām, mafriōnō of the East (1415-1417)
Ecclesiastical Titles Bishop; Father; mafriōnō
Peoples Bihnām the Arab
Religion & Practice
Prayer May God give rest to his soul with the forefathers, amen
Monasteries Monastery of Mār Behnam
Material & Physical
Calendar & Horoscope 21st day of Tammūz (July)
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1728 of the Greeks (Seleucid era)
Personal Names
Bishop Mōr Diōsqōrōs Bihnām the Arab
References
Harrak 2010, p.343-344; Pognon 1907, p. 134 (study).
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