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AE.02.01 HARRAK

Al-Jubb “the Pit” or the Outer Martyrion, the grave. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
1300
Period
Ilkhanid
Language
Syriac and Arabic
Ruler
Il-khan
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Transcription
ܐܬܪ̈ܟܒܝwere mountedverbroot ܪܟܒ ܦܣܝ̈ܠܬܐhewn (blocks)adjectiveroot ܦܣܠ ܗܠܝܢthesedemonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܕܒܗܕܐthat are in thispronoun ܫܟܝ݂ܢܬ ܩܕ̄ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܒܗܢܡBehnamproper-noun ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐthrough the carenounroot ܝܨܦ ܕܪܒܢof rabbānnounroot ܪܒ ܡܣܥܘܕMasʿūdproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܝܥܩܘܒJacob (Ya'qūb)proper-noun
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܡܘܒܪܟMubārakproper-noun ܕ[ܒܝܢܐܙ]ܓ ܒܪܛܠܝܐof Bartellīproper-noun ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܕܩ̇ܪܐ ܢܨ݁ܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝfor himprepositionroot ܥܠ ܘܥܠand onprepositionroot ܥܠ ܐ[ܒܘܗ]ܝ܀
ܗܘܝ̈ ܗܠܝܢthesedemonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܚܪܬat the end ofnounroot ܚܪ ܟܢܘܢKānōnnoun ܐܚܪܝLatteradjectiveroot ܐܚܪ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐ̄ܘܬ̄ܪܘܝܐ1611numeral ܕܝܘ̈ܢܝܐof the Greeksadjectiveroot ܝܘܢ ܘܠܐܠܗܐand to Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܫܘܒܚܐglorynounroot ܫܒܚ ܐܡܝܢ܀amenparticleroot 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) These sculptured stones that are in the tomb of the holy Mār Behnam were mounted through the care of rabbān Mas‛ūd, son of Ya‛qūb, (2) son of Mubārak of [Bēt-Nāzi]k of Bartellī. Let he who reads (this) pray for him and for his f[athe]r. (3) This was at the end of Latter Kōnūn (January), the year 1611 of the Greeks: Glory to God, amen. (Arab.) Timūr al-Sā’iġ wrote it.
C (Uighur)
mr qdyr ’’lys-nyng qwt-y ’’lqyš-y ’ylq’n-q’ b’g-l’r q’twn-l’r-q’ qwn-zwn ’wrn’š-zwn
May the happiness and praise of Mār Kidr Aliās befall and settle on the Il-khan and the nobles and the noblewomen!
D
عمل استاذ مسعود بن يوسف الفسال رحم الله من ترحم عليه
Made by Master Mas‛ūd son of Yūsif, the stonecutter. May God have mercy on he who wishes him mercy.

Context
Location Detail The grave.
Dimensions 3.95m x 2.5m
Ruler Il-khan
People & Roles
Rulers Il-khan, nobles and noblewomen
Builders Sculptured stones mounted through care of rabbān Mas‛ūd; made by Master Mas‛ūd the stonecutter
Professions Timūr al-Sā’iġ wrote it; Master Mas‛ūd the stonecutter; builder was a monk
Families & Tribes Bēt-Nāzik of Bartellī
Religion & Practice
Prayer Let he who reads pray for him and his father; may God have mercy
Shrines Tomb of holy Mār Behnam
Material & Physical
Calendar & Horoscope End of Latter Kōnūn (January)
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1611 of the Greeks (1300); end of Latter Kōnūn (January)
Personal Names
Rabbān Mas‛ūd Ya‛qūb Mubārak Timūr al-Sā’iġ Mas‛ūd son of Yūsif Yūsif Mār Kidr Aliās
References
Harrak 2010, p.346-347; Halévy 1892, p. 291-292 (copy, edition, translation); Pognon 1907, p. 135 (edition), pl. X 76 (copy); Niu & Harrak 2004, p. 66-72” p. 66- 72 (copy, edition, translation).
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