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AF.01.12 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Monastery of Mār Mattā, courtyard above the door of one of the rooms , Jabal Alfāf

Jabal Alfāf › Nineveh
Date
1873
Language
Garshuni
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Transcription
ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܒܢܝܘܐthey builtverbroot ܒܢܝ ܗܘܠܐܝthesepronoun ܐܠܐܘܐܪܝܩthe galleriesnoun ܦܝinpreposition ܐܝܐܡdaysnounroot ܝܘܡ ܐܠܪܐܥܝthe shepherdnounroot ܪܥܝ
ܐܠܘܦܝthe faithfuladjectiveroot ܘܦܝ ܦܛܪܟPatriarchnoun ܒܛܪܘܣButrus (Peter)proper-noun ܐܠـ/////theparticle ܒܣܢܗ̈in the yearnounroot ܣܢܐ ܐܦܥܓyear 1873numeral ܠܠܡܣܝـ[ܚ!]
ܦܝinpreposition ܪܝܐܣܗ̈leadershipnounroot ܪܐܣ ܐܠܐܒthe fathernounroot ܐܒ ܠـ///// ܡܛܪܢBishopnounalso Metropolitan ܐܠܝܣAliās (Elias)proper-noun ܐܠܬܐܢܝthe Secondadjectiveroot ܬܢܝ
ܐܩܐܡܘܐthey establishedverbroot ܩܘܡ ܗܘܠـܐthesepronoun ܐܠܓܝܐܪthe zealous onesnounroot ܓܝܪ ܒܡـ/////

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 galleries were built during the days of the (2a) faithful (1b) shepherd, the Patriarch Butrus xxxx in the year 1873 of Chri[st], during the leadership of the father xxxx Bishop Aliās the Second. These zealous ones established xxxx xxxx.

Context
Location Detail Courtyard, above the door of one of the rooms.
Patriarch Butrus
People & Roles
Bishops Bishop Aliās the Second
Benefactors The zealous ones who established the galleries
Ecclesiastical Titles Patriarch Butrus; Bishop Aliās; shepherd
Material & Physical
Architecture Building of galleries in the courtyard
Buildings (Administrative) Galleries built in courtyard
Personal Names
Butrus Aliās the Second
References
Harrak 2010, p.367
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