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AH.01.04 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mōr Gīwōrgīs, left side of the Royal Gate. , Bāhzānī

Bāhzānī › Nineveh
Date
1884
Language
Garshuni
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Transcription
ܩܕalready (perfective)particleroot ܩܕܫ ܐܘܩܦܬshe endowedverbroot وقف ܦܝinpreposition ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܐܠܒܐܒthe gatenounroot ܒܘܒ ܣܬܡܐܝܗ̈six hundrednumeral
ܓܪܫqirš (piastres)noun ܡܩܕܣܝܗthe Pilgrim (fem.)nounroot قدس ܓ݂ܠܘ ܒܢܬdaughters ofnounroot ܒܪ ܓܪܓܣ ܥܢon behalf ofpreposition
ܪܘܚspiritnounalso windroot ܪܘܚ ܐܒܢܗܐher sonnounroot بني ܪܙܘܩܝRazzōqīproper-noun ܐܒܢson ofnounroot ܒܢ ܟܘܐܓܐkawaja (master)noun ܥ̄ ܐܠܐܚܕal-Ahad ('Abd-al-Ahad)proper-noun
ܥ̄ ܐܠܢܘܪal-Nūr ('Abd-al-Nūr)proper-noun ܣܢܗ̈yearnounroot ܣܢܐ ܐ܏ܦܦ܏܏ܕ ܡܣܝܚܝــــــــــܗ

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

(2b) The (Jerusalem) Pilgrim Jallō daughter of Jirjis (1a) endowed six hundred (2a) qirš (1b) for (the building of) this Gate (2c) on behalf (3) of her deceased son Razzōqī son of kawaja ‛A(bd)-al-Ahad (son of) (4) ‛A(bd)-al-Nūr, in the year 1884 of Christ.

Context
Location Detail Left side of the Royal Gate.
People & Roles
Benefactors Pilgrim Jallō endowed six hundred qirš for building the Gate on behalf of her deceased son
Religion & Practice
Churches & Shrines Named After The church / Royal Gate
Material & Physical
Architecture The Royal Gate
Currency Six hundred qirš
Personal Names
Jallō daughter of Jirjis Razzōqī son of kawaja ‛Abd-al-Ahad ‛Abd-al-Nūr
References
Harrak 2010, p.381
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