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AH.01.06 HARRAK

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

Bāhzānī › Nineveh
Date
1907
Language
Syriac and Garshuni
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Transcription
ܒܡܪܝin (the metre of) Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܝܥܩܘܒJacob (Ya'qūb)proper-noun
ܥܢ݂ܕ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܫܠܝܡܘܢSolomon (Šlēmūn)proper-noun ܘܛܥ݂ܡ ܡܘܬܐ.death (emphatic)nounroot ܡܬ
ܥܣܪܐthe tenthnumeralroot ܥܣܪ ܒܐܝܪin Iyyār (May)noun ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨܙ̄ ܗܝ݂shepronounalso itroot ܗܘ
ܡܫܝܚܝܬܐ:of Christadjectiveroot ܡܫܚ ܗܘܝܘit was himpronoun ܕܝ݂ܨܦ ܒܒܢܝܢof buildingnounroot ܒܢܐ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ
ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ.newadjectiveroot ܚܕܬ ܘܠܒܪand outsideadverbroot ܒܪ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܒܢ݂ܐ ܠܩܠܝ̈ܬܐthe cellsnounroot ܩܠܝ
ܘܠܐܣܛ̈ܘܐand the galleriesnoun ܒܕܪܬܐ::of the courtyardnounroot ܕܪ ܐܘܗAh!particle ܠܢܥ̈ܡܬܗhis melodiesnounroot ܢܥܡ
ܒܣܝܡܬܐsweetadjectiveroot ܒܣܡ ܘܩܠܗand his voicenounroot ܩܠ ܚܠܝܐ. ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܡܩܕܫconsecratingverbroot ܩܕܫ
ܗܘ݂ܐ ܠܦܓܪܐthe Bodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܘܕܡܐand Bloodnounroot ܕܡ ܒܡܕܒܚܐon the altarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܕܡܪܝܐ:of the Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ
ܬܗܘܐmay it beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܦܨܬܗhis lotnounroot ܦܨ ܒܥܕܬܐin the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܕܒܘܟܪ̈ܐof the first-bornnounroot ܒܟܪ ܗܝshepronounalso itroot ܗܘ
ܕܒܫܡܝܐ.who is in heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܘܣܕܪ̈ܐand the ranksnounroot ܣܕܪ
ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐof priestsnounroot ܟܗܢ ܘܓܘܕ̈ܐand choirsnounroot ܓܘܕ ܓܒܝܐ::chosenadjectiveroot ܓܒܐ
ܝܘܢܐܢܝ̈ـــــــــܗ̈

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

(1-5) (Metre) of Mōr Ya‛qūb: The Priest Yawsef Šlēmūn died, testing death, on the tenth of Iyyōr (May) in the year 1907 of Christ. It was him who took care of building this new church, and outside, he built the cells (6-10) and the galleries of the courtyard. Ah! his sweet melodies and beautiful voice, when he used to consecrate the body and the blood on the altar of the Lord! May his lot be in the Church of the first-born ones that is in heaven, with the holy ones and the ranks (11-12) of the chosen priests and (angelic) choirs: (Arab.) 2217 (Garsh.) of the Greeks.

Context
Location Detail Inside the church, to the left side of the Royal Gate.
Poetic Metre Metre of Mōr Ya‛qūb
People & Roles
Builders Priest who built the church
Professions Priest
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest
Angels Angelic choirs
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Consecrating the body and blood on the altar
Liturgical Furniture Altar of the Lord
Churches & Shrines Named After Priest built this new church, cells, and galleries of the courtyard
Material & Physical
Calendar & Horoscope Tenth of Iyyōr (May), Seleucid year 2217 of the Greeks
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1907 of Christ; 2217 of the Greeks
Personal Names
Yawsef Šlēmūn
References
Harrak 2010, p.382-383
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