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AH.01.07 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mōr Gīwōrgīs, inside the church, near the Royal Gate. , Bāhzānī

Bāhzānī › Nineveh
Date
1931
Language
Syriac
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ܚܘܒܟyour lovenounroot ܚܒ ܢܓܕܢܝattracted meverbroot ܢܓܕ ܠܡܟܗܢܘto serve as priestverbroot ܟܗܢ ܠܟto youpronoun ܥܙܝܙܐ:O valiant Oneadjectiveroot ܥܙ ܕܒܚ̈ܐsacrificesnounroot ܕܒܚ ܫܠ̈ܡܐ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܬܪܦܝܢܖallow meverbroot ܪܦܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܗܘܿܐ ܒܙܝܙܐ:robbedadjectiveroot ܒܙ ܒܓܘܕ̈ܐin the ranksnounroot ܓܘܕ ܕܟܗܢܝ̈ܟof your priestsnounroot ܟܗܢ
ܛܟܣܝܢܝrectify/order meverbroot ܛܟܣ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܗܿܘܐ ܚܪܝܙܐ:tidy/arrangedadjectiveroot ܚܪܙ ܘܒܟand through youpronoun ܐܬܦܨܐmay I be savedverbroot ܦܨܐ ܡܢܗfrom itprepositionroot ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܕܗܿܢ ܬܙܝܙܐ::angernoun ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ١٩٣١1931numeral
ܒܡܪܝin (the metre of) Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܝܥܩܘܒJacob (Ya'qūb)proper-noun
ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܫܠܝܡܘܢSolomon (Šlēmūn)proper-noun ܟܘܪܝܐchorepiscoposnoun ܡܠܐfull ofadjectiveroot ܡܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐvirtuesnounroot ܫܦܪ
ܕܫܢ̈ܝܢfor yearsnounroot ܫܢ ܥܣܪܝܢtwentynumeralroot ܥܣܪ ܘܬܠܬand threenumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܫܡܫhe servedverbroot ܫܡܫ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܟܗܢܘ݂ܬܐ
ܒܥ̈ܡܠܐ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܘܒܕܘܒܪ̈ܐand conductnounroot ܕܒܪ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܐof righteousnessnounroot ܙܕܩ
ܘܗܐand lo!particle ܢܛܝܪprotectedverbroot ܢܛܪ ܐܓܪܗhis rewardnounroot ܐܓܪ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܙܕܝ̈ܩܐthe righteousnounroot ܙܕܩ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐthe Kingdomnounroot ܡܠܟ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨܿܠܐ ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܬܫܥܐthe 9thnumeralroot ܬܫܥ ܒܟܢܘܢin Kānōnproper-noun ܐܚܪܝܐlastadjectiveroot ܐܚܪ
ܛܥܡhe tastedverbalso drankroot ܛܥܡ ܟܣcupnounroot ܟܣ ܡܘܬܐdeath (emphatic)nounroot ܡܬ ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܐܝܬܘ̄ ܠܡnamely (quotative)particleroot ܡܪ ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܫܬܝܢsixtynumeralroot ܫܬ ܫܢܝ̈ܐyearsnounroot ܫܢ
ܘܐܝܬܘ̄and he wasverbroot ܐܝܬ ܒܓܢܣܗin originnounroot ܓܢܣ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܗܿܘ ܓܘܙܥܐroot/stocknounroot ܓܙܥ ܬܓܪܝܬܢܝܐTakritanadjective
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܡܢܚܐthe lateadjectiveroot ܢܘܚ ܛܘܗܡܐa family/lineagenounroot ܛܗܡ ܓܒܝܐchosenadjectiveroot ܓܒܐ
ܡܝܬhe diedverbroot ܡܬ ܠܗhimpronoun ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܕܐܝܟwho likeconjunction ܕܠܡܦܐܕܐa torchnoun ܒܥܕܬܐ܏in the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܐܨܡܚ1948numeralroot ܨܡܚ
ܘܒܬܪ̈ܝܨܬܐand in honestynounroot ܬܪܨ ܘܫܦܝܪ̈ܬܐand virtuesnounroot ܫܦܪ ܛܒgoodadjectiveroot ܛܒ ܐܫܬܒܚhe glowed/was praisedverbroot ܫܒܚ
ܒܪܚܡܬby the love ofnounroot ܪܚܡ ܡܪܗhis Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬconstantlyadverbroot ܐܡܢ ܒܠܥwas devouredverbroot ܒܠܥ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܘܪܬܝܚand burnedverbroot ܪܬܚ
ܘܟܫܝܪܐܝܬand diligentlyadverbroot ܟܫܪ ܒܟܪܡin the vineyard ofnounroot ܟܪܡ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܫܡܫhe servedverbroot ܫܡܫ ܘܦܠܚand toiledverbroot ܦܠܚ

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

(1-3) Your love attracted me to serve you as a priest, O valiant One: Do not allow me, O my Lord, to be robbed of perfect sacrifices. Rectify me, my Lord, to be tidy, and may I be saved through you from the anger: The year 1931. Metre of Mōr Ya‛qūb.
B
(1-5) Father Šlēmūn, the Corepiscopos full of virtues, served the priestly rank for twenty-three years, through good deeds and righteous conduct. Lo! His reward is kept with the righteous ones in the Kingdom! In the year 1931 of our Lord, the 9th of Later Kōnūn (January), (6-10) he tested the cup of death, while he was sixty years of age. In his race and root, he was Takritan, the son of the late priest Yawsef—a chosen family. The priest, who shone in the church like a torch, died. He glowed particularly in honesty and virtues. (11-12) He was constantly devoured and burned by the love of his Lord, working and toiling diligently in the vineyard of the Church.

Context
Location Detail Inside the church, near the Royal Gate.
Poetic Metre Metre of Mōr Ya‛qūb; 12 × 12 syllables (dodecasyllabic)
People & Roles
Professions Priest, Corepiscopos
Families & Tribes Takritan; chosen family; son of priest Yawsef
Ecclesiastical Titles Corepiscopos; priest
Peoples Takritan, from Takrit, families of Ba‛šīqā and Bāhzānī
Angels Winged angels on panels of the dome
Material & Physical
Cross Cross of oriental style and stylised cross in relief
Reliefs Winged angels and cross in relief
Calendar & Horoscope 9th of Later Kōnūn (January), year 1931
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1931 of our Lord
Personal Names
Šlēmūn Yawsef
References
Harrak 2010, p.383-384
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