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AH.01.10 HARRAK

The Syriac Orthodox Church of Mōr Gīwōrgīs, inside the church, the left wall. , Bāhzānī

Bāhzānī › Nineveh
Date
1985
Language
Syriac and Garshuni
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Transcription
ܛܘܒܝblessed arenounroot ܛܘܒ ܠܐܢܩܝܐthe pureadjective ܐܠܩܠܒin heartnounroot ܩܠܒ ܠܐܢܗܡfor theyconjunction ܝܥܐܝܢܘܢshall seeverb ܐܠܠܗGodproper-nounroot اله
ܓܒܠܬܢܝyou fashioned meverbroot ܓܒܠ ܘܣܡܬand you placedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܥܠܝfor meprepositionroot ܥܠܐ ܐܝܕܟyour handnounroot ܐܝܕ
ܐܬܝܠܕwas bornverbroot ܝܠܕ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨܿܟ
ܐܬܬܢܝܚhe diedverbroot ܢܘܚ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨܿܦܗ
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܡܬܬܢܝܚrestsverbroot ܢܘܚ ܟܘܪܝܐchorepiscoposnoun ܒܢܝܡܝܢBiniamīn (Benjamin)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܩܫ̄ ܥܒܕservantnounalso slaveroot ܥܒܕ ܐܠܐܚܕal-Ahad ('Abd-al-Ahad)proper-noun
ܐܬܬܣܪܚhe was ordainedverbroot ܣܪܚ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨܿܢܛ. ܘܟܘܪܝܐand chorepiscoposnoun ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨܿܣܛ

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

(Garsh. 1) Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Syr. 2) You fashioned me and you placed your hand on me.
B
(1) He was born in the year 1920. (2) He died the year 1985.
C
(1) Here rests the Chorepiscopos Biniamīn, son of the priest ‛Abd-al-Ahad. (2) He was ordained priest in the year 1959, and corepiscopos in the year 1969.
(1) May the Lord make a good and acc<ep>table memory. (2a) O holy and compassionate Lord God (3) Kin/Kün-šad-nab, widow of (4a) Ni‛mat-Allāh (2b) bows down, (4b) saying: May God (5) accept him in the shelter of light.
(1-5a) Sal‛ā son of ‛Abdō son of Saqqā the cloth-merchant, Takritan who was from Balad city, left this world full of difficulties to the world of life (5b-7) on Sunday of Pentecost, the third in the month of Hzīrōn (June) […].

Context
Location Detail The mount but the inscription is no longer available.
People & Roles
Professions Priest, Chorepiscopos, cloth-merchant
Families & Tribes Takritan, son of ‛Abdō son of Saqqā
Ecclesiastical Titles Chorepiscopos; priest
Peoples Takritan who was from Balad city
Religion & Practice
Prayer May God accept him in the shelter of light
Feasts & Commemorations Pentecost
Material & Physical
Calendar & Horoscope Sunday of Pentecost, third of Hzīrōn (June)
History & Context
Periods / Eras Born 1920, died 1985; ordained 1959 and 1969
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Balad city
Personal Names
Biniamīn ‛Abd-al-Ahad Kin Kün-šad-nab Ni‛mat-Allāh Sal‛ā ‛Abdō Saqqā
References
Harrak 2010, p.386-387
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