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AK.02.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus, back of the church. , Tell-Kēf

Tell-Kēf › Nineveh
Date
1931
Language
Syriac
Ruler
King Faysal I of Iraq (1921-1933)
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Transcription
ܝܨܦܘtook careverbroot ܝܨܦ ܒܢܝ̈ ܬܠܟܐܦܐTell-Kēfproper-noun ܠܡܒܢܐto buildverbroot ܒܢܐ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܫܒܝܚܬܐ.gloriousadjectiveroot ܫܒܚ
ܠܐܝܩܪin honour ofnounroot ܝܩܪ ܠܒܐheartnounroot ܠܒ ܩܕܝܫܐthe holy oneadjectivealso saintroot ܩܕܫ ܕܝܫܘܥ:of Jesusproper-noun ܘܣܡܗ̇ ܟܐܦܐ.Kēpā (Peter)proper-nounroot ܟܐܦ
ܩܕܡܝܬܐthe firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun :ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܒܒܠ.of Babylonproper-noun
ܟܠܢܝmost full ofadjectiveroot ܟܠ ܛܘܒܐblessingnounroot ܛܘܒ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨܝܒ:1912numeral ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܩܕܝܫܘܬthe Holiness ofnounroot ܩܕܫ ܡܪܝ.my Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܝ: ܦܦܐPopenoun ܕܪܗܘ̇ܡܐ ܘܒܛܼܠ ܒܢܝܢܐthe buildingnounroot ܒܢܐ ܒܡܬܚܐwithin the spannounroot ܡܬܚ ܦܝܘ̇ܣ :.
ܕܩܪܒܐof the warnounroot ܩܪܒ ܓܘܢܝܐ:generaladjectiveroot ܓܘܢ ܘܬܘܒand againadverbroot ܬܘܒ ܐܬܼܝܒܠ ܒܝܘܡܝ̈during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ ܡܪܝ.my Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܒܢܕܝܟܬܘ̇ܣ : ܝܗ:15thnumeral ܟܘܡܪܐpontiffnounalso priestroot ܟܡܪ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܦܦܐPopenoun ܕܪܗ̄ܘ̇ܡܐ.
ܘܐܫܬܠܡand it was completedverbroot ܫܠܡ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ݅ܠܐ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܩܕܫsanctifiedverbroot ܩܕܫ ܒܟܠin allnounroot ܟܠ ܡܪܝ.my Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܦܝܘܣPiusproper-noun : ܝܐOnumeralroot ܚܝܐ : ܟܘܡܪܐpontiffnounalso priestroot ܟܡܪ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܦܦܐPopenoun ܕܪܗ̄ܘܡܐ.
ܕܝܬܝܒwho is seatedverbroot ܝܬܒ ܛܘܒܬܢܐܝܬblissfullyadverbroot ܛܘܒ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܟܘܪܣܝܐthe See/thronenounroot ܟܘܪܣ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ:.Apostolicadjectiveroot ܫܠܚ
ܘܕܡܠܟܐand of the Kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܙܟܝܐvictoriousadjectiveroot ܙܟܐ ܕܥܪܐܩof Iraqproper-noun ܦܝܨܠFaysalproper-noun ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܟܠܢܝ.most full ofadjectiveroot ܟܠ
ܗܕܪܐglorynounroot ܗܕܪ ܘܕܐܒܘܢand of our fathernounroot ܐܒ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun ܦܛܪܝܪ:Patriarchnoun .
ܕܒܒܠof Babylonproper-noun ܘܕܡܪܝand of Mārnounroot ܡܪܐ ܐܢܛܘ̇ܢܐܢ ܕܪܐܦܝܸܗ ܐܝܙܓܕܐ.envoynounroot ܐܙܓܕ
ܫܠܝܚܝܐ.Apostolicadjectiveroot ܫܠܚ ܐܫܬܡܠܝwas completedverbroot ܡܠܐ ܒܢܝܢܗ̇ ܒܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ.of the Seenoun
ܫܠܝܚܝܐApostolicadjectiveroot ܫܠܚ ܘܣܘܝܥܐand the assistancenounroot ܣܥ ܕܡܪܝof Saintnounroot ܡܪܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣPatriarchnoun ܥܗܝܕܐthe mentionedadjectiveroot ܥܗܕ ܘܡܠܘܢ.and especiallyadverb
ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܒܢܦܩ̈ܬܐat the expensenounroot ܢܦܩ ܘܒܥܡܠܐand the worknounroot ܥܡܠ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܕܒܢܝ̈of the citizens ofnounroot ܒܪ ܬܠܟܐܦ̈ܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܐ..

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) The people of Tell-Kēf took care of building the glorious church in honour of the Holy Heart of Jesus. Mār Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II, the most blessed Patriarch of Babylon laid the first stone in the year 1912, during the days of his Holiness Mār Pius X Pope of Rome. The building activity ceased for the length (6-10) of the World War (One), but it proceeded once again during the days of Mār Benedict XV, High Pontiff, Pope of Rome. It was completed in the year 1931 during the days of the most holy Mār Pius XI, High Pontiff, Pope of Rome—blissfully seated on the Apostolic See (11-16)—the victorious King of Iraq, the most majestic Faysal the First, our father Mār Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl, Patriarch of Babylon, and Mār Antonin Drapier, the Apostolic Envoy. Its building was completed through the donations of the Apostolic See, the assistance of the mentioned Mār Patriarch, and particularly the financial help and great work of the blessed people of Tell-Kēf.

Context
Location Detail Inside the church at its back.
Dimensions 2.15m x 1.25m
Ruler King Faysal I of Iraq (1921-1933)
Patriarch Mār Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II, Patriarch of Babylon
Pope Pius X; Benedict XV; Pius XI
People & Roles
Rulers King Faysal I of Iraq
Diplomacy Mār Antonin Drapier, Apostolic Envoy/Delegate
Builders People of Tell-Kēf built the church
Benefactors Donations of Apostolic See and people of Tell-Kēf
Ecclesiastical Titles Patriarch of Babylon; Pope of Rome; High Pontiff
Angels Two angels flanking the cross
Religion & Practice
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus, Tell-Kēf
Material & Physical
Cross Highly decorative cross
History & Context
War / Invasion World War One
Periods / Eras Era of modern Iraq mentioned
Personal Names
Mār Yawsep ‛Ammānū’ēl II Pius X Benedict XV Pius XI Faysal the First Mār Antonin Drapier
References
Harrak 2010, p.398-399
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