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AL.01.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Mār Ōrāhā, above the gate of the church, toward the inner courtyard. , Bāțnāiā

Bāțnāiā › Nineveh
Date
1921
Language
Syriac
Pope
Mār Benedict XV
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Transcription
ܐܬܚܕܬwas renovatedverbroot ܚܕܬ ܘܐܫܬܡܠܝand was completedverbroot ܡܠܐ ܕܝܪܐmonasterynounroot ܕܝܪ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܢܦ̈ܩܬܐ
ܕܩܕܝܫof the holyadjectiveroot ܩܕܫ ܒܟܠin allnounroot ܟܠ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܒܢܕܝܟܬܘܣ:Benedictproper-noun ܝܗ:15thnumeral ܦܦܐPopenoun
ܕܪܗܘܡܝof Romeproper-noun [ܘܕܛܘܒܢܘܬ]and of His Beatitudenounroot ܛܘܒ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ
ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܒܒܠof Babylonproper-noun ܒܫܢܬ:in the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨܟܐyear 1921numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ

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) This monastery was renovated and completed through the financial help (2) of the Most Holy Mār Benedict XV, Pope (3) of Rome, [and of His Beatitude] Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II (4) Patriarch of Babylon, in the year 1921 of Our Lord.

Context
Dimensions 1.32m x 0.55m
Patriarch Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II
Pope Mār Benedict XV
People & Roles
Benefactors Financial help of Pope Benedict XV and Patriarch ‛Ammānū’ēl II
Ecclesiastical Titles Pope of Rome; Patriarch of Babylon
Religion & Practice
Monasteries Monastery renovated and completed
History & Context
Violence Stone damaged by bullets during wars between Kurds and central government
Personal Names
Benedict XV ‛Ammānū’ēl II
References
Harrak 2010, p.400-401; Ḥaddād, Kitābāt II, p. 172.
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