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AN.01.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs, sacristy , Tell-Esqof

Tell-Esqof › Nineveh
Date
1930
Language
Syriac and Garshuni
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Transcription
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܚܣܝܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ
ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܓ̰ܒܪܝJibrīproper-noun ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ
ܩܪܝܬܐthe villagenounroot ܩܪܐ ܬܠܙܩܝܦܐ:Tall-zqīpāproper-noun ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܬܠܬܝܢthirtynumeralroot ܬܠܬ
ܘܬܫܥܝand ninenumeralroot ܬܫܥ ܫܢܝ̈ܢyearsnounroot ܫܢܐ ܘܩܒܠand he receivedverbroot ܩܒܠ ܕܪܓܐthe ranknounroot ܕܪܓ
ܟܗܢܝܐpriestlyadjectiveroot ܟܗܢ ܘܫܡܫand servedverbroot ܫܡܫ ܒܗin itpreposition ܚܡܫܝܢfiftynumeralroot ܚܡܫ ܘܚܕܐand onenumeralroot ܚܕ
ܫܢܝ̈ܐyearsnounroot ܫܢ ܘܠܝܐܝܬdulyadverbalso fittinglyroot ܘܠܐ ܘܒܟܫܝܪܘܬܐand with diligencenounroot ܟܫܪ ܪܒܬܐgreatadjectiveroot ܪܒ
ܫܡܠܝcompletingverbroot ܡܠܐ ܫܕܬܗhis position/servicenoun ܒܕܚܠܬin the fear ofnounroot ܕܚܠ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ
ܐܝܬܘܗܝisverbroot ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܣܥܘܪܐvisitornounroot ܣܥܪ ܕܟܪ̈ܝܗܐof the sicknounroot ܟܪܗ
ܘܡܫܡܠܝܢܐand fulfillernounroot ܡܠܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢof allparticleroot ܟܠ ܬܒܝ̈ܥܬܐtasksnounalso dutiesroot ܬܒܥ
ܕܟܗܢܘܬܐof the priesthoodnounroot ܟܗܢ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܩܘܛܥܐ:stopnounalso interruptionroot ܩܛܥ ܕܗܘܝܢwhich wereverbroot ܗܘܐ
ܟܠܗܘܢall of thempronounroot ܟܠ ܚܝܘ̈ܗܝ ܬܫܥܝܢninetynumeralroot ܬܫܥ ܫܢܝ̈ܢyearsnounroot ܫܢܐ ܘܐܫܬܢܝand he departedverbroot ܫܢܐ
ܠܘܬtoprepositionroot ܠܘܬ ܡܪܗhis Lordnounroot ܡܪܐ ܒܫܢܬ:in the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܠ:year 1930numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܬܡܘܙ:Tammūz (July)noun ܒܗ:in itpreposition ܟܒ:22ndnumeral ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ
ܢܦܪܘܥmay he rewardverbroot ܦܪܥ ܐܓܪܗhis rewardnounroot ܐܓܪ ܡܠܟܘܬthe kingdom ofnounroot ܡܠܟ ܫܡܝܐheavennounroot ܫܡܝ
ܐܡܝܢ:amenparticleroot ܐܡܢ

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

(Arab. 1) The year + the year 1930. (Syr. 2-5) Here is laid the virtuous father, the Priest Yawsep Jibrī, of the village Tall-zqīpā. He lived for ninety-three years. He received the rank (6-10) of the priesthood and served it for fifty-one years, duly and with great diligence. He fulfilled his position with the fear of God, having been the visitor of the sick and the fulfiller of all tasks (11-16) of the priesthood—with no stop. His whole life was ninety years. He departed to his Lord in the year 1930 of our Lord, on the 22nd in the month of Tammūz (July). May the Lord reward him with the Kingdom of Heaven, Amen.

Context
Location Detail Sacristy.
Dimensions 0.55m x 0.90m
People & Roles
Professions Priest
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest; rank of the priesthood
Religion & Practice
Healing Visitor of the sick
Prayer May the Lord reward him with the Kingdom of Heaven
Material & Physical
Cross Crudely incised cross at the top
Calendar & Horoscope Year 1930 written in Arabic; month of Tammūz (July)
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Village Tall-zqīpā
Diseases Visitor of the sick
Personal Names
Yawsep Jibrī
References
Harrak 2010, p.404-405
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