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AN.02.01 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Ya‛qōb, inside the church, to the left side of the altar. , Tell-Esqof

Tell-Esqof Nineveh
Date
1943
Language
Syriac
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ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܚܣܝܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܝܘܣܦ.Yawsep (Joseph)proper-noun
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܚܢܘHannōproper-noun ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܫܡܫܐdeaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܕܗܘܐ.which wasverbroot ܗܘܐ
ܡܘܠܕܗ:his birthnounroot ܝܠܕ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܥܓyear 1873numeral ܠܡܪܢ.of our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܘܢܣܒ.and tookverbroot ܢܣܒ
ܕܪܓܐthe ranknounroot ܕܪܓ ܟܗܢܝܐpriestlyadjectiveroot ܟܗܢ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܟܓ:.year 1923numeral
ܘܦܛܪand departedverbroot ܦܛܪ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܥܠܡܐ:.worldnounroot ܥܠܡ
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܠܚyear 1938numeral ܒܝܪܚin the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܚܙܝܪܢ:Hzeran (June)noun ܒܗ.in itpreposition
ܒ!:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ [... ...] ـܘ [...].

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.

(1-5) Here is laid the virtuous priest Yawsep son of Hannō, of the Bēt-Šamāšā (family). His birth was in the year 1873 of our Lord. He received the priestly rank in the year 1923, and departed from this world in the year 1938, in the month of Hzīrān (June), the 2nd (day) in it. May the Lord [… …].

Location Detail Inside the church, to the left side of the altar.
Dimensions 0.48m x 0.32m
Professions Priest
Families & Tribes Bēt-Šamāšā family
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest; priestly rank
Prayer May the Lord [...]
Calendar & Horoscope Month of Hzīrān (June)
Yawsep Hannō
Harrak 2010, p.407
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