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AO.01.08 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Mīḵā, inside the church. , Alqōš

Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1909
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܚܣܝܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ ܟܘܪchor- (rural)noun
ܐܦܣܩܘܦ̄ ܦܘܠܘܣPawlōs (Paul)proper-noun
ܐܘܕܘ:Audōproper-noun ܐܨ݅ܛ:
ܐܚܝ̈my brothersnounroot ܐܚ ܘܚܒܝܒܝ̈ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ:
ܘܡܫܡܫܢܘ̄: ܕܝܫܘܥof Jesusproper-noun ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ
ܐܬܕܟܪܘܢܢܝremember meverbroot ܕܟܪ ܒܥܕܢܐ:during the timenounroot ܥܕܢ
ܕܨܠܘܬܐof prayernounroot ܨܠܐ ܘܕܚܘܣܝܐ:and of pardonnounroot ܚܣܐ
ܡܠܘܢespeciallyadverb ܒܩܘܪܒin the offering ofnounroot ܩܪܒ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ
ܥܘܗܕܘܢܢܝremember meverbroot ܥܗܕ ܐܟܡܐaccording to whatconjunction ܕܘܠܝܐis dueadjectiveroot ܘܠܐ
ܕܥܡܟܘܢthat with youprepositionroot ܥܡ ܩܡܬI stood upverbroot ܩܘܡ ܒܥܢܝܢܐfor the anthemnounroot ܥܢܐ
ܕܫܗܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܡܡܐof daynounroot ܐܝܡܡ ܘܠܠܝܐand nightnounroot ܠܠܐ
ܒܥܘprayverbroot ܒܥܐ ܕܢܥܒܪthat he may forgiveverbroot ܥܒܪ ܠܝto mepronoun ܚܛܝ̈ܢܐ
ܡܪܢour Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܒܗܘon thatpronoun ܝܘܡܐthe daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܐ̄ܚܪܝܐ
ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܒܥܠܡܐin the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܡܢܝܢܐthe reckoningnounroot ܡܢܐ ܚܡܫܝܢfiftynumeralroot ܚܡܫ ܫܢܝ̈ܐyearsnounroot ܫܢ ܘܫܒܥand sevennumeralroot ܫܒܥ ܥܡܗwith himprepositionroot ܥܡ ܠܦܘܬaccording topreposition ܚܘܫܒܢܐ:countnounalso numberroot ܚܫܒ ܘܒܫܢܬand in the yearnounroot ܫܢܐ ܐܨ݅ܛ ܒܪܫat the top ofnounroot ܪܫ ܬܫܪܝܢTishrin (October)noun ܩܕܝܡFirstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܥܒܕservantnounalso slaveroot ܥܒܕ ܡܦܩܢܐdeparturenounalso exitroot ܢܦܩ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܗܢthispronoun ܙܒܢܐthe timenounroot ܙܒܢ ܒܨܦܪin the morning ofnounroot ܨܦܪ ܥܪܘܒܬܐFridaynounroot ܥܪܒ ܠܥܠܡܐto the worldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܚܪ̄

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) Here is buried the honourable Chor- (2) episcopos Pawlōs (3) Audō: (The year) 1907.
B
(1-5) My brothers and beloved ones, priests and deacons of Jesus the Lord: Remember me during the time of prayer and rite of pardon. Especially during the offering of the Oblations (6-10) remember me as is due, for along with you I stood up for the anthem of the Vigil, day and night. Pray so that our Lord may forgive my faults on the Last Day.
C
This priest lived in the world exactly fifty-seven years according to computation and in the year 1909 at the beginning of Latter Tešrīn (November) he left this temporal (world) to the other world in the morning of Friday.

Context
Location Detail Inside the church.
Dimensions 1.05m x 0.60m
Poetic Metre Dodecasyllabic (12x12 syllables)
People & Roles
Ecclesiastical Titles Chorepiscopos Pawlōs Audō
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Oblations, anthem of the Vigil, rite of pardon
Prayer Request to remember the priest during prayer and Oblations
Material & Physical
Cross Traditional cross with floral motifs at the corners
Personal Names
Pawlōs Audō
References
Harrak 2010, p.416-417
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