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AO.01.11 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Mīḵā, courtyard. , Alqōš

Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1912
Language
Syriac and Arabic
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Transcription
ܒܫܡin the name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܚܝlifenounalso aliveroot ܚܝܐ ܥܠܡ̈ܐ ܡܬܘܡܝeternaladjectiveroot ܡܬܡ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܡܐܬdiesverbroot ܡܘܬ + ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐhopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܘܩܝܡܬܐand resurrectionnounroot ܩܘܡ ܕܚܝܬof the life ofnounroot ܚܝܐ ܡܝ̈ܬܐthe deadnounroot ܡܘܬ ×
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܚܣܐpardonverbroot ܚܣܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐthe memorialnounroot ܕܟܪ
ܩܢܟܝܐthe caretakernoun ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܡܬܝMattīproper-noun ܪܝܣ:headnounroot ܪܐܣ
ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܚܢܐHannāproper-noun ܓܘܙܐ:Gūzāproper-noun
ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܡܘܠܕܗhis birthnounroot ܝܠܕ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦ̈̇ܝܓyear 1813numeral ܠܡܪܢ:of our Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܐܬܬܣܪܚhe was ordainedverbroot ܣܪܚ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦ̈̇ܢܛyear 1859numeral
ܟܙ.twenty-seventh (27th)numeral ܒܝܪܚ.in the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܢܝܣܢNīsān (April)noun ܝܘܡdaynounroot ܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐ:Fridaynounroot ܥܪܒ
ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܝܒ. ܟܗ.25thnumeral ܒܢܝܣܢ:in Nīsān (April)noun
ܒܣܝܒܘܬܐin old agenounroot ܣܝܒ ܗܕܝܪܬܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܗܕܪ ܘܥܡܝܩܬܐand very (advanced)adjectiveroot ܥܡܩ
ܣܟܐthe totalnounroot ܣܟ ܕܫܢܝ̈of the years ofnounroot ܫܢܬ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ
ܬܫܥܝܢninetynumeralroot ܬܫܥ ܘܬܫܥand nine (559)numeralroot ܬܫܥ ܫܢܝ̈ܢ:yearsnounroot ܫܢܐ
ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝfor himprepositionroot ܥܠ
ܦ ܩܫܐQāšā (Priest)nounroot ܩܫܫ

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) Here is laid the one of virtuous memory, the caretaker of the church, the Priest Mattī Rayyis, son of the Deacon Hannā Gūzā. His birth was in the year 1813 of our Lord. He was ordained priest in the year 1859, (6-11) the 27th in the month of Nīsān (April), a Friday. He died in the year 1912, the 25th of Nīsān (April), in venerable and very old age—the total of the years of his life was ninety-nine years. Pray for him!
B (French)
(1) Here is laid (2) Chorepiscopos Mattī Rayyis: (3) Born in 1813. Ordained! (4) priest in 1859. Died (5) in 1912 (4) Pray for him.
C (Arab.)
(1) Man’s days are as grass. (2) He flourishes like the flower of the field; (3) the wind blows on him (4) and he is no more, its own place no longer known. (The years:) 1813, 1859, 1912.
D (Syr.)
P. Qāšā.

Context
Location Detail Courtyard.
People & Roles
Professions Stonecutter / writer signature P. Qāšā
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest Mattī Rayyis; Chorepiscopos; Deacon Hannā Gūzā
Religion & Practice
Prayer Pray for him; Ps 103:15-16 quoted
Churches & Shrines Named After Deceased was caretaker of the church
Material & Physical
Architecture Arch-shaped lintel epitaph with slab
Personal Names
Mattī Rayyis Hannā Gūzā P. Qāšā
References
Harrak 2010, p.420-422
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