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AO.01.14 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Mīḵā, courtyard. , Alqōš

Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1933
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܒܫܡin the name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐeternaladjectiveroot ܡܬܡ
ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܡܐ̇ܬ ܘܥܠand onprepositionroot ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐhopenounroot ܣܒܪ
ܕܚܝܬof the life ofnounroot ܚܝܐ ܡܝـ̈ܬܐ.the deadnounroot ܡܘܬ ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ
ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܚܢܐHannāproper-noun ܐܒܘܢܐAbūnāproper-nounroot ܐܒ
ܐܬܝܠܕwas bornverbroot ܝܠܕ ܫܢܬ:year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܢ̈̇ܓ:
ܐܬܬܣܝܡwas ordainedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ
ܐܨ̈̇ܛ: ܘܥܢܕand he diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܫܢܬ:year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܠܓ
ܝܒ:12 (XII)numeral ܟܢܘܢKānōnnoun :ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝfor himprepositionroot ܥܠ

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) In the name of the Eternally Living One who does not die, and on the hope of the life of the dead. Here is laid the Priest Hannā Abūnā. He was born in the year 1853, (6-8) ordained priest in the year 1909, and died in the year 1933, on the 12th of Latter Kānōn (January). Pray for him!

Context
Location Detail Courtyard.
Dimensions 0.70m x 0.55m
People & Roles
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest
Religion & Practice
Prayer Pray for him
Personal Names
Priest Hannā Abūnā
References
Harrak 2010, p.425
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