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AO.02.06 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mary The Immaculate Conception, Outer wall of the shrine, AO.02.01. , Alqōš

Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1957
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐhopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܕܩܝܡܬܐof the resurrectionnounroot ܩܘܡ
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܚܣܝܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ
ܥܒܘ‛Abbōproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܓ̰ܘܢܐ
ܣܛܝܦܢܐStēfānā (Stephen)proper-noun ܐܬܝܠܕwas bornverbroot ܝܠܕ :ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ
ܐܕܪĀdār (March)noun ܫܢܬ:year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܨ:year 1890numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܘܥܢܕ:and he diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܟܕ:whenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܐܝܠܘܠ:Īlōl (September)noun
ܫܢܬ:year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܢܙ: ܐܚܝ̈:my brothersnounroot ܐܚ
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) On the hope of the resurrection. (2) Here is laid the virtuous ‛Abbō son of Čūnā Stēfānā. He was born on the 2nd of Ādār (March), the year 1890 of our Lord. (6-8) He died on the 24th Īlōl (September), the year 1957. My brothers: Pray for him.
AO.03 The Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs
This church, dedicated to the popular martyr St George, would be the oldest church in Alqōš but, as usual, nothing survived from its ancient remains. One local inscription claims that one of its restorations was in 1681. The actual construction dates to 1906 as indicated below.

Context
Location Detail Outer wall of the shrine, AO.02.01.
Dimensions 0.72m x 0.50m
Religion & Practice
Prayer My brothers: Pray for him
Churches & Shrines Named After Chaldean Church of Mār Gīwargīs (St George) at Alqōš
Personal Names
‛Abbō Čūnā Stēfānā
References
Harrak 2010, p.437
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