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AO.04.02 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mār Qardaġ, Inside the church in a niche. , Alqōš

Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1940?
Language
Syriac
Pope
Mār Pius XII
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Transcription
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܨ݅ܠܘ: ܟܢܘܢ:Kānōnnoun ܐ:
ܐܬܒܢܝwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܟܘܪܚܐcell/chapelnoun ܙܥܘ̇ܪܐ
ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܫܡthe name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܣܗܕܐthe martyrnounroot ܣܗܕ ܛܢܢܐzealousadjectiveroot ܛܢ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ
ܩܪܕܓ݂Qardaġproper-noun ܡܪܙܒܢܐthe marzbānnoun ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܣܝܩܘ̄:computationnounroot ܩܘܡ
ܘܚܘܪܩܢܐand appointed timenounroot ܚܪܩ ܕܝܠܗhispronoun ܕܩܕܝܫܐ
ܒܕܘܟܬܐon the spotnounroot ܕܘܟ ܗܕܐ.this (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܘܒܫܢ̄ܬܐ
ܕܐܨ݅ܠܚ. ܐܬܬܩܝܡwas erectedverbroot ܩܘܡ ܬܢܝܢܘܬa second timeadverbroot ܬܢܐ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܫܬܐܣܘ̈ܗܝits foundationsnounroot ܫܬܐܣ ܥܘܡܪܐmonasterynounroot ܥܡܪ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܢܦܩ̈ܬܐexpensesnounroot ܢܦܩ ܕܝܠܗhispronoun ܕܗܘ̈
ܥܗ: ܕܝܢܪ̈ܝܢ:dinārsnoun ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܝܘܣPiusproper-noun
ܝܒ:12 (XII)numeral ܦܦܐPopenoun ܕܪܗ̄ܘܡܐ. ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ
ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ:‛Ammānū’ēlproper-noun ܒ:inprepositionalso with, byroot ܒ ܦܛܪ܊Patriarchnoun ܕܒܒܠ::of Babylonproper-noun
ܕܟܠܕܝ̈ܐof the Chaldeansnoun

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 year 1936 on First Kānōn (December), a small cell was built after the name of the zealous martyr Mār Qardaġ the marzbān according to the computation and appointed time of the Saint (6-10) on this spot. And in the year 1938 this church was built a second time from its foundation thanks to its own financial resources—75 dinārs—during the days of Mār Pius (11-13) XII Pope of Rome and Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II, Patriarch of Babylon over the Chaldeans.

Context
Location Detail Inside the church in a niche.
Dimensions 0.80m x 0.45m
Patriarch Mār ‛Ammānū’ēl II
Pope Mār Pius XII
People & Roles
Benefactors Built from its own financial resources—75 dinārs
Ecclesiastical Titles Patriarch; Pope; marzbān (border inspector)
Religion & Practice
Relics Zealous martyr Mār Qardaġ the marzbān
Churches & Shrines Named After Small cell and church built after Mār Qardaġ
Material & Physical
Buildings (Administrative) Small cell built
Currency 75 dinārs
Calendar & Horoscope According to the computation and appointed time of the Saint
History & Context
Periods / Eras Years 1936, 1938
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Rome; Babylon
Personal Names
Mār Qardaġ Mār Pius XII ‛Ammānū’ēl II
References
Harrak 2010, p.441-442
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