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AO.06.01 HARRAK

Private Houses, House of the Pannō family. , Alqōš

Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1883
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܐܢifconjunctionroot ܐܢ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܒܢܐ]builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܒܝܬ[ܐthe housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬin vainadverbroot ܣܪܩ ܠܐܝܢthey labourverbroot ܠܐܐ ܒܢܝܘ̈ܗܝ[those who build itnounroot ܒܢܐ
ܘܐܢand whetherconjunction ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܢܛܪhe keptverbalso he guardedroot ܢܛܪ ܩܪܝܬܐthe villagenounroot ܩܪܐ [ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬin vainadverbroot ܣܪܩ ܫܗܪܝܢthey stay awakeverbroot ܫܗܪ ܢܛܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇]its watchmennounroot ܢܛܪ
ܐܫܬܟܠܠwas completedverbroot ܟܠܠ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦܦܓ1883numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܝܬܐthe housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܕܝܫܘܥof Jesusproper-noun ܦܢܘPannōproper-noun

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) [Unless the Lord builds the] hous[e, those who build it labour in vain.] (2) Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stay awake in vain. (3) This house of Īšō‛ Pannō was completed in the year 1883 of our Lord.

Context
Location Detail House of the Pannō family.
People & Roles
Families & Tribes Pannō family
Religion & Practice
Literature Ps 127:1 quoted
Material & Physical
Architecture Decorated farš-stone gate with Arabesques and animal figures, inscription in relief
Buildings (Administrative) Private house of Īšō‛ Pannō completed 1883
Reliefs Three-line inscription in relief; animal figures and Arabesques
Calendar & Horoscope Dated by year of our Lord
Animals & Birds Animal figures on the gate
Personal Names
Īšō‛ Pannō
References
Harrak 2010, p.444
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