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AO.06.02 HARRAK

Private Houses, House of Mīkā Pōlā. , Alqōš

Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1881
Language
Syriac
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ܥܒܕܐthe servantnounroot ܥܒܕ ܕܓܪܓܝܣof Jarjīsproper-noun ܕܒܝܬof the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܚܢܘܫḤannūšproper-noun
ܒܪܟblessingnounroot ܒܪܟ ܡܪܢour Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܠܒܝܬܐthis housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܘܛܪand keepverbroot ܢܛܪ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܘ̄its inhabitantsnounroot ܥܡܪ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܢܟܝܢܐharmnounroot ܢܟܐ
ܘܐܫܪܐand set!verbroot ܫܪܐ ܒܗin itpreposition ܫܠܡܐpeacenounroot ܫܠܡ ܘܫܝܢܐand tranquilitynounroot ܫܝܢ ܘܡܠܝܗand fill itverbroot ܡܠܐ ܛܒ̈ܢgood thingsnounroot ܛܒ ܘܚܘܠܡܢܐand healthnounroot ܚܠܡ
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܝܬܐthe housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܕܡܝܟܐof Mīkāproper-noun ܘܦܬܘand Pattōproper-noun ܒܢܝsons ofnounroot ܒܪ ܦܘܠܐPōlāproper-noun ܐܣܘ!Assōproper-noun
ܐܫܬܟܠܠwas completedverbroot ܟܠܠ ܒܝܪܚin the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܐܝܠܘܠĪlōl (September)noun ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܦܐ1881numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܍

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.

(1-5) Work of Jarjīs of the family Ḥannūš. Our Lord, bless this house and safeguard its inhabitants from harm. Settle in it peace and tranquility, and fill it with good things and health. This is the house of Mīkā and Pattō children of Pōlā Assō!. It was completed in the month of Īlōl (September) the year 1881 of our Lord.

Location Detail House of Mīkā Pōlā.
Families & Tribes Family Ḥannūš
Prayer Blessing and protection invoked for the house and its inhabitants
Architecture Monumental decorated farš-stone gate with Arabesques and animal figures
Buildings (Administrative) Private house of Mīkā and Pattō completed 1881
Reliefs Decorative gate with animal and artistic motifs
Calendar & Horoscope Dated to month of Īlōl (September) year 1881
Animals & Birds Animal figures including two snakes
Jarjīs Mīkā Pattō Pōlā Assō Ḥannūš
Harrak 2010, p.444-445
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