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AO.07.02 HARRAK

Cemeteries, Rōmā Cemetery , Alqōš

Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1880
Language
Syriac
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ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܩܒܪܐthe tombnounroot ܩܒܪ ܕܚܣܝܬܐof the pious (f.)adjectiveroot ܚܣܐ ܫܡ̈ܐ!
ܐܢ̄ܬܬܐ ܐܪܡܠܬܐwidownounroot ܐܪܡܠ
ܚܟܝܡܬܐwise (f.)adjectiveroot ܚܟܡ ܘܠܐ....ـܬܐ
ܕܥܢܕܬwho died (f.)verbroot ܥܢܕ ܒܝܘܡ!on the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ ܣܝܒܘ݂ܬܐ
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܦyear 1880numeral 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) This is the grave of pious Šammē, (2) a woman and widow, (3) wise and , (4) who died in (her) old days, (5) the year 1880 of our Lord.

Location Detail Rōmā cemetery.
Dimensions 0.55m x 0.48m
Reliefs Inscription in relief, partially damaged
Calendar & Horoscope Died in the year 1880 of our Lord
Šammē
Harrak 2010, p.446
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