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AO.07.06 HARRAK

Cemeteries, Rōmā Cemetery , Alqōš

Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1912
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܚܣܝܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ
ܝܣܪܝܠIsrael (Yisrā'ēl)proper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܣܥܦܢܐ!Sēfānāproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ
ܣܡܥܢSim‛ānproper-noun ܣܝܦܢܐSēfānāproper-noun ܐܬܝܠܕwas bornverbroot ܝܠܕ
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦ̈̇ܨܒ: ܝܚ:18thnumeral ܟܢܘܢKānōnnoun
ܐ: ܘܡܝܬand diedverbroot ܡܘܬ ܫܢܬ:year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܝܒ
ܝ: ܬܫܪܝܢ:Tishrin (October)noun ܐ: 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) Here is laid the virtuous Yisrā’ēl son of Sēfānā son of Sim‛ān Sēfānā. He was born in the year 1892, the 18th of First Kānōn (December), and died in the year 1912, (6-7) the 10th of First Tišrīn (October). Pray for him.

Context
Location Detail Rōmā cemetery.
Dimensions 0.55m x 0.55m
Material & Physical
Cross Stylised cross between first two lines
Personal Names
Yisrā’ēl Sēfānā Sim‛ān Sēfānā
References
Harrak 2010, p.448
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