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AO.07.11 HARRAK

Cemeteries, Rōmā Cemetery , Alqōš

Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1921
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܒܫܡin the name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܡܐܬdiesverbroot ܡܘܬ ܗܪܟܐhereadverb
ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܡܘܫܐMūšēproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ
ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܫܡܥܘܢŠem‛ōn (Simon)proper-noun ܕܐܫܝܬܐof Ashitaproper-noun
ܕܐܬܝܠܕwho was bornverbroot ܝܠܕ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܐܩܥܚ2178numeral
ܘܥܢܕand he diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܐܪܠܒ2232numeral ܠܝܘܢ:of Greece (Seleucid)proper-nounroot ܝܘܢ
ܒܝܪܚin the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܢܝܣܢ:Nīsān (April)noun ܟܓ:23numeral ܒܗ:in itpreposition

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

(1-3) In the name of the Living One who does not die. Here is laid the Deacon Mūšē son of the Deacon Šem‛ōn of Āšītā. (4-6) He was born in the year 2178 and died in the year 2232 of Greece, in the month of Nīsān (April) the 23rd in it.

Context
Location Detail Mār Šim‛ōn shrine.
Dimensions 0.55m x 0.55m
People & Roles
Ecclesiastical Titles Deacon Mūšē; Deacon Šem‛ōn
Material & Physical
Calendar & Horoscope Dated by year of Greece (Seleucid era)
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Āšītā in the Hakkārī region, Lower Tiārī
Personal Names
Mūšē Šem‛ōn
References
Harrak 2010, p.450
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