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AO.07.19 HARRAK

Cemeteries, Rōmā Cemetery , Alqōš

Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
After 1910
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܛܠܝܐboynounalso youthroot ܛܠܝ
ܫܦܝܪis nobleadjectiveroot ܫܦܪ ܚܙܘܐlooknounalso appearanceroot ܚܙܐ
ܥܙܝܙ'Azīzproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ
ܝܘܢܣYūnisproper-noun ܐܘܪܘŌrōproper-noun ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܚܡـ[...]fiv[e hundred]numeral

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

(1b-2) The beautiful of look boy, (3-4) ‛Azīz son of the deacon Yūnis Ōrō son of xx[…], (1a) died.

Context
Location Detail Rōmā cemetery.
Dimensions 0.45m x 0.57m
People & Roles
Ecclesiastical Titles Deacon Yūnis
Material & Physical
Cross Stylised cross between first two lines
Personal Names
‛Azīz Yūnis Ōrō
References
Harrak 2010, pp.454-455
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