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AP.01.02 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd, beside the second gate of the monastery, the window of the monastic Founder Gabriel Danbō. , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1883
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܥܒܕܐthe servantnounroot ܥܒܕ ܕܓ݂ܪܓ݂ܝܣ ܒܪson ofnounroot ܒܪ ܡܫܡܫܢܐthe deaconnounroot ܫܡܫ ܝܘܣܦYawsep (Joseph)proper-noun ܚܢܘܫ:Ḥannūšproper-noun ܐܪܕܟܠܐarchitectnoun ܘܒܢܝܐ ܐܝܬܘ:
ܐܬܒܢܝܘwere builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܘܐܫܬܟܠܠܘand were finishedverbroot ܟܠܠ
ܘܐܓܡܪܘ!and were completedverbroot ܓܡܪ ܐܣܬܐwallnounroot ܐܣ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܘܐܣܛܘܐand the īwānnoun ܘܩ̈ܠܝܬܐ ܕܠܓܘthat are withinadverbroot ܓܘ
ܡܢܗfrom itprepositionroot ܡܢ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܐܝ̈ܕܝthe hand ofnounroot ܐܝܕ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ
ܐܢܣܠܡܘܣAnselmōsproper-noun ܩܝܘܡadministrator ofnounroot ܩܘܡ
ܕܝܪܐmonasterynounroot ܕܝܪ ܘܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܗand under his carenounroot ܝܨܦ
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܇ܐܦܦܓ:1883numeral ܠܡܪܢ:of our Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܬܡܢܝܐeighthnumeralroot ܬܡܢ ܒܝܪܚin the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܢܝܣܢ:Nīsān (April)noun

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

(2b) This wall, (3) the īwān and the cells beyond it (1) were built, finished (2a) and completed at the hand of the Priest
Bb
(1) Anselmōs, the administrator (2) of the monastery, and under his care, (3) in the year 1883 of our Lord, (4) eighth in the month of Nīsān (April).
C
(1b) The living residence of the General Abbots: Gabriēl—who laid (2) the foundation—Hannā and ‛Ammānū’ēl, the colleagues, (1a) was completed (2b) at the hand of the Superior (3) General, the Abbot Abrāhām of Selōk, in the year 1883 of Christ, (4) confessed as one glorious qnōmā.
D
D (Translation unwarranted.)

Context
Location Detail Beside the second gate of the monastery, the window of the monastic Founder Gabriel Danbō.
Dimensions 1.26m x 1.10m
People & Roles
Abbots General Abbots Gabriēl, Hannā, ‛Ammānū’ēl; Superior General Abbot Abrāhām of Selōk
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest; administrator; Superior General; Abbots
Angels Kneeling angel with a censer
Religion & Practice
Christology Confession of one glorious qnōmā; dispute over qnōmā/hypostasis
Monasteries Construction in the Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd; monastic founder Gabriel Danbō
Material & Physical
Architecture Wall, īwān and cells built
Buildings (Administrative) Īwān
Utensils & Utilities Censer
Reliefs Relief of a kneeling angel with a censer
History & Context
Violence Martyrdom of Hannā Gerā at the hand of Ismā‛īl Pasha (note)
Personal Names
Gabriel Danbō (Gabriēl) Hannā Gerā (Hannā) ‛Ammānū’ēl Abrāhām of Selōk Anselmōs Ismā‛īl Pasha Nestorius
References
Harrak 2010, 458-460; Vosté 1930, # 2 (A-B in this Corpus) and # 3 (C, in this Corpus); Ḥaddād 1977, p. 173.
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