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AP.01.03 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd, near the window of the previous inscription, the door of a cell, called by the monks “the prison”. , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1931
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܒܫܢܬܼin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦܡ̈ܒ ܣܡܥܝܠ(I)smāʿīlproper-noun ܦܫܐPashanoun ܕܥܘܡܕܝܐof ʿAmādiyyahproper-noun ܚܒܼܫ ܠܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ
ܘܢܓܕand torturedverbroot ܢܓܕ ܐܢܘ̇ܢ ܒܗܕܐin thispronoun ܩܠܝܬܐcellnounroot ܩܠܝ ܘܒܼܙ ܠܕܝܪܐthe monasterynounroot ܕܝܪ ܘܐܪܘܚܢܗ̇and we expanded itverbroot ܪܘܚ ܫܢܬ݂year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܠܐ

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) In the year 1842, (I)smā‛īl Pasha of ‛Amādiyyah incarcerated the monks (2) and tortured them in this cell, sacking the monastery. We expanded it in 1931.

Context
Location Detail Near the window of the previous inscription, the door of a cell, called by the monks “the prison”.
Dimensions 1.60m
Governor Ismā‛īl Pasha of ‛Amādiyyah (Kurdish chieftain)
People & Roles
Angels Angel carrying an incense holder
Religion & Practice
Monasteries Sacking and expansion of the Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd
Material & Physical
Architecture The cell called 'the prison'; expanded in 1931
Utensils & Utilities Incense holder
Reliefs Relief of an angel carrying an incense holder
History & Context
War / Invasion Ismā‛īl Pasha sacked the monastery; invasion of 1842
Violence Ismā‛īl Pasha incarcerated and tortured the monks
Personal Names
Ismā‛īl Pasha
References
Harrak 2010, p.460-461; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 175
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