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AP.01.10 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd, The Abbot’s room, inside the room, written with black ink , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš Nineveh
Date
Probably after 1931
Language
Syriac
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ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐthe Fathersnounroot ܐܒ ܕܥܡܪܘwho residedverbroot ܥܡܪ ܘܕܝܪܘand dwelledverbroot ܕܝܪ ܒܗܕܐin thispronoun ܕܘܟܬܐ.placenounroot ܕܘܟ ܘܫܠܡܘand endedverbroot ܫܠܡ ܪܗ
ܛܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ [ܕܝـ]ܠܗܘܢ [ܒـ]ܡܝܬܪ̈ܬܐ + ܒܥܘprayverbroot ܒܥܐ ܘܐܬܟܫܦܘand intercedeverbroot ܟܫܦ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܥܢܘ̈ܝܐthe monks (ascetics)nounroot ܥܢܐ ܕܒܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ:who are in the monasteriesnounroot ܕܝܪ ܕܢܚܢܘܢthat they may attainverbroot ܚܢܐ ܠܢܝܫܐthe aimnounroot ܢܫ ܘܢܡܛܘܢand reachverbroot ܡܛܐ ܠܕܪܓܐthe ranknounroot ܕܪܓ ܕܓܡܝ
ܪܘܬܐ + ܘܚܠܦand instead ofprepositionroot ܚܠܦ ܐܝܠܝܢthosepronoun ܕܣܥܪܝܢwho visitverbroot ܣܥܪ ܫܟܝܢܬܟܘܢyour place (dwelling)nounroot ܫܟܢ ܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ:in faithnounroot ܗܝܡܢ ܘܡܓܙܪܝܢand offerverbroot ܓܙܪ ܠܟܘܢto youpronoun ܕܫ̈ܢܐ
ܘܢܕܪ̈ܐand vowsnounroot ܢܕܪ ܘܐܦand alsoconjunction ܙܕܩ̈ܬܐdonationsnounroot ܙܕܩ + ܢܫܦܥmay he rain/pourverbroot ܫܦܥ ܥܠܝܗܘܢover thempronoun ܡܪܢour Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝthrough his mercynounroot ܪܚܡ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܬܐ: ܘܢܥܒܕand may he assignverbroot ܥܒܕ ܠܗܘܢto thempronoun ܥܡܟܘܢalong with youprepositionroot ܥܡ ܡܢܬܐthe remains/portionnounroot ܡܢܐ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܘܬܐthe Kingdomnounroot ܡܠܟ +

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.

(1) O Abbots, who had resided and dwelled in this place, where you ended the course (2) of yo[ur] lives [in] virtues, pray for and intercede on behalf of the monks who are in the monasteries, so that they may attain the aim and reach the rank of gmīrūtā (=perfection), (3) and on behalf of those who visit your place in Faith and offer you gifts, (4) vows, and donations. May our Lord rain over them in his mercy all blessings and may he assign for them, and for you along with them, a portion in the Kingdom.

Location Detail The Abbot’s room, inside the room, written with black ink.
Poetic Metre Metre of St. Jacob
Abbots Abbots who resided in this place
Benefactors Those who visit and offer gifts, vows, and donations
Ecclesiastical Titles Abbots; monks
Prayer Pray for and intercede on behalf of the monks
Monasteries The monasteries; the Abbot's room
Harrak 2010, p.465 Ḥaddād 1977, p. 180.
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