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AP.01.12 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd, in a cell, originally a cave, on the 4th floor. , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1644
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܢܗ
ܠܝܘܢof Greece (Seleucid)proper-nounroot ܝܘܢ
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܢܗ
ܠܝܘܢof Greece (Seleucid)proper-nounroot ܝܘܢ ܝܬܒܬI residedverbroot ܝܬܒ
ܐܢܐIpronounroot ܐܢܐ ܚܛܝܐthe sinnernounroot ܚܛܐ ܥܒܕservantnounalso slaveroot ܥܒܕ ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun
ܒܩܠܝܬܐin the cellnounroot ܩܠܝ
ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ

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) The year 1955 (2) of Greece.
B
(1-2) The year 1955 of Greece: (3-5) I, the sinner ‛Abd-Īšō‛ resided in this cell.

Context
Location Detail In a cell, originally a cave, on the 4th floor.
Religion & Practice
Prayer Note left by a resident in a cell
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1955 of Greece (Seleucid era)
Personal Names
‛Abd-Īšō‛
References
Harrak 2010, p.466-467; Vosté 1930, # 9; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 180.
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