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AP.01.14 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd, the outer wall of the Church of the Four Evangelists, called the Red Church. , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
Probably 19th century, the date of the majority of the inscriptions.
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܒܗin itpreposition ܒܕܘ݂ܟܬܟ
ܡܘ݂ܬ݂ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܣܟany longeradverbalso at allroot ܣܟ
ܬܟܬܪremainverbroot ܟܬܪ

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 your very place (2) die and do no longer (3) remain.
B
(1) Ishāq and Sargīs (2) of Urmia: the year (3) 1926. (4) Ishāq of Urmia.

Context
Location Detail The outer wall of the Church of the Four Evangelists, called the Red Church.
Religion & Practice
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of the Four Evangelists, the Red Church
Material & Physical
Architecture Stone fixed in the wall, inscription in low relief
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1926
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Urmia
Personal Names
Ishāq Sargīs
References
Harrak 2010, p.467-468; Vosté 1930, # 12; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 182.
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