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AP.01.15 HARRAK

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

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1558/9
Period
Ottoman
Language
Syriac
Pope
Mār Ēlīā the Catholicos
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Transcription
ܐܬܒܢܝwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܓܘܕܐwallnounroot ܓܘܕ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ
ܐܦ̈̇ܥ ܠܝܘܢof Greece (Seleucid)proper-nounroot ܝܘܢ ܀ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun ܩܬܘܠܝ܇the Catholicosnoun
ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬthrough the care ofnounroot ܝܨܦ ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܐܝܣܚܩIshāqproper-noun ܇ ܝܗ̄ܒܬ ܢܦܩ̈ܬܐexpensesnounroot ܢܦܩ
ܕܓܘܕܐof the wallnounroot ܓܘܕ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܡܕܡthat whichpronoun ܕܝܠܗ̇ ܒܪܬdaughter ofnounroot ܒܪ ܩܝܡܐthe Covenantnounroot ܩܘܡ ܡܪܝܡMaryproper-noun ܐܪܒܠܝܬܐof Arbelaadjective
ܒܡܕܒܪܢܘܬunder the management ofnounroot ܕܒܪ ܪܒܢRabbannounroot ܪܒ ܥܝܣܐ‛Īsāproper-noun ܐܠܩܘܫܝܐof Alqōšadjective ܘܐܪܕܟܠܐand the architectnoun
ܫܠܝܡܘܢSolomon (Šlēmūn)proper-noun ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܒܪܝܓܝܐBrijiāproper-noun ܩܪܝܬܐthe villagenounroot ܩܪܐ ܕܦܣܘܠܐof the stonecutternounroot ܦܣܠ ܗܢܘthis ispronoun ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ
ܐܚܘܗܝhis brothernounroot ܐܚ ܕܣܪܛthe one who wroteverbroot ܣܪܛ ܚܛܝܐthe sinnernounroot ܚܛܐ ܝܫܘܥܝܗܒIsho'yahbproper-noun ܪܥܝܐshepherdnounroot ܪܥܐ
ܕܨܘܒܐof Nisibisproper-noun ܘܕܐܪܡܢܝܐand of Armeniaproper-noun ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠܘܗܝfor himprepositionroot ܥܠ

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) This wall was built in the year (2) 1870 of Greece, during the days of Mār Ēlīā the Catholicos, (3a) through the care of the Priest Ishāq. (4b) The Daughter of the Covenant, Mariam of Arbela, (3b) paid for the expenses (4a) of this wall from whatever she owned.
B
(1) It was under the management of Rabban ‛Īsā of Alqōš and the architect (2) Šlēmūn of Brijiā, the village of the stonecutter, I mean (3) the brother of the writer—the sinner Īšō‛yahb, the shepherd (4) of Nisibis and Armenia. Pray for him.

Context
Location Detail The outer wall of Church of the Four Evangelists.
Patriarch Ēlīā VI (Mār Ēlīā the Catholicos)
Pope Mār Ēlīā the Catholicos
People & Roles
Bishops Īšō‛yahb, Metropolitan/shepherd of Nisibis and Armenia
Builders Architect Šlēmūn of Brijiā; management by Rabban ‛Īsā of Alqōš
Benefactors Mariam of Arbela paid the expenses; Priest Ishāq's care
Ecclesiastical Titles Catholicos; Priest; Daughter of the Covenant; Rabban; shepherd
Religion & Practice
Prayer Pray for him
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of the Four Evangelists
Fraternities Daughter of the Covenant
Material & Physical
Buildings (Administrative) Construction of the wall
History & Context
Periods / Eras Year 1870 of Greece (Seleucid era)
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Arbela; Alqōš; Brijiā; Nisibis; Armenia
Personal Names
Mār Ēlīā Ishāq Mariam of Arbela Rabban ‛Īsā of Alqōš Šlēmūn of Brijiā Īšō‛yahb
References
Harrak 2010, p.468-469; Vosté 1930, # 11; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 182.
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