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AP.01.29 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd, the arch above the grave of Rabban Hurmizd. , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
After 1930
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟܝܒis laidverbroot ܫܟܒ
ܐܒܘ[ܢ] ܡܫܒܚܐgloriousadjectiveroot ܫܒܚ [ܢܘ]ܗܪܐ ܫܒܝܚܐgloriousadjectiveroot ܫܒܚ ܕܡܕܢܚܐof the Eastnounroot ܕܢܚ ܪܒܢRabbannounroot ܪܒ ܗܘܪܡܝܙܕHurmizdproper-noun ܢܨܝܚܐvictoriousadjectiveroot ܢܨܚ ܒܕ
ܪܐ] ܫܒܝܥܝthe Seventhnumeralroot ܫܒܥ ܠܡܫܝـ[ܚܐ]

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) Here rests (2) [our] glorious Father, splendid lig[ht] of the East, Rabban Hurmizd the victorious, (3) of the seventh centu[ry] of Christ.

Context
Location Detail The grave of Rabban Hurmizd, the arch above the grave.
Dimensions 1.10m x 1.65m
Religion & Practice
Prayer Here rests our glorious Father
Relics Tomb of Rabban Hurmizd kissed by the faithful
Shrines Tomb/grave of Rabban Hurmizd with arch and pillars
Material & Physical
Architecture Arch resting on two ornamental round pillars with capitals
Cross Slab decorated with an ornamental cross
Personal Names
Rabban Hurmizd
References
Harrak 2010, p.481; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 199f.
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