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AP.01.31 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd, patriarchal graveyard , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1497 or shortly thereafter
Language
Syriac
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ܒܫܡin the name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܡܐܬ]diesverbroot ܡܘܬ
ܘܥܬܝܪܐand the wealthynounroot ܥܬܪ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܡܬܡܣܟܢ]is impoverishedverbroot ܡܣܟܢ
ܒܫܡin the name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܘܒܪܐand the Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܘܪܘܚܐand the Spiritnounroot ܪܘܚ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ]of holiness (Holy)nounroot ܩܕܫ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܕܗܘܝܬI existedverbroot ܗܘܐ ܐܢܐIpronounroot ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܫܡܥܘܢŠem‛ōn (Simon)proper-noun ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐCatholicosnoun ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܡܕܢܚܐ]of the Eastnounroot ܕܢܚ
ܠܐܠܗܐGodnounroot ܐܠܗ ܢܘܗܪܐlightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܝܕܥܬI came to knowverbroot ܝܕܥ ܘܠܒܪܗand in his Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun ܡܫܝܚܐ]Christproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ
ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܡܫܠܡܢܐcompleteadjectiveroot ܫܠܡ ܘܒܪܢܫܐand Mannounroot ܐܢܫ ܡܫܠܡܢܐcompleteadjectiveroot ܫܠܡ ܬܪܝܢ]two (m.)adjectiveroot ܬܪܝܢ
ܟܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܬܪܝܢand twonumeralroot ܬܪܝܢ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐ]parsōpā (person)noun ܐܘܕܝܬI confessedverbroot ܝܕܐ ܘܗܝܡܢܬand I believedverbroot ܗܝܡܢ
ܘܠܪܘܚܗand his Spiritnounroot ܪܘܚ ܪܚܡܬI lovedverbroot ܪܚܡ ܘܠܢܝܫܗ]and to his Cross/signnounroot ܢܝܫ ܣܓܕܬI paid homageverbroot ܣܓܕ ܘܠܦܓܪܗand his bodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܘܠܕܡܗand his Bloodnounroot ܕܡ ܐܫܬܘܬܦܬI shared/partookverbroot ܫܘܬܦ
ܘܥܠand onprepositionroot ܥܠ ܣܒܪܗhis hopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܥܢܕܬ]I diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܘܕܡܩܝܡthat he may raiseverbroot ܩܘܡ ܠܝ܀to mepronoun ܥܕܡܐuntilpreposition ܠܗܪܟܐto hereadverb ܕܡܛܬ ܫܪܬsettledverbroot ܫܪܐ
ܐܠܦܐthe shipnounroot ܐܠܦ ܠܠܡܐܝܢ]at the harbornoun ܢܘܚܐof restnounroot ܢܘܚ ܘܗܪܟܐand hereadverb ܣܡܘܢܝthey buried meverbroot ܣܘܡ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܬܘܟܠܢܟyour trustnounroot ܬܟܠ
ܡܠܟܐthe kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܡܫܝܚܐChristproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ ܘܒܗܘ̇ ܝܘܡܐthe daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܕܐܠܗܘܬܟof your Divinitynounroot ܐܠܗ ܐܚܙܐI may seeverbroot ܚܙܐ
ܢܗܘܪthe light ofnounroot ܢܗܪ ܦܪܨܘܦܟyour countenancenounroot ܦܪܨܘܦ ܡܝܩܪܐhonourableadjectiveroot ܝܩܪ ܫܒܝܚܐ܀gloriousadjectiveroot ܫܒܚ ܫܢܝܬI departed/leftverbroot ܫܢܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢthesedemonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܚܝ̈ܐ ܥܣܪܝܢtwentynumeralroot ܥܣܪ [ܒܝܪܚin the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܫܒܛ]Šbāṭ (February)noun ܒܫܢܬ܆in the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܦ̈̇ܚ܆year 1808numeral ܠܣܝܩܘܡaccording to the computationnounroot ܣܩܡ
ܝܘܢof the Greeksnounroot ܝܘܢ ܘܠܝܗand to himpronoun ܫܘܒܚܐglorynounroot ܫܒܚ ܘܥܠܝܢand upon usprepositionroot ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܘܚܢܢܗ]and his compassionnounroot ܚܢܢ
ܠܥܠܡforevernounroot ܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢand evernounroot ܥܠܡ ܐܡܝܢ܀]amenparticleroot ܐܡܢ ܐܬܕܟܪrememberverbroot ܕܟܪ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܠܥܒܕܟyour servantnounroot ܥܒܕ
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ [ܚܢܢܝـ]ܫܘܥ ܥܠܝܡܐyouthnounroot ܥܠܡ
ܡܐwhenparticle ܕܐܬܐ ܐܢ̄ܬ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܟin your kingdomnounroot ܡܠܟ
ܐܫܘܝܗܝmake him worthyverbroot ܫܘܐ ܕܢܬܒܣܡthat he may delightverbroot ܒܣܡ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܟܐܢ̈ܐ
ܘܙܕܝ̈ܩܐand the justnounroot ܙܕܩ ܕܫܦܪwho pleasedverbroot ܫܦܪ ܠܨܒܝܢܟyour willnounroot ܨܒܐ ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ

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.

(1-5) [In the name of the Living One who is not mortal, and the wealthy who cannot be impoverished; in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: As soon as I existed—I Mār Šem‛ōn, Catholicos-Patriarch of the East—God the first Light I came to know.] (7b) I confessed and believed (5b) [in his Son] Jesus Christ: (6-7a) complete God and complete Man, Two Natures, Two qnōmē, and one parsōpā. (8-10) [I loved his Spirit.] I paid homage [to his Cross]. I shared his Body and Blood. [And I died on his hope] that he may raise me up. [The ship] arrived thus far, settling [at the harbor] of rest. They buried me here in your trust, (11-15) O Christ King, so that on your Divine Day, I may see the light of your honourable and glorious countenance. I departed from this life on the twentieth, [in the month of Šbāt (February)], in the year 1808 according to the computation [of the Greece: Glory to God, and his mercy and compassion upon us forever and ever amen]. Lord: Remember this servant of yours, (16-19) young Mār [Hnān-Ī]šō‛, when you come with your Kingdom. Make him worthy of the bliss, along with the just and righteous ones who pleased your will, amen.

Location Detail Patriarchal graveyard.
Dimensions Lower part of the slab measures 74cm
Patriarch Mār Šem‛ōn (Šem‛ōn IV Basidi); young Mār Hnān-Īšō‛
Ecclesiastical Titles Catholicos-Patriarch of the East
Liturgy Shared his Body and Blood
Christology Complete God and complete Man, Two Natures, Two qnōmē, one parsōpā
Prayer Remember this servant; make him worthy of the bliss
Trinity Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Cross I paid homage to his Cross
Periods / Eras Year 1808 of the Greeks; month of Šbāt
Mār Šem‛ōn Mār Hnān-Īšō‛
Harrak 2010, p.482-484; Vosté 1930, # 25; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 200f.
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