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AP.01.35 HARRAK

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

Jabal Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1617 or shortly thereafter.
Language
Syriac
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ܒܟwith youpreposition ܢܕܩܪwe will overcomeverbroot ܕܩܪ
ܠܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܢ ܘܡܛܠand on account ofprepositionroot ܡܛܠ
ܫܡܟyour namenounroot ܫܡ ܢܕܘܫwe will trampleverbroot ܕܘܫ ܠܣܢܐܝܢ
ܒܫܡin the name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܡܐܬdiesverbroot ܡܘܬ
ܘܥܬܝܪܐand the wealthynounroot ܥܬܪ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle
ܡܬbe (passive marker)particle ܡܣܟܢabode ofnounroot ܣܟܢ
ܚܘܪlook towardverbroot ܚܘܪ ܠܘܬܗtoward Himprepositionroot ܠܘܬ ܘܣܒܪand hopeverbroot ܣܒܪ ܒܗin itpreposition
ܡ݂ܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܕܗܘܝܬI existedverbroot ܗܘܐ ܐܢܐIpronounroot ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun ܒܛܝܒܘby the Gracenounroot ܛܝܒ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun
ܕܡܕܢܚܐ.of the Eastnounroot ܕܢܚ ܐܘܕܝܬI confessedverbroot ܝܕܐ ܒܬܠܬܐin threenumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܐ ܕܐܒܐof the Fathernounroot ܐܒ
ܘܒܪܐand the Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܘܪܘܚܐand the Spiritnounroot ܪܘܚ ܕܩܘܕܫܐof holiness (Holy)nounroot ܩܕܫ ܚܕoneadjectiveroot ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܫܪܝܪܐtrueadjectiveroot ܫܪܪ
ܟܝܢܐNaturenounroot ܟܝܢ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ.eternaladjectiveroot ܡܬܡ ܘܗܝܡܢܬand I believedverbroot ܗܝܡܢ ܒܒܪܗin his Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܡܪܢour Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun
ܡܫܝܚܐChristproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ ܡܚܝܕܐܝܬconjointlyadverbroot ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܡܫܠܡܢܐcompleteadjectiveroot ܫܠܡ ܘܒܪܢܫܐand Mannounroot ܐܢܫ
ܡܫܠܡܢܐcompleteadjectiveroot ܫܠܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܟܝ̈ܢـ<ܢ> ܘܬܪܝܢand twonumeralroot ܬܪܝܢ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܒܚܕin onenumeralroot ܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐparsōpā (person)noun
ܕܚܕܐof onenumeralroot ܚܕ ܒܪܘܬܐSonshipnounroot ܒܪ ܘܚܕand onenumeralroot ܚܕ ܨܒܝܢܐ.Willnounroot ܨܒܐ ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܚܫhe sufferedverbroot ܚܫ ܘܐܙܕܩܦand was crucifiedverbroot ܙܩܦ ܘܐܬ
ܩܒܪtombnounalso graveroot ܩܒܪ ܘܩܡand he roseverbroot ܩܘܡ ܠܬܠܬܐon the thirdnumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܝܘܡܝ̈ܢ ܐܝܟlikeprepositionalso as, according toroot ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ.is writtenverbroot ܟܬܒ ܘܣܠܩand he ascendedverbroot ܣܠܩ ܠܫܡܝܐto Heavennounroot ܫܡܝ
ܠܘܬtoprepositionroot ܠܘܬ ܐܒܘܗܝhis Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܘܠܨܠܝܒܗand to his Crossnounroot ܨܠܒ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܘܡܚܝܢܐand life-givingadjectiveroot ܚܝܐ ܣܓܕܬI paid homageverbroot ܣܓܕ
ܘܠܦܓܪܗ.and his bodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܘܕܡܗand his bloodnounroot ܕܡ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐhopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܕܚܘܣܝܐof forgivenessnounroot ܚܣܐ
ܕܚܛܗܝ̈ ܫܩܠܬ.I partook/receivedverbroot ܫܩܠ ܘܡܐand whenconjunction ܕܡܛܬܸ ܠܡnamely (quotative)particleroot ܡܪ
ܐܠܦܐthe shipnounroot ܐܠܦ ܕܦܓܪܐof the bodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܠܢܘܚܐto the safety/restnounroot ܢܘܚ ܕܒܩܒܪܐ.that is in the gravenounroot ܩܒܪ ܫܢܝܬI departed/leftverbroot ܫܢܐ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܪܡܙܗat his signnounroot ܪܡܙ ܕܡܪܝܡܐof the Most Highadjectiveroot ܪܘܡ
ܝܘܡdaynounroot ܝܘܡ ܬܪܝܢܒܫܒܐMondaynoun ܕܒܬܪafterprepositionroot ܒܬܪ ܚܕܒܫܒܐSundaynoun
ܕܫܘܒܗܪܐ.of glory/boastingnounroot ܫܒܗܪ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܣܟܐ.the totalnounroot ܣܟ ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܐܝܪIyyār (May)noun
ܟܘ܇ܒܗ ܝܘܡܝ̈ܢ ܫܢ̈̇ܬ ܐܨ̈̇ܟܚ
ܠܝܘܢܝ̈ܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܐ ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܡܣܟܐlooking forward/waitingverbroot ܣܟܐ
ܐܢܐIpronounroot ܐܢܐ ܠܝܘܡܐto the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܪܒܐ.the greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܕܢܘܚܡܐof resurrectionnounroot ܢܚܡ
ܕܢܐܬܐthat he may comeverbroot ܐܬܐ ܡܪܢour Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܘܢܚܘܢܢܝand have mercy on meverbroot ܚܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܘ
ܒܐܡܝܢthrough the amennoun ܕܟܠܗ! ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܐܝܢyes/indeedparticle ܘܐܡܝܢand amenparticle
ܨܠܐprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܐܘOparticle ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܩܪܘܝܐreadernounroot ܩܪܐ ܘܐܬܟܫܦand beseechverbroot ܟܫܦ
ܒܠܒܐwith a heartnounroot ܠܒ ܕܟܝܐ.pureadjectiveroot ܕܟܐ ܘܐܦܝܣand imploreverbroot ܦܝܣ ܘܒܥܝand begverbroot ܒܥܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ
ܡܪܝܐ:the Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܕܢܥܒܕthat he may makeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܠܚܘܒܝ̈ ܚܘܣܝܐforgivenessnounroot ܚܣܐ
ܫܠܡpeacenounalso well-beingroot ܫܠܡ ܘܠܐܠܗܐand to Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܫܘܒܚܐglorynounroot ܫܒܚ ܘܥܠܝܢand upon usprepositionroot ܥܠ
ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܘܚܢܢܗand his compassionnounroot ܚܢܢ ܠܥܠܡforevernounroot ܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢand evernounroot ܥܠܡ
ܨܠܘprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܚܛܝܐthe sinnernounroot ܚܛܐ ܕܣܪܛthe one who wroteverbroot ܣܪܛ

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) With you we will overcome (2) our enemies and on account (3) of your name we will trample our foes. (4) In the name of the Living One who is not mortal, (5) the wealthy One who cannot be (6) impoverished. (7) Look toward him and have hope in him. (8-10) Since I—Mār Ēlīā Patriarch of the East thanks to the Grace—existed, I confessed the three qnōmē of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—One true God (11-15) and eternal Nature. I believed in his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, conjointly complete God and complete Man, two natures and two qnōmē in one parsōpā of one Sonship and one Will—he suffered, was crucified and was buried, but he rose up on the third day as is written, and he ascended to Heaven (16-20) to his Father. I paid homage to his living and life-giving Cross, and partook his body and blood in the hope of the forgiveness of my sins. When the ship of the body reached the safety that is in the grave, I left this world at the sign of the Most High, (21-25) on Monday after the Sunday (called) “Unending Glory,” in the month of Iyyār (May), the 26th day of it, the year 1928 of the blessed Greeks. I am looking forward to the great day of resurrection, (26-30) so that our Lord may come and have mercy on me through his mercy, through the “amen” of the entire church, so be it amen. My lord the reader: Pray, beg with a pure heart, implore and ask the Lord so that he may pardon my failures. (31-33) The end. Glory to God and upon us his mercy and compassion forever and ever. Pray for the sinner, who wrote (this).
(1) In the name of the Living One who is not mortal, (2) the wealthy One who cannot be (3) impoverished:
B
(3) This Father of ours (1) led the see (3) of the patriarchate (4) for forty- (5) three years.
C
(1-5) Since I—Mār Ēlīā Patriarch of the East thanks to the Grace—existed, I confessed the three qnōmē of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—One true God and eternal Nature. I believed in his Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, conjointly complete God and complete Man, two natures and two qnōmē in one parsōpā (6-10) of one Sonship and one Will—he suffered, was crucified and was buried, but he rose up on the third day as is written, and he ascended to Heaven to his Father. I paid homage to his living and life-giving Cross, and partook his body and blood in the hope of the forgiveness of my sins. When the ship of the body reached the safety that is in the grave, I left (11-15) this world at the sign of the Most High, on Sunday of the second Week of the Apostles, in the month of Hzīrān (June), the 18th in it, the year 1971 of the blessed Greeks. I am looking forward to the great day of resurrection, so that our Lord may come and have mercy on me through his mercy, through the “amen” of the entire (16-20) church, so be it, amen. My lord the reader: Pray, beseech with a pure heart, beg and ask the Lord to pardon my failures. The end. Glory to God and upon us his mercy and compassion forever amen.
D
(1) Let there be good (and) acceptable memory before the Lord for our honourable Father (2) the Catholicos Mār Ēlīā, and may the writer of this (3) computation—base and foolish—be worthy of the mercy and forgiveness on the Last Day.

Location Detail Patriarchal graveyard.
Dimensions 1.0m x 0.49m
Patriarch Mār Ēlīā (Ēlīā VIII Šem‛ōn); Catholicos Mār Ēlīā
Ecclesiastical Titles Patriarch of the East; Catholicos
Book of Life Good acceptable memory before the Lord; commemoration
Liturgy Partook his body and blood
Christology Complete God and complete Man, two natures and two qnōmē, one parsōpā; crucified, buried, rose, ascended
Prayer Pray, beg with a pure heart... pardon my failures
Feasts & Commemorations Week of the Apostles; Sunday 'Unending Glory'
Trinity Three qnōmē of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Cross Ornamental cross decorates the centre; living and life-giving Cross
Violence We will overcome our enemies and trample our foes
Periods / Eras Year 1928/1971 of the Greeks; Iyyār, Hzīrān
Mār Ēlīā
Harrak 2010, p.489-491; Vosté 1930, # 29; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 206f.
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