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AP.01.37 HARRAK

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

Jabal Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1700 or shortly thereafter.
Language
Syriac
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ܡ݂ܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܕܗܘܝܬI existedverbroot ܗܘܐ ܐܢܐIpronounroot ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun ܒܛܝܒܘby the Gracenounroot ܛܝܒ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܡܕܢܚܐof 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 ܬܪܝܢtwo (m.)adjectiveroot ܬܪܝܢ
ܟܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢand twonumeralroot ܬܪܝܢ ܩܢܘ̈ܡܝܢ ܒܚܕin onenumeralroot ܚܕ ܦܪܨܘܦܐparsōpā (person)noun ܕܚܕܐof onenumeralroot ܚܕ ܒܪܘܬܐSonshipnounroot ܒܪ ܘܚܕand onenumeralroot ܚܕ
ܨܒܝܢܐ.Willnounroot ܨܒܐ ܘܕܚܫand that he sufferedverbroot ܚܫ ܘܐܙܕܩܦand was crucifiedverbroot ܙܩܦ ܘܐܬܩܒܪand was buriedverbroot ܩܒܪ ܘܩܡand he roseverbroot ܩܘܡ ܠܬܠܬܐon the thirdnumeralroot ܬܠܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ 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
ܣܓܕܬ.I paid homageverbroot ܣܓܕ ܘܠܦܓܪܗand his bodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܘܕܡܗand his bloodnounroot ܕܡ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܣܒܪܐhopenounroot ܣܒܪ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܕܚܘܣܝܐof forgivenessnounroot ܚܣܐ ܕܚܛܗ̈ܝof my sinsnounroot ܚܛܐ
ܫܩܠܬ.I partook/receivedverbroot ܫܩܠ ܘܡܐand whenconjunction ܕܡܛܬ̤reachedverbroot ܡܛܐ ܠܡnamely (quotative)particleroot ܡܪ ܐܠܦܐthe shipnounroot ܐܠܦ ܕܦܓܪܐof the bodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܠܢܘܚܐto the safety/restnounroot ܢܘܚ ܕܒܩܒܪܐthat is in the gravenounroot ܩܒܪ
ܫܢܝܬI departed/leftverbroot ܫܢܐ ܡ݂ܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐworldnounroot ܥܠܡ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܪܡܙܗat his signnounroot ܪܡܙ ܕܡܪܝܡܐof the Most Highadjectiveroot ܪܘܡ ܝܘܡdaynounroot ܝܘܡ ܥܪܘܒܬܐFridaynounroot ܥܪܒ
ܕܩܕܡbeforeprepositionroot ܩܕܡ ܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ.Pentecostproper-noun ܒܝܪܚܐin the monthnounroot ܝܪܚ ܐܝܪIyyār (May)noun ܀ ܝܙ17 (seventeenth)numeral ܀ ܒܗ܇in itpreposition ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܐ̈̇ܝܐ
ܠܝܘ̈ܢܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܐ܇ ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܡܣܟܐlooking forward/waitingverbroot ܣܟܐ ܐ̄ܢܐ ܠܝܘܡܐto the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܕܢܘܚܡܐof resurrectionnounroot ܢܚܡ
ܕܢܐܬܐthat he may comeverbroot ܐܬܐ ܡܪܢour Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܘܢܚܘܢܢܝand have mercy on meverbroot ܚܢ ܒܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ:through his mercynounroot ܪܚܡ ܒܐܡܝܢthrough the amennoun ܕܟܠܗ̇of the entireadjectiveroot ܟܠ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ
ܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܝܬܐOrthodoxadjective ܐܝܢyes/indeedparticle ܘܐܡܝܢܐܝܬand foreveradverb ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ ܀
ܨܠܐprayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܐܘOparticle ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܩܪܘܝܐreadernounroot ܩܪܐ ܘܐܬܟܫܦand beseechverbroot ܟܫܦ ܒܠܒܐwith a heartnounroot ܠܒ ܕܟܝܐpureadjectiveroot ܕܟܐ ܘܒܥܝand begverbroot ܒܥܐ ܘܫܐܠand askverbroot ܫܐܠ
ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܕܢܥܒܕthat he may makeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܠܚܘ̈ܒܝ ܚܘܣܝܐforgivenessnounroot ܚܣܐ ܀ ܀ ܫܠܡpeacenounalso well-beingroot ܫܠܡ ܘܠܐܠܗܐand to Godnounroot ܐܠܗ
ܫܘܒܚܐglorynounroot ܫܒܚ ܘܥܠܝܢand upon usprepositionroot ܥܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܘܚܢܢܗand his compassionnounroot ܚܢܢ ܠܥܠܡܝܢforeveradverbroot ܥܠܡ ܐܡܝܢamenparticleroot ܐܡܢ ܀ ܀
ܥܢܕhe diedverbroot ܥܢܕ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܘܫܢܝand departedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܬܘܟܠܢܗhis trustnounroot ܬܟܠ ܕܡܠܟܐof the Kingnounroot ܡܠܟ ܡܫܝܚܐChristproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܙܗܝܐvenerableadjectiveroot ܙܗܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun ܪܥܝܐshepherdnounroot ܪܥܐ ܡܫܒܚܐgloriousadjectiveroot ܫܒܚ
ܗܘܐ| ܥܘܢܕܢܗ| ܕܗܢܐof thispronoun ܚܣܝܐ| ܒܬܪafterprepositionalso behindroot ܒܬܪ ܐܪܒܥ| ܫܢܝ̈ܢyearsnounroot ܫܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇| ܗܘܬshe wasverbalso she becameroot ܗܘ ܫܢܬ| ܐܐ̈̇ܙ| ܕܒܢܐ| ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܗܝܟܠܐ| ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܕܒܝܬ| ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܘܒܝܬ| ܥܡܕܐbaptism (baptistery)nounroot ܥܡܕ ܕܪܒܢ| ܗܘܪܡܙܕHurmizdproper-noun
ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ ܐܐ̈̇ܝܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝof the people ofnounroot ܒܪ ܝܘܢof the Greeksnounroot ܝܘܢ ܥܡܐthe peoplenounroot ܥܡ ܩܪܝܚܐdistinguishedadjectiveroot ܩܪܚ ܒܫܒܥܣܪܐon the seventeenthnumeralroot ܫܒܥ ܒܝܕby means ofprepositionroot ܐܝܕ ܡܢܝܢܐthe reckoningnounroot ܡܢܐ ܒܐܝܪin Iyyār (May)noun ܝܪܚܐ܀♰܀

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.

(3) This father of ours (1) led the see (2) of the patriarchate (4) for forty years.
Bb
(1) May our Lord make a remembrance, (2) acceptable before him (3-4) and favorable, for this blessed Father of ours (5) who departed in a heavenly hope.
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 of one Sonship and one (6-10) 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. I partook of 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, on Friday (11-15) before Pentecost, in the month of Iyyār (May), on the 17th of it, the year 2011 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 Orthodox church, indeed, and forever, amen. My lord the reader: Pray, beseech with a pure heart, beg and ask (16-18) the Lord to pardon my failures. The end. Glory to God and upon us his mercy and compassion forever.
D
(1) Our splendid Father Mār Ēlīā, the glorious shepherd, died and departed, trusting in Christ the King. (2) The departure of this venerable one took place four years—(starting in) the year 2007— after he built the great sanctuary of the Martyrs and the baptistery of Rabban Hurmizd (3) in the year 2011 of the people of Greece, a distinguished nation, the 17th in computation, in the month of Iyyār (May).

Location Detail Patriarchal graveyard.
Dimensions 0.89m x 0.50m
Patriarch Mār Ēlīā IX Yōhannān Mārawgēn
Ecclesiastical Titles Patriarch of the East
Peoples The blessed Greeks; people of Greece
Liturgy Partook of his body and blood
Christology Two natures and two qnōmē in one parsōpā; suffered, crucified, buried, rose, ascended
Baptism Baptistery of Rabban Hurmizd
Prayer Request to reader to pray and beseech
Feasts & Commemorations Pentecost; remembrance of the deceased patriarch
Trinity Three qnōmē of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Monasteries Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd
Churches & Shrines Named After Great sanctuary of the Martyrs
Buildings (Administrative) Built the great sanctuary of the Martyrs and the baptistery
Cross Cross placed in the centre at top
Calendar & Horoscope Dated by year of the Greeks (Seleucid), Friday before Pentecost, 17 Iyyar 2011
Mār Ēlīā IX Yōhannān Mārawgēn
Harrak 2010, p.493-496; Vosté 1930, # 31; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 208f.
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