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AP.02.01 HARRAK

Chaldean Monastery of Our Lady of Seeds, the main gate , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1873
Language
Syriac and Arabic
Pope
Mār Pius the Ninth
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Transcription
ܐܬܒܢܝwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܘܐܫܬܟܠܠand was completedverbroot ܟܠܠ ܬܪܥܐthe gatenounalso the doorroot ܬܪܥ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܣܕܪܐband/rownounroot ܣܕܪ ܕܠܗthat to itpreposition ܢܩܝܦadjoins/followsverbroot ܢܩܦ ܒܝܘܡܝ̈during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܝ̈̇ܘܣ ܬܫܝܥܝܐ.the Ninthnumeralroot ܬܫܥ ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܝܘܣ̈̇ܦ ܐܘܕܘAudōproper-noun ܫܬܝܬܝܐthe Sixthnumeralroot ܫܬ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܟܘܪܣܝـܐ ܒܒܠܝܐBabylonianadjective
ܘܒܪܫܢܘܬand in the leadership ofnounroot ܪܫ ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܐܠܝܫ̈̇ܥ ܪܫܐhead/Superiornounroot ܪܫ ܓܘܢܝܐgeneraladjectiveroot ܓܘܢ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܬܐof the monasteriesnounroot ܕܝܪ ܟܠܕܝܬܐ.Chaldeanadjective ܫܢܬ:year (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܥܓyear 1873numeral : ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܀١٨٧٣1873numeral ܀

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 gate, including the section that follows, was built and completed during the days of Mār Pius the Ninth and Mār Yawsep Audō the Sixth, Patriarch of the Babylonian See, (2) and during the Superiorship of our Abbot Ēlīša‛, Superior General of the Chaldean monasteries: The year 1873 of our Lord (Arab.) 1873.

Context
Location Detail The main gate.
Dimensions 3.80m width
Patriarch Mār Yawsep Audō VI
Pope Mār Pius the Ninth
People & Roles
Abbots Abbot Ēlīša‛, Superior General of the Chaldean monasteries
Builders Jarjīs son of the Deacon Yūsif Ḥannūš made the gate; Ḥannūš the architect
Professions Architect/builder; Deacon
Ecclesiastical Titles Pope; Patriarch of the Babylonian See; Abbot; Superior General; Deacon
Religion & Practice
Monasteries Chaldean monasteries; monastery of Rabban Hurmizd
Churches & Shrines Named After Babylonian See; Chaldean Church
Material & Physical
Architecture Monumental gate surmounted by heavily ornamented arch with Syriac inscription in relief
Buildings (Administrative) Gate built and completed
Reliefs Two-line Syriac inscription in relief inside the arch
Calendar & Horoscope Dated year 1873 of our Lord
Personal Names
Mār Pius the Ninth Mār Yawsep Audō VI Abbot Ēlīša‛ Jarjīs Deacon Yūsif Ḥannūš
References
Harrak 2010, p.503-504; Vosté 1930, #34; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 222
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