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AP.02.25 HARRAK

Chaldean Monastery of Our Lady of Seeds, courtyard of the monks; first monastic cell , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1890
Language
Syriac
Pope
Mār Leo XIII
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Transcription
ܐܬܬܩܝܡܘwere erectedverbroot ܩܘܡ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܡܣܟܢܘܬpoverty ofnounroot ܡܣܟܢ ܐܚܘܬܐbrotherhoodnounroot ܐܚ ܗܠܝܢthesedemonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܬܪܝܢtwo (m.)adjectiveroot ܬܪܝܢ
ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܣܪܝܢof twentynumeralroot ܥܣܪ ܩܠܝ̈ܬܐ ܥܡwithprepositionalso together withroot ܥܡ ܣܦܐcorridornounroot ܣܦ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܕܒܝܢܬܗܝܢthat is between themprepositionroot ܒܝܢ
ܘܐܣ̈ܛܘܐ ܬܪܝܢtwo (m.)adjectiveroot ܬܪܝܢ ܕܕܒܝܩܝܢ:that are attachedverbroot ܕܒܩ ܒܝܘܡܝ̈during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܠܐܘܢLeoproper-noun
ܝـܓ: ܟܘܡܪܐpontiffnounalso priestroot ܟܡܪ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ ܘܐܒܘܢand our Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܠܝܐElias (Ēlīā)proper-noun :ܝܒ:12 (XII)numeral
ܩܬܘܠܝܩܐCatholicosnoun ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܣ.Patriarchnoun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܐܢܪܝܟܘܣHenricusproper-noun
ܐܠܛܡܐܝܪAltamayerproper-noun ܐܝܙܓܕܐenvoynounroot ܐܙܓܕ ܫܠܝ̣ܚܝܐ: ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬthrough the care ofnounroot ܝܨܦ
ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܫܡܘܐܝܠSamuel (Šmuel)proper-noun ܓܡܝܠ ܪܫܐhead/Superiornounroot ܪܫ ܓܘܢܝܐgeneraladjectiveroot ܓܘܢ
ܕܝ̣ܚܝ̣ܕܝܘ̣ܬܢ ܟܠܕܝܬܐ.Chaldeanadjective ܘܒܠܐܘܬܐand through the labournounroot ܠܐܐ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐof fathersnounroot ܐܒ
ܘܕܐܚ̈ܐ.and of the Brothersnounroot ܐܚ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܦܨ݅year 1890numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ ܒܝܪܚin the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܐܒ:fathernounroot ܐܒ
ܩܫܝܫܐthe priestnounroot ܩܫ ܥܒܕܐܠܐܚܕ‛Abd-al-Ahadproper-noun ܡܥܡܪܒܐܫܝMa‛mārbāšīproper-noun ܡܗܕܝܢhead/leader ofnounroot ܗܕܐ ܐܪܕܟܠܐarchitectnoun

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

(1-5) These two wings of twenty cells, along with the large corridor that is between them and the two attached īwāns were erected out of the Brotherhood poverty, during the days of Mār Leo XIII, High Priest, our Father Mār Ēlīā XII, Catholicos-Patriarch, and Mār Henricus (6-10) Altamayer, Apostolic Envoy, through the care of the Abbot Šmū’ēl Jamīl, Superior General of our Chaldean monastic order, and through the hard work of the Fathers and Brothers: The year 1890 of our Lord, the month of Āb (August). The Priest ‛Abd-al-Aḥad Ma‛mārbāšī was the chief-architect.

Context
Location Detail Courtyard of the monks; first monastic cell.
Dimensions 0.75m x 0.50m
Patriarch Mār Ēlīā XII
Pope Mār Leo XIII
People & Roles
Abbots Abbot Šmū’ēl Jamīl, Superior General
Builders Erected; chief-architect ‛Abd-al-Aḥad Ma‛mārbāšī
Professions Chief-architect (Ma‛mārbāšī)
Ecclesiastical Titles High Priest; Catholicos-Patriarch; Apostolic Envoy; Abbot; Priest
Religion & Practice
Monasteries Chaldean monastic order; Brotherhood
Fraternities Brotherhood; Fathers and Brothers
Material & Physical
Architecture Two wings of twenty cells, large corridor, two attached īwāns
Personal Names
Mār Leo XIII Mār Ēlīā XII Mār Henricus Altamayer Abbot Šmū’ēl Jamīl ‛Abd-al-Aḥad Ma‛mārbāšī
References
Harrak 2010, p.522; Vosté 1930, #44; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 242
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