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AP.02.28 HARRAK

Chaldean Monastery of Our Lady of Seeds, originally the church of the Novice and now in the monastery's museum , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1908
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ ܐܨ̈̇ܚyear 1908numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ
ܐܬ̇ܬ̇ܩܝܡ ܗܝܟܠܐchurchnounalso templeroot ܗܝܟܠ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܠܐܝ̣ܩܪ ܡܫܒܚܐgloriousadjectiveroot ܫܒܚ ܒܩܕܝ̈ܫܐamong the holy onesnounroot ܩܕܫ
ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܐܢܛܘ̣ܢܝܘܣ ܪܒܐthe greatnounalso the elderroot ܪܒ
ܪܫthe beginning ofnounroot ܪܫ ܣܝ̣ܥܬ̣ܢour communitynounroot ܣܥ ܨܠܘ̇ܬ̣ܗ
ܬܢܛܪmay it protectverbroot ܢܛܪ ܠܟ̣ܢܘ̣ܫܝܢour congregationnounroot ܟܢܫ ܘܠܟܠܗܘ̇ܢand all ofpronounroot ܟܠ
ܝܠܕܝ̈ܗ̇its childrennounroot ܝܠܕ ܕܥܕܬܐof the churchnounroot ܥܕܬ 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.

English Translation

(1-3) In the year 1908 of our Lord, this church was erected in honour of the most glorious among the holy ones, (4-7) Mār Anthony the Great, Head of our community. May his prayer protect our congregation and all the children of the church, amen.

Context
Location Detail Originally the church of the Novice and now in the monastery’s museum.
Dimensions 0.65m x 0.50m
People & Roles
Builders Church erected
Religion & Practice
Prayer May his prayer protect our congregation and all the children of the church
Churches & Shrines Named After Church erected in honour of Mār Anthony the Great
Personal Names
Mār Anthony the Great
References
Harrak 2010, p.524; Vosté 1930, #46; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 245
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