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AP.02.30 HARRAK

Chaldean Monastery of Our Lady of Seeds, the orphanage , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš › Nineveh
Date
1949
Language
Syriac
Pope
Mār Pius XII
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Transcription
ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐfor the memorynounroot ܥܗܕ ܐܡܝܢܐever-trustworthyadjectiveroot ܐܡܢ ܕܥܒܕܐof the deednounroot ܥܒܕ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܪܢܐmeditatealso think, consider, planroot ܪܢܐ ܕܝܢandparticlealso but, nowroot ܕܝܢ ܘܝܨܦand took careverbroot ܝܨܦ <ܒܒܢܝܢܐ> ܕܡܘܬܒܐof the residencenounroot ܝܬܒ ܕܕܝܪܐof the monasterynounroot ܕܝܪ ܗܕܐthis (f.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܚܕܬܐnewadjectiveroot ܚܕܬ ܕܥܠwhich is uponpreposition ܫܡthe name ofnounroot ܫܡ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܝܘܣܦ:Yawsep (Joseph)proper-noun
ܡܟܝܪܗ̇her husband-to-benounroot ܡܟܪ ܕܡܪܬܝof Mart(y) (Lady)nounroot ܡܪ ܡܪܝܡ܆Maryproper-noun ܐܒܘܢour Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܐܣܛܝܦ̇ܢ ܒܠܘBallōproper-noun ܪܫܐhead/Superiornounroot ܪܫ ܓܘܢܝܐgeneraladjectiveroot ܓܘܢ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܬܐ:of the monasteriesnounroot ܕܝܪ
ܐܬܒܢܝܬܸwas builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܘܐܫܬܟܠܠܬܸand was completedverbroot ܟܠܠ ܒܥܡܠܐthrough the labournounroot ܥܡܠ ܘܒܠܐܘܬܐand through the labournounroot ܠܐܐ ܕܐܒ̈ܗܬܐ ܘܐܚ̈ܐand Brothersnounroot ܐܚ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܟܐ:
ܒܝܘܡܝ̈during the days ofnounroot ܝܘܡ ܐܒܗ̈ܬܐthe Fathersnounroot ܐܒ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦܝܘܣPiusproper-noun : ܝܒ12 (XII)numeral : ܦܦܐPopenoun ܕܪܗܘܡܐof Romeproper-noun : ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܝܘܣܦ:Yawsep (Joseph)proper-noun
ܙ: ܓܢܝܡܐĠanīmāproper-noun ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐPatriarchnoun ܕܒܒܠ:of Babylonproper-noun ܘܡܪܝand Mār/Saintnounroot ܡܪ ܐܣܛܝܦܢStephen (Estifan)proper-noun ܟܓ̰ܘKaččōproper-noun ܡܥܕܪܢܗ.his Assistantnounroot ܥܕܪ ܐܬܬܣܝܡwas ordainedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܫܬܐܣܝ̈ܗ̇:
ܟܐ:21stnumeral ܒܝܪܚ:in the month ofphraseroot ܝܪܚ ܐܒ:fathernounroot ܐܒ ܕܫܢܬof the yearnounroot ܫܢܐ ܐܨ̈̇ܡܛyear 1949numeral ܠܡܪܢof our Lordnounroot ܡܪ

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) For an everlasting remembrance of this deed. Our father, the Abbot Esṭēfān Ballō, Superior General of the monasteries, thought of and cared about <the building> of this new residence of the monastery, naming it after Mār Joseph, husband-to-be of Mārt(y) Mary. (4-7) It was built and completed through the hard work and endeavour of the Fathers and the Brothers, blessed monks, during the days of the Holy Fathers Mār Pius XII, Pope of Rome, Mār Yawsep VII Ġanīmā, Patriarch of Babylon, and Mār Esṭēfān Kaččō, his Assistant. Its foundations were laid on the 21st of the month of Āb (August) of the year 1949 of our Lord.

Context
Location Detail The orphanage.
Dimensions 1.30m x 0.55m
Patriarch Mār Yawsep VII Ġanīmā
Pope Mār Pius XII
People & Roles
Abbots Abbot Esṭēfān Ballō, Superior General of the monasteries
Bishops Mār Esṭēfān Kaččō, Assistant to the patriarch
Builders Built and completed through hard work of the Fathers and Brothers
Ecclesiastical Titles Pope of Rome; Patriarch of Babylon; Superior General; Assistant
Religion & Practice
Monasteries Residence of the monastery, named after Mār Joseph
Material & Physical
Architecture New residence of the monastery built and completed
Buildings (Administrative) The orphanage; new residence
Personal Names
Esṭēfān Ballō Mār Joseph Mārt(y) Mary Pius XII Yawsep VII Ġanīmā Esṭēfān Kaččō
References
Harrak 2010, p.525-526; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 247
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